Electronics Patent Suit Judgment Awarded

Global Traffic Technologies Awarded Default Judgment in U.S. Patent Suit

Court Rejects Motion from Tomar Electronics

January 30, 2008 - ST. PAUL, Minn.--Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) has won a default judgment of infringement in its U.S. Patent infringement lawsuit against Tomar Electronics, Gilbert, Ariz. U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Davis issued the ruling in Minneapolis on Dec. 27, 2007. The lawsuit involves GTT's traffic signal preemption technology, marketed under the name OpticomT Infrared Systems, and Tomar's Strobecom® II System.

The impact of the court's ruling is that Tomar has been found to infringe multiple claims of GTT's U.S. Patent No. 5,172,113. Additional proceedings will be scheduled to address the issue of remedy, including damages and an injunction. A copy of the judgment can be found at http://www.gtt.com/resources/pdfs/DefaultJudgment.pdf.

"We're pleased with this judgment as an important step toward the successful resolution of this patent dispute," said Rick Sachse, president of Global Traffic Technologies. "We will continue investing in our industry-leading technology to benefit our customers in the United States and around the world."

About Global Traffic Technologies, LLC

Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Global Traffic Technologies' mission is to improve traffic management and safety around the world with proven technologies and continuous innovation. GTT's OpticomT GPS and Infrared Systems assist the movement of emergency and mass transit vehicles through signal-controlled intersections to save lives and optimize on-schedule service. GTT's CanogaT Traffic Sensing System provides reliable, real-time information on individual vehicles and traffic patterns to assist traffic management professionals. GTT was formed in June 2007 from 3M's Opticom Priority Control Systems and Canoga Traffic Management businesses. GTT is a privately held company that includes senior management ownership. The company's website is www.gtt.com.

Contacts

Brookside Communications Group (for GTT)
Warren Djerf, 952-920-3908
warren@brookcomm.net

Domain Stock Exchange Announced

Fusu -- The Domain Stock Exchange -- Announces Public Beta and Key Partnership

Fusu, the world's first Domain Stock Exchange opens up to a wider audience; Announces strategic partnership with EuroDNS to solidify the road to launch and beyond.

January 26, 2008 -- $300,000 in only 100 days is the record achievement made by Fusu, the first Domain Stock Exchange platform. Incredibly high for a closed, invitation-only beta, the virtual amount was reached by a hundred key players in the Domain Industry that are already using the real-money version launched in November.

With 140 million domains registered today and a market value that could reach $4 billion by 2010, the need for a dedicated platform where domain names purchasers and investors could meet and trade was sorely unaddressed until late 2007, when Fusu was pre-launched by a team of Internet professional to address that very issue.

Because so few good names are still available, domains have become the real estate of the 21st century. More than 90,000 domain names are bought daily, with some achieving spectacular market values: Vodka.com sold for $3.5 million, Computer.com for $2.1 million.

As the market matures through the efforts of experienced investors and industry leaders, processes and standards have emerged that have facilitated the development of brokerages, auction platforms and leveraged financing instruments. Fusu's Domain Stock Exchange represents the natural evolution of this trend as it brings further transparency and reliability to the market.

As with a traditional Stock Exchange, Fusu allows its participants to get liquidity from their assets. On Fusu, holders of a premium domain (i.e Vodka.com) can devote a fraction of their domain to the market and immediately get money out of it without having to give up its control at any time. In return, stockholders in the domain name will get their share in future sales or advertising revenues generated by the domain name.

•    For example, one domain owner sold 45% of his $5,000-value domain on Fusu. He earned $2,250 in the first 24 hours after his Initial Domain Offering. In the trading that followed, the domain rose to a value of $6,200, a 24% gain.

Shareholders participate in the booming domain name industry, without having to spend hundreds of thousands on a single premium name. Just like on any other Stock Exchange, shares can then be traded between buyers.

•    Indeed, during the closed beta, the most successful trader on Fusu earned over $4,000 in real money, only by investing in shares.
•    Under the same circumstances, the most active trader bought or sold over 18,000 shares, resulting in a transaction volume of $36,594.90.

With today's launch of Fusu's Public Beta, everyone is now invited to buy and sell shares of premium domain names that are owned by a few well known and trusted domainers, to guarantee a safe and trustworthy Exchange during the Beta period.

To provide for a stable launch, today also marks the beginning of a partnership with EuroDNS SA, well-known registrar and a key player in the domain industry. "By bridging the gap between the traditional finance world and the innovative domainers' crowd, Fusu grants investors an unprecedented access to valuable properties while fueling a buoyant market" comments Xavier Buck, EuroDNS CEO. "Our company is proud to participate in a great venture that could become essential to domainers and Internet users worldwide."

Website: Fusu - The Domain Stock Exchange

Press Contact: Press Department
Company Name: Fusu - The Domain Stock Exchange
Phone: +421 220 86 20 40
Website: http://www.fusu.com

Animated Product Catalog Makes Products Come Alive

HEMA has a product catalog that you should take a look at and wait while it loads up.

http://producten.hema.nl/

They should have international versions...

Domain Name Front Running Banned

Afilias Discourages "Domain Name Front Running"

DUBLIN, IRELAND - 14 January 2008 - Recent industry discussions have centered on a new phenomenon termed "Domain Name Front Running." This occurs when someone conducts a search for a domain name and, shortly thereafter, someone else using some form of insider information preemptively registers the name.

This action keeps domains out of the hands of those who were originally interested, and is enabled by the "Add Grace Period." The Add Grace Period allows registrars to delete a name within 5 days of its initial registration without financial impact, and was originally intended to correct errors or problems in the initial registration process.

Allegations have been made that "Front Runners" purchase search data from Internet Service Providers and/or registries in order to find names of interest.

"Afilias wishes to make it clear that it has never sold search data to any party and does not support the practice of front running in the top-level domains that it supports," said Ram Mohan, Chief Technology Officer & VP Business Operations at Afilias. "We welcome a public dialog on the merits of the Add Grace Period, and the implications for members of the domain name industry and consumers at large."

