One of the first mobile is available now for Blackberry devices. Additional versions of “Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY” will be available beginning Spring 2010 for all Android mobile devices. “Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY” for Blackberry phones features landscape photography courtesy of Chuck Holliday, while the Android version will feature photography from Janine Addison of Draco Photography.

“An important element of our digital strategy is to make Digital First-related content available on as many different platforms as possible. ‘Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY’ has been developed to have consumer and corporate business appeal,” said Karen Sprieser, Creative Director/COO, Digital First Strategies.

“’Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY’ is the perfect way to extend the reach of our brands within the Digital First family,” stated Chuck Holliday, Founder/Principal Partner, Digital First Strategies. “Especially considering the success of our digital publishing ventures and other projects, we are pleased to offer ‘Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY’ for consumers on the go as a tribute to New York City and the great architecture that makes up such a world renowned city loved by millions.”

“Glamours Edge: The Heart of NY” will be available for Blackberry devices at www.glamoursedge.com/bb

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Planning to end season three on a series high, the controversial photographer thinks the Digital First Strategies & Versatile Media Group jointly-produced series is poised to go to another level when it kicks off season four in March 2010.

“Since we sort of worked out the format, and figured out what ‘Glamours Edge’ is and where the direction goes, we’re going to be able to do a lot more exciting things,” Holliday says. “For example, it won’t feel like we’re spinning off into space if we do a show that doesn’t have a client. There are a lot more opportunities for freshness.”

TV Personality Wahidah Fowler will join the cast and appear in select episodes for Season 4. Additional cast changes will be announced in February. Principal Photography is scheduled to begin in December, with a production start scheduled for January 2010.

About Glamours Edge:

Digital First Strategies presents Glamours Edge (Formerly Holliworld TV) – an original digital broadband series, starring controversial Professional Photographer Chuck Holliday, including members from the Digital First family, and more!!!

Glamours Edge is jointly produced by Jason Anderson for Versatile Media Group and Chuck Holliday for Digital First Strategies. New episodes air monthly, exclusively at www.glamoursedge.com.

The purchase of CHELCA (CHuck-ELaine-veroniCA) creates a partnership with the Digital First brand that is expected to propel the branding and digital publishing company to new heights.

In keeping with the company’s strategic direction, Chelca Advertising Inc is expected to be re-branded as Chelca Publishing in the near future. The newly re-named brand will shift it’s focus from internet advertising to imaging and video services and publishing.

The binding agreement provides Digital First with 100% ownership of CHELCA and other intellectual property rights.

“This acquisition is the perfect creative and business catalyst for our company,” said Karen Sprieser, Creative Director of Digital First Strategies. “This is an aggressive purchase that will lead Digital First to new heights with unlimited publishing opportunities.”

“The acquisition of the CHELCA brand is a strategic move for us,” said Chuck Holliday, Founder/Principal of Digital First Strategies. “We are assuming a brand with distribution and recognition. We are adding an endless database of business relationships that can be repurposed for additional imaging, video production, streaming, and broadband opportunities. We also will create additional advertising opportunities in the future. In short, it is a perfect fit.”

Digital First Strategies is a market research, brand consulting, and digital publishing entity focusing exclusively on small businesses, franchises, and upstart companies within the multimedia industry, and is headquartered in New York City.

Media Contacts:
Media: Melanie Collard, Client Relations, (213) 254-5089

“We’re very excited to open Made Networks. This new division will focus on developing video and web series projects,” said Digital First Founder/Principal Chuck Holliday. “In Angela Roper, we have someone with the tenure and expertise to make this new venture a success. Made Networks will create and produce new and exciting material that will appeal not only to a dedicated demographic but to a larger public as well.”

The success of “Glamours Edge,” starring Holliday, is one example of the type of opportunity Digital First will continue to seek in feature projects by placing Digital First clients in protagonist roles. In addition, Roper will develop new projects – such as web series, syndicated video segments or series-that will benefit from an affiliation with Digital First or its clients. Digital First will finance its own overhead and development for these projects.

Roper said she was thrilled with the opportunity. “Digital First Strategies is a trusted brand that is an untapped creative resource for new media,” she said. “I believe that Digital First has created a new breed of demo-specific brands, one with a ready-made audience. My job is to show how the Digital First brand and its clients can be used to best advantage to bring its global audience to new web series projects.”

