Nabbit Debuts on CBS Radio in Minneapolis
104.1 JackFM, 102.9 LiteFM and WCCO 830 AM begin promoting Nabbit.
Eagan, MN., May 13 - Jump Technologies, Inc (JumpTechT) announced today a new partnership with CBS radio. CBS will promote Nabbit on 104.1 JackFM, 102.9 LiteFM and WCCO 830 AM as well as offer the Nabbit AdsT service to their advertisers.
Nabbit Ads is the only service that allows advertisers to combine broadcast, mobile, online and direct response advertising into one integrated advertising campaign. Using Nabbit Ads, an advertiser can run an ad on the radio offering to send a coupon to the mobile phone of listeners who Nabb their radio ad. At the same time, Nabbit will place an online ad in the listener's personal web account found at Nabbit.com. This ad can be personalized based on the listener's demographics, insuring that they see a message that is relevant to them.
Nabbit makes radio interactive by allowing listeners to Nabb any song or ad they hear by pressing a single button on their mobile phone. Nabbed songs can be downloaded into the listener's favorite music library such as iTunes, Napster, AmazonMP3 or Wal-Mart Music. They can also look up concert information and song lyrics, and download ringtones. Listeners can also Nabb ads that they hear on air and be connected with special offers and promotions offered by Nabbit advertisers.
Advertisers will benefit from increased sales that result from consumers hearing their message through multiple integrated mediums. They will maximize their advertising dollars by getting the reach of radio and all of the accountability of the Internet.
"The advertising industry continues to change" says John Freund, President and CEO of JumpTech. "Nabbit Ads is the first platform that brings all advertising mediums together into one single campaign source. At the same time we offer listeners a new way to create playlists and an easy way to act on advertising that interests them when they hear it on the radio."
"CBS is embracing new technologies that benefit our listeners and our advertisers" says Mary Niemeyer, Vice President and General Manager of CBS Radio in Minneapolis. "CBS has demonstrated our commitment to the Internet with our recent partnership with AOL. Nabbit offers our advertisers a unique ability to leverage multiple advertising platforms while at the same time benefiting our listeners by making our stations interactive. We look forward to new relationship with Nabbit."
About JumpTech
Eagan, Minn. based Jump Technologies, Inc. (JumpTech) is a leading innovator of solutions that simplify the on-line shopping experience for consumers. JumpTech's flagship product, JumpCart, is a business-to-business application used by thousands of companies every day to order goods and services from their favorite suppliers. Nabbit is the first consumer application built on top of the JumpCart platform, providing advertisers with the only service available today for creating integrated marketing campaigns that feature broadcast, online, mobile and direct response advertising. For more information visit www.nabbit.com, call 651-287-6001 or email info@jumptech.com
JumpTech, Nabbit and Nabb are registered trademarks of Jump Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks herein are the property of their respective owners.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
New Service Provides Info About Songs You Hear On The Radio
Friday, September 19, 2008
Independent Film Quarterly Magazine
Independent Film Quarterly
by Tanya Irwin , Friday, September 19, 2008
I CONFESS, I'M addicted to magazines. I can't go anywhere near a newsstand or bookstore without coming away with at least one. So seeing a free pile of magazines sitting anywhere is practically like hitting the lottery -- or at least winning on a scratch-off ticket.
I was up in Traverse City, Mich. earlier this month at the Traverse City Film Festival hanging out with my "good friends" Madonna and Michael Moore when I spied a pile of IFQs sitting on a table in one of the theater lobbies. Score!
The cover is intriguing. A black and white photo of a female who looks like a cross between a young Deborah Harry and Nico is set against a pink background. The issue is billed as the "Cannes Special Edition." Even though Danny Glover is the only name I recognized on the cover (I'll admit it, I like movies but I'm no art film aficionado) I figure maybe I'll know who some of the people are after reading about them. And maybe I'd learn something I didn't know from perusing the usual bourgeois entertainment zines.
As it turns out, the cover model is Emmanuelle Seigner, who appeared in "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly," which I have heard of. She's married to legendary director Roman Polanski. Penned by Nicole Holland, the interview is Q&A style and while it's decently written and somewhat interesting, I couldn't help but cringe at some of the "questions." I use quote marks because in several cases they aren't so much questions as statements of fawning adoration. Obviously the interviewee is a big deal in the film industry, but the tone of the article struck me as unprofessional and amateurish. I felt more like I was reading a high school newspaper than an internationally circulated magazine.
