FraserNet and tyBit Form Groundbreaking Partnership
Released on: April 9, 2008, 7:20 am
Press Release Author: Michelle Wallace
Industry: Internet & Online
Press Release Summary: tyBit Inc. will customize its search engine for FraserNet and will launch the FraserNet Client and Web based versions at FraserNet's annual convention, The PowerNetworking Conference in Atlanta Georgia June 18-21, 2008. It is the largest networking training conference in Black America. tyBit provides a unified search for information online indexing multiple engines and data sources while giving users the ability to search the web in an anonymous and secure environment, with real time protection from malware and spyware.
Press Release Body: (Fayetteville, NC) April 9, 2008. Founded in 1987, FraserNet (www.frasernet.com) is the world\'s #1 online social network for Black professionals worldwide reaching over 1 million professionals and business owners each year. To date, it has helped its members garner over $500 million in business. tyBit (www.tybit.com) is a cutting edge client side search engine that delivers fast relevant search results in the user's internet browser. tyBit is an affiliate company of AIT (www.AIT.com) a two-time INC 500 Internet services company founded in 1996,and home to over 200,000 web sites worldwide. tyBit gives FraserNet members and partners the tools to promote their products and services and help them achieve their professional objectives. "It will allow us to create a networking culture centered on adding value, building wealth and supporting each other. tyBit will help us provide our community unparalleled access to the people and resources they need to succeed," according to George Fraser Chairman and CEO of FraserNet.
tyBit Inc. will customize its search engine for FraserNet and will launch the FraserNet Client and Web based versions at FraserNet's annual convention, The PowerNetworking Conference in Atlanta Georgia June 18-21, 2008. It is the largest networking training conference in Black America. tyBit provides a unified search for information online indexing multiple engines and data sources while giving users the ability to search the web in an anonymous and secure environment, with real time protection from malware and spyware. tyBit is the only solution for Internet search that eliminates click fraud and provides itemized billing for advertising dollars spent. FraserNet members will have access to tyBit web mail and the ability to create their own web sites and blogs within the FraserNet social networking community. FraserNet Members can develop and execute interactive advertising campaigns using images, video, music, and text content using the tyBit PPC and KWR ad module. Moreover, the tyBit platform gives FraserNet members a tool to comparison shop all within their internet browser. "We are extremely excited about the opportunity to work with FraserNet and their 1 million members, the cross channel marketing opportunities are endless," said Clarence Briggs, Chairman and CEO of tyBit. Company officials indicate tyBit has been built from a business user's perspective and provides firms large and small the tools to maximize the business value of the Internet. Once the FraserNet version is released in June, the on-line networking community will be up and running in July, with the business portal operational in September.
About FraserNet: George C. Fraser is Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc. is considered by many to be the new voice for African Americans and one of the foremost authorities on networking and building effective relationships. Mr. Fraser is the author of two books: Success Runs In Our Race; The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the African American Community (a critically acclaimed bestseller) and Race For Success; The Ten Best Business Opportunities for Blacks In America (selected as one of ten best business books of the year by Booklist). The William Morrow Company published both. Mr. Fraser is also the publisher of the award-winning SuccessGuide Worldwide: The Networking Guide to Black Resources. It is a 400+ page, glossy, full color "coffee table" quality directory. He is the founder of the annual PowerNetworking Conference, the largest gathering of Black professionals, business owners and community leaders.UPSCALE magazine named him one of the "Top 50 power brokers in Black America". Black Enterprise Magazine called him "Black America's #1 Networker" on a cover issue. Personal growth "guru" Stephen Covey called Mr. Fraser a "masterful teacher." TV host and journalist, Tony Brown called him a "visionary with the rare combination of leadership and management skills." Mr. Fraser is featured in the New York Times-bestseller, Masters of Networking, along with Colin Powell.
About tyBit: Clarence E. Briggs III, Chairman, CEO and President, and his team understand the business battlefield and how to operate successfully in the web industry. tyBit management is experienced, consisting of former military officers and non-commissioned officers, many of whom have led hundreds even thousands of personnel and managed millions of dollars in resources. Briggs founded AIT in 1996 and tyBit Inc. in 2006 ten years later. Through his strategic vision and focus on customer service, AIT has grown to become one of the world\'s largest privately held and profitable web hosting providers. Briggs is the recipient of several local and national awards for economic achievement as an entrepreneur. Briggs has served for several years on the Board of Directors for the Reeves School of Business at Methodist College in Fayetteville, North Carolina and is a former member of Board of Trustees for the Fayetteville Technical Community College Foundation. He also served as a member of the Fayetteville Area Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce. For several years, Briggs was on the board of the Fayetteville Partnership, a community economic development agency. Prior to starting AIT, Briggs served as an infantry officer in the United States Army for 12 years, reaching the rank of major. His military service includes combat duty during Operation Just Cause in Panama and Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. Briggs graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska/Lincoln and was the Distinguished Military Graduate. He later earned an M.A. in Strategic Studies and Public Policy Analysis from The Ohio State University. Briggs has published several articles and one book on leadership, and another book on his Army experience in Panama. He studied Mandarin Chinese and Spanish at the prestigious Defense Language Institute.
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