Social Media Ventures Reports Increase in Percentage of Visits to PetsPlaces.com That Come From Search Engines

   Social Media Ventures, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMVI) is pleased to announce that its social networking portal, www.PetsPlaces.com, has experienced an increase in visits directly from search engines as well as an increase in the amount of time members are spending on the pet site this past month, according to www.alexa.com.

PetsPlaces.com continues to attract new members and attention. According to www.alexa.com, PetsPlaces.com has experienced an increase of 18% of global Internet users who visit the site through search engines illustrating the amount of interest and attention the site is now attracting. Also, this past month the site had a 37% increase in the average time each member stays on the site.

The pet market has been proven to be essentially recession proof. U.S. Pet Market Outlook 2010-2011 provides essential insights into the U.S. pet market overall as well as each of its four core categories -- veterinary services, pet food, non-food pet supplies, and other pet services (grooming, boarding, training, etc.) -- while predicting sales to rise from $53 billion in 2009 to over $70 billion in 2014, with strong demand for products and services that both enhance pet health and pamper lifting many boats.

"We are moving to position Petsplaces.com to become one of the premier destinations for pet enthusiasts online. This is our goal for the next six months. And we are still moving forward with our plan for the marketing program that should increase our membership dramatically with the goal of making the site a revenue producing, social networking portal for SMVI. The more members we have, the more advertisers we attract to make this a successful endeavor for SMVI and at the same time provide our online pet community with a very enjoyable experience," stated Robert Thayer, CEO of Social Media Ventures, Inc.

About Social Media Ventures, Inc.

Social Media Ventures (PINKSHEETS: SMVI) is an online media venture company, creating and acquiring niche social networking websites as well as revenue generating web sites. SMVI will integrate an online advertising program that focuses on attracting advertisers to its core demographics for each social networking site. Currently SMVI operates its social networking site; www.petsplaces.com.

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