New Adult Magazine Web Site

Boom! Magazine Launches New Web Site

 

Triangle’s new adult lifestyle magazine now online.

 

Raleigh, NC, May 30, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Greg and Barbara Petty, publishers of Boom! Magazine have announced that the magazine has launched a new Web site. The new site, http://www.boomnc.com/ includes a monthly calendar and selected articles form the magazine’s three primary areas of focus: financial news for living smart, health and wellness information for living well, and lifestyle and entertainment topics for living large.

 

“We are pleased to launch the Boom! Web site,” said Petty. “The site will act as another avenue for our readers to learn more about what our magazine has to offer.”

 

About Boom! Magazine
Boom! Magazine is a lifestyle resource serving Orange, Durham, and Wake County. 30,000 copies are distributed free of charge at over 300 sites throughout the Triangle. Published by the former publishers of Fifty Plus Lifestyle Magazine of the Triangle, Boom! will continue to serve the same target audience of baby boomers and their parents, but with an updated look and name that describes the new attitude on aging. The magazine’s slogan “Live Smart, Live Well, Live Large” reflect the three primary areas of focus: financial news for living smart, health and wellness information for living well, and lifestyle and entertainment topics for living large. Monthly columns also include celebrity profiles, home improvement, legal advice, computer and Internet advice, car reviews, styling tips, commentary, and social security and retirement issues. For more information, visit the Boom! Magazine Web site at http://www.BoomNC.com.

 

Media and Press Contacts:
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

 

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Contact Information

 

Boom! Magazine
Barbara Petty
919-462-0141
michelle@mmimarketing.com

Turn Your Cell Phone Into A Coupon!

 

Quickpons.com Launches New Advertising Method that merges Coupons, Cell Phones and the Internet

Quickpons, Inc. is launching a new Internet based service for consumers that will allow them to send coupons to their cell phones as text messages. There is no charge to consumers and businesses can join the service for free during the beta period.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) May 30, 2006 -- Quickpons, Inc. is launching a new Internet based service for consumers that will allow them to send coupons to their cell phones as text messages. There is no charge to consumers and businesses can join the service for free during the beta period.

Businesses post special coupon offers on the website, such as “20% Off Your First Order”. Consumers arrive at the website seeking bargains. Once the consumer has located an offer that they wish to take advantage of, they simply click and send the offer as a text message to their cell phone. The merchants honor the text message on the cell phone as if it were a printed coupon.

The advantage to consumers is obvious, no more cutting out small paper coupons that often go forgotten and unredeemed. Quickpons, Inc. believes that this will be the new preferred method by which consumers will seek discounts. “I invented this service because I would usually forget to bring coupons with me, but I always have my cell phone”, says Glen Wheeler, President of Quickpons, Inc. “I also think many consumers will want to try it out just because it is so unique.”

Businesses benefit because studies show that consumers who use coupons spend more than those who don't. Also surprising is the fact that Americans in the upper income brackets are more likely to use coupons.
Text messaging is a growing trend among cell phone users. By merging the Internet, text messaging and consumers looking to save money, Quickpons, Inc. plans to bring those consumers together with businesses eager to oblige. The site is set to launch on June 16th with the Beta period ending that day. Businesses seeking further information should visit the website at www.quickpons.com.

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Press Contact: Josh Lassiter
Company Name: QUICKPONS, INC.
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 888-476-2461
Website: http://www.quickpons.com

New 12-Channel Analog Model

ELAN Home Systems Begins Shipping New A1240 The Seventh Benchmark-Setting Amp in Comprehensive Digital and Analog Lineup 
 
New York, NY - May 15 2006 - New 12-Channel Analog Model Packs Sound, Power and Features in Keeping With ELAN Tradition of Delivering Quality Amplifier at Great Price Points

 

LEXINGTON, KY-- ELAN® Home Systems, a leading manufacturer of award-winning Multi-Room audio/video and home control systems, announced today that it has expanded its well-established line of digital and analog amplifiers with the shipment of the A1240. The introduction of the 12-channel A1240 represents the seventh product entry in ELAN’s powerful power amp line geared to custom installers. The announcement was made by Paul Starkey ELAN’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

 

In making the announcement Mr. Starkey stated, “We are pleased to announce that the A1240 is now shipping to our Dealers. This analog amp builds upon our well-established line and fills a critical mid-point pricing void which makes the ELAN line even more compelling for the Custom Installation Dealer. ELAN’s line of amps is unmatched within the industry when it comes to price, performance and innovation in both analog and digital technologies.”

