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     <title>Mike Koenigs Make Market Launch It Releases Video 3</title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:28:03 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Mike Koenigs and Pam Hendrickson finally released their third  Make Market Launch It  to much anticipation and on the verge of their product launch on Feburary 6th.  Mike and Pam have bee...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike Koenigs and Pam Hendrickson finally released their third <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/make-market-launch-it-review" target="_blank"  >Make Market Launch It</a> to much anticipation and on the verge of their product launch on Feburary 6th.  Mike and Pam have been releasing a series of videos that show how anyone can take the current knowledge they have and turn it into a business that they can make, market and then launch it to the public.  Many people have ideas and knowledge but don&#39;t realize just how valuable it is.</p>

<p>As a quick <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/" target="_blank"  >Make, Market Launch review</a>, the program teaches in a step by step fashion how to get it done.  Included are top of the line information, tools, strategies and a lot of done-for-you information.  Mike Keonigs has created multiple million dollar companies, while Pam Hendrickson has help many others do the same. </p>

<p>Featured in <a href="http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=152264" target="_blank"  >Make Market Launch</a> Video #3, Mike and Pam highlight real people using their system to transform other people&#39;s lives and putting their ideas into action.  They&#39;re ordinary people that have 2 things about them that make them special.  First they are Mike &amp; Pam&#39;s Product Creation All-Stars, real people who have created amazing success around creating a quality product that their market needs.  And secondly, revealed in the videos are one great quality that they attribute their success to.</p>

<p>John Barry of tomseareviews.com agrees, &#34;I was able to create a business from similar information that Mike and Pam are teaching and was able to quit my job so I could pursue my dreams.  I really wish I had the tools and information that Mike and Pam are providing now.&#34;  Barry also has put together a complete review and a <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/mike-koenigs-make-market-launch" target="_blank"  >Make Market Launch It</a> bonus package for those interested in learning more or for those wanting to get the maximum for their investment.</p>

<p>To get instant access to the third video, or to see the <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/make-market-launch-it-bonus" target="_blank"  >Make Market Launch It</a> review and bonus package, make sure to visit tomseareviews.com.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152351 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/qovfio1ioFQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>A2 Hosting Offers 3-Months of VPS Hosting For $1</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:39:10 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Ann Arbor, MI &#8211; February 2, 2012 -   -  During February, users can get A2 Hosting&#39;s Core[url=http://www.a2hosting.com/services/vps-hosting/?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;...]]></description>
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<p>During February, users can get A2 Hosting&#39;s Core<a href="http://www.a2hosting.com/services/vps-hosting/?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=$1vpsPR" target="_blank"  > VPS Hosting</a> package for just $1. Customers interested in the offer should add the Core VPS package to their shopping cart, choose a 3-month billing cycle and use the coupon &#34;$1VPS&#34;. This discount is available to the first 100 new A2 Hosting VPS customers (one VPS per user and not available retroactively).</p>

<p>A2 Hosting&#39;s VPSes provide an excellent platform for developers. For ultimate control, each VPS account offers root access. When purchasing a VPS, A2 Hosting also gives users the option to choose their Linux operating system. Options range from CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and more. A2 Hosting also recently released a brand new CentOS with Kloxo template. Users selecting this template will receive a VPS with the popular <a href="http://www.a2hosting.com/control-panel/kloxo-hosting?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=$1vpsPR" target="_blank"  >Kloxo</a> control panel pre-installed. </p>

<p>Another feature setting A2 Hosting&#39;s VPS apart from other providers is their A2 QuickInstaller. The A2 QuickInstaller is a huge time saver for developers because it auto-installs some of the most popular resources to the VPS. Just a few of the tools available include <a href="http://www.a2hosting.com/server-software/nginx-hosting?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=$1vpsPR" target="_blank"  >nginx</a>, <a href="http://www.a2hosting.com/database/mongodb-hosting?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=$1vpsPR" target="_blank"  >MongoDB</a> and <a href="http://www.a2hosting.com/web-development/mantis-hosting?utm_source=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=$1vpsPR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=$1vpsPR" target="_blank"  >Mantis</a>.</p>

<p>A2 Hosting&#39;s Marketing Manager Brad Litwin commented on the promotion, &#34;Our VPS packages are specially designed for developers whether they have a work project or they just want to get in and play. There are loads of features including your choice of OS, the A2 QuickInstaller, root access and  it&#39;s all topped off with ultimate reliability. For a dollar for a full 3-months of service, it&#39;s the perfect opportunity to see how awesome our VPS solution really is&#34;.</p>

<p>Customers using this discount will save a total of $40.85 on their VPS. Users requiring a larger VPS may use the $1VPS coupon and receive the same dollar amount off all other VPS packages, including Managed VPS.</p>

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<p>A2 Hosting, Inc. is a Linux based web hosting company located in Ann Arbor, MI. A2 Hosting provides their customers with 24/7/365 real support. Their range of services include affordable, developer friendly website hosting for personal homepages up to full service solutions for businesses of all sizes. A2 Hosting supports a wide range of internet technologies including PHP, MySQL, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL and many more.-###-</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152300 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=HRD">Computer Hardware</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=NET">Computer Networks</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=STW">Computer Software</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/M-vk4Wf_snA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Make, Market, Launch It Video 2 and Review Released</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:26:59 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[ Mike Koenigs  and Sue Hendrickson of  Make, Market, Launch It  have just released the second video of their four part series.  For those that don&#39;t ...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://tomseareviews.com/mike-koenigs-make-market-launch" target="_blank"  >Mike Koenigs</a> and Sue Hendrickson of <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/" target="_blank"  >Make, Market, Launch It</a> have just released the second video of their four part series.  For those that don&#39;t know, the latest program is designed to give customers the very best content, tools and strategies available&#8212;packaged in a simple 7-step system&#8212;for taking any idea and getting it to market and start making money.</p>

<p>In the second video of the series, there is a chalk full of actionable content that anyone can use now to create a new business or if they have an existing business they can take it to a whole new level.</p>

<p>Some of the things featured are:<br /><br />
<ul><li>what it takes to identify and connect with your ideal market so they open their wallets and buy </li><li>how to literally sell ANYTHING to anyone by understanding your avatars (and they&#39;re not talking about blue aliens in the James Cameron movie!) </li><li>how to create an irresistible offer &#8211; something your market can&#39;t HELP but buy </li><li>how to sell without selling at all, without feeling yucky, without losing your integrity or selling your soul </li><li>the seven things EVERY product must have in order to be successful </li><li>how to use their five-step system for creating, producing and packaging your content&#8212;AND understand what really matters and what doesn&#39;t</li></ul><br />
<br />John Barry of tomseareviews.com, states that &#34;<a href="http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=152218" target="_blank"  >Make, Market, Launch It</a> provides some of the best training for the average person to get on the Internet and start making life changing money.  Just watching the videos will help you in the business world. If one visits my website I provide a complete Make, Market Launch It review plus on the site, I&#39;m giving away a Macbook Pro and iPad2s.&#34;</p>

