May, 28
2013
Business, Business and Social Networking, Women's Interests

Mass Challenge Finalist WomenLEAD, Inc. launches Campaign to Honor Women Who Lead

Author: WomenLEAD Inc
Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts (BOSTON, Mass.)  | Tue, 28 May 2013

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “With only fourteen percent of women leading in executive positions in the United States today, WomenLEAD, Inc. has their work cut out for them. Seeking to advance women in their careers via a new website that will offer an online community or personal advisory board made up of professional women globally this innovative company is thrilled to have been chosen as a Mass Challenge Finalist.”



A R T I C L E:

With only fourteen percent of women leading in executive positions in the United States today, WomenLEAD, Inc. has their work cut out for them. Seeking to advance women in their careers via a new website that will offer an online community or "personal advisory board" made up of professional women globally this innovative company is thrilled to have been chosen as a Mass Challenge Finalist.

"It's a great honor to join this dynamic group of entrepreneurs at the Mass Challenge," says founder and CEO Ilene Fischer. "This will accelerate our mission to advance women in their career; and to close the gender gap globally."

WomenLEAD's mission is to disrupt and revolutionize mentorship through an innovative online "personal advisory board" platform that advances women in their careers, said Fischer.

"Research shows that one mentor may not have everything you need when you need it. With that in mind the WomenLEAD, Inc. site will provide women with an opportunity to create a personal group of advisors. These advisors will know the member's strengths, challenges, and aspirations. With that knowledge they will bring their collective wisdom to bear on issues of concern," added Fischer.

30 Women Who Lead Campaign:
Over the next two months, WomenLEAD will honor 30 women who have proven, through their own success, that women have what it takes to lead companies across all sectors. Learn more: http://www.womenleadinc.com/blog/2013/05/18/30-women-who-lead/ .

Follow us as we honor these outstanding women and the message they send to women around the world: "When they are given the right opportunities, Women LEAD."

The 30 Women that LEAD campaign includes:
* Dee Dee Myers: A Women Who Leads in Politics and Media;
* Ursula Burns: A Woman Who LEADS in Engineering and Xerox CEO;
* Deborah Dean: A Woman Who LEADS in Corporate Law;

and will include a diverse group of another twenty-seven Women Who Lead.

In addition to the Women Who Lead campaign, WomenLEAD, Inc. launched a crowd funding project to support development.

The company's CEO, Ilene Fischer, hopes to raise $100,000 for the interactive website that will promote gender equality. Indiegogo crowd funding pledges will help the organization pay developers, architects, and user experience professionals as they create the ideal interface.

To make a pledge toward the crowdfunding project visit:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/womenlead-launch--38/x/1837550 .

More information on WomenLEAD, Inc.: http://www.womenleadinc.com/ .

More information on Mass Challenge Finalists: http://masschallenge.org/startups/2013 .

* VIDEO: http://youtu.be/aHMlcnbzX9M .

###

Copyright © 2013 by WomenLEAD Inc and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/13-0528-fischer_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2013-05-0528-001.txt

• Story Title: Mass Challenge Finalist WomenLEAD, Inc. launches Campaign to Honor Women Who Lead
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: Ilene Fischer, Boston, Massachusetts, Mass Challenge, Business and Social Networking, Business, Women's Interests, BOSTON, Mass..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (WomenLEAD Inc); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Tue, 28 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Mar, 12
2013
Business, Business and Social Networking

WomenLEAD, Inc announced today their Partnership with Sheryl Sandberg’s LeanIn

Author: WomenLEAD Inc
Dateline: Boston, Massachusetts (BOSTON, Mass.)  | Tue, 12 Mar 2013

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “WomenLEAD, Inc today announced a partnership with Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn to revolutionize mentorship with a powerful woman-to-women online network. Boston-based WomenLEAD is committed to disrupting and revolutionizing the career mentorship model with an online network and personal advisory board platform, for women by women.”



