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Amazon.com Announces “Best of 2011” Lists

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Amazon.com, Inc. today released its “Best of 2011″ lists, which include the best-selling, most wished for, most gifted, and most loved products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2011.

Best-selling Products of 2011

The following are the best-selling products on Amazon.com in 2011 (based on total units sold):

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Rory’s Story Cubes
  • Video Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set
  • Home & Kitchen: Cuisinart SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1”
  • Amazon Instant Video: “The Help”
  • Watches: Timex T5J151 1440 Sports Digital Watch
  • Jewelry: Designer Inspired Silver Heart Charm Toggle Bracelet
  • Clothing: Levi’s Men’s 501 Jean
  • Shoes: Crocs Classic Clog
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Philips 7310 Norelco Men’s Shaving System
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
  • Automotive: Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
  • AmazonWireless: Samsung Galaxy S II (Verizon Wireless)
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)

Most Wished For Products of 2011

The following are products added to Wish Lists and registries most often by Amazon.com customers in 2011:

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Angry Birds: Knock On Wood Game
  • Video Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Emergency Fire Starter
  • Home & Kitchen: Cuisinart SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” (Episodes I-VI)
  • Amazon Instant Video: “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
  • Watches: G-Shock X-Large Military Series Watch
  • Jewelry: Sterling Silver Marcasite and Gemstone Colored Glass Heart Pendant
  • Clothing: Levi’s Men’s 501 Jean
  • Shoes: Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Top in Gold Metallic
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener
  • Automotive: ResQMe Keychain Rescue Tool
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Angry Birds Rio (Ad-Free)

Most Gifted Products of 2011

The following are popular products ordered as gifts by Amazon.com customers in 2011 (based on total units sold):

  • Electronics: Kindle Fire
  • Toys: Rory’s Story Cubes
  • Video Games: Just Dance 3
  • Sports & Outdoors: Zumba Fitness Total Body Transformation System DVD Set
  • Home & Kitchen: KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixer
  • Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • Kindle Books: “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
  • CD: “21” by Adele
  • Amazon MP3: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2”
  • Watches: LEGO Kids’ Star Wars Darth Vader Mini-Figure Alarm Clock
  • Jewelry: 14k Yellow Gold Plated “A Mother Holds Her Child’s Hand For A Short While And Their Hearts Forever” Open Heart Pendant
  • Clothing: Gerber 5-Pack Onesies Brand One Piece Underwear
  • Shoes: Crocs Classic Clog
  • Beauty: Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System
  • Health & Personal Care: Philips 7310 Norelco Men’s Shaving System
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Smith’s PP1 Pocket Pal Multifunction Sharpener
  • Automotive: Wagan 12-Volt Heated Seat Cushion
  • Baby: Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether

Most Loved Products of 2011

The following are products that were reviewed most positively by Amazon.com customers in 2011:

  • Electronics: Kindle
  • Toys: Syma R/C Helicopter
  • Video Games: Portal 2
  • Sports & Outdoors: Black Mountain Products Resistance Band Set
  • Home & Kitchen: EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale
  • Books: “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand
  • Kindle Books: “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
  • CD: “Il Volo” by Il Volo
  • Amazon MP3: “Born this Way” (Special Edition) by Lady Gaga
  • DVD: “Soul Surfer”
  • Amazon Instant Video: “Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead”
  • Watches: Casio AWG100-1A G-Shock Multi-Band Solar Atomic Analog Watch
  • Jewelry: Tungsten Carbide Comfort Fit Flat Wedding Band Ring
  • Clothing: Men’s Air Force A-2 Flight Leather Bomber Jacket
  • Shoes: ASICS Men’s GEL-Nimbus 12 Running Shoe
  • Beauty: NARS Orgasm Blush
  • Health & Personal Care: Finger Pulse Oximeter
  • Tools & Home Improvement: Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern
  • Automotive: 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System
  • Baby: Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo
  • AmazonWireless: Droid Razr 4G by Motorola (Verizon Wireless)
  • Amazon Appstore for Android: Quell

 

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Steve Jobs Statue Unveiled in Budapest

December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

GRAPHISOFT, Graphisoft Park, and AIT-Budapest dedicated a statue honoring the late Steve Jobs in Budapest’s Graphisoft Park today.

