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P&O Ferries Hits Double Tops with Deller and Bristow
Wonderfulbuys.com Signs a Deal with Tilia Direct Inc to Carry the Entire Foodsaver Line on wonderfulbuys.com
FoodSaver® is Americas #1 selling brand of Vacuum Packaging Systems and has helped millions of households keep their food fresher longer -- in their refrigerator, freezer, and pantry. FoodSavers patented vacuum packaging process is proven to extend the freshness of food up to five times longer than conventional food storage methods. The FoodSaver® Home Vacuum Packaging System was even voted one of Oprahs Favorite Things" in December 2003.
Products in the FoodSaver® product line include: FoodSaver® V1205 BBC, FoodSaver® V1505, FoodSaver® V375, FoodSaver® V845, FoodSaver® Regular Mason Jar Sealer, FoodSaver® Jar Sealers, FoodSaver® Quick Marinator, FoodSaver® Bottle Stoppers, FoodSaver® Store 'n Cut, FoodSaver® WineSaver, FoodSaver® Professional III, FoodSaver® Wide Mason Jar Sealer, Plus an entire selection of canisters, lids, replacement bags and rolls. Visitors can view the entire FoodSaver® line at www.wonderfulbuys.com/foodsaver.asp.
Shipping Sidekick Joins the Commission Junction Affiliate Network -- Affiliate Referral Raised from $5 to $7 per Shipping Sidekick Paid Signup
Webplus, Inc., a leading provider of small business solutions, announced today that Shipping Sidekick (www.shippingsidekick.com), the Web's leading shipping rate comparison Web site, has joined Commission Junction to further promote and enhance the Shipping Sidekick Affiliate Program. The Shipping Sidekick Affiliate Program allows individuals and businesses to advertise Shipping Sidekick to compare package shipping rates and delivery times between the various shipping companies. Affiliates will earn a $7 per paying sign-up referral payment.
Click here to read more…LocaModa Picked as a DEMO 06 “Disruptor”
Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 10, 2006 -– LocaModa™, Inc., a technology company powering “The Web Outside”, was chosen as a “Disruptor” for its location-based interactive marketing and social networking platforms that were announced at the Demo 06 conference.
“The recognition of LocaModa as a “Disruptor” is a great honor and really underscores the paradigm shift we’re enabling with our vision of “The Web Outside”, said Stephen Randall, CEO and founder of LocaModa.
StreetSurfer, LocaModa’s location-based interactive marketing platform revolutionizes the way brands and consumers interact by turning any mobile phone into a remote control for out-of-home digital signage. LocaModa’s StreetMessenger platform running Wiffiti is the world’s first in-location blogging network. It empowers freedom of expression and social networking in public spaces. LocaModa’s technology works with any phone, any network, and does not require any downloadable software.
Win a Free Marketing Makeover
marketinghelpnet.com announces that it will be giving away a free six-month Marketing Makeover each month between now and September, 2006. To enter, business owners, inventors and entrepreneurs should visit http://www.marketinghelpnet.com and tell the world why they deserve a Marketing Makeover. All submissions will be featured on www.marketinghelpnet.com, where visitors will also vote on who they feel most deserves a marketing makeover – or who they feel others would like to know more about.
“There are lots of companies with great stories that people don’t know about yet,” says James Hills, President of marketinghelpnet.com. “I just want to help them out by giving them the marketing tools and support they deserve. That’s why I created marketinghelpnet.com, to expose the world to awesome new ideas, people and products.”
Internet Marketing Strategy Giveaway Contest Announcement by Web Marketing Guru Nick Stamoulis
Internet marketing expert, Nick Stamoulis, has announced the launch of a new Internet marketing givaway allowing one winner to receive a free Internet Marketing Strategy Service. ($399 value).
The Internet Marketing Strategy Service provided directly by Nick Stamoulis, gives the lucky winner over ten years of experience that has been gained through the successful development, implementation and management of over hundreds Internet marketing campaigns.
In a one-on-one approach one lucky winner will receive a custom written internet marketing strategy plan detailed with recommendations for specific outlets specialized for your particular business website. This will include a critique of the company's current web presence, an
explanation of the types of internet marketing the company requires (SEO, PPC, Affiliate Marketing, etc.), outside media and vendor considerations, and an internet marketing timeline that can be used to gauge the timeliness of the company's success online.
Ryder Cup Win a Matter of Heart and Balance by the European Golfers
The 2007 Rydercup was dominated by golfers playing with heart. Motivated to win for Darren Clarke, a Captain's pick who just recently returned to golf after the loss of his wife, the European team made very few mistakes. On the technical side, the issue was balance.
Why was Tiger Woods not his usual accurate self? He was not tuned in to his balance. Often setting up with just a little too much weight on his heels, it seemed like the answer seemed to escape him. When he was set up in balance, he fired darts, but the balance wasn't consistent, especially during Saturday morning round.