A R T I C L E:

WomenLEAD, Inc today announced today their partnership with Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn to revolutionize mentorship with a powerful woman-to-women online network. Boston-based WomenLEAD is committed to disrupting and revolutionizing the career mentorship model with an online network and personal advisory board platform, for women by women.

By Partnering with LeanIn, WomenLEAD will be able to make a bigger impact in the world and fulfill its mission: To create and accelerate gender parity in the workplace; to make a positive financial impact on the global economy by establishing a network in which women support women in developing themselves as local to global leaders.

WomenLEAD, CEO and Founder, Ilene Fischer knows what it takes to create leaders. With 20 years in leadership development and organizational change working with management gurus Peter Senge and Tom Peters, she said, "If all of the organizations dedicated to women's advancement worked together we would collectively accelerate the enormous global impact that women can make. I applaud Sandberg's 'LeanIn' for publicly supporting the advancement of women as leaders, Leaning into their career; and creating a foundation for the success of families, communities and economies."

WomenLEAD was launched to address issues of gender parity. In the U.S. for entry level professional positions there is gender parity, yet there are only 14 percent women in the in executive positions. Individually women need to accelerate in becoming local to global leaders. Organizations need support in retaining and advancing women.

WomenLEAD will:
* Offer access to a personally customized 20-member advisory board who will know member challenges, strengths and aspirations; bringing collective experience and wisdom to support their goals.
* Participate in communities organized around industry, job function, and special areas of concern.
* Develop new perspectives and skills through a rich library of training videos and reference material.

To find out more and get early access to WomenLEAD, simply submit your email at: http://www.womenleadinc.com/ .

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/x1DNYTPOeUo .

###

Copyright © 2013 by WomenLEAD Inc and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/13-0312-fischer_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2013-03-0312-003.txt

• Story Title: WomenLEAD, Inc announced today their Partnership with Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: Ilene Fischer, Boston, Massachusetts, Mentoring, Business and Social Networking, Business, Internet, BOSTON, Mass..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (WomenLEAD Inc); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:12:38 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Feb, 08
2013
Business and Social Networking, General Editorial

Sobriety Navigator Launches Informational Forum and Chat Web Site

Author: Sobriety Navigator
Dateline: Scottsdale, Arizona (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.)  | Fri, 08 Feb 2013

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “Ron and Cynthia Peterson, the founders of Sobriety Navigator have announced the launch of their new, full feature web site dealing with addictions - both chemical and behavioral - and the effects they have on individuals, their friends, families and loved ones.”



A R T I C L E:

Ron and Cynthia Peterson, the founders of Sobriety Navigator have announced the launch of their new, full feature web site dealing with addictions - both chemical and behavioral - and the effects they have on individuals, their friends, families and loved ones.

The site was inspired by the personal experiences of its founders, having witnessed many people who suffered in silence and ultimately lost their lives to addiction. Many people are affected by the addict's destructive actions, attitudes and choices. Why do they suffer in silence? They are ashamed and afraid to seek help.

At Sobriety Navigator, you can safely and confidentially read articles written by professionals, members, and people who have "been there," that promote thought, give insight and foster clarity. Submit and share your own stories, if you wish.

Use the Forum to post questions and receive answers. Utilize 24/7 chat rooms. Both general and private chat rooms are available. Use links to addiction related articles to see what is being published in the world-wide media. It's all here and available now.

"On behalf of the people we have known and the people we have never met, we have created Sobriety Navigator as a resource center for people who are questioning their activities or the activities of loved ones, friends or co-workers," said Cynthia Peterson. "It's All About You! Sobriety Navigator, a place where everybody knows your name...your on-line nickname, that is. 'Talk It Out - Don't Act It Out,' at Sorbiety Navigator."

More information: http://sobrietynavigator.com .