Anyone who suspects front running on Afilias supported domains names should contact Afilias Customer Support at support@afilias.info or +1.215.706.5710 or +1-866-dot-INFO.

About Afilias

Afilias provides global registry services that leverage proven technology to deliver fast, reliable and secure service. Afilias' technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet domain registries such as .INFO, .ORG, .aero, .mobi, .asia, and many country code domains. Afilias also provides services in the RFID market with its Afilias Discovery Service, which enables real-time lookup of event histories across RFID networks. Afilias maintains international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto, administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and operational offices in New Delhi, India. For more information please visit www.afilias.info.

4,500 Free Web Templates to Webmasters

HostGator Offers 4,500 Free Web Templates to Webmasters

Shared hosting service provider HostGator now offers 4,500 free Website templates to customers and resellers. The templates cover nearly 120 different types of businesses and make it easier for non-technical people to build attractive, effective Websites.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 20, 2007 -- Web hosting resellers who host their domains through HostGator now have an extra incentive to offer their customers: 4,500 Web templates to make it easy to create new Websites or revamp existing ones.

"These templates are free to any Website hosted by HostGator, whether on a shared or dedicated hosting plan, or through a hosting reseller," says HostGator founder and president Brent Oxley.

"We want to make hosting domains or building Websites as painless as possible, that's why we offer the free templates. We also offer free Site Builder, one of the easiest tools available for anybody wanting to custom build a Website, rather than use a template."

The free templates cover a broad range of page designs suitable for nearly 120 different types of small and medium-sized businesses - from accountants and auto dealers, to cleaning services, consultants, martial arts studios, toy stores, women's health clinics, and everything in between.

The wide variety of templates makes it easier for resellers to attract people and businesses who want websites, but don't have the knowledge or design abilities needed to create good looking Websites.

Although it's common for Web hosting companies to offer a variety of perks, including free or low cost Web tools, and even a limited number of templates, Oxley says the number of free templates HostGator has is far beyond the average: "I really don't know of any other large hosting company offering this many templates. We may be setting the trend here."

Applying the free templates couldn't be easier. The reseller or Webmaster simply browses through the templates, selects one or more to use and they automatically begin downloading to their computer. Hosting resellers and Webmasters are also welcome to modify and HostGator's templates, so long as their Websites remain hosted by HostGator.

As an added feature, resellers can actually mirror HostGator's templates pages to show to their customers. That makes accessing the templates easy, while maintaining control over who can accesss them.

"The only restriction," says Oxley, "is that the templates can't be sold or distributed for use on Websites not hosted by us."

To preview the templates:
templates.hostgator.com/

For more HostGator hosting information contact:
sales(at)hostgator.com
or visit hostgator.com
1-866-96-GATOR (1-866-964-2867)
HostGator.com
11251 Northwest Freeway, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77092
United States of America

About HostGator
Host Gator is a provider of shared, dedicated and reseller Web hosting services focused on the consumer and small business markets. Founded in 2002, Host Gator has become a leader in reseller hosting, helping over 15,000 businesses become Web hosting companies.

Press Contact: Brent Oxley
Company Name: HostGator
Phone: 1-866-964-2867
Website:  Hostgator.com

FW: [BLOPTIMIZATION Blog] New comment on Asia Domain Name Registration Limited - Scam.

The scammers are starting to fight back against the posting that has been done about the Asia Domain Name Registration Limited scam emails that are being sent out. They are registering fake accounts to try and do some damage control. If you don't know about this scam, look into it so you know what to do if you get one of the messages.

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Barbara
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:22 PM
To: webmaster
Subject: [BLOPTIMIZATION Blog] New comment on Asia Domain Name Registration Limited - Scam.

Barbara has left a new comment on your post "Asia Domain Name Registration Limited - Scam":

As we know, our company also met such things,but we register our domain name at last,because we are not sure whether it is a scam. And we also did some investigation in other Asia domain name register companies, all of them are use this way to remind the big companies to register their relative domain names, for emaple,in HK,Japan,Korea,China,and so on.In our opinion,we should protect our brand and domain name,and register them as soon as possible.

Posted by Barbara to BLOPTIMIZATION Blog at 9:22 PM

Marketing Training Available For Nonprofits

Nonprofit Marketing Training Now Available in Weekly Webinar Series

Nonprofits that are struggling to find more donors, volunteers, and clients and to build strong, long-term relationships with their supporters can now turn to a new nonprofit training resource -- a weekly webinar series from Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com. Every week, nonprofits can participate in Nonprofit Marketing Guide's affordable online training on a wide range of nonprofit communications topics, including annual reports, brochures, print and email newsletters, media relations, websites and blogs, social networking, marketing strategy development, donor and volunteer communications, and more.

Lexington, NC  -  January 16, 2008 -- Nonprofits that are struggling to find more donors, volunteers, and clients and to build strong, long-term relationships with their supporters can now turn to a new nonprofit training resource -- a weekly webinar series from http://www.NonprofitMarketingGuide.com.

Upcoming topics include "Writing Your 2007 Nonprofit Annual Report" on January 17, 2008, followed by "Ten Easy Fixes for Your Boring Print Newsletter" on January 23, "How to Make Your Brochures Pop!" on January 29, and "Getting Reporters to Cover Your Nonprofit" on February 6. Future webinars will cover how nonprofits can incorporate storytelling into their communications, tips for using social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube to find new supporters, search engine optimization for nonprofit websites, email newsletter best practices, nonprofit branding, and more.

At only $49/webinar, this affordable nonprofit training on numerous marketing and communications topics is ideal for "do-it-yourself" nonprofit marketers and one-person communications departments at small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations. Each webinar will be based on the real-word experience and know-how of the instructors and will be full of practical tips and how-tos that nonprofit staff can put to work right away.

"Nonprofits don't sell cars or cereal, but they do sell good causes. The key to finding the right donors and supporters to back your good cause and to getting people to act on your behalf is understanding how to communicate with them," says Kivi Leroux Miller, president of EcoScribe Communications and Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com. "With some marketing savvy and smart communications strategies, even the smallest nonprofit organizations have the power to make big, positive changes in our world."

