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"Mom Enough for Ya?!" a Web Series About Mothers Who Struggle with the Juggle Premieres July 2 on YouTube

"Mom Enough for Ya?!" a Web Series About Mothers Who Struggle with the Juggle Premieres July 2 on YouTube

"Mom Enough for Ya?!" is web series that follows two sisters – Sophie, a stay-at-home mom, and Lisa, a working mom as they grapple with their choices, their limitations and the unsolicited opinions of strangers. Catch new webisodes every Tuesday, beginning July 2! - July 02, 2013 - Brick Houz Productions

HiP Ranks in Top 10 Communications Firms in The 2013 Business Review Book of Lists / Opens 4th Office in Asia-Pacific

HiP Ranks in Top 10 Communications Firms in The 2013 Business Review Book of Lists / Opens 4th Office in Asia-Pacific

HiP ranks in top 10 Communications Firms in The Business Review Book of Lists 2013 as well as in top 5 for Digital Marketing and Social Media. - June 27, 2013 - H-I-P (High-Impact-Prospecting, LLC)

World’s Most Advanced Social Business Intelligence Command Center Expands to Become One of World’s Largest

World’s Most Advanced Social Business Intelligence Command Center Expands to Become One of World’s Largest

ListenLogic relocates to accommodate corporate intelligence command center growth. - June 27, 2013 - ListenLogic

Spice Up Your Summer Sandwich - the Sixth Annual Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest 2013 is on Now

Spice Up Your Summer Sandwich - the Sixth Annual Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest 2013 is on Now

Mezzetta® Specialty Foods, America’s favorite producer of imported and domestic peppers and olives, is challenging sandwich lovers, home cooks and food bloggers across the country to submit their recipe for “The Best Sandwich Ever” in the Sixth Annual Mezzetta Make That... - June 26, 2013 - Mezzetta Specialty Foods

Digital Vidya to Organize Social Media Marketing Workshop in Mumbai

Digital Vidya will conduct its Social Media Marketing Workshop in Mumbai in the month of August. - June 26, 2013 - Digital Vidya

Shared Media Unveils 2TB Cloud Storage Service Shared.com

As consumer cloud storage moves towards the mainstream, a four person startup in San Francisco is focused on improving personal file storage with a "less-is-more" approach. - June 18, 2013 - Shared Media

OMICS to Co-Publish Open Access Journals with AstonJournals

OMICS to Co-Publish Open Access Journals with AstonJournals

New milestone in Driving Efficiencies Across the world in Expanding Global knowledge with AstonJournals. - June 18, 2013 - OMICS Group Incorporation

Successful Launch Party for Community Focused Apparel Company

Successful Launch Party for Community Focused Apparel Company

Doze City Apparel Launch Party It was a night filled with music, dancing, inspiring speakers, activities, smiling faces, open minds and open hearts. The Doze City Apparel launch party was a huge success! It was a sold out event and a non-stop evening of entertainment. Doze City Apparel, a crowd... - June 18, 2013 - Doze City Apparel

Book Targets Link Between Sedentary Lifestyle Such as That from Social Media Use, and Obesity

Book Targets Link Between Sedentary Lifestyle Such as That from Social Media Use, and Obesity

Is their really a connection between social media and fat? - June 18, 2013 - Naheed Ali

The Resilience of Remembering: New "Forever&ever" Promises to Both Strengthen and Save Relationships

The Resilience of Remembering: New "Forever&ever" Promises to Both Strengthen and Save Relationships

Joy of Romance, Inc. announces “Forever&ever” - a comprehensive relational process including interviews, photo sessions & compilation of memorabilia compiled into a personalized book and audio version to preserve a couple’s love story. Whether engaged or celebrating their 50th anniversary together, this will be a treasured keepsake for years to come. Additionally, they have a team of award winning songwriters ready to write and produce a song tailored to the couple's individual love story. - June 13, 2013 - Joy of Romance, Inc.

Creator of Social Networks Aggregator Meople.Net Releases Windows Store App

Meople.Net® presents the recently released Windows Store App of its social networks gathering service previously available as web-based software only. Meople.Net combines and manages the information of 10+ major social networks under a common interface. Meople.Net Windows Store app offers increased performance and improved usability to Microsoft® Windows® users. - June 13, 2013 - Meople.Net, Inc.

