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V.I.P. Trip to London Contest for Affiliates Announceed

(hris — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:56:00 +0000

PokerAffiliatePrograms.com Announces V.I.P. Contest for Affiliates to Win an All Inclusive Trip to 2008 CAP Euro in London

Poker and casino webmasters are already familiar with the most popular affiliate convention, CAP Euro which takes place this January in London. Today PokerAffiliatePrograms.com has announced a contest where affiliates will be able to win an all inclusive V.I.P. trip to the largest casino/poker convention ever.

December 23 -- Greg Powell and Jeremy Enke are excited to announce the PAP V.I.P. Affiliate Challenge. Sponsored by one of the leading poker affiliate programs, Chipleader.com, this promotion is going to award one lucky affiliate the trip of a lifetime. This is the opportunity many aspiring webmasters have been looking to become involved in ever since the last CAP show in Barcelona.

The winner of this V.I.P. Challenge will be awarded the following:

    Free roundtrip airfare to CAP Euro
    Paid Hotel at the Olympia - Jan. 24th - 28th
    A killer dinner and night on the town courtesy of PAP
    Free Entry to CanAffco Boot Camp during CAP Euro
    Entry to the prestigious 2008 CAP Awards Dinner

Any poker or casino affiliate is eligible to win this trip. To win, affiliates simply need to post on their websites or blogs why they are the most deserving affiliate of winning this free trip. More information on this exciting promotion can be found here, PAP V.I.P. Challenge.

On January 1st, the judges for this contest will choose (3) semi-finalists. The final winner will be chosen and announced on January 4th.

In a phone interview with Greg Powell, general manager of PokerAffiliatePrograms.com, he stated, "In the coming days PAP we will be making an announcement that will be THE most exciting announcement in the poker affiliate world this year. Launching this promotion will be a great lead in to many of the exciting things to come. We are looking forward to seeing all the creative entries that this promotion will undoubtedly bring."

For more information and to submit your entry into the PokerAffiliatePrograms.com V.I.P. Challenge, please visit the official website at PAP V.I.P. Challenge

Press Contact: Greg Powell
Company Name: Affiliate Programs
Phone: 714-596-9000
Website: http://www.pokeraffiliateprograms.com/

Entertainment Giant Reaches Out to Latino Consumers

(hris — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:10:00 +0000

Online Entertainment Giant Bodog Reaches Out to Latino Consumers

Online gaming and entertainment leader Bodog Entertainment announces new services for Latino consumers, including a full-service customer service line in Spanish and plans to have a fully functioning Spanish-language gaming site.

St. John's, Antigua - October 25, 2007 -- Online gaming and entertainment leader Bodog Entertainment is pleased to announce new services for Latino consumers, including a full-service customer service line in Spanish, available today, and plans to have a fully-functioning Spanish-language gaming site.

"Bodog Entertainment has always been a leader in providing our customers with the highest quality service, in our industry and beyond," said Calvin Ayre, billionaire entertainment mogul and Bodog founder. He added, "We are excited to expand our service to include in-language customer service to our Latino customers. We value their business, and I am sure that our world-renown service will exceed each caller's expectations on every single call."

Since Bodog Entertainment's customer service call center was based in Costa Rica for 10 years, it is a natural progression for the company to expand their call center service to Latino consumers who wish to receive service in Spanish. Customers will be greeted by a prompt in the beginning of the call that will allow the caller to continue in Spanish and speak to a representative. This Spanish language call center is operated under agreement with the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group who operate the Bodog brand in North America.

The entertainment giant recognizes the value of their Latino customers and has plans to develop capabilities to access all of Bodog's entertainment features online. In the meantime, players wishing to join Bodog in Spanish can call 1-866-205-3353, and a customer service representative will walk them through the steps of registering by phone completely in Spanish, or these instructions can also be accessed directly at http://www.bodoglife.com/promotions/spanish/cs/. As Bodog expands their in language capabilities, players can expect the same stellar customer service and, eventually, the same world-class gaming options, all in Spanish.

Bodog Entertainment proudly offers a host of entertainment properties, including: the production of a mixed martial arts competition television series, Bodog Fight and poker series, Calvin Ayre Sharks & Fools; a free play fantasy sports site, Bodog Fantasy; an international record label; an international band-search competition; a publishing division, with an online magazine and a blog; and, of course, it's market-leading, world famous gaming property at BodogLife.com. Bodog Entertainment aims to introduce new and compelling content to each of its properties, making them more culturally relevant to their valued Latino consumer. As in every other aspect of business, Bodog Entertainment's goal is to raise the bar for Latino entertainment and customer service, becoming a one-stop source of entertainment for Latinos everywhere.

About Bodog
Bodog, with its head office located in Antigua, is licensed in the United Kingdom, Antigua. Bodog Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre, recognized as a world authority on branding in digital entertainment, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling 2006 "Billionaires" issue. Bodog offers a host of entertainment services, comprising: online gaming which includes Poker, Casino and a host of other gaming products; an international record label, Bodog Music; a million-dollar band search competition and accompanying TV series, Bodog Battle; a publishing division (with an online magazine, Bodog Nation, and blog, Bodog Beat; and an international television division, Bodog TV which produces reality series, such as Bodog Fight and Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker. For more information, contact Media Relations at email protected from spam bots. BODOG is a registered trademark. The Bodog brand is operated for gaming in North America by Morris Mohawk Gaming Group under License.

Press Contact: TALIA RODRIGUEZ-SHAKUR
Company Name: STREETROPICAL MEDIA
Phone: 323-644-0606
Website: www.bodoglife.com

High School Students Earn Tuition-Free College Credit

(hris — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:36:00 +0000

Minnesota Virtual High School Students Earn College Credit Tuition-Free Through DeVry University

Full-Time Students Also Eligible for School-Supplied Laptop, Internet Allowance

MINNEAPOLIS--April 21, 2008--Minnesota Virtual High School students are now eligible to participate in the Passport2College program offered through DeVry University, one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America. This unique program allows full-time juniors and seniors who meet residency and GPA requirements to take up to two college credit classes tuition-free through DeVry University, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

"The Passport2College program creates a clear pathway to college by giving students the opportunity to take online college classes at no charge while still in high school," said Minnesota Transitions Charter School Superintendent Tony Scallon.

And beginning with the 2008-09 school year, Minnesota Virtual High School will provide a laptop and an Internet stipend to all new full-time students. Existing full-time students will be able to take advantage of the offer when they re-enroll for the fall semester. Minnesota Virtual High School is made possible by a partnership between Minnesota Transitions Charter School of Minneapolis and online learning leader Advanced Academics, Inc.

"Providing students a school-issued laptop and Internet stipend ensures that all students interested in learning online have the equipment they need to succeed," said Jeff Elliott, president of Advanced Academics. "These enhancements to an already strong program make online education an even more appealing way for Minnesota students to earn their high school diploma."

Minnesota Virtual High School is a free online public high school that offers full and part-time education for state residents in grades 7-12. The program is a flexible, high quality option for students who are looking for an alternative to the traditional school environment.

Students earn their high school diploma, issued by a local Minnesota school district, in a personalized program featuring one-on-one access to Minnesota-certified teachers, 24/7 student support, and full high school curriculum including electives and advanced placement courses. Minnesota Virtual High School students are able to participate in sports and other activities through Minnesota Transitions Charter School. For more information, please visit www.MinnesotaVirtualHighSchool.com

About Advanced Academics

Advanced Academics, a leader in the field of online learning, partners with schools and districts in more than 30 states across the country to offer a customizable online solution that uniquely serves each customer. Advanced Academics' program has proven to be extremely successful in providing flexible learning opportunities for students in grades 7 through 12 and increasing overall student academic performance. The program offers comprehensive middle and high school courses, highly-qualified, certified teachers, and a web-based learning management system that enhances student learning. A subsidiary of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), Advanced Academics is accredited by The Commission of International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). For more information, visit www.advancedacademics.com and www.advancedacademics.net.

Contacts

Advanced Academics
Meg Martin, 405-397-6156

Latest Music Phone From Motorola Rocks Out

(hris — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:42:00 +0000

Rock Out and Look Good with the Stylish New MOTO U9: The Latest Music Phone from Motorola

The sensuous and smart design of the new MOTO U9 combines Motorola's iconic style with the best mobile music experience.

