AuctionAds Wins eBay Star Developer Award

MediaWhiz Division AuctionAds Wins eBay Star Developer Award for ''Most Innovative Application-Buyer'' eBay Developers Conference

 June 21, 2007 - NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AuctionAds, a division of MediaWhiz Holdings Inc., today announced it received the eBay Star Developer Award for "Most Innovative Application-Buyer" at the sixth annual eBay Developers Conference. AuctionAds (www.auctionads.com) enables users to monetize their website by displaying live eBay auctions next to their related copy.

"We are honored to accept this prestigious award, which recognizes that AuctionAds is a successful tool for leveraging the lucrative eBay affiliate system, in a way that is easy for publishers to use," stated AuctionAds CTO David Dellanave.

"The eBay Star Developers Awards recognize developers for their innovation and commitment to the eBay platform," said Max Mancini, senior director of disruptive innovation at eBay. "AuctionAds was awarded for its efficiency using innovative caching techniques, allowing it to serve up 30 million impressions a month with only 200,000 API calls, an impressive volume of traffic per API call."

The eBay Developers Conference in Boston brings together more than 500 third-party developers, entrepreneurs and affiliates to meet with technologists and business leaders from eBay, PayPal, ProStores, Shopping.com and Skype.

About AuctionAds

AuctionAds (www,auctionads.com), a division of MediaWhiz Holdings Inc., users to monetize their website by displaying live eBay auctions next to their related copy.

About MediaWhiz

MediaWhiz is a leading online marketing company delivering a fully integrated solution for brand advertisers, direct marketers and publishers by leveraging its suite of marketing services to achieve measurable results. Services include affiliate marketing, lead generation, email marketing, list management, display advertising, text link advertising and search marketing. MediaWhiz delivers more than 3 million monthly leads to over 3,000 advertisers through its database of more than 100 million consumer email addresses and relationships with over 20,000 publishers. Private equity firm Lake Capital first invested in MediaWhiz in August 2005. Through acquisitions and organic growth, MediaWhiz has established its position as a leading provider of integrated marketing. More information on MediaWhiz is available at www,mediawhiz.com.
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Accessories For Apple iPhone Calling

Apple iPhone Accessories Unleashed at iGoneMobile.com

After all the anticipation, the Apple iPhone has now been officially released. Despite rumors that the date will be held off, Apple and AT&T made it available worldwide on June 29th. Alongside Apple, iGoneMobile.com has prepared their iPhone compatible accessories for its arrival with a variety of products.

Brea, CA (PRWEB) June 29, 2007 -- Apple iPhone accessories unleashed at iGoneMobile.com.

After all the anticipation, the Apple iPhone has now been officially released. Despite rumors that the date will be held off, Apple and AT&T made it available worldwide on June 29th. The Apple iPhone will be offered in 4G and 8G memory models. Alongside Apple, iGoneMobile.com has prepared their Apple iPhone compatible accessories for its arrival with a variety of products.

"The iPhone is a highly anticipated product that is revolutionizing the consumer electronic industry on our end and it was definitely exciting to see how this product would pave the way for wireless accessories," said iGoneMobile.com marketing manager Nikki Sutphin.

The Apple iPhone features are impressive, with its Wi-Fi technology, MP3 player and mobile cell phone all rolled into one device. The new Apple iPhone is equipped with web browser, email and Google-enabled maps capability. Unlike the standard keypad found in most cell phone and smart phones, the Apple iPhone has the revolutionary multi-touch screen on its 3.5 inch widescreen display. With its ability to sync with your iTunes library, Apple dubs it as the new "Wide Screen iPod". The iTunes full library, the web and calls can be navigated with the touch of a finger. In connection, iGoneMobile.com now has the car and travel chargers available for the iPhone to help combat the multi-tasker usage.

"I'm always on my iPod and cell phone all the time. If you put those two together, I will for sure need a charger on hand especially when I get the iPhone," said Cal State Long Beach student Orlaine Colmenar.

As far as the Apple iPhone features, it has a sleek design that can fit in the palm of your hands with its 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches in dimensions. Also, with its multi-touch feature, the screen will need maximum protection from all the interaction it will have. For protection, screen guards and silicone cases specifically tailored to fit the Apple iPhone are also available at iGoneMobile.com.

The new iPhone is sure to be sold out in an Apple and AT&T store near you. For those who do get their hands on the iPhone, keep your phone smudge free with silicone skin cases from iGoneMobile.com.

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Food & Wine Magazine And Gourmet Magazine Fight

Food Fight: Food & Wine Vs. Gourmet

by Phyllis Fine, Wednesday, June 20, 2007

LET'S say you're a foodie -- somebody who knew, even before it was explained on "Top Chef," that an amuse bouche was a bite-sized appetizer, not a command to make the President laugh. Should you turn to Food & Wine or Gourmet for help in planning your blow-out summer party?

These mags' June covers, both highlighting the seasonal thrill of the grill, are virtually identical in focus. But there actually are distinct differences between the two. (Full disclosure: I did some freelance editorial work for F & W several years ago.)  Unless otherwise specified, all the features mentioned are from the June issue.

Editor-in-Chief Shoot-out: a draw. Both editors' letters, well-written but not particularly noteworthy, give clues to the respective magazine's tone. Each editor discusses grill cooking -- but Gourmet's Ruth Reichl references gender politics and history, while F & W's Dana Cowin says, of grill mistakes, she's made a few. So here's the juxtaposition:  an intellectual approach, at times wandering out of the kitchen into the wider world, versus a more straightforward, narrower focus on (hey, the name says it all), food and wine.

Quality of Features: F & W, B+; Gourmet, A. Gourmet is the star here. Perhaps as an offshoot of former New York Times critic Reichl's journalistic chops, the mag occasionally supplements its regular coverage of the food scene with commentary and reportage on related political, environmental and sociological issues, sometimes by figures not known for their gustatory interests. For example, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote about mercury contamination in fish last July. The excellent "A View To A Kill," discussing possible changes in, um, chicken processing, begins in the great skewer-authority tradition of investigative journalism: "The executives who run American's chicken industry might not want you to read this article." "Juneteenth Jamboree" spotlights the (relatively unknown, at least by white people) commemoration of the end of U.S. slavery.

F & W does a very good job covering trends in the U.S. food and restaurant scene, as in Cowin's piece that explains why, even though Philadelphia isn't what she'd call a classic restaurant city, it still rocks food-wise. The mag's editorial staff also excels at developing creative features, like January's "100 Tastes To Try In '07," and packaging articles to support a theme. March's TV chefs issue featured not only the requisite report on Bravo's "Top Chef" winner (required because F & W is involved with the show), but also the funny "How YouTube Almost Made Me A Cooking Show Star," by noted blogger and author Julie Powell. Yet the closest F & W comes to broader commentary is a piece opining that cooks, following Japanese tradition, should use their hands more in food preparation. (Let's hope chefs inspired by this article will be washing up with Lady-Macbeth-like frequency.)

Recipes and food instruction: another draw -- F & W, A; Gourmet, A. From my armchair cook's perspective, each mag excels in its two major tasks: covering the food (and wine) scene, and aiding the cooking and eating enthusiast with clear, nicely presented recipes and tips. For the hypothetical hostess mentioned above, Gourmet offers a greater variety of foods to grill, including tofu and lobster. Meanwhile F & W provides more in-depth cooking instructions, from experts like cookbook author Steven Raichlen. Points go to F & W for its regular healthful cooking feature, which includes nutrition info for each recipe, and to Gourmet for its regular comparative tests of specific products and equipment.