<p>For those interested in learning more about the program, then visit tomseareviews.com to see a <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/make-market-launch-it-review" target="_blank"  >Make, Market, Launch It review</a> and bonus.  For those wanting to watch the 2nd video, can <a href="http://tomseareviews.com/go/Video2/" target="_blank"  >watch the video here</a>.</p>

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     <title>Aspire Medical Solutions offers a broad range of equipment for testing Vertigo</title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:10:33 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Aspire Medical Solutions is a business that specializes in supplying physicians with various medical devices and diagnostic services. They are dedicated to assisting all types of medical practices in with the most technologically advanced medical equ...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aspire Medical Solutions is a business that specializes in supplying physicians with various medical devices and diagnostic services. They are dedicated to assisting all types of medical practices in with the most technologically advanced medical equipment and diagnostic testing available.  Their goal is to improve patient care while improving the medical practice&#39;s overall net profit.  One of the products provided by Aspire Medical Solutions is the Allscripts MyWay electronic health record and practice management solution. </p>

<p>What are electronic health records, you may ask? Electronic health records are a digital copy of a patient&#39;s medical history, including known allergies, demographics, immunization records, laboratory results, radiology images, vital signs, age, weight and billing information. Storing health records in this way helps to reduce cost by saving paper. </p>

<p>Aspire Medical Solutions also offers a broad range of equipment and testing. One example of the types of testing and equipment they offer is the VAT-ENG for dizziness, vertigo, and fall prevention. The &amp;#8203;&amp;#8203;VAT-ENG is similar to the VNG equipment but clinically more significant.  </p>

<p>This equipment is used when testing for vertigo. This vertigo testing equipment is a must have for any Internal Medicine, Family Practice, and Ear, Nose &amp; Throat Specialist. </p>

<p>Check out the following web page at <a href="http://www.aspiremed.org/care-and-profit-analysis/" target="_blank">http://www.aspiremed.org/care-and-profit-analysis/</a> to learn more about how Aspire Medical Records can help your practice.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152258 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=BIO">Biotechnology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=HEA">Health Care / Hospitals</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MTC">Medical / Pharmaceuticals</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/AD4qdOmnzlI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Research Finds that Facebook Users are More Likely to Purchase from Brands they have 'Liked'</title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:15 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, CA &#8211; January, 2012 &#8211;  eV&amp;#332;C Insights , a customer experience consulting firm announces the release of its latest social networking report, &#39;What Can Facebook Do for Me? Benchmarks and Best Pract...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA &#8211; January, 2012 &#8211; <a href="http://www.evocinsights.com" target="_blank"  >eV&amp;#332;C Insights</a>, a customer experience consulting firm announces the release of its latest social networking report, &#39;What Can Facebook Do for Me? Benchmarks and Best Practices from Brand Leaders&#39;. eV&amp;#332;C Insights conducted this research to help marketers leverage Facebook to engage consumers, build brand loyalty, and effectively create social ambassadors who will promote their brands online and offline. This report tracks the performance of the social media industry from 2008 to 2011 and provides best practices for marketers interested in making social media a successful component of their brand strategy.</p>

<p>HIGHLIGHTS<br /><br />
<ul><li>87% of U.S. consumers currently use a social networking site, up from 68% in 2008</li><li>66% are looking for special offers and coupons on Facebook</li><li>59% of users have &#34;Liked&#34; a Facebook page in the past 6 months</li><li>54% are &#39;somewhat&#39; or &#39;much&#39; more likely to purchase from a brand they &#34;Liked&#34;</li><li>Most popular &#34;Liked&#34; pages are Food Brands, TV Shows, Music, Movies, Clothing</li><li>70% of ages 40+ &#34;Like&#34; Food Brands; 74% of Teens &#34;Like&#34; Movies, Music, and TV</li><li>More than 50% of users are accessing social networking via mobile device</li><li>Groupon is a rising star in the social ethos; 30% of U.S. consumers use Groupon</li><li>Screenshots from top &#34;Liked&#34; Facebook pages in Media, CPG and Retail (Clothing)</li><li>Best practices for designing and driving loyalty for Facebook brand pages</li></ul><br />
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<p>OBJECTIVES<br /><br />
<ul><li>Track awareness, usage, and perception of social websites and mobile apps</li><li>Identify primary reasons for usage of social websites and mobile apps today</li><li>Determine perceived strengths, weaknesses, and unmet needs from social media</li><li>Identify what role companies / brands play in the social arena</li><li>Determine how brands can best utilize social media to engage consumers</li><li>Discover how brands can leverage social media to develop brand ambassadors</li></ul><br />
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<p>METHODOLOGY<br />For this study, eV&amp;#332;C surveyed 400+ U.S. online consumers in September 2011, who are all currently using or interested in using social networking websites. This data is benchmarked against the same set of demographics and metrics collected from our Social Networking survey of 400 U.S. online consumers conducted in March 2008.</p>

<p>Obtain a <a href="http://www.evocinsights.com/sn2request.html" target="_blank"  >Free Abstract</a> for this report:</p>

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     <title>Startingablog.com launches site with how to start a blog tips</title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:24:55 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[ Austin, Texas  &#8211; startingablog.com has launched their new web site dedicated to creating a blog that doesn&#39;t cost thousands of dollars and can be up and running in just a few hours.   -    -  The site is a [url=http://www.startingablog.com/how-to-s...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Austin, Texas</strong> &#8211; startingablog.com has launched their new web site dedicated to creating a blog that doesn&#39;t cost thousands of dollars and can be up and running in just a few hours.  <br /> <br />The site is a <a href="http://www.startingablog.com/how-to-start-a-blog/" target="_blank"  >blog setup</a> online resource to help you get your own blog up and running as soon as possible.  Visitors simply scroll their way down to learn about blogging, follow the simple instructions, utilize the great resources provided and are accompanied into creating a active online existence. <br /> <br />Startingablog.com offers some of the most cost-effective options for the new blog builder. Every step is simple and east to follow, with all of the related costs provided right up front.  Each service provider suggested, whether for hosting or domain name registration, is truly the best of the best in terms of user-friendly features and price. Site offers great tips for enhancing a new web site that first time web builders might easily overlook without this handy guide such as<br /><br />
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<p>Users anywhere who have access to the Internet are just minutes away from creating their own blog.<br /> <br />Blog owners who have dreaded the complications of making a blog and hours of stumbling through the process of building their own blog can now have the resource to learn <a href="http://www.startingablog.com" target="_blank"  >how to create a blog</a> and lead them down a path to easy, cost effective blog management.  Now consumers have a direct source that leads them through <a href="http://www.startignablog.com/" target="_blank"  >a step by step guide</a>, offers the most cost effective choices, offers user-friendly care and a host of virtual resources needed to make a great blog site, get traffic to it and make it look the best it can be.<br /> <br /><strong>About StartingABlog.com</strong></p>

