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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$75,000                                                     As of April 12, 2005
                                                                    New York, NY

      AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC. (the "MAKER") promises to pay to the order of
HOWARD S. BALTER (the "PAYEE") the principal sum of Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars and No Cents ($75,000) in lawful money of the United States of America
together with interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Promissory Note
(this "NOTE"), on the terms and conditions described below.

      1. PRINCIPAL. The principal balance of this Note shall be repayable on the
earlier of (i) April 11, 2006 or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an
initial public offering of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

      2. INTEREST. Interest shall accrue at the rate of 4% per year on the
unpaid principal balance of this Note.

      3. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. All payments shall be applied first to payment
in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note,
including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys' fees, then to the reduction
of the unpaid principal and interest balance of this Note.

      4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an event of
default ("EVENT OF DEFAULT") under this Note:

            (a) FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED PAYMENTS. Failure by Maker to pay the
principal and accrued interest of this Note within five (5) business days
following the date when due.

            (b) VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. The commencement by Maker of a
voluntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent
by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker
or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to
pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by
Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

            (c) INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. The entry of a decree or order for
relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker in an
involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter
constituted, or any other applicable federal or

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state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of
Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

      5. REMEDIES.

            (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section
4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be
immediately due and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note,
and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and
payable.

            (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in either
Section 4(b) or Section 4(c) hereof, the unpaid principal balance of this Note,
and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall automatically and immediately
become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee,
including presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived.

      6. WAIVERS. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for,
this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest,
and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and
imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this
Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or
future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the
proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or
sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from
civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real
estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof,
on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole
or in part in any order desired by Payee.

      7. UNCONDITIONAL LIABILITY. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection
with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the
payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional,
without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in
any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification
granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of
time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with
respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that
additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto
without notice to it or affecting its liability hereunder.

      8. NOTICES. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given
if in writing and (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii)
personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental
express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, (iv) sent by
confirmed telefacsimile or (v) sent by confirmed e-mail, to the following
addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in
accordance with this Section:

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      IF TO MAKER:

            AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC.
            18 W. 18th Street, 11th floor
            New York, NY 10011
            Attn.: Ilan M. Slasky

      IF TO PAYEE:

            HOWARD S. BALTER
            18 W. 18th Street, 11th floor
            New York, NY 10011

Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the
receiving party, (ii) the date shown on the confirmed telefacsimile transmission
confirmation, (iii) the date on which an e-mail transmission was received by the
receiving party's on-line access provider (iv) the date reflected on a signed
delivery receipt, or (vi) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or
dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

      9. GOVERNING LAW; CONSTRUCTION. This Note, the legal relations between the
Maker and Payee and the adjudication and the enforcement hereof shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that state, without
regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof to the extent such principles
or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.

      10. SEVERABILITY. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has
caused this Note to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

                                                 AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC.

                                                 By: /s/ Ilan M. Slasky
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                 Name: Ilan M. Slasky
                                                 Title: President and Secretary

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.11

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$75,000                                                     As of April 12, 2005
                                                                    New York, NY

      AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC. (the "MAKER") promises to pay to the order of
ILAN M. SLASKY (the "PAYEE") the principal sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
and No Cents ($75,000) in lawful money of the United States of America together
with interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Promissory Note (this
"NOTE"), on the terms and conditions described below.

      1. PRINCIPAL. The principal balance of this Note shall be repayable on the
earlier of (i) April 11, 2006 or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an
initial public offering of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

      2. INTEREST. Interest shall accrue at the rate of 4% per year on the
unpaid principal balance of this Note.

      3. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. All payments shall be applied first to payment
in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note,
including (without limitation) reasonable attorneys' fees, then to the reduction
of the unpaid principal and interest balance of this Note.

      4. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following shall constitute an event of
default ("EVENT OF DEFAULT") under this Note:

            (a) FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED PAYMENTS. Failure by Maker to pay the
principal and accrued interest of this Note within five (5) business days
following the date when due.

            (b) VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. The commencement by Maker of a
voluntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent
by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker
or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to
pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by
Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

            (c) INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY, ETC. The entry of a decree or order for
relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of maker in an
involuntary case under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter
constituted, or any other applicable federal or

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state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of
Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

      5. REMEDIES.

            (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section
4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be
immediately due and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note,
and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and
payable.

            (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in either
Section 4(b) or Section 4(c) hereof, the unpaid principal balance of this Note,
and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall automatically and immediately
become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee,
including presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived.

      6. WAIVERS. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for,
this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest,
and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and
imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this
Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or
future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the
proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or
sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from
civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real
estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof,
on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole
or in part in any order desired by Payee.

      7. UNCONDITIONAL LIABILITY. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection
with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the
payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional,
without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in
any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification
granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of
time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with
respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that
additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto
without notice to it or affecting its liability hereunder.

      8. NOTICES. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given
if in writing and (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii)
personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental
express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery, (iv) sent by
confirmed telefacsimile or (v) sent by confirmed e-mail, to the following
addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in
accordance with this Section:

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      IF TO MAKER:

            AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC.
            18 W. 18th Street, 11th floor
            New York, NY 10011
            Attn.: Howard S. Balter

      IF TO PAYEE:

            ILAN M. SLASKY
            18 W. 18th Street, 11th floor
            New York, NY 10011

Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the
receiving party, (ii) the date shown on the confirmed telefacsimile transmission
confirmation, (iii) the date on which an e-mail transmission was received by the
receiving party's on-line access provider (iv) the date reflected on a signed
delivery receipt, or (vi) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or
dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

      9. GOVERNING LAW; CONSTRUCTION. This Note, the legal relations between the
Maker and Payee and the adjudication and the enforcement hereof shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that state, without
regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof to the extent such principles
or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.

      10. SEVERABILITY. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has
caused this Note to be duly executed the day and year first above written.

                                              AD.VENTURE PARTNERS, INC.

                                              By: /s/ Howard S. Balter
                                                  ------------------------------
                                              Name: Howard S. Balter
                                              Title: Chief Executive Officer

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