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2012 Principal Financial Dreams Tour Brings Hall of Fame Players to Minor League Fans

Des Moines, Iowa (PRWEB) April 25, 2012

Rounding out nearly a decade of support for minor league baseball, the Principal Financial Group® will keep fans entertained again this summer at minor league ballparks across the country.

The Principal Financial Dreams Tour will visit 22 ballparks from Eugene, Ore., to Rochester, N.Y., where attendees will receive tips to help them plan for their financial futures. Fans in each city can look forward to a special giveaway or the chance to meet a legendary player like Rickey Henderson, Joe Carter, Lee Smith and others.

“When it comes to safe, family-friendly entertainment, nothing beats minor league baseball, a true institution for American families,” said Mary O’Keefe, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, The Principal®. “We’re excited to continue our support and bring this special experience to fans and our customers at local ballparks around the nation.”

Since 2004, The Principal has partnered with minor league baseball teams to inform consumers about the importance of planning for their financial futures, as well as to entertain key customers and business associates in the family-friendly atmosphere of minor league ballparks. Minor league teams are excited about the 2012 tour and once again welcome The Principal, a company that after so many years of support has become a part of the fabric of the minor leagues.

Ben Kratz, corporate sponsorships executive for the Omaha Storm Chasers says, “We are honored to host the Principal Financial Dreams Tour as it aids in the fan experience people have grown to know and love at Werner Park. The Principal consistently provides our fans with incredible experiences every year. We are long time, proud partners and excited to be able to host the event again this season.”

To learn more about the event and schedule, visit: http://www.principal.com/dreamstour. For more news and insights from The Principal, connect with us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ThePrincipal.

About the Principal Financial Group

The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal ®) is a global investment management leader including retirement services, insurance solutions and asset management. The Principal offers businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through its diverse family of financial services companies. Founded in 1879 and a member of the FORTUNE 500®, the Principal Financial Group has 5.0 billion in assets under management and serves some 18.0 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit http://www.principal.com.

“The Principal Financial Group” and “The Principal” are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

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Next-Gen Content App, Nvision, Brings Gaming, Entertainment & Tech Editorial Directly To Android Users

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2012

NVision, the next generation content tablet app featuring the hottest gaming, entertainment, and tech editorial, is now live in the Android app store. A free download for Tegra-powered Android tablets, NVision highlights Android and PC gaming, movies, gadgets, and technology with an eye for the most exciting and groundbreaking graphics. Updated daily with high-def visuals, video, and in-depth stories, NVision covers the spectrum of visual entertainment from the newest games and effects-driven movies to the hottest gadgets and visual technology.

“NVision is a new brand of entertainment publication designed for today’s digital lifestyle,” said John Gower, CEO of NVision publisher Dialect. “We deliver the best games, entertainment, and technology content that enthusiast and mainstream Android tablet and PC users crave, served fresh daily on your device.”

NVision’s innovative content is overseen by Will Tuttle, a ten-year video game industry veteran who was previously Editor-in-Chief at GameSpy . c o m and TeamXbox . c o m. The app’s gaming coverage is unique, bringing together insider perspectives and in-depth analysis of developer technology and techniques to reveal the art and science behind the hottest games on Android, PC and console. NVision also sorts through the over 450,000 Android apps to pick the best apps every week, with direct download links for seamless access.

On the tech front, NVision takes readers to the forefront of visual technology—from blazing graphics processors to 3D monitors and in-car entertainment—for in-depth coverage of tomorrow’s tech today. For movie fans, NVision reveals the secrets behind dazzling special effects and covers the latest movie scoops while bringing the biggest stories in entertainment to tablets. The app’s gadget section previews the coolest new devices on the market—from tablets to the latest phones and smart TVs—to give readers all the info they need to make the right choice.

“NVision is quite unlike any other digital entertainment and technology publication in print or on the web,” said Will Tuttle, Editor-in-Chief for NVision. “With a sharp focus on the visuals and industry-leading technology that drive modern games and films, all your favorite content is wrapped into a single app that uses the full capability of Tegra-powered Android tablets to showcase a superlative presentation with slick graphics, insightful editorial content, rich video, and interactive links to take you directly to apps.”