<p>Startingablog.com is a website dedicated to teaching new bloggers <a href="http://www.startingablog.com/" target="_blank"  >how to start a blog</a> of their own.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152173 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=COS">Commercial Services</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PUB">Publishing / Information Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/nXP4Hygp-Vc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Web Hosting Becoming A Huge Industry For Bloggers, Entrepreneurs</title>
     <link>http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=152093</link>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:55:06 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Online blogging and entrepreneurship has exploded over the last several years. Many of these self-made entrepreneurs, bloggers and publishers have typically hosted their websites and blogs on third-party websites, such as Google&#39;s Blogspot and hosted...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Online blogging and entrepreneurship has exploded over the last several years. Many of these self-made entrepreneurs, bloggers and publishers have typically hosted their websites and blogs on third-party websites, such as Google&#39;s Blogspot and hosted blogs at Wordpress.com.</p>

<p>However, in recent months, many of these third-party hosting websites have started to remove, without notice, entire websites that they believe violates their terms of service or that contains any content that they don&#39;t approve of.</p>

<p>&#34;It doesn&#39;t matter how popular your website was, or how much content you had published on it, big companies like Google are quick to completely eliminate entire websites that they believe don&#39;t meet their guidelines,&#34; explains Robert Fuller, one of the founders of WebHostingCheck.org, a resource for finding reliable web hosting. &#34;You run a big risk of losing everything if you rely on free third-party hosting providers.&#34;</p>

<p>As a result of the widespread banning of user accounts and websites, more people are turning to paid hosting providers to host their websites so that publishers can be entirely self-sufficient and not risk losing everything they put onto their website.</p>

<p>&#34;Traffic to WebHostingCheck.org has steadily increased over the last several months because more publishers and bloggers are realizing they need to be independent,&#34; Fuller says. &#34;There are a lot of web hosts out there, but only a couple are truly considered the best in the industry. The rest are a waste of your time and money.&#34;</p>

<p>Many prospective entrepreneurs and bloggers don&#39;t realize that <a href="http://webhostingcheck.org" target="_blank"  >web hosting</a> is actually very cheap. You can often purchase web hosting with large amounts of transferrable bandwidth and can host unlimited websites with a single hosting account from the best providers.</p>

<p>&#34;We explain it all on our website in easy-to-understand terms,&#34; says Fuller. &#34;Even if you&#39;ve never hosted a website before and have no experience, we can help you, and it&#39;s free.&#34;Robert Fuller is one of the founders of <a href="http://WebHostingCheck.org" target="_blank">http://WebHostingCheck.org</a>, a resource that explains the different web hosting choices available.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152093 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=BUA">Business Announcements</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PUB">Publishing / Information Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/Y8VpHll8gDw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Forex Trading Growing Rapidly In Popularity</title>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:52:37 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[To many people, the foreign exchange is a daunting international industry. Millions of people, including large international banking companies, participate in the foreign exchange industry, or Forex Trading, every single day. -   -  &#34;The number of people...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To many people, the foreign exchange is a daunting international industry. Millions of people, including large international banking companies, participate in the foreign exchange industry, or Forex Trading, every single day.</p>

<p>&#34;The number of people that are starting to trade different currencies across the globe is astronomical. It&#39;s absolutely unbelieveable,&#34; exclaims Robert Taggert, a founder of ForexTradingCheck.com. &#34;Even though I&#39;m heavily involved with the industry, it still confounds me to this day.&#34;</p>

<p>According to a survey by the Triennial Central Bank, there was approximately $3.98 trillion traded on average every single day. This number was only $1.7 trillion per day in 1998.</p>

<p>&#34;People are starting to take a much closer look at currencies because of the Euro debt crisis and the long-term devaluation of the U.S. Dollar,&#34; Taggert says. &#34;People are interested in profiting from this uncertainty, so they begin to look at different options in the Forex Trading industry.&#34;</p>

<p>Although the big banks are heavily involved in the Forex Trading industry, small players can invest small amounts of money with various trading companies in the industry and use leverage to increase their profit.</p>

<p>&#34;Using a lot of leverage is risky, but going with an unreputable Forex Trading company is much riskier,&#34; warns Taggert. &#34;You need to know what companies to use, and what strategies to follow. Some people lose their shirt, but it&#39;s often a result of risky trading practices. Other people win big.&#34;</p>

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     <title>Affhelper.com Discusses 10 Best Ways To Make Money Online</title>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:08:13 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Pawel Reszka, blogger in the internet marketing space wrote a very interesting article listing top 10 best  ways to make money online . These methods are proven to work and are ...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pawel Reszka, blogger in the internet marketing space wrote a very interesting article listing top 10 best <a href="http://www.affhelper.com/top-10-best-ways-to-make-money-online/" target="_blank"  >ways to make money online</a>. These methods are proven to work and are being used by smart entrepreneurs who want something more from life than a regular 9 to 5 job.</p>

<p>On his list, individuals will find methods such as building content sites, affiliate marketing, software development, publishing on Kindle, video marketing, or even offline marketing.</p>

<p>For majority of people being able to <a href="http://www.affhelper.com/" target="_blank"  >make money online</a> is a dream come true. In today&#39;s economy it&#39;s possible for anyone to start a legitimate online business and create true wealth that lasts a lifetime.</p>

<p>The problem is that most people lack patience, persistence, and/or money. It usually takes quite a bit of capital to start a profitable business.</p>

<p>According to Pawel, there is no magic formula that could turn someone into a success story overnight. Even though someone might experience a breakthrough point that could catapult them to a millionaire status, it usually takes a lot of work prior to that.</p>

<p>The internet has opened up many great opportunities for those who have a vision and want to take massive action.</p>