###

Copyright © 2013 by Sobriety Navigator and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/13-0208-sobriety_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2013-02-0208-001.txt

• Story Title: Sobriety Navigator Launches Informational Forum and Chat Web Site
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: dealing with addictions, Scottsdale, Arizona, addiction social network, Business and Social Networking, Health, General Editorial, SCOTTSDALE, Ariz..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (Sobriety Navigator); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:56:01 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Nov, 12
2012
African American Interests, Business and Social Networking, Legal and Law

Inmates Are Now Able to Apologize to Their Victims Online at The Apology Project

Author: Joe Baker
Dateline: Springfield, Tennessee (SPRINGFIELD, Tenn.)  | Mon, 12 Nov 2012

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “Joe Baker, a Tennessee inmate, has been incarcerated for 24+ years. With the help of his family, Joe has developed a website where offenders can apologize to their victims online in a non-intrusive way. In his quest to make amends for his crime, Joe created the website The Apology Project and continues to give back for his wrongdoing and encourages other inmates to do the same.”



A R T I C L E:

Joe Baker, a Tennessee inmate, has been incarcerated for 24+ years. With the help of his family, Joe has developed a website where offenders can apologize to their victims online in a non-intrusive way. In his quest to make amends for his crime, Joe created the website The Apology Project (theapologyproject.com) and continues to give back for his wrongdoing and encourages other inmates to do the same.

Offenders can post their apology on the website, and victims have the ability to read the apology and offer a response if they so choose.

Baker has also written two books. "Thinking Outside the Fence: A Guide to help your incarcerated loved one in their quest for rehabilitation and reconciliation" is a guide for family members and friends of offenders. The book is a compilation of lessons learned by Joe Baker. During his years of incarceration, he has "learned valuable lessons that led to him transforming his life from behind bars and making amends to his victims."

He has also written "Thinking Outside the Fence: Workbook for Offenders" which is a program he created for inmates. "This program is a guide to help offenders transform their lives. The lessons in the workbook promote a strong relationship with God, apologizing and making amends to their victims, and helping the offender to become a positive and responsible member of society once they are released," adds Baker.

For more information on the two books (ISBNs pending) and how to order, visit: http://www.theapologyproject.com/products.html .

Joe is an inspiration in showing that inmates can change. They do not have to continue to be what they were once convicted of and continue to live a life of crime. He is proof that you can become part of the solution, instead of continuing to be part of the problem. Society should be interested in this, because it displays there can be true change in the world, no matter who you are or what your circumstance. That is what we ALL strive for, and we as a society, need to recognize that we must be proactive in the rehabilitation of inmates if we ever want to see true change.

More information: http://www.theapologyproject.com/ .

###

Copyright © 2012 by Joe Baker and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/12-1112-apology-proj_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2012-11-1112-003.txt

• Story Title: Inmates Are Now Able to Apologize to Their Victims Online at The Apology Project
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: The Apology Project, Springfield, Tennessee, offenders apologize to victims, Business and Social Networking, African American Interests, Legal and Law, SPRINGFIELD, Tenn..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (Joe Baker); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:56:03 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Aug, 09
2012
Business and Social Networking, Product Launches, Transportation

Cabbies Go High-tech!

Author: For Cabdrivers
Dateline: San Jose, California (SAN JOSE, Calif.)  | Thu, 09 Aug 2012

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “Today, cabdriver Yohannes Taye announced the formation of For Cabdrivers(TM) a website dedicated to getting cabdrivers connected from coast-to-coast. According to Taye, the site will act as a central location and gathering place for all information and ideas out there in "cab land" - a website for cabdrivers by cabdrivers.”



A R T I C L E:

Today, cabdriver Yohannes Taye announced the formation of For Cabdrivers(TM) (www.ForCabdrivers.com) a website dedicated to getting cabdrivers connected from coast-to-coast. According to Taye, the site will act as a central location and gathering place for all information and ideas out there in "cab land" - a website for cabdrivers by cabdrivers.

This endeavor didn't start out in the garage of a Silicon Valley house or mansion. This small project started at the Silicon Valley Airport in San Jose, Calif., where Yohannes typically waits for fares in his cab. When he picks up a new fare, he often drives his "mostly hi-tech customers" to the highly innovative regional companies of Google, Apple Computer, Yahoo!, Facebook and the like.

