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PALTALK is #1 Chat Program on CNET’s Download.com

NEW YORK, April 21, 2009 – Paltalk, the leading real-time, video-based community with over 4 million active members, announced today that the PaltalkScene software was the #1 Chat program downloaded on CNET’s Download.com for the week ending April 19th. There were nearly 75,000 downloads of PaltalkScene compared with only 40,000 of Windows Live Messenger product.

“Paltalk’s rise in popularity on Download.com reflects the increasing popularity of video chat into the mainstream,” says Judy Shapiro, Paltalk’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Paltalk emerges as the best chat program because it is easy and full featured. This is a result of over 10 years of dedication to research and development in the video chat space.”

PaltalkScene currently available on Download.com includes a SuperIM feature; the ability for up to 10 people to video chat instantly for free. Connect with anyone in the world, with no downloads needed to participate in the video chat session. SuperIM is system agnostic and can be used by Mac or PC users with any browser.

The Download.com editors give PaltalkScene a four star rating. According to the editors, “Paltalk’s integration of video, audio and text chatting unified into one window makes for a strong chatware program that includes a wealth of features.”

To download Paltalk on Download.com, users should visit
http://download.cnet.com/PaltalkScene/3000-2150_4-10043373.html?part=s-


About Paltalk
Paltalk, is the premier provider of software and technology for real-time, rich media, interactive social networking. The Paltalk platform powers the largest collection of video based communities and continues to grow since it was launched in 1998. Paltalk now boasts millions of active members with nearly 100,000 people simultaneously chatting in rooms engaged in lively dialogues, meeting new friends, trading stock tips, singing karaoke, and attending family reunions. The Paltalk community is vibrant due to the high quality of the room environments supported by a range of free moderation tools.

In addition, Paltalk delivers original programming geared to the interests of the community. Paltalk Interactive events have hosted such entertainment celebrities as William Shatner and radio personalities Opie and Anthony, among others. Paltalk supports IM pals on AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ and is available as a free download.

For more information, please visit: http://www.paltalk.com.