Chartpoppers.com announces an investment report featuring Technology company Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) The investment report on Apple Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should be of particular interest to other Technology companies; Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM). Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)provides Internet services to users, advertisers, publishers, and developers worldwide. The company owns and operates online properties and services, and provides its advertising offerings and access to Internet users through its distribution network of third-party entities, as well as offers marketing services to advertisers and publishers Recent News on Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Yahoo Inc will let users of its email, photo-sharing and other online products link their content and activities directly into Facebook, the world’s No. 1 Internet social network. Yahoo’s support of the Facebook Connect service, which it said it expects to begin in the first half of 2010, represents an important move in Yahoo’s efforts to tap the popularity of social networking and underscores the growing clout of Facebook, which now counts more than 350 million worldwide users. Earlier this year, Yahoo allowed users to preview messages from their Facebook friends directly on the Yahoo homepage, as part of a broad revamping of the Yahoo front page. Wednesday’s announcement takes the integration between Yahoo and Facebook a step further, by automatically pushing activities performed on Yahoo sites, such as photos shared on Yahoo’s Flickr, into the Facebook news feed. Yahoo said it expects that the content that consumers share on Facebook will drive visitors back to Yahoo. To view the Consolidated Investment Analysis on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Please visit the stock pulse page at www.chartpoppers.com In the report chartpoppers.com covers a recent Financial Summary, Analyst Consensus, Technical Analysis, Comparative Analysis and Insider Trading Activity. The full report is available at www.chartpoppers.com Chartpoppers.com is a market research and investment commentary provider. Chartpoppers.com aims to bring undervalued, up and coming companies into the sight of both experienced and non-experienced investors. We try to help investors, at whatever stage in their careers, to get a grasp on the necessary financial data that they need in order to make a educated investment decision. From our daily trading ideas to a in depth coverage of what’s going on in the markets, we are sure that chartpoppers.com is exactly what you need in order succeed. For More information please visit us at www.chartpoppers.com Chartpoppers.com Disclosure DO NOT BASE ANY INVESTMENT DECISION UPON ANY MATERIALS FOUND ON THIS REPORT. We are not registered as a securities broker-dealer or an investment adviser either with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or with any state securities regulatory authority. We are neither licensed nor qualified to provide investment advice. ChartPoppers.com nor its affiliates have a beneficial interest in the mentioned company; nor have they received compensation of any kind for any of the companies listed in this communication. The information contained in our report is not an offer to buy or sell securities. We distribute opinions, comments and information free of charge exclusively to individuals who wish to receive them. CHARTPOPPERS.COM Paul Marek 6047245332 info@chartpoppers.com

This latest KIDO’Z version (v2.0) takes Kids’ Internet to the next level with its introduction of a unique social layer for kids, which boasts the first email system for young kids as well as a secure kid-friendly social networking platform.

In addition to enjoying the existing functionality of browsing safely, watching videos and playing games; kids can now create and send emails and e-cards even before they can read or write, and can safely interact with friends within a safe online environment.

Kids can express their creativity through the KIDO’Z MAIL system, which functions as a drawing board complete with animated backgrounds and stickers.

Each child is given his/her own virtual room, which, in true KIDO’Z style, can be customized according to his/her personal taste. Here, kids can interact with their KIDO’Z FRIENDS, who are pre-approved by parents, and can express themselves and their individuality. Kids can interact by visiting their FRIENDS’ PLACES and by communicating with them through KIDO’Z MAIL.

The new version also introduces the first KIDO’Z Premium Package, KIDO’Z PLUS, which is available at a small monthly fee. KIDO’Z PLUS gives kids access to even more content, creativity and personalization capabilities; and gives parents even more security and control, with access to extra security features as well as to KIDO’Z STATISTICS, which gives parents detailed usage reports of their child’s KIDO’Z usage.

With KIDO’Z version 2.0, kids can learn, explore, play and communicate on the Internet even before they have mastered reading or writing.

KIDO’Z v2.0 is available as a free download at http://www.kidoz.net.

KIDO’Z came out of beta testing with its first official version (v1.0) in May 2009 and has since seen remarkable growth and outstanding usage metrics. With the launch of version 2.0 it is expected that the KIDO’Z Web OS Platform will continue on its tremendous growth path.

“This upgrade is really exciting as it realizes our vision of a kids’ Web OS, providing one safe environment where kids can explore, create, learn, share and communicate even before they know how to read and write and can enjoy all the benefits that the web has to offer” – Gai Havkin, CEO KIDO’Z.

About KIDO’Z

KIDO’Z is a Web OS (Operating System) intended for children between the ages of 2-8yrs. KIDO’Z creates a personal protected Internet space with a collection of special tools that enable children, for the first time, to carry out everything that adults do on the Internet; but simply and intuitively, and without needing to know how to read or write. Parents remain in control through the password-protected Parental Control Account, where they can add content, block content, adjust account settings and more. The KIDO’Z usage metrics indicate an outstanding level of engagement and with the new version (v2) and its additional interactive tools and content, it is expected that the level of engagement as well as the user base will continue on its tremendous growth path.