The nonprofit training schedule will be posted up to three months in advance. Nonprofits can learn about new additions to the schedule by subscribing to "Nonprofit Marketing Tips," a free email newsletter. Sign-up forms appear on all pages at http://www.NonprofitMarketingGuide.com. The training schedule will also be promoted on Miller's popular Nonprofit Communications Blog at http://www.NonprofitMarketingGuide.com/blog. Nonprofits can subscribe to the blog via an RSS reader or email.

Miller, who has worked on communications and marketing campaigns for nonprofits of all sizes across the U.S. and Canada, from small community-based groups to national trade associations, will teach many of the webinars. She is also recruiting other leading consultants, authors, and nonprofit executives to appear as guest speakers in webinars (audio and visual presentations), teleseminars (audio only), and e-clinics (in-depth, coaching webinars with a limited number of participants).

For additional information and to register for webinars, visit http://www.NonprofitMarketingGuide.com/webinars.htm.

Press Contact: Kivi Leroux Miller
Company Name: Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com
Phone: 336-499-5816
Website: http://www.NonprofitMarketingGuide.com/webinars.htm

Automated Content Updating for Busy Web Owners

High Tech Approach to Automated Conte  nt Updating Designed for Today's Busy Web Owner

BlogOverdrive.com adds content to user's website automatically by reformatting and posting any RSS feed based upon users list of keywords.

Cleveland, Ohio  - Internet Marketing Technologies, Inc. unveiled BlogOverdrive.com, a state-of-the-art web based application that makes adding relevant content to any website a breeze. BlogOverdrive is the world's first web-based application that posts content (articles, news stories, product information, etc.) from any RSS feed to a user's website, giving the user complete control over how this content appears on their website.

One of the biggest challenges website owners face is keeping their website up-to-date with relevant articles and news stories. This content is important for search engine optimization as it provides "keyword related" content which helps website get better rankings with the search engines. As far as search engines are concerned, "Content is King".

Seeing the need to automate the process of adding website content, Internet Marketing Technologies, Inc. began developing BlogOverdrive.com over ten months ago. "We were looking for a web based solution to the problem facing every website owner, adding relevant, targeted content to their website on a timely basis," said Company Spokesman, Kenneth Middleton.

"Our programmers outdid themselves when they developed BlogOverdrive.com" said Mr. Middleton. "They came up with a program that not only adds content to a website but gives the Blog Overdrive user the power to reformat the content and replace search words in a RSS feed with an unlimited number of their own keywords. This is one of the most powerful features of Blog Overdrive as it modifies the RSS feed with a different user defined keyword each and every time it posts to their website."

What initially started out as a simple program to add content ended with an innovative, high tech web based solution designed for today's busy website owner or web marketing professional. Even with the following sophisticated features, Blog Overdrive is affordable and easy to use:

•No software to install -- Blog Overdrive is a web based application.
•Add an unlimited number of keywords and auto-replace them in the RSS feed
•Use the keywords as the post title
•Control title & keyword formatting - bold, underline, italics and more!
•Back link the RSS title and keywords to the URL of the user's choice, including affiliate links.
•Responsive Support Staff
"We wanted to give website owners an opportunity to try Blog Overdrive before subscribing by offering a Free 15 Day Trial Period," said Middleton. "After which we are confident users will want to continue, especially since the 500 article package starts at only $19.95 per month."

About Blog Overdrive
BlogOverdrive.com was developed by Internet Marketing Technologies, Inc. a full service technology company offering its customers the very best in web and software development, site design, marketing and search engine optimization. For your free 15 day trial of Blog Overdrive visit http://www.blogoverdrive.com.

For more information or interviews, contact:
Kenneth Middleton
(330) 666-8600
k.middleton(at)blogoverdrive.com

Press Contact: Kenneth Middleton
Company Name: Blog Overdrive
Phone: 330-666-8600
Website: http://www.blogoverdrive.com

DomainTools.com: Swiss Army Domain Knife

DomainTools.com: Vertical Search Engine For Domains

by Rob Garner , Wednesday, January 16, 2008
For the last seven years, there is one vertical search engine that I've used that often exceeds my use of Google and the other major engines.   DomainTools.com (formerly Whois Source), is a vertical search engine for domains, and contains a ton of useful data for search engine marketers, IT professionals, domainers, and marketers who are looking for a centralized search information around a particular domain, live Web site or existing company.   It is owned and operated by Jay Westerdal, who also produces the Domain Roundtable conference, and writes a widely-read  blog covering important issues in the domain and search worlds.

Among the engine's features, it includes:

-          Historic whois data: View current whois data, or search previous domain registrants from about six to seven years ago.  This feature is sort of like archive.org for whois data.

-          Number of DMOZ listings:  Westerdal runs a version of the DMOZ directory at DomainTools.com, and he pulls this data into the domain whois record.

-          Number of Yahoo listings:  Yahoo! directory listings are also pulled into the whois record.

-          Reverse IP: Shows all the domains hosted on a particular server.

-          Server type:  A quick shot of the server type is also provided at the domain level.

-          Bulk whois look-ups against multiple Top Level Domains (TLDs): With a basic subscription, you can view up to 600 domains at one time (100 names times six TLDs), including .com, .net, .org, .us, .info, and .us

-          Domain status: A bulk search shows whether a domain is currently available (never registered), available (previously registered), registered with active Web site, registered with no Web site, registered and parked or redirected, on hold, on hold in redemption period, or on hold pending delete. 

-          Wikipedia cross reference:  Shows the number of times a domain is referenced in Wikipedia.

-          IP address and location:  Shows IP address and geographic location data.

-          Domain suggestion tool: If you are looking for ideas for available names around a particular keyword, you never know what you might find.

-          Screen shots of names taken with existing Web sites: A screen cap is provided for individual whois record pages, and in the bulk whois feature, you can mouse over "active Web site" icons to view a small pop up image of the site.

