Paltalk, World's Largest Online Video Chat Community, Teams up with Bobby Likis to Host Video Chats Leading up to Biggest Racing Day of the Year, Daytona 500

Host of Nationally Syndicated Automotive Radio Show Joins Community of Four Million Members to Communicate Live with Video and Voice from Starting Line

New York, NY (PRWeb) February 14, 2007 -- Paltalk, the world's largest online video chat community with more than four million active members, announced it will be teaming up with Bobby Likis, host of the #1-rated nationally syndicated automotive radio show, Bobby Likis Car Clinic, to present online chats live from this year's National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing "Daytona 500" race February 16 and 17.

The chats will include questions taken from car enthusiasts worldwide and fans of Likis' program which is featured on broadcast radio, Sirius Satellite Radio and American Forces Radio Network. The discussions will be open to the public and available on the Paltalk service where users communicate live online through video, voice and text in chat rooms that use patented technology to hold thousands.

Bobby Likis Car Clinic began in 1986 on a local cable television network and has grown to become a compelling multi-media national program and a trusted source for automotive information for thousands of listeners. Likis will be using the Paltalk service to conduct online chats from Daytona USA, an education and entertainment complex located at the start of the race's speedway. Friday's chat will take place 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm (eastern) and Saturday's program will run 10:00 am to 12:00 noon (eastern).

"We are excited that racing fans and automotive aficionados from around the world will have the opportunity to see, hear and talk to Bobby Likis live from Daytona on Paltalk," said Joel Smernoff, President and COO, Paltalk. "We are giving both Paltalk's community of more than 4 million active users and Bobby's dedicated fans the chance to come together in a whole new way around the biggest racing weekend there is."

The chats will give Paltalk users the opportunity to make predictions about the race, discuss up-to-the-minute details and see action live from the racetrack. In addition Paltalk users will be able to interact with Likis, one of the most notable names in the automotive industry, live. Likis also hosts a weekly chat on the Paltalk service that engages his radio audience in a whole new way that enhances the listening experience and allows them to meet others who share their interest.

"Paltalk is truly taking Car Clinic to the next level by allowing thousands of my listeners to connect in a dynamic environment where they can talk to each other and hear me live," said Bobby Likis. "It has also been very important to me to add elements to Car Clinic that allow me to educate and entertain. I'm happy to be partnering with Paltalk to use their unique service."

For more information or to access the chat, visit www.paltalk.com. The special Bobby Likis Car Clinic from the Daytona 500 will take place February 16 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm (eastern) and February 17, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (eastern). A Paltalk exclusive, Likis' regular chat appears every week on Thursdays, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm (eastern), and Saturdays, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon (eastern).

About Paltalk

Founded in 1998, Paltalk (www.paltalk.com), the largest online video chat community with more than four million active members participating in live voice-and video-enabled chat rooms that allow them to see, hear, and text each other in real-time, is a privately held company based in New York. Paltalk's patented technology allows members to create their own chat rooms around topics they decide and then videoconference with thousands of simultaneous users in the same chat room.

Chat room hosts are given a full suite of moderation tools that allow them to control the environment, deciding who talks, shows videos, and stays in the room. The Paltalk community takes great care in keeping a safe, "clean and well lit" environment with more than 250 trained volunteer moderators. The Paltalk Messenger is compatible with leading instant messaging (IM) services, allowing users to transfer existing buddy lists, to combine all their contacts and talk to friends who use other IM programs. Paltalk also owns and operates HearMe (www.hearme.com), a B2B Web conferencing service. Paltalk was the first company to launch video and voice combined with an on-line buddy list in one package.

About Bobby Likis Car Clinic

Car Clinic host Bobby Likis has worn every hat in the automotive industry: technician, race car driver & pit crew, automotive service center owner, industry consultant, and radio & TV talk-show host.

Car Clinic Productions is a full-service production house which originates a suite of nationally-syndicated, automotive-lifestyle programming, including "Bobby Likis Car Clinic" and "Car Clinic Minute." The Car Clinic Network includes traditional radio broadcast, Sirius Satellite Radio, Palcast, podcast, the Armed Forces Radio Network, Internet video streaming at www.CarClinicNetwork.com, syndicated television, and print. The Car Clinic Productions' all-digital studio is located within Bobby Likis' premier automotive service facility, a proving ground for quality products, services, and electronics.

To Access the Chat

For media interested in participating or listening to the video chats with Bobby Likis,

please contact Philip Ramirez at (212) 780-0200 x. 103 or follow the instructions below:

1) Download and register for a free Paltalk Chat account at www.paltalk.com

2) Before the Chat starts, open the Paltalk messenger.

3) Click on the Chat Rooms Tab.

4) The chat will be listed under the Featured Chat Rooms section.

You can also go to www.paltalk.com for information about the chat.

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