Commissioned by GRAPHISOFT Founder and Chairman of the Board, Gabor Bojar, the statue is the first in the world honoring the late founder of Apple, who passed away on October 5.  Crafted by Hungarian sculptor Erno Toth, the life-like bronze statue stands near the entrance of architectural software maker GRAPHISOFT’s Budapest headquarters.

The relationship between GRAPHISOFT and Apple can be traced to the 1980′s, when Jobs came across the first version of GRAPHISOFT’s ArchiCAD software at the 1984 CeBIT in Germany.  His first impressions of the software led him to throw Apple’s support behind the development and distribution of ArchiCAD.  “Apple’s support included cash and computers at a time when GRAPHISOFT was a small company with limited resources, working within the economic and political confines of what was, at the time, communist Hungary,” Gabor Bojar said.  Apple also introduced GRAPHISOFT to its worldwide distribution network, which remains a cornerstone of the business today.  “With its attention to excellence in every detail, Graphisoft Park’s environment embodies the spirit of Steve Jobs,” Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of GRAPHISOFT said.  “I can’t think of a better place to commemorate the man and his legacy,” he continued.

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Freight Railroads Reach Agreements With Two More Unions

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The nation’s major freight railroads today reached tentative agreements with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the American Train Dispatchers Association, which together represent about 26,500 employees in collective bargaining. The last remaining union without a settlement, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE), has agreed with the railroads to extend the “cooling off” period until Feb. 8, 2012, eliminating the immediate threat of a national rail strike.

“We’re pleased that we have now settled with 12 of the 13 unions in this bargaining round. Everyone wins when we reach voluntary agreements,” said A. Kenneth Gradia, Chairman of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), the railroads’ bargaining representative. “In a tough economy, these agreements offer a terrific deal for rail employees. They lock in well-above market wage increases of more than 20 percent over six years, far exceeding recent union settlements in other industries.”

The NCCC represents more than 30 railroads, including BNSF, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific in national bargaining with the 13 major rail unions.

SOURCE National Railway Labor Conference

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uSell Continues to Grow With the Addition of Totem to the Consumer Cash Commerce Platform™

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Upstream Worldwide, Inc. d/b/a uSell.com, The Consumer Cash Commerce Platform™, today announced it will display cash offers for consumers’ cell phones and other handheld devices from HelloTotem.com, a reCommerce company that offers top dollar for consumer electronics.

“There is a huge market to buy, refurbish, resell and recycle consumer electronics.  uSell is committed to partnering with trusted companies that have the infrastructure in place to offer the best cash offers and provide attentive customer service,” said Douglas Feirstein, Co-Founder and CEO of uSell. “The addition of Totem to uSell’s platform further increases our consumers’ choice of competitive offers from top companies for their used cell phones and electronics,” added Feirstein.

uSell continues to change the way consumers resell their unwanted electronics and shop for buyers for their used gadgets. uSell gets consumers the best cash offers for their phones and electronics, so they can get quick cash with confidence.

“I am pleased to bring Totem to the uSell platform,” said Nicholas C. Fiorentino, CEO of HelloTotem.com. “Following an article in The New York Times identifying Totem as having the highest price offers, it only made sense that uSell and Totem combine forces,” added Fiorentino.

uSell.com is simple, user friendly, convenient and secure. uSell helps consumers avoid the hassle and risk of peer-to-peer sales channels such as eBay and Craigslist, and uSell’s 100% Max Cash Guarantee™ ensures consumers get the most cash for their items or uSell will pay them the difference.

 

About uSell.com
uSell.com is The Consumer Cash Commerce Platform. uSell finds the highest cash offers from top-rated buyers for your cell phones and electronics – and everybody needs extra cash. uSell’s 100% Max Cash Guarantee™ ensures you get the most cash or we’ll pay the difference. uSell is a subsidiary of Upstream Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded company (OTCBB:UPST) headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Cash Commerce Platform and Max Cash Guarantee are Trademarks of uSell and Upstream. For more information please, visit www.uSell.com.

