SouthwestObserver.com, the neighborhood news and networking site for southwest Chicago neighborhoods Mount Greenwood, Beverly and Morgan Park, has teamed with http://www.PokenZoo.com to market Pokens to the Chicago area.

Pokens are key chain attachments that make the transition from real-world interaction to online social networking easier.

Imagine updating all of your social network accounts with more than 60 new friends in less time than it takes to read this story. Well, now it’s possible. And there’s no need to scribble screen names, URLs and e-mail addresses. Just touch your Poken with that of another Poken owner and you're done.

Here’s how it works: At a friend’s party or at the park with your kids, poken users interested in quickly exchanging details of your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, and MySpace accounts simply touch the palms of your four-fingered pokens, which use short-range RFID to transfer all your social networking profiles to each other. Plug the poken into a USB port, and the data is transferred to your personal poken profile at www.doyoupoken.com. It’s that simple.

And that safe. Lose your Poken and simply log in, mark it as lost and lock down all your data.

Hot in Europe and Japan, they're new to the U.S., and are selling fast. You can get them in six varieties at PokenZoo.com: Panda Poken, Alien Poken, Vampire Poken, RapStar Poken, Geisha Poken and Ninja Poken.

Also available are Graduation Gift Packs of 6 Pokens or 12 Pokens at significantly discounted prices, perfect for keeping in touch with old friends and making new ones. Learn more about Pokens at http://www.PokenZoo.com

About the Southwest Observer

SouthwestObserver.com is the leading neighborhood news and community web site for the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Named "Best Blog" by the Chicago Tribune, the Southwest Observer has sponsored such important neighborhood events as the Beverly Classic Bike Tour, The Irish Film Festival and the Southside Irish Parade. Editor Michael Fielding has been a guest on local television stations and web sites, offering his insight and experience concerning Chicago's south side.

About PokenZoo.com

Poken Zoo is the United States Poken Store. Visitors can buy Pokens from PokenZoo.com for $19.95.

Shipping is usually 2-3 days via the US Postal Service Priority Mail, and costs $4.95 for up to 12 Pokens--shipping on larger orders costs slightly more.

Poken Zoo is running a Graduation Gift Pack Sale until May 29, 2009.

Poken Zoo is located in the United States, 25 miles east of the Minneapolis St. Paul Twin City metro area in Hudson, Wisconsin.