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coComment announces low barrier for users wanting to ‘comment’

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cocomment.jpgcoComment, a platform for discovering conversations online, announced a new white-labeled service that provides online publishers with a better tool for managing and monitoring user-generated comments. This service enables online publishers to outsource user-generated comments in a seamless and branded way, directly from their site. Publishers gain the benefit of an easy to manage solution that provides their readers with a quick way to post comments. The coComment solution removes the need for new user-registrations on sites where users wish to contribute their comments and conversations relating to publishers’ content.

“Providing users with an instantly accessible way to submit comments on your site is one of the strongest things you can do to develop your online readership and brand,” stated Matt Colebourne, CEO for coComment. “We’re enabling companies to enhance their editorial through the voices of their readers.”

Originally posted on June 24, 2007 @ 10:11 pm

Kaplan Test Prep now available in iTunes

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kaplan.jpgKaplan Test Prep and Admissions announced the availability of three interactive SAT prep programs that students can purchase and download from iTunes, enabling them to practice for the college entrance exam. Among the key features of the programs: students receive detailed analyses of each completed quiz they take, as well as feedback and an option for tracking quiz score progress. The $4.99 programs focus on the exam’s three graded sections: Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing.

“Students don’t go anywhere without their iPods and Kaplan has always sought to make test prep as convenient as possible for our students so it’s a natural fit to offer test prep on iTunes. As students have embraced new trends over the years, from new learning and entertainment channels to new technology, we’ve adapted our materials in ways that are relevant to their lifestyles,” said Mark Ward, president, Pre-College Programs, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

The latest offerings come with the launch of Kaplan’s MySpace page.

Originally posted on June 21, 2007 @ 2:33 pm

Razz launches first user-generated voice ringtones

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razz.jpgRazz, Inc., an audio content service provider for mobile phones and social networks, announced the official launch of Razz Tones, a user-generated voice ringtone service. Razz Tones are now available in the U.S. and will also be available in the UK.

Razz’s web-based application allows consumers to create custom voice ringtones by combining one’s voice with entertaining sound clips and background music. Razz Tones can be shared with friends via SMS, email or audio widget, which can be published to any website or social network such as MySpace, Facebook or Tagged. For published widgets, users can select from dozens of skins to further personalize their ringtone content.

“After successfully establishing Razz as a leading service provider for audio content in Europe, we are excited to expand the ringtone market here in the U.S with the launch of Razz Tones,” said David Rich, Chief Marketing Officer for Razz, Inc. “We wanted to deliver a fresh, new approach to ringtone personalization and leverage the viral distribution of social networks through our Razz Tone technology. Pre-recording your own voice and mixing it with other music and sound clips is the ultimate personal experience for which consumers and carriers have been looking.”

Originally posted on June 23, 2007 @ 6:00 am

Text messaging site for deaf community launches

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text4deaf.jpgText4Deaf.Com, a new communications-based website for the deaf community and the people with whom they interact, announced its launch today. Powered by MobileSphere’s Joopz web texting technology, Text4Deaf enables real-time text messaging with a web interface to cell phones, regardless of the carrier.

Text4Deaf allows users to send and receive messages to individuals and groups, while enabling recipients to respond directly to the originating PC, Mac, PDA or mobile phone and to group member mobile phones. Web texts can be sent from any web-enabled device worldwide to any U.S. or Canadian mobile phone.

Originally posted on June 20, 2007 @ 11:58 am

BringFido.com announces Top 20 Pet Friendly Summer Vacations of 2007

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BringFido.comBringFido.com, a popular dog travel website that provides online reservations at more than 15,000 pet friendly hotels, announced the Top 20 Pet Friendly Summer Vacations of 2007.

“A lot of people consider their pets a part of the family, so it’s no surprise that when they load up their cars and head off on vacation this summer, they’ll want to Bring Fido too,” Melissa Kendall, founder and president of BringFido.com, said. In fact, according to the Travel Industry Association of America, 41% of all dog owners will travel with their pooch this summer. Where are they all going to go? Recent searches conducted on BringFido.com show that the twenty most popular dog friendly vacations this summer will be:

(1) Kissimmee, FL
(2) San Diego, CA
(3) Las Vegas, NV
(4) New York, NY
(5) Myrtle Beach, SC
(6) San Francisco, CA
(7) Chicago, IL
(8) Houston, TX (9) Nashville, TN
(10) Charlotte, NC
(11) Atlanta, GA
(12) Boston, MA
(13) Los Angeles, CA
(14) Virginia Beach, VA
(15) Seattle, WA
(16) Asheville, NC
(17) Savannah, GA
(18) Key West, FL
(19) San Antonio, TX
(20) Washington, DC

Originally posted on June 21, 2007 @ 7:03 am