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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beth Rosa of Medford, Massachusetts has an infant. She also has a part-time, home-based handcrafting business called "I Sew", which sells custom-designed baby and mom accessories - diaper bags, car seat covers, changing pads, etc. - online on Etsy. Kathleen M. Othus is a full-time watercolorist, who travels the country in an RV finding inspiration in the lifestyle's adventures and the richness of nature in America. She sells only original...
DALLAS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Match.com, one of the world's largest online dating sites, has partnered with Chef Fabio Viviani to share recipes and culinary tips that are designed for singles' dating lifestyles. Viviani, a native Italian, is a popular California-based chef who is most widely known for his appearances on the Bravo Network television series, Top Chef: Season 5 and Top Chef: All Stars. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030909/MATCH) Inspired by his own...
Online music service Rhapsody announced on Monday that it has acquired Napster from Best Buy, which will receive a minority stake in the combined company. The specific terms of the stock-based deal, which is expected to close around November 30, were not disclosed. "This deal will further extend Rhapsody's lead over our competitors in the growing on-demand music market," said Rhapsody president Jon Irwin in a statement. "There's substantial value in bringing Napster's subscribers...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VoxPop Worldwide, Inc. (OTC: VOXI), a leader in digital distribution today announced a partnership with BETA Records, a music content creator and driver. The partnership gives both companies the ability to raise the bar in online music content, providing larger avenues of distribution for consumers. BETA Records' vast catalog of music will be available for VoxPop's Internet Radio Network on the Beta Radio Channel. VoxPop will integrate the BETA...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of the crafters who sell on Etsy.com, the world's handmade marketplace, love practicing and sharing their art, but hate doing all the number crunching required to run a successful business. Coming to their rescue is Outright, Inc., who today announces an exclusive offer for Etsy Sellers to use its Etsy-integrated accounting software for free now through the end of the year, allowing these creative types to spend less time on dreaded...
A Department of Justice investigation was revealed yesterday by the Associated Press about whether employees of eBay “engaged in alleged criminal activities and misconduct focused around the misappropriation of proprietary/confidential information from Craigslist.” Craigslist and eBay have been in and out of civil court for years with allegations that the online auction giant, who bought a stake in Craigslist in 2004, misappropriated confidential information while it secretly...
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Match.com, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), announced that it has acquired a 20% interest in Zhenai Inc., a leading provider of online matchmaking services in China. Terms of the investment are not being disclosed at this time. Launched in 2005 by Dr. Song Li, Zhenai provides integrated Internet and telephone matchmaking services to China's rapidly growing single population who are looking for long-term relationships. Zhenai has...
MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Batanga, Inc. today announced the acquisition of MetroFlog and partner sites, MetroBlog and MetroPostales. On the heels of acquiring two leading online media companies, Adfunky and I-Network, Batanga, Inc., has now added all three premium Hispanic-focused properties to its roster of owned and operated websites. The latest acquisition increases the company's audience by over six million unique visitors a month. MetroFlog.com is a social media platform...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the way people buy changes forever with the worldwide launch of Ubokia.com. The new website shifts the buying paradigm with a revolutionary "want-centric," community-driven platform that puts the user in control of the buying experience. "This doesn't change one thing about buying; it changes everything," said Mark Pine, Silicon Valley veteran and Ubokia CEO. "The way people buy goods hasn't significantly improved since the exchange of...
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Match.com, the world's leading personals company and an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), announced that the French Autorite des marches financiers (AMF) published today the final results of the tender offer initiated by Match.com on Meetic S.A. A total of 808,115 shares were tendered in the subsequent offer period by Meetic shareholders. Upon settlement and delivery of those shares, which is expected to occur on or prior to...
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Image Credit: Photos.com A blog is a written discussion or information posted on a website over the Internet. The blog is posted with the most recent one first, dealing with any subject or topic within the constraints of the website administrator. Before 2009 most blogs were written by an individual or small group of people. Today, most websites use multi-author blogs (MABs) where a large number of authors write and submit content which is edited professionally. Information gathered for...
A social networking service is an online service provided to the public for social interaction between families, friends, and also for gaining new friends over the internet. These networks often include such services as e-mail and instant messaging. Social networks are found worldwide and used by half of the world’s population in some form or another. In 2011 a survey revealed 47 percent of adults and 73 percent of teens use a social networking service. You can use these services to...
A wiki is simply a website that allows the users to create and edit any number of interlinked web pages through a simplified markup language. They are often powered with wiki software and used to collaborative wiki websites, power community websites, for note taking, and in knowledge management systems. Some wikis serve specific purpose while others are more of an open content format. Wiki, meaning fast in Hawaiian, was first created by Ward Cunningham who developed WikiWikiWeb. Wikis...
