The Founders Of Beacon Wi-fi Announce Triton’s Portal- Your Social Gateway To The Sea

Feb. 3, 2010 - PRLog -- February 3, 2010: Triton’s Portal (www.tritonsportal.com) is a FREE niche social network and industry portal specifically designed for the marine community.  It combines all of the modern social network features – profiles, groups, chat, video chat, chat rooms, forums, blogs, events, facebook connect, twitter – with some marine specific social portal features such as our Marine Spotz and Marine Classifieds.  Marine Spotz is a dynamic module that brings boaters, marina management, industry professionals and marine vendors together in an unprecedented fashion.  Each Marine Spotz is remotely controlled and updated – images, text, video, webcam, map – by respective partners (marinas, suppliers, restaurants, etc.) and is viewed by thousands of boaters daily, both independently and in conjunction with the Beacon Wi-Fi network.
“Triton’s Portal was created to further communications, collaboration and exposure within the marine community using the most popular and proven methods, such as social networking, geo-targeting and Web 2.0”, said Russell Schmidt, Co-founder of Beacon Wi-Fi and Triton’s Portal.  “It is an interactive web portal where boaters can chat with boaters while they are on their boats and marinas can independently reach out to boaters up and down the east coast.”
“Our Marine Spotz provide a very useful tool to the boating community as they plan trips, choose marinas and are interested in the restaurants, marine service centers, vendors – any amenity – that is local to their marina or cruising destination” said Chris Reitz, Co-founder of Beacon Wi-Fi and Triton’s Portal.  “Information for each Marine Spotz is updated by the marina or vendor and has a comment and rating section for Triton’s Portal members.  
Triton’s Portal’s basic membership is FREE to anyone interested in boating and this membership allows for full use of the site. Marinas, vendors and industry professionals can also join Triton’s Portal for FREE with a basic membership and for a few dollars a month they can have their own Marine Spotz page that will exponentially improve their exposure throughout Triton’s Portal.
Triton’s Portal can be viewed and accessed at www.tritonsportal.com from any web connection. Triton’s Portal will also be the landing page for the thousands of daily Login Sessions to the Beacon Wi-Fi Network by boat owners at over 200 high-end marinas from Maine to the Bahamas.
About the Founders:  Russell Schmidt and Chris Reitz are avid boaters who have been providing technology solutions to the marine community since 2002 and own the largest marina Wi-Fi provider in US.  Schmidt has been an executive at Melard Technologies, Beacon Wi-Fi has consulted on social network strategies for a variety of companies such as Saturn Wireless and Cerberus Capital. Reitz has been an International executive at Motorola, Telxon, Melard Technologies and Beacon Wi-Fi .
Beacon Wi-Fi: Founded in 2002, Beacon Wi-Fi is the largest marine Wi-Fi network in the US, spanning from Maine to the Bahamas, serving over 200 marinas and thousands of boaters daily.  
For press inquiries, please contact Russell Schmidt at 203.529.4236 or admin@tritonsportal.com

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Triton’s Portal is a FREE niche social network and industry portal specifically designed for the marine community.