 

About HelloTotem.com 
Totem is committed to providing the highest quality buyback program in the industry, while remaining true to its values of social responsibility. The company’s expert team of resellers, refurbishers and recyclers work diligently to ensure that consumers and businesses have an easy, efficient method to dispose of their old technology in a financially lucrative, yet environmentally friendly manner.

 

[SOURCE Upstream Worldwide, Inc.]
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How to Build a Website Faster: Website Development Expert Adam Hommey Shows You How, in Upcoming Free Training Program

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Website development expert Adam Hommey will show small business owners, entrepreneurs, professional service providers and thought leaders how to build a website fastso they can start to grow their businesses quickly, when he conducts a free teleseminar training program.

This free training program will take place on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST. Small business owners and professional service providers can register for the event for free at: http://www.launchmywebsitefaster.com.

“I’ve heard of many projects that get held up for four to six months, or more, due to content issues. The clients lost opportunities that would likely have generated thousands of dollars had there been a faster way to build a website,” said Adam Hommey, Founder of Help My Website Sell™ (http://www.HelpMyWebsiteSell.com). “There is a better, faster way to build a website and I’ll show listeners how they can get their website up sooner so they can make money faster.”

Hommey guarantees that the quick website launch system will work whether the small business owner or professional service provider is starting out, re-branding their organizations or just figuring out how to build a website for a new product or service.

Hommey also will educate listeners on:

  • How large and small companies can use WordPress and leverage landing pages to grow their business, get more customers, and increase profits fast!
  • Nine reasons why your current website presence may, in the age of social media, be wrecking your business.
  • How to stop a new website launch from becoming a four to six month ordeal instead of a four to six week experience.
  • Three reasons to build a WordPress website (or convert your existing website to WordPress) that aren’t usually covered in WordPress training programs or other information on how to build a website.
  • Simple Internet marketing technologies that help you emancipate the POWER Of INFORMATION – and how to use them to build a website and strike up the website conversion conversation with your audience right now.
  • And much, much more.

More details on this free training program can be found at: http://www.launchmywebsitefaster.com

People who can attend can listen to a replay of the event. A Q&A session will be held. Small business owners and professional service providers can register for the event for free at: http://www.launchmywebsitefaster.com

Hommey offers this presentation to companies and associations.

To book Adam Hommey for a live presentation, webinar or training program, email adam@helpmywebsitesell.com or call 888-536-5596 ext 23.

To see how Adam can help you, visit his website and blog at http://www.HelpMyWebsiteSell.com and explore his LinkedIn® Discussion Group at http://www.HelpMyWebsiteSell.com/linkedin

 

[SOURCE Adam Hommey]
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Wolfe, LLC Subsidiary, GiftCards.com, Releases New Site Design

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Wolfe, LLC and subsidiary, GiftCards.com, are excited to announce the release of their new website re-design at www.giftcards.com. The new layout is designed to make navigating the site simple, and finding and purchasing the perfect gift quick and easy. All of GiftCards.com’s gifts and services are now easily accessible from the homepage, and customers receive product descriptions regarding which products meet their gift giving needs before entering the purchase process.

Another great addition to the site is a list of gift ideas to help spark customers’ imaginations’ so that they can select the perfect gift for anyone on their list. The new site design also helps to highlight the variety of products GiftCards.com carries including: predesigned gift cards with custom embossed text, the Create A Card, which allows customers to upload a personal photo onto a Visa® or MasterCard® gift card, and discount gift cards for name brand retailers.

 

[SOURCE Wolfe, LLC]
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Beso.com Announces Affiliate Program for Content Publishers: From Mega-Sites to Independent Bloggers and Shopping Influencers

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Beso.com, the third largest fashion and style website, announced today the launch of its pay-per-click affiliate program, the Beso Affiliate Program.

The Beso Affiliate Program is designed for shopping based content, the focus of many lifestyle and fashion content creators—both big and small—as a way to monetize their retail and shopping related content.  Big, multi-channel sites, independent bloggers and vloggers, and even influencers whose sole platform is a social media network are eligible to participate. The program enables users to generate referral revenue on a pay-per-click basis, as opposed to a percentage of sales.

With this program, content creators have access to millions of products, spanning thousands of retailers via its user friendly affiliate portal.  Affiliates simply search for the products that they want to promote and Beso retrieves content based on its editorially influenced algorithm; allowing the user to grab the link or code and embed it.