Worphy Adds Photo Contest App to Its Social Marketing Platform

Worphy Adds Photo Contest App to Its Social Marketing Platform

Worphy Photo Contest App kindles the creative urge of people to take quality pictures of events, situations, actions, personalities etc. As an addition to Worphy social marketing platform, the app suite allows companies to effortlessly create professionally designed social promotions that successfully engage their social audience on major social platforms. - June 11, 2013 - Hytto

Planet Technologies Builds Newly Launched Windows 8 Application for Choctaw Nation

Planet Technologies Builds Newly Launched Windows 8 Application for Choctaw Nation

Planet Technologies, the leading Microsoft consulting and services company, announced today the launch of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Windows 8 application. This is the first Native American tribal application available for download from the Windows 8 Marketplace. Choctaw Nation partnered... - June 11, 2013 - Planet Technologies

Herman & Kittle Properties Partners with CrucialClicks.com

Herman & Kittle Properties Partners with CrucialClicks.com

CrucialClicks.com is a leading provider of: Website Design & Development, Effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click Marketing, a Reputation & Identity Management Platform – ReputationRepo™, Call Tracking Phone Numbers, Google Analytics, Mobile Site™, Local Search, and Online Media with the Property Management Industry being at the core, implementing a design to increase targeted traffic to your website. - June 10, 2013 - CrucialClicks.com

Direct Online Marketing Receives Export Marketing Award for Twitter Advertising

Direct Online Marketing Receives Export Marketing Award for Twitter Advertising

Direct Online Marketing was awarded the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry award for 2012. During the ceremony, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin presented the agency with a plaque recognizing the export of its services to South African clients. Continued Export... - June 08, 2013 - Direct Online Marketing

Indie Horror Outfit Using Kickstarter to Fund a "Museum of Horror" and Give Voice to America’s Next Great Horror Host All While Striving to be "As Cool as Zach Braff"

Indie Horror Outfit Using Kickstarter to Fund a "Museum of Horror" and Give Voice to America’s Next Great Horror Host All While Striving to be "As Cool as Zach Braff"

Make This A Movie Productions looking to launch their new feature anthology "Museum of Horror." Running alongside the campaign is a competition that hopes to find America's Next Great Horror Host. And all of this was inspired by Zach Braff? - June 07, 2013 - Make This A Movie Productions

Brands Should Utilise Google’s Data Highlighter Tool to Improve Click Through Rates, Advises Punch Communications

Brands Should Utilise Google’s Data Highlighter Tool to Improve Click Through Rates, Advises Punch Communications

Brands should take advantage of Google's updated Data Highlighter Tool in order to mark-up relevant data sets and improve organic click through rates, says integrated SEO, PR and social media agency Punch Communications. - June 06, 2013 - Punch Communications

Madaboutbingo.com Enjoys Social Media Success

Madaboutbingo.com Enjoys Social Media Success

Madaboutbingo.com has launched their official Facebook and Twitter. With "likes" and "followers" on the up all the time, fans can keep up to date with the latest bingo games, news and competitions. The pages are also another avenue in which fans can contact the Madabout Bingo team. - June 06, 2013 - MadAbout Media Ltd

Bazaart Launches iPhone App to Help You Get More Creative with Pinterest

Israel-based startup Bazaart® announces the launch of the Bazaart iPhone application, available on the iTunes App Store for free. Part collage app, part social network, the Bazaart application is designed to help users be more creative and make collages from Pinterest pins. - June 05, 2013 - Bazaart

Database-USA Joins The CRM Alliance; The #1 Source for ACT! CRM and Swiftpage E-Marketing Experts

Database-USA Joins The CRM Alliance; The #1 Source for ACT! CRM and Swiftpage E-Marketing Experts

The CRM Alliance is pleased to announce Database-USA www.database-usa.com as the newest member for the Los Angeles, California market. Database-USA consistently rates as a top Certified Consulting firm for the region by ACT! Software, a subsidiary of Swiftpage. The CRM Alliance is an organization of top CRM consulting and training companies, specializing in Customer Relationship Management and E-Marketing, providing businesses solutions to convert leads, retain customers and generate more sales. - June 03, 2013 - The CRM Alliance