 

With the A1240 shipping, ELAN Dealers now have access to an exceptionally well-rounded and powerful lineup of seven unique power amp alternatives. Between the analog and digital series with models that range from $500 to $2,200 retail price, Dealers are now able to satisfy the requirements of every client and installation with 2-channel, 6-channel, 12-channel and 16-channel models.

 

The A1240 Power Amplifier joins ELAN’s other award-winning analog amplifiers which include the Z660 and Z300. With its 12 channels of power well fitted to in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, the A1240 offers advanced features such as Audio Sensing, Stereo/Mono Bussing, and Trigger Inputs/Outputs to make it the premier amplifier in its price range.

 

Using easy-to-configure DIP switches, any A1240 input can be combined or bussed to any output without the use of additional patch cables. Bus Loop Outputs allow for easy connection to additional amplifiers, A/V receivers, and other components.

 

The A1240’s six +12VDC Trigger Inputs uniquely allow each pair of channels to be activated independently. The System Trigger Input turns on all channels when a signal is received, while the System Trigger Output sends a +12VDC pulse whenever any of the channels of the amplifier are on. The A1240’s Audio Sense circuit mutes or un-mutes channels based upon whether an audio signal is detected or not.

 

Additionally, each of the A1240’s 12 channels also features an Audio Loop Output, making for the easy creation of stereo and mono sub-zones and enabling users to route independent channel audio to additional amplifiers or audio processors. Individual Channel Level Adjustments allow users to fine-tune each channel’s level using precision potentiometers while removable, locking speaker terminals make for quick and secure speaker connections.

 

Rated at 40 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms, the feature-rich A1240 is powerful enough for almost any distributed audio application, yet is only two rack spaces high. An optional rack mount kit, the RMK3, is sold separately.

 

The A1240 carries an MSRP of $1,220.00.

 

About ELAN Home Systems:
ELAN Home Systems is a leading manufacturer of innovative, award-winning Multi-Room audio/video and home automation systems. Based in Lexington, KY, the company’s systems were the first to integrate audio, video, phones and third-party products to create a seamless, easy-to-use “whole house” experience. The company’s unique products provide complete lifestyle, feature-rich solutions, yet can be configured to fit the specific needs of every homeowner. ELAN products are distributed through a comprehensive channel of select Dealers and distributors throughout the United States, Canada and 58 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit www.elanhomesystems.com.

 

ELAN is a registered trademark of ELAN Home Systems, LLC, Lexington, KY. VIA! is a registered trademark of ELAN Home Systems, LLC. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

 

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Press Contacts:

 

Steven Style or Justin Kroesser
The Steven Style Group
New York
t) 212-465-1290
f) 212-465-1299
e) stevens@stylegroup.com or
justink@stylegroup.com

 

OR

 

Cat Fowler
ELAN Home Systems
Lexington, KY
t) 859-269-7760 x161
f) 859-268-2132
e) cfowler@elanhomesystems.com 
 
Justin Kroesser (justink@stylegroup.com)
Jr. Account Executive
The Steven Style Group
New York, NY   10001
Phone : 212-465-1290
Fax : 212-465-1299 

Blog Spot Network Has Quite a Few Domains

 

Blog Spot Network to Lease More Than 100 Business / Industry Blog Spot Portals

The Blog Spot Network™ portfolio of “Blog Spot Portals” and other blog portal holdings now total more than 800 premier properties, making it the largest known portfolio of its kind in the world.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 17, 2006 -- The Blog Spot Network™ www.blogspotnetwork.com portfolio of “Blog Spot Portals” and other blog portal holdings now total more than 800 premier properties, making it the largest known portfolio of its kind in the world. The Blog Spot Network is committed to “leading the way to business blogging” and has begun to do so.

The Power of Many

The power of inner linking hundreds of blog portals creates a superior level of exposure through cross over clicks and search engine prominence that can’t be matched. The ever changing blog content in a network of this size, guarantees search engine dominance for the entire network. In order to quickly optimize the power of this massive network, Blog Spot Network plans to begin leasing more than 100 of their business / industry blogs to businesses and authors while they begin the launch of more than 100 city blog portals, and city news blogs.

