Monthly Archives: September 2009

Twitters from Sedona, Flagstaff, Cottonwood and surrounding area will gather Tuesday October 20, 2009 5:30 – 7:30pm at the HIlton Sedona to connect, to raise money for Camp Soaring Eagle’s Building Fund. http://campsoaringeagle.com. Event tickets are $10.00 per person and may be purchased at the door. All ticket proceeds will go towards Camp Soaring Eagle Building Fund.

Attendees can purchase raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes, including one of a kind art donated by local artists, Sedona Pies and gift certificates from local businesses. The Hilton Sedona is generously donating the Grille and Patio- Shadow Rock for the gathering and will provide a cash bar for guests. For Twitter-ers traveling from afar to attend the event, the Hilton Sedona Resort has created at special overnight packages that include a $20.00 food and beverage credit, a 50% discount for pet travelers and of course free internet to allow Twitter guests to tweet all about their stay. The package starts at $139. per suite, contact 1.877.273.3762 for reservations.

About Camp Soaring Eagle
Nestled within the spectacular red rocks of Sedona, Camp Soaring Eagle will help ailing children to discover the world of possibilities, not limitations, by offering them an unforgettable experience that is otherwise impossible to achieve. It will be an unique, distinctive place designed for campers to forget their worries, ailments and gain a renewed sense of vigor and charm in life. http://www.campsoaringeagle.com

About Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa
Located along the beautiful Red Rock Scenic Byway, Sedona’s gateway to world-famous red rock country and Arizona’s only designated byway. Hilton Sedona Resort and Spa, a 219 room property is only 90 minutes north of Phoenix. Guest accommodations feature 2-room suites with separate living rooms and private patios with breathtaking views of Sedona’s majestic red rocks of the Sedona Golf Course. In-room amenities include fireplace, flat screen TV’s, minibar, high-speed Internet access, microwave, coffee maker and iron/board. Additionally, the resort boasts 3 heated pools, 2 restaurant and it he area’s largest conference facility in N. Arizona with 20,500 Sq. Ft. of meeting space. Complete meeting packages are available. The resort is a part of Hilton Worldwide Resorts. http://www.hiltonsedona.com

Henan China, the most populous province in China and home to some of the richest cultural heritages such as the Shaolin temple, and home to hundreds of thousands of foreigners who are learning, living, investing or working in this big province.

For so long, there has been a lack of a social platform for expatriates and their families in Henan China. Foreigners go to Henan not knowing what to expect and have no one to turn to for help.

At last, Optiontradingpedia.com and Masters ‘O’ Equity Intermedia Ltd jointly presents HenanExpat.com at http://www.henanexpat.com ! It is a social interactive platform on which experienced expatriates may share experience with new comers and also help to solve the myriad of problems that all new expatriates to Henan inevitably will face.

Optiontradingpedia.com is a free online options trading education initiative that aims to provide understandable, complete and accurate free options trading education directed for the layman.

Marketers will hear expert insight on how to develop scalable, profitable and measurable strategies in the social media channel during the next Global Marketing Performance Series event sponsored by Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) from 3:30-5 p.m. EDT September 9 at the Helen Mills Theater in New York.

This is one of a series of regional symposiums that has already included events in Paris, London, San Francisco and New York. Each event focuses on a different aspect of global marketing performance and the latest research and best practices from noted industry experts.

The September 9 event features guest speaker David Daniels, VP and Principle Analyst with Forrester Research, Inc., and Chris Marriott, VP and Global Managing Director, Acxiom Agency Services. Both will discuss the latest research and strategies on how companies can map, recognize and engage valuable customers and prospects within leading social networks.

Whether attending in person or via webinar, participants will learn how to promote interaction, increase measurable ROI, foster purchase behavior, encourage brand preference, and apply the four steps of social media marketing engagement:

1. Presence
2. Connections
3. Community
4. Promotion
Webinar participants can submit questions during the event via Twitter using the hashtag #AcxiomSeries. Visit http://www.acxiom.com/Promotions/GlobalMarketingPerformance for details on the event and to register.

