RENO, NV, December 02, 2009 MaiMai News -- GetYourIDX today officially announces the availability of its Real Estate IDX service targeted at Real Estate Agents and Real Estate Web site Developers. The service provides an industry standard REST Web Service to access Real Estate IDX Data from Multiple Listing Service Databases from across the continental United States.
Approximately 86% of prospective homebuyers are now using the internet in some way as part of their decision process. With the current recession and an ever increasing number of homes going into foreclosure, it is now more important than ever for Real Estate Agents and Brokers to display property listings on their web sites.
Traditionally for an Agent to place property listings on their web site they had 2 options, to go to an IDX data provider and 'plum in' a web page from another web site which more often than not is not very customizable, or receive the feed directly from your MLS board(s) which offers better customization but is often too complex and too expensive than for a Broker web site.
GetYourIDX solves this problem by using industry standard technology of today to give Real Estate Agents the customizations they need while keeping the service easy to use. Individual Agents may start by customizing ready to use templates for common Website Blogging Software and Content Management Systems (such as Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal), while developers can use the readily available SDK's and Libraries (available for PHP, Python, Ruby and CSharp) to develop more complex implementations for their clients.
More information on GetYourIDX can be found on the company web site at http://www.getyouridx.com/ or by contacting Nathan Enriquez on (877) 581-2980.
About GetYourIDX
GetYourIDX is an online real estate IDX service, allowing website's to provide IDX data searches direct from your web site. We offer a tiered pricing structure based on your monthly usage, with individual agent plans with a single web site and developer plans running multiple web sites. Plans start at just $9.99 per month.
2009年11月21日星期六
Susie's Big Adventure Talks About Child Custody
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 20 // -- Child custody cases in the Middle East almost always end in favor of the father. A recent case making headlines around the world involves a British mother and a dead Qatari father's family battling over the custody of a ten-year-old boy. Read all about it on the latest post of Susie's Big Adventure.
http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2009/11/childs-custody.html
While you're at it, take a look at Susie's other blog, Jeddah Daily Photo Journal, which offers a peek into life in Saudi Arabia, serving up a new photo every day from the Kingdom ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/
SOURCE Susie's Big Adventure
2009年11月20日星期五
Virtual Book Tour: Straight Talk from Author DeBrie on Books, People, and Life
book cover
Shakespeare Ashes ROANOKE, VA, November 20, 2009 MaiMai News -- Q: Finish this sentence: "The one thing that I wish people would understand about me is..."
A: ...that I'm mostly made of space and will eventually disintegrate.
http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/interview-with-chris-d ... are-ashes/
Join Shakespeare Ashes author Chris DeBrie on his November virtual book tour. A writer, cartoonist, and musician, he is guest blogging and writing commentary all month long. With his third novel, DeBrie shakes our unspoken emotions. The reader will get wet. Read the thoughts of a writer who prompted one reviewer to say, "I did not want to like this book."
Please sample:
The Writer's Life
Pump Up Your Book
Just Me
Divine Caroline
For a more complete listing of tour stops, visit Wash Your Hands Productions. Watch our site grow as content is added weekly!
As described by Inside Scoop Live, DeBrie "approaches his craft like a hybrid between a coroner and an anthropologist--thoroughly, unflinching, and with empathy."
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email DeBrie
Website: http://www.thesnappynappy.com
Shakespeare Ashes ROANOKE, VA, November 20, 2009 MaiMai News -- Q: Finish this sentence: "The one thing that I wish people would understand about me is..."
A: ...that I'm mostly made of space and will eventually disintegrate.
http://asthepagesturn.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/interview-with-chris-d ... are-ashes/
Join Shakespeare Ashes author Chris DeBrie on his November virtual book tour. A writer, cartoonist, and musician, he is guest blogging and writing commentary all month long. With his third novel, DeBrie shakes our unspoken emotions. The reader will get wet. Read the thoughts of a writer who prompted one reviewer to say, "I did not want to like this book."
Please sample:
The Writer's Life
Pump Up Your Book
Just Me
Divine Caroline
For a more complete listing of tour stops, visit Wash Your Hands Productions. Watch our site grow as content is added weekly!
As described by Inside Scoop Live, DeBrie "approaches his craft like a hybrid between a coroner and an anthropologist--thoroughly, unflinching, and with empathy."
email DeBrie
Website: http://www.thesnappynappy.com
2009年11月18日星期三
Bakery Products Market in Europe (Biscuits, bread, pasta, pastry...)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND November 19, 2009 MaiMai News -- The "Bakery Products market in Western Europe" covering 16 countries, puts direct human consumption at Euros 98.4 billion in 2008, or 8.9% of the all food and drink market of Euros 1111 billion. This total bakery products market is forecast to grow at an average annual real 0.37% during the 2008 - 2011 period, compared to 0.51% for the total food and drink market.
More than 1080 companies are involved in this market across Europe, with the Top-10 companies supplying 23% of the market. Current major players are Barilla with a market share of 9.28%, followed by Kraft Foods (2.92%) and Finalrealm (1.82%). FFT's online database tracks and incorporates M&A activity on a continuous basis.
Eight product markets are covered - Flour, Bread products, Crispbread, Industrial pastry, Biscuits, Frozen pastry products, Fresh Pasta, Dry Pasta - in the 16 countries covered by the survey. Thus the report covers 128 country and product markets, with Barilla have a leading presence, being present in 62 markets.
Country Markets
The largest country market is Germany, with a 25% share of the total 2008 West European bakery products market, worth Euros 98.4 billion (for 20% of the total population), the 3 largest country markets, including Italy and France, make up 55% of the total bakery products market (for 51% of the total population) and the 5 largest country markets, including the U.K. and Spain, make up 74% of the West European market (for 77% of the total population).
The best 3 countries market performances based on annual real % growth (2003-2008) are Sweden (+2.4%), Spain (+2.1%) and Finland (+1.5%)
Product Markets
The largest product market is Bread Products with a 56% share of the total 2008 bakery products market, or Euros 55.4 billion.
The next largest product market, Biscuits, makes up 13% of the total market, or Euros 13 billion.
The three largest product markets, adding Industrial Pastry, make up 81% of the total market, or Euros 80 billion.
The best 3 product market performances based on annual real % growth (2003-2008) are Fresh Pasta (+2.9%), Frozen Pastry Products (+2.3%) and Crisp bread (+2%).
Foodservice
The total foodservice market is worth 15.4% or Euros 15.2 billion, and the retail market worth 84.6% with a Euros 83.2 billion.
Own Label
In the total market by value, distributors' own label products now make up 22.3%, with manufacturers' branded products making up 50.3% of the total market, the difference being made up by unbranded products and artisanal products (own made for own sale, e.g. by butchers).
Retail distributors' own label products continue to make inroads into manufacturers' branded products in many food and drink markets. Artisanal products (own-produced for own sale) and unbranded products (important in say fresh fruit and vegetable markets) make up the rest of distribution.
This 8 pages synopsis for free at Food for Thought Website
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=rspecial&page=specialReports
Bakery products market in Western Europe:
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=rspecial&page=specialReport&srid=8757
This synopsis on the web:
http://foodmarkets.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/bakery-products-market-in-europe-overview-november-2009/
About Food for Thought FFT
FFT is a Swiss, independent, international food and drink consultancy based in Geneva, Switzerland, in the heart of Europe. First launched in 1989 by Alan D. Deane and Michael R. Salmon, it has grown from small beginnings to encompass North America, Western and Eastern Europe today.
More than 1080 companies are involved in this market across Europe, with the Top-10 companies supplying 23% of the market. Current major players are Barilla with a market share of 9.28%, followed by Kraft Foods (2.92%) and Finalrealm (1.82%). FFT's online database tracks and incorporates M&A activity on a continuous basis.
Eight product markets are covered - Flour, Bread products, Crispbread, Industrial pastry, Biscuits, Frozen pastry products, Fresh Pasta, Dry Pasta - in the 16 countries covered by the survey. Thus the report covers 128 country and product markets, with Barilla have a leading presence, being present in 62 markets.
Country Markets
The largest country market is Germany, with a 25% share of the total 2008 West European bakery products market, worth Euros 98.4 billion (for 20% of the total population), the 3 largest country markets, including Italy and France, make up 55% of the total bakery products market (for 51% of the total population) and the 5 largest country markets, including the U.K. and Spain, make up 74% of the West European market (for 77% of the total population).
The best 3 countries market performances based on annual real % growth (2003-2008) are Sweden (+2.4%), Spain (+2.1%) and Finland (+1.5%)
Product Markets
The largest product market is Bread Products with a 56% share of the total 2008 bakery products market, or Euros 55.4 billion.
The next largest product market, Biscuits, makes up 13% of the total market, or Euros 13 billion.
The three largest product markets, adding Industrial Pastry, make up 81% of the total market, or Euros 80 billion.
The best 3 product market performances based on annual real % growth (2003-2008) are Fresh Pasta (+2.9%), Frozen Pastry Products (+2.3%) and Crisp bread (+2%).
Foodservice
The total foodservice market is worth 15.4% or Euros 15.2 billion, and the retail market worth 84.6% with a Euros 83.2 billion.
Own Label
In the total market by value, distributors' own label products now make up 22.3%, with manufacturers' branded products making up 50.3% of the total market, the difference being made up by unbranded products and artisanal products (own made for own sale, e.g. by butchers).
Retail distributors' own label products continue to make inroads into manufacturers' branded products in many food and drink markets. Artisanal products (own-produced for own sale) and unbranded products (important in say fresh fruit and vegetable markets) make up the rest of distribution.
This 8 pages synopsis for free at Food for Thought Website
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=rspecial&page=specialReports
Bakery products market in Western Europe:
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=rspecial&page=specialReport&srid=8757
This synopsis on the web:
http://foodmarkets.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/bakery-products-market-in-europe-overview-november-2009/
About Food for Thought FFT
FFT is a Swiss, independent, international food and drink consultancy based in Geneva, Switzerland, in the heart of Europe. First launched in 1989 by Alan D. Deane and Michael R. Salmon, it has grown from small beginnings to encompass North America, Western and Eastern Europe today.
2009年11月17日星期二
Joyent Secures Funding From Intel Capital
SAUSALITO, Calif., Nov. 17 // -- Joyent, Inc., a pioneer in cloud computing technology, today announced that it received an infusion of funding from Intel Capital. Joyent will use the funding to accelerate its product development, sales & marketing and for increased global expansion.