NVision’s content at launch includes a feature on what gamers can expect from Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed III, a look at some previously unreleased character renders from Blizzard’s highly-anticipated action-RPG Diablo III, and a head-to-head breakdown of the differences between Google Play and Amazon AppStore. On the film front, the app will serve up an analysis of why fans are worried about Michael Bay’s upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, as well as a chat with John Carter director Andrew Stanton about the future of 3D movies. Gadget fans can discover the recently announced Google glasses, get first-impressions of a new gaming tablet, and learn how to connect their Xbox or PS3 controllers to their Android device. Android newcomers can get to know Ice Cream Sandwich, learn how to control their home with their tablet, and discover the most essential apps with NVision’s weekly must-read roundup.

Though an independent editorial voice, NVision is platinum sponsored by graphics chip leader NVIDIA and is heavily featured within NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone app, which is pre-installed on Tegra devices. This high profile exposure in conjunction with strong promotion and marketing by NVIDIA will bring the app to an estimated two million tablet users by the end of 2012. NVision is optimized for Tegra-powered Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Motorola Xoom, Sony S1, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer & Transformer Prime, Acer Iconia A100, Acer A500 and the Sharp A01SH.

For more information, visit NVisionapp . c o m.

Assets including an NVision trailer, screenshots and logos can be found at:

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Login: OPSMedia#2z | Password: plethora1977* | Folder: NVision / NVision Announce 4.11.12

About NVision

NVision is a next generation content tablet app for Android featuring the hottest gaming, entertainment, and tech news. Available as a free download for Tegra-powered Android tablets, NVision highlights Android and PC gaming, movies, gadgets, and technology with an eye for the most exciting and groundbreaking graphics. Updated daily with high-def visuals, video, and in-depth stories, NVision covers the spectrum of visual entertainment from the newest games, effects-driven movies, and must-have gadgets to the impact cutting-edge visual technology and science have on our digital lives. For more information, visit Google Play or NVisionapp . c o m.

About Dialect, Inc.

Founded in 2011, Dialect, Inc. is an expert content marketing and app development agency that works with some of the world’s biggest brands to drive deep customer engagement. The San Francisco-based team works with leading retailers, technology and games companies to increase brand loyalty, measure customer retention and drive product sales. Dialect creates, designs, develops and monetizes great branded content. The team is lead by CEO John Gower, who has developed award-winning magazines, apps and content-driven customer loyalty programs for Best Buy, Activision Blizzard, Sony, BT, Sky and O2 both in the US and UK. Content is overseen by Editor in Chief Will Tuttle, a ten-year video game industry veteran who was previously Editor in Chief at GameSpy . c o m and TeamXbox . c o m, and Client Services are lead by Jack McHenry, an experienced relationship manager in gaming and tech who has worked with Ubisoft, Toys R Us, Apple, and other industry leaders. For more information, visit http://www.dialectinc . c o m.

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Bock UK Brings Specialist Silage Clamp Solutions to the UK

Bock UK has delivered a number of silage clamps throughout the UK and is fast becoming recognised as the farmers’ choice

Earls Colne, Essex, UK (PRWEB UK) 30 January 2012

Milbank has been based in Essex for almost 60 years specialising in the supply and installation of precast concrete products and solutions working in construction, agriculture, coastal protection, railways and stadiums.

With 30 years’ experience, Milbank’s new German partner Böck Silosysteme GmbH is the only provider in the pan-European market to offer a product range of silage clamps and covers from a single source.

Following the introduction of a feed-in tariff for electricity and heat from renewable sources in 2010, the UK market for biogas plants is currently extremely buoyant and the company believes there will be significant UK demand.

Böck installed the UK’s first silage clamp of its kind at Future Biogas in Norwich and three more have quickly followed in partnership with Milbank due to its existing manufacturing capacity and long experience in the design, manufacture and installation of pre-cast silo solutions. In addition to the UK biogas sector, the partners are also expecting an increasing demand for pre-cast clamp solutions from the UK farming industry. Bock UK has delivered a number of silage clamps throughout the UK and is fast becoming recognised as the farmers’ choice.