"I was thinking of ways of applying all this innovation around me so that it can be of benefit to us cabdrivers," said Taye. "Then one day the idea came to me that there should be a website where all cabdrivers can come together to exchange ideas and information among themselves. A site where all cabdrivers can get connected to each other; all together at one place."

In his search for websites that deal with cabdrivers, Taye came across a few that were informative. However, the sites showed limited or no feedback from drivers, and also were specific to certain cities or regions. So his focus was on the formation of a site which allowed for a broader input and feedback from cabdrivers from all over; hyper-national versus hyper-local.

The site tries to look at commonalities among the cabdriver community so that drivers can come together in order to benefit themselves, their families and by extension their communities.

Based on the above premise, some of the topics that the ForCabdrivers.com website will be focusing on include:
- The sharing of news related to the cab industry;
- How some of the useful news from different regions can be applied to local situations;
- How immigration laws can affect us and our families;
- Saving money on day-to-day expenses like gas;
- Information drivers need to know in order to take care of their credit; and so on.

The website is divided into different sections like the "Cabbie News" where drivers can get all the news about cabbies and the cab industry from all over. At the "Notice Board" section, drivers can exchange good wishes on the arrival of newborns, graduations, weddings, and also make community events announcements.

The other areas deal with drivers buying and selling their cabs, getting all kinds of useful information on improving their credit scores, how to save on gas, and the like.

At the "Quotes, Facts & Jokes" subsection of the Cabbie News(TM) section, drivers will be inspired by quotes from people of wisdom from all over the world; laugh at the jokes, and get some interesting factoids. According to Taye, the first quote of the site comes from Robert H. Schuller who said, "If you listen to your fears, you will die not knowing what a great person you might have been."

On the portal, drivers will be able to find out about current weather and time information for more than 600 cities worldwide and be able to do currency conversions for about 160 countries.

"We'd like to thank the Timeanddate-com and Likeforex-com websites, respectively, for these very useful information tools," says Taye.

"We are also very grateful to the great company Google for Google Translate, which allows us to translate the contents of our site into 64 different languages. For an industry as diverse as the cab industry, this is of great benefit to us."

Finally, to encourage membership and participation, prizes will be awarded to drivers. It is also in the future plans of ForCabdrivers.com to award scholarships to drivers who demonstrate exceptional achievements in the education as well as other fields as yet to be determined.

Yohannes Taye, who formed the site with the help of his technology advisors Derek Herrold & Lars Deruntz, has attended colleges in Ethiopia, the U.S. and other countries. He just completed a web design course in order to facilitate the formation and development of the For Cabdrivers(TM) website.

Learn more about the new resource for cabbies to connect, at: http://www.ForCabdrivers.com/ .

Yohannes can be contacted on the website via the "Contact Us" page.

###

Copyright © 2012 by For Cabdrivers and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/12-0806-forcabdriv_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2012-08-0809-002.txt

• Story Title: Cabbies Go High-tech!
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: getting cabdrivers connected, San Jose, California, Yohannes Taye, Business and Social Networking, Transportation, Product Launches, SAN JOSE, Calif..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (For Cabdrivers); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:27:04 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Jun, 14
2012
Business and Social Networking, Medical

Paragon BioTeck, Inc.’s Online Social Networking Platform, Noble Vision Group, Incorporates Treato’s Patient-Generated Medical Database

Author: Paragon BioTeck, Inc.
Dateline: Tigard, Oregon (TIGARD, Ore.)  | Thu, 14 Jun 2012

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “Paragon BioTeck, Inc., a research and development organization in the eye care industry, today announced that the company's online community discussion forum and blog, Noble Vision Group, has added the revolutionary plug-in, Treato.”



A R T I C L E:

Paragon BioTeck, Inc., a research and development organization in the eye care industry, today announced that the company's online community discussion forum and blog, Noble Vision Group, has added the revolutionary plug-in, Treato. The plug-in, released to developers in May, 2012, allows users to search Treato's database of over 1 billion patient-generated social media posts, providing important insights into the side effects and efficacy of over 11,000 medications.

