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Branded Mobile Travel Guides Powered by Earthcomber Copyright 2009, Earthcomber LLC. US Patent No. 70718

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Search based advertising for the mass mobile market Extend your company brand to a location aware mobile travel guide compatible with all web enabled mobile phones Travel and business related search results tailored to end user preferences Search results are database driven and always up to date Seamless integration with Google maps for directions Social networking and communities of interest options for end users

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Page 1: Branded Mobile Travel Guides

Branded Mobile Travel Guides

Powered by Earthcomber

Copyright 2009, Earthcomber LLC. US Patent No. 7071842

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Your Brand+

Earthcomber Proprietary Content

=Unique Marketing Options

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Earthcomber LLCSearch based advertising for the mass mobile market

Extend your company brand to a location aware mobile travel

guide compatible with all web enabled mobile phones

Travel and business related search results tailored to end user

preferences

Search results are database driven and always up to date

Seamless integration with Google maps for directions

Social networking and communities of interest options for end

users

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Earthcomber LLCSearch based advertising for the mass mobile

market

Self-service dashboard for businesses to immediately update

and tailor keyword search terms, messages, special offers

Opportunity for advertising revenue from complementary

business listings

Challenge-tested patented technology

Rapidly expanding distribution & audience

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People friends | family |social groups …

Places stores | events | attractions …

Things brands | services …

Patented* Differentiation

* US Patent 7,071,842

Earthcomber can be “personalized” to fit your customers’ preferences:

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1015

100Museum

Coffee

Museum

Classmate

Pizza

ATM

Museum

Friend

Museum

Classmate

HistoricPizza

Friend

Historic

ATM

Friend

ATM

Museum

Pizza

Pizza

AquariumPizza

Search Profile: Weekend Fun

Search Profile: Let’s Eat

Search Profile: Free TimeItem Search DistanceATM 2 miCoffee 2 miPizza 4 miMuseum 5 miHistoric Site 5 miClassmate 10 miFriend 100 miAquarium 100 mi

Pizza

Museum

Friend

Classmate

Friend

Historic

ATM

Friend

Museum

AquariumPizza

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Easy pushbutton controls Instantly spot

favorite places nearby

Get maps & directions to the

door

Access rich location content

Earthcomber in action – iPhone and other web-enabled phones

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Proximity Alerts Personalization Powerful Search

Maps & DirectionsPeople FinderRich Content

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“Earthcomber is like MapQuest on steroids.”

MyTreo.Net review

“A guide to anywhere, right in your hand.”

New York Times

Validation of the Experience

“Even this jaded journalist is impressed.”

Associated Press

“Earthcomber rocks!”

Mobile Marketing Watch

“Earthcomber makes finding favorites a snap.”

Chicago Sun-Times

WINNER

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The Market

POWERED BY

Your Brand Here

-"The mobile industry is undergoing the biggest change in its 20 year history. A new industry is emerging...it is being formed from elements of the mobile handset industry, the Internet, the PC world, and media and content," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, president and CEO of Nokia

- Apple iPhone sales are up 626% over 2008

- Total smart phone sales in 2008 reached

- 139.3 million units

- In the summer of 2009, multiple new smart

- phones will be launched:

• Samsung Omnia

• Blackberry Storm 2.0

• Google Android

• HTC My Touch 3 G (multiple)

• Palm Pre

• Nokia Surge

• New Apple iPhone 3.0

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Growing Distribution

Network

Co-brandedmobile site

Distributed by Apple

Download&

mobile web

iPhone App&

Popular iPhone

web app

Direct distribution

thru RIM site,

Popular BB sites

Local search

application on Mobile Web deck

On the Instinct:Earthcomber-

powered version of Citysearch

Co-branded “mobile spotter”

on all connected

devices

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Targeted Partnerships

You.Your Brand, powered by Earthcomber, gives your customers a unique tool to

find their favorite things.

And it is your brand they will think of you every time they use it.

+ You

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Customer Dashboard

+ You

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Targeted PartnershipsHow Does an Earthcomber

Partnership Work?

Partner signs agreement with Earthcomber

Earthcomber creates unique Branded mobile application

Earthcomber provides training for internal trainers/users

Earthcomber teaches Partner how to update application

Earthcomber helps Partner analyze and optimize+ You

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Targeted PartnershipsMoving Forward…

Partner can actively market application to customers

Application can be totally free or low-cost

Partner can sell space on their application generating Ad

revenue

E-mail alerts can be sent to users

Earthcomber holds ongoing seminars to keep Partner

aware of new features, benefits and marketing techniques+ You

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Summary

Earthcomber can give you a branded application and full

platform - a unique selling proposition and a value add for your

customers

Earthcomber provides the robust content, system operation,

development & training

A specifically branded Earthcomber App can be a separate

profit center

Earthcomber gives your customers a branded mobile

travel guide that will make them think of you. + You

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Thank You!

+ You

For More Information Contact:

Patty Stillwell - [email protected] or Tim Moodie – [email protected]