"Cloud computing technologies play a crucial role in allowing companies to scale their data center infrastructure to meet performance and TCO requirements," said Lisa Lambert, managing director of Intel Capital. "Joyent's approach to flexible and cost-effective cloud control and cloud development set it apart and provides measurable performance advantages versus the competition in this fast growing sector."
Industry analyst Gartner Group recently predicted that the market for cloud computing services will exceed $14 billion by 2014. Revenue growth in cloud computing topped 17% from 2008 to 2009.
"In architecting our solution, we took a unique approach," said Joyent CEO David Young. "Joyent has developed its own data center virtualization technology that creates a flexible multi-tenant cloud. As a result, Joyent's technology delivers more than 70 percent utilization, which is eight times more than industry averages, and produces unprecedented performance, security and savings. That's why we have been growing so strongly and have achieved profitability."
The value of Joyent's solutions is reflected in the industry-leading cost savings reported by its customers.
"By deploying our infrastructure on Joyent, Gilt Groupe spends less than one percent of revenue on its total infrastructure investment," said Mike Bryzek, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Gilt Groupe. "We know based on Gartner findings that this is more than 70 percent better than the average company."
Joyent's growth can also be attributed to its strong performance metrics and security. In benchmarks published earlier this year, Joyent demonstrated that MySQL runs three times faster and Wordpress handles 20 times more requests per second on Joyent than on Amazon's EC2. Joyent has also readily passed Fortune 500 InfoSec security reviews.
Commenting on the investment, David Young, CEO of Joyent stated, "Cloud computing is experiencing strong growth and market adoption. We are thrilled with Intel Capital's investment. It allows us to build on the success we have generated in the last five years."
About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$9.5 billion in over 1,050 companies in 47 countries. In that timeframe, 175 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 241 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2008, Intel Capital invested about US$1.59 billion in 169 investments with approximately 62 percent of funds (excluding Clearwire) invested outside North America. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.
About Joyent, Inc.
Joyent provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today. It starts with an enterprise class foundation of virtual appliances deployed in an ecosystem of the highest-grade networking, routing, load balancing and persistent storage. In addition, Joyent offers powerful software to manage your cloud (Cloud Control) and a dynamic software development platform that auto-scales. Joyent's unique architecture and custom OS distribution supports high performance virtualization that produces significant cost-savings, improved performance, data center utilization (70%) and security. Companies running on Joyent have reported saving more than 70% when compared with Gartner's industry averages. Joyent was founded in 2004 and supports thousands of customers worldwide including ABC Disney, CNN, The Gap, Facebook, LinkedIn and Yahoo. For more information, visit www.joyent.com.
SOURCE Joyent, Inc.
WebItDesigns Semi-Annual Report: Growth , Blog Market Updates, and Focus on Website Maintenance
PHOENIX, AZ November 18, 2009 MaiMai News -- WebItDesigns Semi-Annual Report: focusing on Blog Website Market and Acquiring Website Maintenance Accounts. In addition to spending extra effort to promote custom blog website solutions, Web It Designs, LLC, a Phoenix, Arizona based web design firm, has decided to focus on accruing maintenance clients.
Most of the time, website owners do not know how to make changes to their website on their own and feel like they are stuck with their current website development company. WebItDesigns is working on acquiring new clients who may be in this position. Many website owners are happy with their website, but they need to make updates and additions. WebItDesigns offers great website maintenance prices hourly or on a monthly maintenance program. Website maintenance is a general umbrella term that includes: adding/editing text, changing fonts, changing website colors, updating website content, moving/adding images, changing dates, etc. Basically, the term includes any updates that would be made to an existing website.
"Most website owners, businesses or personal sites, require minimal updates on an ongoing basis. That is why we offer very reasonable hourly rates for website maintenance. Most of the concerns we hear from our new maintenance clients can be handled in 2 hours or less. It's not as expensive or as time consuming as people think.", says John Roope, President of Web It Designs, LLC.
WebItDesigns has recently been hired by SoverLivingAZ.com (a sober living environment in Mesa, Arizona) to do a redesign of an existing site and extensive updates to the content of the site. The redesign was sought out by the owner of Sober Living of Arizona, LLC to remove wasted space on the website. The original site had a lot of extra space and needed to be tightened up. Moving the menu, resizing the header, moving the logo, rebuilding the footer section, making contact information easy to find, and cleaning up photo galleries were all covered in the redesign. Sober Living's new sober houses in Phoenix and Scottsdale are also being added to the site.
"The project was completed for Sober Living of Arizona in a few hours, which is much more affordable than a new website and will pay for itself in the long run. Visitors to the site will be much more likely to stay on the site and contact the Sober Living about their services with the new layout... it's much more visually appealing", said John Roope of WebItDesigns.com
Web It Designs has also been hired by JRMEnvironmental.com for general maintenance of their existing site, due to issues with their previous maintenance company. As with most companies, JRM was content with their website, there were just small changes and updates that they needed a web design firm to handle for them. "We hired WebItDesigns to perform our website maintenance because we had so many issues with our last web design firm. WebItDesigns.com has been very affordable and has maintained a quick response time for all of our issues.", said Nicole, Office Manager at JRM Environmental.
As business has increased, Web It Designs has begun to offer a variety of services for blog websites at very reasonable rates. Websites like WordPress.com, Blogger.com and BlogEngine.Net have offered free blog site products for years now, but WebITDesigns has found that there is a market for customization of these pre-packaged blog website solutions. Some users of these products are happy with the free, base products offered by these websites, but many want a more customized site.
"Blog websites have become so popular in recent years... we had to come up with a product that gave our customers an affordable option for a more customized blog website. Not everyone wants the basic blog product that looks like it's a template", said John Roope, Co-Owner of WebItDesigns.com
The semi-custom approach that WebItDesigns is taking is not a new concept, but they are trying to raise awareness that this is a viable option for all blog owners. "How many times have you gone to a company's blog and never once seen their logo?... I see it all the time and It makes no sense. If your blog is an extension of your business' website, you need to (at the very least) have your logos match. People need to know who runs the blog and where to go for more information", says John of many existing pre-packaged blog solutions.
Send traffic to your own domain, instead of Blogger and WordPress. The blogs solutions offered by these sites can easily be set up on your own domain. WebItDesigns can set up your personal blog website in minutes. All of these products offer customers a great way to update content on their own. These blog engine solutions have easy to use management consoles and offer many ways for people to update content, share stories, share company information, and more.
Most businesses can benifit from blog websites to accompany their existing websites. Businesses tend to build a website for their business, then just park it and never look at the site again. The key to a successful website is constant new content. New, Quality content on a consistent basis will keep search engines crawling your site and keep visitors coming back for more. The best (and easiest) way for non-technical website owners to generate new content on their own is to maintain and update a blog website that is tied in with their business. A blog generates new traffic and sparks interest in the subject, then the company logo is right there in the header for them to click on.
"Blogs are a great accompaniment to existing websites... they offer clients a forum for sharing ideas, coloborating, or just getting to know the human side of the business they are dealing with. ", said Ingrid Biswas, Co-Owner of WebItDesigns.
Creating a warm business-next-door feel for your visitors is key to successful return business. A blog will help capture visitors by making them feel like they have know your business forever. Visitors to website often get that "cold" feeling that comes when there is no human face to a business/website. People like to know who they are giving their business to and blogs help make that happen.
John points out, "People like to 'know' the business they are ordering good and services from... blogs help businesses connect on a more personal level with potential clients. As long as you keep in mind the negative reprocusions that can have while creating your posts... keep it professional and you'll be okay".
Branching out into blog websites should prove to be a great addition to the portfolio WebItDesigns has built. Web It Designs has been steadily growing and gaining clientele for the past few years.
Email WebItDesigns (websites(at)webitdesigns.com) for more details about the value of blog websites as your main website or as an additional part of your web presence.
About WebItDesigns.com
WebItDesigns is a Website Design Company. Specializing in Website Design, Website Marketing, and Search Engine Optimization.
Most of the time, website owners do not know how to make changes to their website on their own and feel like they are stuck with their current website development company. WebItDesigns is working on acquiring new clients who may be in this position. Many website owners are happy with their website, but they need to make updates and additions. WebItDesigns offers great website maintenance prices hourly or on a monthly maintenance program. Website maintenance is a general umbrella term that includes: adding/editing text, changing fonts, changing website colors, updating website content, moving/adding images, changing dates, etc. Basically, the term includes any updates that would be made to an existing website.
"Most website owners, businesses or personal sites, require minimal updates on an ongoing basis. That is why we offer very reasonable hourly rates for website maintenance. Most of the concerns we hear from our new maintenance clients can be handled in 2 hours or less. It's not as expensive or as time consuming as people think.", says John Roope, President of Web It Designs, LLC.
WebItDesigns has recently been hired by SoverLivingAZ.com (a sober living environment in Mesa, Arizona) to do a redesign of an existing site and extensive updates to the content of the site. The redesign was sought out by the owner of Sober Living of Arizona, LLC to remove wasted space on the website. The original site had a lot of extra space and needed to be tightened up. Moving the menu, resizing the header, moving the logo, rebuilding the footer section, making contact information easy to find, and cleaning up photo galleries were all covered in the redesign. Sober Living's new sober houses in Phoenix and Scottsdale are also being added to the site.
"The project was completed for Sober Living of Arizona in a few hours, which is much more affordable than a new website and will pay for itself in the long run. Visitors to the site will be much more likely to stay on the site and contact the Sober Living about their services with the new layout... it's much more visually appealing", said John Roope of WebItDesigns.com
Web It Designs has also been hired by JRMEnvironmental.com for general maintenance of their existing site, due to issues with their previous maintenance company. As with most companies, JRM was content with their website, there were just small changes and updates that they needed a web design firm to handle for them. "We hired WebItDesigns to perform our website maintenance because we had so many issues with our last web design firm. WebItDesigns.com has been very affordable and has maintained a quick response time for all of our issues.", said Nicole, Office Manager at JRM Environmental.
As business has increased, Web It Designs has begun to offer a variety of services for blog websites at very reasonable rates. Websites like WordPress.com, Blogger.com and BlogEngine.Net have offered free blog site products for years now, but WebITDesigns has found that there is a market for customization of these pre-packaged blog website solutions. Some users of these products are happy with the free, base products offered by these websites, but many want a more customized site.