Look of the book: F & W, A; Gourmet, B. F & W shines here with a mix of aesthetics and organization, such as using special logos to carry the "grill" theme throughout the book. Gorgeous food close-ups and extra-easy-to-read giant text carry your eye through the standout layout for "10 Easy Ways To Master the Grill."

Gourmet's feature well includes sometimes-haunting photos, like black-and-white shots of celebrants at the  "Juneteenth Jamboree." Still, some of the mag's auxiliary pages, like its "Good Living" product layouts, lack F & W's varied fonts and graphic elements that would make the look pop.

And F & W's pages of text-only recipes are broken up by tiny clock graphics, while Gourmet's are uniformly gray.

Bottom line: I wish I could make this more of a true food fight, showing that one mag is much better than the other, but each is truly nutritious in its own way. F & W provides stylish service journalism, while Gourmet, though it could fine-tune its looks, offers a bit more, um, food for thought.

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150 Million Cell Phones In Junk Drawers And Closets

Cell Phones Always Top the Wish List of Grads and Dads

Anyone buying a cell phone as a gift this year should make selling the old one to CellForCash.com a part of their buying decision.

Ocala, FL (PRWEB) June 16, 2007 -- With Father's Day and graduations around the corner, a new cell phone can make the perfect gift. Gift givers upgrading their Dad or the graduate in the family have a rewarding option for disposing of their old cell phones - sell them online at CellForCash.com.

According to industry statistics more than 150 million cell phones will be upgraded this year - that means 150 million will be retired. Most of those retired cell phones will be stockpiled in the junk drawers and closets of America.

"For most people, selling their old cell phone is an afterthought," said James Mosieur CEO of RMS Communications, the company that operates CellForCash.com. "When people upgrade, selling their old cell phone should be part of their buying decision." Prices range from just a few dollars to as much as $300. "With over 600 models listed there's a good chance that the cell phone you're retiring will bring you a couple of bucks" Mosieur added.

The process is easy and can be started before the actual upgrade. Here's how it works. The user finds their old cell phone in the list of phones CellForCash.com accepts; they enter their shipping and payment information; CellForCash.com then sends them a postage paid box to return their old cell phone; after the cell phone is tested a check is sent. The whole process takes 30 to 45 days.

Mosieur recommends that gift buyers start the process at CellForCash.com, determining what the soon to be retired cell phone will be worth and starting a transaction. This will help in determining the budget for the new purchase and get a postage paid box on the way.

"Since the box will take a few days to arrive, users can start their transaction just before they buy their upgrade," said Mosieur.

The market changes so quickly and new cell phone models are introduced nearly every week so there is a chance that your old cell phone has no value. In those instances CellForCash.com will recycle it for free or make it available to victims of abuse and senior citizens through their national partnership with the 911 Cell Phone Bank.

About CellForCash.com
CellForCash.com pays cash for used cell phones, and makes the process simple by displaying the phones it will buy and the prices it will pay for them right on the web site. It also provides sellers with already-addressed, postage-paid mailing boxes. The site lists over 600 models from 21 manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia LG and Samsung. For more information visit the web site at www.CellForCash.com.

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iPhone And Wi-Fi TV To Drive YouTube and Others Hard

iPhoneWi-FiTV.com and Wi-FiforiPhone.com to Be the Place to Watch 24/7 Movie and Music Video Marathon on iPhone When it Launches Friday

Wi-Fi TV's Free Service Will Be Bolstered by iPhone's Ability to Detect Wi-Fi Hotspots and Flat Rate Internet Access

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/28/07 -- The URLs www.iPhoneWi-FiTV.com and www.Wi-FiforiPhone.com will take new iPhone® users directly to Wi-Fi TV Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: WTVI) page of live content optimized for the iPhone®. To tie-in with the launch, a 24/7 multiplex style movie marathon will be presented, and the live TV stations accessible over the iPhone® will present comedy, horror, sci-fi, drama and classic movies as well as new music videos. Wi-Fi TV will also feature content from such Wi-Fi TV(TM) proprietary stations as The Manifest-Station, REI Channel 247 on real estate investments, presidential candidates and a video on how to join Wi-Fi TV's web site for PCs and TVs for free.

Wi-Fi TV Founder Live On MN1.com Today

Today at 10:45 AM Pacific time, 12:45 PM Central time and 1:45 PM Eastern time the founder of Wi-Fi TV will discuss Wi-Fi TV, the Social Internet TV(TM) platform, and the iPhone® content from Wi-Fi TV on MN1, a leading online news and investment web site. The interview can be heard live online at www.MN1.com

iPhone® Features Complement Wi-Fi TV's Live Content

The iPhone® can detect wi-fi hotspots and access them, and the iPhone® offers users a $20 per month flat rate for unlimited Internet access, according to published reports. These features will help make Wi-Fi TV's live streaming video content, which requires no download space within an iPhone®, appealing to users.

About Wi-Fi TV Inc.

Wi-Fi TV(TM) is a pioneer of TV on the Internet. Wi-Fi TV Inc. has long touted the coming convergence of TV and the Internet, and provided the first online movie in December 1995. The Wi-Fi TV website is the only place on the Internet where you can watch hundreds of TV stations and chat with others watching the same program in a live chat box directly under the viewing screen, and get breaking news for each country and category listed, and download a dialer and make free phone calls and host live video parties all on one website.

Wi-Fi TV Inc. provides Social Internet TV(TM), a new generation TV delivery platform that has a geographic sphere out-distancing any traditional cable or over-the-air TV broadcaster. Wi-Fi TV memberships are free at www.Wi-FiTV.com and include such perks as free online phone calls and free chat and free online parties.

The Company was launched in 1995 and has been publicly traded since November 1997, and has been a pioneer in the delivery of video and books over the Internet.

Press Relations

Wi-Fi TV Inc. has opened a content and technology demo room for the press in Newport Beach, California. For further information contact Colby Marceau, (949) 716-9397, info@wi-fitv.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements made in this press release which are not historical facts contain certain forward-looking statements; as such term is defined in the Private Security Litigation Reform Act of 1995, concerning potential developments affecting the business, prospects, financial condition and other aspects of the company to which this release pertains. The actual results of the specific items described in this release, and the company's operations generally, may differ materially from what is projected in such forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based upon the best judgments of management of the company as of the date of this release, significant deviations in magnitude, timing and other factors may result from business risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, the company's dependence on third parties, general market and economic conditions, technical factors, the availability of outside capital, receipt of revenues and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the company. The company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement. Wi-Fi TV and Social Internet TV are trademarks of Wi-Fi TV Inc. and all rights pertaining to these names are reserved. iPhone®, iPod®, and iTunes® are registered trademarks of Apple. No relationship between Wi-Fi TV Inc. and Apple exists or is implied. This press release shall not be deemed a general solicitation.

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Wine Spectator Magazine

Wine Spectator

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, June 26, 2007

I'M NOT A WINE Spectator so much as a Wine Participant. I had the good fortune to attend a college that offered 800 or so of its 21-and-up matriculants the opportunity to take part, for actual course credit, in a massive weekly tasting session each semester. I left school functionally illiterate, but with a bulletproof liver and the knowledge that Thai food should always, always, always be paired with a piquant Gewürztraminer. If you take one thing away from this column, let it be that.

I'm told that Wine Spectator has bulked up its staff in recent months, but mostly it seems to have bulked up its repertoire of adjectives. Words used to describe new wines in the June 30 issue include "ultraripe," "superripe," "ultrajammy" and "superjammy" -- somebody get those crazy kids some new prefixes. Here's a question: Which of the following is more worthy of the description "a zesty spice bomb," the Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley Lytton Springs 2005 or Shakira? The mind boggles.