Treato's state-of-the-art technological infrastructure was developed in order to deal with the mass amounts of medical data spread throughout the internet. Treato converts patient-reported outcomes published across the web into medically meaningful information. The "Wisdom of the Crowd" concept reflects that large crowds often predict events and/or achieve insights better than individuals or small groups. Learn more about Treato: http://treato.com.

Treato acts as another avenue through which information can be exchanged within the eye care industry using Noble Vision Group's community discussion forum, allowing for collaboration between internet users throughout the world and the medical experts at Noble Vision Group.

Paragon BioTeck, Inc. President and CEO, Patrick H. Witham commented, "The Treato Plug-In is the perfect addition to the Noble Vision Group community discussion forum. We continue to look for new ways to utilize Noble Vision Group in order to increase the amount of valuable conversation and the pace in which it is disseminated within the eye care community. Treato is a tremendous development that provides consumers, practitioners and drug companies amazing insight. I am extremely pleased that Paragon BioTeck, Inc. and Noble Vision Group have the opportunity to participate in delivering this technology to the eye care community."

About Noble Vision Group:

Headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, Paragon BioTeck, Inc.'s, Noble Vision Group is an online community discussion forum and blog directed toward the eye care community. Noble Vision Group was developed and introduced by Paragon BioTeck, Inc. in an effort to cultivate conversation, foster innovation, and create a source where experts and patients can come together to exchange information and expand their knowledge. Learn more at: http://www.noblevisiongroup.com.

###

Copyright © 2012 by Paragon BioTeck, Inc. and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/12-0614-noble_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2012-06-0614-001.txt

• Story Title: Paragon BioTeck, Inc.'s Online Social Networking Platform, Noble Vision Group, Incorporates Treato's Patient-Generated Medical Database
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: Noble Vision Group, Tigard, Oregon, Treato plug-in, Business and Social Networking, Medical, Computing, TIGARD, Ore..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (Paragon BioTeck, Inc.); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:45:20 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Feb, 28
2012
Business, Business and Social Networking

Social Network for Kids, Jackie Fame Launches FAME 2.0

Author: Jackie Fame, Inc.
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina (CHARLOTTE, N.C.)  | Tue, 28 Feb 2012

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “Jackie Fame (www.JFame.com), which bills itself as the 'kid/teen social network,' a Facebook alternative for kids and teens, announced today the launch of its most anticipated FAME 2.0 social network. Jackie Fame is an investment capital funded, Charlotte and Los Angeles based company.”



A R T I C L E:

Jackie Fame (www.JFame.com), which bills itself as the "kid/teen social network," a Facebook alternative for kids and teens, announced today the launch of its most anticipated FAME 2.0 social network. Jackie Fame is an investment capital funded, Charlotte and Los Angeles based company.

Jackie Fame, founded by kid entrepreneurs Zachary Swauger (age 13) and Joshua Swauger (age 10), launched its initial Jackie Fame Network in January of 2011. After the positive response and tremendous membership growth, the brothers put a halt on growth initiatives while focusing on enhanced development efforts of its platform. With continued feedback for improvements from the FAME Kid Advisors, the brothers developed FAME 2.0 - a custom, feature rich, with a scalable network, infrastructure. Also, not surprisingly, Jackie Fame offers an interactive Android and iPhone mobile app available to download for free on over 2,500 wireless devices - FAME Mobile.

In 2011, the Swauger brothers also penned their first book in the "Kid2Kid Book Series" titled "Kid2Kid, Keepin' It Safe Online" (ISBN: 9780615500256). This fun to read book about internet safety, which includes a chapter on anti-bullying, is now available at book stores, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and public libraries.

As a complement to the book, they also launched their anti-bullying site "We Have the Power" - www.WeHaveThePower.net - which is a grass-roots effort encouraging kids to join together in the fight to end bullying.