Sean Milbank, Managing Director of Milbank is optimistic about the partnership and the future of Bock UK Ltd: “The collaboration between two strong partners means a win-win situation for both Milbank, Böck and, most importantly, our clients,” says Sean. “Bock UK Ltd will offer a turnkey solution as experts in silage clamp construction and covering solutions from one source. Although the Bock silo system (known in Germany as the traunsteiner silo system) is commonplace in Europe, it is only recently that the UK market has seen the benefits. We are delighted to be able to combine the experience and expertise of two industry specialists to offer our customers significant advantages.”

Bock UK will be exhibiting on Stand 27 at the Energy Now Expo at The Malvern Showground, Worcestershire on 15 and 16 February, 2012

Contact Bock UK email: bchalk(at)bock-uk(dot)com telephone: 01787 220560

Editor’s Notes:

Bock UK systems can produce 30% more energy from their silage clamp compared to normal clamps and covers.

Bock UK silage clamps provide an enhanced working environment for the silaging team

Slanted silo walls and cambering allow 35% enlargement via surcharging.

The systems provide reduced temperature fluctuations for optimum storage conditions

Bock UK offer one complete concept from construction to covers

Bock UK provide bespoke solutions for small ‘on farm’ silaging to complex biogas requirements

Bock UK are experts in low maintenance, bespoke silage clamp solutions

Bock UK has 90 years’ experience in silage clamp solutions

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Inspiration Through Fiction — Reviewers Say “Brightest Moon” Novel Brings Hope

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2009

As “The Alchemist” author Paulo Coelho has said, “Love can consign us to hell or to paradise. It always takes us somewhere.” His book has inspired millions.

Like The Alchemist’s protagonist, Edward Meopian in Christopher Meeks’s “The Brightest Moon of the Century” has his own eye-opening journey over years, taking him from Minnesota fields to a college dorm in Denver to a trailer park in Alabama and more, until he realizes, too, what is truth.

In this often-comic tale, Edward needs a place in the universe, but he also wants an understanding of women. He stumbles into romance in high school and college, whirls into a tornado of love problems as a mini-mart owner in Alabama, and aims for a film career in Los Angeles.

Importantly, readers and reviewers are discovering the delights and spirituality of The Brightest Moon of the Century. In these challenging economic times, we all need hope.

As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote, “Meeks has managed to put together a thoughtful, fresh-feeling portrait of how we become who we are.”

Grady Harp, a top-ten reviewer at Amazon . c o m, says the novel “reaches out to the reader in a way that offers an honest invitation to relive our own growing years… Along the way in Edward’s journey, the author takes time to pause and offer poignant philosophy.”

“This is a quiet yet powerful piece of literature,” says Heather Figearo in the website Raging Bibliomania. “[Edward's] joy becomes your own, and his calamities compel you. This is a tremendous feat for an author.”

BookGeeks in England says, “Unpretentious and deeply human, the normalcy and everyman nature of the novel give it its power.”

Sam Sattler at Book Chase says, “Christopher Meeks has filled his story with enough interesting characters and episodes to remind just how limitless and filled with surprises even the most ordinary of lives can be.”

Marc Schuster in Small Press Reviews asserted in comparing Meeks’s novel to his previous short story collections, “I’ve gone from being an admirer of his work to a full-blown fan–bordering, perhaps, on groupie.”

Published only last month, the book keeps drawing readers and reviewers. To see all the reviews, go to Meeks’s author page at http://www.redroom . c o m/author/christopher-meeks. The book is available in many independent bookstores and a growing number of Barnes and Noble stores, as well as online.

For more information on “The Brightest Moon of the Century,” or a review copy for reviewers, contact White Whisker Books at (323) 344-7132.