Digital First Strategies is a market research, brand consulting, and digital publishing entity focusing exclusively on small businesses, franchises, and upstart companies within the multimedia industry, and is headquartered in New York City.

For More Information:
Media: Melanie Collard, Client Relations, (213) 254-5089

By integrating Social Project into its brands, Digital First is opening additional channels of content discovery and delivery to viewers everywhere offering an extensive array of mobile products, including mobile video, wallpapers, image downloads and more from its variety of resources. Social Project will allow Digital First to effectively manage their content offering through its comprehensive capabilities including content delivery mechanisms, campaign management and robust advertising tools which include recommendations, bundles, text campaigns and more. Digital First’s use of Social Project for its social networking and mobile offerings is intended to help Digital First bring even more exciting, new content to viewers, through the comprehensive promotion and management tools that the solution provides.

“Digital First is committed to providing its viewer database with even more interactive opportunities to connect with the people behind the content they follow, read, and watch,” stated Chuck Holliday, Founder/Principal Partner, Digital First Strategies. “Due to the amount of resources that are available to us, we’ll be in an even better position to extend these brands across the widest array of available wireless devices and user-focused campaigns. As the demand for advanced CMS and mobile content grows, Digital First will continue to lead the way in adopting the latest technology to offer viewers the most dynamic interactive experiences.”

“Social networking and mobile initiatives benefits everyone all across the board,” commented Veronica Woods, Chief Operating Officer, Digital First Strategies. “Social Project provides the most interactive and innovative method of interacting with viewers and the flexibility necessary to take our mobile efforts to the next level with more merchandising and direct marketing tools.”

Social Project (Flux) is a hosted platform that provides a range of social media applications to website developers and publishers that accelerate deployment of more sophisticated and costly applications such as social networking, user-generated content, media management and sharing, profiles, programmable video players, webcam applications and widgets. Social Project users who sign up for any network can join other networks with a single click. Viacom owns a minority stake in Social Project.

360 Media & Entertainment is a Video/TV production company that focuses on entertainment programming for 20-something men, with its flagship All Access 305 entering its 2nd cycle of production. After launching in 2006 as a magazine-format program geared towards travel and lifestyle, All Access will move into broadband production exclusively for internet programming.

Digital First intends to preserve 360 Media & Entertainment’s properties while enhancing its advertising opportunities, promotion and distribution functions. The company will continue to be based in New York City while satellite arrangements will be consolidated into Digital First’s organizational structure. All 3 brands online presence will be expanded and eventually integrated into Digital First’s comprehensive online strategy.

Commenting on this announcement, Ms. Garcia stated, “I’m thrilled to see 360 M&E become part of the Digital First family of assets and properties. I have a strong vision for this company as it is similar to Digital First’s overall goal of speaking directly and intelligently to a sophisticated new urban audience. With the passion, support and flexibility Digital First provides, I am optimistic 360 M&E is now in a position to reach new heights.”

Commenting on the acquisition, Chuck Holliday, Digital First’s Founder & Principal Partner stated, “This is a good deal for us. For a reasonable business commitment, we have now established a presence in video programming and should be able to leverage our other assets in various ways to increase the likelihood of success in what is a grueling and challenging, but important, business. I am excited to have an active brand that will become a significant contribution to the development of our growing broadband platform.

Digital First is based in New York City, and owns and/or operates 10 media platforms in the United States and reaches approximately 9.5 million combined viewers every month.

Additionally, Digital First co-owns G-Style Magazine, a digital magazine-format brand primarily to electronics and technology, and Connected 360, a social network platform geared towards the fashion industry community.

Digital First also co-operates City Chick Magazine, a beauty & lifestyle digital publication geared for 20-something year old women.

Under the deal announced Wednesday, Shauna-Faith Graham will create, develop, maintain and publish new projects in conjunction with Digital First Strategies, while Digital First will market and handle digital production, which will range from publishing to video production. Graham will also consult on Digital First owned-and-operated ventures, and will retain 100% ownership in AllDame Inc as part of the deal.