Wine Spectator is the best at what it does by a wide margin, mostly owing to the staggering volume of information it conveys. I can mock the dippily worded reviews all I want, but they do a fine, if verbally redundant, job of describing a particular wine's appeal in a mere 50 words. The "Savvy Shopper" and "Collecting" sections play to the zealots, while the lifestyle content hits broader. In recent months, Wine Spectator has consistently excelled at the latter, whether a comprehensive Bordeaux region travelogue or the "Tastes" bits about brining pork chops.

Of course, the magazine mostly concerns itself with wines and the sniffing/sipping/immediate palate-preserving expulsion thereof. You won't find a better analysis -- and "analysis" is the right word -- of the 2006 Bordeaux or 2004-2005 Zinfandel wines anywhere on the planet. My interest was similarly piqued by the "Up Front" mix of news blurbs, especially the one on dogs sniffing out the "destructive mealybug." Get that mutt a dish of Portugese Albariño.

The mag's columnists, however, are a fairly humorless lot. The "Spirits" columnist weighs in on rum (his verdict: it's OK!), while another devotes several hundred words to debating whether pinot noir has become boring (it says here that such a determination should hinge upon whom you're drinking it with). Much more involving is the piece on high-alcohol wines, which calmly assesses both the pro and con arguments.

A quick thought: From the smiling-vintner-guy photos in the June 30 issue, it appears that it is no longer a requirement that one wear wire-rimmed glasses in order to enjoy wine. Can anybody confirm?

As for the cover story on "Green Revolutionaries," it's thoroughly reported and snappily written and all that good stuff. I just can't stomach another going-green/if-we-don't-save-the-earth-who-will?-surely-not-the-Republicans! story, is the problem. I beseech you, trend-grubbing editors of motives pure: stop assigning these pieces. The world's a mess and we need to do something about it -- we get it. At this point, I'd much rather hear about environmental scofflaws or cafeteria fiends who sprinkle asbestos "flavoring" on kids' cheeseburgers.

But that's just me; folks who aren't condemned to reading tens of magazines every week might feel otherwise. So yeah, the occasional spill (get it?) aside, Wine Spectator mostly works for me. To summarize my feelings, I'd like to borrow a few descriptive phrases from the issue's wine buying guide. While shy in aroma and a bit steely with tannins, Wine Spectator fleshes out beautifully if you're patient. It may be tight on the nose, but it is as untamed as its name suggests.

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Sell Old Cell Phone To Help Finance New iPhone

iPhone Shopping? Check CellForCash.com First

With prices starting at $499, iPhone shoppers may want to sell their old cell phone using CellForCash.com to help cover some of the cost.

Ocala FL (PRWEB) June 25, 2007 -- A May poll by research firm M:Metrics revealed that about 19 million U.S. cell phone users are ready to fork over as much as $599 for the new iPhone. CellForCash.com wants to help every one of those iPhone buyers pay for their purchase.

"Many people don't realize that their old cell phone has a value," says James Mosieur, CEO of RMS Communications the company that operates CellForCash.com. "The price of the iPhone puts it out of reach for a lot of people; CellForCash.com may help make it affordable."

CellForCash.com buys over 600 models of cell phones and with prices ranging from $5 to over $300 chances are your cell phone will have some value. For instance a Samsung T509 that T-Mobile gives away for free will fetch $21 at CellForCash.com. A Motorola RAZR v3xx that sells for $79 on the AT&T Wireless website is worth $63 when you sell it at CellForCash.com.

"CellForCash.com is a natural place to start when shopping for a new cell phone" says Mosieur, "in this market $20 could make the difference between getting the phone you want and settling for the one you can afford."

Selling an old cell phone to CellForCash.com is quick and easy and can be started before the new cell phone is purchased. Here's how it works. The user finds their old cell phone in the list of phones CellForCash.com accepts; they enter their shipping and payment information; CellForCash.com then sends them a postage paid box to return their old cell phone; after the cell phone is tested a check is sent. The whole process takes 30 to 45 days.

CellForCash.com wants you to be ready when the iPhone goes on sale on June 29th so they are encouraging shoppers to start the process of selling their cell phones now. "Cell phone shoppers can accomplish two things if they start right way. First they can see what their old cell phone is worth; second they can get a box on the way," said Mosieur. "Since the box will take a few days to arrive, it's a good idea to start their transaction just before they upgrade."

The market changes so quickly and new cell phone models are introduced nearly every week so there is a chance that your old cell phone has no value. In those instances CellForCash.com will recycle it for free or make it available to victims of abuse and senior citizens through their national partnership with the 911 Cell Phone Bank.

About CellForCash.com
CellForCash.com pays cash for used cell phones, and makes the process simple by displaying the phones it will buy and the prices it will pay for them right on the web site. It also provides sellers with already-addressed, postage-paid mailing boxes. The site lists over 600 models from 21 manufacturers including Motorola, Nokia LG and Samsung. For more information visit the web site at www.CellForCash.com.

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Ringtones You Can Trust

Ringtone.com, Mobile Entertainment Site, Certified to Join TRUSTe Privacy Seal Program

Ringtone.com, LLC announced that its site has been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal. By displaying the TRUSTe Privacy Seal Ringtone.com demonstrates its commitment to protect consumer privacy and foster trust online.

St. Cloud, MN (PRWEB) June 2, 2007 -- Ringtone.com, LLC announced that its site has been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal. By displaying the TRUSTe Privacy Seal Ringtone.com demonstrates its commitment to protect consumer privacy and foster trust online.

TRUSTe, the leading privacy certification and seal program recognized by Forrester research, awards its privacy seal only to companies that complete the rigorous TRUSTe certification process and agree to comply with TRUSTe's consumer dispute resolution process.
The TRUSTe Privacy Seal communicates to consumers that Ringtone.com has posted a privacy statement and that its information gathering and dissemination practices follow guidelines for notice, choice, access, security and redress outlined in the Federal Trade Commission's Fair Information Practices. Specifically, Ringtone.com agrees to:

•    Disclose their information gathering and dissemination practices;
•    Give consumers choice to limit any secondary uses of their personal information through opt-in or opt-out;
•    Provide consumers with access to their personal information to correct any inaccuracies; and
•    Ensure that reasonable security mechanisms are being used to protect the data that is collected.

"We are pleased to join TRUSTe in supporting responsible information practices online," said Robert Weber, CEO of W3i, "Our goal is to continually improve the user experience so we earn their trust for a positive, on-going relationship; and an important part of this is to follow the TRUSTe certification guidelines."

About Ringtone.com
Ringtone.com is a subscription-based mobile entertainment site for the socially-conscious. As one of the fastest growing mobile content providers, Ringtone.com provides Ringtones, Wallpapers, Social Networking Tools, Text Services, and more to its users. It is compatible with all major carriers: Cingular (AT&T), Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Nextel, Boost Mobile, Alltel, and Cellular One/Dobson. Ringtone.com is a W3i company. To learn more about Ringtone.com, visit www.ringtone.com.

About W3i
W3i delivers proven downloadable content solutions. With over 15 million unique users each month, W3i provides a receptive consumer base for customized, targeted marketing programs including software marketing, lead generation, display advertising and product placement. The three Weber brothers, owners of W3i, are recent winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Minnesota and Dakotas region. To learn more about W3i, visit www.w3i.com.

About TRUSTe
TRUSTe helps consumers and businesses identify trustworthy online organizations through its Web Privacy Seal, Email Privacy Seal and Trusted Download Programs. An independent, nonprofit organization celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2007, TRUSTe certifies more than 2,000 Web sites, including the major internet portals and leading brands such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Nestle, Intuit and eBay. TRUSTe resolves thousands of individual privacy disputes every year. To learn more about Internet privacy visit www.truste.org.