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KnowledgeVision for Brightcove Brings Interactive Presentation Power to Brightcove Users

KnowledgeVision syncs Video, PowerPoint, and dynamic footnotes for the web

Concord, Mass. (PRWEB) December 10, 2009

DigiNovations has announced the availability of KnowledgeVision for Brightcove, a web-based companion to the Brightcove online video platform. KnowledgeVision synchronizes video, PowerPoint presentations, images, flash animations, and dynamic footnotes into compelling new on-demand interactive presentation experiences on the World Wide Web. DigiNovations is a Boston-based producer of web video content and interactive experiences.

At the heart of KnowledgeVision for Brightcove is KnowledgeVision Builder — a hosted, easy-to-use software tool that helps web content creators create Adobe Flash-based players that make tightly synchronized, interactive video presentations available on demand, 24 hours a day. Video streams hosted on Brightcove accounts can drive these synchronized presentations, and viewers can interact with and navigate through the presentation at the click of a mouse.

“Interactivity is the key to the next wave of internet video,” notes DigiNovations executive producer and CEO Michael Kolowich. “For several years, we’ve been offering KnowledgeVision players to our clients as a tool to capture their presentations and offer them on demand to a larger audience. Now, we’re putting that power in the hands of Brightcove subscribers customers and substantially extending the capabilities of Brightcove-powered content presentations.”

Complete online demonstrations of KnowledgeVision and KnowledgeVision Builder are available at http://www.knowledgevision.net/introduction.

KnowledgeVision is already being used for creating a wide variety of synchronized interactive presentations on the web, including:

interactive sales and marketing presentations;
medical and technical presentations;
archived conference presentations;
new product demonstrations;
employee and constituent communications;
software and product training; and
quarterly financial reviews for investors.

“At a time when companies and organizations are thinly-staffed and travel dollars are tight, it’s essential to find new ways to get complex information in front of prospects and constituents,” Kolowich observes. “With KnowledgeVision, your best presenters and material is front-and-center with your audience, 24 hours a day.”

KnowledgeVision for Brightcove makes full use of the rich set of application programming interfaces (API’s) built into the Brightcove video publishing systemonline video platform. As an Authorized Solutions Provider in the Brightcove Alliance global partner ecosystemfor Brightcove, DigiNovations has collaborated with several Brightcove customers to develop a robust enterprise solution for a wide variety of synchronized, on-demand presentation needs.

“The Brightcove Alliance is designed to enable organizations like DigiNovations to easily build new applications and services on top of our market-leading platform,” said Bob Mason, Brightcove’s chief technology officer. “It is great to see DigiNovations leverage the Brightcove platform to bring an innovative, compelling solution to market. We look forward to our customers taking advantage of KnowledgeVision for Brightcove in the future.”

KnowledgeVision and KnowledgeVision Builder are being offered as a hosted enterprise solution at prices starting at 5 per month or 00 per year. For complete information on KnowledgeVision for Brightcove, go to http://www.knowledgevision.net/brightcove.

About DigiNovations

DigiNovations is an award-winning creative media production company based in Concord, Massachusetts. It specializes in corporate and institutional documentary films and corporate video production, and on the design and management of online video and internet TV channels. In conjunction with ChannelOne Marketing Group (http://www.channelonemarketing . c o m), the company helps organizations get more value from their video investments by creating, distributing, and marketing business videos using new media and social networking vehicles. The company also publishes the “Web Video Expert” blog on the world wide web.

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Brian Silfies Takes on Wrestling Community and Brings Wrestler Training to Adults Bored with Fitness/ New Year Resolutions

Ross hard at work

Concord, NH (PRWEB) January 5, 2010

Ever since Brian started wrestlerstrengthonline he has been adding people to his website daily and helping wrestlers, parents and coaches improve themselves and have a better understanding of wrestler training.

Brian has trained thousands of athletes and adults who were bored with fitness and large gyms who offered nothing new and a boring environment.

“My clients have more fun and get more results than any of their opponents or friends and refer on a regular basis because of it.”

Wrestlers needed a fresh new approach and a coach who cared about them getting what they needed because the big companies only cared about the big clients but everyone gets what they need at wrestlerstrengthonline.