If that were the only such article in the 64-page magazine, I could give it a pass. But wait, there's more. We move on to another Q&A piece by Nicole Holland, this time with Asia Argento, whose father, Dario Argento, is a big-deal director in Europe. I've never heard of either of them or their movies, but the four-page piece is much the same as the first piece.
Moving along, there's another three-page Q&A by Nicole Holland, this time with Cecile De France, another actress I've never heard of. She was in a French movie with Gerard Depardieu. Finally, someone I have heard of. I'd been starting to feel seriously un-artsy fartsy.
The magazine describes itself on its Web site as "one of the fastest growing Film/Art & Society magazines featuring exclusive in-depth interviews with celebrated iconic figures in film, music and pop culture. IFQ invites you to experience this avant-garde film and pop culture movement." The advertising statistics sheet states that the target audience includes "producers, actors, directors, musicians, artists, film distributors, record labels, entertainment attorneys, dub houses, film labs, film festival directors, music festival directors, art festival directors, editors and the general public alike." I'm guessing they skew fairly young since the magazine has a profile on MySpace.
IFQ can be found in select Barnes & Nobles, Borders, Books-A-Million, on 3,000 newsstands nationwide and at domestic and international film, music and art festivals and related events. It has controlled circulation mailings that are sent to industry leaders, trade shows, music festivals, art festivals and film festivals, domestic and international.
Every article in the magazine is in Q&A style. While I don't mind that formatting as an occasional alternative to the objective third-person narration, it becomes grating after a while. Unless the person is a really big deal, I don't think it's necessary to preserve every single word they say. Spare the reader the gory details and get to the point. Exercise your competence as a writer and spin a tale that draws me in. Otherwise my take is that the writer is just being lazy or doesn't know how to write an actual story. But maybe to the 20,000 readers of this magazine, all of these interviews ARE with big-deal people. In which case, I guess all I can say is, "Enjoy."
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Laser Hair Removal Threatened by Common Dangers
New Route to Hair Free Skin - But Are You At Risk of Serious Complications?
In the USA in 2007 nearly 1.5 mil. laser hair removal procedures were carried out. Shockingly a staggering 19.9% of patients undergoing these procedures experience complications. LaserHairRemoval-Info.com was founded in 2005 to provide consumers with little-publicized information on laser hair removal, and is launching a new book aiming to bring the knowledge needed by consumers out from behind the locked doors of the laser clinics and places it firmly in the hands of those that need it.
New York, NY, September 12, 2008 -- Success of Laser Hair Removal Threatened by Increasingly Common Dangers and Widespread Ignorance.
The removal of unwanted hair using lasers is becoming increasingly commonplace; in the USA in 2007, nearly 1.5 million laser hair removal procedures were carried out1 and shockingly a staggering 19.9% of patients undergoing these procedures experience complications2.
Increasingly consumers are having to take their fate into their own hands and perform the research and investigation necessary to ensure that they receive the appropriate treatment rather than relying on the dubious expertise of some of the laser hair removal clinics, many of which are not operating under the direct supervision of a qualified doctor or dermatologist.
"I never want to go near a laser again," says former laser hair removal patient Andrea (age 43) of Brooklyn, New York. After undergoing treatments totaling $2,900 in cost over the course of a year, Andrea has now reverted to shaving her unwanted body hair as the treatment was almost completely ineffective. "The wasted money, although it is a lot of money to me, is irrelevant compared to what I have suffered in pain and embarrassment undergoing treatment after treatment which initially had no effect at all and then when the laser strength was increased resulted in sore, unsightly burns."
Now a brand new report has been created, aimed squarely at consumers who want to get laser hair removal without the risk of side effects or ineffective treatment. Readers can download this free insider report, Top 10 Must-Know Tips on Laser Hair Removal, from http://www.laserhairremoval-info.com/download/booklet.htm. This no-nonsense guide will help patients to avoid the fate experienced by Andrea and ensure that they get the right laser hair removal treatment for their specific circumstances.
"Be prudent and selective when evaluating your options for any possible cosmetic procedure," advises dermatologist Gary Monheit, MD, president of the ASDS.
Patients must realize that just because a laser clinic near their home is offering treatment for a good price doesn't mean that this particular clinic possesses the expertise or the equipment to safely and effectively treat their skin type. The knowledge offered in the newly published book: Insider Secrets of Laser Hair Removal (available from September 2008) gives consumers the ability to understand the whole process of laser hair removal and how it will apply to their own physiology and specific goals.