“Shauna’s creative vision, business leadership, and not to mention her multifaceted career has put her in a class of her own,” said Chuck Holliday, Founder/Principal Partner of Digital First Strategies, in a statement. “Having already established herself as a successful model and spokesmodel, and with her rising status as an actress and musician, Shauna will bring her own brand of creativity to the development of all projects under her banner. We’re ecstatic to extend our working relationship with her and look forward to getting right to work on helping produce some quality product for the public.”

The first project developed under the deal will be Vissa Studios (www.vissastudios.com), which focuses on advice and issues of interest to women pertaining to hair, skincare, and cosmetics.

The second season of the docu-drama will follow professional photographer & media personality Chuck Holliday during preparation for his photography comeback, the challenges of leaving the modeling industry, and attempting to remain on good behavior.

HOLLIWORLD is created and executive produced by Chuck Holliday for Digital First Strategies, Jason “Verse” Anderson for Versatile Media Group, and Christa Miller for The C.Miller Group, Inc. Janine Addison serves as associate executive producer and Art Director.

Veronica Woods and Tiquar Connell oversee “HOLLIWORLD” for Digital First Networks. Melanie Collard oversees Public Relations for the series.

WEBSITE:
www.holliworld.tv

This season, critically-acclaimed photographer & controversial media personality Chuck Holliday took a camcorder and began filming behind the scenes footage, following his professional life, while struggling to maintain social happiness and keeping his private life away from his occupation.

For up-to-the-minute and archival press information including releases and photographs, visit
www.holliworld.tv

New York, NY – September 14, 2007 – The champagne bottles will be popping and rounds of toasts will be made on Wednesday, September 26th, as The Victoria Agency (www.victoriainc.net) celebrates the recent signing of celebrity fashion stylist Mary Lafayette (www.marylafayette.com) to its roster. Taking place at the upscale shoe boutique, Te Casan (www.tecasan.com), and hosted by America’s Next Top Model, Bre Scullark, invited guests will enjoy the opportunity to shop and
mingle for a good cause as 20% of the event’s proceeds will be going to the
American Cancer Society (www.americancancersociety.org/docroot/home/index.asp) and their continued efforts to find a cure for cancer.

“We were searching for the ideal posh location to celebrate Mary’s signing and Te Casan welcomed us with open arms,” said Angela Hunte, from The Victoria Agency. She continued, “We then approached Bre Scullark who has worked with Mary on a few projects including BET’s Rip the Runway. We’re very excited about the event.”

As part of the celebration, attendees have the chance to peruse through the hundreds of sexy pairs shoes the high end shoe boutique has to offer. Guests will enjoy a beautiful evening of delicious cocktails, delectable treats, mingling and shopping while DC-based deejay, DJ Parallax (www.djparallax.net) spins the latest R&B and Hip Hop chart toppers.

The evening will be sponsored by Kyotofu, Cibu, White Diamond Vodka, Redbull and woman-owned and operated Smooth Movements’ Luxury Car Service. Giant Magazine will be covering the event.

About The Victoria Agency, L.L.C
The Victoria Agency is a multi-faceted agency that specializes in creative services, entertainment marketing and event planning. Victoria’s* *services are not for the trendy but for the trendsetters, as we combine innovation and creativity to produce results. From image consulting, fashion styling to event planning and guerrilla marketing, Victoria can give you just what you need to set yourself apart from your competition. We implement cost-efficacy without compromising superior competence and savior faire. For more information, visit www.thevictoriaagency.com

About Mary Lafayette
Mary Lafayette is a well known New York City-based stylist whose work can be seen in the pages of Vibe, WWD, Essence, Ebony, Teen People and many more. She has worked on celebrity clients including Busta Rhymes, Prodigy, Xzibit, Ginuwine, En Vogue, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Nas, Chris Tucker and Kimora Lee Simmons. Lafayette is also the founder of Fashion Luv Joenz, a fashion styling and image consultation company. For more information about Mary Lafayette and Fashion Luv Joenz, visit: www.fashionluvjoenz.com

About GIANT
GIANT is an urban entertainment lifestyle magazine that celebrates the best of music, film, fashion and style. It is loud, cutting edge and modern, driven by stunning visuals and enlightening profiles of our biggest and most adored celebrities. A book for the upwardly mobile consumer looking for a fun and sophisticated multi-cultural perspective, GIANT displays the lifestyle that has become ubiquitous and swept the world. It speaks with the voice of its readers, entertains us with the power of our personalities and dazzles us with the beauty of our creativity. This is GIANT. For more information, visit www.giantmag.com