Two NASA astronaut commanders have perspectives like no others on Twitter — the views of twin brothers preparing on opposite sides of the world to command both the space shuttle and the International Space Station.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)
The tweeting twins are astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly. Mark is the commander of space shuttle mission STS-134, set to launch in late 2010. Scott is the commander of station Expedition 26, also set to fly in late 2010. If schedules hold, the two may meet in space during their respective commands.
To follow the Kelly twins as they give insights to the world, and to each other, visit their respective Twitter accounts.
For Mark:
http://twitter.com/shuttlecdrkelly
For Scott:
Tweets by StationCDRKelly
The brothers are natives of West Orange, N.J., and both are Navy captains. NASA selected them as astronauts in 1996.
Mark is a veteran of three space shuttle flights. He served as the pilot on missions STS-108 in 2001 and STS-121 in 2006 and commanded STS-124 in 2008. He has logged 38 days in space on his three flights.
Scott is a veteran of two space shuttle flights. He served as the pilot on mission STS-103 in 1999 and commanded STS-118 in 2007. He has logged almost 21 days in space and is currently preparing for a six-month stay aboard the station.
To follow all NASA astronauts currently on Twitter, visit:
Tweets by NASA_Astronauts
To find out more about the shuttle, station and all of NASA’s programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov

Website Development Company Hudson Horizons recently completed a new project for a client, marked by the launch of his new site, BuildAJam.com, a social network geared towards music enthusiasts.

Hudson Horizons has been designing, developing and optimizing traditional websites for clients since 2003; but as social networking websites continue to grown in popularity, Hudson Horizons founder, President and CEO Daryl H. Bryant is proud to respond to new clients’ interest in the thriving industry.

“When a client’s fascination with social networking websites goes beyond merely participating on such services,” he said, “our team is here to deliver. BuildAJam.com is one of our development team’s proudest accomplishments.”

Build A Jam represents a unique social network where people of all ages can come together and share their love of music in a variety of ways. Much like many social networking websites, members can register for free accounts, customize their profiles, and mingle in like-minded communities.

Hudson Horizons VP of Technology, Matt Mayernik, explained that each member of Build A Jam can create their own stage name, upload a user picture, add a personal bio, add frequent status updates, create a list of the instruments they play, and “become a fan” of their favorite bands– similar to a social bookmarking feature.

“With Build A Jam, we really took the concept of social networking to the next level,” continued Mayernik. “Members can create separate profiles for bands they’re currently in, or even create a profile for an evolving music project.”

In addition to the social network features standard with every Build A Jam member account, band profiles can be further customized by defining favorite genres and sharing listings for open positions. Band members can also invite fellow Build A Jam musicians to join, share comments on friends’ band profiles, and add photos from concerts, rehearsals, or other band events.

“What’s more,” emphasized Mayernik, “is that members can upload mp3 files of their own songs, so that everyone in the Build A Jam network – whether they’re musicians looking to hook up or just music-lovers wanting to listen in—can hear the actual songs recorded by that band.”

Embracing the power and influence of social media marketing, the developers at Hudson Horizons embedded social media buttons on each band profile that allow members to connect with them on Twitter as well as Facebook.

Contact Hudson Horizons today to learn more about their social networking website development services and other custom Internet marketing services.

[email protected]
www.hudsonhorizons.com

A new social network Wooxie has surfaced, with a Microblogging and Macroblogging feature. The new social network allows users to post short messages (up to 155 characters) and offers a GO Macro feature for 240-1440 character messages. Interesting! So is the MicMacro-blogging idea genius? Is this an innovative way to give options to users on the go and uncramp the long-winded chatter boxes? Or is this just another social network attempting to compete with Twitter and Facebook? You decide.

Time will tell if users start to flock to a network with multiple messaging options. Apparently there are many other features offered too – Featured fans, talk back under posts with emoticons, personal and business photo galleries, links in business galleries, etc. Wooxie’s theme is after the nickname of a real living family dog. And is NOT to be confused with the Anti-Twitter clone Woofer. Wooxie is a Free Social Network that requires account verification and username/password prior to logging in to use their service.

Whether you are a Micro or a Macro, Wooxie is a network worth checking out. Post short messages or extended thoughts, choose categories upon sign-up and much more.

Wooxie is a Free Network: http:Wooxie.com

CitySocialising, the UK’s leading socialising and networking site and service for city professionals today launched its search to find the UK’s most sociable people.

In their hunt for the CitySocialising Super Socialiser 2009, the networking site is asking its members across 19 cities in the UK and Scotland to organise and host great social days and nights out in their city and invite as many people as they can to join them.

Earlier this year, CitySocialising surveyed over 3500 professionals across the UK on their opinions of meeting new people and found that it took 64% of adults three months or more to make a single real world friend, even though online they may gather several hundred in the same period.

The network found that thirty six percent of those surveyed had moved cities in the last two years and of those, 86% had found meeting new people and making new friends “slow and difficult”. When asked why, 33% expressed difficulty knowing where to go to meet new friends, whilst 27% said the biggest barrier was finding people who shared the same interests. Twelve per cent of those surveyed said that people were often “too cliquey” and therefore not open to opening up to new friendships.