The Perfect Internet Business Strategy

Blogs are without question the most important and valuable marketing and PR tool available to businesses of all sizes. Through a blog, a business is able to personalize the business, and put a human face on it. The interactive nature of a business blog establishes a line of communication with consumers that could have only been dreamed of until now. Business blogs are the perfect venue to announce new products or services, company news, sales promotions, employment opportunities and more. Consumers can easily subscribe to the blog, which then sends all future updates to the blog directly to their email box.

The Most Affordable and Effective Internet Marketing Option

For most businesses, effective internet advertising and marketing has simply become too expensive. The bidding wars to buy ad space on major search engines, combined with click fraud issues, has become too much for most, who are now seeking other advertising options. Blogs are that option.

Online Advertising Growing Stronger

Business blogs, community blogs, and blog networks are the focus of such media giants as News Corp®, AOL®, MSN, and Viacom who have been spending millions to buy blogs and blog networks. Considering the fact that online spending reached a whopping $12.5 billion in 2005, and is expected to top $2 billion by 2010, it is no wonder the world’s largest media and advertising companies have such keen interest.

For more information on Blog Spot Network, or to obtain leasing information on the business / industry blogs, please contact us by email or call 321.558.1615.

Contact:
Ray Whitmer, CEO
321.558.1615

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Press Contact: Ray Whitmer
Company Name: PORTAL PUBLISHERS
Phone: 321.558.1615
Website: www.blogspotnetwork.com

Dartboard Out, Writing Down Dreams New Financial Planning Tool

Ameriprise Financial Introduces The Dream Book(SM) - Where Life and Retirement Planning Intersect; Unique Financial Planning Guide Helps Turn Retirement Dreams into Retirement Goals
 
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2006--Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP) today announced the release of the Dream Book(SM), a new retirement planning tool unlike any other. It goes beyond the numbers by balancing the financial and emotional aspects of retirement planning. The Dream Book leads people through the process of writing down their goals and dreams so they can clearly envision plans for their future retirement.

 

Originally developed as a discussion tool for Ameriprise Financial advisors and their clients, the Dream Book has evolved into an essential part of the company's financial planning process. Using the Dream Book in one-on-one client meetings not only encourages rich discussions about retirement, it also helps clients determine their long-term financial planning objectives and identify a plan to achieve these goals.

 

"For too long, retirement planning has been solely about crunching the numbers - how much people need to save, and when and how these amounts should be distributed," says Craig Brimhall, vice president of Retirement Wealth Strategies for Ameriprise Financial. "That's still important, but it's not enough. The baby boom generation is looking beyond the money to what kind of life they want in retirement and they need help realizing that dream."

 

First introduced to Ameriprise Financial advisors in the fall of 2005, the Dream Book guide incorporates findings of the groundbreaking New Retirement Mindscape(SM), the first study to map the emotional journey leading up to and into retirement. Early research associated with the New Retirement Mindscape identified an unmet consumer need for a planning tool that could help people articulate their vision for an emotionally-fulfilling retirement.

 

"Ameriprise Financial is dedicated to a one-to-one approach for personal financial planning and the wisdom of that approach is being validated by the success and popularity of the Dream Book- both with advisors and clients," said Kim Sharan, executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer of Ameriprise Financial. "The results are amazing. Every day we hear stories from advisors about how working through the Dream Book has helped clients identify specific goals that weren't formerly discussed, from helping to adopt grandchildren to realizing a post-retirement dream of working at a professional baseball stadium."

 

The following are examples of some of the questions posed in the Dream Book-

 

-- Do you have a passion in life? What is it?

 

-- If you could do anything you want, time and money aside, what would it be?

 

-- If you only had five years left to live, how would you spend those years?

 

-- Who do you want to spend more time with?

 

-- How do you want to make your lasting mark?

 

"Defining your dreams is the first step toward making them a reality," added Brimhall.

 

The Dream Book is available through the personal advisors of Ameriprise Financial or by request through the Ameriprise Financial web site. For a copy of the Dream Book or to find an Ameriprise Financial advisor in your area, visit ameriprise.com, or call 1-800-AMERIPRISE.

 

About the New Retirement Mindscape

 

Demonstrating leadership in understanding, planning and preparing for retirement, Ameriprise Financial recently conducted a groundbreaking study, the New Retirement Mindscape. The study is the first of its kind to assess and identify the attitudes, emotions, behaviors, concerns and aspirations of people leading up to and in retirement. The New Retirement Mindscape, which identified five distinct emotional stages of retirement, is an emotional roadmap that goes beyond the numbers to help people anticipate, manage and enhance their own retirement experience.

