Raleigh/Durham, NC – January 30, 2009 – TokBox, a free service that allows people to talk with their friends through live video chat, is partnering with the premier online recruiting community for high school sports to help athletes, coaches and recruiters communicate more effectively throughout the recruiting process.
“Our partnership with Tokbox will enable our users to communicate in a more efficient manner, while providing them with another fun interactive tool,” said Jeremy Rohrs, Director of Basketball Operations for PrepChamps.
PrepChamps will add ToxBox’s unique video messaging platform to its existing text messaging system to give coaches and recruiters a more interactive method of communicating with athletes. Each member will receive a free TokBox account upon activating a PrepChamps account, and will then be able to send, receive and forward video messages within the PrepChamps environment.
“We're excited that now college athletes and sports fans can send video mail to each other on PrepChamps thanks to the integration of TokBox, a free online video chat and video mail service," said Diedre Caldbeck, Vice President of Business Development for TokBox.
In less than a year, PrepChamps has helped almost 70,000 high school athletes, coaches, fans and parents in 34 sports connect through its free online community. Athletes from all sports are finding success in communicating with coaches from schools in all divisions.
About PrepChamps
PrepChamps is an online social recruiting community for high school sports helping athletes to improve their chances of getting recognized and recruited by college coaches and recruiting coordinators. High school athletes showcase their talents by creating a free online profile, posting statistics and photos and uploading highlight videos on www.PrepChamps.com. PrepChamps also hosts nationwide football combines and serves as the official recruiting partner of several high school sporting events including the Reebok Basketball Summer Championship.
About TokBox
TokBox is the leader in live video conference calling. It's a free service that allows you to initiate video conference calls with one other person or multiple individuals all through your web browser. With membership growing rapidly, TokBox is poised to change the way the world communicates. Through TokBox, you can create video blogs, diary entries, and engage in video chats with anyone online. Try it today at www.tokbox.com.