"Blog websites have become so popular in recent years... we had to come up with a product that gave our customers an affordable option for a more customized blog website. Not everyone wants the basic blog product that looks like it's a template", said John Roope, Co-Owner of WebItDesigns.com
The semi-custom approach that WebItDesigns is taking is not a new concept, but they are trying to raise awareness that this is a viable option for all blog owners. "How many times have you gone to a company's blog and never once seen their logo?... I see it all the time and It makes no sense. If your blog is an extension of your business' website, you need to (at the very least) have your logos match. People need to know who runs the blog and where to go for more information", says John of many existing pre-packaged blog solutions.
Send traffic to your own domain, instead of Blogger and WordPress. The blogs solutions offered by these sites can easily be set up on your own domain. WebItDesigns can set up your personal blog website in minutes. All of these products offer customers a great way to update content on their own. These blog engine solutions have easy to use management consoles and offer many ways for people to update content, share stories, share company information, and more.
Most businesses can benifit from blog websites to accompany their existing websites. Businesses tend to build a website for their business, then just park it and never look at the site again. The key to a successful website is constant new content. New, Quality content on a consistent basis will keep search engines crawling your site and keep visitors coming back for more. The best (and easiest) way for non-technical website owners to generate new content on their own is to maintain and update a blog website that is tied in with their business. A blog generates new traffic and sparks interest in the subject, then the company logo is right there in the header for them to click on.
"Blogs are a great accompaniment to existing websites... they offer clients a forum for sharing ideas, coloborating, or just getting to know the human side of the business they are dealing with. ", said Ingrid Biswas, Co-Owner of WebItDesigns.
Creating a warm business-next-door feel for your visitors is key to successful return business. A blog will help capture visitors by making them feel like they have know your business forever. Visitors to website often get that "cold" feeling that comes when there is no human face to a business/website. People like to know who they are giving their business to and blogs help make that happen.
John points out, "People like to 'know' the business they are ordering good and services from... blogs help businesses connect on a more personal level with potential clients. As long as you keep in mind the negative reprocusions that can have while creating your posts... keep it professional and you'll be okay".
Branching out into blog websites should prove to be a great addition to the portfolio WebItDesigns has built. Web It Designs has been steadily growing and gaining clientele for the past few years.
Email WebItDesigns (websites(at)webitdesigns.com) for more details about the value of blog websites as your main website or as an additional part of your web presence.
About WebItDesigns.com
WebItDesigns is a Website Design Company. Specializing in Website Design, Website Marketing, and Search Engine Optimization.
Real Estate SEO Pros Invited to Present at Real Estate Webinar
MISSOULA, MT, November 14, 2009 MaiMai News -- The Virtual REBar Camp is an online gathering for the real estate community to come together to discuss the current trends in technology and marketing. There are different companies that will be presenting through out the day. One such company is Real Estate SEO Pros.
Real Estate SEO Pros Director of SEO Operations, Scott Gray, will be presenting at the Virtual REBar Camp. This presentation will cover how SEO work can assist with real estate websites being found on the first page of Google results. Scott�EUR s talk will be broken into onsite optimization and offsite optimization. Onsite optimization consists of adding title metags, creating an XML site map, and submitting the XML sitemap. Offsite optimization requires more time and continuous work. Other topics covered will the necessity to write articles, blogs, and post to social networks using chosen keywords. With 70% of searchers never making it past the first page of a Google search, real estate seo work can be very beneficial for any agent.
Some of the other professionals who will be presenting include Jim Cronin, Tom Ferry, Kendra Todd, and Beth Butler. Other topics that will be presented include Agent Daily Goal Tracker, Social Media Trends of 2010, The Real Estate Office of the Future, and Getting Started with WordPress for Real Estate to name a few. Keep up to date by following Real Estate Tomato on twitter.
For more information on Real Estate SEO, contact Real Estate SEO Pros or visit http://www.realestateseopros.com.
About Real Estate SEO Pros: Two partners, Jeremiah Thompson and Aaron Evans, started Real Estate SEO Pros. Jeremiah is a former real estate agent who has developed some very sophisticated internet marketing techniques specific to the real estate industry. Aaron comes from a web development and SEO background working for some very prominent web 100 corporations. There is a team of dedicated SEO experts and client account managers that are always trying to improve your websites rankings and bring you more qualified traffic.
Real Estate SEO Pros Director of SEO Operations, Scott Gray, will be presenting at the Virtual REBar Camp. This presentation will cover how SEO work can assist with real estate websites being found on the first page of Google results. Scott�EUR s talk will be broken into onsite optimization and offsite optimization. Onsite optimization consists of adding title metags, creating an XML site map, and submitting the XML sitemap. Offsite optimization requires more time and continuous work. Other topics covered will the necessity to write articles, blogs, and post to social networks using chosen keywords. With 70% of searchers never making it past the first page of a Google search, real estate seo work can be very beneficial for any agent.
Some of the other professionals who will be presenting include Jim Cronin, Tom Ferry, Kendra Todd, and Beth Butler. Other topics that will be presented include Agent Daily Goal Tracker, Social Media Trends of 2010, The Real Estate Office of the Future, and Getting Started with WordPress for Real Estate to name a few. Keep up to date by following Real Estate Tomato on twitter.
For more information on Real Estate SEO, contact Real Estate SEO Pros or visit http://www.realestateseopros.com.
About Real Estate SEO Pros: Two partners, Jeremiah Thompson and Aaron Evans, started Real Estate SEO Pros. Jeremiah is a former real estate agent who has developed some very sophisticated internet marketing techniques specific to the real estate industry. Aaron comes from a web development and SEO background working for some very prominent web 100 corporations. There is a team of dedicated SEO experts and client account managers that are always trying to improve your websites rankings and bring you more qualified traffic.
2009年11月16日星期一
From Montreux Music Competition to Los Angeles Debut, a Star is Born... in Azerbaijan
BEL AIR, CA, November 14, 2009 MaiMai News -- Brilliant young Azerbaijani jazz pianist Isfar Sarabski, this year's winner of the famed piano competition at the 43rd Montreux International Jazz Festival, was presented to the U.S. for the first time with 2 performances in the last week of October, sponsored by the Azerbaijani Consulate in Los Angeles. His next stops are Switzerland and Belgium, and then back to school in Azerbaijan.
Barely 20, the young pianist won at Montreux for a piece of his own composition, "Novruz" ("New Year's Day"). Beyond mere talent, Isfar displays a musical and emotional depth which belies his youth. Sarabski's influences are Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Oscar Peterson and especially Vagif Mustafazadeh, the mythical Azerbaijani jazz pioneer who fused jazz with the highly-evolved, emotion-based, improvisational yet traditional Azeri musical forms and modes called mugam, a complex, spiritual form of conscious art which developed and survived in the Caucasus for around 3,000 years.
Isfar's U.S. debut performance, a private event, was held at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, Etc. "The Best Supper Club in LA" known for perfect acoustics and world-class sound. Invited guests included top music industry and Los Angeles luminaries, diplomats, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, senior advisor Michael Yamaki, opera singer Demetra George and many others. Vibrato GM Hoss Zargaran directed the event skillfully, with the State Department's Secret Service men providing additional security for the numerous VIPs.
After a powerful, eloquent solo performance, Isfar was joined by jazz veteran bassist Pat Senatore and drummer Erik Klass for a trio set of jazz classics, including Isfar's outstanding reworking of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." Sarabski's first U.S. performance received a roaring, standing ovation.
The next day renowned music critic Don Heckman, among the music industry insiders in the audience, wrote of Isfar's debut at Vibrato: "Isfar Sarabski. Remember the name. No, it doesn't flow as freely across the lips as, say, Herbie Hancock or Keith Jarrett. But you're going to be hearing it, nonetheless."... Don Heckman, International Review of Music
Isfar's second performance, a public concert supported by the Consulate of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, was held at the 300-seat Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Isfar's Hollywood concert was presented as part of the ongoing, critically-acclaimed Angel City Jazz Festival. The audience included consuls-general and consulate members from several different countries, chiefs of protocol including the LA mayor's office, members of the Georgian, Azeri and Turkish communities, international and local musicians, artists, poets, and Los Angeles jazz lovers.
Sarabski again performed the first half of the concert solo, with several of his own rich, poetic compositions (some in the audience had tears flowing during his third number), and a formidable rendition of Michel Camilo's "Caribbean." Isfar was joined by musicians Greg Swiller on bass & bass guitar and Erik Klass on drums for the second half, which included Sarabski's original arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" that drew a standing ovation.
During both L.A. performances, Isfar's strong classical backbone, discernible in his harmonics, passion, complexity, lyricism and astonishing technique, was judiciously mingled with the soulful strains of ancient Azeri modes and melodies and brilliantly punctuated with deep drifts of rich, emotionally powerful improvisations... and with great, monstrous, timing which he can masterfully shift into complex Afro-Latin rhythms at will. Isfar Sarabski, whose great-grandfather was famous Azerbaijani opera singer Huseyngulu Sarabski, is also modest, humble, and genuine... rare for such a prodigiously talented young man on the world stage.
In addition to winning at Montreux, Isfar Sarabski, born November 2, 1989, has also performed at the Baku Caspian Jazz and Blues Festival several times, the "Silda Jazz" International Jazz Festival in Norway as well as the International Jazz Festival in Russia, all before reaching the ripe old age of 20. Isfar hopes to return in 2010 to perform in the U.S. again.