<p>The article lists really good examples of other people having success with the methods being discussed and information on how to get started.</p>

<p>For example, one of the most popular methods is <a href="http://www.affhelper.com/publishing-on-kindle/" target="_blank"  >publishing ebooks on Amazon Kindle</a>. Thousands of self-published authors are having great success and generate substantial revenue from their work.</p>

<p>The most attractive benefit of becoming a Kindle publisher is that there is no cost involved. It used to be very difficult for authors to get publishing deals, but since Amazon opened up their Kindle marketplace it is now possible for anyone to get their books published within minutes.</p>

<p>Pawel also writes that, &#39;Each person is unique, so what works for others might not work for you.&#39;</p>

<p>&#39;The message is simple, and what it actually means is that not everyone can become successful by simply repeating what other entrepreneurs are doing.<br />It&#39;s important to follow a proven blueprint, but if you don&#39;t love what you are doing then failure is almost certain.&#39;</p>

<p>For more information, please visit the post at:<br /><a href="http://www.affhelper.com/top-10-best-ways-to-make-money-online" target="_blank">http://www.affhelper.com/top-10-best-ways-to-make-money-online</a></p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152064 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PUB">Publishing / Information Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/kStnaPogaek" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Fasthosts launches review website for customers</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:12:34 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading UK web hosting provider, today announced the launch of Fasthosts Review Site, www.fasthostsreviews.com, a resource website dedicated to customer comments on its products and services. Fasthosts&#39; review site is separa...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fasthosts Internet Ltd, a leading UK web hosting provider, today announced the launch of Fasthosts Review Site, <a href="http://www.fasthostsreviews.com" target="_blank">www.fasthostsreviews.com</a>, a resource website dedicated to customer comments on its products and services. Fasthosts&#39; review site is separate to the Fasthosts homepage and provides a platform for sharing genuine experiences of using Fasthosts services and providing feedback directly to the company.  The move is another step in the development of the provider&#39;s customer care programme and reflects a strong pride in its products and commitment to honest and transparent communication with its customers.   </p>

<p>An increasing number of Britons are participating in online forums and review websites to discuss their experiences of products and services they have purchased. Recent research by Fasthosts found that 1 in 3 British consumers have posted negative material online relating to a company or product, most commonly on social networking sites such as Facebook. The web hosting sector in particular has many reviews websites. However, few web hosting comparison websites clearly display who is running the website, if they have any involvement with hosting companies, and what their policies are for filtering good or bad reviews of certain providers.</p>

<p>Fasthosts&#39; review site displays customer experiences and comments unedited and the company will only edit public posts if they are clearly abusive or breaching confidentiality or data laws. Thus, visitors can be assured that the portal will provide a balanced and unfiltered view on what Fasthosts has to offer. The website is intended to be a useful resource for the customer in their researching of web solutions and web hosting vendors.  </p>

<p>The Fasthosts review site uses a dedicated URL - <a href="http://www.fasthostsreviews.com" target="_blank">www.fasthostsreviews.com</a> - and offers an efficient way to read absolutely genuine customer feedback, structured by product category and accepting reviews on each product.  </p>

<p>Stephen Holford, Marketing Director, Fasthosts Internet, commented: &#34;Fasthosts is one of the first within the technology industry to actively promote the use of such a review site. Whilst many firms shy away from the spotlight, we are proud of our brand and products and confident that they will speak for themselves. The website will provide a balanced, useful resource to the market and be a great way for us to learn about our customer experience.&#34;</p>

<p>By hearing first-hand what the company is doing right and wrong, Fasthosts aims to enhance value and quality for all its users, while listening to them for requests for new features or services.  </p>

<p>Holford continued: &#34;Within the highly-fragmented web hosting market, there are few portals where the customer can be assured that content is in no way influenced or shifted by commercial interests. Today, Fasthosts provides this with the launch of our review site and we actively encourage other hosting providers to do the same.&#34;</p>

<p>As a leading web hosting provider and Technology Sponsor of The Great Exhibition 2012, Fasthosts offers a comprehensive range of web services including domain name registration, VPS, online backup solutions, hosted exchange and feature-rich broadband packages. Full details can be found at <a href="http://www.fasthosts.co.uk" target="_blank">www.fasthosts.co.uk</a>.</p>

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<p>About Fasthosts:<br />Fasthosts is a leading web hosting provider. Based in the UK and operating 24x7 from their dedicated UK data centres, Fasthosts keeps over 1 million domains running smoothly and ensures over 42 million emails are delivered safely each day. All Fasthosts services can be self-managed through the award winning Fasthosts web-based control panel. Services include domain registrations, shared web hosting, business-class email, virtual servers, dedicated servers, software-as-a-service, online back-up, secure online storage and unlimited broadband. Fasthosts&#39; maintains an award-winning, highly successful reseller channel. The company has won the Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Partner Award 2011, Microsoft&#39;s Global Hosting Partner Award for 2011 and was voted Best Web Host 2011 by the readers of Computer Shopper.</p>