David Weinrot, SVP, Operations & Business Development for Shopzilla, Inc., which operates Beso, explains: “We’ve designed an affiliate program that meets the needs of the vast spectrum of content creators on the web.  You don’t need to be particularly technically savvy to use the program.  It’s easy to get links and is based on a straightforward revenue-generating model.  Publishers get paid on clicks, which can quickly translate into real money.”

Leading lifestyle blogger, Joanna Goddard of A Cup of Jo, was an early adopter of Beso’s program. “The Beso Affiliate Program is an incredible tool for all my shopping posts.  Not only is it easy for me to use, but it’s a great way to show my readers all the stores that carry each item (and where they can find the best price!). The program also helps me learn which products my readers respond to, and which they just don’t.  Plus, the team is always there to answer all of my questions and streamline the process.”

The Beso Affiliate program enables bloggers such as Joanna Goddard to monetize their blog without compromising its integrity.  Many bloggers are interested in making money from their blog, but are not currently doing so.  According to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2011 survey, only 14% of bloggers earn a salary for blogging.  That leaves display ads, affiliate marketing links, and search ads as the most common way bloggers generate revenue from their blogs.  For those that do not have advertising on their blogs, 52% say they don’t want their blogs to be cluttered with ads.  Beso’s Affiliate Program is designed to meet the needs of all fashion and lifestyle content creators by allowing bloggers to monetize what keeps their readers loyal — the content, not the ads.

Beyond A Cup of Jo, numerous others are currently using the program, including Cupcakes and Cashmere, Oh Joy!, and Day in the Life of Sccastaneda. “We’ve learned a lot from working through the process with these sites,” Weinrot adds. “We’re excited to make it more widely available to publishers and influencers.”

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Facebook Brand Pages Lag Behind in ‘Likes’

November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Facebook brand pages have been ‘liked’ by only 9% of Internet users — trailing the number of ‘likes’ for all other Facebook elements — according to the latest JustAsk! survey from audience research and targeting company Crowd Science.

But no single type of Facebook feature has attracted ‘likes’ from more than 20% of all survey respondents in the study, one potential reason why Facebook is moving to its new Timeline layout. “These findings show that while users have been willing to ‘like’ Facebook items to some extent, they’re far from loving the idea,” says Sandra Marshall, VP of Research at Crowd Science.

Wall posts, pictures and comments led the ‘likes’ list, each having been ‘liked’ by 16% of respondents. These were followed by videos (12%), non-branded pages (10%) and branded pages (9%).

Those who have ‘liked’ branded pages tended to skew younger and spend more time on the Internet.

Asked their reasons for liking Facebook items, over one-quarter reported ‘liking’ Facebook items because “I wanted to show my support” and/or “I enjoyed what was being said or shown.” These statements were shared by twice as many people as those who stated they did so “Because I like the brand” (14%), and followed by “To keep informed about the brand” (10%), “To inform my friends of the brand” (7%), “To get discounts on the brand’s offerings” (6%) and “To enter a sweepstakes” (5%).

Those over 65 were significantly less likely to ‘like’ items in order to keep informed about brands (1% compared to those ages 18 – 64 ranging between 9% and 13%). But while 23% of those under 17 said they would ‘like’ a Facebook item “because I like the brand,” this number dropped steadily as the age of respondents increased, down to 9% for seniors.

One in 10 have ‘liked’ wall posts, pictures, comments and/or videos on Facebook. The kinds of items ‘liked’ were consistent across gender and income groups. However, proportionally more respondents between 18 and 34 have ‘liked’ videos  (14% compared to 9% for those 55-64) and pictures (18% compared to 11% for those over 65).

Findings in this study were gathered from a random sample of 1,224 respondents between June 10 – 22, 2011.

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Dial91.com Boosts Google 1+ Clicks and Ranking With Unique Email Campaign

November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

GlobalTel CEO Steve Williams announced today that it significantly increased its “Google 1+ ranking” through a unique email campaign sent to its Dial91.com India customer base.  According to Williams, “We delivered a simple email to all of our India customers asking them to open our Dial91.com homepage and click on the Google 1+ button if they ‘liked’ Dial91.  Customers were incentivized with 30 minutes of Free India calling time in return.  The one of a kind promotion generated thousands of Google 1+ ‘likes’ in a matter of hours.”