Appendix:
The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the biggest and most prestigious jazz events in Europe. It is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva and attracts an audience of more than 200,000 people. This year about 1,000 musicians took part in the renowned competition, which lasted 2 weeks. Isfar Sarabski won the top audience award (Public Prize), and also won first place from the judges at Montreux (shared with Georgian Beka Gochiashvili) on July 18, 2009. http://www.montreuxjazz.com
Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, Etc. "The Best Supper Club in LA" has a different top-notch musical act every night. Legendary musician and producer Herb Alpert was especially concerned that the acoustics are beautiful, so Vibrato is a glorious space with world-class sound, awarded Best of L.A. for "Best Live Music in a Restaurant" (2009, Los Angeles Magazine). Herb Alpert's ear for musical quality is among the many talents that helped him win 8 Grammy awards, sell over 75 million records to date, and produce countless musical stars in the last five decades. http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/buzz/isfar-sarabski.htm facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FBVibrato
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country balanced between Western Asia and Eastern Europe, bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Iran to the south, Georgia to the northwest and Armenia to the west. Azerbaijan was the first successfully established democratic and secular parliamentary republic in the Muslim world. In 1918 Azerbaijan became the first Muslim nation to grant its citizens equal rights regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation, as well as grant women and men equal voting rights, ahead of the United States and the U.K. Azerbaijan re-established its independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the former Soviet Union that dominated the whole region for 71 years. The capital city, Baku, a major port on the Caspian Sea, supplied half the world's oil by the turn of the 19th century. Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations with 158 countries so far and holds membership in 38 international organizations including the United Nations and the Council of Europe. In 2006 Azerbaijan was elected to membership in the newly established Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly. Azerbaijan is an active member of NATO's "Partnership for Peace" program, is contributing to peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, and maintains good relations with the European Union. The deep-rooted tradition of music is one of the most characteristic cultural features of Azerbaijan. The first opera in the Muslim world -- an adaptation of the East's epic love story "Leyli and Mejnun" -- was written and performed in Azerbaijan in 1908. In 2003, UNESCO proclaimed Azerbaijan's "mugam" musical tradition a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. http://www.unesco.org
Don Heckman also wrote, regarding Sarabski's private debut performance at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz Etc..., "...his playing ranged freely from hard swing to pensive lyricism, while incorporating some of the intriguing rhythms and melodic phrases of his native land into his music." "...Sarabski clearly had the skill to execute anything that occurred to his adventurous improvisational mind. Romping through bebop tunes, his mastery of the genre's classic vocabulary was thorough. Slower tunes were enhanced by fine-tuned harmonic originality that brought new shades of color to every line." "...a pianist with the ability, the imagination and the desire to add a potentially new and fascinating perspective to the 21st century jazz world." - Don Heckman, International Review of Music. http://irom.wordpress.com
Barely 20, the young pianist won at Montreux for a piece of his own composition, "Novruz" ("New Year's Day"). Beyond mere talent, Isfar displays a musical and emotional depth which belies his youth. Sarabski's influences are Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Bill Evans, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Oscar Peterson and especially Vagif Mustafazadeh, the mythical Azerbaijani jazz pioneer who fused jazz with the highly-evolved, emotion-based, improvisational yet traditional Azeri musical forms and modes called mugam, a complex, spiritual form of conscious art which developed and survived in the Caucasus for around 3,000 years.
Isfar's U.S. debut performance, a private event, was held at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, Etc. "The Best Supper Club in LA" known for perfect acoustics and world-class sound. Invited guests included top music industry and Los Angeles luminaries, diplomats, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, senior advisor Michael Yamaki, opera singer Demetra George and many others. Vibrato GM Hoss Zargaran directed the event skillfully, with the State Department's Secret Service men providing additional security for the numerous VIPs.
After a powerful, eloquent solo performance, Isfar was joined by jazz veteran bassist Pat Senatore and drummer Erik Klass for a trio set of jazz classics, including Isfar's outstanding reworking of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." Sarabski's first U.S. performance received a roaring, standing ovation.
The next day renowned music critic Don Heckman, among the music industry insiders in the audience, wrote of Isfar's debut at Vibrato: "Isfar Sarabski. Remember the name. No, it doesn't flow as freely across the lips as, say, Herbie Hancock or Keith Jarrett. But you're going to be hearing it, nonetheless."... Don Heckman, International Review of Music
Isfar's second performance, a public concert supported by the Consulate of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, was held at the 300-seat Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Isfar's Hollywood concert was presented as part of the ongoing, critically-acclaimed Angel City Jazz Festival. The audience included consuls-general and consulate members from several different countries, chiefs of protocol including the LA mayor's office, members of the Georgian, Azeri and Turkish communities, international and local musicians, artists, poets, and Los Angeles jazz lovers.
Sarabski again performed the first half of the concert solo, with several of his own rich, poetic compositions (some in the audience had tears flowing during his third number), and a formidable rendition of Michel Camilo's "Caribbean." Isfar was joined by musicians Greg Swiller on bass & bass guitar and Erik Klass on drums for the second half, which included Sarabski's original arrangement of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" that drew a standing ovation.
During both L.A. performances, Isfar's strong classical backbone, discernible in his harmonics, passion, complexity, lyricism and astonishing technique, was judiciously mingled with the soulful strains of ancient Azeri modes and melodies and brilliantly punctuated with deep drifts of rich, emotionally powerful improvisations... and with great, monstrous, timing which he can masterfully shift into complex Afro-Latin rhythms at will. Isfar Sarabski, whose great-grandfather was famous Azerbaijani opera singer Huseyngulu Sarabski, is also modest, humble, and genuine... rare for such a prodigiously talented young man on the world stage.
In addition to winning at Montreux, Isfar Sarabski, born November 2, 1989, has also performed at the Baku Caspian Jazz and Blues Festival several times, the "Silda Jazz" International Jazz Festival in Norway as well as the International Jazz Festival in Russia, all before reaching the ripe old age of 20. Isfar hopes to return in 2010 to perform in the U.S. again.
Appendix:
The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the biggest and most prestigious jazz events in Europe. It is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva and attracts an audience of more than 200,000 people. This year about 1,000 musicians took part in the renowned competition, which lasted 2 weeks. Isfar Sarabski won the top audience award (Public Prize), and also won first place from the judges at Montreux (shared with Georgian Beka Gochiashvili) on July 18, 2009. http://www.montreuxjazz.com
Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, Jazz, Etc. "The Best Supper Club in LA" has a different top-notch musical act every night. Legendary musician and producer Herb Alpert was especially concerned that the acoustics are beautiful, so Vibrato is a glorious space with world-class sound, awarded Best of L.A. for "Best Live Music in a Restaurant" (2009, Los Angeles Magazine). Herb Alpert's ear for musical quality is among the many talents that helped him win 8 Grammy awards, sell over 75 million records to date, and produce countless musical stars in the last five decades. http://www.vibratogrilljazz.com/buzz/isfar-sarabski.htm facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FBVibrato
The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country balanced between Western Asia and Eastern Europe, bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia and the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north, Iran to the south, Georgia to the northwest and Armenia to the west. Azerbaijan was the first successfully established democratic and secular parliamentary republic in the Muslim world. In 1918 Azerbaijan became the first Muslim nation to grant its citizens equal rights regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation, as well as grant women and men equal voting rights, ahead of the United States and the U.K. Azerbaijan re-established its independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the former Soviet Union that dominated the whole region for 71 years. The capital city, Baku, a major port on the Caspian Sea, supplied half the world's oil by the turn of the 19th century. Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations with 158 countries so far and holds membership in 38 international organizations including the United Nations and the Council of Europe. In 2006 Azerbaijan was elected to membership in the newly established Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly. Azerbaijan is an active member of NATO's "Partnership for Peace" program, is contributing to peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, and maintains good relations with the European Union. The deep-rooted tradition of music is one of the most characteristic cultural features of Azerbaijan. The first opera in the Muslim world -- an adaptation of the East's epic love story "Leyli and Mejnun" -- was written and performed in Azerbaijan in 1908. In 2003, UNESCO proclaimed Azerbaijan's "mugam" musical tradition a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. http://www.unesco.org
Don Heckman also wrote, regarding Sarabski's private debut performance at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz Etc..., "...his playing ranged freely from hard swing to pensive lyricism, while incorporating some of the intriguing rhythms and melodic phrases of his native land into his music." "...Sarabski clearly had the skill to execute anything that occurred to his adventurous improvisational mind. Romping through bebop tunes, his mastery of the genre's classic vocabulary was thorough. Slower tunes were enhanced by fine-tuned harmonic originality that brought new shades of color to every line." "...a pianist with the ability, the imagination and the desire to add a potentially new and fascinating perspective to the 21st century jazz world." - Don Heckman, International Review of Music. http://irom.wordpress.com
2009年11月15日星期日
Susie's Big Adventure Talks About Honor Killings
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 13 // -- Honor killings are barbaric and archaic yet they continue to happen with frightening frequency all over the world. The reasons for committing these murders are as feeble as they come. You can read about this subject on the latest post of Susie's Big Adventure. http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2009/11/where-is-honor.html
While you're at it, take a look at Susie's other blog, Jeddah Daily Photo Journal, which offers a peek into life in Saudi Arabia, serving up a new photo every day from the Kingdom ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary. http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/
SOURCE Susie's Big Adventure
Brightcove 4 Online Video Platform Unveiled. Maximizes Quality, Reach and Business Impact of Online Video across Desktops and Devices Introduces Express Edition Starting at 99 Dollars per Month
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 16 // -- Brightcove Inc. today announced the general availability of Brightcove 4, a major new release of the industry-leading online video platform with enhancements that empower customers to maximize the quality, reach and business impact of online video across desktops and devices. Brightcove 4 introduces a host of new features, including support for native iPhone(TM) video application development, expanded live streaming capabilities, advanced analytics, and new resources for video distribution, monetization and custom online video applications.
Brightcove today also introduced the new Brightcove Express edition to bring the power and flexibility of the leading online video platform within reach for all website projects, no matter how large or small. Brightcove Express is priced starting at 99 dollars per month with no annual contract.
"As video becomes pervasive on the Web, publishers face increasingly complex and demanding requirements that often span multiple use-cases and devices," said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer. "Brightcove 4 provides a powerful and extensible suite of new services that make it easy for customers to execute three-screen strategies and generate additional value from online video through new distribution and monetization opportunities. And with Brightcove Express, the Brightcove 4 platform is accessible for any size organization and projects of any scope."
Brightcove 4 builds on the success of the most comprehensive and widely-used online video platform in the market with wide-ranging innovations and enhancements.
Deliver high-quality video experiences across desktops and devices - Brightcove 4 introduces new capabilities that make it easier than ever to execute high-quality, three-screen strategies:
- Custom cloud encoding offers fine-grained control over state-of-the-art encoding technology, with higher quality default encoding, more formats, and more renditions to ensure optimal quality on every connection and device.
- Secure multi-bitrate streaming protects content while delivering smooth adaptive streaming over any connection.