"What we set out to do was build an awesome place on the web for kids to communicate, share and create new friendships, continue to develop our brandFAME and its superior lines of quality products, provide financial opportunity for our investor team, and prove to the admission officers at Stanford University that we have what it takes to be a Cardinal - in about 5 years," said Joshua Swauger.

"FAME 2.0 is epic!" added Zachary Swauger. "Unlike many other social networks for kids and teens, with Jackie Fame there is no charge to be a member, no advertising in-your-face messages, and our members have the choice to be as private or as public as they want to on their page." Initially, the system defaults to full privacy for all members to provide instant protection. "After that, it's their choice who they friend," added Zachary. In addition, users' data and content is not sold to brands, advertisers, etc. "We ARE 'the brand' and with our merchant partners engaged with the FAME members via our FAME50 platform, coming soon - it's really awesome."

Jackie Fame's BrandFAME will initially launch with the FAMEbody "body treats" personal care line and FAMEnails, the companies nail polish line, due to be in national retail store locations by Q4 2012. BrandFAME, the company's apparel line is expected in stores by Q1 2013. All lines and been developed, branded, quality tested, and are now in the pre-sale process.

About Jackie Fame:

To learn more about Jackie Fame network, please visit http://www.JFame.com .

The Company continues to expand its Jackie Fame brand with the national retail launch of the "FAMEbody" personal care and cosmetic lines (www.ReadySetWow.net), BrandFAME apparel lines, www.FAME50.com merchant platform and Face-the-Fame; FAME America! the online music & talent contest for kids is launching in 2012.

The Mission of the Jackie Fame Network is to be the leading kid/teen social networking destination with the largest, most engaged audience and community. The network will be supported by its unique position as one of the strongest, most valued brands focusing in the highly coveted kid-teen audience.

Jackie Fame is a privately held company and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Jackie Fame(R), FAME50(R), JFame(R), FAMEbody(R), and Face-The-Fame(R) are registered trademarks of Jackie Fame, Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.

###

Copyright © 2012 by Jackie Fame, Inc. and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/12-0228-zachjos_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2012-02-0228-002.txt

• Story Title: Social Network for Kids, Jackie Fame Launches FAME 2.0
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: Zachary and Joshua Swauger, Charlotte, North Carolina, Social Network for Kids, Business and Social Networking, Family, Business, CHARLOTTE, N.C..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (Jackie Fame, Inc.); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:59:29 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Dec, 19
2011
Business and Social Networking

George Jensen, Jr., former USA Technologies Founder joins ThePeoplesVote.com Board of Directors

Author: ThePeoplesVote.com
Dateline: Orlando, Florida (ORLANDO, Fla.)  | Mon, 19 Dec 2011

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “ThePeoplesVote.com is pleased to announce that George Jensen, Jr., current President and CEO of Jensen Expansion Capital, Inc. has joined their Board of Directors. Mr. Jensen will be advising the company on strategic planning and long term expansion, and will also be investing in the company.”



A R T I C L E:

ThePeoplesVote.com is pleased to announce that George Jensen, Jr., current President and CEO of Jensen Expansion Capital, Inc. has joined their Board of Directors. Mr. Jensen will be advising the company on strategic planning and long term expansion, and will also be investing in the company.

"It is both an honor and a privilege to serve on the board of directors of the ThePeoplesVote.com. In light of the tumultuous political climate, the timing of their entrance to the market could not be better. I firmly believe our Founders would be proud of what ThePeoplesVote.com has set out to accomplish: to provide a platform that accurately reflects the true will of the American people. Chuck Kirkpatrick and his talented team have a far-reaching vision, and I am proud to bring my breadth of entrepreneurial experience and focus to the team. As FaceBook and Twitter has forever changed the world of social networking, I believe ThePeoplesVote.com will have the same effect on American politics," states Mr. Jensen.