Wrestlers, parents of wrestlers and coaches of wrestlers can all benefit greatly from listening in to the teleseminars, checking out free ebooks and buying ebooks about the cutting edge styles of training for wrestling and mma. All of this and more can be found for free just by signing up at wrestlerstrengthonline.

If you are an adult who is just bored and tired of the open gym scene and failed New Year’s resolutions than you too can benefit by following along with Brian’s newest training ideas and techniques and his access to the greatest minds in the business.

Sign up now at http://www.wrestlerstrengthonline . c o m and start getting the greatest information on wrestling strength and conditioning and sign up and let us know what you want to hear about.

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SABR Brings Baseball’s Think Tank to Mesa, Ariz. for Inaugural Conference

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Mesa, AZ (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is on deck to host its inaugural baseball analytics conference in Mesa, Arizona, during the middle of the spring training season. The organization is the inspiration for the popular field of baseball statistical analysis, called sabermetrics. The SABR Analytics Conference, presented by Bloomberg Sports and Major League Baseball will take place at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa on March 15–17 and will bring together some of the top minds from the nationwide baseball analytic community. The three-day event will consist of numerous panels and research presentations paired with notable guest speakers scheduled throughout the conference.

The Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau (Mesa CVB) reached out to SABR after their headquarters move to Phoenix last year. SABR hosted a conference during the Arizona Fall League last October and this gathering inspired the organization to plan a meeting of the minds in Mesa during spring training.

“Never before have as many of the top minds of the baseball analytics community come under one roof to discuss, debate and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball,” said SABR Executive Director Marc Appleman. “What better time and place to be putting on a baseball analytics conference than during spring training in Arizona.”

The conference is open to the public with registration and schedule available online at http://www.sabr.org. Speakers are expected to include Tom Ricketts, Chairman, Chicago Cubs; Derrick Hall, President/CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks; Mark Shapiro, President, Cleveland Indians; Chris Antonetti, Executive Vice President/General Manager, Cleveland Indians; Jerry Dipoto, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Los Angeles Angels; Doug Melvin, Executive Vice President/General Manager, Milwaukee Brewers; among others.

A unique component of the conference is the Case Competition that invites graduate students from area business schools and sports management programs, as well as undergraduates from across the country, to compete against each other by preparing an analysis and presentation of a real baseball operations decision — the type of decision a team’s GM and the type of decision a team’s GM and staff is faced with over the course of a season. To date, several universities are scheduled to participate including New York University; University of Chicago; Northwestern University; University of California-Berkeley; Arizona State University and Tufts University.

“We are excited that we have one more element to boast when it comes to the sport of baseball here in Mesa,” said Josh Todd, sports development manager for the Mesa CVB. “SABR has assembled a who’s who of behind-the-scenes baseball personnel to connect with some of the most incredible statistical fanatics from across the country. Attendees will be able to take part in the spring training experience and see how the Phoenix-metro region and our entire state has long supported this industry.”

For more information on the SABR Analytics Conference, visit http://sabr.org/analytics.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Deb Jayne, SABR

(800) 969-7227, djayne(at)sabr(dot)org

Michelle Streeter, Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau

(480) 682-3638, (800) 283-6372 x345, Michelle(at)VisitMesa(dot)com

About SABR: http://sabr.org/about

About Mesa, Ariz.: http://www.visitmesa . c o m/baseball

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Library of Congress Brings National Book Festival Direct to Mobile-Phone Users

Washington, DC (Vocus) September 4, 2009

The Library of Congress has launched its first-ever mobile campaign to provide National Book Festival-goers with SMS text alerts about the festival, which will be held on the National Mall from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 26. By texting ‘BOOK’ to 61399, mobile-phone users can opt in to receive the latest festival announcements, as well as author presentation and signing schedules; standard messaging rates apply. Presentation and signing schedules are also available on the National Book Festival website (http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/).

The mobile text campaign is one of many interactive features to bring booklovers up-to-the-minute information about the festival. Festival-goers also have the option to receive updates for this year’s event such as author activities, day-of event details and more, by following the Library on Twitter (@librarycongress, hashtag #nbf) or becoming a fan of the Library on Facebook (http://www.facebook . c o m/libraryofcongress).