Intermedia Touch Sets Out to Win the South Florida Business Journal Social Madness Contest

Intermedia Touch is gearing up to take part in this year’s Social Madness Contest through the South Florida Business Journal. The winning business of this contest will receive $10,000 to give to a charity of its choice. If Intermedia Touch wins the Social Madness Contest it will give the $10,000 prize to PARK PROJECT.org - June 02, 2013 - Intermedia Touch

New Innovative, Zero Investment Online Jewelry Store Affiliate Partnering International Business Opportunity

New Innovative, Zero Investment Online Jewelry Store Affiliate Partnering International Business Opportunity

Online Fashion Jewelry Retailer Announces Free Online Business Opportunity Where Partners can Create, Merchandise, and Promote Their Own Online Jewelry Store, and Share Sales- Fifty-Fifty. - May 29, 2013 - 4everjewelry, Inc.

M-ize Launches My Products App, Adds Jobs in Tampa

Temple Terrace-based consumer and brand experience start-up M-ize has officially launched its new My Products mobile app, designed to enhance customers’ purchasing experience by connecting them to brands, family and friends via mobile and social networks. - May 26, 2013 - Mize.Inc

Catalogs.com Invites Brides-to-be to Pin Their Wedding Inspiration to Win in the Wedding Dreams Pinterest Contest

Catalogs.com Invites Brides-to-be to Pin Their Wedding Inspiration to Win in the Wedding Dreams Pinterest Contest

One winning pinner on the Catalogs.com group Pinterest board “Wedding Dreams Pin-to-Win Sweepstakes” will receive TheKnot.com’s Ultimate Wedding Lookbook and a silver photo frame from Ralph Lauren Home. - May 24, 2013 - Catalogs.com

Promero Changes the Rules for Call Center Software Consultant Engagements

Promero announces the industry's first one stop call center software service for businesses seeking call center software. Promero offers more than 14 call center software titles from leading call center software vendors. Compare, purchase, deploy and host from a leading single source, Promero. - May 24, 2013 - Promero, Inc.

Hulkshare to Unify the Online Music Blogosphere

Hulkshare to Unify the Online Music Blogosphere

On May 21, 2013 Hulkshare released its latest addition in a series of site redefining changes. With the launch of their Music Blog Index they are aiming for a unification of the multitude of independent music reviewers out there, offering a unique system that provides a comprehensive view of all activity in the blogosphere as a whole, or filtered by country and/or music genre. Free, unlimited accounts are available to all music bloggers. - May 24, 2013 - Hulkshare Limited

Ampush Founders to Share Facebook Knowledge at Industry Events

Ampush, a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer (PMD), announced that Co-Founders Jesse Pujji and Nick Shah will speak about Facebook advertising at two upcoming industry events. - May 24, 2013 - Ampush

Dendrite Park Introduces Hand-Crafted Digital Solutions

Dendrite Park Inc., a digital marketing agency, launches their new website to introduce "Hand-Crafted Digital Solutions." - May 23, 2013 - Dendrite Park Inc.

Tumblr Purchase by Yahoo Could Impact Online Reputation Management, Says Recover Reputation

Important Information Reviled by Online Reputation Management Firm Recover Reputation About the Tumblr Purchase and Why it Matters to Repairing Online Reputations - May 22, 2013 - Recover Reputation

Bingo Gets Way More Personal at 123BingoOnline.com with New Social Networking Feature

Bingo Gets Way More Personal at 123BingoOnline.com with New Social Networking Feature

123 Bingo Online just announced the release of a new social platform for their users. This exciting new platform appropriately called "My Wall," allows users to connect with other players, share their games and connect with other social networks such as Facebook. 123 Bingo’s new social feature is now available for real-money and play-money players alike. The new social feature of 123 Bingo is definitively a new experience that aims to take their player’s gaming experience to a whole new level. - May 17, 2013 - 123BingoOnline.Com

"Meteorite Man" Geoff Notkin Making an Impact Around the Globe

"Meteorite Man" Geoff Notkin Making an Impact Around the Globe

Star of TV's "Meteorite Men" Films with NASA, Speaks at Spacefest V - May 16, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC

