Archive for September, 2008

eBay Inc. Awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

WASHINGTON eBay Inc. was awarded the 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, becoming the first Internet company to receive the prestigious award. At a White House ceremony where he conferred the medals, President George W. Bush cited eBay’s pioneering technology that encouraged and supported online trade, and that enabled global entrepreneurship and the growth […]

Rubenstein Public Relations to Represent Online Auction Site That Fuses Charity and Pop Culture

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

NEW YORK, - charitybuzz, a new concept in charitable giving that offers bidders the opportunity to “own” unique celebrity experiences, has retained Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) to provide publicity for its auctions and high-profile partnerships.
charitybuzz works with non-profits founded by the most famous names in the worlds of entertainment, music, sports and politics, including Bette […]

SAE Institute partnership with JVC to benefit creative media students worldwide

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The SAE Institute Group has teamed up with JVC Professional Europe Ltd. to launch a new global initiative designed to support quality creative media education locally in each of SAE Group’s 52 creative media campuses.
Spanning four continents, the SAE Group provides industry-standard training in filmmaking, animation, audio engineering and multimedia design.
Electronics giant JVC is well […]

Mamaherb.com Provides Kosmix RightHealth with alternative health content

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Mamaherb.com (www.mamaherb.com) has announced its partnership with RightHealth (www.righthealth.com), the second most visited (according to Hitwise) and the fastest growing health site (according to comScore) on the web, with 6.2 million unique visitors per month.
RightHealth offers consumers a 360-degree view of health topics, integrating web health applications for that topic into a single page. Mamaherb.com […]

Telecom Italia Selects Cisco and Adobe for Web TV Services

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Cisco and Adobe Systems Inc. have announced that Telecom Italia has chosen the Cisco® Content Delivery System with Internet Streaming (CDS-IS) platform, with Adobe® Flash® streaming technology, to deliver live television channels and on-demand content through its Web portal, Yalp! (www.yalp.it). With the CDS-IS platform and Adobe Flash technology, Telecom Italia can deliver high-quality, […]

KaraokeParty.com secures funding

Monday, September 29th, 2008

MOLNDAL, SWEDEN - Online entertainment company Karaokeparty Online Gaming AB has secured a SEK 3 Million investment from a group of investors based in Sweden. KaraokeParty.com, its online karaoke service, launched only a month ago and has already become one of the most visited karaoke sites on the Internet with users from all over the […]

Borders Books UK celebrates magazine week 2008

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Winner of the prestigious Magazine Destination Retailer of the Year Award in 2007, Borders UK is this year delighted to be supporting Magazine Week 2008 which takes place between 29th September and 5th October. Leading retailer Borders, which offers the UK’s widest range of magazines in the marketplace, is celebrating with a ground-breaking initiative by […]