Libertyville, IL - October 16, 2007 -- Motorola, Inc. is showing off the stylish side of music with the introduction of MOTO U9. Through unique advancements in mobile entertainment technology, U9 makes music a multi-sensory experience and lets consumers rock out and look good - with an elegant form factor, Stereo Bluetooth®, CrystalTalk Technology, external touch sensitive music controls and floating for the latest mobile music experience, and animated screensavers that appear on the external display.

MOTO U9 delivers cutting edge mobile music capabilities:

-- Easy transition from phone to music and back again, MOTO U9 allows one-touch access to your library and pauses music as calls come through.
-- Microsoft Windows Media® Player 11 makes the U9 ready to rock as soon as it's out of the box, with simple synching and automatic recognition of the device.
-- Integrated music player supports multiple audio files: Windows® WMAv10 plus Janus DRM, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced.
-- Ability to download the latest music hits from more than 200 music stores onto the device from a PC using USB 2.0 for speedy transfers and data access. (1,2)

Additional in-demand features round out a complete mobile experience:

-- Up to 25MB of on-board user memory (3) and an optional microSD memory card enables storage of 4GB of music, pictures and other media.
-- Innovative CrystalTalk technology for better call clarity
-- Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology enables users to enjoy a wireless mobile stereo experience (4).
-- Advanced "speaker independent" voice recognition dialing and talking phone features take "hands free" to the next level.
-- A 2.0 megapixel with 8x zoom camera, multi-shot feature, video capture and playback, and light and landscape viewfinder delivers quality, printable (5) and sharable images.
-- Impressive messaging capabilities via MMS, SMS, WVIM, Push Email.

"MOTO U9 combines the surprising with the familiar, the latest in premium design and inventive controls with the next popular spin on Motorola's classic clamshell design to deliver the most stylish and dynamic mobile music experience," said Rob Shaddock, senior vice president of Feature and Mass Market Phones, Mobile Devices, Motorola. "MOTO U9 embodies the stylish side of Motorola's music-enabled devices, further building on our strong portfolio of products for a diverse global audience."

Seamless, small and light weight, the curvaceous U9 has been designed to fit perfectly in the pocket or hand. Its metallic gloss finish comes to life with animated screen savers that appear to "float" across the borderless external display. The external display is not just for show, however, as touch sensitive, digital keys let users control their music player from the outside.

Additional Capabilities
Delivering on its commitment to provide the world's most compelling mobile music experience, Motorola has also created an ecosystem of additional products, accessories and services that make it easy to access, download and enjoy a wide array of digital music.

Through an exclusive arrangement with recording artist Fergie, in select markets Motorola will provide exclusive content on the phone, promotional activities, and TV and print campaigns.

"Fergie is a GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum superstar artist as well as a woman on the cutting edge of modern style. She is the perfect icon to help us communicate to consumers that style and music are integral to people as a way to express themselves -- and that MOTO U9 embodies those qualities," said Joni Christensen, director of Global Music Marketing, Mobile Devices, Motorola. More information about these promotions will be available soon.

For more information, please visit http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motoU9.

Availability
MOTO U9 is expected to be available for purchase in fourth quarter of 2007 in Asia, Latin America and Europe. For specific regional availability and pricing, contact your local Motorola representative.

About Motorola:
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.8 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.

Certain mobile phone features may not be activated by your service provider, and/or their network settings may limit the feature's functionality. Contact your service provider for details. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

(1) Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply.
(2) The unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials is contrary to the provisions of the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries. This device is intended solely for copying non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials which you are authorized or legally permitted to copy. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material, please contact your legal advisor.
(3) Available user memory varies due to the configuration of the phone, which varies by service provider.
(4) This device supports Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP profiles. In order for Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilize the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www.hellomoto.com/bluetooth. For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer.
Certain Bluetooth features including those listed may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices, or by certain wireless carriers. Contact your wireless carrier about feature availability and functionality.
(5) Optional printer required

MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. Microsoft and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved.

Press Contact: Haley Boruszak
Company Name: Motorola
Phone: 212-453-2405
Website: http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motoU9

Music Portal Puts Musicians in Control

(hris — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:53:00 +0000

Finally - A Music Portal That Works for The Artist Noisy Planet Shuns Industry Greed, Failures by Putting Musicians in Control

Noisy Planet is announcing the release of its Artist Control Room -- a one-stop-shop for musicians and bands of all genres and professional levels. Member musicians and bands will have affordable access to a host of music industry services that they use most. The new services supplement Noisy Planet's existing MP3 hosting and singe-song download service.

Reno, Nevada - March 31, 2008 -- Kevin Petersen, President of the all-inclusive music portal www.noisyplanet.net and himself a working music artist, pulls no punches in his views on the track record of major music labels. As the once all-powerful labels drop artists and lay-off employees left and right, Petersen proudly offers what he says is "a better way for working musicians to take practical steps to get to the next level."

"The traditional label model has established a long history of distrust in the industry, and we're here to break that mold and build something better," he says, speaking of Noisy Planet's new Artist Control Room. "We don't guarantee stardom, but we do guarantee that if you want to take a few steps forward, we can help you manage the business of your music and hopefully inspire you to create more art in the process."

To that end, Noisy Planet-the one-stop-shop for musicians and bands of all genres and professional levels-is proud to unveil Noisy Planet's Artist Control Room.

Member musicians and bands will have affordable access to a host of music industry services that were once only available to major label music acts.

Artist Control Room services include:
* Biography writing - Press releases, biographies and reviews by a pro journalist
* Short-run CD Duplication - CD design, printing and duplication with no minimum order
* Song Critique - Professional 5-point critique by music industry insiders
* Music Licensing - Showcase your songs for use in film, TV and advertising
* Music Clearing - Secure the right to perform and sell your cover songs
* Standard Printing - Flyers, press kits, business cards, t-shirts and more at great rates
* Booking Agency - Pick venues you want to play and we help you land the gig

These affordable Noisy Planet services are offered in addition to its existing service of MP3 hosting with paid downloads, MP3 file conversion and quarterly artist royalties.

"Whatever your music goal, Noisy Planet is on your side," Petersen says. "We help those working Americans with rock star dreams by bringing the industry to you. The Internet has made new tools available to artists, and they don't have to go it alone anymore."

To learn more about Noisy Planet, visit www.noisyplanet.net, or call Kevin Petersen at 775-825-3886.

Enjoy our planet! You set the trends.

Press Contact: KEVIN PETERSEN
Company Name: Noisy Planet Inc
Phone: 775-825-3886
Website: www.noisyplanet.net

Minneapolis Media Player Rocks West Coast Giants

(hris — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Seattle and Cupertino Have Media Player Competition from Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS - February 21, 2008 - J. River technology is behind yet another multiple launch of branded digital media stores, extending the company's position as the dominant independent media player. New stores include TDS Telecom, Charter Media, and HickoryTech.

J. River already provides players for Televisa, Time Warner and over a dozen others. Collectively, these companies have more than 50 million paid customers, who are outside the Microsoft and Apple camps, and ready to buy digital content by download or subscription service.

"We have helped more companies build their digital offering than any other player software company," said Jim Hillegass, J. River's CEO. "There is a growing trend for major companies to engage the clout of their own brands to deliver leading edge digital music, movie, and TV services."

J. River has succeeded in giving these corporations the tools to build an interactive, sticky channel to their customers. Not only do they deliver the latest digital store technology, they supply the most open and comprehensive device integration, giving the customer choice in their use of devices ranging from iPods and PlaysForSure devices, to cell phones and media receivers.

J. River is the premier B2B provider of branded media players to the industry with more than twenty branded media players delivered.

J. River's complete list of partners:

http://www.jrmediacenter.com/partnerplayers.html

About J. River

J. River builds digital delivery solutions for corporate partners. This includes streaming, downloading, subscriptions of audio and video content, handheld device support and DRM. For more information about J. River's media products, visit www.jrmediacenter.com.

Contact e-mail music@jriver.com, or call 612.677.8200.