<p>For Fasthosts please contact:<br />Richard Stevenson<br />Fasthosts<br />Discovery House<br />154 Southgate Street<br />Gloucester<br />GL1 2EX<br />+44 (0)1452 561 857<br /><a href="http://www.fasthosts.co.uk" target="_blank">www.fasthosts.co.uk</a></p><p>&mdash; WebWireID152013 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/AAfXbZsb_qM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Ecommerce Experts Bird and Co Creative Warn Many Small Businesses Risk Losing Out in the Online Sales War</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:00 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Ecommerce experts   Bird and Co   Creative have warned that many small businesses could face the same fate as Woolworths and Peacocks if they fail to secure online business. In the wake of NEXT&#39;s much...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ecommerce experts <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk/" target="_blank"  >Bird and Co</a> Creative have warned that many small businesses could face the same fate as Woolworths and Peacocks if they fail to secure online business. In the wake of NEXT&#39;s much publicised reduction in bricks-and-mortar sales, the digital agency recommends implementing a clear online marketing and ecommerce strategy.<br /> <br />Gone are the days when people would peruse the High Street for hours at their leisure. With online shopping growing in popularity amongst busy professionals, businesses who fail to best utilise their websites run the risk of being left behind.<br /> <br />Online Marketing Manager Paul Ajao says: &#39;We are seeing many small businesses that have a website, but the site is not optimised to sell online. Today&#39;s consumers are not just comparison shopping online &#8211; they are sitting with credit cards at the ready. Now is the time for businesses to take advantage of this trend&#39;<br /> <br />Last Christmas provided an insight into the continuing importance of online sales. John Lewis reported an online sales jump of 27.9% year on year for the five weeks to 31st December, contributing to total sales of &#163;596m. Whilst NEXT&#39;s online sales were up 16.9% year on year for the same period, compared to a 2.7% sales fall for its retail stores.<br /> <br />Other stores such as High Street giant Argos reported an 8.8% fall in sales in the 18 weeks until Christmas. Mothercare also saw sales in their High Street stores fall by 3%. These shocking figures paint a bleak picture for UK stores.<br /> <br />To avoid falling into this trap, Paul makes a few recommendations: &#39;Websites today need to be simple for clients to use and work on a variety of mobile devices such as iPads and smart phones. Installing sophisticated tracking can also help online store owners see exactly which marketing initiatives are producing profits and which are failing to get a return.&#39;<br /> <br />To make sure you secure increased online sales in 2012 and avoid the fate of numerous High Street chains, contact <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk/web/ecommerce-web-design/" target="_blank"  >ecommerce web design</a> experts Bird and Co Creative today to plan your online marketing strategies: <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk/" target="_blank"  ><a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk" target="_blank">www.birdandcocreative.co.uk</a></a>.<br /> <br /><strong>About Bird and Co Creative</strong><br />Bird and Co Creative is a full service <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk/seo/" target="_blank"  >seo company</a> proving graphic and <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk/web/" target="_blank"  >web design in Worcestershire</a>. In addition to ecommerce websites, they have also created customised Facebook pages and email marketing campaigns. Visit the company&#39;s online portfolio for more information: <a href="http://www.birdandcocreative.co.uk" target="_blank">www.birdandcocreative.co.uk</a></p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151975 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=BUA">Business Announcements</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=LSS">Lifestyle / Society</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/rHAXXRzMDws" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Getty Images picks the vzaar video platform for the 2012 Mishmash Music/Video/Remix competition</title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:25:23 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[London, UK - Jan 25, 2012 &#8211;  vzaar,  (http://vzaar.com) one of the world&#39;s most respected  professional online video platforms , today announced they have been selected to power the 2012 Getty I...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>London, UK - Jan 25, 2012 &#8211; <a href="http://vzaar.com/" target="_blank"  >vzaar</a>, (<a href="http://vzaar.com" target="_blank">http://vzaar.com</a>) one of the world&#39;s most respected <a href="http://vzaar.com/is" target="_blank"  >professional online video platforms</a>, today announced they have been selected to power the 2012 Getty Images Mishmash music video remix competition. The Mishmash competition offers film and music creatives from around the world complete creative freedom to produce their own short video using a wealth of Getty Images&#39; content from across its entire portfolio, including video, music and imagery. Participants are encouraged to weave their own original content into the mix and create some truly compelling content.</p>

<p><br />Using vzaar&#39;s quick and easy<a href="http://vzaar.com/features/uploading" target="_blank"  > video uploader</a>, film makers will post their video to the Mishmash site in real time, where it will be open to critique from both the public and a panel of industry pros.  vzaar encoders ensure that videos in virtually every codec, format, frame size, and rate will be accepted.</p>

<p>In previous years, Getty Images self-hosted video entries to the Mishmash competition.  This year they decided to seek out a professional video hosting platform in an effort to enhance user experience.  The Mishmash team considered a number of video platforms, but with exceptional performance and stellar client support as top priorities, vzaar was the obvious choice.  vzaar and Getty Images joined forces to  build easy to use custom features and a unique design that keeps contestants and viewers alike fully engaged with the Mishmash microsite.</p>

<p><br />&#39;Our goal is to offer a video platform that allows creatives total control and is above all easy to integrate with their video projects.&#39; says Ian Snead, VP Sales &amp; Marketing for vzaar.  &#39;This partnership with Getty Images demonstrates how vzaar successfully makes the web video process as simple as possible.  We handle the behind the scene technology challenges of compression format conversions, as well as facilitating distribution, and sharing, enabling creative professionals to do what they do best &#8211; tell an engaging story that tugs at our hearts, stimulates our minds, and amazes our eyes.&#39;</p>

<p><br />&#39;We have enlisted vzaar to do all the heavy lifting for our Mishmash contest and minisite,&#39; says Gillesz Schippers, Marketing Manager, Getty Images.  &#39;vzaar provides an easy to use submission platform for Mishmash participants, enabling them to upload videos in almost any format, image size and frame shape, with  vzaar technology transforming the files so they appear in the right format on our microsite.  An additional benefit is that once the video entry is posted, it is easy for site visitors to find and watch the various video entries, as well as share them through social media.&#39;<br /> <br /><strong>About vzaar</strong></p>

<p>vzaar is the go-to video hosting and distribution platform for businesses large and small. vzaar&#39;s refreshingly easy to use interface intuitively formats video content for audiences across the globe, ensuring that it is playable on every device on the planet. Built expressly for professionals with a service or product to promote, vzaar comes preloaded with all the customization, security, and analytical tools needed to get the job done &#8211; with no distracting bells and whistles. Founded in 2007, vzaar is based out of London, UK, although you would never guess it by the variety of accents found in the office.</p>