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eBay Teams Up With GE Money

GE Money teams up with eBay

Card is latest offering in exclusive agreement for GE Money and eBay

15 Jun 2007, Boston : GE Money, the consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced the eBayT MasterCard®, an expansion of its partnership with eBay. The card, announced at eBay Live! today, will be available to customers in late June.

eBay MasterCard customers will benefit from a new rewards program, earning one Reward Point for every $1 spent in purchases. Reward Points are also earned with non-Internet, everyday purchases wherever MasterCard is accepted. Points are redeemable for shipping discounts and vouchers that can be used to shop on eBay or to pay eBay seller fees.

Cardholders will enjoy other benefits with the eBay MasterCard, such as the ability to choose from one of three card designs, and the option to add their eBay User ID to the card. The card also features Safe Shipping, which protects them if their item never arrives. The card fits perfectly with PayPal, as customers can view their account activity within their existing PayPal account. Additional benefits include zero percent liability for unauthorized purchases, 24/7 customer service and no annual fee.

eBay will provide promotional and branding support for the eBay MasterCard. GE Money Bank will be responsible for issuing the card, and providing customer service, billing and credit management.

The eBay MasterCard is an expansion of a relationship originally created in June 2004 for GE to offer PayPal Buyer Credit, a private label, revolving credit line available to registered PayPal customers. A PayPal® Plus MasterCard was introduced in May 2006.

"The eBay MasterCard is another great extension of the partnership we've built with eBay and PayPal over the past few years to offer rewards, security and convenience for their customers," said Margaret Keane, president and CEO of GE Money's Retail Consumer Finance unit. "With the eBay MasterCard, shoppers can apply and buy with an instant online credit process. As with PayPal Plus, there's no waiting for a card to arrive in the mail before making your eBay purchases."

"We are excited about the launch of the new eBay MasterCard, and believe eBay members will find the benefits of the card to be compelling," said Kip Knight, vice president of marketing at eBay.

About GE Money
With $190 billion in assets, GE Money, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), is a leading provider of credit services to consumers, retailers and auto dealers in 55 countries around the world. GE Money, based in Stamford, Conn., offers a range of financial products, including private label credit cards, personal loans, bank cards, auto loans and leases, mortgages, corporate travel and purchasing cards, debt consolidation and home equity loans and credit insurance. More information can be found online at www.gemoney.com.

GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work -- a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.

Looking for Google's Future? You Can Buy It On EBay

Looking for Google's Future? You Can Find It On EBay

by Mark Simon, Monday, June 18, 2007

THE GOOGLE worldview is a thoroughly binary one. There are Google users, and then there's everyone else. Google users are treated like royalty. Everyone else is a potential resource for users -- nothing less, and nothing more. That view has made many enemies for the Frienemy over the years. It's also made it the unrivaled information resource on the Web.

But times are changing.

As Google expands far beyond search -- and into a vast array of online and offline businesses, from TV advertising to software applications -- Google will need to think beyond the basic terms of Google services and users. It will need to think in terms of partnerships with a slew of different companies and organizations. To understand how drastic a shift that is, consider last week's spat between Google and eBay.

For a while now, Google has been looking to push Google Checkout, its PayPal competitor, onto the eBay system. In a move to flex its muscles so eBay would pay heed, Google invited eBay Live! conference attendees to a Google party, posted on the Google Checkout blog under the heading "Let Freedom Ring." In that same post, Google referred to the party as "a celebration of user choice." The "choice" here was the choice of different payment systems within eBay -- PayPal or, if Google gets its way, Google Checkout.

EBay was not amused. In retaliation, it pulled all of its monthly $26 million in spend out of Google advertising. Google hurriedly cancelled the party; but the damage was already done. As of this writing, the eBay ads have yet to return to the Google SERP.

The party seemed like an audacious move on Google's part -- but it was largely in keeping with Google's style. In the party invitation, Google presented itself as a solution that gives eBay users more choice. It's the old model of users, with Google's help, up against the rest of the world. It's not so different from the way Google ignores protests of news organizations, book publishers, and the occasional porn provider about Google News, Google Book Search, and Google Image Search (respectively) -- all by arguing that Google is providing a better end-result for search users.

But what Google has failed to grasp is that eBay is different. Google can antagonize news organizations, book publishers, and the adult industry, because it doesn't hold major partnerships with them. But eBay, as Google's largest advertiser until last week, was a true partner. And offending partners doesn't make for good business.

As Google looks to expand its kingdom in both scope and depth across the information universe, partnerships with other businesses will become increasingly important -- and there will be far fewer bridges Google can afford to burn. Consider, for example, how much Google will need to rely on the entertainment industry's help in making good on its $1.6 billion YouTube buy. If it wants to keep YouTube traffic long-term, Google will need the professional content that, in pirated form, currently drives so much of YouTube's viewership. To keep that professional content flowing, Google will need the help of the very Hollywood businesses that it's alienated since buying YouTube last winter.

Even Google's relationship with users themselves is becoming more complex. As Google looks to provide more and better search information, it's also gathering more personal information. As I wrote two weeks ago, the numbers aren't in yet on how comfortable the world is or is not with Google and privacy. But many users are bound to feel that Google is spying on them, and privacy issues will only become more serious as personalized search ramps up, while Google Street View goes full-steam.

The lesson here for Google is that it's not 1998 anymore. Google is no longer leading users as, together, they shape the infant Web into whatever it can become. Google is #241 on the Fortune 500, sells for over $500 a share, and is looking to expand far beyond its unrivaled leadership on a fully-established Internet. Google is no longer the maverick upstart. Google is the establishment.

I, for one, think that's great -- when was the last time such a smart, user-friendly company joined the establishment? But being part of the establishment means that you have a lot more friends to lose, that there are more toes you risk stepping on, and that consumers won't necessarily reward you as a friend -- they'll see you as a corporation providing a service.

And so a decade after it began, Google can't afford to act as a lone player anymore. If it does, we might see a lot more partners than eBay jumping ship.

Mark Simon is vice president of industry relations at Did-it, an agency for search engine marketing and auctioned media management based in New York. You can reach Mark at msimon@did-it.com. 

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[ Editor's comments: What's funny about the timing of all this is that the new advertising system from AuctionAds uses the vast inventory at eBay to create ads which people can use on their blogs and web sites, just as they do with the ads from Google. The system is catching on quickly and may overwhelm the company providing the service if they don't watch out!

Mobile Consumers Bid and Win More With eBay Mobile Phone Alerts

eBay Alerts Make it Easier for Mobile Consumers to Bid More and Win More

LAS VEGAS, NV, June 14, 2006 - eBay today introduced eBay Alerts, an extension of eBay Wireless which enables users to win more listings on eBay even while on the go. eBay Alerts, unveiled at the fifth annual eBay Live! Community Conference, notify users with eBay listing updates through phone calls, text messages and instant messages, and allow users to bid on auction-style listings from their wireless devices.

"As consumers' lifestyles become more mobile, eBay Alerts help by driving more demand to our sellers and making it easier for our buyers to stay involved in the auction process before an item listing closes," said Eric Shoup, group product manager of eBay Wireless.

eBay buyers can elect to receive a phone call alerting them that three minutes remain before a listing ends. The service gives buyers an easy and convenient way to check an item's status or place bids by phone. This feature will be available in July and will be rolled out as a pilot program. The phone call alerts are powered by UnWired Buyer, provider of an event-triggered, voice-based e-commerce platform and a member of the eBay Developers Program.