J. River MEDIA CENTER, J. River MEDIA JUKEBOX and J. River MUSIC EXCHANGE are trademarks of J. River, Inc.
Contacts

J. River, Inc.
Peter Sohal, 612-677-8200 x248
peter@jriver.com

China Needs Japanese Music Therapy

(hris — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:30:00 +0000

Japanese Music Therapy Laboratory Receives USD $35,000,000 Order From China

Sakura Health has accepted an initial order for 5,000 acoustic beds and chairs and 8,000 pillows from a division of the Shanghai Paradise Corporation.

Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) July 12, 2007 -- Japanese music therapy laboratory receives USD $35,000,000 order from China.

Sakura Health has accepted an initial order for 5,000 acoustic beds and chairs and 8,000 pillows from a division of the Shanghai Paradise Corporation.

Spokesperson for the group in Japan, Naoya Yoshikawa, advised that the order was only an initial order and they hoped to receive further orders over the next 12 months of similar size. It is certainly pleasing to receive a substantial order from such a prestige organization.

Smart Ventures, a major shareholder and investor in Sakura Health, was pleased with the order and advised they would be looking to associated finance groups to assist Sakura Health with funding such a sizeable order.

The order is for immediate supply and Smart Ventures will be assisting the manufacturing arm with the sourcing of material, labor and finance to fulfill the order. A spokesperson for the group advises the Health benefits of the technology are enormous. "The Music Therapy system enables patients to realize the true health benefits and longevity of life by increasing their body heat and blood circulation from the inside. It proves The founder and investor of the system is truly a unique and wonderful man."

The spokesperson advises that the system warms the blood and activates the organs, allowing your own system to rejuvenate your heart, heal the mind, and allow for a long and healthy life. For centuries many people have known the benefits of music to heal the body and mind. We believe this is the first time such a large order for a music therapy device has ever been received.

Sakura Health currently distributes its products through the Music Therapy Society in Japan and is expanding daily throughout the world.

For further information contact

Sakura Health Investor Relations
Smart Ventures (A Division of Community Financial Services Group)
Phone +61 2 9420 2070
Email info @ smartventures.com.au

Press Contact: BRETT GOLDSWORTHY
Company Name: Sakura Health
Phone: +61294202070
Website: www.smartventures.com.au

Teen Fashion Games at Fashion Fantasy

(hris — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:23:00 +0000

Teen Fashion Games Launch at Fashion Fantasy Game.com

Finally, a real fashion game site for tween and teen girls. At www.fashionfantasygame.com, girls sign up as a shopper, fashion designer or store owner and express themselves creatively while connecting with friends in a safe environment. Kids will have a blast with Fashion Fantasy Game's real-life economy as they learn about business, practice decision-making skills and gain self-confidence. It's a new virtual world and online social network for tween and teen fashionistas.

New York, NY (PRWEB) December 12, 2007 -- A safe place to play teen fashion games has launched at www.fashionfantasygame.com, an online social network for young fashionistas created by the R. Lilly Tuckerwear Company. This is the first online game that teaches business to tweens and teens through a fashion fantasy world where they can design and sell girls clothes or own a chic clothing store. The game is packed with captivating graphics and multiple levels of play. With a focus on teen fashion, creativity and self-expression, it's everything that young girls are craving. It's a perfect gift for the holidays. This virtual world is the next level of play that began with the Style Girls social network on the R. Lilly Tuckerwear site.

According to the latest EMarketer Study entitled 'Kids and Teens Online: Virtual Worlds Open New Universe,' by 2011 more than half of the kids and teens in the US will be playing in online virtual worlds. These worlds have experienced tremendous growth over the past year, according to comScore Media Metrix. The Fashion Fantasy Game.com is exactly what kids are demanding now.

This virtual world is based in a game where players enjoy the thrill of competition and stay engaged with a constantly changing game. The tools for success are creativity, smart financial planning, advertising and marketing, just like in the real world of business. At www.fashionfantasygame.com, teen fashion game rankings are determined by other players and strategic competitions and challenges impact awareness. Best of all, the site is strictly monitored for safety. And through game play kids may develop skills and confidence that will contribute to their self esteem at this fragile age.

Players board the R. Lilly Jet and fly to the city of their choice to start their adventure. Each player along with an iconic side-kick begins with a bank account of Fashion Buckz (FBz's), the unique currency of the game, and immediately starts to make important decisions that shape their businesses - what "real" neighborhood should they select for their real estate purchase, what designs do they think will be the most saleable, how many goods should they manufacture or purchase and what actions and decisions will bring them the most recognition from their peers. Players create, promote and sell their products through their own stores or their designer showrooms and are able to earn money and build their businesses. These players connect and share ideas, participate in special on-going contests and live events, go on virtual 'shopping sprees,' have fashion shows, create their own ad campaigns and go to the R. Lilly Cafe to catch up on the news that is important to them.

Founder and creator Nancy Ganz has a successful background in the real world of business, having developed the Body Slimmers by Nancy Ganz line of shape wear which she sold to Warnaco in 1996. "The idea behind this fashion game is to give girls a sense of accomplishment and a way to feel good about themselves, from the inside out," says Ganz. Named after her own daughter, R. Lilly Tuckerwear and the Fashion Fantasy Game.com were inspired by watching the game play and interaction of young girls through the sensitivity of a mother who understands the emotional needs of this age group. Nancy understood that there was a need and a market for a site to provide fashion games to young women.

For additional information on this latest virtual teen fashion world and R. Lilly Tuckerwear's fashion games, contact Nancy J. Hodin at Hodin @ rlillytuckerwear.com, or visit http://www.fashionfantasygame.com

R. Lilly Tuckerwear.com and The Fashion Fantasy Game.com are safe and secure websites geared to girls 8-16, focused on peer-to-peer communications, confidence-building and learning. R. Lilly Tuckerwear. com is also the ecommerce site for a unique line of girls shape wear designed by Nancy Ganz that specifically addresses the body image challenges of young girls during these transitional years. The Fashion Fantasy Game.com is a virtual world and social network that teaches girls about business while providing entertainment through fashion games.

Press Contact: Nancy Hodin
Company Name: R Lilly Tuckerwear Inc.
Phone: 6464159435
Website: www.fashionfantasygame.com

Music Download Site Offers 1 Million Songs

(hris — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:26:00 +0000

SpiralFrog Music Experience Offers 1 Million Songs

Free, legal music discovery and download site expands library

(PRWEB) December 13, 2007 -- SpiralFrog, Inc. (www.spiralfrog.com), the free, ad-supported Web-based music service, now offers 1 million tracks for free and legal downloading.

Since its launch, SpiralFrog has been adding content weekly, increasing its music offerings by 25 percent in just the past two and a half months, bringing the total number of tracks to 1 million.
The new additions build on SpiralFrog's intent to provide a comprehensive music experience that already allows music fans to get over 3,500 music videos, music news, artist bios, reviews, discographies and album art, among other rich content features.
SpiralFrog lets users download a Facebook widget that lets them track the most popular downloads on the site.
SpiralFrog's agreements with publishers and labels, including many of the leading independent labels, give the service the largest library of free, legal and downloadable music tracks and videos available in North America.

www.SpiralFrog.com

Quote:
Attribute to Joe Mohen, founder and chairman of SpiralFrog
"We are constantly adding new content and features to the site. Music fans want to be able to update and expand their music library on a continual basis and with our ever-expanding library and popular site features such as 'Buzz of the Day' and 'New Releases,' we're making it easier than ever to discover and catalog new music."

Contact:
Please contact Jocelyn Johnson jjohnson @ gravitas-pr.com or Brian Posnanski bposnanski @ gravitas-pr.com to arrange an interview and/or for additional quotes.

About SpiralFrog
Headquartered in New York, SpiralFrog (www.spiralfrog.com) is a Web-based advertising-supported music experience that combines music discovery tools with free and legal downloads of audio and video content licensed directly from the catalogs of the world's leading music owners. SpiralFrog offers music-lovers a compelling alternative to illicit file-sharing and pirate sites, with a secure environment for them to satisfy their unyielding passion and thirst for music and entertainment information at no cost except for their time and attention.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "scheduled," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, general acceptance of SpiralFrog's products and website, competitive factors, timing, and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.

