Zorap Enables Real-Time Web by Transforming Web Sites into Venues for Collaborative Viewing and Group Video Communication.

FALMOUTH, Maine and PARIS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Zorap, which creates digital-rich media collaboration and group video communication experiences on the web, has created a Virtual Geek Pad for the Traveling Geeks blogging team heading to France for LeWeb, the most renowned European conference about the web and emerging technology trends, held in Paris every year.

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Zorap is the only technology that lets you view and listen to music, video and photos with groups of up to 50 friends anywhere in the world and using real-time audio and video communications. Unlike most tools that let you collaborate on the web, Zorap supports all forms of digital rich media - whether it's music, films, audio files or photos.

The bloggers will travel to France the week of December 6, 2009 for meet-ups and briefings and to participate at LeWeb, whose theme this year is the "Real-Time Web." The team will be using the Zorap Virtual Geek Pad to communicate with each other and friends and colleagues they meet on the tour and beyond.

"Zorap's mission is to enable the real-time web, and we do so in a way that isn't currently available anywhere else today," said Barry Spencer, CEO and Founder of Zorap. "Given that LeWeb's theme this year is "Real-Time Web," it made perfect sense to highlight our digital-rich platform through a customized Zorap control where people could engage from around the world. While other real-time web communications tools like Twitter and Facebook provide tremendous value for active web users interested in quick soundbites, Zorap is the only service available that allows engagement using all forms of media in real time, not just text, links and photos."

Zorap allows individuals and groups of individuals to travel to movie sites and watch trailers together, listen to new music with their friends, watch sports events with their buddies, see wedding pictures on a photo site where everyone is viewing and sharing in real time, shop for travel destinations with classmates or family, join and participate in a lively online auction where you can see other bidders in real-time, and more.

Zorap also enables real-time interactive environments for activities such as live concerts, online games, live sports events and feature length movies. Imagine watching a live sports event at the same time with friends in another country and being able to comment in real-time or share photos with everyone in a personalized room.

Event organizers can use Zorap to host a party, companies can use it to hold a press event, a musician can engage with fans at a concert or an athlete can connect with fans during a suspense-filled game.

About Zorap

Started in 2007, Zorap's mission is to enable the real-time web, creating a digital-rich, interactive experience for users. Zorap combines multipoint video conferencing, real-time collaboration using all forms of media and live media sharing with interactive games and other activities. Using Zorap, friends and colleagues can grab, share and then watch videos together, listen to music, share photos, discuss shared files and more. Zorap is also available as a private-label turn-key customizable solution that can be used for promotion, value-add and incremental revenue generation. Today, Zorap's technology enables thousands of public and private venues on the Internet worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.zorap.com. Follow us on Twitter @zorap.

About Traveling Geeks

The mission of Traveling Geeks is to collaborate with technology innovators and influencers in various regions of the world, then share that knowledge through blogging, video, podcasts, social media tools and meet-ups. The goal is to inform, educate and connect with and on behalf of innovators who are changing the world with like-minded people on the planet. Trips are funded by sponsorships from corporations and governments. For more information, visit: http://www.travelinggeeks.com. Follow us on Twitter @travelinggeeks.

About LeWeb

Started in 2005, LeWeb is the largest, most renowned conference in Europe focused on the web and emerging technologies. In 2008, LeWeb gathered 1,800 participants in Paris from 40 countries. More than a technology conference, LeWeb, currently in its 6th Edition, covers important trends across a number of wide-reaching topics. For more information, visit: http://www.leweb.net/leweb

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