LaserHairRemoval-Info.com was founded in 2005 to provide consumers with little-publicized information on laser hair removal. The site offers a range of articles, research materials and message forums for people considering this life-changing treatment.
Contact Information
LaserHairRemoval-Info.com
Ingrid Preube
49-531-577497
ingrid@laserhairremoval-info.com
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Green Solar Shade Structures Create 1.4 Kilowatts
Solar Power to the People: Modular Residential Solar Shade Structures Created by Envision Solar
LifeTreeT and LifeShadeT Solar Kit-Build Structures Offer Stylish Outdoor Living Space
LA JOLLA, Calif.-- September 01, 2008 --Envision Solar, the La Jolla, California based firm best known for its award-winning design of the Solar TreesT in Kyocera's landmark Solar GroveT, has expanded its product line of photovoltaic shade structures to include two "flat-pack" easy to install modular shade structures, each with eight solar panels providing 1.4 kilowatt of clean energy.
The LifeTreeT is a single post steel structure with a cantilevered canopy, and the LifeShadeT is a four-post structure made of Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified sustainable wood. Both are an attractive and functional application of solar power that provides recreational shade, without a requirement for a complex and invasive rooftop installation. The structures are shipped in easy to assemble components and include solar power modules, micro-inverters, and access to an online real-time tracking system to monitor production of clean energy. The structures are anchored in post-holes by concrete, in much the same way that basketball hoops or flagpoles are installed, and a local electrician can connect the AC wiring from the structure to the house meter.
At a price point of $15,500 for the LifeShadeT and $18,500 for the LifeTreeT, these new products offer a lower cost solar power option for homeowners and businesses. Envision Solar designers have focused on modularity as an important goal, because it offers price efficiency and accessibility to clean energy to more people. CEO Robert Noble adds, "We are committed to massive retail deployment of this product in a flat-pack format for local assembly and installation."
In addition to their attractive design and low price, The LifeTreeT and LifeShadeT products offer state of the art technical features; they were designed specifically for photovoltaic modules made by Suntech, and both the LifeTreeT and the LifeShadeT are equipped with "micro-inverters" from Enphase Energy. Micro-inverters convert the energy from the sun into usable alternating current at each module, eliminating the need for a bulky inverter on the side of the building at the meter and making connection to the meter a less costly undertaking. Enphase Energy also offers online access to a real-time monitoring package so that owners can track their clean energy production.
Noble describes the company's mission to employ the principles of sustainable design to innovate in the solar power sector: "We see renewable energy as an architectural element that be integrated into our spaces and our lives."
About Envision Solar International, Inc.
Envision Solar International, Inc. is a turn-key, solar integrated building systems developer. The company's mission is to provide aesthetically pleasing photovoltaic systems to increase the worldwide use of renewable energy. Led by a group of visionary architects, builders and engineers, Envision Solar transforms heat-absorbing parking areas into beautiful, efficient solar power plants. Learn more about us at: www.envisionsolar.com.
Contacts
Envision Solar
Pamela Stevens, 858-768-5151
pstevens@envisionsolar.com
More Problems Plague Small Businesses
Easy-to-use and affordable, ezPaycheck is a simple, but effective, payroll accounting software for small businesses and accountants.
Louisville, KY - March 12 -- Many people who start their own successful companies are intelligent, have field experience and an entrepreneur spirit to get things done. However, when it comes to accounting, and in particular payroll software, they often stumble. That's why Halfpricesoft.com co-founder Dr Ge went to work creating ezPaycheck payroll software, and its latest version, ezPaycheck 2008 payroll software.
"For more than ten years I was a programmer and consultant," says Dr Ge. "During that time I discovered many small business owners often had one thing in common, regardless of their industry: They were afraid to touch new accounting applications and payroll software programs because they were usually too big or too complex for their needs."
With that in mind, Dr Ge went to work on what he calls a simple but effective program that's easy-to-use and geared to small business payroll or payroll tax issues. He also adds that many payroll accounting software programs are bloated with features that the small business users don't need and never use.
Not only does this make the payroll accounting software bulky to operate, explains Dr Ge, but it also drives up the price of the payroll accounting software. For example, some payroll programs can retail for around $700 compared to his latest version ezPaycheck 2008 payroll software for just under $100. For many small business users, they simply don't need many of the functions associated with such larger payroll accounting programs.