Press Contact: Jocelyn Johnson
Company Name: SpiralFrog
Phone: 917-406-5886
Website: www.spiralfrog.com

Online Casino Review Site Makes It Easy

(hris — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:01:00 +0000

Online Casino Bluebook - Site Review

The first thing you'll notice when you visit Online Casino Bluebook is it's lack of flash and fancy design. This is not your normal over-designed casino sites that makes you feel like you are surrounded by hundreds of blinking, beeping slot machines. No, this is a real review site written by real people. The site has been around since 2000, which has to make it one of the oldest and best established.

The home page doesn't waste any time and shows you right away what their top 10 Online Casinos are. The day that I visited the following sites were listed in this order:

1      Inter Casino
2       Golden Casino
3       Vegas Palms Casino
4       Platinum Play
5       Royal Vegas
6       Slot Land Casino
7       Super Slots
8       English Harbor
9       Bodog Casino
10      Riverbelle Casino

You'll have to visit the OnlineCasinoBlueBook.com site to read the detailed reviews, but I was surprised to see that these online casinos offer a Welcome bonus that ranges from $100 to $1,200! It's not hard to see why Inter Casino gets the top pick with a bonus of over $1,000! I could spend a lot of time gambling with that stake in my account...!

Unlike other review sites, Online Casino Bluebook has an email address right under the top 10 casino list. You can email them with your questions of if you need help choosing the best casino for your gaming.

The site also has top picks for the following categories of gambling sites: No Deposit Casinos, Online Casinos, Bingo Halls, Poker Rooms, and Sports Book Sites. Again, the amount of bonus money varies, but these lists make it very easy to decide which ones to try first.

I discovered they provide information on casino game strategy or instructions on how to play online casino games like Baccarat, Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Poker, Slots, and Video Poker. If you have not tried any of these popular games, this is a great way to get started, or just to review the ways the games can be played to see if it's something you will like.

If you are interested in Casino News, Online Casino Bluebook also provides that as well and has a news archive that goes back several years. So if you need to find out the latest happenings in the Casino Gaming Industry, or do some research to find out past news and events you can do that in one spot.

The last resource I looked at was Online Casino Bluebook's Casino Directory. This was a little disappointing in that there was a number of entries to Poker sites, Online Casinos, Gambling sites, Free Casinos, Virtual Casinos, and much more, but not all of the links worked. I think I happened to visit in the middle of some house cleaning or reorganization from the way it looked. I know that good directories can take a lot of time and work to build and they need someone to go through and make edits and updates from time to time. I look forward to when this resource has been updated and is fully functional again.

So that's my review of the Online Casino Bluebook Casino Review site. I'd easily rate this site an "A" because of the low amount of distracting advertising and large amount of content and detailed site reviews.

Chris Nielsen is an Internet consultant and owner of many web sites including Casino-Magazine.us and over 30 blogs. He has no free time and can be reached by visiting his company's site at http://www.NielsenTech.com.

Online Music Profit Monster Book

(hris — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:11:00 +0000

Musicians, Bands Learn How to Harness an Online 'Music Profit Monster' Using Music Executive's New Book

Nicky Kalliongis, a seasoned executive from the music industry, teaches musical artists how to effectively promote their careers by utilizing MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Squidoo and other online resources. In his new book, entitled 'MySpace Music Profit Monster: And All Proven Online Music Marketing Strategies,' he shows them how to utilize RSS feeds, podcasts, blog posts and more to develop a fan base, sell CDs and downloads, get a record deal, and attract bookings agents and managers.

(PRWEB) September 8, 2007 -- A new book entitled 'MySpace Music Profit Monster: And All Proven Online Music Marketing Strategies' now shows musical artists how to effectively promote their careers by utilizing MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Squidoo and other online resources. Authored by Nicky Kalliongis, a seasoned executive from the music industry, it provides invaluable advice on how to develop fan bases, sell CDs and downloads, sign a record deal, and attract bookings agents and managers. Other strategies it teaches: learning how to utilize RSS feeds, podcasts and blog posts. For more information, visit http://MySpaceMusicProfitMonster.com.

Directly involved in the successful careers of such well-known artists as Dido, Grateful Dead, Ace of Base and Babyface, Kalliongis has worked with a wide range of artists that has helped result in the sale of more than 653 million records. Other artists include Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Avril Lavigne, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Biggie Smalls, Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Deborah Cox, Dionne Warwick, Eurythmics, Expose, Faithless, Hall and Oats, Jermaine Jackson, Kenny G, Lisa Stansfield, Luther Vandross, Monica, Outkast, Pink, Prince, Puff Daddy, Rolling Stones, Romantics, Run DMC, Santana, Sarah McLachlan, Soft Cell, Taylor Dayne, The Village People, Thompson Twins, TLC, Toni Braxton, Usher and Whitney Houston.

Visit the following link at Amazon.com to order his book:

MySpace Music Profit Monster: And All Proven Online Music Marketing Strategies
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (August 24, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 141967319X
ISBN-13: 978-1419673191

The book is also available for download at: http://MySpaceMusicProfitMonster.com

Testimonials:
"Nicky Kalliongis is one of the premier music executives in the country Nicky has participated in the success of the world's biggest acts including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, and Prince. His tremendous work ethic, attention to detail, and superb musical instincts truly exemplifies him as one of the top A&R men in the business today." -- Monte Lipman, President, Universal Republic Records

"I've known and worked with Nicky on numerous projects over the last 10 years from superstar artist releases to independent developing artists. Nicky has contributed to many hit records across all levels of the business and his experience stretches from the multi-national recording company to the indie. It is exciting to see him stay current and even ahead of the game by bringing his expertise of music into the Digital space." -- George Levendis, Senior Vice President Global Marketing, SONY BMG Music Entertainment.

About Nicky Kalliongis:
Nicky Kalliongis is an accomplished musician and music technician in addition to being a seasoned music industry professional with expertise in the area of Artist and Repertoire. He continues to be active in the music industry where he works alongside Clive Davis, L.A. Reid, Monte Lipman and others. While reporting directly to Clive Davis, the Founder, former chairman and CEO of Arista Records, Kalliongis has been responsible for evaluating new music on behalf of Davis as well as identifying, developing, and editing numerous hit songs that have achieved gold, platinum and multi-platinum status. To date he has been involved in the sale of more than 653 albums. Nicky Kalliongis originated the idea of an in-house digital editing station, implementing the technology that resulted in significant time and cost savings while eliminating creative lag time. He has also written music for hit T.V. shows like ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' and "Loving" and has appeared on MTV offering his expertise on the ''100 Greatest Voices of All Time,'' and made appearances on MTV's ''The Real World.'' In his newest book he teaches unknown artists how to best utilize online marketing in the same manner as the pros.

Press Contact: Clive Calvin
Company Name: Comnexis
Phone: 6462333200
Website: http://MySpaceMusicProfitMonster.com

Guitar Edge Magazine

(hris — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:56:00 +0000

Guitar Edge

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, September 4, 2007
MY FIRST JOB WAS as a mail-order peon at the original Victor's House of Music in North Jer-Z. Occasionally I answered a phone call or restrung a guitar, but mostly I sat around and listened to the fantastic ramblings of my boss Jim.

Jim was a stringy, glue-inhaling sort, prone to sudden stumbles into the styrofoam bin. He regaled me with tales of his on-the-verge metal band, the Snorkling Hamsters, and heaped praise upon an up-and-coming poet named David Coverdale by quoting liberally from "Slide It In," "Slow An' Easy" and "Spit It Out." Lazing away the afternoons with Jim impressed two things upon my adolescent mind: First, that Coverdale is a master of the subtle sexual quadruple-entendre; and second, that I better get my grades up, and fast.

Assuming Jim always remembered to open the garage door while revving the engine on his late-model party van, he's probably a huge fan of Guitar Edge nowadays. The mag, a throwback to the late, great Guitar, ranks as the leanest guitar title on the market. Ordinarily "lean" would mean "weak and/or devoid of creativity, wit and advertising," but in this case I intend it as high praise.