<p><strong>About Getty Images</strong></p>

<p>Getty Images is one of the world&#39;s leading creators and distributors of <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/CreativeImages" target="_blank"  >still imagery</a>, <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/Footage/FootageHome.aspx" target="_blank"  >video</a> and multimedia products, as well as a recognized provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music.  Getty Images serves business customers in more than 100 countries and is the first place creative and media professionals turn to discover purchase and manage images and other digital content.  Its award-winning photographers and imagery help customers produce inspiring work which appears every day in the world&#39;s most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites.  Visit Getty Images at <a href="http://www.gettyimages.co.uk" target="_blank">www.gettyimages.co.uk</a> to learn more about how the company is advancing the unique role of digital media in communications and business, and enabling creative ideas to come to life.<br /> </p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151991 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=STW">Computer Software</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=FAS">Fashion / Appeal</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PES">Personal Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/32-bvb4DG5g" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>3rd Annual iDate Awards Winners Announced at the 2012 Internet Dating Conference Awards Ceremony</title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the winners of the 3rd annual  iDate Awards  . -    -  The iDate Awards highlight the best and most innovative aspects of the online dating and matchmaking industry. - ...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the winners of the 3rd annual <a href="http://www.idateawards.com/" target="_blank"  >iDate Awards</a> .<br /> <br />The iDate Awards highlight the best and most innovative aspects of the online dating and matchmaking industry.<br /> <br />The winners were announced during last night&#39;s ceremony at the Miami <a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >Internet Dating Super Conference</a> , the largest trade show and convention for the industry.  <br /> <br />The 2012 winners are:<br /> <br />Best Dating Site:<br />OKCupid.com<br /> <br />Best Mobile Dating Site:<br />Grindr.com<br /> <br />Best Marketing Campaign:<br />Match.com<br /> <br />Best Dating Software:<br />WhiteLabelDating.com  <br /> <br />Most Innovative Company:<br />OKCupid.com  <br /> <br />Best Matchmaker:<br />CupidsCoach.com / eLove.com (Julie Ferman)  <br /> <br />Lifetime Achievement Award:<br />Gary Kremen  <br /> <br />Best Payment System:<br />Paymentwall.com  <br /> <br />Best Dating Coach:<br />Evan Marc Katz  <br /> <br />Best Dating Affiliate Program:<br />FriendFinder.com  <br /> <br />Best Dating Site Design:<br />OKCupid.com  <br /> <br />Best New Technology:<br />Grindr.com  <br /> <br />Best Up And Coming Dating Site:<br />HowAboutWe.com  <br /> <br />Thousands of nominations and votes were cast online at <a href="http://www.idateawards.com/" target="_blank"  ><a href="http://www.idateawards.com" target="_blank">http://www.idateawards.com</a></a>.<br /> <br />The awards are organized by the Internet Dating Conference and Online Personals Watch.<br /> <br />About the Internet Dating Conference<br /> <br />Over the past decade, the <a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >Internet Dating Conference</a> remains the leading event for the industry. The event&#39;s primary goals are to provide senior dating industry executives with education, ideas, insight and networking to increase business and stay ahead of the curve.<br /> <br />About Online Personals Watch<br /> <br />Since 2004, <a href="http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/" target="_blank"  >Online Personals Watch</a> provides the daily news to the internet dating industry. No ads, no fluff, just raw news summaries, official rankings and CEO interviews.</p>

<p>For more information and to cast your vote, please visit the website <a href="http://www.iDateAwards.com" target="_blank">http://www.iDateAwards.com</a></p>

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<p> <br />Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc.<br />Marketing and Logistics Representative<br />Internet Dating Conference<br />Tel/Fax: USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext 71<br />E-mail: <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com">info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com</a><br /> <br />Media Relations:<br />Online Personals Watch<br />Tel: USA +1 (212) 444-1636<br />Email: <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com">mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com</a><br /> </p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151686 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ENT">Entertainment</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=LSS">Lifestyle / Society</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/6MaBaKTZfv4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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<p>The <strong>7 Minute Dashboard</strong> is where you take everything learned in the Social Media In 7 Minutes program and put it to use on a daily basis where you can update, manage, and interact with all of your social media channels in under seven minutes a day.<br /> <br />&#34;Small business owners are hesitant to hire anybody right now, much less employees who are performing work that they don&#39;t understand (like social media management),&#34; says <a href="http://blackboxsocialmedia.com" target="_blank"  >Black Box Social Media</a> Co-Founder (who created the Social Media In 7 Minutes Product) Curt Maly, who is also the voice of this video.  &#34;In order to create a plan or decide to hire and employee or even outsource this task to another company, they must understand the basics of social networking, how to create a plan, and how much time it really takes to implement.&#34;<br /> <br />Included in the <strong>7 Minute Dashboard</strong> is a 60 day calendar. This calendar will detail what you should be doing for the first 60 days, which social networks you should be interacting with, how often, what time of day, etc...<br /> <br />From this one <strong>7 Minute Dashboard</strong> account, you can pull in all of your Facebook personal, Pages, and Group accounts, Twitter accounts, LinkedIn accounts, and blog accounts to one place and engage with your friends, followers, or whomever is connected with you. You can add links, posts photos, share videos or just simply leave messages in specific groups of your choosing or on people&#39;s walls. Rather than logging into each site, you are able to engage with all social connections from one simple location in just minutes each day.<br /> <br />&#34;Many educational products fail because there is no tool in place to implement the knowledge and turn your brain power into action,&#34; says Nick Bridges, Co Founder of Black Box Social Media and creator of most of the Social Media In 7 Minutes training videos.  &#34;The Social Media in 7 Minutes online training tool combined with the 7 Minute Dashboard allow for the practical application of knowledge in a short period of time. It doesn&#39;t matter how busy you are as a business owner, you can always find an extra 7 minutes to connect with your current and potential customers.&#34;<br /> <br />To sign up for the free 5 part <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/social-media-marketing-stats" target="_blank"  >social media marketing</a> training video series, visit <a href="http://www.SocialMediaIn7Minutes.com" target="_blank">www.SocialMediaIn7Minutes.com</a>.<br /> <br /><strong>About Social Media In 7 Minutes</strong>-  Social Media In 7 Minutes is a revolutionary do-it-yourself online video  training program designed to not only educate small business owners on how to apply social media into their marketing plan, but also to provide a practical tool (the<strong> 7 Minute Dashboard</strong>) which will allow you to implement your  marketing plan in just 7 minutes a day.  This product is designed for small business owners who want to learn and implement a social media marketing plan for themselves without paying thousands of dollars for employees or outsourcing companies.</p>

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     <title>E-Business Monitor Launches Global Benchmark for E-Business Readiness and Performance</title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:49:03 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[E-Business Monitor has launched the &#39; Global E-Business Benchmark &#39;, an online platform for large and medium sized organizations looking to improve their E-Business performance. E-Business Monitor offers a vendor neutral platform, direct onli...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-style: italic">E-Business Monitor has launched the &#39;<strong>Global E-Business Benchmark</strong>&#39;, an online platform for large and medium sized organizations looking to improve their E-Business performance. E-Business Monitor offers a vendor neutral platform, direct online reporting &amp; benchmarking and a comprehensive research model on three key components of E-Business success: organization readiness, enablers and actual performance. Participation is free of charge.</span></p>