- Universal Delivery Service (UDS) enables the delivery of content over the most appropriate protocol for the viewer, whether it is via PC, mobile device, connected television or set-top box.
- Brightcove Player and Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone expands the delivery options available to website publishers to include iPhone applications and mobile video websites.
Maximize the business value of online video - Brightcove 4 addresses new use-cases and advanced requirements with a host of new features to help businesses and organizations generate additional value from their online video initiatives:
- Advanced monetization capabilities offer more control and efficiency in ad operations, access to new advertising networks and servers from Google, Yahoo, FreeWheel and the OpenX ad technology platform, as well as support for Video Ad Serving Template (VAST), the new industry standard enabling publishers to work with multiple ad servers and networks.
- Enhanced analytics provide in-depth insight into viewer engagement and the overall value of an organization's video content by highlighting the most effective and ineffective initiatives.
- Social sharing accelerates the flow of video through social networks and services, including Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter.
- Support for live streaming, including the ability to mix and match live and video on-demand programming within the same Brightcove players, brings the compelling immediacy of ad-supported live content within reach for publishers and projects of all sizes and scope.
- Media sharing helps publishers share videos across divisions, affiliates, and with other partners with a single click, enabling them to generate more value from their content through re-use and re-distribution.
Harness the power of cloud-based services to extend online video - Brightcove 4 includes a wide array of new cloud services, SDKs, and extensibility options that provide publishers with an advanced starting point that can adapt and scale to the requirements of the most sophisticated video project:
- Enhanced Media Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) allow developers to build deep, real-time integrations within their Web applications to drive search engine optimization and support robust workflow adaptations that lower the cost of video publishing.
- New Player APIs support the development of highly customized user experiences, advanced monetization, analytics tracking, and synchronized content placement.
- Brightcove Experience Markup Language (BEML) component skinning makes it easier to create fully branded player controls and in-player design elements without requiring Flash programming.
- iPhone SDK for Objective C programmers introduces pre-built components for playback, social sharing, content discovery, and hooks into the Brightcove Media API services.
- Ad Rules API and SDK offers more control and efficiency in ad operations to enable the easy development of sophisticated ad policies, new business logic and custom ad player integrations.
Available for any online video project, no matter how large or small - Brightcove 4's new capabilities and pricing brings the leading online video platform within reach for every professional website project or organization:
- Brightcove Express is a new edition that packs in all the essentials required to jumpstart new online video projects for as little as 99 dollars per month and with no annual contract.
- Easy integration with advertising networks makes it possible to deliver ad-supported video content at low cost.
- Google Analytics integration provides organizations with easy access to the most popular free Web analytics package, making it possible to get a unified view of all content interactions at an extremely low cost.
- Content Management System (CMS) integrations with popular entry-level and open source CMS solutions such as WordPress, TypePad, Drupal, Joomla and Ektron, enable websites of all sizes to easily integrate professional video into their existing Web publishing workflow.
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"As the number one nonfiction media company in the world, Discovery is dedicated to providing curious consumers with the highest-quality content experience across all platforms," said Jamey Jeff, vice president, interactive technology, Discovery Communications. "Brightcove has been a strong video technology partner and we look forward to extending our success with Brightcove 4 and new support for mobile delivery, advanced analytics and monetization."
"Brightcove's continued innovation and enhancements to its platform validate our belief that the company is truly the best partner to support our growing online video initiatives," said Raymond Ostor, director of digital media products at Canoe.ca. "We look forward to taking advantage of the host of new features in Brightcove 4, particularly as we continue to expand our live streaming offerings at Canoe.TV."
"At Channel 4, we are always looking for opportunities to enhance the quality and reach of our online video content", said Bob Harris, chief technology officer, Future Media & Technology, Channel 4. "With Brightcove 4, we have a powerful array of new features at our disposal to achieve these objectives, and provide the potential to extend our online video content to new platforms."
"It is critical that we are able provide the highest quality online video experience possible given the nature and popularity of the action sports programming that we offer," said Patrick Perez, director of new media at FUEL TV. "With Brightcove, we're able to showcase our dynamic, advertising-supported video content in a way that is both user-friendly and engaging, while also extending the life of our video content through easy distribution to third party sites and blogs. The new features in Brightcove 4 will enable us to provide even more ways for our fans to engage with and share our growing library of action sports and lifestyle video content."
"Video programming continues to be a key component to increasing user engagement and advertising opportunities across our websites," said Todd Anderman, senior vice president, digital media at Hachette-Filipacchi Media U.S. "We are excited to extend these initiatives with the Brightcove platform."
"SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable television networks in the country, and we are working hard to grow our online video capabilities," said Joe Tripp, director of Interactive Operations at SPEED. "Brightcove enables us to streamline our workflow and publish and distribute compelling highlights and exclusive short-form video content from our all-digital network to our loyal online fan base in blazing speed. We will continue to expand our online video initiatives in the future through the new and enhanced features now available in Brightcove 4 to provide an even more engaging, dynamic video experience for our users."
"Video enables us to provide visitors to our website with a detailed view of the vehicle they are interested in," said Tim Scoutelas, Internet manager at WolfChase Toyota dealership in Memphis, TN. "With the Brightcove platform, we're able to separate ourselves from the competition by creating a more personalized, interactive online experience and through engaging video marketing campaigns. Since rolling out Brightcove Express edition, we have seen a 130 percent increase in video views, a 70 percent increase in traffic, and have nearly doubled the amount of time that visitors are spending on our site."
Pricing and Availability
The Brightcove 4 platform is offered in three different pricing and packaging options - Express, Pro and Enterprise - to meet the online video publishing and distribution needs of any size organization or business strategy. For existing customers, Brightcove 4 is available as a free upgrade. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com.
About Brightcove
Brightcove is a cloud-based online video platform. Media companies, businesses and organizations worldwide use Brightcove to publish and distribute video on the Web. Founded in 2004, Brightcove has offices across North America, Europe and Asia and customers in 28 countries. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com.
SOURCE Brightcove Inc.
2009年11月11日星期三
Renowned Texas Martial Arts Academy Joins National Domestic Abuse And Violence Non-Profit!
SAN ANTONIO, TX, November 12, 2009 MaiMai News -- Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center in San Antonio, Texas JOINS Gurlfytrz, a non-profit organization that helps women in distress and those facing domestic violence.
Grandmaster Larry Lockhart, Sr., a Martial Arts Champion and Legend, has teamed up with Marcia Mason as Gurlfytrz' Texas State Director. Empowering women with awareness, workable solutions and self-confidence, Gurlfytrz is launching a nationwide campaign to promote women's safety, self-defense and self-confidence through education via Martial Arts and Personal Development.
"I am very excited that Grandmaster Larry Lockhart, Sr. has joined Gurlfytrz as our "New Texas State Director" in our fight against Domestic Violence in Texas", Marcia Mason says. "Our organization, a women's self-defense and empowerment program headquartered in Coalville, Utah has joined forces with Grandmaster Lockhart to send the message, in support of National Domestic Violence Month, that "Enough Is Enough" throughout Texas and from coast to coast. Our program offers sensible tips on personal safety, recognizing potentially dangerous situations and reacting sensibly to signs of trouble before it's too late", Marcia Mason states.
In his 30+ years of experience, Grandmaster Lockhart, Sr. has been an avid advocate of children's and women's safety providing modern self-defense, confidence and awareness seminars to ensure local families' safety. Over the years, Dr. Lockhart has visited numerous elementary and middle schools to get his "Be Safe" message to the public in providing modern self-defense and self-awareness seminars for students and teachers.
"I am excited to partner with Gurlfytrz to help further a cause that I have been passionate about for years. It is critical that women and children are aware and learn how to respond correctly to the potential dangers that lurk inside and outside of their homes", Grandmaster Lockhart states.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about Gurlfyrtz and Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center is encouraged to contact Dr. Lockhart, Sr. through his web site at http://www.familypdc.com/.
http://thetraveller001.wordpress.com/
About Martial Arts P.D.C.
Karate Plus Martial Arts P.D.C. has specifically developed a mixed martial arts program of family fun, fitness and self defense. Whether you are a beginner or a Black Belt and your interest is in physical fitness, mental conditioning, self defense or sport competition, you will find that our karate programs provide the opportunity for unlimited personal growth and achievement for you and your family. This is the reason so many active students have made us their choice for getting more kick out of life. We are Creating Leaders In Our Community and our students are on a quest to be their best! You may call us to book your introductory lessons at 210-675-0838 or book your lesson online at http://www.familypdc.com/
Grandmaster Larry Lockhart, Sr., a Martial Arts Champion and Legend, has teamed up with Marcia Mason as Gurlfytrz' Texas State Director. Empowering women with awareness, workable solutions and self-confidence, Gurlfytrz is launching a nationwide campaign to promote women's safety, self-defense and self-confidence through education via Martial Arts and Personal Development.
"I am very excited that Grandmaster Larry Lockhart, Sr. has joined Gurlfytrz as our "New Texas State Director" in our fight against Domestic Violence in Texas", Marcia Mason says. "Our organization, a women's self-defense and empowerment program headquartered in Coalville, Utah has joined forces with Grandmaster Lockhart to send the message, in support of National Domestic Violence Month, that "Enough Is Enough" throughout Texas and from coast to coast. Our program offers sensible tips on personal safety, recognizing potentially dangerous situations and reacting sensibly to signs of trouble before it's too late", Marcia Mason states.
In his 30+ years of experience, Grandmaster Lockhart, Sr. has been an avid advocate of children's and women's safety providing modern self-defense, confidence and awareness seminars to ensure local families' safety. Over the years, Dr. Lockhart has visited numerous elementary and middle schools to get his "Be Safe" message to the public in providing modern self-defense and self-awareness seminars for students and teachers.
"I am excited to partner with Gurlfytrz to help further a cause that I have been passionate about for years. It is critical that women and children are aware and learn how to respond correctly to the potential dangers that lurk inside and outside of their homes", Grandmaster Lockhart states.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about Gurlfyrtz and Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center is encouraged to contact Dr. Lockhart, Sr. through his web site at http://www.familypdc.com/.
http://thetraveller001.wordpress.com/
About Martial Arts P.D.C.