Guitar Edge, unlike the competition, understands that its readers don't want first-person columns by some random guy whose band opened for Mountain at the 1982 South Dakota State Fair ("when Leslie West quoted from 'Manic Depression' during his 'Mississippi Queen' outro, I realized that I was in the presence of greatness, even if he wouldn't let me use the toilet in his trailer"). No, it realizes that fledgling guitarists want tablature, tablature and more tablature, especially now that the ASCAP folks have gotten all pissy and litigious about Web sites offering transcriptions.

The mag delivers on its "less talk, more tab" tagline with 12 transcriptions in the September/October issue alone. Its choices are diverse and inspired, too, alternating between selections only playable by bona fide shredders (Stevie Ray's "Scuttle Buttin'," Steve Vai's "Bad Horsie") and those aimed at fraternity strummers and comparable neophytes ("Get Up Stand Up," Green Day's take on "Working Class Hero").

Of course, by devoting 72 of the issue's 108 pages to tablature, Guitar Edge doesn't leave a lot of room for much else -- and this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Maybe it's best, in fact, to examine what Guitar Edge doesn't offer in its pages: tens of record reviews (gee, good luck finding those elsewhere), gear reviews (ditto), best solo/guitar album/Frampton riff lists intended to foment horribly punctuated debate among uppity list-serv pundits (yup), etc.

What little non-tab content there is in the September/October issue is hit (the "Crash Course" on harmonizing guitar solos, the "Tip Jar" on B.B. King's phrasing) or miss (the overly worshipful Q&A, which includes the question, "Is it getting any easier for Lamb of God now that you've achieved so much success over the past few years?"), but that's besides the point. Guitar Edge recognizes what readers want and delivers it in a succinct package. That's all. This isn't hard.

For the record, the best harmonized guitar solo of all time is Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years." I'll also listen to arguments on behalf of the intro to "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." "More Than a Feeling"? No.

I'm an unbelievably double-super-ninja-awesome guitarist -- probably the best you'll ever hear play unless you have a relative named Yngwie -- so I tend to hold publications like Guitar Edge to a high standard. And to be honest, I doubt I'd read it regularly myself, as bands like Lamb of God make me want to perforate my eardrums with a serrated tuning fork. Still, there's more here for the average player than there is in just about any other guitar mag. Recommended.

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Web Site Owners and Bloggers Paid To Make More Money

(hris — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:00 +0000

Web Site Owners and Bloggers Paid To Make More Money

09/05/2007 - (NTSWIRE) Minneapolis - New Publishers and Webmasters that join Auction Ads and start earning money with the Ebay affiliate program will find they are $25 richer just for joining. Auction Ads today announced that all new publishers would be paid a signup bonus of $25. Since the payout threshold is $50, this means a publisher would only have to earn $25 before being able to receive their first check.

The registration process is easy and adding the AuctionAds code to your site is also easy. It's as easy as using Google AdSense and you can have AuctionAds on the same pages as your existing AdSense, there is no conflict.

AuctionAds have been very popular since the ads feature small images and text from current Ebay auctions. Rather than signing up with Ebay, Webmasters and blog owners and easily sign up with Auction Ads and avoid a longer signup process and learning to use the Ebay API. Ads can be targeted with keywords and even maximum and minimum prices so that you get just the kind of ads that YOU KNOW best suit your sites.

The end date for this promotion has not been announced, but it is suggested that you sign up right away even if you are unable to add the code to your site or your blog today. Don't miss out on this great incentive to join a program that really needs no incentive.

Join Auction Ads Here

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Rolling Stone Magazine

(hris — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:53:00 +0000

Rolling Stone

by Larry Dobrow, Thursday, August 2, 2007
NOWADAYS, I TEND TO celebrate my birthday by dimming the lights, honing the tweezers, and fighting a valiant battle against ear hair. This year, however, my super-duper special day happened to coincide with NYC visits from two of the great bands of my happy adolescence, The Police and Squeeze. And so it was that I found myself at ye ole arenadome last night, woozy on eight-dollar Michelobs and flush with "remember when Sting was cool?" nostalgia.

This is not a conversation that evolves well. After a few warm recollections of MTV and dirt bikes, my friends and I somehow wound up attempting to out-filth one another with witticisms like "when Sting was cool, my [extremely explicit anatomical reference redacted] hadn't yet [archaic verb participle redacted] and [borderline-insensitive ethnic stereotype redacted] wasn't even [obscene gerund redacted]." Happily for the people around us, the lights dimmed shortly thereafter. It was a grand evening. Andy Summers kicks much tushie.

I enjoyed the nostalgia kick so much that I'm trying to sustain it as long as I can, whether by listening to arena-rock mainstay "Give the People What They Want" during lunch or by donning a skinny tie for tomorrow's Squeeze outing. My subway reading, of course, will be Rolling Stone, the magazine that launched my love of the medium more than 20 years ago.

Thing is, Rolling Stone isn't a nostalgia read, even in a year where the mag is celebrating its 40th birthday with a trifecta of phone-book-thick retrospective issues. A lot has happened since I last took a critical look at it, the least of which being that I've learned how to write a semi-intelligible column. The mag itself has almost reinvented itself, bulking up its pop-culture muscle without corrupting its mind (the national-affairs coverage) or soul (Mick, Keef et al).

The Aug. 9 issue showcases much of what Rolling Stone is doing right nowadays. The cover feature on the genesis of Guns N' Roses kicks off with an amazing anecdote about the, uh, ambient noise in the band's "Rocket Queen" and ascends from there, refusing to yield to cheap rock-and-roll-was-real-back-then-man sentiment. The profile of Stevie Williams, dubbed a "skateboarding gangsta hero," is the rare youth-culture piece that speaks to all audiences. Rob Sheffield's "Pop Life" column runs circles around anything that Entertainment Weekly trots out on its final page, while the mag's takedown of carbon-neutral wankfest Live Earth doesn't pull any punches.

Rolling Stone has also rediscovered its investigative mojo. This issue's National Affairs columnist, Jeff Goodell, ain't no William Greider (not as severe) or Hunter S. Thompson (not as unreadably incoherent). His piece on "The Ethanol Scam," however, slices through the do-gooder haze and exposes a supposed panacea as potentially worse than the disease. More, please. A few pages later, Vanessa Grigoriadis -- one of the three or four best magazine feature writers out there -- takes an in-depth, occasionally wince-inducing look at "To Catch a Predator" stings and their unintended aftereffects. After reading this piece, you won't ever feel the same way about gotcha! journalism. That's high praise.

You may have noticed that I haven't yapped much about music so far, and that's intentional. As it did a few years back, Rolling Stone's music coverage lags behind everything else between its covers. There's nothing wrong per se with the check-ins with Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews or the Smashing Pumpkins, but they lack the depth and imagination of the stories noted above, not to mention comparable ones in titles like Harp. And yet RS still flags these artists on the cover, at the expense of a mention of the "Predator" piece. I wish the mag wouldn't be so stubborn about trumpeting its music-first lineage; by doing so, it obscures some of its best writing and reporting. I'd like to see RS acknowledge the obvious: that music may no longer be its core mission.

Also interesting, at least to me: the online media kit, which teems with pictures of moderately hip mainstreamers like Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, John Mayer and Eminem. The mag itself, however, devotes more space and energy to comparative fogeys like The Police and Kid Rock, not to mention looking-back pieces like the one on G n' R. It's just an interesting choice, is all.

So yeah, I'm probably going to fire up a subscription for the first time in 10 years or so. Rolling Stone reads and looks (thanks for taking it easy on the multiple entry points) sharper than it has in quite some time, and deserves a fresh look from anybody who hasn't picked up a copy in a while. It's an entirely different publication than the one I grew up worshipping, and in many ways a better one.

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AuctionAds Wins eBay Star Developer Award

(hris — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:34:00 +0000

MediaWhiz Division AuctionAds Wins eBay Star Developer Award for ''Most Innovative Application-Buyer'' eBay Developers Conference

June 21, 2007 - NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AuctionAds, a division of MediaWhiz Holdings Inc., today announced it received the eBay Star Developer Award for "Most Innovative Application-Buyer" at the sixth annual eBay Developers Conference. AuctionAds (www.auctionads.com) enables users to monetize their website by displaying live eBay auctions next to their related copy.