In addition, eBay buyers can choose to receive bidding update alerts and bid on items via text messages on mobile phones. Known as SMS alerts, users can receive "outbid" and "item ending soon" text messages for any item they choose and can re-bid via SMS. There is a nominal fee associated with SMS alerts of $0.25 for up to 10 messages per item that will appear on the user's cell phone bill. SMS alerts will become available during the week of June 11th. VeriSign delivers eBay's SMS alerts in the U.S. using VeriSign's Intelligent Messaging Network.

Similarly, buyers can now receive "outbid" and "item ending soon" alerts using AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, or MSN Messenger for any of the items they are bidding on. This service will also be available via Skype in 2007. As a part of this free notification service, eBay will send a link leading back to the item on eBay, where buyers can increase their bid if they wish. This service becomes available at the end of June.

At this time, eBay Alerts are available in the U.S. only. Links for all three methods have been added to item pages across the eBay site, so buyers can simply choose any or all types of alerts for a particular item. Plus, users can set their overall preferences in "My eBay" to receive a text message or instant message.

For more information, go to: http://wireless.ebay.com/

About eBay

Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever-growing online community.

eBay is The World's Online Marketplace®.

Next Big Thing: Mobile Apple iPhone

iPhone Mobile Mob Launches Website Dedicated to Apple iPhone

iPhone Mobile Mob provides users with complete, up to date news, reviews and downloads for the new Apple iPhone. Users can also see the iPhone side by side with some its competitors as well as participate in the iPhone Forum where they can post their favorite features for the iPhone as well as ask for help. iPhone Mobile Mob also will provide users with tutorial articles and videos on how to better use their iPhone and also accelerate the learning curve so they can more quickly use the full potential of their iPhone.

Bend, OR (PRWEB) June 14, 2007 -- Are you one of those die-hard Apple fans waiting eagerly for the release of the new Apple iPhone on June 29, 2007? Well, you will want to check out iPhone Mobile Mob, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com, a savvy, well-designed, sleek website with the latest information about Apple's latest new invention. Here users can learn all about the different features of the new iPhone, check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, and the latest news on iPhone compatibility and related software developments.

One of the best new websites about the Apple iPhone, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com offers up to date information on this all-in-one hand held device, including the latest Apple commercials on television, YouTube videos, and press releases. You can also find out how the new iPhone stacks up against some of the iPhone competitors by reading the comparison reviews.

iPhone Mobile Mob founder, Corey Bruhn, had this to say about iPhone Mobile Mob: "iPhone Mobile Mob is for cell phone enthusiasts looking for the next big thing in cellular phone technology, the Apple iPhone. The purpose of iPhone Mobile Mob is to not only educate users on the great features of the iPhone, but to also provide a forum for users to discuss new iPhone applications and receive help on using their own iPhones. iPhone Mobile Mob will offer tutorial articles and videos to help users become more comfortable using all the great features of their iPhone."

At iPhone Mobile Mob, iPhone users can buy accessories including Bluetooth 2.0 headsets, V-Moda Vibe earphones, and also other Apple products such as Apple TV and 80GB Apple iPods. With detailed product information including reviews, news, an in-depth knowledge base section, and an interactive forum, iPhone Mobile Mob is fully prepared and waiting for the release of the new iPhone, which it will soon be selling online along with software applications and iPhone games. Check out iPhone Mobile Mob, http://www.iphonemobilemob.com, for the latest iPhone news, accessories and downloads.

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Press Contact: COREY BRUHN
Company Name: iPhone Mobile Mob
Phone: 5416106447
Website: http://www.iphonemobilemob.com

Ebay AuctionAds Debut Coup?

EBay cancels ads in tiff with Google
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
EBay is one of Google's biggest advertisers. The search engine funnels millions of Web surfers to the auction site. But the two companies have grown ...

EBay threatens to pull ads off Google
MSNBC - USA
Google's retreat came only after Ebay cut some of its advertising spending on the company's search site, in what appeared to be a blunt attempt to warn ...

By now, ebay has to have taken notice of what the company behind AuctionAds has done and started to realize that at least where the content network is concerned, they could do a lot better. If you have not see the ads from AuctionAds yet, they are a cross between the small text ads that you see from Google, and the multi-tabbed ads (Which are cool) from that loser company Chitika (Don't get me started on them. It's enough to say they dropped me and treated me like shit. Try them at your own risk, but do some searches in Google first before you waste your time with them.).

 

AuctionAds are as easy to use as AdSense, but the two nice things are that 1) they include a small image from each auction, which most AdSensers know greatly improves click-through rates, and 2) you can choose the keywords to target the ads to your site. The keyword targeted takes a little extra work that you don't have with contextual ads like Google's, but from what I have seen it pays off. There's no learning curve and if you are not happy with the ads you see you can make some changes. To see a good example of how this works, visit our site: http://www.EbayAuctionAds.com and you can test out the results.

 

I think you have to have considerable site traffic to realize the best results, or a site that gets traffic related to shopping or products. We had positive results right away, but we still have to keep our day job for now. Most site owners are reporting results as good or better than ours so it's worth testing on at least one site for sure.

 

Since Google has been discouraging the use of images placed closed next to AdSense Ads, I can see more people trying AuctionAds, and perhaps in some cases replacing AdSense if the income is there. What I expect to see is Google responding to this new attention to ebay as a revenue generator by allowing advertisers to add small images to be placed next to their ads, OR providing a library of images that advertisers can select from as relating to their products and services.

10 Best Selling Cell Phones

Wirefly's 10 Best Selling Cell Phones of Spring 2007

Wirefly's top 3 best-sellers aren't just stylish cell phones with great features -- they offer something that helps individuals express themselves and their style even further: The Motorola RAZR, the BlackBerry Pearl and the LG Chocolate all come in a variety of colors.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 24, 2007 -- Wirefly, an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless phone plans, announced the top 10 most popular cell phones this Spring. The Motorola RAZR, the BlackBerry Pearl and the LG Chocolate top the list. All three models are available from Wirefly in a selection of bold colors.

"Our top 3 best-sellers aren't just stylish cell phones with great features -- they offer something that helps individuals express themselves and their style even further: The Motorola RAZR, the BlackBerry Pearl and the LG Chocolate all come in different colors, which accounts for a lot of their popularity," said Brian Westrick, Wirefly's president. "Wirefly is seeing a strong and growing trend -- robust sales of colorful cell phones that appeal to different tastes while providing the same strong feature sets."

Westrick continued, "Several brands had offered color versions of individual cell phone models in the past, but the Motorola RAZR franchise blazed a trail in this regard. Its ongoing re-release in new colors and designs has helped the RAZR, which debuted in 2004, extend its unprecedented reign as America's most popular cell phone."

According to Wirefly, the Top 10 hottest cell phones in the Spring of 2007 are:

1. Motorola RAZR (all colors)
2. BlackBerry Pearl (all colors)
3. LG Chocolate (all colors)
4. Samsung A900M
5. Motorola i850
6. Motorola Buzz ic502
7. Sanyo Katana (all colors)
8. Sony Ericsson w810i
9. Nokia 5300 XpressMusic
10. Motorola v325i

Wirefly.com has increasingly become a bellwether for consumer trends in wireless, as tens of thousands of people purchase cell phones and rate plans on Wirefly every month after comparing hundreds of phone models from all the major carriers. With that many shoppers, Wirefly has great insight into the hottest trends and more importantly, consumer buying behavior in the wireless market today.

