Global NAPs Networks provides Internet access, leased line transport, and network colocation services to companies nationwide. The company, which acts as a "middle man" between local and national carriers and the smaller phone companies and ISPs that connect to them via the Global NAPS network, offers service in 17 mostly eastern US states. Global NAPS is embroiled in ongoing legal disputes (some dating back to 2003) in several states with industry leaders AT&T and Verizon, as well as smaller regional players like FairPoint, over tens of millions in connection fees allegedly owed by the company. Global NAPS has disputed the charges, but the court battles have resulted in termination of its services in some areas.

We at Bankrate, Inc. have over three decades' experience in financial publishing. Bankrate was born in 1976 as "Bank Rate Monitor," a print publisher for the banking industry. The "Bank Rate Monitor" newsletter we originally distributed contained much of the same rate research and information we're known for and respected for today. After two decades of conducting quality, trusted rate research, we took our product to the Web, expanded our offerings and made our online debut in 1996. Since then, we have increased our site traffic to over 7 million monthly unique visitors, expanded our distribution outlets, added new content channels and continually strive to provide a better, more comprehensive consumer experience. Today, Bankrate, Inc. is the Web's leading aggregator of financial rate information, offering an unparalleled depth and breadth of rate data and financial content. Bankrate continually surveys approximately 4,800 financial institutions in all 50 states in order to provide clear, objective, and unbiased rates to consumers. Our flagship Web site, Bankrate.com, provides free rate information to consumers on more than 300 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used automobile loans, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees.In addition to rate data, we publish original and objective personal finance stories to help consumers make informed financial decisions. Our staff of award winning reporters and editors provides expert advice on just about every major financial decision facing our readers: from purchasing their first home, to selecting a new car, to saving for retirement. Hundreds of print publications depend on Bankrate as the trusted source for financial rates and information, including 8 of the top 10 newspapers in the country. And we're in broadcast: "The Bankrate.com Personal Finance Minute" plays over 200 times per day on XM Satellite Radio and you will see our data frequently referenced on "CNN Headline News," "ABC News" and many other major broadcast news outlets.

Bebo is a popular social network in the UK, and has versions of the site in about a dozen countries in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The site allows users (who are predominantly ages 16-24) to set up profiles through which they can share photos and interests in movies, music, and sports. Bebo users can find content based on what members of their social network are consuming. Bebo counts about 25 million users. Programmer Michael Birch co-founded Bebo with wife Xochi in 2005. Unable to attract more users in the US, in 2010 former parent company AOL sold Bebo to turnaround specialist Criterion Capital Partners. MySpace. Facebook. Bebo? Call it the triad of free online social networking sites.

NetEase.com, Inc., an Internet technology company, engages in the development of applications, services, and other technologies for the Internet in China. It provides online game services to Internet users through the in-house development or licensing of massively multi-player online role-playing games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, Westward Journey Online II, Westward Journey Online III, Tianxia II, Heroes of Tang Dynasty, and Datang, as well as the licensed game, Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft. The company also offers online advertising on its Web sites. In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and Web directory, and classified advertising services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet. Further, it provides wireless value-added services, such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music, and photos from the Web over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR, and Color Ring-back Tone technologies. Additionally, the company offers community services, including instant messaging, online personal advertisements, matchmaking, alumni clubs, and community forums; and aggregates news content on world events, sports, science and technology, and financial markets, as well as entertainment content, such as cartoons, games, astrology, and jokes from over 100 international and domestic content providers. NetEase.com, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

WGSN was founded in 1998 by former British textile entrepreneurs, brothers Julian and Marc Worth, and is owned by UK trade publisher Emap. Fashion buyers and designers don't need to leave their desks to see the latest collections -- they can do it right from their PCs through the Worth Global Style Network (WGSN). WGSN offers subscription access to apparel, style, design, and retail industry news, as well as reviews, trend reports, and market analysis. The service is targeted at buyers, designers, retailers, marketers, and industry analysts; it has some 36,000 customers. Sister site WGSN-edu.com offers a time-delayed version of the service to fashion and design students for free.

Riding the rapids of wireless communications, SkyRiver Communications provides wireless broadband services with a focus on multiple-user environments such as office buildings, hotels, and restaurants primarily in Southern California. SkyRiver offers such services as Wi-Fi and fixed wireless, as well as other Internet services such as Web hosting, network security, and email. SkyRiver Communications company's customers have included hotel chains such as Pacifica Host Hotels. SkyRiver's service area includes parts of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Oxnard, and Orange County.

Leisure Arts is a subsidiary of Liberty Capital Group. For those who have lost the art of leisure (or need a refresher course on how to sew a cross stitch) look no further than Leisure Arts. Leisure Arts publishes how-to information on creative lifestyle topics such as needlework, crafts, and decorating. Its collection of Web sites includes TheLeisureBotique.com, LeisureArtsLibrary.com, and TwoPeasInABucket. Leisure Arts also produces books and DVDs. In addition to publishing, Leisure Arts conducts manufacturing, distribution, and shipping activities from its 150,000 square foot warehouse facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. It creates its material in house, and works with third-party publishers and manufacturers.

TheStreet.com, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital financial media company in the United States. TheStreet.com provides various subscription-based and advertising-supported content and tools to its readers and advertisers through a range of online platforms, including Web sites, mobile devices, email services, widgets, blogs, podcasts, and online video channels. Its Web sites include TheStreet.com, RealMoney.com, Stockpickr.com, BankingMyWay.com, MainStreet.com, and TheStreet.com Ratings. TheStreet.com, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.

Restaurant.com was founded by CEO Cary Chessick in 1999. Whether your stomach is grumbling from hunger or you have a restaurant starving for customers, Restaurant.com aims to please. The company operates an online directory of 15,000 eating places nationwide. Users can obtain restaurant information including menus, wine lists, and chef's bios, as well as search and filter results according to criteria, such as cuisine (Japanese, Italian) and atmosphere (romantic, family). The site also allows users to make reservations. The company's Incentive & Loyalty Solutions Division offers discounted gift certificates, pre-paid gift cards, and other promotional products for meals at participating restaurants.

j2 Global Communications provides a variety of business-critical communications and storage messaging services through its global communications/telephony/messaging network. With offices in eight cities worldwide, j2 Global Communications' network spans more than 4,200 cities in 49 countries on six continents, serving more than 11 million subscribers and providing value-added applications and local presence on a global scale. j2 Global Communications offers billing in twelve currencies with multiple payment methods and customer support in more than seven languages. j2 Global Communications offers a complete array of unified-messaging and communications services, including faxing and voicemail solutions, Web-initiated conference calling, storage messaging services, online backup, and virtual office solutions. j2 Global Communications also provides a full suite of unified communications services that include fax, Web-based voicemail, conference calling and a comprehensive set of outsourced virtual phone services.

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