<p>Gijsbert van der Sleen, founder of the E-Business Monitor says: &#39;For organizations to continue to grow and improve performance, I believe that benchmarking is an essential tool and one that is not used often enough in E-Business. The mission of the E-Business Monitor is to help advance the industry by providing a global, independent and comprehensive standard benchmark.&#39;<br /> <br />&#39;The E-Business Monitor is more than just another survey, it is an improvement tool. This means that participants need to invest about 45 minutes in answering all three key sections: readiness, performance and enablers. After completing each topic, their results are directly available in the Reporting section (My Report). The E-business Monitor also offers custom benchmarking (My Benchmark) against global, country, sector and custom peer groups. The E-Business Monitor provides digital marketing professionals worldwide with actionable insights on how to improve E-Business maturity &amp; performance.<br /> <br />Participation is free of charge. For larger organizations there is an option to use the benchmark for assessing their internal organization (My Company) at a reasonable priced yearly contribution. This makes the E-Business Monitor ideal for executives, managers and specialists willing to challenge the norm, to build successful (e)businesses and lead the way.&#39;<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.e-business-monitor.org/register" target="_blank"  >Click here to register &amp; participate</a><br /> <br /> <br /><strong>Notes for editors:</strong><br />The E-Business Monitor provides a benchmark measurement of how well participants are performing across the 3 sections and 16 topics of best practice. Participants are classified on 4 levels of the E-Business Monitor Index:<br /><br />
<ol><li><strong>Innovators</strong>: are well balanced across all disciplines, indicating both a well performing team, effective channel and the ability to get results. These organizations are well under way to become truly &#39;E-Business&#39; organizations.</li><li><strong>Professionals</strong>: are well balanced across all disciplines but also have some areas that need improvement. These organizations are above average performance and represent the 50-75% of participant scores.</li><li><strong>Learners</strong>: score well in at least one section but typically have multiple areas that need improvement. These organizations have potential for improvement, often relatively easy to realize. This group represents the 25-50% of participant scores.</li><li><strong>Starters</strong>: are the least performing organizations, facing challenges in multiple areas. They have an average of 0-25% of participant scores.</li></ol><br />
<br />Benefits include:<br /><br />
<ul><li>Comprehensive research model covering three key areas of E-Business performance</li><li>Direct reporting and benchmarking; (no consultants involved)</li><li>Independent organization (vendor neutral)</li><li>Exclusively for client-side (brand) executives, managers and specialists only</li></ul><br />
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<p>More information:<br /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.e-business-monitor.org/e-business-monitor/gem-index/" target="_blank"  >Introduction to the E-Business Monitor Framework</a></li><li><a href="http://www.e-business-monitor.org/e-business-monitor/gem-index/" target="_blank"  >Performance indicators used</a></li><li><a href="http://www.e-business-monitor.org/e-monitor-reports/details/" target="_blank"  >Overview of Reporting &amp; Benchmarking</a></li></ul><br />
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<p><strong>About</strong><strong> the E-Business Monitor: </strong><br />The mission of E-Business Monitor is to help advance the industry by providing a global, independent and comprehensive standard in E-Business performance monitoring. E-Business Monitor is an independent organization offering a stand-alone online platform (no consultants involved) with direct reporting and benchmarking.</p>

<p>The E-Business Monitor was founded by Gijsbert van der Sleen. Gijsbert is currently managing partner at a multi-channel &amp; e-commerce agency. He has been involved in setting up a variety of E-Business Models to help organizations improve and prepare for next steps.</p>

<p>The research Framework was created in close cooperation with a private beta group of leading executives and managers from various leading organizations by Gijsbert van der Sleen and Philip Könings.</p>

<p>The E-Business Monitor Platform was developed by Joost Kooman based on the Quick Benchmarking (QBM) platform. Joost is specialized in Benchmarking, Collaboration and Performance Improvement services that can be delivered to users via the web.</p>

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     <title>Hob-Knob Dismisses Lawsuit Against Zynga</title>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[ Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 20, 2012  &#8211;  Hob Knob, LLC  (&#34;Hob Knob&#34;) has agreed to dismiss with prejudice the trade secret case it filed against Zynga in November 2011 (U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida).  Zynga denies...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 20, 2012</strong> &#8211; <strong>Hob Knob, LLC</strong> (&#34;Hob Knob&#34;) has agreed to dismiss with prejudice the trade secret case it filed against Zynga in November 2011 (U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida).  Zynga denies all of Hob Knob&#39;s allegations and asserts that the lawsuit was without merit and designed to capitalize on Zynga&#39;s well-known brand and the timing of its December 2011 IPO.  Hob Knob disagrees with Zynga&#39;s assertions.  Zynga has not made any payment or provided any other compensation to Hob Knob.  The parties have no ongoing business relationship and are pleased to have this litigation matter expeditiously concluded.<br /> <br /><strong>About Hob-Knob</strong><br />            Hob-Knob is a technology company that specializes in developing location-based social networking platforms and applications. The company&#39;s headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.hob-knob.com" target="_blank">www.hob-knob.com</a>.</p>

<p><br /><strong>About Higer Lichter &amp; Givner</strong><br />            Higer Lichter &amp; Givner (HLG) is a full-service Florida law firm whose attorneys have extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities and individuals in a broad spectrum of legal matters. The firm&#39;s key practice areas include: litigation, real estate, corporate law, dispute resolution, intellectual property, insurance, cyber law and social media law. HLG, based in Aventura, FL, has quadrupled since it was founded in 2006 and attributes its growth to its ability to provide clients with the first-rate service that larger firms offer along with the client-centered attention that only a boutique firm can provide. The firm is rated &#39;AV&#39; by Martindale-Hubbell for its ethics and professionalism. </p>