About Kyotofu
Progressive flavors fuse with contemporary design in Kyotofu, a sleek café that specializes in importing specialty, organic ingredients and stylistic elements straight from Japan’s dynamic cultural capital, Kyoto , for New York’s refined aesthetic and appetite. The menu balances its all-natural recipes with a sophisticated, handpicked selection of sakes, teas, shochu cocktails, champagnes, and assorted wines. The kitchen specializes in crafting delectable dessert products and baked goods, many of which use soymilk and tofu made to the restaurant’s specifications by combining the use of soy products with imported Japanese specialty items and flavorings such as raspberry mochi, vanilla white bean cream, black sesame, and matcha green tea to enhance the taste, texture, and consistency of each dish while also adding nutritional value. Kyotofu is located in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen at 705 Ninth Avenue between 47th & 48th Street*.* For more information please visit www.kyotofu-nyc.com

About Cibu
Cibu shampoos, conditioners and finishing products add maximum shine and moisture to all hair types. Fine, straight, thick, dry, curly or chemically treated, Cibu’s patented blend of Bamboo, Water Lily and Lotus flower extracts and Vitamin B5 protect and nourish hair. And it smells so good! Developed by Stylists as a tool for Clients to become artists behind their own bathroom doors, Cibu finishing aids can help you create any look you covet –From runway-worthy drama to office- ready polish. All Cibu finishing products contain extracts of Rhatany Root to protect hair color from the elements. Cibu was inspired by a place where wellness is part of the landscape – The Far East. Now we bring these ancient beauty secrets home to you. Visit www.cibuinternational.com for more information.

About Smooth Movements
Smooth Movements Inc is a female chauffeured luxury car service. The blueprint for Smooth Movements Inc began to be laid in early 2006, but was formally incorporated in January 2007. Women have infiltrated almost every other industry; however in the car service industry it seems taboo to have female chauffeurs. The goal of Smooth Movements Inc is to break down those barriers while providing outstanding service to our clients. Smooth Movements Inc is also dedicated to being a contributing member of the community. There is a special interest to help decrease the number of DUI infractions and accidents that occur within the community. Smooth Movements Inc has donated service to help prevent these incidents and will continue to contribute service in this area. For more information please visit wwww.smoothmovements.com

“I knew the masses would anticipate the re-launch and follow the movement,” says Chuck Holliday, Digital First Strategies Founder and Principal. “I’ve seen this before with certain other projects with different direction, but never at this scale considering the circumstances. Basically, this is like a rush for that hot item people have been anticipating. We had only 3 days to put the entire project together, counting content, the website design, arrangement, and making sure everybody agreed on the final setup. The number figure is equally great considering it launched on a Friday when most traffic is half that of early in the week. We all still haven’t even put together an advertising campaign for the project yet.”

Adds Samantha Murdock, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of City Chick Magazine: “I’m just in shock and estatic. I’m appreciative that everyone supported this when we had less than 1 week to put things together. I’m looking forward to more good things to come with this project.”

The official website for City Chick Magazine is www.citychickmagazine.com and is open now.

Digital First’s sponsorship launches on “Holliworld TV” (http://www.holliworld.tv) during its January 22nd premiere with the introduction of banner blends, featuring it’s family of partnership affiliates. The series will be self-produced by Chuck Holliday. Each episode will also be available on myspace films.

Through the sponsorship, which will last from February 2007 to June 2007, Digital First’s affiliates will receive prominent brand placement wherever “Holliworld” is promoted across its owned & operated leading web properties. This deal comes on the heels of Holliday’s recent prominence into interviews with various publications during the early part of 2007.

“Holliworld,” is a co-production of Versatile Media Group and Digital First Strategies with executive producers Jason Anderson, Founder and CEO of Versatile Media Group, and Chuck Holliday, Founder and Principal of Digital First Strategies, in conjunction with C.Miller Group Inc, founded by Christa Miller. The professional journey of the aforementioned Holliday will be chronicled via professional photo shoots, business meetings, and behind the scenes commentary within the commercial & advertising industry.

The interactive series, to take place in New York City and Miami Beach, will air online and be promoted to Myspace’s audience of more than 10 million registered members.