GlobalTel’s VP of Operations, Amar Behura stated, “Our unique promotion harnessed the power of Google’s 1+ feature and Dial91′s loyal customer base to efficiently gain thousands of Google 1+ ‘likes.’ This should ultimately help in boosting our Google rankings.  We also sent a Dial91 video that provides a Free Dial91 Calling Pin to new customers.”  See Here: https://www.dial91.com/youtube_videos.aspx

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Aisha Tyler and Rick Fox Join Today’s BlogWorld L.A. Keynote Talk Show with Jace Hall, iJustine and Tim Street

November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Los Angeles Convention Center West Hall — Aisha Tyler, actress, director and host of the hit podcast Girl On Guy, and Rick Fox, three-time NBA champion, actor and producer of the Web TV series Off Season – The Lex Morrison Story, joins BlogWorld & New Media Expo’s star-studded closing presentation New Media LIVE! This entertainment-focused talk show panel is hosted by Jace Hall, president and founder of HDFILMS, with guests iJustine and Tim Street. Comic relief to start the show will come from stand-up comedian, Jordan Cooper.

After three energetic days in Los Angeles, attendees will come to see “New Media LIVE!” to kick back, cut loose and enjoy stories and secrets to success as told by leaders in Web Video, YouTube, WebTV and Podcasting. The panelists’ anecdotes and perspectives on the trends and state of the quickly-evolving entertainment industry are sure to be irreverent, humorous, entertaining, insightful and edgy.

Saturday, November 5 at 5 p.m. PDT – Closing Keynote Talk Show: New Media LIVE!

  • Jace Hall, President and founder of HDFILMS INC. – Jace Hall is president and founder of HDFILMS INC., a production company primarily focused on creating premium online content as well as film, television, and video games. HDFILMS maintains numerous direct distribution relationships with top destinations such as Hulu, IGN, Xbox Live, Sony’s Crackle, and LA METRO via Transit TV. Hall is currently the executive producer of one of Hulu’s top rated original online daily shows called The Morning After. Furthering his online success, Jace has become prominently known for the originality and antics of The Jace Hall Show  – one of the most popular and longest running original online series dedicated to the gamer/youth culture lifestyle.
  • Aisha Tyler, Standup comedian, actress, author and director – Aisha Tyler is best known from shows like Talk Soup, Friends, and 24, and she currently voices sexy superspy Lana Kane on the F/X animated hit Archer. Her new show, Girl on Guy with Aisha Tyler, a podcast about stuff guys love, debuted in the top ten on iTunes this past July, recently reached one million downloads, just weeks after launch.
  • Rick Fox, Three-time NBA champion, actor and producer – Rick Fox is a three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, actor and producer and has appeared in a number of film and television projects over the past seventeen years. Teaming up with Michael Eisner’s studio, Vuguru, Rick recently starred and executive produced Off Season-The Lex Morrison Story.
  • Justine Ezarik (a.k.a. iJustine) – iJustine is an Internet personality, actress, life-caster, vlogger, designer and popular YouTube content creator. She is the second most subscribed female comedienne/personality on YouTube with almost 2.5 million subscribers, over 1.3 million Twitter followers and has over 300 million views on her videos. In the same month she was named one of the Hollywood Reporters 50 most powerful digital players as well as one of Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100. She has worked with brands from Mattell, Ford, GE, Intel, Nikon, and Carls Jr. and been featured in numerous magazine and publications from The Chicago Tribune to Fast Company and Maxim and made numerous guest star appearances on shows ranging from Law and Order to Criminal Minds. iJustine is often referred to as the most popular female personality online.
  • Tim Street, Vice President Mobile Video, mDialog – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a writer, producer, director, editor, a new media consultant and web video branded entertainment pioneer. He is also the creator/executive producer of the popular Branded Entertainment Viral Video series French Maid TV. Street is one of the few individuals that have been successful in getting views both in new media/podcasting and traditional television. As one of the industry’s most successful viral video producers, his online videos total over 50 million downloads. Street was inducted into the International Academy of Web Television in 2009 and can be heard as the co-host of the This Week in Media podcast. He blogs about web and mobile video at 1TimStreet.com.
  • Jordan Cooper, Co-founder of Underground Comedy College – A professional stand-up comedian for 15 years, Jordan Cooper has toured at comedy clubs and colleges across the country. As the co-founder of the Underground Comedy College he teaches classes in stand-up, improv and sketch comedy writing to aspiring creative performers. Jordan currently earns income running several niche websites, producing online multimedia and provides web design & content marketing consulting to small businesses.