Arnold Aerial Advertising Launches 2007 Summer Beach Program
With the return of summer, Arnold Aerial Advertising has launched its 2007 Summer Beach Program. Covering beaches up and down the Eastern seaboard, the campaign gives businesses access to aerial advertising, which consumers remember than any other form of ad.
Arnold Aerial Advertising covers all the beaches including:
New Jersey: Jersey Shore-Sandy Hook, Highlands, Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach, Long Branch, Loch Arbor, Asbury Park, Avon By the Sea, Belmar, Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Point Pleasant Beach, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Barnegart Light, Harvey Cedars, Surf City, Long Beach Island, Brigantine, Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, Longport, Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Wildwood and Cape May.
E-Power Marketing Announces Free Search Engine Optimization Analysis
E-Power Marketing Inc. announces that it is now offering a free search engine optimization (SEO) analysis for Web sites.
"Most sites do not enjoy the search visibility that they deserve," said Larry Stopa, president of E-Power Marketing. "We can identify potential search visibility for each site and what it would take to achieve those results."
The free E-Power Marketing SEO analysis (http://www.epowermark.com/freeanalysis.htm) identifies Web site visibility on major search engines, with a special emphasis on increasing search visibility on Google.
John S. Quarterman to address Internet2 Conference
Internet pioneer, John S. Quarterman, will participate in a panel at Internet2's Fall Conference, Sept 27-30. "Can the Internet get ahead of the crackers?'" will be presented on Wednesday, September 29th. Quarterman will argue that technical solutions need to be complemented by financial risk transfer strategies such as insurance.
Internet2 is a consortium of education, business, and government to develop and deploy advanced network technologies and applications to accelerate tomorrow's Internet. The panel will examine new approaches to cyber-security and autonomic computing and determine whether the next generation of the Internet can be more secure than the current one. Quarterman is president of InternetPerils Inc, the leading provider of automated Internet Business Risk Management products for government, education, insurers, banks, ISPs, and e-Commerce. The Internet2 conference is focused on innovative applications and the underlying high-performance network infrastructures that enable them. Some technical solutions, including self-monitoring and self protecting networks, intrusion detection, identity management, and access control have been proposed to stem the rising tide of Internet security problems that threaten the burgeoning use of the Internet in academia, government, and commerce.
New Search Engine Makes Both Online Advertising and Web Surfing Easier
1on1search.com, a recently developed search engine, now offers its users online advertising benefits and many useful Internet surfing tools. The site was launched as a platform for users to merge all the capabilities of major search engines in one convenient location.
Using 1on1search.com, members can set up "My Portals," which are personal homepages where they can check their e-mail, news from different Web sites, daily horoscopes and much more. One of the main features available on 1on1search's index page is a link where users can directly log into any of their MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail or Gmail accounts.
Online Real Estate Partnership - Largest Condo Website and Largest Real Estate Website
The site, www.NewCondosOnline.com, now has listings appear on the new www.move.com
(http://www.newcondosonline.com)
www.newcondosonline.com is the largest and highest traffic new condo advertising website in the country. www.move.com is the new Homestore and now operates the largest network of real estate websites in the country. Because of their dominant presence in the condo market, all the new condo listings on www.newcondosonline.com have been selected to now appear on www.move.com.
The CEO of www.newcondosonline.com Brandon Fishman said, “This is a great for our company. This new partnership with www.move.com will increase our website traffic and increase the amount of homebuyer leads that we bring to our clients everyday. This is just the first step in our business relationship with www.move.com and we look forward to working with them in the future.”
Wizards and Witches to Meet in St. Louis to Test Their Knowledge
Oberon Zell of Grey School and Don Lewis of Witch School have agreed to a trivia contest about all things magical to test their students and all comers. They plan to meet on June 13th & 14th at the St. Louis Pagan Picnic, held at Tower Grove Park. The St. Louis Pagan Picnic is the largest Pagan gathering in the Midwest, and brings together thousands for a weekend of friendship, fellowship, entertainment, teaching and merchants. The Wizards and Witches Trivia contest will be just one of the many parts to this wonderful event, but for the students of Grey School and Witch School, it is a highly anticipated one.
Click here to read more…First Domain Sold Via Fusu -- The Domain Stock Exchange
Today marks another milestone for Fusu, the Domain Stock Exchange: A domain listed on the Exchange was sold, bringing its shareholders a significant return for their investment.
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KPY.com was listed on Exchange during the public Beta cycle with a value of $5,000 and found 14 investors buying 45% of the domain. In the trading, the market value of the domain rose to $5,800.
The premium three letter name attracted the interest of a US domain investor, who made an offer to buy the domain for a nearly five-figure sum.
RetirementHomes.com Surpasses Competition as Seniors' Internet Use Swells
After seven years in the industry, RetirementHomes.com is now the single most trafficked online retirement directory on the internet. Founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of Target Directories Corporation, RetimrementHomes.com has established itself as the pre-eminent resource for seniors and health care professionals seeking retirement and senior care options in North America. In fact, it has attracted more than 90,000 visitors to its website in the last 30 days alone.
