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Get ready for a shopping revolution with Shopcade - finally, discounts on things you actually want. New York (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Shopcade, the personal shopping app, has launched a ‘Deals Revolution’ that brings deals directly to users based on what they want. In the current cash-strapped climate, Shopcade is making it easier for buyers to purchase exactly what they want at the right price. Users create lists of all of the products they want, and are then informed when they ‘go on...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Microsoft has just announced they’ve finally finished migrating every Hotmail user over to the new Outlook.com service, leaving them with more than 400 million active accounts. In a blog post, Microsoft group program manager Dick Craddock says there were over 150 petabytes of email shuffled from one service to another in a total of six weeks. Craddock also notes 125 million active users are accessing their accounts on a mobile...
Dei Fratelli's Pin It To Win It Contest Returns for Social Media Enthusiasts TOLEDO, Ohio, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hirzel Canning Company & Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated company, manufacturer of Dei Fratelli tomato products, will be celebrating its 90(th) Anniversary with Pin It To Win It contest on Pinterest and Twitter. This nationwide contest will take place from May 1 through May 31, and asks participants to vote for their favorite tomato recipes,...
Program development challenge will expand scientific discovery experience on Web of Knowledge PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the launch of its Build Challenge, the second phase of a contest designed to expand the discovery experience offered by Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge(SM). The competition challenges the research...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Facebook rolled out a new security feature on Thursday that lets users locked out of their accounts recover their passwords with the help of trusted friends. The optional enhancement, dubbed "Trusted Contacts,” lets a Facebook user select up to five friends to receive security codes if the user cannot login to his or her account. Should a lockout arise, Facebook will send the security codes to the friends the user has selected....
IXACT Contact Solutions Inc., North America’s leading real estate contact management and marketing system, gives its Google Plus page a facelift with a large, eye-catching new banner design and exclusive content. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Recognizing the popularity and power of Google Plus as a social media channel, IXACT Contact has made a firm commitment to take its presence on Google Plus to a new level. This is being done through a new, engaging cover photo and posts...
Shopify, one of the leading providers of ecommerce platforms, has long been a partner of Babystations.com in its quest to provide the best customer buying experience. However, with the launch of Shopify’s new and improved platform, Babystations.com feels that it can improve its already impressive system even further. (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Babystations.com, a trusted online retailer for baby changing stations, child seating, and childcare accessories, has always considered Shopify one of...
The Albany-based health plan is ranked seventh in the state in the large employer category on the Best Companies Group list. Albany, NY (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 CDPHP® has been ranked seventh on the Best Companies to Work For in New York list. This is the fifth consecutive year that CDPHP has been chosen by the Best Companies Group, in conjunction with New York State Society for Human Resource Management, as one the state’s top large employers. The award is based on the company’s...
WatchMojo grows YouTube channel five-fold in past year, with audience watching over 50 million minutes of content each month. Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 WatchMojo – one of the largest independent producers of premium video content – hit several milestones during the month of April 2013 after streaming 675 million videos in the previous 12 months. Throughout April, WatchMojo surpassed: 1.5 billion all-time views across its distribution network;...
LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hypster.com is currently working to increase their international presences by translating the site to accommodate multiple languages. With Russian translations already complete and planning to be launched next week, Hypster staff says, this is just the beginning. "Our mission is to help our users create the greatest collection of music playlists in the world; we want to be the place where you discover new music and make the whole thing fun and...
Latest Web 2.0 Reference Libraries
The Kobo Arc is a tablet computer produced and released by Kobo Inc. in November, 2012. It has a 7-inch screen and uses Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It is the second model produced by Kobo, the first was the Kobo Vox. It comes in black or white with Wi-Fi, a micro USB port, a headphone jack, and dual speakers. It has a dual core CPU, 1 GB Ram, and 16, 32, or 64 GB of storage. It has a rechargeable battery with ten hours of reading and two weeks stand by. It is capable of...
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...