KIDO’Z is available in 17 languages with content added in over 30 languages, making it a truly global solution. KIDO’Z is PC, Mac and Linux compatible and is available as a free download from http://www.kidoz.net.

KIDO’Z is developed by KIDO’Z Ltd, a Tel-Aviv based company managed by parents and top industry professionals.

I Spot a Story (ISAS), a new social news aggregator, has launched in beta. ISAS brings you the best stories from around the web and provides users with a unique place to participate in the news cycle by contributing additional angles and commentary to any story.

ISAS features the top trending and most discussed stories on the web. It differs from other social news aggregators/link-sharing sites by having human editors assess whether clips are actually funny or interesting and complement the site’s aggregation algorithm. ISAS provides users with the ability to add their take on any story, by either embedding a video, uploading an image, adding an eye-witness account or just linking to another website. This allows every side of the news to be heard and provides a 360-degree view of any story.
For example, when covering the recent anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall, ISAS combined news segments from CNN and MSNBC, user-generated YouTube clips and a humorous celebrity story from MTV, to provide readers with a distinctive range of perspectives and points of view in a single place. (http://bit.ly/86ZhmS)
iSpotaStory.com fuses the web-news experience with the personal interaction of a social networking site. Any visitor can view all the content on the site without registering, and users are encouraged to connect with other “Spotters” to enrich their web-news experience.
Though ISAS covers a wide range of topics, it focuses on viral videos, entertainment, technology, sports and off-beat stories – the news that is most discussed, and most appeals to, web junkies and internet news hounds.
There are so many news sites on the web, but getting the best stories covered from the most angles is hard to find in one place…until now.
To experience ISAS first hand, please log on to http://www.ispotastory.com

Burson-Marsteller (B-M) today announced the results of a research study into the use of social media by twenty leading brand name companies in Australia. The study examined online stakeholder engagement via corporate blogs, official Facebook Fan Pages and Twitter.

“The research suggests that a large number of companies have dipped a toe in the social media arena without following through. The study revealed a lot of inactive accounts, which could suggest ad-hoc efforts with no clear strategy for online stakeholder engagement,” said Daniel Young, Director, Burson-Marsteller Australia.

“There are however some leading lights within the twenty companies that we studied. These organisations are featured in the report. These best practice examples are leveraging social media in an integrated fashion to deepen relationships, personalise their brands and provide customer service.”

The study examined 20 companies as identified by Interbrand in its ‘Australia’s Best Brands Report’ for 2009. The Interbrand study ranks the top 20 Australian companies by brand value based on financial and marketing metrics.

40 per cent of the companies surveyed have at least one Twitter account. 44 per cent of these Twitter profiles are inactive and many are not upated frequently. 50 per cent of the companies surveyed have established official Fan Pages within Facebook, the most widely used social network in Australia. However, 15 per cent of these Pages are inactive.

“Only 20 per cent of the companies surveyed have a corporate blog,” continued Daniel. “Corporate blogs provide businesses with a controllable and direct form of communication; it’s therefore surprising to see the relatively low levels of adoption in Australia.”

“Many of the companies surveyed have focused their efforts on one social media channel suggesting that Australia is still in an experimentation phase when it comes to online engagement and digital PR programs.”

The B-M Report: ‘Social Media Use by Australia’s Best Brands’ is available via SlideShare and the B-M Australia website. The study builds on Social Media Use by Fortune 100 Companies, published by Proof Digital Media and Burson-Marsteller in July 2009.

The report is available via Slideshare and the B-M Australia website. This study is the first part in a two part research project. Part two will focus on corporate websites and newsrooms.

About the Study
The analysis looked to identify how top Australian companies are using key social media platforms to communicate and engage directly with stakeholders, specifically:

• Twitter: The study tallied official Twitter accounts for Australia’s Best Brands.
• Facebook: The study identified and analysed official corporate presence of Australia’s Best Brands on Facebook. The study examined corporate pages, but not third party groups and fan pages.
• Blogs: The study examined whether and how Australia’s Best Brands are using branded corporate blogs to communicate and engage with stakeholders.

The study examined 20 companies as identified by Interbrand in their Australia’s Best Brands Report, which was published in March 2009. The analysis does not include independent subsidiary brands that do not share a name with the parent company. The 2009 Interbrand study is available here.

About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller (www.burson-marsteller.com), established in 1953, is a leading global public relations and public affairs firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, advertising, and web-related services. The firm’s seamless worldwide network consists of 57 wholly-owned offices and 44
affiliate offices, together operating in 58 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s leading communications services networks.

