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Me.dium and 'Tiki Bar TV' Team up to Offer Viewers a Live Internet Video Experience

		Me.dium logo. (PRNewsFoto/Me.dium, Inc.) BOULDER, CO UNITED STATES

    BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Me.dium, an award-winning
consumer software company, and "Tiki Bar TV," a top downloaded independent
video podcast, are partnering to provide viewers with a new social Internet
video experience. At 3:00pm ET/noon PT on Wednesday, August 22, Tiki Bar
will air its new episode, "The Play." By viewing the episode through
Me.dium, fans will experience a "live" event that incorporates real-time
interaction between fans and Dr. Tiki, the creator and star of the show,
into the premiere of the episode.
    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070123/MEDIUMLOGO)
    Me.dium, a Web browser add-on that enables users to surf with their
friends, discover relevant sites and link-up with other users visiting
similar sites, turns the Internet into a social experience. By downloading
the Me.dium browser add-on (http://www.me.dium.com), viewers are able watch the
show together while interacting with Dr. Tiki and other fans through
Me.dium's live chat function. Through this feature, Tiki Bar TV offers a
live interactive broadcast environment not previously possible through
pre-recorded TV.
    "We're extremely excited about the possibilities that stem from
incorporating the live collaboration element into our broadcasts," said
Jeff Macpherson, creator and star of Tiki Bar TV. "Real-time interaction
definitely adds a level of excitement for the fans that's not available
otherwise. The social aspect completely changes the dynamics of online TV,
enabling us to really create a common experience with our viewers."
    "I like to compare this event to the experience of seeing a comedy at a
movie theater," said Kimbal Musk, CEO of Me.dium. "It's much more enjoyable
to watch and share the laughter with others in the theater than to watch
the same movie alone. That experience is now available to those watching
Tiki Bar TV on their home computer, only now they get to share the
experience with other fans, as well as with the star of the show."
    The premiere of the August 22nd episode will air on Tiki Bar TV's Web
site at http://www.tikibartv.com.
    About Me.dium
    Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Me.dium reveals the hidden world
of people and activity behind your browser. Me.dium is a consumer software
company offering an Internet browser extension that allows the user to see
what other people are doing online and to interact with these people in
real time. By revealing this new Social Exploration Environment TM (SEE),
Me.dium graphically connects users with others doing similar things, allows
them to browse the Internet with their friends and enables users to
interact with others in their community, similarly to how one interacts
with people in the real world. In June of 2007, Me.dium was recognized by
CNET's Webware100 as one of the top 10 community products on the Internet.
    Contact:    David Mandell              Andrew Stein
                Me.dium                    Peppercom
                (917) 853-0981             (212) 931-6190
                david@me.dium.com          astein@peppercom.com

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CONTACT:
David Mandell, Me.dium, +1-917-853-0981,
david@me.dium.com; or Andrew Stein, Peppercom, +1-212-931-6190,
astein@peppercom.com