Karate Plus Martial Arts P.D.C. has specifically developed a mixed martial arts program of family fun, fitness and self defense. Whether you are a beginner or a Black Belt and your interest is in physical fitness, mental conditioning, self defense or sport competition, you will find that our karate programs provide the opportunity for unlimited personal growth and achievement for you and your family. This is the reason so many active students have made us their choice for getting more kick out of life. We are Creating Leaders In Our Community and our students are on a quest to be their best! You may call us to book your introductory lessons at 210-675-0838 or book your lesson online at http://www.familypdc.com/
2009年11月10日星期二
Brata Web Media helps wine enthusiast create wine blog
OTTAWA, ON, CANADA, November 11, 2009 MaiMai News -- Brata Web Media Inc, a provider of web design headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada and New York, NY, USA, has recently launched a new website for their most recent client, Drink Wine with Me.
Drinkwinewithme.com is a blog for a wine enthusiast and lover of food, wine and cheese. Brata Web Media was retained the create a platform that would allow DrinkWineWithMe author to post regular updates of her wine adventures as well as upload photos of the wines she tasted and writes about.
To accomplish these requirements, Brata Web Media recommended the installation of the well-known blogging platform WordPress. Once this was accomplished, the designers went to work to create a look and feel that would fit the style and topic of our client. A soft color palette was used to create a soothing effect, as well as burgundy for accents which inspire our client to write about the red wines she loves the most.
To complete the personal style of the web site, Brata Web Media sifted through many photos our client has taken of her visits to different vineyards and chose an appropriate image to be used as the header of the web site. This completed the unique style of the site and reflected the personal touch of having the clients photos appear on her own site.
Brata Web Media is proud to help launch another web site that the client can be proud of and share with her friends as well as the general internet public.
You can visit Drink Wine With Me at http://www.drinkwinewithme.com and enjoy the articles published by this wine enthusiast.
About Brata Web Media Inc
Brata Web Media Inc specializes in create unique eye catching web designs for personal and business use. For further info visit us at http://www.bratawebmedia.com
Drinkwinewithme.com is a blog for a wine enthusiast and lover of food, wine and cheese. Brata Web Media was retained the create a platform that would allow DrinkWineWithMe author to post regular updates of her wine adventures as well as upload photos of the wines she tasted and writes about.
To accomplish these requirements, Brata Web Media recommended the installation of the well-known blogging platform WordPress. Once this was accomplished, the designers went to work to create a look and feel that would fit the style and topic of our client. A soft color palette was used to create a soothing effect, as well as burgundy for accents which inspire our client to write about the red wines she loves the most.
To complete the personal style of the web site, Brata Web Media sifted through many photos our client has taken of her visits to different vineyards and chose an appropriate image to be used as the header of the web site. This completed the unique style of the site and reflected the personal touch of having the clients photos appear on her own site.
Brata Web Media is proud to help launch another web site that the client can be proud of and share with her friends as well as the general internet public.
You can visit Drink Wine With Me at http://www.drinkwinewithme.com and enjoy the articles published by this wine enthusiast.
About Brata Web Media Inc
Brata Web Media Inc specializes in create unique eye catching web designs for personal and business use. For further info visit us at http://www.bratawebmedia.com
Artisteer Announces Support for Google's Blogger(TM). Automated Web Design Software Allows Bloggers to Create Blogger(TM) Templates in Minutes
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10 // -- Extensoft today announced a new 2.3 version of its automated web design product, Artisteer, now with support for Google's Blogger(TM). Artisteer enables non-technical users to create great looking web designs in minutes. Thousands of web design professionals already use Artisteer for quick web design drafting, idea generation and small to medium design projects. The new version now enables everyday bloggers to take advantage of the automated web design technology without HTML knowledge or CSS coding experience, while producing professional looking blog designs.
Leonid Evstafiev, product manager for Artisteer said in a recent interview: "With the newly added Blogger support we aim at helping writers take complete control of their blog system, including all aspects of blog design. This eliminates the technical challenges of creating professional web designs, while extending Blogger's design features."
Artisteer 2.3 also finalizes the recently introduced support for the DotNetNuke(TM), bringing the power of automated web design to this popular Microsoft ASP.NET based content management system.
Artisteer simplifies tasks such as designing the menu layout, changing colors, text, header image, backgrounds, and buttons, which can all be configured with a few clicks. Prior to Artisteer's introduction, tasks such as these have taken hours, often requiring a high level of experience and tedious work modifying HTML and CSS code. Artisteer simplifies this process by cutting the time required in creating a web design from hours to minutes. Artisteer's easy to use interface utilizes the Microsoft ribbon interface most notably used in its popular Office 2007 suite.
Artisteer created templates are standards based and WC3 XHTML compliant, solving compatibility issues with all major browsers while offering compatibility for most plug-ins and modules.
Artisteer 2.3 comes in two versions, Home and Standard edition, with a starting price of $49.95. The Home version of Artisteer supports creating web designs for Blogger(TM), WordPress and HTML publishing. The Standard edition of Artisteer adds export support for Joomla, Drupal, DotNetNuke, ASP.NET and CodeCharge Studio. Artisteer runs on Windows XP/Vista/7 and a Beta version is available for Mac OS X. A free trial is available for both editions at http://www.artisteer.com .
About Extensoft:
Extensoft is a unique consumer software company with the goal of bringing creativity and productivity to computer users worldwide. Extensoft is located in Seattle, Washington and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2009年11月9日星期一
Military Benefit Association Launches "Lift the Spirits" Campaign for Troops
CHANTILLY, VA, November 10, 2009 MaiMai News -- Do you want to lift the spirits of your friend or loved one who is deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan? Tell us what you have in mind and we'll make your idea a reality for your servicemember. One winner will be chosen every month. Join our facebook fan page, http://facebook.com/MilitaryBenefit and post your suggestion on our wall for others to see-THEN post it to http://www.mbaevent.org to officially enter! You may enter as many times as you'd like with different ideas.
We will notify the winner of the month before the end of the following month. We will carry out the lucky winner's idea and post it on our blogs: militarybenefitassociation.ning.com, militarybenefitassociation.wordpress.com and militarybenefitassociation.blogspot.com as well as our Facebook fan page.
Next announcement: December 1.
About MBA
Military Benefit Association (MBA) is a non-profit organization of active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel, military retirees and veterans, federal civilian employees and their spouses. We offer members an attractive package of group life insurance and other benefits. Established in 1956, MBA is one of the oldest and largest associations of its kind.
We will notify the winner of the month before the end of the following month. We will carry out the lucky winner's idea and post it on our blogs: militarybenefitassociation.ning.com, militarybenefitassociation.wordpress.com and militarybenefitassociation.blogspot.com as well as our Facebook fan page.
Next announcement: December 1.
About MBA
Military Benefit Association (MBA) is a non-profit organization of active duty, National Guard and Reserve military personnel, military retirees and veterans, federal civilian employees and their spouses. We offer members an attractive package of group life insurance and other benefits. Established in 1956, MBA is one of the oldest and largest associations of its kind.
2009年11月8日星期日
Local Martial Arts Academy WINS Nickelodeon's 2009 Parentsconnect Parents' Picks Award For "Best Martial Arts Class"!
SAN ANTONIO, TX, November 07, 2009 MaiMai News -- Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center in San Antonio, Texas WINS 2009 Nickelodeon's Parentsconnect Parents' Picks Award for "Best Martial Arts Class".
Votes are in for Nickelodeon's Second Annual Parents' Pick Awards in 2009. ParentsConnect is an online resource for parents with children of all ages that offer unique features focused on the individual parents' needs.
The awards identify winners in 52 major U.S. cities with categories ranging from "Best Museum for families; Best Toy Store; Best Playground/Park" and more. "The Parents' Pick Awards are a quick way for parents to find the best local option for their children in a variety of activities and venues" said Dr. Larry M. Lockhart, Sr., owner of Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center. "Martial Arts Personal Development Center has provided family oriented Martial Arts Instruction and Self-Defense classes for children and adults alike for many years. We are truly honored to be recognized by our local communities in this awards program."
All nominated businesses were chosen based on recommendations from ParentsConnect.com's local city editors that live and work in the cities they cover, along with recommendations from ParentsConnect users. Users' votes from May 5 - July 15, 2009, determined the winners in each category. To view the businesses selected as Nickelodeon's Parents' Pick Award winners, visit http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/best-local-places or http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/san-antonio-tx-usa/best-san-antonio-martial-arts-class.
PARENTSCONNECT BACKGROUND: Featuring the tagline "We're not perfect, we're parents," Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect is the online resource providing parenting advice and community, celebrating the reality of parenthood and making parents' lives easier. Geared towards parents with kids of all ages, from babies to teens, the site offers unique features like personalized profiles that help parents connect with each other; advice from top-tier parenting experts; a digital multi-media scrapbook; seasonal crafts, recipes and activities; a weekly meal-planner; a weekly newsletter focusing on the behavior and development of your child; and guest celebrity editorials. Each age-related section on the site provides users with daily content to help them through both large and small parenting challenges.
Dr. Larry Lockhart, Sr., owner of Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center, has improved countless children's lives by teaching them self-discipline and focus through Personal Development and Martial Arts, emphasizing the importance of education. Find out how your child can grow up to be a Leader in your community and have self-confidence as well as a respectful attitude at http://www.familypdc.com/
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About Martial Arts P.D.C.
Karate Plus Martial Arts P.D.C. has specifically developed a mixed martial arts program of family fun, fitness and self defense. Whether you are a beginner or a Black Belt and your interest is in physical fitness, mental conditioning, self defense or sport competition, you will find that our karate programs provide the opportunity for unlimited personal growth and achievement for you and your family. This is the reason so many active students have made us their choice for getting more kick out of life. We are Creating Leaders In Our Community and our students are on a quest to be their best! You may call us to book your introductory lessons at 210-675-0838 or book your lesson online at http://www.familypdc.com
Votes are in for Nickelodeon's Second Annual Parents' Pick Awards in 2009. ParentsConnect is an online resource for parents with children of all ages that offer unique features focused on the individual parents' needs.
The awards identify winners in 52 major U.S. cities with categories ranging from "Best Museum for families; Best Toy Store; Best Playground/Park" and more. "The Parents' Pick Awards are a quick way for parents to find the best local option for their children in a variety of activities and venues" said Dr. Larry M. Lockhart, Sr., owner of Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center. "Martial Arts Personal Development Center has provided family oriented Martial Arts Instruction and Self-Defense classes for children and adults alike for many years. We are truly honored to be recognized by our local communities in this awards program."
