Nick Clegg Shows his Support for UK Troops

LONDON, January 21 - Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has become the latest high profile
figure to voice his goodwill message to UK troops stationed abroad via the
UK's fastest growing video messaging website WinkBall.com .

The faces for the Forces campain aims to collect a million messages of
support for the troops serving in Afghanistan. Showing his support for the
troops Mr Clegg says 'Thank you. Your courage, your bravery, your sacrifice
is immensely important to us. You do work of unimaginable difficulty which
keeps people at home safe."

Conservative leader David Cameron is also backing the campaign. He
recently recorded a video Christmas message for the 13,000* members of the
armed forces who were away from home over the festive season.. Cameron said "
I'm particularly thinking of those of you out there over Christmas and wish
you a safe return to your families soon'

The politicians join a host of celebrities and personalities who have
already left a goodwill message for the forces on WinkBall.com .

Meanwhile the campaign has gone Stateside with a US launch in New York at
the world famous Tea and Sympathy store where New Yorkers and celebrities
including Rachel Hunter and Steve Coogan sent their good will messages.

WinkBall founder, Dr James Ohene-Djan said, "We encourage as many people
as possible to get online come to the site and record their goodwill messages
to show our continued support and respect for the important job our brave and
selfless young men and women do, no matter how far away they are.
WinkBall.com is giving the UK a video voice which is changing the way we view
news and share our opinions and feelings."

Personalities who have recorded their video messages include:

    Bruce Forsyth
    Gary Lineker
    Max Clifford
    Brendan Cole
    Chris Hollins
    Stephen Fry
    Andrew Strauss
    Zoe Lucker
    Phil Tufnell
    Martin Keown
    JLS
    James Jordan
    Matthew Cutler
    Darren Bennett
    Louise Glover
    Samanda
    Rufus Hound
    Joe Calzaghe
    Paul Gascoigne
    Simon Webbe
    Lawrie Sanchez-
    Iwan Thomas
    Tamer Hassan -
    Tim Lovejoy
    Gus Poyet
    Donal MacIntyre
    Dave Beasant
    Darren Goth
    Angus Deayton
    Andy Cole
    Allan Pluckrose
    Alan Curbishley
    Alex Stewart

WinkBall.com is now the fastest growing video messaging site in the UK
and already has more than 500,000 views since its launch in August. More than
200,000 people including sports personalities, politicians, celebrities and
members of the public have already recorded a goodwill message.

www.winkball.com/walls/faces/Celebrities_Goodwill_Messages/

About WinkBall.com:

WinkBall.com is a free, web-based, personal video
communication service, which allows anyone to record, send and share videos
with friends and family - privately. Users can also create and post content
to video blogs and video walls for group viewing. Video messages delivered by
WinkBall can be accessed anywhere, anytime through a web browser.

WinkBall is also used by brands and organisations to share
video content, which users can actively choose to watch and share. All
messages sent through WinkBall are supported by targeted five-second
advertisements, which are played at the end of video messages.

WinkBall is safe, simple and fun and makes video the best way
to communicate online.

Established in London in 2005 by Dr James Ohene-Djan and
Duncan Barclay, the WinkBall Project team has evolved to become a leading
player in driving the future development of online communication.

FACES FOR THE FORCES

Faces for the Forces is an exciting new campaign which we're pleased to
be supporting to honor the immense dedication and sacrifice the men and women
of the armed forces give around the world every day. The British public have
always had a proud history of supporting our forces overseas and it is
tremendous that through WinkBall we are able to convey these feelings to our
troops in a way that makes them feel much closer to home.

WINKBALL

The WinkBall Project is the future of video communication. Through a
quintessentially British combination of academic and commercial
inventiveness, we have developed a series of exciting new tools for online
communication. WinkBall bridges the emotional gap found in current online
communication channels - by bringing people closer together through the
emotional power of video. The WinkBall Project has today established new
possibilities for corporate video messaging, personalised video advertising,
public campaigning and private video networks. WinkBall has a team of 50
reporters who are reporting nationwide on a variety of news issues, as well
as gathering messages to the forces. The focus of all reporting is centered
around giving the public a video voice through interactive video blogs and
video walls hosted at WinkBall.com Current services include: WinkBall.com, a
free online video messaging and sharing service for the public, WinkBall
Base, an internal video communications system, and WinkBall Broadcaster, for
video broadcasting, email campaigning and personalised video messaging
through WinkBall.com and WinkBall Base. Established in London in 2005 by Dr.
James Ohene-Djan and Duncan Barclay, the WinkBall Project team has evolved to
become a leading player in driving the future development of online
communication. For more information, visit www.winkball.com or
www.winkballproject.com

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