The number of seniors, families and health care professionals accessing the internet continues to rise each month. A study published this year by the Pew Internet & American Life Project gives exciting new statistics about seniors online activity. In the United States, the percentage of older people going on-line leaped 47% between 2000 and 2004. The study found that two-thirds of the older users looked up health or medical information; two-thirds also did product research.
Energize® Your Mind... and Your Fat Burning Metabolism
What if you could erase the calories from your last meal, while increasing your energy levels at the same time?
Breakthrough research will be presented by Dr. Tim Ziegenfuss of the Ohio Research Group of Exercise Science & Sports Nutrition at the prestigious International Society of Sports Nutrition conference, June 15 – 17, 2005, in Las Vegas, on a promising new supplement called Energize® (www.EnergizeMyWorld.com).
This research from Drs. Ziegenfuss, Mendel, and Hofheins has shown that not only can Energize naturally help boost energy levels for an extended period of time, but a single dose (just two tablets) of Energize caused an increase in the resting metabolic rate (the rate your body burns calories at rest) by 11 to 15% above baseline. This is roughly the equivalent of burning the calories from an entire meal. Notably, the metabolic rate was raised even further at the two-hour mark. Equally important to the overall effectiveness of Energize, in this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, there were no changes in heart rate, or blood pressure noted between the trials, which means the Energize pill is as safe as the placebo.
Targus and Uni-Pixel Enter Into License and Distribution Agreement
Uni-Pixel, Inc. (OTCBB: UNXL), the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS") and thin-film materials branded under the name Opcuity™ that incorporate advanced microstructure technology, today announced that it has entered into a license and supply agreement with Targus, Inc., the leading global supplier of mobile computing cases and accessories. Under the terms of the agreement, UniPixel will work with Targus to create a variety of products that align with Targus' product portfolio. Targus will be provided exclusively licensed rights for distribution of the technologies that it will pursue within its targeted markets and products.
Click here to read more…Healthcare Experts Weigh in on Financial Crisis: Hospitals Facing Tight Credit Must Seek Creative Expense Control
Hospitals, long used to slim margins and careful expense management, must seek new and creative ways to manage expenses in the wake of the nation's financial crisis, according to healthcare experts at IMA Consulting. In a recent customer briefing, experts from IMA Consulting clarified the financial challenges through the healthcare lens, and recommended that hospitals compensate by reducing discretionary and supply spending and closely monitoring labor productivity.
The Effect of the Crisis on Hospitals
"Hospitals already face limited access to and increased costs of capital, along with decreased returns on investments," said Mary Ann Holt, RN, a senior partner in IMA Consulting's operations improvement practice. "One hospital client has seen his interest rate on short-term demand notes quadruple, moving from below two percent to almost eight percent in fewer than three weeks."
This challenge to financing comes at a time when many hospitals have significant building and renovation projects in process. Modern Healthcare reports that acute care projects, including new hospitals, expansions, and renovations, exceeded $251 billion nationwide last year. The demand for new and updated facilities, with expanded diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, fuels the demand for healthcare financing.
Cleveland Photographer Shoots The Best View of Cleveland Ohio Photo
Hal Stata, 16-year Cleveland-based owner of Stata Productions Professional Photography has taken THE best photograph of Cleveland, OH. Shot from the West side of the city of Cleveland on a blue-sky summer day. The photo is available in four standard wall sizes on his new website at www.bestviewofcleveland.com.
Im always looking for the best photo, of anything," said Hal. For years Ive been shooting downtown Cleveland from all sides, until recently on a beautiful summer day in 2004, I grabbed my camera and snapped a photograph of the Cleveland skyline that captures the skyscrapers of Cleveland in a perfect row, and also encompasses the Cuyahoga river plus one of Clevelands historic bridges. In my opinion, its the best view of Cleveland."
TeamBuilders Announces New Pursuit Course at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
TeamBuilders, a performance development company based in Palm Harbor, Fla. and the Boston area, announced today it will build a special training course at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
The course will be used for Pursuit training. Pursuit is an organizational development program TeamBuilders developed and introduced last year.
Pursuit has proven to be a highly effective -- and highly popular -- organizational training program, and our clients have embraced it enthusiastically since we introduced it last fall," said Nick Conner, TeamBuilders vice president of program development. This new course in Howey-in-the-Hills is specially designed for the Pursuit program, and it will give us a beautiful venue that clients should find extremely comfortable."
P&O Ferries Hits Double Tops with Deller and Bristow
Darts gods Keith Deller and Eric Bristow will step up to the oche with P&O Ferries to re-kindle a rivalry that saw the former World champions dominate darts for more than a decade.
It was in 1980 that 'The Crafty Cockney' Bristow won his first of four World titles, with a brash confidence that delighted fans and rattled opponents out of their doubles.
But in 1983 baby-faced Deller caused a sensation, beating Bristow by six sets to five to become the youngest World Champion in the history of the game. Nicknamed 'The Milky Bar Kid' because he turned to the dairy drink after taking the title, Deller holds the record for the fastest game ever, hitting 301 in just 97 seconds.
