FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Above Network, LLC Announces Completion Of First Round Equity Capitalization

NEW YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with its tenth anniversary, The Above Network, the creators of AboveTopSecret.com, the leading source of serious discussion in the "alternative" category with over 3.25 million posts to date, announced today the completion of first-round equity capitalization. The undisclosed six-figure funding amount was provided by a private investment group attracted by the user-centric ideals of The Above Network and free expression advocacy of AboveTopSecret.com (ATS), the arm of the conglomerate where the expansion effort is targeted.

According to big-boards.com, ATS is one of the top-20 most popular "discussion boards," with more than 6 million page-views and more than 650,000 unique visitors every month. And with more than 110,000 members and counting, the content keeps growing at a pace of more than 2,500 new "posts" every day.

The funding for the equity capitalization plan is earmarked for the expansion of ATS through improved infrastructure and promotion, including the assignment of a PR firm, national offline and online advertising, as well as new content development, such as the launch of the company's internet podcast show, ATS MIX, which stars the counter-culture radio legend Dave Rabbit and Johnny Anonymous. Along with the radio initiative, the company is expanding the website reach, and attracting top-tier content providers.

Says Partner, Community Director and CEO Bill Irvine, "Since 2003-when we first began expanding our business-we've enjoyed steady growth, which we attribute to our strict requirements of polite decorum and officially agnostic editorial stance."

ATS was originally formed in 1997 by Simon Gray of Swindon, England as an early source of speculative content on unusual technologies, secret aerospace projects, and UFO sightings. Simon was later joined by online content expert, CEO Bill Irvine, and business start-up specialist, COO Mark Allin, as they formed The Above Network, LLC. ATS is currently the leading source of mature discussion and speculative theories about a wide variety of "alternative topics" that range from aliens and UFO's to fascinating conspiracy theories. The new venture is focused on multi-channel expansion of what they're calling "User-Generated Content Ecosystems," beginning with AboveTopSecret.com and its sister sites: AbovePolitics.com and BelowTopSecret.com

To schedule an interview with Bill Irvine, Mark Allin, or Simon Gray, please call Justin Loeber, Mouth Public Relations, 212-260-7576; Justin.Loeber@MouthPublicRelations.com or visit http://www.MouthPublicRelations.com. To "deny ignorance" and see what it's all about, visit http://www.AboveTopSecret.com.

AboveTopSecret.com was originally created in 1997 by Simon Gray of Swindon, UK. Over the years it has evolved into one of the Internet's top-20 most-trafficked discussion boards (by Big-Boards.com) with a focus on provocative and highly engaging subjects such as conspiracy theory, extraterrestrials, UFO's, paranormal, and other speculative "alternative" topics. With 145,214 members creating 4,826,949 posts covering 374,839 intriguing topics in 157 different forums, you can say "the truth is in here".

For more information on this topic, to schedule an interview, or for press inquiries about the other highly unique "Web 2.0" features of AboveTopSecret.com, contact any of the partners at business@abovetopsecret.net or through the online contact form.