-          Compete and Alexa rank: If you use this data, it is available as well.

-          Domains for sale feature:  DomainTools.com also features a link to domains on the secondary market that are available through Sedo or AfterNIC.

-          All of the other basic whois info: Name servers, registrar, original registration creation date, expiration date, name, address, admin, tech and billing contacts are all there.

There is also a backlink feature, but the link counts are extremely low, and it would be nice if this data was pulled in from Site Explorer.  The specific criteria used to calculate the SEO score is uncertain, though the text cache mockup of a page can be very helpful in quickly determining if a site is fundamentally text-friendly, or not.

The most controversial feature at DomainTools.com is the Registrant Search function, which will provide a list of all domains owned by a particular entity.  This is a fee-based search report that will provide a list of domains currently registered, regardless of where the domains are hosted.  It has caused many domain registrants and portfolio owners to begin using proxy services for shielding Whois data from the public view.

One thing I would really like to see from DomainTools.com is an opt-out feature for domain registrants, so that they would have more control in the way their data is shown.  The major search engines all obey robots.txt, and if DomainTools.com would adopt a similar opt-out or disallow approach to their data, it would still remain useful, but also be considerate of domain registrants concerns, especially as DomainTools.com continues to rise as a unique and powerful source of data.  If you are into the daily grind of researching Web sites and domains on a regular basis, then DomainTools.com is an indispensible vertical search engine you need to check out.

See what others are saying on the Search Insider blog.

Rob Garner is strategy director for interactive marketing and search agency iCrossing and writes for Great Finds, the iCrossing blog. He is president-elect of the Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association, and also serves on the board of the Dallas/Fort Worth Interactive Marketing Association. 
 
Search Insider for Wednesday, January 16, 2008:
http://blogs.mediapost.com/search_insider/?p=701

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The domain name adds supplemental notes - Chinese Domain Trademark Scam

The Chinese Trademark Domain Name Scare Scam is still going on. This is the second time they have contacted me, so I am again posting their stupid scam message to my blog so others won't be fooled.

They are lying about someone contacting them and trying to register your names. And if you do want to protect your domains, DON'T register with this company, they will overcharge you big time, if they even provide any service at all....!!!

 

-----Original Message-----
From: eryacarl [mailto:eryacarl@foxmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:15 PM
To:  webmaster 
Subject: The domain name adds supplemental notes

Dear CEO,

 

We are the domain name registration organization in Asia, which mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.

 

On the Jan.14, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named:Xianhou  Limited Company" wanted to register following Domain names:

 

 nielsentech.cc   
 nielsentech.cn   
 nielsentech.com.cn   
 nielsentech.com.hk   
 nielsentech.com.tw   
 nielsentech.hk   
 nielsentech.info   
 nielsentech.mobi   
 nielsentech.net   
 nielsentech.net.cn   
 nielsentech.org   
 nielsentech.org.cn   
 nielsentech.tw  

 

Internet brand keyword:

 

nielsentech

through our body.

 

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of  Xianhou company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

 

Best Regards,

 

caril

 

---

Sponsoring Registrar: China Net Technology Limited

Address:3A, Units 20/F,Zhongxin Mansion, Dingxiang Raod, Nanchang, China 

Tel:0086-791-3728123

Fax:0086-791-3728123

Email: eryacarl@foxmail.com

 

 

 

 

BlogReach Boosts Blogs

Innovative Plug-in Boosts Blog Networking and Promotion

Bloggers unite. Getting the word out to interested readers just got a lot easier. BlogReach is a new, innovative approach to help bloggers promote their blogs and boost their search engine ranking (SEO). This free widget collects current headlines from participating blogs and displays them on other blogs in related interest areas within the BlogReach network.

Brentwood, UK  -  January 14, 2008 -- The blog community is ready and willing to bring together like-minded individuals who want to hear and be heard--the challenge is finding the right audience. Getting the word out to interested readers just got a lot easier. BlogReach is a new, innovative approach to help bloggers promote their blogs and boost their search engine ranking (SEO).

BlogReach is a free widget that collects current headlines from participating blogs and displays them on other blogs in related interest areas within the BlogReach network. This new service delivers double benefits. First, bloggers can reach a wider audience by tapping into the rapidly expanding network of blog participants. Blogs also improve their SEO ranking by increasing the number of topic-relevant links on their site.

For bloggers, BlogReach is simple to install and free to use. Installation involves pasting a few lines of code or deploying a simple plug-in. The blogger can then customize the appearance of the BlogReach widget to match their blog's appearance.

Once installed, the BlogReach widget automatically retrieves a blog's current headline and then displays it on other blogs within the BlogReach network. Headlines are shared between related interest areas, ensuring content enhances the value of the blog to the reader. BlogReach displays direct links to the blog, not redirects, offering maximum impact for SEO optimization.

BlogReach also offers advertising opportunities that are customizable by geographic location, interest area, and more. As a result of the internet networking culture, consumers increasingly expect highly targeted content that is specifically relevant to their interests. BlogReach is an innovative means for companies to maximize their marketing investment, focusing their efforts on a market that will welcome their messages.

Measurement is essential to creating and maintaining an effective presence online. BlogReach delivers the online statistics and tracking that bloggers and advertisers need to evaluate their impact and to adjust their approach in real-time. BlogReach offers free sign up and more information for advertisers at www.blogreach.com.

About LogicNow:
LogicNow is an innovator of browser-based software solutions that streamline client tracking, billing, and customer communications. The company's brands, Kambee, PerlDesk, LogicBill, and LogicReach, provide a range of solutions for web monitoring, internet surveying, help desk management, and ecommerce. LogicNow solutions are used globally by over 8,000 customers including governments, universities, large enterprises, and small businesses. www.logicnow.com


Press Contact: JOHN BENNETT
Company Name: LogicNow Limited
Phone: 212 845 9817
Website: http://www.blogreach.com

One-Stop Web Platform for Blogging

Profy Announces Alpha Launch of Its One-Stop Web Platform for All Things Blogging

With blogging clearly here to stay and experts predicting continuing growth, Profy enters the game today with the alpha launch of its new Web platform for bloggers. The integrated solution supports a full range of advanced AJAX blogging applications to satisfy the most demanding and experienced bloggers yet features a simple user interface that novices will find immediately accessible.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 11, 2008 -- With blogging clearly here to stay and experts predicting continuing growth, Profy enters the game today with the alpha launch of its new Web platform for bloggers. The integrated solution supports a full range of advanced AJAX blogging applications to satisfy the most demanding and experienced bloggers yet features a simple user interface that novices will find immediately accessible.