“That’s why we at CitySocialising decided to launch this competition, to encourage people to be proactive about meeting new friends, organising the kind of things that they themselves like doing and then reaching out of their comfort zones to invite new people to join them” says Sanchita Saha, 33 year old CEO and Founder of CitySocialising. “It’s an ideal way to meet new people who like doing same things as you and gives great results when it comes to forging new, real world friendships. As our study revealed, there can be barriers to meeting new friends such as knowing where to go and how to meet people – with our Super Socialiser competition we’re challenging people to get out there and take control of their social lives.”

The competition runs through September and October and two prize draws to win the latest mini Sony VAIO (worth £450), £150 M&S, Amazon and Starbucks vouchers as well as free premium membership to CitySocialising will be held on Monday 9th November. Plus, all entries to the draw receive a month’s free premium membership to CitySocialising.

To enter the draws, entrants need to create a social event or activity on the CitySocialising site, and get 8, 10 or 20 or more people to attend. For more information, visit: http://www.citysocialising.com/competition/

Students, faculty and fans of University Canada West now have more options to interact with the online university, with the official launch of the school’s Twitter, YouTube and Facebook profiles. Each initiative will be used to promote UCAN news, special events and alumni updates. Visit http://ucan.ca/news for more information.

According to UCAN President and Vice-Chancellor, David Strong the networking sites are a “perfect fit” for the university, with its student body covering two campuses and the World Wide Web.

“Tweets, viral videos, status updates and posts are changing the way the world is interacting, for social, educational and business purposes,” says Dr. Strong. “The degree programs at UCAN focus on the evolution of business, technology and media, so it makes sense that we would participate and encourage our students to participate as well.”

Twitter, one of the newest forms of social media, is a micro-blogging and networking site. UCAN’s Twitter page will allow students, faculty and alumni to receive up-to-the minute updates and news about university events and life. Follow UCAN on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UCANedu.

UCAN will use its new YouTube channel to promote academics and campus life, including videos of graduation ceremonies, tutorials, online courses, alumni success stories and more. View original UCAN content at http://www.youtube.com/CanadaUniversity.

Students, alumni and faculty will also have the opportunity to keep up-to-date on all UCAN-related news via the university’s fan page on Facebook. The page also allows followers to post comments and photos, as well as interact with each other. Join the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UniversityCanadaWest.

About University Canada West

University Canada West (UCAN) is a progressive post-secondary institution offering a number of undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, including BCom, BA and MBA programs. Degree programs are available at campuses in Vancouver, Victoria and Singapore, as well as online. Small class sizes, combined with practical curricula and world-class instruction, means students get the education they want, when they want it. UCAN degree programs are offered under the written consent of the British Columbia Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development. Learn more at http://ucan.ca.

So Act Network, Inc. (SOAN.OB) announced today that its common stock begins trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB).

“Becoming publicly traded is an important step for us to begin building awareness in the capital markets as we strive to develop and gain recognition as a social network for internet users globally,” said Greg Halpern, President, So Act Network provides its users with a suite of unique productivity tools by allowing its members – to promote or build whatever they want to the world, without excessive rules, without being subjected to spam or ads and without having their personal information used by marketers.

About So Act Network, Inc.
So Act’s innovative technologies provide a global social network where its members are free to accomplish and promote all of their important goals without being subjected to spam or ads and without having their personal information used by marketers. So Act improves on the social networking theme by providing businesses and individuals with valuable productivity tools in a personalized, private format that enhance the overall web experience and save time and money for its users.
Some of the tools that provide benefits to So Act members include –
– a communication platform that combines spam-free and ad-free email, text and chat allowing users to maintain as many always-on conversations as they desire
– the ability to form groups that help build business, develop new ideas, study and learn, promote causes, connect with likeminded individuals
– a high performance search engine that is ad-free and provides only the top 10 results in the world
– a media drive that allows members to upload, secure, and file share every important file on their computer
– a press club so members can share their important news with their followers and the media
– For more information, and to join free – visit www.SoAct.Net