About Wirefly

Launched in 2003, Wirefly (www.wirefly.com) is an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones, wireless service plans and wireless accessories. Owned and operated by InPhonic, Inc. (NASDAQ:INPC), Wirefly is an authorized dealer for every major cellular carrier, including Cingular Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint. Wirefly also offers discounts and services not available in retail wireless stores, including real-time online order status and tracking, and the guaranteed lowest price - online or anywhere else -- on cell phone devices from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, LG, BlackBerry and many other cell phone handset manufacturers. Wirefly.com has been named Best of the Web by Forbes magazine as the "best all-around number portability portal" and "Best in Overall Customer Experience" by Keynote Performance Systems. For more information on Wirefly, its wireless products and its services, visit www.wirefly.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement -- Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors, which could cause actual operating results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, are detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by the Company. This press release and statements are current as of the date of the individual announcements and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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xBox 360 for $100.00

Free Zone to Offer xBox 360 for $100.00

Freezone.com is pleased to announce that they will be offering Xboxes, normally $400, at a 75% discount as of June 15th, 2007. As a special promotional offer for its sponsors, freezone.com will, for a limited time, be offering Xboxes for $100 to individuals who participate in promotions from the sponsor's website.

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- Freezone.com is pleased to announce that they will be offering Xboxes, normally $400, at a 75% discount as of June 15th, 2007.

As a special promotional offer for its sponsors, freezone.com will, for a limited time, be offering Xboxes for $100 to individuals who participate in promotions from the sponsor's website.

With a variety of large sponsors like Blockbuster Online, Best Buy, Disney and Home Depot in addition to everyday merchants all offering special reduced prices and offers, it's even easier to complete and get the most popular game console on the market at a reduced price. There are over three pages with different offers to choose from, many being special pricing and/or free trials, so customers won't have any problem finding products they'd like to try or entertain. Those offers that do require purchases are, on average, discounted around 30% bringing rare savings to consumers through this limited time offer.

Rather than spending money to convince viewers to visit sponsors' pages, Freezone has compiled them all in a neat set of pages for viewers' easy access. Offers change daily, so viewers can check back daily if they want to do some of the first offers they see, but want to have different ones to finish. "Sponsors are joining at such a fast rate, we are in the process of creating a new sleek website that will have a lot more functionality (Web 2.0), we are exciting about re-launching later in the year!" says Valli Kosuru of Free Zone.

Following the style American Express, they are designed to provide great deals on a variety of products in the context of many incentivized promotions. Unlike American Express, consumers do not have to purchase each time, making the process faster and easier to complete. Free Zone is in beta now on www.freezonerewards.com which offers a choice between several different major electronic gadgets or other products absolutely free, the xbox 360 being one of them. Many customers would prefer to have to fill out fewer offers and get the final product at a discount rather than free of charge. It is the company's hope that offering the xbox in this way will accommodate those who'd rather not go through the loyalty and rewards program and freezonerewards.         

This is a limited a time offer that shouldn't be missed. Check out FreeZone.com today to start participating in the program before it closes.

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Press Contact: Joel Skretvedt
Company Name: Free Zone
Phone: 804-519-9402
Website: http://www.freezone.com/

Midwest Cornhole Played Late Into The Night

Enhance Your Game of Cornhole and Play Late into the Night

Gentech Products, LLC. introduces The Bag-O-Lantern.

Elmhurst, Il. (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- Gentech Products, LLC. Creators of The Holdem (www.drinkholdem.com) is proud to announce the addition of The Bag-O-Lantern to its line of unique innovative products. Now with the technology of high-brightness white LED's the game of cornhole can be played into the late hours of the night.

Cornhole is a game craze that is sweeping the Midwest and growing quickly. Cornhole or Corn Toss is similar to horseshoes but much safer; it is played with corn feed sewn into a cloth bag. The bags are tossed over a distance onto a slanted board and into a six inch diameter hole. The game is so addicting that most players don't want to quit playing at dusk.

The Bag-O-Lantern easily attaches to any regulation size board and encompasses the six inch diameter hole with high-brightness white LED's which provides enough illumination to play all night.

The Bag-O-Lantern employs eight high-brightness white LED's configured in a circle pattern and encased in an injection molded enclosure with an optically clear lens. The LED's are rated for 100,000 hours, operated with a one 9V battery that provides more than ten hours of fun.

The Bag-O-Lantern is a product of Gentech Products, LLC (patent pending) and another unique solution to an everyday problem. For more information about The Bag-O-Lantern or to be a distributor please visit our website at www.bag-o-lantern.com

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Press Contact: Mike Koczor
Company Name: gentech products, llc.
Phone: 630 832-2641
Website: www.bag-o-lantern.com

 

Sure-footed eBay Acquires StumbleUpon

eBay Acquires StumbleUpon

San Jose, Calif., May 30, 2007 - eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) today announced it has acquired StumbleUpon, an early-stage company that helps people discover and share content online, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $75 million. This acquisition will provide eBay with in-depth exposure to a fast-growing community-based service with approximately 2.3 million users. StumbleUpon gives people a new way to discover relevant and entertaining content based on personal preferences and community recommendations.

"StumbleUpon is a great fit within our goal of pioneering new communities based on commerce and sustained by trust," said, Michael Buhr, senior director, eBay. "StumbleUpon's downloadable toolbar provides an engaging and unique experience to its users, but it is the similarities in our approaches to the concept of community that make it such a compelling addition to eBay."

Driven by word-of-mouth, the StumbleUpon community has grown 150 percent year over year and delivers approximately five million new recommendations a day to its large, highly engaged user base. StumbleUpon allows people to discover Web sites, people, videos, product information, communities and other online content based on personal interests. By allowing its community to rate the content, StumbleUpon gets smarter as it is used and provides an increasing level of relevance over time.

Said Garrett Camp, chief architect and one of three StumbleUpon founders, "We're excited about joining eBay, as we share the same values around community and we look forward to working with them to accelerate our growth."

Buhr will serve as general manager of StumbleUpon effective immediately. StumbleUpon's current founders and management team will remain in their respective positions and will work with Buhr to enhance the user experience, evolve its unique product and grow the community.

eBay does not expect this acquisition to have a material impact on its financial guidance as issued in conjunction with its first quarter earnings release on April 18, 2007.

About StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great Web sites and videos. With approximately 2.3 million users and approximately five million recommendations daily, StumbleUpon is one of the most popular new ways to discover content on the Web. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.StumbleUpon.com.

About eBay Inc.
Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people around the world every day through commerce, delivering fun, engaging and trusted online experiences. We are constantly finding new ways to empower people worldwide to explore, learn, shop, share and talk with each other. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding eBay, StumbleUpon and the expected impact of eBay's acquisition of StumbleUpon on eBay's financial guidance. Those statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the reaction of competitors to the transaction, and the possibility that the expected benefits of the acquisition of StumbleUpon may not materialize to the extent expected or at all. More information about potential factors that could impact eBay's business and financial results is included under the captions, "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in eBay's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to eBay on the date hereof, and eBay assumes no obligation to update such statements.

Angels.com Owner Gets To Retain Ownership

National Arbitration Forum Issues Three Decisions on Internet Domain Name Disputes

Trademarks: Disney, Jimmy Buffett and Angels

MINNEAPOLIS, May 23, 2007 - The National Arbitration Forum recently issued decisions on three separate domain name disputes filed by Disney, Jimmy Buffett and Angels Baseball.

"We continue to see a trend towards filing complaints under the UDRP, rather than lawsuits, for these Internet conflicts," said Kristine Dorrain, Internet Legal Counsel of the National Arbitration Forum. "We're on the way to surpassing last year's record-breaking domain name filings." In 2006, the National Arbitration Forum saw its largest filing year ever, marking a 21% increase over 2005.

The following three decisions were made in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) by independent and neutral arbitrators on the National Arbitration Forum's panel.

DisneyComics.com
One of the world's largest entertainment corporations, Disney Enterprises, Inc., submitted a complaint electronically on February 15, 2007. The National Arbitration Forum panel found that the domain name DisneyComics.com was being cybersquatted by Dayanand Kamble of India who used the website to offer advertising links and products, some related to Disney's trademarks.