Profy's vision is to provide single, comprehensive seamless access and friendly navigation for the many stages of the blogging process - news reading, sharing selected news stories with a group of readers, writing posts and publishing them, discussing posts with readers, and communicating with readers on other topics. In short, it wants to provide -- in one place -- all the creative tools a blogger could want. Notable among the capabilities are an integrated dashboard with full-featured reader making it easy for bloggers to follow important events, an advanced WYSIWYG editor that turns the publishing process into a snap, and social networking tools that allow authors to engage in discussions with readers.

Today's launch kicks off private alpha testing of the platform with an initial set of tools and applications allowing users to read and write blogs, discuss created content, and network socially with readers and other bloggers.

"Through this launch, Profy is creating the opportunity for initial users to influence how the final platform will look and perform," said Ilya Korsun, CEO. "Profy developers will work in close cooperation with users to ensure that when the platform emerges from beta it will provide bloggers of all kinds with whatever they need."

Bloggers interested in joining the alpha testing program can request an invitation at http://alpha.profy.com/getinvite.

About Profy, Inc.: Profy is a San Francisco-based company headed by veteran Internet entrepreneur Ilya Korsun. The development team works out of Novosibirsk, Russia. The Profy alpha platform has been in development since September 2006. For further information, visit http://www.profy.com.

Press Contact: Svetlana Gladkova
Company Name: Profy, Inc.
Phone: +1-415-830-6309
Website: http://www.profy.com/

Award Winners Announced By LAPTOP Magazine

LAPTOP Magazine Announces 2008 Best of CES Award-Winners

Awards given to winners in 13 categories.

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 10, 2008 -- LAPTOP – Mobile Solutions for Business & Life, the leading mobile technology magazine and a cosponsor of the International Consumer Electronics Show 2008, today announced the winners of its fourth annual Best of CES Awards.

Reporting each day from the show floor, LAPTOP's editors and writers waded through hundreds of new mobile products and services across numerous categories. Among those, the editorial team has recognized only the truly innovative products and services that represent exciting advances in mobile technology and evolution of design and performance. "LAPTOP is proud to honor those companies whose products enrich the mobile lifestyle, from a phone that looks and acts like an MP3 player on demand to a laptop that can log you in to your favorite sites just by sitting in front of it," says Mark Spoonauer, LAPTOP's Editor in Chief.

LAPTOP's Best of CES 2008 Winners are:

Best Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Best Notebook Accessory: Logitech diNovo Mini
Best Storage Device: Seagate Maxtor BlackArmor
Best Software: Yahoo Go 3.0
Best Cell Phone: Motorola ROKR E8
Best Cell Phone Accessory: Nextlink Invisio Q7
Best Portable Audio/Video Player: Slacker Portable
Best Digital Camera: Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1
Best Digital Camcorder: Sony HDR-UX20
Best GPS Navigator: Garmin nüvi 880
Best Wi-Fi/Home Networking Device: Netgear HD/Gaming 5 GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit
Best Wireless Home Entertainment Device: Logitech Squeezebox Duet
Best Projector: Optoma HD65

For more information about the winners, and LAPTOP's complete CES 2008 coverage, please visit: http://ces.laptopmag.com/category/best-of-ces.

To schedule interviews with LAPTOP's editors, media may contact Liz Moran, Marketing Director.

About LAPTOP Magazine & Laptopmag.com
LAPTOP— Mobile Solutions for Business & Life celebrates the infusion of mobile technology in our daily lives and provides the information and insights that enable its readers to thrive in a wireless world. It serves as the essential guide for mobile professionals and tech-savvy consumers who depend upon our expert product evaluations, helpful how-to advice, and examination of the societal impact of mobile technology.

Contact: Liz Moran
(212) 807-8220
lmoran @ bedfordmags.com

Press Contact: Elizabeth Moran
Company Name:
Phone: 212-807-8220
Website: Laptopmag.com

How to Procure Possibly Profitable Expired Domains

ExpiredDomainSecret.com Teaches How to Grab Profitable Expired Domains

Domain name resale specialist John Khu shows the 'average Joe' the ins and outs of dominating the virtual real estate (VRE) market via his new Expired Domain Secret eBook.

Singapore (PRWEB) December 11, 2007 -- Everybody is after the proverbial 'golden niche' when it comes to online businesses. And for the past three years, the expired domain names market has been this niche.

In 2005, sales of 5,851 domain names generated almost US$29 million. In 2006, sales surpassed the US$100 million mark. To date, there have already been six expired domains bought for over US$1 million each (one of them was sold for almost US$10 million!). And these statistics cover just the public domain name aftermarket. Private sales of expired domains are said to be bring in higher figures.

John Khu knows about these numbers very well. After all, he has been successfully dabbling into the expired domain name list market since 2002. This success has prompted him to author a new eBook: Expired Domain Secret (EDS).

"I knew the expired domain name industry was going to skyrocket but at the time, there was simply no information I can use to guide me with my purchases. I actually ended up losing money at first… but I knew there was something there so you can say I made my own rules as I went along. [I'm glad I didn't give up!"

Those 'rules' are what John Khu brings to readers via the Expired Domain Secret eBook. "It is the most comprehensive guide on purchasing expired available domains ever compiled. It covers the most basic questions one can have about expired domains so it's for beginners, and then the eBook shares insider strategies for maximum profits so it's also for the more advanced expired domain buyer too," he adds.

