OnTheMapUS.com to Launch in a Virtual Land Rush.

U.S. Towns up for Grabs Beginning at Midnight Tonight

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ATLANTA -- A new website enabling people to 'Stake their Claim' to towns across the United States opens for business at precisely 12:00 a.m. on 1/11/2007.

Those who claim (buy) a town (Claim Owners) have the exclusive right to display a Claim Owner's Page for that town, as well as the right to sell it to the highest bidder, make money through advertising on their Page, and vote on issues in the virtual community. Although the policy of the website is to allow only verifiable residents of a town to Claim it, the month of January 2007 has been designated a "Land Rush Period", in which any person can buy any town, and even multiple towns. Claims are $100.

"To mark the launch of the site, we are re-creating the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. Instead of wagons at the border and scouting trips to find the best acreage, we have people familiarizing themselves with the website and thinking about which city and town zip codes will be the best investments," said Joe Holihan, President of Manifest Destiny Media, LLC, publishers of OnTheMapUS. "We have found it true that history repeats itself, as virtual 'Sooners' have already attempted to jump the gun and make Claims."

OnTheMapUS (www.onthemapus.com) presents a series of topographic national and state maps with map pins to represent "Claims". As visitors browse the maps, mouse-over information displays the town name and Claim Owner's username, and their Page is accessed by clicking on the map pin. Content on the site will center around each Claim Owner's life and interests, as well as information about what life is like in their town or area of the country.

"So much about this website is unique," commented Mr. Holihan. "It is virtual real estate, social networking and internet advertising entrepreneurship all-in-one. However, possibly the most unique aspect is that we are creating a virtual United States in which people can find free speech, capitalism, democracy, fellowship and charityO the key elements that define us as Americans."

About OnTheMapUS

OnTheMapUS is a completely new concept on the Internet. It gives people a forum to share information about themselves, their lives and the part of the United States in which they live, allowing only one person per town (as defined by US Zip Code) to put their information on the website. These "Claim Owners" position themselves to benefit from an exclusive Right to a scarce commodity. "Claims" can be purchased and sold, and Claim Owners can take advantage of their Claims by advertising on their Page, setting their own rates for advertising, or opting to let OnTheMapUS arrange for advertising and splitting the proceeds evenly. Claim Owners will also have the right to vote on issues that impact future actions taken in the virtual community, including which charities will benefit from the OnTheMapUS Charitable Fund, for which 10% of all money generated by the website is earmarked.