The panel found that the domain name was confusingly similar to the DISNEY mark. In addition, the respondent used the website for commercial gain and therefore had no legitimate rights in it. Furthermore, DisneyComics.com was registered and being used in bad faith by the respondent who took advantage of the confusing similarity between the disputed domain name and Disney's famous mark. Because the complainant proved all three elements required of the ICANN Policy, the request to transfer DisneyComics.com to Disney Enterprises, Inc. was granted on March 27, 2007.

JimmyBuffettUniversity.com
On February 22, 2007, Margaritaville Enterprises, LLC, controlled by popular singer Jimmy Buffett, submitted a complaint electronically with the National Arbitration Forum asserting legal rights to the domain names BuffettUniversity.com, JBuffett.com, JimmyBuffettUniversity.com and UniversityOfBuffett.com.

The panel concluded that the Jimmy Buffett-themed domain names were identical or confusingly similar to the registered trademark JIMMY BUFFETT. Furthermore, the respondent and registered owner Whapp Innovations, Inc. was using the domain names to operate pay-per-click websites and thusly for commercial gain. It was clear to the panel that the respondent had no rights or legitimate interests in the domain names and had registered and used them in bad faith. On April 2, 2007, the panel found that the complainant had established all three elements required under the ICANN Policy and had defended successfully its trademark in domain name dispute resolution. The four domain names were ordered to be transferred to Jimmy Buffett.

Angels.com
On February 26, 2007, the Los Angeles Major League Baseball team, Angels Baseball, filed a complaint electronically with the National Arbitration Forum against Lee Dongyeon, the registered owner of Angels.com. The respondent, of Korea, requested the dispute be decided by a three-member panel.

The panel found that Angels.com was identical to the complainant's ANGELS trademark. However, it was found that the Respondent had registered the ANGELS mark in Korea without any opposition from the American baseball team. Because the respondent has trademark rights in the domain name, Angels Baseball failed to prove this element. Finally, the panel found that the respondent may not have known of complainant and therefore did not register Angels.com in bad faith. Although the baseball team uses ANGELS as a trademark, it failed to prove two of three elements required under the ICANN policy to transfer a domain name. The panel denied the transfer of Angels.com to Angels Baseball on May 14, 2007.

About the National Arbitration Forum
The National Arbitration Forum, an industry leader in arbitration and mediation services for over 20 years, is an expert in the resolution of Internet-based disputes. An innovator in the industry, the National Arbitration Forum serves as one of three primary providers of the ICANN domain name dispute resolution program, resolving issues involving disputed trademarks. Over 8,000 intellectual property cases have been filed through the National Arbitration Forum's state-of-the-art case management system. For more information, visit http://www.adrforum.com/.

For more information:
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Fact Sheet, Searchable Case Database, Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Dayanand Kamble Decision, Margaritaville Enterprises, LLC v. Whapp Innovations Decision, or Angels Baseball, L.P. v. Lee Dongyeon Decision.

Media Contact:
Christina Doucet
media@adrforum.com
Phone: 952-516-6486

Broke Band Sells Instruments To Finance Recording

Hard-Up Band Who Sold All Of Their Musical Instruments On Ebay Releases Debut Single


06-05-2007 - (openPR) - Penniless South London band The Lazarus Plot were so hard up earlier this year that they resorted to selling all of their musical instruments on the online auction site eBay, in order to raise funds to pay for the recording of their debut single.

Although the band have over 8,000 fans on its mailing list and have attracted plenty of industry interest, the four-piece from Clapham had run out of money needed to pay for vital recording studio costs. Faced with a stark choice between selling their beloved instruments or splitting up, the band decided to part with two electric guitars, an amplifier, a drum kit, a bass guitar and keyboard, raising over £5000 in the process but leaving the band with nothing to play.

Although they are still without instruments, The Lazarus Plot may well be having the last laugh however as the band has since been signed by independent label Illuminated Music on the strength of the recording made with the money raised from the instrument sale. The band releases its debut single 'Doesn't Change A Thing' on June 18th.

Hoping to recoup enough money to buy some new gear, lead singer and songwriter Daniel Batchelor says: "It was undoubtedly a risky decision to sell everything we had and in many ways it has hindered the band as we've been unable to rehearse or write properly for the last few months. We've also had to beg, borrow and steal anything we could for the recordings which was interesting to say the least. We hope to sell enough copies of the single to take our songs on the road, although we'll have to buy some new equipment first obviously!"

Formed after a chance meeting in a South London pub, The Lazarus Plot have managed to create their own unique sound borne from a mesh of truly diverse artists such as Massive Attack, World Party, The Divine Comedy, DJ Shadow and even Duran Duran. Despite this fusion of contrasting influences there is something reassuringly familiar about the band's marriage of brooding, introspective lyrics with soaring, haunting melodies.

Described last year by The Sun as 'one to watch', 'Doesn't Change A Thing' is available for pre-release ordering now at www.wippit.com and www.easymusic.com

Fans can also pre-order the single via their mobile phone by texting PLOT to 82822. This service costs £1.50 + normal network charge for one SMS message.

Daniel Batchelor, The Lazarus Plot
Press release from: Illuminated Music
PR agency: Incredible PR

For more information on The Lazarus Plot please visit:
www.myspace.com/thelazarusplotmusic
www.thelazarusplot.co.uk

Formed after a chance meeting in a South London pub, The Lazarus Plot have managed to create their own unique sound borne from a mesh of truly diverse artists such as Massive Attack, World Party, The Divine Comedy, DJ Shadow and even Duran Duran. Despite this fusion of contrasting influences there is something reassuringly familiar about the band's marriage of brooding, introspective lyrics with soaring, haunting melodies.

For media enquiries please contact Martin Hansell on 07748 118 080 or email info@thelazarusplot.co.uk

Protection From Fraudulent Manipulation of Authorized User Credit Card Accounts

Fair Isaac Moves to Protect Lenders from Fraudulent Manipulation of Authorized User Credit Card Accounts

Company's Newest FICO Scoring Model Will Ignore Authorized User Accounts When Calculating Classic FICO Credit Risk Scores

June 05, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) today announced that it will adjust its FICO® scoring formula to ensure the continued reliability and predictive power of FICO scores. This action is intended to protect lenders and FICO scores from abuse of authorized user credit card accounts by a new kind of credit repair service that sells consumer credit card histories to credit applicants in order to purposefully misrepresent the applicants' own credit history to lenders and other businesses.

The adjustment removes authorized user accounts from consideration by the scoring model in FICO 08, the newest version of the Classic FICO credit score which Fair Isaac expects to become available to lenders starting in September.

"We will do whatever it takes to protect the reliability and accuracy of FICO credit scores for lenders, and to ensure lenders can continue to use FICO scores with confidence when making their most important customer decisions," said Dr. Mark Greene, CEO of Fair Isaac. "We will continue working with lenders, regulators and others in the credit reporting industry to end deceptive practices that fraudulently misrepresent consumer credit histories for profit."

An authorized user is a person permitted by a credit account holder to use an account, typically a family member who is managing credit for the first time. Used legitimately, authorized user account information has helped both lenders and consumers by enabling lenders to use FICO scores when making credit decisions for consumers who are starting to establish a credit history. Fair Isaac's research indicates that the next version of its FICO scoring formula will deliver increased predictive power without considering authorized user accounts.