Expired Domain Secret is now available at John's site for just US$47.00. Why the economical price? "I sincerely want to help educate people on the best way they can get into the virtual real estate market. Up to now, only very few realize that expired domains are excellent business opportunities. I want more people to realize and benefit from this."

"Also, a lot of 'big names' are now monopolizing the expired domain name list industry so most people think they need to subscribe or register all the time just to find expired available domains. In the Expired Domain Secret eBook, I provide a lot of FREE resources that you can use to find and profit from obsolete domain names," John adds.

On top of the wealth of information in the eBook, John is also offering an exclusive bonus for 'early bird buyers'. Check out ExpiredDomainSecret.com to find out what this special bonus is all about.

About ExpiredDomainSecret.com:
ExpiredDomainSecret.com is a website that offers the Expired Domain Secret eBook, a comprehensive and updated guide to buying expired domains today for maximum profit.

Contact:
John Khu
Author
ExpiredDomainSecret.com
101 Upper Cross Street #04-10 Singapore 058357
W: http://www.expireddomainsecret.com
T: +65 90681011
F: +65 65344123

Press Contact: John Khu
Company Name: ExpiredDomainSecret.com
Phone: +6590681011
Website: http://www.expireddomainsecret.com

Pubcon Conference Honors LinkWorth Exibit

LinkWorth Exibits at Pubcon Conference in Las Vegas

The 2007 PubCon, short for Publishers Conference, promises to be a smorgasbord of SEO and SEM thought leaders. Discover the latest and greatest best practices in design, development, promotion and marketing of your business and brands.

December 5, 2007 -- The 2007 PubCon, short for Publishers Conference, promises to be a smorgasbord of SEO and SEM thought leaders. Discover the latest and greatest in design, development, promotion and marketing of your business and brands. This year's PubCon roster of experts includes Guy Kawasaki (Managing Director, Garage Tech Ventures), Tim Mayer (Yahoo! Search Marketing), Justin Osmer (Live Search Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation), and Melanie Mitchell (Vice President of SEO/SEM for AOL).

"PubCon is the perfect place to exhibit our search engine marketing and content development products, because some of the biggest names in the industry will see what our solutions can do," says LinkWorth founder and president Ron Wicker. "Another great advantage to exhibiting at PubCon is keeping our name fresh in the minds of the SEO and SEM social network for the new year," adds Ron.

Executive Vice President Matt Stoddart says he can't wait to get to Las Vegas for this year's PubCon. "This is probably my favorite conference of the year, because it's totally laid back. There are big names with brilliant minds who attend, and there's always something new to learn."

LinkWorth will be exhibiting at PubCon Las Vegas 2007 from December 5-6. Whether you've been toying with the idea of launching a new Web site, or if your existing site just needs a little jumpstart, LinkWorth will be there to show you how their innovative search engine marketing tools can help you get the edge you need. LinkWorth services include text link advertising, in-content pay-per-click advertising, hosted content pages, paid blog reviews, SEO consulting services, article submission, directory submission, press releases and custom content creation.

Press Contact: Scarlett Tarjick
Company Name: LinkWorth, LLC
Phone: 214-440-3900
Website:  LinkWorth.com 

National RAL Program Launched By Homes.org

homes.org Launches National RAL Program

Exciting Offerings Target Pre Movers at Key Timeframe

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 -- homes.org, a leading consumer destination focused on lowering the cost of living for consumers by providing valuable cost savings, information and services, officially announced the launch of 3 new media offerings at homes.org Booth #1925 at the DMA07 Conference and Exhibition on October 13-17, 2007 at McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL.

Launching in October 2007, the homes.org Pre-Move RAL reaches future homeowners 3-4 weeks prior to their move. During this timeframe credit worthy movers are ready to spend, are making new purchasing decisions. These categories include Home Goods such as appliances, bedding, furniture and Home Services including security, home improvement, landscaping, as well as banking, electronics, Internet Service among others.

With the success of the homes.org FIRST-IN-HOME™ New Mover RAL envelope launched in February 2007, homes.org announces these new offerings with great anticipation. homes.org in-house national data repository captures all single family dwelling new movers without duplication.

The homes.org RAL offerings are a cooperative direct mail advertising solution with a new homeowner marketing focus. This envelope program is designed as a glossy modern RAL Program advertising envelope that utilizes its relationships with nationally recognized brands to offer cost effective targeted marketing solutions.

About homes.org:
homes.org is a leading consumer destination providing immediate access to valuable cost saving information and services that lower the cost of living by utilizing the homes.org One Destination, Unlimited Possibilities® platform. homes.org offers an innovative, time saving concierge service to assist consumers with complimentary utility connections and transfers as well as offering consumers an unmatched selection of essential home products and services to fit their specific needs. Through the homes.org website, consumers have immediate access to neighborhood and city statistics, current home values, local school information, comparison shopping and much more. To learn more, visit www.homes.org/envelope.aspx or email email protected from spam bots.


Press Contact: TAMAR BURTON
Company Name: homes.org
Phone: (954-657-9611)
Website: www.homes.org/envelope.aspx

Asia Domain Name Registration Limited - Scam

The Chinese scammers are at it again. People need to know this kind of thing is going on so they are not taken in.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: mike [mailto:mike@domaininasia.com]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:44 PM
To:  Sigfreid

Subject: Domain name of nielsentech

Dear CEO,

Happy new year!

We are the domain name registration organization in Asia, which

mainly deal with international company's in Asia. We have something important need to confirm with your company.

 

On the Jan 7, 2008, we received an application formally. One company named "HuaYang Holdings Limited" wanted to register following Domain names:

  nielsentech.net 
  nielsentech.info
  nielsentech.cn
  nielsentech.com.cn
  nielsentech.net.cn 
  nielsentech.asia

and Internet brand keyword:

  nielsentech

 through our body.

 

After our initial examination, we found that the keywords and domain names applied for registration are as same as your company's name and trademark. These days we are dealing with it. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of HuaYang company yet, in order to deal with this issue better, Please contact us by telephone or email as soon as possible.