Other online additions include new downloadable author podcasts, which can be accessed free of charge through the Library’s website or on iTunes. These recordings feature candid interviews with award-winning authors George Pelecanos, James Patterson, Rickey Minor, Nicholas Sparks, and more. Additionally, The Washington Post is hosting live online discussions in the week leading up to the festival with several participating authors, including Annette Gordon-Reed, Ken Burns, and Douglas Brinkley.

Whether participating in-person or online, festival-goers will discover endless activities to indulge their love of books and reading. More than 70 celebrated authors, poets and illustrators are participating in this year’s event, including James Patterson, Jon Scieszka, Nikki Grimes, John Grisham, Judy Blume, Jodi Picoult and Walter Mosley.

Parents and kids will explore the world of literacy in the PBS KIDS Raising Readers pavilion, featuring live stage performances by Elmo and Chris from Sesame Street, sing-alongs with PBS KIDS’ SteveSongs, story readings and skill-building activities. Young readers can pose for pictures with their favorite PBS KIDS characters, including the cast of Super Why, Martha from Martha Speaks, Leona and Cleo from Between the Lions and Duck from Word World, as well as other book-based characters such as Curious George and Maya & Miguel.

In the Let’s Read America pavilions, children and families will enjoy a range of activities including taking photos with Bullseye, the Target dog, and coloring in the Bullseye Book of Activities. At the Scholastic Family Corner, families and children can create their own books and also learn about volunteer opportunities through Clifford the Big Red Dog’s BE BIG!™, a national campaign that invites everyone, big and small, to take action. Additional activities, story times and photo opportunities will be available courtesy of the Washington Post, AT&T, US Airways, ReadAloud.org, the Penguin Group and the Library of Congress Federal Credit Union.

New to the festival is the Digital Bookmobile, a high-tech exhibit powered by OverDrive, which supports reading and literacy with eBooks from libraries. Equipped with Internet-connected PCs, sound systems and a “Gadget Gallery,” the Digital Bookmobile enables visitors to browse a public library’s website, sample popular eBook, audiobook, music and video titles, learn how to download, and try out supported mobile devices.

The 2009 National Book Festival is made possible through the support of Target, the Distinguished Benefactor; Charter Sponsors PBS & PBS KIDS Raising Readers and The Washington Post; Patrons AT&T, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The James Madison Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts; Contributors Borders, Digital Bookmobile powered by OverDrive, the Library of Congress Federal Credit Union, Penguin Group (USA), ReadAloud.org, Scholastic Inc., and US Airways; and Friends the Marshall B. Coyne Foundation, The Hay-Adams, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Thanks also to C-SPAN2′s Book TV for providing onsite coverage of the festival and to the Junior League of Washington for providing 400 volunteers for the event.

The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution and the world’s preeminent reservoir of knowledge, providing unparalleled collections and integrated resources to Congress and the American people. Many of the Library’s rich resources and treasures may be accessed through the Library’s website, http://www.loc.gov, and via interactive exhibitions on myLOC.gov.

Jennifer Gavin (202) 707-1940

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Cathy Zielske Brings her Clean and Simple Sense of Scrapbooking to Digital

Bel Air, MD (PRWEB) October 7, 2009

Fans of digital scrapbooking have one more reason to take their hobby online. Leading Internet digital scrapbooking supplies e-tailer DesignerDigitals . c o m has added popular designer Cathy Zielske to the site’s already impressive lineup.

Cathy Zielske is one of the most recognizable name in the scrapbooking industry She will be designing digital scrapbooking layered templates, mini-books and albums among other offerings. DesignerDigitals rises above the other digital scrapbook offerings with the variety and quality of designers in the store and the range of products offered – everything from digital stamps to digital papers and everything in between There is always fresh inspiration at DesignerDigitals . c o m.

According to creative director Katie Pertiet, who co-owns DesignerDigitals . c o m with her husband, Randy Pertiet, Zielske brings an exciting resume and valuable skills to a team of 14 other digital scrapbooking design professionals, including Katie Pertiet herself.