Jensen Expansion Capital, Inc. offers strategic advice and assistance for emerging growth companies in the areas of expansion capital and the securing of high profile, professional board members. George Jensen, the founder and CEO, is an experienced CEO and successful entrepreneur raising in excess of $250 million dollars during his career. He is the former Founder, Chairman & CEO of USA Technologies (NASDAQ:USAT) which became the leader in providing wireless payment solutions for the self-serve market

"As an emerging company, we are very excited to have Mr. Jensen on our Board. He brings a wealth of experience and strategic contacts to the table, and he also shares our aggressive long term vision," states ThePeoplesVote.com Founder and President, Chuck Kirkpatrick.

ThePeoplesVote.com provides an internet based, "ballot enabled" social utility that removes the uncertainty as to how citizens expect their elected officials to represent them on important public policy decisions. Designed to handle tens of millions of users, this System replaces the "catch all" methods of phone, fax, email, letters, website comment forms, tweets, and FaceBook posts with one high security communication tool. This non partisan platform is based on the 100 year old Initiative and Referendum Process and will help citizens understand the issues, and communicate more effectively with their elected officials.

ThePeoplesVote.com will provide a free membership option and has an estimated market of 279 million registered and eligible to vote citizens, including a youth program for ages 13 and up, and 35 million businesses. Their Corporate Headquarters will be located in Brevard County in the city of Palm Bay, Florida.

More information can be obtained at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/george-r-jensen-jr/3/1a8/627
and http://www.ThePeoplesVote.com .

###

Copyright © 2011 by ThePeoplesVote.com and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/11-1219-tpvote_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2011-12-1219-002.txt

• Story Title: George Jensen, Jr., former USA Technologies Founder joins ThePeoplesVote.com Board of Directors
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: internet voting, Orlando, Florida, George Jensen Jr, Business and Social Networking, Finance, Politics, ORLANDO, Fla..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (ThePeoplesVote.com); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:06:56 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Nov, 14
2011
Business and Social Networking

Stanford, Berkeley Students Compete for Social Networking Prize

Author: World Mind Network
Dateline: Palo Alto, California (PALO ALTO, Calif.)  | Mon, 14 Nov 2011

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “The World Mind Network, in conjunction with social network Mightybell (www.mightybell.com), is holding a contest between Stanford and UC Berkeley students to find the best example of the use of Mightybell software to create an experience around a fresh approach to planetary problems like climate change, poverty, disease, sustainability, and illiteracy.”



A R T I C L E:

The World Mind Network, in conjunction with social network Mightybell (www.mightybell.com), is holding a contest between Stanford and UC Berkeley students to find the best example of the use of Mightybell software to create an experience around a fresh approach to planetary problems like climate change, poverty, disease, sustainability, and illiteracy.

According to WMN spokesperson Anna Chu Lin, "Mightybell is a social network employing a new paradigm which encourages members to create actual 'experiences' rather than just sharing information as they do on traditional social networks."

The World Mind Network is an NGO with members in 37 countries which explores ways of using Internet and Smart phone technologies to solve global problems innovatively. The goal of the contest is to develop simple, understandable protocols for addressing important issues using popular Web 2.0 tools.

The award is called the Gantha prize. Gantha means "sacred bell" in Sanskrit. The winner will be announced online, during halftime of the Big Game between Stanford and Cal on November 19, 2011. The winner will receive either an Apple iPad 2, a Samsung Galaxy II, or a Kindle Fire, plus a Fair Trade copper temple bell from rural India, and a press release publicizing their project.

Contact worldmindnetwork@gmail.com for more information.

###

Copyright © 2011 by World Mind Network and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/11-1115-mbell_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2011-11-1114-004.txt

• Story Title: Stanford, Berkeley Students Compete for Social Networking Prize
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: Mightybell, Palo Alto, California, Gantha prize, Business and Social Networking, Education, Computing, PALO ALTO, Calif..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (World Mind Network); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:26:11 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
Sep, 20
2011
Business and Social Networking, General Editorial

Berkeley Leads in Exploring Practical and Revolutionary Usages of Web and Cell Tools

Author: World Mind Network
Dateline: Berkeley, California (BERKELEY, Calif.)  | Tue, 20 Sep 2011

freeNewsArticles Story Summary: “The University of California at Berkeley, in partnership with the World Mind Network, is becoming the nexus of a new movement aiming to maximize the vast power embedded in commonly used Web and Smart phone technologies to effect useful change in the world.”