 

Best Regards,

Mike Luo

__________________________________________________________________________

 Sponsoring Registrar: Asia Domain Name Registration Limited

Address: Rm 402A 4/F, China Insurance Group Building., 141 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong

Tel：00852－30759838

Fax：00852－31771520

Email: mike@domaininasia.com

Website:www.asiadnr.org 

Business Owners Never Buy Leads

Home Based Business Owners: Never Buy Leads Again with Super Magnetic Leads' Free Ten Day Bootcamp

The Magnetic Sponsoring Training System teaches entrepreneurs and home based business owners how they can magnetically attract endless new prospects and customers with credit card in hand -- for free. For a limited time, entrepreneurs can enroll into a free 10 day bootcamp and never have to buy leads again.

(PRWEB) September 8, 2007 -- Supermagneticleads.com announced today that for a limited time, they will be giving away their 10-day Magnetic Sponsoring Boot Camp free. This is the program that has assisted countless entrepreneurs to build multi-million dollar empires from the comfort of their homes. Click here for full details www.supermagneticleads.com .

The Magnetic Sponsoring Training System teaches entrepreneurs how they can magnetically attract endless new prospects and customers with credit card in hand -- for free. The training is specifically designed for home based business owners who are looking to generate new leads and more customers for their businesses.

These attraction marketing strategies have been used by leading experts to make over $354,000 in less than seven days online. Supermagneticleads.com is now giving entrepreneurs the chance to put these strategies to work for their business with their free 10-Day Magnetic Sponsoring Boot Camp. Visit www.supermagneticleads.com for details.

Over the course of 10 days, entrepreneurs that receive the information will learn the actual tactics and strategies behind Magnetic Sponsoring™ that have enabled experts to build a $250,000 business within four months by attracting prospects and customers right to them, instead of chasing them down. To get started with the free ten day bootcamp visit www.supermagneticleads.com .

The program will teach the entrepreneur how to become the hunted instead of the hunter, and have customers and prospects literally calling them, with credit card in hand, ready to join their business.

The program will also teach the ABC's of network marketing cash flow and how to have more money coming in than is going out. It will also teach entrepreneurs how to advertise to their target market endlessly for free, and create endless leads for their opportunity in the process.

The program will explain why leading experts refuse to pitch networkers on their opportunity, yet why they have people calling them to join their organizations every single day. The program will show the entrepreneur how to automatically build a rolodex of thousands of other network marketers and product customers and how to get these people to trust them, like them and join them in their business. Supermagneticleads.com is offering this free 10 day Magnetic Sponsoring Bootcamp for a limited time.

Entrepreneurs can start attracting Super Magnetic Leads now with the education provided from www.supermagneticleads.com .

For more information, contact Darren Little 604-771-1901

Press Contact: DARREN LITTLE
Company Name: SuperMagneticleads.com
Phone: 604-771-1901
Website: http://www.supermagneticleads.com

Insure Success with Mobile Marketing

State Farm Realizes Unprecedented Success with Mobile Marketing

Nation's Largest Car & Home Insurer Drives Leads for Agents via Innovative Mobile Marketing Execution

Austin, TX  -  December 19, 2007 - State Farm Insurance partnered with Blumo, The Mobile Experience Agency, to integrate mobile into its State Farm Win College Cash Sweepstakes. The program allowed prospective college students and their parents the opportunity to win up to $5,000 for undergraduate or graduate school tuition. In addition to entering online, fans attending select NCAA football games during the 2007 season had an opportunity to win up to $1,000 in cash instantly during in-game text-to-win promotions.

During the course of the promotion, thousands of fans were exposed to, and participated in, the sweepstakes sponsored by State Farm. Most importantly, 12% of those who participated in the sweepstakes requested additional information about State Farm products and services from their local agent.

"When done correctly, integrating mobile into an otherwise typical promotional campaign can have tremendous effects in driving participation and serving as a catalyst for new customer acquisition," said Sean Bartlett, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Blumo. "By adding an activation mechanism to State Farm's existing media placements, we are able to engage the participant in a dialog that enables them to not only enter the text-to-win contest, but also be introduced to their local State Farm agent in real-time, creating a win-win situation for State Farm."

The State Farm College Cash Sweepstakes ran through November 30, 2007 and was promoted extensively in traditional media and at major college football games. The State Farm Win College Cash Text-to-Win started out like a typical text-to-win promotion, however, the similarities stopped after the first interaction. Participants were required to verify their eligibility and were given the option to receive a second entry for replying with additional information, including their zip code. Using the zip code, as well as the participant's mobile number's area code and exchange, their local State Farm agent was dynamically determined in real time. A reply was then sent to the participant introducing the local State Farm agent and offering them the opportunity to learn more about relevant State Farm products and services.

"We just finished the season and the results have been phenomenal," said Ronnie Lee Vandiver, Zone Marketing Manager at State Farm. "Branding and promotions are certainly a key component of our business, but the ability mobile provides to add an activation mechanism, show real business results, and provide detailed metrics in real-time makes it integral part of our campaigns."

About State Farm
State Farm® insures more cars than any other insurer in North America and is the leading U.S. home insurer. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 75 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.7 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.

About Blumo
Blumo is a full-service mobile marketing agency that helps brands and other agencies develop and deliver interactive consumer experiences for the mobile phone and web. The company's flagship product, MobilePowered(TM), helps companies easily manage SMS and WAP-based marketing campaigns. Blumo is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit blumo.com.