Open-Xchange, the leading provider of open source groupware, today announced enhancements that vastly simplify the aggregation of e-mail and contact information — personal and business — giving users access to their data anywhere, anytime and with any device.

To improve ease-of use, the latest enhancements introduce a wizard that eases the setup for new and existing Open-Xchange users. The wizard configures the subscriptions of external mail accounts from Google, GMX, Web.de and many others, along with social and business networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing and others, as well as the push synchronization of mobile phones.

“Open-Xchange creates a data hub that gives end users control over their data,” said Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange. “Using open and standardized data formats provides users and organizations with the freedom and security to use social web services for the benefit of their business, without many of the lock-in dangers inherent in such social web services.”

Additional new features include:

Open-Xchange is used by more than 15 million users worldwide as hosted and on-premise business-class e-mail and groupware. On-premise customers can update their installations immediately with the new version of Open-Xchange 6.14; Software as a Service customers will benefit from the new features as soon as their provider updates their accounts.

Anyone can try the latest Open-Xchange improvements for free at a special preview website, http://ox.io.

A detailed description of all new features of Open-Xchange can be seen at http://software.open-xchange.com/OX6/doc/feature_overview_6_14_20091105.pdf.

About Open-Xchange Open-Xchange is the innovator of scalable and integrated open source e-mail and collaboration solutions for enterprises, academic institutions, and government authorities. The company provides on-premise versions called Open-Xchange Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, along with Open-Xchange Hosting Edition, which enables web hosting companies to provide an easy-to-use and feature-rich application delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS). The Open-Xchange Hosting Edition is architected to integrate into a hosting provider’s existing infrastructure, such as authentication, provisioning, billing, and e-mail storage and does not require that these systems be replaced.

Open-Xchange AG is a privately-held company headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany with offices in Olpe, Germany and Tarrytown, N.Y. For more information, visit www.open-xchange.com.

It’s no surprise that the way we communicate with people is changing. Some call it the Communication Revolution and it’s characterised largely by the use of Web 2.0 technology and websites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, otherwise known as Social Networking & Media.??

With this in mind, Michelle Fischer of Creative Leadership, and Linda Parkinson-Hardman of Grow a Better Business, invite you to contribute to their research into the trends that are taking place within the context of Social Media and Recruitment. by completing the following questionnaire at Survey Monkey before Friday 18th December.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9m00FDmhA781rOYugN7hnw_3d_3d??

You’ll be asked questions about Your business use of Social Media, and particularly when recruiting new staff.

The questionnaire is completely anonymous, although you’ll need to leave your name if you’d like to receive a copy of the White Paper and be eligible to win the thank you prize of a bottle of France’s Finest Champagne. This will be given to a lucky participant chosen at random at the end of the research project. The interim report will be out before Christmas.

If you’ve any questions about any element of this research, please get in touch with Michelle at Creative Leadership on 01202 853647 or Linda Parkinson-Hardman on 01305 755607

Verizon Wireless and iSkoot, a leading provider of mobile Web services, today announced the availability of Social Beat, the free social media application that allows Verizon Wireless customers nationwide to simplify their mobile social networking with a single app.

Running on the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, Social Beat makes it easy for Verizon Wireless customers to stay fully connected to popular social media sites, including Facebook®, MySpace™ and Twitter®. Social Beat also displays more than 50 customer-selected feeds from the hottest names in news, sports and entertainment sources, which can be viewed in one central location. Customers can easily view and manage their social networks through live feeds and real-time notifications.

‘Social Beat fits well with what Verizon Wireless customers crave – easy access to all of their social media network sites in a single app,’ said Jennifer Byrne, director of business development for Verizon Wireless. ‘iSkoot’s app is available on many of our feature phones and offers an intuitive, easy on-ramp for our customers as they bring their social networking communities into their handsets.’

When customers sign in to Social Beat, they can easily view friends’ activity, news feeds, status updates and new photos. Customers can even post new status messages and tweets, send comments and messages, and receive updates from their personalized news section through a single stream on their mobile phone in real time.

‘Social networking is the fastest growing sector in mobile, and together with Verizon Wireless, we are able to offer a simple but powerful app that allows consumers to easily stay connected to their social media network even while they are on the go,’ said Mark Jacobstein, chief executive officer of iSkoot. ‘Because our solutions do the heavy lifting in the cloud and deliver communications to a single platform, service providers can bring social networking and news feeds to almost any mobile device they offer regardless of the technology.’

Social Beat is available now to Verizon Wireless customers as a free download on more than 20 feature phones, including the LG enV™, enV2™, enV3™, the LG Chocolate™, and Chocolate™ 3, as well as many other popular Verizon Wireless handsets. Customers can download Social Beat from their wireless phones by selecting Get Going in the Media Center/Get It Now®, by texting SOCIAL to APPS (2777) or by visiting the online media store at http://www.mediastore.verizonwireless.com or http://bit.ly/socialbeat