"Complex payroll accounting software does have its place to be sure," Dr Ge admits. "But with most payroll software today it's almost as if the user needs an I.T. or accounting degree to operate it. Small business owners lack the funds to hire an AP department and they lack the time to learn the ins and outs of advanced payroll accounting software. So we went to work making a payroll software unlike any other - one where small businesses can figure out the functions as soon as they start the payroll application," he explains.
Dr Ge is so certain that small businesses will find the benefits of ezPaycheck 2008 payroll software that Halfpricesoft.com offers a free trial. For 30 days users can try all the features free of charge before they decide buy this payroll software. In addition, they also offer two other creations for the small business owner - ezCheckPrinting and ezW2, which Dr Ge says are also easy to use for owners who aren't accounting or I.T. experts. Visitors can also find checks, payroll supplies and free items like invoice templates or packing slip templates at the site.
"For the majority of small businesses in the world there really hasn't been a simple, dependable payroll program until ezPaycheck. So it's a great feeling knowing that we save small businesses money on their payroll software needs. What's even better, though, is knowing we make their life less frustrating and save them much needed time."
About halfpricesoft.com
Halfpricesoft.com is a leading provider of innovative 1099, W2 and Payroll Software solutions for accountants and small to medium size businesses. ezPaycheck payroll software includes flexible services to help small businesses run payroll and payroll taxes efficiently.
Free download link for ezPaycheck payroll software located at
http://www.halfpricesoft.com/download.asp.
For more information please contact:
halfpricesoft.com
P.O. Box 17067 Louisville, KY 40217 USA
Fax: (866) 909-6448
Or visit the ezPaycheck Web Site at http://www.halfpricesoft.com.
Press Contact: Casey Yang
Company Name: halfpricesoft.com
Phone: (502)468-3547
Website: http://www.halfpricesoft.com
Luxury Travel And the Spirit of Adventure
www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.com opens its doors as an adventure travel agency, providing exciting trips to exotic locales for active, adventuresome globetrotters.
East Longmeadow, MA - April 23 -- Jonathan Haraty recently opened www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.com for travelers who are looking to do more than just see the sights on their next vacation. "I have been in the travel business for five years, starting with selling only cruises," explains Jonathan. "From working with many cruise clients and taking specialist courses, I found there was a need for an agency that provides high-end adventure travel. Thus, Adventure Luxury Travel was born."
Adventure Luxury Travel caters to clients searching for the exotic and the exciting, providing scenic destinations with more than an even share of thrills to offer. "I found that many of my clients are looking for an agent that can provide them with hard adventure," says Jonathan, "like river rafting in Colombia, bungee jumping and green hunts in South Africa, or soft adventure like trekking Borneo, shark cage diving and snorkeling in South Africa, safari in Tanzania, or just laying out on the beach in Fiji -- but at the end of the day, returning to four or five-star luxury accommodations, even in the bush. These are the unique itineraries I provide my clients."
Adventure Luxury Travel is constantly adding new itineraries as more unique adventures are found, as is his sister site, www.JonsDiveTravel.com, which focuses mainly on scuba diving and contemporary cruises. "Almost all of the trips you see featured on my website have been designed by myself working with my suppliers in response to a particular client request. I then have found them to be popular enough with other clients that they wind up being featured on the website. This is particularly true of what have know become a section of the website for Honeymooners. This section has a great South African itinerary that includes a trip to Table Mountain in Cape Town, a tour of the wine country, a shark cage dive or snorkel, a safari at two different camps for perspective, and several days at Victoria Falls for a half day elephant back safari and a tour of the Falls by boat. All this with luxury accommodations every night. You just can't beat that."
In addition to providing unique vacation opportunities for daredevils and explorers, Jonathan has also begun a blog at www.AdventureLuxuryTravel.net where he can discuss these destinations with his customers. "My blog is going to focus on the specific areas I service with a passion," he explains. "Those areas will be luxury travel to new and exciting destinations, adventure travel and where the best areas are for a particular adventure while avoiding the large tourist crowds. I would also like to discuss the benefits and value in using and supporting the local suppliers of unique itineraries as they can provide an in depth insight into the areas you are traveling to and provide divers and guides that are highly qualified and knowledgeable. I want to stress that we are all about designing unique itineraries for our clients just about anywhere in the world, as I have personal supplier contacts in many out of the way countries that are just a blip on the radar screen but that will be major tourist attractions in the near future. Interested readers should contact me for information on these areas if they are looking for something new or thrilling."
Press Contact: Jonathan Haraty
Company Name: Adventure Luxury Travel
Phone: 413-525-6660
Website: www.adventureluxurytravel.com