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The Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages Launches Exciting New Web Site - www.GLYP.com.


HOUSTON -- The Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages, Inc(TM) (GLYP GLYP Gay and Lesbian Yellow Pages ) is pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved GLYP.com Web site. GLYP, Inc, a member of the Yellow Pages Integrated Media Association The Integrated Media Association is a nonprofit organization based in Rhinebeck, New York. One of IMA's main projects is organizing the annual IMA Conference. The most recent conference was called "The Public Media Conference: Making the Transition" or "IMA Public Media 2007 , is the only YPIMA YPIMA Yellow Pages Integrated Media Association  publisher focused on serving gay, lesbian, bisexual bisexual /bi·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al)
1. pertaining to or characterized by bisexuality.

2. an individual exhibiting bisexuality.

3. pertaining to or characterized by hermaphroditism.

4.
, and transgender transgender or transgendered
adj.
Transsexual.
 (GLBT GLBT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered ) consumers and friends. "Our mission is to provide our community with access to the most up-to-date information on where to buy the products and services needed by our families," says Laura Villagran, founder/CEO. "We are very proud of our 14-year history of service here in the Gulf coast and we're looking forward to expanding our reach and continuously improving on the quality of services presented to the GLBT community going forward," she goes on to say.

GLYP distributes over 300,000 directories throughout the country and the Web allows advertisers to reach those customers unable to obtain a book while at work or out and about in less gay-inclusive parts of the country. GLYP.com displays local information in both traditional search engine results and in a new "look and feel format." Click on a city such as Houston or Dallas and you will see an actual version of the printed books. "We think this is the way of the future and sometimes a picture does say more than a 1,000 words. We are very excited to have the opportunity to provide this service to the GLBT community nationwide," says Villagran.

This enthusiasm is shared by key operations and marketing partners: Information Pages.com and YellowPageCity.com. "Information Pages, developer of the 'look and feel' yellow pages format, enables print publishers such as GLYP to enliven en·liv·en  
tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens
To make lively or spirited; animate.



en·liven·er n.
 their directories with dynamic content and features available on the Web," says JoAnna Weeks, director of marketing. Links to the GLYP book are also hosted on YellowPageCity.com via marketing collaboration. "YellowPageCity.com provides independent yellow page publishers the opportunity to pool their resources and thus ensuring they can compete with major telecommunications and Internet goliaths for the attention of advertisers and direct consumers nationally and in their core markets," says Steve Pavone, president.

For more information, please visit GLYP.com, InformationPages.com, or YellowPageCity.com. Prepared by Trent Jefferson, Business Consultant, Houston, 713-523-1787.
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