"We are honored to accept this prestigious award, which recognizes that AuctionAds is a successful tool for leveraging the lucrative eBay affiliate system, in a way that is easy for publishers to use," stated AuctionAds CTO David Dellanave.

"The eBay Star Developers Awards recognize developers for their innovation and commitment to the eBay platform," said Max Mancini, senior director of disruptive innovation at eBay. "AuctionAds was awarded for its efficiency using innovative caching techniques, allowing it to serve up 30 million impressions a month with only 200,000 API calls, an impressive volume of traffic per API call."

The eBay Developers Conference in Boston brings together more than 500 third-party developers, entrepreneurs and affiliates to meet with technologists and business leaders from eBay, PayPal, ProStores, Shopping.com and Skype.

About AuctionAds

AuctionAds (www,auctionads.com), a division of MediaWhiz Holdings Inc., users to monetize their website by displaying live eBay auctions next to their related copy.

About MediaWhiz

MediaWhiz is a leading online marketing company delivering a fully integrated solution for brand advertisers, direct marketers and publishers by leveraging its suite of marketing services to achieve measurable results. Services include affiliate marketing, lead generation, email marketing, list management, display advertising, text link advertising and search marketing. MediaWhiz delivers more than 3 million monthly leads to over 3,000 advertisers through its database of more than 100 million consumer email addresses and relationships with over 20,000 publishers. Private equity firm Lake Capital first invested in MediaWhiz in August 2005. Through acquisitions and organic growth, MediaWhiz has established its position as a leading provider of integrated marketing. More information on MediaWhiz is available at www,mediawhiz.com.
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Next Big Thing: Mobile Apple iPhone

(hris — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:57:00 +0000

iPhone Mobile Mob Launches Website Dedicated to Apple iPhone

iPhone Mobile Mob provides users with complete, up to date news, reviews and downloads for the new Apple iPhone. Users can also see the iPhone side by side with some its competitors as well as participate in the iPhone Forum where they can post their favorite features for the iPhone as well as ask for help. iPhone Mobile Mob also will provide users with tutorial articles and videos on how to better use their iPhone and also accelerate the learning curve so they can more quickly use the full potential of their iPhone.

Bend, OR (PRWEB) June 14, 2007 -- Are you one of those die-hard Apple fans waiting eagerly for the release of the new Apple iPhone on June 29, 2007? Well, you will want to check out iPhone Mobile Mob, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com, a savvy, well-designed, sleek website with the latest information about Apple's latest new invention. Here users can learn all about the different features of the new iPhone, check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, and the latest news on iPhone compatibility and related software developments.

One of the best new websites about the Apple iPhone, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com offers up to date information on this all-in-one hand held device, including the latest Apple commercials on television, YouTube videos, and press releases. You can also find out how the new iPhone stacks up against some of the iPhone competitors by reading the comparison reviews.

iPhone Mobile Mob founder, Corey Bruhn, had this to say about iPhone Mobile Mob: "iPhone Mobile Mob is for cell phone enthusiasts looking for the next big thing in cellular phone technology, the Apple iPhone. The purpose of iPhone Mobile Mob is to not only educate users on the great features of the iPhone, but to also provide a forum for users to discuss new iPhone applications and receive help on using their own iPhones. iPhone Mobile Mob will offer tutorial articles and videos to help users become more comfortable using all the great features of their iPhone."

At iPhone Mobile Mob, iPhone users can buy accessories including Bluetooth 2.0 headsets, V-Moda Vibe earphones, and also other Apple products such as Apple TV and 80GB Apple iPods. With detailed product information including reviews, news, an in-depth knowledge base section, and an interactive forum, iPhone Mobile Mob is fully prepared and waiting for the release of the new iPhone, which it will soon be selling online along with software applications and iPhone games. Check out iPhone Mobile Mob, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com, for the latest iPhone news, accessories and downloads.

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Press Contact: COREY BRUHN
Company Name: iPhone Mobile Mob
Phone: 5416106447
Website: http://www.iphonemobilemob.com

Ebay AuctionAds Debut Coup?

(hris — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:59:00 +0000

EBay cancels ads in tiff with Google
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
EBay is one of Google's biggest advertisers. The search engine funnels millions of Web surfers to the auction site. But the two companies have grown ...

EBay threatens to pull ads off Google
MSNBC - USA
Google's retreat came only after Ebay cut some of its advertising spending on the company's search site, in what appeared to be a blunt attempt to warn ...

By now, ebay has to have taken notice of what the company behind AuctionAds has done and started to realize that at least where the content network is concerned, they could do a lot better. If you have not see the ads from AuctionAds yet, they are a cross between the small text ads that you see from Google, and the multi-tabbed ads (Which are cool) from that loser company Chitika (Don't get me started on them. It's enough to say they dropped me and treated me like shit. Try them at your own risk, but do some searches in Google first before you waste your time with them.).

AuctionAds are as easy to use as AdSense, but the two nice things are that 1) they include a small image from each auction, which most AdSensers know greatly improves click-through rates, and 2) you can choose the keywords to target the ads to your site. The keyword targeted takes a little extra work that you don't have with contextual ads like Google's, but from what I have seen it pays off. There's no learning curve and if you are not happy with the ads you see you can make some changes. To see a good example of how this works, visit our site: http://www.EbayAuctionAds.com and you can test out the results.

I think you have to have considerable site traffic to realize the best results, or a site that gets traffic related to shopping or products. We had positive results right away, but we still have to keep our day job for now. Most site owners are reporting results as good or better than ours so it's worth testing on at least one site for sure.

Since Google has been discouraging the use of images placed closed next to AdSense Ads, I can see more people trying AuctionAds, and perhaps in some cases replacing AdSense if the income is there. What I expect to see is Google responding to this new attention to ebay as a revenue generator by allowing advertisers to add small images to be placed next to their ads, OR providing a library of images that advertisers can select from as relating to their products and services.

New Service Allows You To Easily Hear Text Articles On Your Computer

(hris — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:34:00 +0000

Odiogo's Web 2.0 'Listen Button' Lets You Instantly Hear Text Articles On Your Computer

Starter kits available for WordPress, Blogger and other blogging platforms

(PRWEB) June 7, 2007 -- Odiogo announced today the launch of the 'Listen Button' (http://www.listenbutton.com), a web 2.0 service which allows Content Publishers to provide visitors with an easy and instant way to hear regular text articles. Located near the familiar 'Email' and 'Print' buttons on top of each article in mainstream media and blogs, the Listen Button when clicked will open a player which will read aloud the currently displayed article.

"With the PC entering the living room as the brain of the home multimedia center, text content providers need tools which seamlessly turn readers into listeners," said Marc Kawam, CEO of Odiogo.com. "Our Podcast solutions and the Listen Button empower content providers to mobilize and boost the value of their text content by making it instantly audible."

"This audio feature is fast becoming a must-have capability for content sites," Kawam said. "This is an essential feature for a multi-tasking environment, where people can listen to articles from their favorite sites while working on their computer or performing other tasks. The Listen Button also expands the reach of a content site by allowing vision-impaired readers and language learners to easily access the site's content."

Amir Orni, CEO of Jpost.com, the Online Edition of the Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com), said: "The Podcast Service we launched with Odiogo was received positively by our readers and has quickly reached thousands of downloads on a weekly basis". Orni added: "We welcome the Listen Button feature as it answers a need many of our readers had. Now, one click gets stories read out-loud on the PC."

The Odiogo Listen Button has been adapted for major blogging platforms. Starter kits have been developed to quickly install the button on blogs developed in the WordPress, Blogger or TypePad environments. Bloggers can enable the Listen Button on their sites for free. This allows Bloggers to meet their constituencies' desires for a more 'easy to consume' media - as compared to written content - at no cost to themselves.

Nigel Powell, publisher of The Red Ferret Journal (http://www.redferret.net) said: "The Listen Button is a very cool way for my readers to grab a dose of the blog while they're busy doing other things on their PC at home or in the office. Just the very thought of it makes my teeth ache with joy."

Stacy Blackman from Stacy Blackman Consulting (http://blog.stacyblackman.com) said: "Readers of Stacy Blackman Consulting's blog are MBA candidates who are constantly on the move and have limited time online. Odiogo provides them not only with a way to listen to the posts on their iPod but also when they are on-line, while multitasking."