 

About Ameriprise Financial

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a leading financial planning and services company with more than 12,000 financial advisors and registered representatives that provides solutions for clients' asset accumulation, income management and insurance protection needs. The company's financial advisors deliver tailored solutions to clients through a comprehensive and personalized financial planning approach built on a long-term relationship with a knowledgeable advisor. The company specializes in meeting the retirement-related financial needs of the mass affluent. Financial advisory services and investments are available through Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member NASD and SIPC. For more information, visit ameriprise.com.

 

(C) 2006 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

Contacts
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis
Media Relations:
Ann Wasik, 612-678-1592
ann.m.wasik@ampf.com
or
Hill & Knowlton
Jessica Schweitzer, 212-885-0388
jessica.schweitzer@hillandknowlton.com

Lotto Company To Provide AOL With Content

 

Pensacola Technology Company To Provide AOL With Content

Gaming Solutions International's Interactive Lottery Data Now Available to AOL Users.

(PRWEB) May 9, 2006 -- Gaming Solutions International is pleased to announce their interactive lottery results are now available for AOL users.

Beginning in May of 2006 America Online's online audience will have access to patent-pending interactive lottery results data provided by Gaming Solutions International, as can be seen at this link http://news.aol.com/lottery?icid=news:lottery .

"We are both excited and proud to begin providing the world's premiere online community with interactive lottery data," said John Brier, Managing Partner of Gaming Solutions International, LLC.

“With over 200 current lottery games in the U.S. alone, and with 74% if U.S. adults playing the lottery regularly, our patent-pending suite of interactive lottery data services will provide AOL's web site visitors with exceptional content they interact with on a daily basis," added Brier.

About Gaming Solutions International, LLC:
Gaming Solutions International, LLC, is a Pensacola, FL based technology company that produces patent-pending interactive lottery results data for online and wireless media properties, to include newspapers, television stations, radio stations, portals, and news and information web sites. Lottery data coverage, available in English, Spanish, and French, includes all state and government sponsored lotteries in the United States, Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. Content partners include AOL, Bell South, AccuWeather, CBS Radio, Clear Channel Television, The Baltimore Sun, The Chicago Tribune, The Orlando Sentinel, MSNBC, and many others. For more information visit their corporate web site at www.LottoFactor.com

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Press Contact: John Brier
Company Name: GAMING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 850-292-2590
Website: www.LottoFactor.com

1-800-CERTIFIABLE

 

Probably The Most Unique Business Listed on Ebay, Toll Free Directory; Yellow Pages Are Now In The Cross Hairs

With the high prices and poor results of too many phone books to advertise in, as well as too much competition in them, aggressive toll free marketing company takes aim at the Yellow Pages and opens it’s doors to investors.

Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) May 7, 2006 -- Mark Russell, President of Venturis Systems Inc, put what could arguably be the most unique businesses ever posted up for sale on Ebay- “The 1-800-Certified Network”. The network takes aim at the inflated prices, and poor results, of the Yellow Pages by creating a One-Number directory where callers can reach any type of business, in any city, nationwide.

Service business owners know leads that come from the Yellow Pages are more likely to be price shoppers. With more competition and more books to advertise in, it’s disaster to profits. The answer is to become branded by an easy-to-remember number so clients aren’t forced to it up. (Ex. 1-800- FLOWERS, 1-800-PROGRESSIVE, 1-800-COLLECT). Also, there is no competition within the network because membership is limited to one high-quality business per industry, per marketing area. When customers call, live agents route the call to the business they are seeking.

Mark Russell, president and founder, stated, “We are very excited accept bids for full or part ownership of this business. Numbers like 1-800-CERTIFIED never come available, especially combined with a marketing strategy like this. The potential size and scope of 1-800-CERTIFIED will give instant brand name recognition and great marketing position to companies in the network. When 40+ companies in one metro area all have the same easy-to-remember number, no one will forget it”

1-800-CERTIFIED is currently focused on the auto industry, however the call routing model will be opened to all industries upon completion of this deal.

With this unique listing on ebay, this is THE time for an entrepreneur to walk into this one of a kind business that will change small business marketing and create a whole new advertising medium. If you would like more information,the auction can be found by searching Ebay for the term “1-800-CERTIFIED”. The auction will end on May-14-06 18:15:20 PDT
It can also be found with the following link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-800-CERTIFIED-Toll-Free-800-Number-Marketing-Business_W0QQitemZ7616712539QQcategoryZ46690QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

For more information please call 1-800-CERTIFIED.

