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Local Business Review Site 5StarControl proclaims its opinion on the launch of a new website, DoNotRent.com, which is seeking to become the Yelp of renters, allowing them to review different properties and landlords. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 15, 2012 5StarControl has issued a statement about a new website called DoNotRent.com, which was recently profiled on Curbed.com, which allows renters to rate apartments and houses in a similar style to Yelp. Local Business Review Site...
Enter a chance to win a set of this 6-volume graphic non-fiction series Chicago, IL (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 World Book, Inc. introduces its newest print set, Building Blocks of Mathematics, with a free online sweepstakes. Visitors to World Book’s Numbers Need Love Too site can enter a drawing to win a set of the innovative six-volume Building Blocks of Mathematics by submitting their email address and favorite number. Building Blocks of Mathematics features quirky characters drawn in...
NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced that the number of people who view TripAdvisor content on sites other than TripAdvisor has doubled since last year to over 300 million per month, as marquee brands around the world -- including Best Western International and Thomas Cook -- now partner with TripAdvisor to display TripAdvisor traveler content on their sites. (Logo:...
Crowds and Long Lines, Gaining Weight, Aggressive Drivers Top List of Americans' Holiday Aggravations; Holiday Tipping is among the least Dreaded YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although a whopping 94 percent of holiday shoppers say they're at least somewhat enjoying the holiday season this year, one in five feel that gift shopping itself is one of the things they absolutely dread about the holiday season, according to a Consumer Reports Holiday Poll. At the...
ISTANBUL, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects consumers with great local businesses, today announced the availability of Yelp Turkey (http://www.yelp.com.tr). Beginning today, people in Turkey are able to create accounts on Yelp.com.tr to share their opinions about great local businesses and services. Yelp's free iPhone and Android applications will be available as well as its free suite of business owner tools: Yelp for Business Owners...
Despite Positive Black Friday Reports, Consumers Show Signs They're Spending Less Than A Year Ago YONKERS, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, reports that sentiment levels among more affluent Americans earning $100,000 or more have dropped sharply in the past 30 days. This is the first time the Consumer Reports Index has seen the historically positive sentiment levels of affluent...
NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With its potential to fuel job creation, bolster energy independence, and fuel the U.S. economy, energy efficiency has been attracting a lot of well-deserved attention in recent years. However, realizing its full promise will require a comprehensive national approach, as well as effective, strategic cooperation between the public and private sectors. To this end, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has launched the Energy...
BRUSSELS and NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cooperation on eMobility standardization was the focus of discussion during a Transatlantic Roundtable organized by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which took place in Brussels on November 28-29. This event brought together technical experts from industry, government, and other...
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has reaffirmed the accreditation of seven personnel certification programs developed and administered by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), including all four of its CCO crane operator certification programs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111101/DC97809LOGO) NCCCO also received two commendations from ANSI for procedural...
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the number one provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, is teaming with SheSpeaks, a leading online influencer with more than 250,000 members, to host a Twitter party on Thursday, November 29, at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Party attendees are invited to use the hashtag #aflackids, to help raise funding for childhood cancer treatment and research. Selected participants could win one of several prizes, including a $250 gift...