State Farm Media Contact
Leslie Leal
512-918-4395
email protected from spam bots

Blumo Media Contact
Sean Bartlett
480-686-7326
email protected from spam bots

Press Contact: Sean Bartlett
Company Name: Blumo Inc.
Phone: 480-686-7326
Website: www.blumo.com

New Home Entertainment WiFi Content Solution

tvCompass Announces click365 (sm) WiFi Content Solution; New Service Supports the Extension of a Wireless Content Platform into the Home Entertainment Market

tvCompass, a provider of digital media remote products, today announced click365(sm), a new content platform for WiFi enabled second screen devices, targeting the broadband "connected home" user. As a content aggregator and distributor of mobile phone type content, tvCompass supports applications and services such as an electronic program guide (EPG) for TV listings, email and text messaging, mobile Internet and search content, casual games, shopping, advertising and interactive TV.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 4, 2008 -- tvCompass, a provider of digital media remote products, today announced click365(sm), a new content platform for WiFi enabled second screen devices, targeting the broadband "connected home" user. As a content aggregator and distributor of mobile phone type content, tvCompass supports applications and services such as an electronic program guide (EPG) for TV listings, email and text messaging, mobile Internet and search content, casual games, shopping, advertising and interactive TV.

tvCompass has created click365 as a cross-platform content; services and applications solution to enable partnering companies to utilize existing content standards and application formats to quickly move content onto the network. Examples of popular industry formats supported may include Microsoft Compact Framework, WAP mobile (Wireless Application Protocol), RSS, Java, Flash and web services interfaces. click365 supports both free and premium payment models for user content using a micropayment transaction solution.

"The click365 content platform is essentially an eco-system for the delivery and monetization of partner content, and enables digital media and Internet companies to expand their reach into the broadband home. Our unique solution provides a simple billing model to create a revenue generating opportunity for all partners in the value chain," stated Edward J. Zylka, CEO of tvCompass Inc.

Traditional WiFi enabled, IP connected devices are constrained by a mobile phone LCD screen and keyboard entry system. tvCompass is launching its new service for a category of flexible wireless "smart" advanced home theater remotes, with future opportunities to target other WiFi product categories including dual mode mobile phones, music players and even networked TVs.

"We're thrilled to bring Veveo into the heart of the living room with tvCompass," said Mike Koenig, VP Sales, Veveo. "By partnering with tvCompass, we can now give consumers a cool and easy way to connect with the web to find, browse, share and view the content they love -- like Wikipedia's 9 million articles – right from the comfort of their sofa. This is an important step as we fulfill our mission of bringing Veveo to consumers whenever and wherever they want it."
Various partners in the entertainment, media, and content distribution markets such as PayPal, Yellowbrix and Amazon, are also supported with the click365 service.

"The click365 service is an outstanding example of how to create a targeted mobile service offering exactly what people need," said Mikael Krogius, CEO, Winwap Technologies. "click365 offers information that people want to access when they are not in front of their PC but have a mobile device, like a SmartRemote with WiFi connectivity and WinWAP browser, in their hands."

For additional information about tvCompass and the click365 WiFi Content Solution, call 1-866-481-0699 or visit http://www.tvcompass.com.

About tvCompass
tvCompass Inc. offers a white label service and technology platform for branding by satellite and cable operators, content distributors and OEMs. Through its click365(SM) Interactive Wireless Network, users can access television, broadcast programming and Internet content. The company's second product is a WiFi/internet connected digital media remote control device with QVGA LCD display, mobile content capabilities and TV control function. Based in Chicago, IL, tvCompass is privately held and maintains a strong patent portfolio.

About Veveo
Headquartered in Andover , Mass., Veveo™ brings the full power of Internet video discovery—including searching, browsing and viewing—to consumers with its vTap ™ service. Veveo is actively working with TV providers, mobile operators, consumer electronics manufacturers and content creators to deploy its vTap solutions. Veveo is backed by venture funding from Matrix Partners, Northbridge Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and OmniCapital Group.

About Winwap Technologies
Winwap Technologies is specialized in software technologies for Mobile Internet browsing and Multimedia Messaging (MMS). The product portfolio includes the popular WinWAP browser, MMSClient, Software Development Kits and Toolkits for Browsing, WAP connectivity and Multimedia Messaging. The company is privately owned and was founded by the CEO, Mikael Krogius, in 1995. For more information about the WinWAP browser and Winwap Technologies visit http://www.winwap.com.

Press Contact: Pamela Campagna
Company Name: tvCompass Inc.
Phone: 1-508-735-6831
Website: www.tvcompass.com

Online Dating Industry Brand Equity

 

Email Data Source Ranks Email Brand Equity Of Online Dating Industry

Email Data Source, the leading provider of email competitive analysis data, released its study ranking the Email Brand Equity Index™ of marketers in the On-Line Dating industry.

New York, New York (PRWEB) November 29, 2007 -- Email Data Source (www.emaildatasource.com), the leading provider of email competitive analysis data, released its study ranking the Email Brand Equity Index™ of marketers in the On-Line Dating industry based on the quality and effectiveness of their email marketing efforts as well as the representation of their brands in third party emails.

Email Data Source monitors the email marketing campaigns of over 36,000 companies in 230 market sectors, providing data and analysis through its core product, Email Analyst ™.

The Email Brand Equity Index™ is determined by compiling historical data on email marketing messages and measuring a combination of factors including the emails' perceived effectiveness in driving website traffic and the quality of the delivered email.

Email Brand Equity Rankings- Online Dating Industry

1. Match.com    match.com   
2. Friendfinder    adultfriendfinder.com
3. Spark Networks    blacksingles.com
4. eHarmony.com    eharmony.com
5. Reunion.com    reunion.com
6. Cupid.com    cupid.com
7. True Beginnings    true.com
8. Family Friends    singlesnet.com
9. eCube Media    thirtyplusmatch.com
10. Beliefnet        soulmatch.com

"We are pleased to provide marketers a way of measuring their brand equity across all email marketing channels which reflects how the typical consumer may perceive that brand in their inbox. Understanding how consumers see them as a whole--through in house marketing, as well as 3rd party newsletter sponsorships and affiliate marketing efforts--can help marketers improve their brand equity and their ROI. It has been shown that consumers respond more favorably to email marketing efforts based on positive past email experience. The Email Brand Equity Index™ is the first score that reflects a 360 degree view of email marketing," said Bill McCloskey Email Data Source Co-Founder and Chairman.

About Email Data Source, Inc.

Based in New York City, Email Data Source collects, analyzes, organizes and archives millions of marketing messages, providing competitive intelligence and analytics to the email marketing com