A R T I C L E:

The University of California at Berkeley, in partnership with the World Mind Network, is becoming the nexus of a new movement aiming to maximize the vast power embedded in commonly used Web and Smart phone technologies to effect useful change in the world. According to Sarah Mendel of the NGO Friends Without Borders, UC has the size, reputation, and brainpower to show the world the under-realized potential of social networking, micro blogging, cell phone apps, online video, and other popular free electronic tools to solve problems in education, research, environmentalism, and social change.

Berkeley is no stranger to initiating new trends, having sparked the Free Speech movement of the 1960's, and various other cultural, scientific, and academic shifts.

Wikis, search engines, social networking, and the other Web 2.0 phenomena are not new; what is new is the ability to combine their best features to create easily set up projects that allow individuals to have real impact on issues that previously could only be addressed by huge institutions.

Because so many of these things have been introduced to the public as toys, conveniences, or merely as ways to do traditional things a little more efficiently, we forget that programs like Google, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and the like allow modern humans to know almost anything, communicate with almost anyone, create and share almost any kind of content for free, and thus live a richer life than any previous generation. Because we rarely "step back" to examine how powerful these capabilities have made us, we often fail to realize their potential to bring solutions to age-old problems with far less time, cost, and stress than traditional methods.

Additionally, the fact that modern web tools allow individuals the ability to create large Internet "footprints" for themselves means that one person can create a permanent web niche for themselves around a particular issue. In practice, this means that Berkeley students are experimenting with making their work far more public, and yet more personal, at the same time.

Among other programs, Berkeley students have participated in projects which:

- Saved lives after the March 11 earthquake in Fukushima, Japan, by monitoring Twitter, Facebook, and SMS feeds to connect victims with rescuers;

- Created the world's largest collection of pre-1900 archival French audio recordings and preserved them with iTunes and Windows Media files;

- Brought needed infrastructure improvements to villages in Kenya by devising a program which turned unused cell phone minutes from students in America into legal tender for Africans;

- Started a worldwide online discussion group which provided advice to legislators in Nepal who are writing a new national constitution;

- Built one of the world's largest online crowd-sourced experiments which discovered several causes for a sudden fish die-off in Taal Lake in the Philippines, and suggested treatments which were successfully implemented.

For more information write to worldmindnetwork@gmail.com .

###

Copyright © 2011 by World Mind Network and Send2Press® Newswire, a service of Neotrope® - all rights reserved. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Sourced on: freeNewsArticles.com.

• Web Image (72dpi): https://www.send2press.com/mediaboom/11-0920-worldmind_72dpi.jpg

• Media Contact Information: https://www.send2press.com/mediadrome/2011-09-0920-008.txt

• Story Title: Berkeley Leads in Exploring Practical and Revolutionary Usages of Web and Cell Tools
• REFERENCE KEYWORDS/TERMS: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Friends Without Borders, Business and Social Networking, Education, General Editorial, BERKELEY, Calif..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: some content which is considered "old" or "archival" may reference an event which has already occurred; some content possibly considered "advertorial" may also reference a promotion or time-limited/sensitive offering, and in all of these instances certain material may no longer be valid. For notably stale content, you should directly contact the company/person mentioned in the text (World Mind Network); this site cannot assist you with information about products/services mentioned in the news article, nor handle any complaints or other issues related to any person/company mentioned or promoted in the above text. Information believed accurate but not guaranteed as of original date of story [Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:32:36 GMT].

USE THIS CONTENT FOR FREE: To use this content in your newspaper, broadcast outlet, news portal, blog/ezine or similar, free of cost, CLICK HERE to learn how.
1 2 3 … 5