All nominated businesses were chosen based on recommendations from ParentsConnect.com's local city editors that live and work in the cities they cover, along with recommendations from ParentsConnect users. Users' votes from May 5 - July 15, 2009, determined the winners in each category. To view the businesses selected as Nickelodeon's Parents' Pick Award winners, visit http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/best-local-places or http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/san-antonio-tx-usa/best-san-antonio-martial-arts-class.
PARENTSCONNECT BACKGROUND: Featuring the tagline "We're not perfect, we're parents," Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect is the online resource providing parenting advice and community, celebrating the reality of parenthood and making parents' lives easier. Geared towards parents with kids of all ages, from babies to teens, the site offers unique features like personalized profiles that help parents connect with each other; advice from top-tier parenting experts; a digital multi-media scrapbook; seasonal crafts, recipes and activities; a weekly meal-planner; a weekly newsletter focusing on the behavior and development of your child; and guest celebrity editorials. Each age-related section on the site provides users with daily content to help them through both large and small parenting challenges.
Dr. Larry Lockhart, Sr., owner of Karate Plus Martial Arts Personal Development Center, has improved countless children's lives by teaching them self-discipline and focus through Personal Development and Martial Arts, emphasizing the importance of education. Find out how your child can grow up to be a Leader in your community and have self-confidence as well as a respectful attitude at http://www.familypdc.com/
http://thetraveller001.wordpress.com/
About Martial Arts P.D.C.
Karate Plus Martial Arts P.D.C. has specifically developed a mixed martial arts program of family fun, fitness and self defense. Whether you are a beginner or a Black Belt and your interest is in physical fitness, mental conditioning, self defense or sport competition, you will find that our karate programs provide the opportunity for unlimited personal growth and achievement for you and your family. This is the reason so many active students have made us their choice for getting more kick out of life. We are Creating Leaders In Our Community and our students are on a quest to be their best! You may call us to book your introductory lessons at 210-675-0838 or book your lesson online at http://www.familypdc.com
Meter Solutions Pros Named #1 among Utah Student 25
OREM, UT, November 08, 2009 MaiMai News -- Utah Student 25 today announced 2009 winners recognizing the achievements of top student entrepreneurs, the businesses they have created, and their economic impact. To an audience of more than 300 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City Utah Student 25 announced Meter Solutions Pros, a provider of automated metering systems to gas, water, and electric utilities across the western U.S., as the top student founded and run business in the State.
"Utah's economic resilience depends heavily on the state's entrepreneurial leadership celebrated by the Utah Student 25," stated Utah Governor Gary Herbert. "We applaud the boldness and vision of these emerging business leaders fostered by our great educational institutions. The seeds planted here hold the economic promise of tomorrow."
Other top 25 finalists include $7 Cuts, Worldwide Book Drive, Sharp Media, iLocalized, Launch Sales and Marketing, Premium Landscape, Chocolot Artisan Confections, The Collegiate Advertising Company, Four Pillar Fitness, Rising Rain Studios, H&H Medical Corporation, K-9 Designs Mobile Dog Grooming, Seahorse Enterprises, MountainWest Memories, Let There Be Light, Desert Sno Shave Ice, Logan Windows, Epic Manufacturing, Simple Systems, No Risk Investor, PictureThis! Event Services, DPC Sealing Specialists, One Man's Trash, and BuildYourJacket.com.
2009 Utah Student 25 finalist companies employ more than 100 workers and collectively produce $3.9 million in annual revenue. They include female and male entrepreneurs averaging 25 years of age, speaking 11 different languages. They currently attend Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Weber State, and Westminster College. Their businesses represent diverse industries including manufacturing, fitness, healthcare, services, construction, hi-tech, and finance, among others. The Utah Student 25 selects businesses based on revenue growth and profitability.
The Utah Student 25 is sponsored by: Omniture, Silicon Slopes, Utah CEO, CEO-BYU, BTJD, Grant Thornton, Cornerstone Media, Compass Outdoor, KeyBank, Utah Fund of Funds, FundingUniverse, Provo Business Development Corporation, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, Novell Technology Center, Provo Tech Xelerator, Picture This!, PilmerPR, Bateman IP Law Group, Stephen W. Gibson, Doba, and SignCity.
Watch video: Benefits of Utah Student 25 - http://www.youtube.com/utahstudent25
Become a Facebook fan: http://tinyurl.com/utahstudent25facebook
Join the conversation on our Blog: http://utahstudent25.wordpress.com or Twitter: @utstudent25
About Utah Student 25
The goal of the Utah Student 25 is to encourage growth and entrepreneurial activities in the state. We help student entrepreneurs get the recognition they need to thrive, as well as provide them with resources to contribute to Utah's economy and their communities. We create synergy between student business owners and Utah's renowned entrepreneurial leaders. Find more information at http://www.utahstudent25.com
Press Contact:
John Pilmer, APR
PilmerPR
801-369-7535
jpilmer@pilmerpr.com
About PilmerPR
PilmerPR provides customized public relations and marketing communications campaigns for small to mid-sized businesses. For more information, please contact us at 801-369-7535.
"Utah's economic resilience depends heavily on the state's entrepreneurial leadership celebrated by the Utah Student 25," stated Utah Governor Gary Herbert. "We applaud the boldness and vision of these emerging business leaders fostered by our great educational institutions. The seeds planted here hold the economic promise of tomorrow."
Other top 25 finalists include $7 Cuts, Worldwide Book Drive, Sharp Media, iLocalized, Launch Sales and Marketing, Premium Landscape, Chocolot Artisan Confections, The Collegiate Advertising Company, Four Pillar Fitness, Rising Rain Studios, H&H Medical Corporation, K-9 Designs Mobile Dog Grooming, Seahorse Enterprises, MountainWest Memories, Let There Be Light, Desert Sno Shave Ice, Logan Windows, Epic Manufacturing, Simple Systems, No Risk Investor, PictureThis! Event Services, DPC Sealing Specialists, One Man's Trash, and BuildYourJacket.com.
2009 Utah Student 25 finalist companies employ more than 100 workers and collectively produce $3.9 million in annual revenue. They include female and male entrepreneurs averaging 25 years of age, speaking 11 different languages. They currently attend Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Weber State, and Westminster College. Their businesses represent diverse industries including manufacturing, fitness, healthcare, services, construction, hi-tech, and finance, among others. The Utah Student 25 selects businesses based on revenue growth and profitability.
The Utah Student 25 is sponsored by: Omniture, Silicon Slopes, Utah CEO, CEO-BYU, BTJD, Grant Thornton, Cornerstone Media, Compass Outdoor, KeyBank, Utah Fund of Funds, FundingUniverse, Provo Business Development Corporation, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, Novell Technology Center, Provo Tech Xelerator, Picture This!, PilmerPR, Bateman IP Law Group, Stephen W. Gibson, Doba, and SignCity.
Watch video: Benefits of Utah Student 25 - http://www.youtube.com/utahstudent25
Become a Facebook fan: http://tinyurl.com/utahstudent25facebook
Join the conversation on our Blog: http://utahstudent25.wordpress.com or Twitter: @utstudent25
About Utah Student 25
The goal of the Utah Student 25 is to encourage growth and entrepreneurial activities in the state. We help student entrepreneurs get the recognition they need to thrive, as well as provide them with resources to contribute to Utah's economy and their communities. We create synergy between student business owners and Utah's renowned entrepreneurial leaders. Find more information at http://www.utahstudent25.com
Press Contact:
John Pilmer, APR
PilmerPR
801-369-7535
jpilmer@pilmerpr.com
About PilmerPR
PilmerPR provides customized public relations and marketing communications campaigns for small to mid-sized businesses. For more information, please contact us at 801-369-7535.
Susie's Big Adventure Discusses the Controversy About the Wording of a Proposed 9/11 Memorial Plaque
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 6 // -- Blaming all Muslims for what happened on 9/11/2001 is a gross injustice. Putting it in writing on a memorial plaque would only fuel more hatred. Read about the controversy on the latest post on Susie's Big Adventure.
http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2009/11/peace-tolerance-and-compassion.html
See why Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is called the City of Art. Check out Susie's other blog, Jeddah Daily Photo Journal, to see for yourself.
http://susieofarabia.wordpress.com/
SOURCE Susie's Big Adventure
2009年11月4日星期三
SocialVibe Brings Traditional Trick-or-Treat Charity Efforts to Millions of Global Facebook, MySpace and Twitter Users. 'CLICK 4 GOOD' BRINGS RELIEF TO THOSE IN NEED charity: water, Stand Up 2 Cancer(TM), Keep a Child Alive and The Surfrider Foundation Band Together To Create Change
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 // -- SocialVibe (www.socialvibe.com), the leading social media utility that empowers people to benefit their causes by engaging with brands, announced the program "Click 4 Good" today. Expanding real world trick-or-treating online, Click 4 Good is a virtual neighborhood on SocialVibe (www.socialvibe.com/click4good) comprised of houses representing charities, each of which aim to bring relief to those in need.
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Partnerships with charity: water, Stand Up 2 Cancer, Keep A Child Alive and The Surfrider Foundation give millions of users the opportunity to provide relief around the globe without donating their own money. By visiting a house within this virtual cul-de-sac, contributions will be made to fund efforts by the following organizations:
- charity: water: Provides clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
- Stand Up 2 Cancer: Aims to urgently move cancer research forward by advancing technology available to scientists and clinicians.
- Keep a Child Alive: Provides life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care and support to children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
- The Surfrider Foundation: Dedicated to protecting and preserving our world's oceans, waves and beaches.
Each time a visitor clicks on a virtual house, a donation is made on their behalf to the corresponding charity. SocialVibe users can share their impact with friends on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, bebo, myYearbook and other social properties. For every visitor who earns a treat, a real social impact will be made.
"Social Networks are a powerful platform for social change by empowering millions of users to encourage their friends to get involved," said SocialVibe CEO Jay Samit. "Through Click 4 Good, the focus of Halloween shifts from sharing candy to virally being able to share with those in need."
"I am very excited about Click 4 Good shifting the focus of Halloween from candy to relief for those in need," says 17 year-old SocialViber user Haley Proehl of Reno, Nevada. "I have trick-or-treated for UNICEF in the past, but I am excited about SocialVibe making it easy for me to help out multiple charities!"
