Any info on Vision Critical Communications Inc?

[havocmom]

Just sent email to KO/Countdown program (MSNBC) and got this auto-response:

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Went here to ferret out some info

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vision+Critical+Communications+Inc&btnG=Google+Search

Wondering if anybody (or everybody) who emails KO or MSNBC gets this 'invitation' and what the hell it actually is. Are they REALLY interested in viewer's opinions or is it just another feel-good data mining exercise?