Stop the Social Media Time Sink with the LikeHack

Stop the Social Media Time Sink with the LikeHack

LikeHack.com, Russia based tech startup, founded in September 2012 and funded by Altair Capital Management and a Moscow seed fund, launched a new app last week that combines the personal content curation service, that filter your social feeds, and personal search engine, that searches the links and full text of all the content you saw, liked or shared with connected accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, RSS). - May 14, 2013 - LikeHack

Social Media is “Changing the World” with a Reality-Style Competition for Thought Leaders: Aspiring Thought Leaders Use Social Media to Spread Their Life-Altering Message

The 25 Quarterfinalists for “Change the World: The Search for the Next Global Thought Leader” competition were announced at an exclusive online gala. Change the World is an online competition where aspiring thought leaders compete in online challenges to promote their messages. Change the World is sponsored by GhostTweeting.com, a full service social media marketing company. GhostTweeting partners with entrepreneurs and thought leaders to create and manage high-impact social media campaigns. - May 11, 2013 - GhostTweeting

Click Consult Excited by Facebook Home

Digital agency Click Consult is excited at the prospect of Facebook's new "Home" programme for Android smartphones. - May 11, 2013 - SEO Consult

Music Industry Tops 74 Million Users on Facebook According to metricsmonk

The music industry on Facebook tops 74M monthly active users. Rdio app grows 7 fold over the past year. Music streaming services take a step towards personalized service. - May 09, 2013 - metricsmonk

Top Screenwriters Confirmed to Speak at Industry Renowned Event, the Great American PitchFest and Screenwriting Conference, for Its 10th Anniversary

Top Screenwriters Confirmed to Speak at Industry Renowned Event, the Great American PitchFest and Screenwriting Conference, for Its 10th Anniversary

Presented by Signe Olynyk and Bob Schultz of Twilight Pictures, Inc., industry screenwriting veterans will gather to speak at a series of free all-day seminars at the 10th Annual Great American PitchFest and Screenwriting Conference on May 31, June 1 and June 2, 2013 at the Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center (2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505). Across the three days, aspiring writers have a chance to pitch their projects to working professionals in an organized forum. - May 07, 2013 - Twilight Pictures & Production Services, Inc.

Digital Underdog Passed-On.com Influences System Changes in the World's Most Leading Website

PassedOn (www.passed-on.com), the world’s first platform for the creation of free multimedia Emotional Wills (eWills), has sent search engine giant Google scrambling to catch up with the service’s innovative operating system. The “Digital Footprint Manager,” one of... - May 05, 2013 - PassedOn

Hilton Head Social Media Company Pertnear LLC Helps Client Maintain Ranking as Top 100 Travel and Hospitality Company for 5 Consecutive Years

Social Media Marketing Agency Pertnear LLC has managed Brindley Beach Vacation’s Facebook page for 3 years posting daily and using Facebook ads to grow a targeted audience from 346 fans to the current 122,000. These fans not only interact with the companies content posts, but actually are one of the primary sources of direct revenue for the company. - May 04, 2013 - Pertnear LLC

Social Media Marketing Agency Pertnear LLC Helps Beachside Vacation Rentals Embrace Facebook Marketing to Grow Audience and Increase Sales

Social Media Marketing Agency Pertnear LLC helps educate businesses on the best Facebook and social media strategies, and has helped Beachside Vacation Rentals of California grow their audience by showing them what "hot buttons" make their fans tick and how to engage their fans to increase sales. - May 04, 2013 - Pertnear LLC

Beca Alexander, "The Fairy Blogmother": Enhance Your Blog and Book Brand Collaborations

If you want to understand where new media is headed in the world's top industries, ask Beca Alexander. - May 02, 2013 - Socialyte

CURT Manufacturing Offers Over 100 Videos on YouTube for Dealer and Consumer Use

CURT Manufacturing Offers Over 100 Videos on YouTube for Dealer and Consumer Use

CURT YouTube Page Features How-to, Installation & Product Feature Videos. - May 01, 2013 - CURT Manufacturing

