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Admish.com launches comprehensive online community for college admissions

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admish.jpgAdmish, a free online community for college admissions, today announced its official launch. Admish connects everyone involved in the college admissions process, including students, college admissions officers, high school guidance counselors, parents, college access programs, teachers, and other educators. More than just an online home for student profiles, Admish.com takes popular “online playgrounds” like MySpace and Facebook to the next level, utilizing their best aspects to give social networking a purpose– to enhance the college admissions process from every perspective.

Admish.com offers deep, direct access to a wide range of tools, advice, and information about college admissions, including: The Admishionary, an A-Z guide that walks applicants through every step of the process; detailed resources and forms for financial aid and scholarships; online chats with admissions officers; school blogs; and more. This honest, insider content is available through Admish’s exclusive relationships with leading college preparatory and admissions organizations such as The Princeton Review, and with top college administrators, non-profit educational groups, financial professionals from companies such as Morgan Stanley, and other industry experts.

At Admish.com, students can create a free, interactive admissions profile with both text and multimedia content, search more than 5,000 accredited universities in the U.S., and get candid advice straight from university insiders to find the best school for their specific needs. Meanwhile, colleges can use Admish’s targeted searching and other unique tools to easily find qualified applicants worldwide – making the site ideal for American and international students alike. Parents, guidance counselors, teachers, and other educators can also join the community to network with students and each other, and to access free informational resources, interact with renowned experts, and gain valuable insight into the admissions process.

Originally posted on September 17, 2007 @ 12:02 pm

LinkedIn Network announces Q & A Series with Obama

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barak.jpgLinkedIn Corporation, the world’s largest online professional network, today announced the launch of a special question and answer series on LinkedIn’s Answers service, which was introduced earlier this year. The series will focus on start ups and small business, and will highlight the professional expertise available through the LinkedIn Answers service.

U.S. Senator (IL) and 2008 Candidate for President of the United States Barack Obama will be posing the first of several feature questions to LinkedIn members today. Supporters are encouraged to join the Obama group on LinkedIn and add an Obama ‘08 digital bumpersticker to their LinkedIn profile.

Senator Obama will use LinkedIn Answers to communicate online with LinkedIn’s 14 million members. The Obama Campaign will use this as a way to engage business leaders in a discussion.

Originally posted on September 12, 2007 @ 10:24 am

Neopets adventure game launches on top gaming sites worldwide

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neopets.jpgNeopets, the virtual world and casual gaming community for tweens and teens, and MumboJumbo, developer and publisher of premium casual games, today announce the launch of a brand-new downloadable Neopets game, Neopets: Codestone Quest. Offering the more than 40 million Neopets members registered worldwide the perfect match-three puzzle experience, beginning this week, Codestone Quest is available for download at top gaming sites worldwide including Nickelodeon’s paid downloadable games website Nick Arcade. The game will also be available in the coming weeks on Neopets.com and leading gaming portals worldwide.

“As we continue to expand Neopets, the original online youth-oriented virtual world, to multiple platforms, this PC casual game is an exciting new extension of the popular Neopets gaming activities on the site,” said Kyra Reppen, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Neopets. “Neopets: Codestone Quest further expands the Neopian virtual world themes that Neopets fans have come to know and love.”

Originally posted on September 11, 2007 @ 12:15 pm

Lavalife and Playboy announce exclusive partnership

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lavalife.jpgLavalife Corp., a provider of products and services designed for singles, today announced an exclusive
two year partnership with Playboy.com.

Under the agreement, Lavalife, which has over 1.2 million members who exchange more than 1.3 million messages every day at www.lavalife.com will become the exclusive sponsor of Playboy.com’s newly created Sex & Dating channel. Lavalife will contribute content to this section on Playboy.com, which offers features on sex, dating, relationships, and the single life, and provides visitors with a direct link to Lavalife’s extensive database of singles profiles. Playboy.com
users will have the opportunity to browse profiles on Lavalife.com, enjoy content relevant to their lifestyles, and also connect with other singles through Lavalife’s Mobile and Voice dating services.

“This partnership is a natural step for both companies, as Playboy.com and Lavalife’s core users are similar in age, lifestyles, interests and needs,” said Marina Glogovac, Chief Executive Officer of Lavalife. “Lavalife has long been a leader in the singles and personals industry, and our entertaining content and unique singles offer the Playboy audience a new way to explore connections around the world.”

Originally posted on September 12, 2007 @ 5:23 pm

Idearc Media acquires LocalSearch.com URL; Invests in AmericanTowns.com

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idearc2.jpgIdearc Media Corp., home to Superpages.com and publisher of the Verizon Yellow Pages, has acquired the LocalSearch.com URL and made a strategic investment in AmericanTowns.com, a national network of community-based websites where residents can find and share local content.

Under the terms of the URL acquisition, Idearc will receive ownership and all rights to the LocalSearch.com URL and domain name. Under the terms of the strategic investment, Idearc will receive an equity interest in AmericanTowns.com, including a seat on the AmericanTowns.com Board of Directors, and the companies will seek to share content, traffic and expertise. Chandler will represent Idearc on the AmericanTowns.com Board of Directors. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007 for cash of $3.3 million plus deferred purchase consideration.

AmericanTowns.com will use proceeds from this transaction to continue growing its database, which is projected to feature over 10 million local events this year, to develop new tools for community groups, and to further open each “community web space” to local contributions of relevant links, blogs and other resources.

Originally posted on September 12, 2007 @ 11:08 am