Click 4 Good will be live through November 1. To find out more and start trick-or-treating for good, please visit www.socialvibe.com/click4good.
About SocialVibe
SocialVibe (www.socialvibe.com) is the leading social media utility that empowers people to benefit their causes and communities by engaging with brand sponsors and sharing branded content with their social graph. SocialVibe recognizes that in social media individuals hold the key to generating attention and influence that brands need. Through SocialVibe's advertising model, brands have a unique way of interacting with individuals and accessing the content they create. Ranked by Quantcast among the top 200 US web sites, SocialVibe raises money for charities through the extensions of the SocialVibe utility onto sites like Facebook, MySpace, bebo, myYearbook, Twitter, WordPress.com and Blogger.com. SocialVibe is backed by venture capital firms Redpoint Ventures and JAFCO Ventures.
Learn more: www.socialvibe.com
About charity: water
charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 1 in 6 people on the planet don't have clean water to drink. Dirty water and a lack of basic sanitation kills 4,500 children every day. charity: water is trying to change that.
Learn more: www.charitywater.org
About Stand Up 2 Cancer
Stand Up 2 Cancer is launching a new movement to attack cancer once and for all by pushing promising scientific breakthroughs to the finish. Cancer takes one person every minute. One life in a moment. SU2C is calling on the public to help take matters into our own hands, investing in a revolution that will change the way scientists and clinicians work to understand and treat these diseases. Stand Up 2 Cancer is more than a rallying cry. It is a galvanizing force created to urgently move cancer research forward.
Learn more: www.standup2cancer.org/
About Keep a Child Alive
Keep a Child Alive is dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care and support services to children and families whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India by directly engaging the global public in the fight against aids. Keep a Child Alive is committed to direct action, and remains small and bureaucracy-free so that their speed of response is never hampered. KCA offers a very real solution to the problem, all on a personal scale. Since its inception in 2003, Keep a Child Alive has saved more than 50,000 lives. They currently provide funding to 8 clinical and orphan care sites in 5 countries: India, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.
Learn more: www.keepachildalive.org
About The Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit, grassroots environmental organization dedicated to protection and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches. Founded in 1984 by a handful of surfers in Malibu, California, the organization has grown to over 50,000 activists and 80 chapters across the world.
Learn more: www.surfrider.org
SOURCE SocialVibe
2009年11月1日星期日
Oregon Meets Tough Economy With Aggressive Fall Travel Campaign. New Strategy Attracts Culinary Travelers with Inventive Marketing Tactics
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 27 // -- As consumers scale back household budgets, they are taking shorter trips and staying closer to home. To capture that market, Travel Oregon is launching its largest culinary campaign ever. A nearly one million dollar investment, the 2009 Oregon Bounty campaign is designed to inspire travel to and within the state during the fall harvest season.
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The new campaign includes: a comprehensive food and drink website; illustrated, culinary-themed maps of Oregon's regions to be distributed by "street teams" in key markets; online video vignettes showcasing some of Oregon's culinary masters; extensive online advertising; and an interactive contest where consumers submit their own "video resumes" for a chance to win one of seven Oregon cuisine internships, or "Cuisinternships" (pronounced quiz-een-turn-ships).
"Using these creative tactics is an innovative and personal way to deliver the Oregon Bounty message directly to potential visitors," said Todd Davidson, CEO of Travel Oregon. "It communicates the Oregon culinary experience via intimate and accessible sources, as a friend might recommend a destination to another. And it points to the type of experience Oregon Bounty offers. Here, visitors can meet the culinary artisans behind our exceptional products, which makes a trip more authentic, and Oregon a must-see destination," he said.
Inspiration Maps To Be Distributed by "Street Teams"
With fresh brand creative (view here: http://traveloregon.mediaroom.com), the fall campaign features "inspiration maps" that highlight iconic gems and insider tips in each of Oregon's tourism regions. Seven limited edition poster-sized maps suggest three- to five-day road trips with out-of-the-ordinary places to eat, sleep and play. The call to action invites travelers to visit Travel Oregon's new food and drink website, www.TravelOregon.com/Bounty, to explore more ideas and plan trips.
The maps will be inserted in regional editions of travel and culinary magazines such as Sunset and Wine Spectator. They will also be distributed in coffee shops, newspaper stands, book stores, welcome centers and other gathering places by "street teams" in September and October. The teams will place regional maps that are closest to that travel area; e.g., maps of Greater Portland and the
Willamette Valley in Seattle locations; Southern Oregon and Oregon Coast maps in San Francisco.
Street team visits to area locations will be announced via Twitter@TravelOregon and Facebook (Facebook.com/TravelOregon). Local residents who follow the street teams will get first opportunity to pick up limited edition, large-scale maps featuring whimsical illustrations of Oregon's travel treasures, and potentially collect all seven.
Dream On. . .Win an Oregon Bounty Cuisinternship
This year, Travel Oregon is offering an added incentive to experience Oregon: the "Oregon Bounty Cuisinternship" contest. Seven winners will spend a week with seven of Oregon's finest culinary masters--Oregon "dreamers" who fulfilled their own culinary vision in this state (watch videos and learn about them here: www.TravelOregon.com/Bounty). The seven Cuisinternship winners will participate in an all-expenses paid (including airfare and lodging), five-night and six-day apprenticeship learning how to become an Oregon winemaker, chef, brew master, rancher, fisherman, craft distiller, or artisan chocolate and cheese maker.
To give visitors an idea of what they can anticipate on their trip, Travel Oregon has produced video vignettes of each culinary mentor and the experience their Cuisinternship offers. To view the videos and enter the contest, consumers can visit the Oregon Cuisinternship website, www.TravelOregon.com/Bounty, upload their own short video, and write a Twitter-length statement of 140 characters or less about why they are the ideal candidate to win one of seven culinary "dream jobs." The contest runs Aug. 24-Sept. 18, 2009.
Innovative Social Media & Public Relations Stimulate Conversations
Online media, which comprises an unprecedented 51 percent of total Oregon Bounty advertising this year, will entice viewers to enter the Cuisinternship contest. In addition, a seven-market radio promotion will air August through October. The promotion, called "On the Road with Oregon Bounty," introduces listeners to the seven culinary artisans who are serving as mentors in the "Oregon Bounty Cuisinternship" contest.
Concurrently, Travel Oregon invited seven expert culinary bloggers to judge contest entries and share their opinions of Oregon's artisanal culinary products on their blogs.
New York media will get a taste of Oregon's abundant artisan foods and drinks at an invitation-only event on Oct. 20, called Food Fete. Oregon food and beverage companies interested in participating can contact Jeff Davis of Food Fete at http://www.foodfete.wordpress.com/forms.
"This campaign was developed to get people talking about Oregon as a place where you can still have an authentic culinary experience and meet the artisans who create these incredible products," said Kevin Wright, Director of Consumer Marketing for Travel Oregon. "We're integrating a variety of media platforms to connect with potential visitors at any stage of their trip planning process. They'll find our inspiration maps in a local coffee shop, read about the Cuisinternship contest on a foodie blog or watch videos of Oregon artisans on YouTube. Wherever travelers get their inspiration, we'll be there, inviting them to share Oregon Bounty," said Wright.
About Oregon Bounty and Travel Oregon
The annual statewide Oregon Bounty promotion celebrates the state's culinary abundance during three months of unique travel experiences, fall harvest events and special overnight packages at historic inns and hotels--all designed to highlight Oregon's diverse and plentiful culinary landscape. Oregon Bounty is produced by the Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon--with support from Oregon's regional destination marketing organizations, Oregon Wine Board, Oregon Lodging Association, Oregon Restaurant Association, Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild, and Brand Oregon, among others--with the goal of encouraging economic growth and enhancing the quality of life in Oregon through a strengthened economic impact of tourism statewide. Travel Oregon collaborates extensively with local communities, industry associations, government agencies and private businesses, and is proud to grow the Oregon Bounty promotion as a key campaign in the state's $8.4 billion tourism industry, helping Oregon to be recognized as a not-to-be-missed culinary travel destination. Visit www.TravelOregon.com for more information.
SOURCE Travel Oregon
Leading Industry Analyst Firm Positions Stonebranch in the Visionaries Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer
ATLANTA, Sept. 23 // -- Stonebranch, the industry leader in Managed File Transfer and Job Scheduling technology, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned Stonebranch in the September 2009 Visionaries Quadrant for its "Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer" report (L. Frank Kenney).
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According to the report, "Companies should consider managed file transfer (MFT) suite vendors that meet short-term tactical and long-term strategic needs. It's all too easy to react too quickly and procure and deploy technology that supports only one protocol or security standard. It's much more prudent to deploy a product that can be easily expanded and upgraded to handle multiple protocols and multiple standards in a governed way that is fully auditable."
Wolfgang Bothe, CEO of Stonebranch, said, "With the recent introduction of Scribbos (TM), our secure business communications solution, Stonebranch truly provides Managed File Transfer solutions from infrastructure to people. Whether it is an end user using Scribbos for daily tasks or a Fortune 1000 company using Infitran(TM), our Intelligent File Transfer solution, we have the solution for every organization or individual. Our solutions provide interoperability within the enterprise and with other third party Managed File Transfer solutions, enabling businesses to reduce costs and streamline operations."
For more information on Stonebranch, Scribbos or Infitran, please visit: www.stonebranch.com or www.scribbos.com. Call us at: 678-366-7887. To visit our blog on Managed File Transfer, please visit: http://managedfiletransfer.wordpress.com/.
About The Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted September, 2009 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
About Stonebranch
Founded in 1999 by three industry experts, Stonebranch is the leader and total solution provider for Managed File Transfer and related processes. The company has achieved a 30 percent year-over-year growth rate since its inception. Stonebranch solutions, Scribbos, Infitran and Indesca, reduce IT costs, streamline business processes and deliver a higher level of service through superior technology. Stonebranch clients include some of the world's largest financial and technology institutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Stonebranch has offices throughout the world, including offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain and Denmark.
About Scribbos
In 2009, Stonebranch introduced Scribbos, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary. Scribbos offers a secure business communications solution that complements Stonebranch's Infitran and Indesca product offerings. Used separately or as a suite, Stonebranch and Scribbos products and services interoperate with all existing platforms/infrastructures and emerging technologies.
SOURCE Stonebranch, Inc.
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