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Social network on diabetes gathers 2,000 members

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TuDiabetes.com, an online social network for people touched by diabetes, has now passed the 2,000 member mark within days of its first anniversary.

Members continue to join from all over the world, connecting with people from the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, India and Ireland among other countries.

Becoming a member of TuDiabetes.com is free. After customizing their profile page, members participate in diabetes-related discussions, share their thoughts and ideas in their blog and post their photos and videos. Members also benefit from discounts on diabetes products offered by other members.

Everyone is allowed to create their own groups and invite other members to join them. Among the most popular groups that have been formed are: “Parents of Kids with Type 1,” “Pumping Our Insulin,” “Continuous Glucose Monitor Users” and “Diabetes and Women.”

“This site is so personable. I know I can rely on everyone here.” She added: “It is definitely a family,” Michelle Curtis, a mother of a child with type 1 diabetes that joined in July 2007, said.


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Originally posted on February 29, 2008 @ 11:20 am

Jonathan Shambroom named GM of Crackle

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Crackle, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, announced that Jonathan Shambroom will take over leadership as senior vice president and General Manager of the video entertainment company and will lead the company’s continued growth as it debuts new and original online short-form videos from Sony Pictures Television (SPT).

Crackle also announced they will have the exclusive debut window for new Sony Pictures Television distributed original short-form programming for new media, such as the new series. In addition to exhibiting content from outside producers, including the new upcoming SPT original short for program The Roadents, a flash-animated improvisational comedy described as “The Odd Couple” meets “Easy Rider”, Crackle will continue to develop programming in house from Crackle Studios. Crackle Studios incubates cutting edge and original talent from the Web to the living room.

Shambroom has overseen product development and marketing for the company since September, 2005. A proven product innovator, he has built category-defining products in the consumer entertainment space for 15 years. Previously, he was EVP, Products for Jumpstart, which launched Tagged.com and incubated Hi5.com. Prior successes include Evite.com, When.com and PF Magic, which were acquired by IAC, AOL, and Mattel, respectively.

Originally posted on February 28, 2008 @ 11:24 am

Me.dium now compatible with Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and Songbird Media Player

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medium.pngMe.dium released new versions of its web browser add-on that are compatible with Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and the Songbird Media Player. The new versions extend the compatibility of Me.dium’s add-on software to almost all of the major Web browsers including Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 3, as well as Flock and Songbird.

Me.dium is a real-time, social browsing application that enables users to surf the web with friends, see popular sites online and discover new people and places based on the activity of others. By extending its compatibility across the different web browsers, Me.dium is able to open its doors to expand its community and enable users to surf together regardless of what browser the user chooses.

Originally posted on February 28, 2008 @ 12:29 pm

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WAYN.com reveals strong growth in unique visitors

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WAYN.com, a travel and lifestyle focused social network, announced a 185% rise in unique visitors globally this month, reaching an expected 6.3 million visitors, up from 2.2 million the same time last year. Recent analysis from Nielsen Online also confirmed a 25% increase year on year in the UK alone. The site boasts over 11 million members in over 193 different countries and is growing by up to 15,000 new members every day.

WAYN has seen a huge increase in growth and popularity in recent months, largely due to it opening up to the site to free interaction and introducing a number of new and innovative offerings, which have increased the stickiness of the site.

Originally posted on February 28, 2008 @ 12:07 am

Travelstar launches social networking site

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Travelstar, Inc. announced the beta launch of Travelstar.com, a social networking site for passionate leisure travelers. Travelstar.com combines the most popular social networking features enabling users to share vacation photos, read and write reviews, interact in traveler forums and blog about their travel adventures.

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Originally posted on February 27, 2008 @ 4:12 pm