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Nokia eyeing acquisition of Twango

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twango.jpg Aiming to strengthen its corporate and multimedia offering through acquisitions, top mobile phone maker Nokia is very interested to buy Twango, a photo-sharing social networking Website. However, price is not yet disclosed.

“The Twango acquisition is a concrete step towards our Internet services vision of providing seamless access to information, entertainment, and social networks,” Anssi Vanjoki, head of Nokia’s multimedia unit said in a statement.

Introduced in 2004, Twango lags behind popular sites like Flickr, PhotoBucket, and YouTube based on data from Hitwise and Alexa.

Originally posted on July 24, 2007 @ 7:24 am

Boomj launches political site for baby boomers

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boomj.jpg BOOMj.com, a lifestyle portal serving Baby Boomers and Generation Jones, today launched the first interactive, integrated Political news and information portal targeted specifically at Baby Boomers and Generation Jones.

BOOMj Politics offers the most up-to-date news and information about all the candidates as well as polls and opinions, an opportunity for the candidates to interact with the constituency, and a forum for ongoing discussion among users.

“BOOMj.com will provide the first major online political community for both Boomers and Jonesers, combining content tailored specifically to this generational audience, along with unique interactive tools allowing members to find their collective voice and make it heard at a national level,” said Jonathan Pontell, the cultural historian and political advisor who coined the phrase “Generation Jones” or people born between 1954 to 1965.

Originally posted on July 23, 2007 @ 10:44 pm

Wellness community on authentic and holistic living launched

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yuvalla.jpgYuvalla, a Los Angeles wellness company geared towards integrating eastern philosophy with western culture, announced the launch of its unique online community. The Yuvalla web community is a gateway for like-minded individuals to share ideas, make friends, and find news and resources for natural, holistic and green living.

Yuvalla’s mission is to help individuals live more consciously by providing pathways, products, and services for personal and social transformation. People can find news and information on such topics as global warming, holistic health, sustainability and yoga.

The easy to use site also features a one of a kind meditation room, allowing users to select from a choice of four serene nature-inspired locations with streaming video, including ambient sounds or inspirational music, and a choice of three different timer settings for a personalized touch. “This miniature getaway is designed to soothe the senses and relieve stress,” says Yuval Selik, CEO of Yuvalla, who co-founded the organization with his wife, actress Alla Korot. “We wanted to create a place where even those who can’t leave their desks during the day would have a place to escape and relax, as well as keep up to date on the latest news and resources on issues that affect our planet.”

Originally posted on July 23, 2007 @ 3:45 pm

Corel launches CorelDRAW online community site

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coreldraw.jpgCorel Corporation announced the launched of a new online community for users of the CorelDRAW family of products, including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite and Corel DRAWings. This new community site is the first in a series that Corel will be launching to support its various user communities.

Built by Corel to foster the exchange of independent user-generated content, the site gives CorelDRAW community members around the world a single place where they can share information, learn from other users, and discover each other’s businesses and services. Designed to fuel inspiration, CorelDRAW.com combines forums, blogs and galleries for design professionals and graphic hobbyists alike. Forums are available in English, French, German and Spanish, serving an international audience.

“Since its launch, the site has been very active with hundreds of online participants. This open forum is seen as supporting and fuelling the online community, with a site specific to their amazing work with Corel products,” said Gerard Metrailler, Senior Product Manager of graphics for Corel.

Originally posted on July 20, 2007 @ 8:35 am

MyWallSt.net launches innovative social financial tools

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mywallstnet.jpgFinancial Media Group, Inc., a diversified advertising and media company, today announced the launch of several innovative social financial tools on MyWallSt.net, the company’s financial social network.

MyWallSt.net is a groundbreaking, multimedia and feature-rich financial social network for individuals interested in the stock market and other types of investments. The Web site offers free membership to its social networking applications, financial tools, and proprietary virtual stock trading competition.

With the implementation of these new social financial tools, MyWallSt members can rate and comment on individual stocks every time they retrieve a quote from the Web site. In addition, members can now add stocks to their Rookie portfolio through a link that can be accessed every time they retrieve a quote, allowing them to seamlessly research stocks and compete in MyWallSt’s proprietary trading simulator, The Rookie Challenge.

“Our goal has always been to establish MyWallSt as a premier social network for investors,” said Albert Aimers, Chief Executive Officer of Financial Media Group, Inc. “A big part of achieving that goal is giving our members the tools such as profile pages, messaging capabilities and blogs, which allow them to collaborate with one another. We have taken the concept of collaborative tools one step further by offering our members interactive, social financial tools.”

Originally posted on July 19, 2007 @ 9:30 am