The Listen Button is already available on several sites, among them:
-    http://www.jpost.com
-    http://blog.stacyblackman.com
-    http://www.redferret.net
-    http://blog.prompt-speechapps.com
-    http://www.uneasysilence.com
-    http://www.gideononline.com/blog

How it works
The majority of publications on the Web use RSS feeds, the standard distribution format. Odiogo monitors all feeds of its Content Partners and automatically creates for each news item high fidelity audio files using cutting-edge text-to-speech technology. Unlike many of its predecessors, this new breed of artificial intelligence technology observes punctuation and more natural speech patterns to provide a superior listening experience, which the Odiogo linguistic team together with the Odiogo blogger community is continually fine-tuning. Files are hosted on Odiogo's servers which makes integration with any text content provider a simple activity, requiring at most a few hours of work.

About Odiogo
Founded in 2005 in San Francisco, California, Odiogo (http://www.odiogo.com) is in the business of mobilizing and vocalizing content. Products include a groundbreaking service that enables newspapers, magazines, and blogs to automatically create audible versions of their content. The Odiogo-produced sound files can be listened to on computers and mobile devices such as iPod, MP3 readers and cellular phones.

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Press Contact: Patrice Khawam
Company Name: Odiogo
Phone: 1-888-220-4467
Website: http://www.odiogo.com

Broke Band Sells Instruments To Finance Recording

(hris — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:22:00 +0000

Hard-Up Band Who Sold All Of Their Musical Instruments On Ebay Releases Debut Single

06-05-2007 - (openPR) - Penniless South London band The Lazarus Plot were so hard up earlier this year that they resorted to selling all of their musical instruments on the online auction site eBay, in order to raise funds to pay for the recording of their debut single.

Although the band have over 8,000 fans on its mailing list and have attracted plenty of industry interest, the four-piece from Clapham had run out of money needed to pay for vital recording studio costs. Faced with a stark choice between selling their beloved instruments or splitting up, the band decided to part with two electric guitars, an amplifier, a drum kit, a bass guitar and keyboard, raising over £5000 in the process but leaving the band with nothing to play.

Although they are still without instruments, The Lazarus Plot may well be having the last laugh however as the band has since been signed by independent label Illuminated Music on the strength of the recording made with the money raised from the instrument sale. The band releases its debut single 'Doesn't Change A Thing' on June 18th.

Hoping to recoup enough money to buy some new gear, lead singer and songwriter Daniel Batchelor says: "It was undoubtedly a risky decision to sell everything we had and in many ways it has hindered the band as we've been unable to rehearse or write properly for the last few months. We've also had to beg, borrow and steal anything we could for the recordings which was interesting to say the least. We hope to sell enough copies of the single to take our songs on the road, although we'll have to buy some new equipment first obviously!"

Formed after a chance meeting in a South London pub, The Lazarus Plot have managed to create their own unique sound borne from a mesh of truly diverse artists such as Massive Attack, World Party, The Divine Comedy, DJ Shadow and even Duran Duran. Despite this fusion of contrasting influences there is something reassuringly familiar about the band's marriage of brooding, introspective lyrics with soaring, haunting melodies.

Described last year by The Sun as 'one to watch', 'Doesn't Change A Thing' is available for pre-release ordering now at www.wippit.com and www.easymusic.com

Fans can also pre-order the single via their mobile phone by texting PLOT to 82822. This service costs £1.50 + normal network charge for one SMS message.

Daniel Batchelor, The Lazarus Plot
Press release from: Illuminated Music
PR agency: Incredible PR

For more information on The Lazarus Plot please visit:
www.myspace.com/thelazarusplotmusic
www.thelazarusplot.co.uk

Formed after a chance meeting in a South London pub, The Lazarus Plot have managed to create their own unique sound borne from a mesh of truly diverse artists such as Massive Attack, World Party, The Divine Comedy, DJ Shadow and even Duran Duran. Despite this fusion of contrasting influences there is something reassuringly familiar about the band's marriage of brooding, introspective lyrics with soaring, haunting melodies.

For media enquiries please contact Martin Hansell on 07748 118 080 or email info@thelazarusplot.co.uk

When a minute's not a minute

(hris — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:49:00 +0000

When a minute's not a minute
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
The change, as Gysendorfer learned, can mean that calling long distance in-state using a prepaid phone card can cost a bundle. The 75 minute AT&T card at ...

Mobile phone card stores 4000 photos or 2000 songs
techworld.nl - Haarlem,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Thursday announced that it has developed an 8GB micro memory card for smart phones. The microSD (Secure Digital) card boasts ...

New Samsung phone card holds 8GB
Business Report - Johannesburg,South Africa
Samsung Electronics had developed the world's largest storage-capacity memory card for cellphones, the South Korean firm said yesterday.

Mobile phone card stores 4000 photos or 2000 songs
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
By Lucas Mearian Framingham | Friday, 18 May, 2007. Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed an 8GB micro memory card for smart phones. ...

When just cash will do
7DAYS - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
To make a payment, all users need to do is open and account and transfer money into that account via a top-up card, similar to a pay-as-you-go phone card. ...

RTN-101: Communications - Making that First Rover Connection ...
Amerisurv (press release) - Frederick,MD,USA
The cellular phone, card, or device stops being a phone and simply becomes a conveyance for packet-data, via IP, that utilizes the cellular infrastructure ...

A new brand plan for Razr
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
Motorola expects to begin remedying its woes in the next six weeks with the launch of some new phones, including the Razr 2. Keller's strategy: Treat some ...

School may ban cell phones
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy,AR,USA
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Secret Sound of a Jackpot Winner

(hris — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:45:00 +0000

Jackpot Winner at Unique Competition Website

MySecretSound.com has announced its third Jackpot winner this morning, with Jenny Lamont from South Australia correctly guessing the secret sound online and scooping the first prize in this unique free competition

Sydney, NSW, Australia (PRWEB), June 2, 2007 -- The award-winning and devilishly-clever competition website, MySecretSound.com has just unveiled its third jackpot winner, this time the lucky winner was a thrilled Jenny Lamont from O'Sullivan Beach in South Australia.

Jenny correctly identified the third, mystery secret sound as pumping out toothpaste from a toothpaste dispenser and pocketed a cool $2,000 for her troubles.

MySecretSound (MySecretSound) is fast becoming a hugely popular competition website, not just in Australia, but on a global scale as visitors to the site can participate in the addictive competition as often as they like, and more importantly, for free. The website offers anyone the chance to guess the secret sound, wherever they are in the world, and the idea to win the cash with zero entry costs ensures the website is becoming one of the most addictive in the world.

An extremely happy Jenny commented, "I was getting anyone that came through the door in our house to quickly see if they knew what the sound was - it was as simple as clicking play on the website - but it didn't matter much as I kept having my free guess and was so happy when I got the call.

"I thought that it was someone squirting conditioner from a bottle at one point, but the key to winning was always having my free guess every day -- it's a great website. We're going to use the money to put towards out house extension."

The clever competition website, MySecretSound, has already given away three prizes totaling $12,000 in cash in recent months, and the very addictive nature of the unique competition website will no doubt mean the owners will be writing out more winners' cheques in the near future.

MySecretSound owner, Chris Dutton, explained how addictive the site can become: "We get lots of people emailing us saying that they keep listening to the secret sound at home and it gets rather annoying as they can't quite put their finger on what it is. People really like the idea, but it does become rather addictive!"

Anyone can register for free and play now for a chance to guess the fourth secret sound. Warning: The site is annoying, addictive, fun and free!

You can start playing now, for free, at http://www.MySecretSound.com

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Press Contact: CHRIS DUTTON
Company Name: MySecretSound (MySecretSound.com)
Phone: 1300 003 004
Website: http://www.MySecretSound.com

Community Site For Microsoft Zune Player Grows

(hris — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:25:00 +0000

Zune Community Site Goes International; Surpasses 2 Million Pageviews

Zunerama, an online site devoted to Microsoft's Zune digital media player, releases translated versions of its site, in response to increased international traffic. Offering user forums and technical resources for Zune owners, the site's pages have had over two million pageviews since its launch in July 2006.