The newest entry into the online fly fishing world launches with social networking tools and an eye to helping the fly fishing industry as well as anglers.
FlyFisherPro.com is the newest fly fishing website now appearing on the small screen. With literally hundreds of other fishing websites out there, what makes FlyFisherPro special? That question was answered by the company’s founder and CEO, Michael Lenzini.
“We have a dual purpose: to serve the angler community with lots of information, social networking tools, and current fishing reports bundled with lots of location-specific information. But we also hope to help the businesses in the fly fishing industry – the vast majority of whom are small, mom and pop businesses – with their marketing. No other site has this focus.”
FlyFisherPro’s social networking tools include the ability to share information about one’s favorite fly patterns and upload pictures and details, including information and pictures about the insects fish feed on. There are forums where like-minded anglers can discuss and share information on topics of mutual interest – from tying dry flies to fishing techniques, to equipment, to conservation and environmental issues. The blog covers just about any topic related to fly fishing, and will present guest bloggers well-known to the fly fishing community. A directory allows the viewer to search for fishing and outdoors-related businesses by location or type of business. Businesses are given the opportunity to put up a simple listing in the directory for free. Finally, there’s the Buy/Sell/Trade tent where members can post fishing equipment for sale, items sought, and even post to share a ride to go fishing.
Much of the site’s information, such as the monthly column, the Healthy Angler™, written by Dr. Jim Hoven, is open and available to the public. The site does have a membership category, and for less than $50 per year, members get access to a proprietary trip planner, with all sorts of real-time data for specific river sections and lakes, the B/S/T tent, discounts on shop merchandise, coupons and special offers from advertisers, and discounts or free access to online and live seminars and clinics.
“We are adding member benefits all the time,” said Mr. Lenzini, “ and bringing in more content, more interactive tools and multimedia and more connections to the fly fishing community. Our goal is to be one of the few go-to sites that anglers bookmark in their browser and visits regularly.”
You can visit the site at www.flyfisherpro.com.
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As social networking sites such as Facbeook and MySpace continue to grow in popularity, some minorities may feel left out by English sites. But ApnaCafe, a new networking site launched in April 2009, offers the worldwide Desi community the ability to connect in their own language.

ApnaCafe allows users to set up profiles and communicate with one another using regional languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic.

The main focus of the site is to empower the online Desi community and allow members to share information in a comfortable environment, according to CEO Yasin Rahim.

“ApnaCafe was primarily started to consolidate all Desi-specific core applications and as a platform to bring friends from different networking sites together in one place, giving users many powerful features with a Desi identity,” says Rahim.

As with other networking sites, ApnaCafe’s clean design and user-friendly layout enables users to share information online the same way they do in the real world. They can connect with friends, find people with shared interests, join groups, send messages, share videos, compose blogs, write movie reviews and post photos.

In addition to the innumerable data-sharing features, ApnaCafe employs a points system that rewards users for surfing the site. As users accumulate points, they can redeem them for electronics, DVDs, music and books using the site’s shopping system.

The site also makes it simple to incorporate users’ other social networking accounts into their ApnaCafe profile. Anyone can import contact lists, address books and display their Twitter feeds and write scraps similar to Orkut on their profiles, all in their own languages. Users can also register for ApnaCafe using Facebook, which pulls all the information from their Facebook profile to establish an ApnaCafe profile quickly and easily.

http://www.apnacafe.com

FertilityTies, a social network for the fertility-focused, revealed a new site design today as well as features that appeal to those struggling with infertility or embarking on a journey towards conception.
FertilityTies is a comprehensive online community affiliated with accredited medical professionals, which offers support and answers to those faced with infertility or trying to conceive. www.FertilityTies.com connects the fertility-focused with fellow peers and practitioners, allowing members to blog about their journeys and “follow” others (in a Twitter-like style), arming members with special tools, providing Q&As with accredited medical professionals, forums for discussion and the latest fertility news and polls about timely issues.
New features include:
– An Ovulation Calendar, FREE service that allows members to chart their temperatures & daily physical symptoms to calculate their fertile days.
– A Fertility Store, members can browse through various products that will help them through their fertility journey.
– A Fertility Clinics’ & Doctors’ Directory, which lists clinics and doctors across the country and includes users’ reviews as well as easy to navigate maps to locate nearest facilities. Featured clinics will have a full profile and will include doctors’ photos and videos to facilitate members’ search efforts.
– “Featured Doctor” and “Featured Clinic” — The site now introduces members to a “featured doctor” or “featured clinic” in their town, and users have the ability to connect with them and get answers to their questions.
“FertilityTies.com continues to make strives to develop a one-stop shop for those trying to conceive and facing infertility,” said Veronica Alvarez, CEO of FertilityTies.com.
“Our goal is to develop tools and features that can make this journey easier for our members, empowering them with reliable medical information and the ability to connect with others when looking for a physician that is the perfect match for them.”
About FertilityTies
Founded by Veronica Alvarez, an accomplished professional with an extensive business background. While she herself has not undergone fertility treatments, she is passionate about online communities and “building products that help make the world a better place.” She has over 12 years of experience creating, building, and running some of the largest communities on the web, having worked with Yahoo! En espanol, Yahoo! Personals, Yahoo! Avatars etc.