“Cathy Zielske is known in the scrapbooking industry for her clean and simple approach to story telling for scrapbookers,” explained Katie Pertiet, co-owner and creative director at DesignerDigitals . c o m. “She will be designing digital scrapbooking and hybrid scrapbooking layered templates, mini-books and complete photobook albums.”

The addition of Zielske to the DesignerDigitals . c o m team means an even greater range of computer scrapbooking supplies and designs that are appropriate for the techniques hobbyists are currently using to scrapbook including not only digital but hybrid scrapbooking as well.

“DesignerDigitals . c o m rises above the other digital scrapbook offerings with the variety and quality of designers in the store and the range of products offered – everything from digital stamps to digital papers and everything in between,” Katie Pertiet said. “There is always fresh inspiration at DesignerDigitals . c o m.”

In addition to digital designs and scrapbook supplies, the site offers free scrapbooking ideas and advice on its designers’ blogs, as well as digital scrapbooking tutorials and an extensive knowledge base. Registered gallery users get the added benefit of free scrapbooking printables and other freebies.

“At DesignerDigitals . c o m we provide inspiration to scrapbookers with creative, fresh and innovative digital scrapbooking products. Our customers can find support and encouragement as they enjoy and explore photography and scrapbooking to create keepsakes that reflect on special occasions and everyday moments,” said Pertiet.

A wide selection of design galleries gives DesignerDigitals . c o m visitors the flexibility to choose scrapbooking borders, brushes, stamps and other scrapbook elements to create scrapbooking albums for Christmas, birthdays, children scrapbooks and other themed compilations.

For more information about Cathy Zielske or another scrapbooking designer, or for digital printable scrapbooking supplies, designs and services, visit DesignerDigitals . c o m.

About DesignerDigitals:

DesignerDigitals . c o m, a subsidiary of Click Creative Group Inc., is a leading Internet-based digital scrapbooking e-tailer. Founded in 2005, DesignerDigitals . c o m provides high quality digital scrapbooking design products and supplies for consumers to use in the creative process of preserving their memories and creatively expressing their personal life stories. The Web site’s offerings include eclectic inventories of digital scrapbooking layouts, scrapbooking paper design templates, computer scrapbooking kits, paper packs, elements, lesson packs and more.

For more information please visit http://www.DesignerDigitals . c o m.

Contact:

Randy Pertiet

Click Creative Group, Inc.

410-569-3561

http://www.DesignerDigitals . c o m

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Everlike Brings Crowdsourcing to Getting and Giving Answers To Life’s Biggest Questions

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 01, 2012

Ever wanted an opinion on what shirt looks better with jeans? How about if you should take a trip to Los Angeles or New York? A brand new website is taking getting advice to a new crowd-sourcing level. Now you can get opinions from an entire community of users at everlike and decide once and for all if that shirt really goes with your jeans.

“Everlike is the perfect place to put life’s biggest questions to the test and get a true answer,” said Robert Marhamat with everlike. “Maybe you’re not ready to get advice. Not a problem, everlike offers you the perfect way to give advice to questions from other users.”

Crowdsourcing sites such as everlike take common tasks commonly performed by individuals and opens them to entire online communities in an open call. Users at everlike are able to post questions directly on the website and solicit personal opinions from other users. The opinions are then crowd-sourced into one consensus for review by the poster.

“It’s an easy way to get a number of opinions in a very short period of time,” Marhamat said.

To post a question or provide advice, users need to have a Facebook or Google+ account. Once signed in, responding to questions is as easy a clicking a button to make a selection.

To post a question, users simply need to log into their Facebook or Google+ account and then click on “get advice”, then “ask a question”, followed by the response options to be selected. Users then can use social media to promote their question and solicit answers from the community of everlike users.

“After the process is complete we will tally the results and then display them for you,” Marhamat said. “Hopefully at that point you will be one step closer to having the ultimate answer to your biggest questions.”

For more information about everlike, or to post or respond to a question yourself, please check out our website at http://www.everlike.me.

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