(openPR) - (Pittsburgh, PA) September 28, 2010 –Virtual Edge Collaborative, Pittsburgh’s first virtual marketing firm, and a needed alternative to traditional U.S. and Pittsburgh advertising agencies, marketing firms and web/graphic design companies, has recently completed Collegeintheburgh.com, a highly functional , yet easily usable, new website exclusively created for Pittsburgh college students by a Pittsburgh college student.

Collegeintheburgh.com is the complete all-in-one resource to make Pittsburgh college students’ lives easy, fun and productive. It contains various sections with dynamically populated searchable postings/advertisements that include everything from a full listing of the area’s bars and restaurants and a student book exchange, to a student job finder and off campus housing finder. Students who visit the site can view nightly drink/food specials and entertainment in the city, buy and sell their used textbooks from/to other local students, find a local part-time job or internship to help support themselves or search for an off campus housing rental. The entire site was created using the WordPress platform, and fully leverages a cutting-edge WordPress classifieds plug-in, easy-to-use content management system and secure PayPal payment gateway for online purchasing purposes. Future plans include a possible roll out in other major college cities.

Virtual Edge Collaborative’s responsibilities included all consultation, strategy, project management, creative direction, design, programming, copywriting and photography.

“I chose Virtual Edge because they believed in my vision, respected my ideas and impressed me with their rare and refreshing way of doing business. They are extremely passionate about what they do, how they do it and who they do it for,” said Brock Heinauer of Collegeintheburgh.com.

“It’s amazing to me what today’s college student is capable of. First there was Google and Facebook, and now there’s Collegeintheburgh.com. I am thrilled to see this level of ingenuity and determination in our younger people, “said Gregg P. Gantwarg, President and CEO of Virtual Edge Collaborative.

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Virtual Edge Collaborative is Pittsburgh’s first virtual marketing firm. Virtual Edge Collaborative’s revolutionary virtual business model makes it possible for small to mid-sized businesses in Pittsburgh and throughout the United States to receive world-class marketing services, on an a la carte basis, from seasoned industry pros that deliver high-quality work that yields powerful results, in a barrier-free, efficient environment, without costing a small fortune. In addition to charging up to 50% less than traditional advertising agencies, marketing firms and quality web/graphic design companies, Virtual Edge Collaborative also offer an up front, flat fee, per-project pricing menu for most common projects, which is unheard of in the marketing field. Virtual Edge Collaborative also can provide flat fee estimates for any custom projects.

For more information, please visit www.virtualedgeonline.com, e-mail gregg@virtualedgeonline.com or call 724.766.1040 for a free, no-obligation consultation.

Gregg P. Gantwarg
President + CEO
Virtual Edge Collaborative
9205 Christopher Wren Dr.
Wexford, PA 15090
724+766+1040
gregg@virtualedgeonline.com
www.virtualedgeonline.com