Fair Isaac will work closely with lenders to help them implement and benefit from the FICO 08 score as it becomes available. As the company announced previously, lenders will be able to use the new version of FICO scores with minimal changes to their own operating systems. To make lender adoption easier and faster, the new scoring model will retain the same scoring range, score reason codes, minimum scoring criteria, inquiry treatment, and related model parameters as previous versions of the FICO formula.

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When a minute's not a minute

When a minute's not a minute
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
The change, as Gysendorfer learned, can mean that calling long distance in-state using a prepaid phone card can cost a bundle. The 75 minute AT&T card at ...

Mobile phone card stores 4000 photos or 2000 songs
techworld.nl - Haarlem,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Thursday announced that it has developed an 8GB micro memory card for smart phones. The microSD (Secure Digital) card boasts ...

New Samsung phone card holds 8GB
Business Report - Johannesburg,South Africa
Samsung Electronics had developed the world's largest storage-capacity memory card for cellphones, the South Korean firm said yesterday.

Mobile phone card stores 4000 photos or 2000 songs
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
By Lucas Mearian Framingham | Friday, 18 May, 2007. Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed an 8GB micro memory card for smart phones. ...

When just cash will do
7DAYS - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
To make a payment, all users need to do is open and account and transfer money into that account via a top-up card, similar to a pay-as-you-go phone card. ...

RTN-­101: Communications -­ Making that First Rover Connection ...
Amerisurv (press release) - Frederick,MD,USA
The cellular phone, card, or device stops being a phone and simply becomes a conveyance for packet-data, via IP, that utilizes the cellular infrastructure ...

A new brand plan for Razr
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
Motorola expects to begin remedying its woes in the next six weeks with the launch of some new phones, including the Razr 2. Keller's strategy: Treat some ...

School may ban cell phones
Searcy Daily Citizen - Searcy,AR,USA
I have a message: Next year there will be no cell phones in the school. We will check them at the door and keep them." Dunaway said he was alarmed by the ...

Motorola RAZR² Next-Generation Family of Mobile Phones launched
TechShout! - Mumbai,India
Motorola has introduced its next-generation RAZR² series of mobile phones. These handsets pack in cutting-edge features such as CrystalTalk technology, ...

AARP members press legislators on drugs, cell phones
Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA
While Ms. Savino and Ms. Hyer-Spencer agreed with AARP's positions on cell phones and drug costs, Lanza took issue with the group's proposal to force drug ...

Secret Sound of a Jackpot Winner

Jackpot Winner at Unique Competition Website

MySecretSound.com has announced its third Jackpot winner this morning, with Jenny Lamont from South Australia correctly guessing the secret sound online and scooping the first prize in this unique free competition

Sydney, NSW, Australia (PRWEB), June 2, 2007 -- The award-winning and devilishly-clever competition website, MySecretSound.com has just unveiled its third jackpot winner, this time the lucky winner was a thrilled Jenny Lamont from O'Sullivan Beach in South Australia.

Jenny correctly identified the third, mystery secret sound as pumping out toothpaste from a toothpaste dispenser and pocketed a cool $2,000 for her troubles.

MySecretSound (MySecretSound) is fast becoming a hugely popular competition website, not just in Australia, but on a global scale as visitors to the site can participate in the addictive competition as often as they like, and more importantly, for free. The website offers anyone the chance to guess the secret sound, wherever they are in the world, and the idea to win the cash with zero entry costs ensures the website is becoming one of the most addictive in the world.

An extremely happy Jenny commented, "I was getting anyone that came through the door in our house to quickly see if they knew what the sound was - it was as simple as clicking play on the website - but it didn't matter much as I kept having my free guess and was so happy when I got the call.

"I thought that it was someone squirting conditioner from a bottle at one point, but the key to winning was always having my free guess every day -- it's a great website. We're going to use the money to put towards out house extension."

The clever competition website, MySecretSound, has already given away three prizes totaling $12,000 in cash in recent months, and the very addictive nature of the unique competition website will no doubt mean the owners will be writing out more winners' cheques in the near future.

MySecretSound owner, Chris Dutton, explained how addictive the site can become: "We get lots of people emailing us saying that they keep listening to the secret sound at home and it gets rather annoying as they can't quite put their finger on what it is. People really like the idea, but it does become rather addictive!"

Anyone can register for free and play now for a chance to guess the fourth secret sound. Warning: The site is annoying, addictive, fun and free!

You can start playing now, for free, at http://www.MySecretSound.com

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Press Contact: CHRIS DUTTON
Company Name: MySecretSound (MySecretSound.com)
Phone: 1300 003 004
Website: http://www.MySecretSound.com

Community Site For Microsoft Zune Player Grows

Zune Community Site Goes International; Surpasses 2 Million Pageviews

Zunerama, an online site devoted to Microsoft's Zune digital media player, releases translated versions of its site, in response to increased international traffic. Offering user forums and technical resources for Zune owners, the site's pages have had over two million pageviews since its launch in July 2006.

Bellingham, WA (PRWEB) June 1, 2007 -- Zunerama, a website devoted to Microsoft Zune, has responded to its growing international audience by offering translated versions of its site in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.

"We've noticed more and more people coming to Zunerama from outside the U.S., and rolled out these translated versions of the site to respond to that," says Harvey Chute, who founded Zunerama last July. Zunerama is a leading Zune site and has had over two million pageviews since its launch.

Zune was released in the United States in November 2006. Microsoft has not yet announced worldwide roll-out dates for Zune or for its online music service, Zune Marketplace.

Despite Zune's limited launch, Zunerama reports that its site is frequented by readers in over 150 countries. "While the majority of our viewers are from the United States, increasingly we are seeing visitors and new members from around the globe," Chute noted. "In the past week, for example, we've had 38,000 visits from five continents."

According to Zunerama's visitor statistics, the countries with the most Zune enthusiasts, after the United States, are the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Venezuela, Spain and France.

While few options exist at this point for acquiring Zune players outside of the U.S., international Zune users are buying players while on trips to the U.S. or through indirect channels such as eBay.

Zune Marketplace cannot yet be used for music purchases from locations outside the United States; the service requires that Marketplace accounts have a U.S.-based credit card. Zune owners can, however, load most existing music from their PCs onto their Zune player, without using Marketplace.

Zunerama offers its translated pages through Google's Translate service, currently in beta release. "Today, the Spanish-language version is the most popular translation of the site," Chute said.

Zunerama offers resources for Zune owners, including user forums, daily news and analysis, answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), accessory reviews, player tips and tutorials, and advanced tricks and hacks.

"Our aim is to be a one-stop for all things Zune, not just for people in the U.S. but worldwide," Chute said. "I expect we'll see even more international visitors as the Zune roll-out continues. And we want to be ready for that."

Established in July 2006, Zunerama (http://www.zunerama.com) is an online resource center for Zune. The site serves as a hub for the Zune user community, and provides Zune user forums, a blog with Zune news and commentary, FAQ, archived original Zune stories, reviews of Zune players and accessories, documentation library, specification sheets, buyer's guides and online store.

Microsoft Zune is a wireless-enabled digital media player, with a 30-gigabyte hard drive, 3-inch screen and built-in FM receiver. Through Zune Marketplace, Zune owners can download music either by purchasing individual songs or through a Zune Pass subscription service.
In Zunerama's user forum, Zune enthusiasts gather to share reviews, facts, tips, opinions and other information. In addition, Zunerama offers more Zune giveaways than any other website. The site has given away over 100 Zune players, cases, armbands, skins, software and other Zune accessories to its members.

Zunerama also publishes reviews of Zune accessories, and provides a "Recommended by Zunerama" rating to guide Zune enthusiasts on products that have passed Zunerama's accessory reviews.

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Press Contact: Harvey Chute
Company Name: Zunerama
Phone: (360) 319-6795
Website: http://www.zunerama.com