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Press Contact: Mark Russell
Company Name: VENTURIS SYSTEMS INC.
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 719-272-6747
Website: www.1800CERTIFIED.COM

It's Not Your Father's Penthouse Magazine...

Penthouse

 

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, May 2, 2006
I'VE BEEN STUCK READING some awfully dull magazines recently. Today, I'm treating myself to some boobies.

 

When one thinks boobies, one thinks Penthouse. And so it was that on a sparkling spring afternoon, I grabbed my walking stick, donned a porkpie hat, pinned a carnation to my lapel, and strolled down to the local magazinatorium to buy some pornography. Oh, the pageantry.

 

Since the shelves at Barnes & Noble were mostly populated by the March issues of European fashion titles, I marched towards the dude on the corner and loudly requested the most recent issue of Penthouse, thus horrifying the petite young thing tucking cash back into her purse after snapping up a copy of Domino. Further hilarity ensued when I asked the guy for a receipt; apparently few of his regular Penthouse, Barely Legal and Black Tail customers ask for written documentation of their purchases.

 

After unwrapping the June issue, however, I found myself a little confused by its cover lines. "Mission: Impossible III"? "First Look at the 'Da Vinci Code' Game"? What about the boobies, man? Won't somebody PLEASE think about the boobies?

 

Turns out that Penthouse has undergone 73 editorial iterations since I last flicked through its pages. The Gucciones seem to have been unceremoniously deposed (I remember reading something about a bankruptcy skirmish involving a mansion in Westchester--can somebody fill me in here?). In their place has arrived a decidedly well-intentioned crew of scribes determined to enlighten boobie-seekers about movies, video games, CDs, cigars, wine, health, girls, fitness, grooming, gadgets, sports, motorcycles, cars and the Internet.

 

Sound familiar? Take Maxim or FHM, subtract all traces of wit and personality and add a smattering of nudie spreads, and you've got the new Penthouse.

 

On one hand, give 'em some points for at least trying to make the title relevant to a younger audience. The June issue features a generous helping of gurus-in-their-field like Harry Knowles (the aint-it-cool-news.com proprietor checks in with wittily curt summer-film blurbs and an interview with "Mission: Impossible III" auteur J.J. Abrams), plus interviews with a different breed of celebrity (Godsmack singer Sully Erna) and the occasional sharply observed piece of reporting (Kristen Ulmer's look at the sad decline of Yosemite National Park).

 

But Penthouse somehow finds a way to drain these theoretical successes of their allure. The mag buries the Yosemite piece deep in the issue and illustrates it with generic photos. The Abrams interview devotes three full pages to blithe prattle about "M:I III" but ignores the director/writer's other pursuits, like "Lost." And does the mag really believe its readers give a hoot about the Godsmack guy's embrace of Native American spirituality?

 

The "Game Time" survey of the month in sports reads like Sports Illustrated's "Scorecard" section as interpreted by somebody who gets all of his information secondhand, while the "Full Frontal" take on crotch-rock bands presents The Darkness-- who broke in the U.S. more than three years ago--as a recent find. To give the mag an excuse to throw a bunch of unrelated crap (a bike, walkie-talkies, an outdoor beer dispenser) into a single product spread, the mag groups it under the all-encompassing but ultimately meaningless heading of "Technomania." Penthouse must assume an IQ ceiling of 75 among its readership.

 

As for the mag's randy content, well, it is what it is. Penthouse appends its increasingly chaste pictorials with girlie quotes like "sometimes, my late-night study sessions can get a little wild!" Dude, mine too--last week, we ordered both pizza AND hummus. I'll say this: if Penthouse truly wants to go upmarket, it should probably ditch the call-me-for-69-cents-a-minute come-ons.

 

And really, the mag should fight the temptation to overplay the boobies card. The photo that precedes the otherwise parchment-dry "Woods Warrior" camping-accessories spread, which depicts a silhouetted couple merrily boinking away in a tent, proved the only thing in the issue that made me laugh. I'm guessing that wasn't the intention.

 

In one of the June issue's venerable "Forum" letters, a reader (wink, wink) writes, "She knew what I wanted, and she was going to make sure I got it." If only Penthouse were quite as knowing about its readers' desires.

 

Larry Dobrow is a Contributing Writer.

 

Magazine Rack for Tuesday, May 2, 2006: http://publications.mediapost.com/

 

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