Bellingham, WA (PRWEB) June 1, 2007 -- Zunerama, a website devoted to Microsoft Zune, has responded to its growing international audience by offering translated versions of its site in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.

"We've noticed more and more people coming to Zunerama from outside the U.S., and rolled out these translated versions of the site to respond to that," says Harvey Chute, who founded Zunerama last July. Zunerama is a leading Zune site and has had over two million pageviews since its launch.

Zune was released in the United States in November 2006. Microsoft has not yet announced worldwide roll-out dates for Zune or for its online music service, Zune Marketplace.

Despite Zune's limited launch, Zunerama reports that its site is frequented by readers in over 150 countries. "While the majority of our viewers are from the United States, increasingly we are seeing visitors and new members from around the globe," Chute noted. "In the past week, for example, we've had 38,000 visits from five continents."

According to Zunerama's visitor statistics, the countries with the most Zune enthusiasts, after the United States, are the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Venezuela, Spain and France.

While few options exist at this point for acquiring Zune players outside of the U.S., international Zune users are buying players while on trips to the U.S. or through indirect channels such as eBay.

Zune Marketplace cannot yet be used for music purchases from locations outside the United States; the service requires that Marketplace accounts have a U.S.-based credit card. Zune owners can, however, load most existing music from their PCs onto their Zune player, without using Marketplace.

Zunerama offers its translated pages through Google's Translate service, currently in beta release. "Today, the Spanish-language version is the most popular translation of the site," Chute said.

Zunerama offers resources for Zune owners, including user forums, daily news and analysis, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), accessory reviews, player tips and tutorials, and advanced tricks and hacks.

"Our aim is to be a one-stop for all things Zune, not just for people in the U.S. but worldwide," Chute said. "I expect we'll see even more international visitors as the Zune roll-out continues. And we want to be ready for that."

Established in July 2006, Zunerama (http://www.zunerama.com) is an online resource center for Zune. The site serves as a hub for the Zune user community, and provides Zune user forums, a blog with Zune news and commentary, FAQ, archived original Zune stories, reviews of Zune players and accessories, documentation library, specification sheets, buyer's guides and online store.

Microsoft Zune is a wireless-enabled digital media player, with a 30-gigabyte hard drive, 3-inch screen and built-in FM receiver. Through Zune Marketplace, Zune owners can download music either by purchasing individual songs or through a Zune Pass subscription service.
In Zunerama's user forum, Zune enthusiasts gather to share reviews, facts, tips, opinions and other information. In addition, Zunerama offers more Zune giveaways than any other website. The site has given away over 100 Zune players, cases, armbands, skins, software and other Zune accessories to its members.

Zunerama also publishes reviews of Zune accessories, and provides a "Recommended by Zunerama" rating to guide Zune enthusiasts on products that have passed Zunerama's accessory reviews.

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Press Contact: Harvey Chute
Company Name: Zunerama
Phone: (360) 319-6795
Website: http://www.zunerama.com

Seven Hours of Rolling Stones Concert Footage and New Music

(hris — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:35:00 +0000

Best Buy Brings The Biggest Bang to Life for Rolling Stones Fans

Exclusive Four-DVD Set Offers Music Lovers Seven Hours of Concert Footage and New Music

Click here to see downloadable versions The Rolling Stones and Best Buy are joining forces to release, The Biggest Bang, a four-DVD set featuring seven hours of content. The Biggest Bang will be available starting June 12 for $29.99 exclusively at all Best Buy stores in the United States and at online www.BestBuy.com. Customers can pre-order the four DVD set at www.BestBuy.com beginning today.

May 30, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The best selling concert tour of all time, A Bigger Bang, is coming to living rooms across the country as one of the most ambitious music DVD sets in history. The Rolling Stones and Best Buy are joining forces to release, The Biggest Bang, a four-DVD set featuring seven hours of content including two full length concerts, two behind-the-scenes documentaries and classic favorites such as, "Honky Tonk Women," "Sympathy for the Devil," and "Satisfaction."

The Biggest Bang will be available starting June 12 for $29.99 exclusively at all Best Buy stores in the United States and at online www.BestBuy.com. Customers can pre-order the four DVD set at www.BestBuy.com beginning today. It will also be available in Canada at Best Buy stores as well as Future Shop stores.

The Biggest Bang will be released internationally mid-summer.

The Biggest Bang offers fans an all access pass including a behind-the-scenes look from the Rolling Stones' recent tour, A Bigger Bang - the biggest selling concert tour of all time. Additionally, the DVD set features full length concerts from the Rolling Stones historic show on Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach, which was attended by two million concert goers, and a concert in Austin, Texas - a highlight of the U.S. tour.

"The Biggest Bang DVD set lets fans join us as we traveled around the world," said the Rolling Stones. "They will go behind the scenes at the Super Bowl, see us play an intimate club show in Toronto and for 2 million people on the beach in Rio, as well as gigs in Shanghai, Buenos Aires and Japan. It features classics but also rarities --- songs we've never released before on DVD."

The Biggest Bang is loaded with rare songs and music. It includes exciting never-before-released duets with artists including Dave Matthews, Bonnie Raitt and Eddie Vedder. There are also rare, never-released tracks including "Get Up, Stand Up" and "Mr. Pitiful," from a 2005 performance in Toronto. The Biggest Bang features more than 55 songs and footage from around the world, including concerts in Argentina, Japan and China.

"Four Flicks was great, but practice makes perfect and The Biggest Bang is even better - it's got all the right stuff," said tour promoter Michael Cohl. "It's great to be back with Best Buy, and we're pleased that they have decided to offer fans the same low price as they did with Four Flicks three years ago."

This marks the second time that Best Buy has worked with the Rolling Stones to release an exclusive DVD set. In 2003, Best Buy released Four Flicks, a four-DVD set from the Rolling Stones that was certified 19-times platinum and is the number one selling concert (long form) DVD in U.S. history.

"We're excited to bring our customers this exclusive DVD set giving fans an up close and personal look at the Rolling Stones and showcasing some of their most dynamic performances," said Gary Arnold, Best Buy's senior vice president of entertainment. "This partnership reinforces our continued commitment to bring unique entertainment into the homes of our customers. The Biggest Bang is truly a world class entertainment experience, and we are honored to be a part of this DVD launch."

The Biggest Bang was produced, conceived and created by The Rolling Stones, Michael Cohl, and Concert Productions International.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) operates a global portfolio of brands with a commitment to growth and innovation. Our employees strive to provide customers around the world with superior experiences by responding to their unique needs and aspirations. We sell consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through more than 1,150 retail stores across the United States, throughout Canada and in China. Our multi-channel operations include: Best Buy (BestBuy.com, BestBuy.ca and BestBuy.com.cn), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com and GeekSquad.ca), Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers (PacificSales.com), Magnolia Audio Video (Magnoliaav.com) and Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. (Five-Star.cn). Best Buy supports the communities in which its employees work and live through volunteerism and grants that benefit children and education.

About Concert Productions International (CPI)

Founded and led by entertainment industry visionary Michael Cohl, CPI is a world leader and innovator in full service global touring, having produced some of the largest grossing tours in history, including the Rolling Stones; Pink Floyd; U2; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; David Bowie; and Michael Jackson. CPI has also successfully created new revenue streams around the tours that it produces, such as VIP ticketing, fan clubs, merchandising and DVDs. At present, CPI is the producer of the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang record-breaking world tour, Barbra Streisand's record-breaking concert tour, Genesis' 'Turn It On Again' North American Tour, and The
Who's world tour.

Contacts

Best Buy
Brian Lucas, 612-291-6131
brian.lucas@bestbuy.com
or
For Best Buy
Tanya Shaye, 212-468-3851
tanya.shaye@mslpr.com
or
For the Rolling Stones
Fran Curtis, 212-445-8423
fcurtis@rogersandcowan.com

At A Glance
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Source: via Business Wire
Updated 04/20/2006 by company
Headquarters: Richfield, Minnesota
Website:        http://www.bestbuy.com
CEO:    Brad Anderson
Employees:      125,000
Ticker:         BBY (NYSE)
Revenues:       $30.8 Billion (2006)
Net Income:     $1.14 Billion (2006)