New Media LIVE! will be live-streamed on Stickcam by NewTek, using their TriCaster HD portable live production system.

BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2011 in Los Angeles is sponsored by premium brands such as: Ford Motor Company, Southwest Airlines, .ME, Verisign/.tv, Century 21 Real Estate LLC, Technorati, Blogger, WordPress.com, Vanilla Forums, Viddy, Stickam, Johnson & Johnson, NewTek, Heineken, U4RIK, and more. Featured speaker interviews and news reports from the Expo will be presented by WeVideo, TechZulu and WebProNews, to name a few.

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Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning® Named Top Denver Business by Inc. Magazine

November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Oxi Fresh, the environmentally friendly carpet cleaning franchise, was listed as a Top 100 company for Consumer Products and Services in the September issue of Inc. Magazine’s Annual “Inc. 500/5000” list. The 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list is the first time the magazine has featured Oxi Fresh. The listing also included a second “Trophy Case” distinction of an equally impressive #33 ranking for all businesses in Denver.

“We are thrilled to receive this distinction by such a prominent national business magazine. We already knew Denver would embrace a green concept. It is heartening to see that the rest of the nation is following suit,” said Oxi Fresh founder and CEO, Jonathan Barnett.

Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 list profiles businesses that have proven their strategies to be successful in leading to increased growth, revenue, reputation and have become trendsetters in their respective industries. To qualify for the Inc. 500/5000 list, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, and independent – they cannot be subsidiaries or divisions of other companies.

The 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list measures revenue growth from 2007 through 2010. Oxi Fresh has seen a 182 percent increase in revenue over the last three years, by increasing their annual revenue from $977,087 in 2007 to nearly $2.8 million in 2010.

Since 2006, Oxi Fresh has expanded their presence to more than 235 locations in 45 states with more than 50 locations in development. A leader in the environmentally-conscious cleaning industry, the Denver carpet cleaning company provides products with low volatile organic compounds that are safe for both children and pets.

Oxi Fresh has received numerous awards throughout their five years of business, including earning #126 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 and ranked #3 in their Top New Franchises. They also were featured as one of “20 to Watch” in 2011 by Franchise Times.

For additional information, visit www.OxiFresh.com or www.oxifreshfranchise.com.

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Bankruptcy Court Confirms Perkins & Marie Callender’s Inc.’s Plan of Reorganization

November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Perkins & Marie Callender’s Inc. (the “Company”), a leading operator of family-dining and casual-dining restaurants, today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) has confirmed its second amended plan of reorganization (the “Plan”).  Confirmation of the Plan clears the way for the Company to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of November in a significantly strengthened financial position.

Jay Trungale, the chief executive officer of the Company, said, “The Bankruptcy Court’s confirmation of our Plan marks a significant step in our restructuring process.  The Company will soon emerge from its financial and operational restructuring a leaner and stronger company, possessing a dramatically improved balance sheet.  We are very proud of what we have been able to accomplish during the Company’s relatively brief time in bankruptcy.  And we look forward to announcing our emergence from Chapter 11 later this month.”

Pursuant to the Plan, the Company’s secured noteholders will receive a combination of new secured term loans and cash.  The Company’s unsecured noteholders and general unsecured creditors will receive either membership interests in the reorganized Company or cash and a percentage of the proceeds, if any, of certain potential avoidance actions.  The Plan will become effective upon the satisfaction of all conditions to closing.  Upon completion of its restructuring process, the Company will be majority controlled by private investment funds managed by Wayzata Investment Partners LLC, a Minnesota-based private equity firm.

Additional information about the Company’s reorganization, the Disclosure Statement and the Plan may be obtained by visiting www.PRKMCRestructuring.com.

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