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     <title>Online Dating Industry Virtual Networking event runs today from 10AM  to 2PM (EST) at iDateVirtual.com</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the commencement of the iDate2012 virtual convention and business networking event.  The virtual networking event starts now and runs on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST at [url=http://w...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the commencement of the iDate2012 virtual convention and business networking event.  The virtual networking event starts now and runs on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 10:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST at <a href="http://www.idatevirtual.com/" target="_blank"  ><a href="http://www.iDateVirtual.com" target="_blank">http://www.iDateVirtual.com</a></a> .   <br /> <br />The one day virtual event is a free for the dating industry.  Attending are executives from: online dating, matchmakers, social media, venture capital, software, mobile, marketing, payment processing, dating affiliates and others.  The <a href="http://hvc.com/" target="_blank"  >HVC.com</a> virtual networking event software platform was selected to host the event.  <br /> <br />Those attending or considering to attend the January 23-30, 2012 Miami <a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >Internet Dating Conference</a> can utilize iDateVirtual as a business networking opportunity.  As an interactive platform, the virtual conference  allows dating industry executives to network, introduce themselves and plan meetings.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >Internet Dating Conference</a>  is the definitive business event for the dating and matchmaking industry.  It covers new technologies, management, business models and advanced marketing methods best suited for an online dating business.<br /> <br />Online registration is open now at <a href="http://www.idatevirtual.com/" target="_blank"  ><a href="http://www.iDateVirtual.com" target="_blank">http://www.iDateVirtual.com</a></a> .  There is no fee for registration or to attend the virtual event.<br /> <br />For more information, please contact: <br /> <br />Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc.<br />Marketing and Logistics Representative<br />Internet  Dating Conference<br />Tel / Fax:         USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext 71<br />E-mail:      <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com">info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com</a><br /> <br />Media Relations Representative:<br />Online Personals Watch<br />Tel: USA +1 (212) 444-1636<br /> <br />This press release may contain forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the company&#39;s expectations and estimates.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151681 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=NET">Computer Networks</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=LSS">Lifestyle / Society</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PUB">Publishing / Information Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/KHcCdsBtFCA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>Online registration extended one day for the January 23-30, 2012 iDate Online Dating SuperConference in Miami</title>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
     <description><![CDATA[New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that it has extended for 24 hours online registration to the 2012 Miami  Online Dating Industry Conference . -    -  Because of yesterday&#39;s SOPA and PIPA p...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that it has extended for 24 hours online registration to the 2012 Miami <a href="http://www.onlinedatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >Online Dating Industry Conference</a>.<br /> <br />Because of yesterday&#39;s SOPA and PIPA protests, multiple requests were made to extend yesterday&#39;s early registration deadline. The cut-off time for early registration is now set to Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST.<br /> <br />Online registration can be found at <a href="http://www.idate2012.com/register-miami-2012.php" target="_blank">http://www.idate2012.com/register-miami-2012.php</a><br /> <br />As the most significant event of the year, hundreds of the most prominent executives from the dating industry will attend next week&#39;s iDate Miami Super Conference.  Meeting among their peers, iDate 2012 covers the business deemed most vital to an online dating manager.  CEOs from online dating, mobile dating, social dating, matchmakers, dating affiliates and niche dating meet with each other and industry suppliers.<br /> <br />Multiple sessions were added this year:<br /> <br />January 23 (Pre-Conference)<br />- OPW: How to start an online dating business.<br />- McQuown: Niche dating business strategies.<br />- Matchmakers: The offline matchmaking business.<br />- M&amp;A session.<br /> <br />January 24-25<br />- Main 2 days of seminars and exhibit hall.<br />- 3rd Annual iDate Awards ceremony.<br /> <br />January 26 (Post Conference)<br />- Startup: New Startups in the Dating Industry.<br />- Affiliate: Business issues for dating affiliates<br /> <br />January 27-30<br />-Networking cruise to the Bahamas.<br /> <br />For more information, please visit the website <a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >InternetDatingConference.com</a>  or contact:<br /> <br />Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc.<br />Marketing and Logistics Representative<br />Tel/Fax:         USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext 71<br />E-mail:      <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com">info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com</a><br /> <br />Media Relations:<br />Mark Brooks<br /><a href="http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/" target="_blank"  >Online Personals Watch</a><br />Tel: USA +1 (212) 444-1636        <br />Email: <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com">mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com</a><br /> <br /> <br />This press release may contain forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the company&#39;s expectations and estimates.<br /> </p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151680 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=LSS">Lifestyle / Society</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=MLM">Multimedia / Online / Internet</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/e-447uIR3xA" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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     <title>iDate Affiliate Post Conference in Miami on January 26, 2012 is Free for Dating Affiliates</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that it has opened its doors to dating affiliates for free access to the iDate Miami post-conference affiliate session: -    -  iDateAffiliate session -  Date: January 26, 2012 -  Time: 2PM - 5PM -  Location: ...]]></description>
     <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New York, NY--Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that it has opened its doors to dating affiliates for free access to the iDate Miami post-conference affiliate session:<br /> <br />iDateAffiliate session<br />Date: January 26, 2012<br />Time: 2PM - 5PM<br />Location: Royal Palm Hotel Ballroom<br />                Miami Beach, FL<br /> <br />Free entry is provided to AFFILIATES ONLY that have pre-registered with this form:<br /><a href="http://www.idate2012.com/form-affiliate-sponsor-request.php" target="_blank">http://www.idate2012.com/form-affiliate-sponsor-request.php</a><br /> <br />Non-Affiliates must pre-register with this form:<br /><a href="http://idate2012.com/form-1-miami.php" target="_blank">http://idate2012.com/form-1-miami.php</a><br /> <br />Speakers to the session include:<br /> <br />Erin Garcia, VP of Affiliate Marketing at CrushAds<br />Shai Pritz, CEO of Unique Leads<br />Joshua Wexelbaum, CEO &amp; Dating Industry Affiliate at LeadsMob<br />Sonny Palta, Dating Industry Affiliate at The Affiliati Network<br />Evan Weber, CEO &amp; Dating Industry Affiliate at Experience Advertising<br /> <br />The iDateAffiliate session is for online dating affiliates and affiliate managers to discuss business related issues on dating related affiliate marketing.  Experienced affiliates will share methods and dating sites that have been found to convert best and worst.<br /> <br />The event has limited seating and is available on a first-come first-served basis.<br /> <br />Affiliates are also encouraged to join the free <a href="http://www.idatevirtual.com/" target="_blank"  >iDateVirtual.com</a> virtual networking event tomorrow online from 10AM to 2PM EST.<br />For more information, please visit the website <a href="http://www.internetdatingconference.com/" target="_blank"  >InternetDatingConference.com</a>  or contact:<br /> <br />Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc.<br />Marketing and Logistics Representative<br />Tel/Fax: USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext 71<br />E-mail: <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com">info-17&#64;internetdatingconference.com</a><br /> <br />Media Relations:<br />Mark Brooks<br /><a href="http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/" target="_blank"  >Online Personals Watch</a><br />Tel: USA +1 (212) 444-1636        <br />Email: <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com">mark&#64;onlinepersonalswatch.com</a><br /> <br /> <br />This press release may contain forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the company&#39;s expectations and estimates.</p><p>&mdash; WebWireID151706 &mdash;</p><div class="related" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ADV">Advertising / Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ECM">Electronic / Internet Commerce</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=ITE">Internet Technology</a></li><li><a href="http://www.webwire.com/industry-news.asp?indu=PUB">Publishing / Information Services</a></li></ul></div><div class="terms" style="clear:both; float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="http://www.webwire.com">WebWire&reg;</a> | <a href="http://www.webwire.com/webwire-industries-rss-feeds.asp">More Feeds</a></div><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebWire-News-Electronic-Internet-Commerce/~4/-RbdMD89XVY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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