The CRM Alliance is Your #1 Source for ACT! CRM and Swiftpage E-Marketing Experts

The CRM Alliance is Your #1 Source for ACT! CRM and Swiftpage E-Marketing Experts

With the recently completed purchase of the ACT! CRM product line by Swiftpage, the CRM Alliance is now the #1 source for ACT! CRM and Swiftpage E-Marketing solutions, services and training. The CRM Alliance has re-launched their website, www.thecrmalliance.com to make it easy for customers to try ACT! CRM and Swiftpage for free, download a whitepaper on revolutionizing your business with CRM & E-marketing, and find local experts for services and training. - May 01, 2013 - The CRM Alliance

HiP Principal Takes Seat on Privacy Expert Panel @ Marketing Analytics and Customer Engagement / Smith is Featured Speaker Twice in June

HiP Principal Takes Seat on Privacy Expert Panel @ Marketing Analytics and Customer Engagement / Smith is Featured Speaker Twice in June

HiP Managing Principal, Bret Smith, invited to join Privacy Expert Panel @ Marketing Analytics and Customer Engagement. Smith will be a featured speaker at this event, as well as @ Integrated Marketing Summit in June. - April 30, 2013 - H-I-P (High-Impact-Prospecting, LLC)

LoyaltyMatch OnDemand Powers 9:30 Club’s Loyalty Program to More Than 10,000 Members in First 90 Days

“Friends With Benefits” is the first entertainment venue loyalty program of its kind and is adding an average of 200 members a day. - April 26, 2013 - LoyaltyMatch.com

Social Business Intelligence Book Industry’s First Executive SBI Guide

Social Business Intelligence Book Industry’s First Executive SBI Guide

ListenLogic, a pioneer in advanced social intelligence for leading corporations, has commissioned the publishing of Social Business Intelligence: Reducing Risk, Building Brands & Driving Growth with Social Media (hardback, 191 pgs, Ascendigm Press, $24.95), the industry’s first... - April 25, 2013 - ListenLogic

Lawson Mulvihill Media's Director of Communications Joins Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield, New Jersey

Lawson Mulvihill Media's Director of Communications Joins Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield, New Jersey

Lawson Mulvihill Media announces that Margaret Mulvihill has joined the Board of Trustees - Boys & Girls Club, Garfield, NJ. Margaret is a long-time supporter of BGCG and looks forward to joining with her fellow Trustees in assisting the Clubs’ CEO Paul J. Casey implement his wonderful vision for the Club. - April 25, 2013 - Lawson Mulvihill

Aress Software Launches Educodesk, a Social Networking Tool for Education

Educodesk functions within a controlled ecosystem where teachers, administrators and parents all join hands to help students explore and learn the nuances of this new world. - April 25, 2013 - Aress Software and Education Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Grassroots Runs Launch in Over 80 Cities with 2,500+ Participants Worldwide

Grassroots Runs Launch in Over 80 Cities with 2,500+ Participants Worldwide

Pavement Runner, an award-winning running blog (pavementrunner.com) launches #BostonStrong, a grassroots “A Run for Boston in Your City” global campaign. The worldwide series of runs is taking place a week after the 117th Boston Marathon. Supporters from anywhere can run however many... - April 20, 2013 - Pavement Runner

MTR Gaming Group Engages Oracle to Provide Cloud-Based Social Media Services

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) announced today the engagement of Oracle and its Social Relationship Management Suite. This product enables MTR to manage customer relationships and monitor social interactions online via Oracle’s cloud-based platforms and processing. Key features of... - April 18, 2013 - MTR

The Search for Local Small Businesses Just Got Easy for Owners and Businesses. Experience the Win Win at Towntrawler.com.

The Search for Local Small Businesses Just Got Easy for Owners and Businesses. Experience the Win Win at Towntrawler.com.

Despite offering better prices and customer services, Small Businesses have lost out to Big Box Stores and Brands due to their limited resources in advertising and marketing. But with TownTrawler.com that is about to change. Small Businesses experience Power Listing without the catches inherent in other directories and with the option of free advertising, whilst residents get to explore what Small Businesses have to offer locally. A win win for customers and business owners alike. - April 17, 2013 - Town Trawler Media LLC

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