Clear Channel Communications Aquires Shmeng.com Date Friday, April 19, 2024 - 05:32 AM PST Topic This Website San Antonio, Texas - April 1, 2006 - Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE: CCU) today announced that Shmeng.com, the leading online cynical indulgence site, has been aquired by Clear Channel for an undisclosed ammount. Shmeng.com will continue to provide the best quality alternative content to its users with the full support and guidance from Clear Channel. "Social networking sites have become a national phenomena and Shmeng.com is the premier community destination for cynics to connect online," said Devin, owner and self proclaimed diety of Shmeng.com. "Supporting a massive online audience that voraciously consumes and develops content is exactly what Clear Channel's content delivery network was designed to deliver. We're pleased to have a relationship with them to help serve their constantly growing audience." Mark Mays, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel, stated "The merger provides the Company with a base for expanding into the growing market of the cynical and disillusioned. We expect this market to grow significantly before the next election, and we are now poised to compete in this arena in a way that few other major content providers are." Shmeng.com is an online community connecting goths, punks, and other fashionable young people. Shmeng.com was founded by disgruntled Seattle transplant Devin in February 2001 as a way to vent about the annoying things people do. Shmeng is now among the Top 10 cynical venting sites on the Internet with nearly 2800 registered users. Shmeng is a privately held site and is headquartered in Hawaii. About Clear Channel Communications: Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU) is a global media and entertainment company specializing in "gone from home" entertainment and information services for local communities and premiere opportunities for advertisers. Based in San Antonio, Texas, the company's businesses include radio, television and outdoor displays. More information is available at www.clearchannel.com. About Shmeng.com: Shmeng.com is a global community of the jaded and cynical, specializing in dark and morbid entertainment for the gothic community. Based in various cities including Hawaii, and formerly New Orleans, LA, Shmeng.com has been subversively conspiring to take over the world since February of 2001 . More information is available at www.shmeng.com. This article comes from Shmeng http://www.shmeng.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.shmeng.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=809