) October 1, 2008 -- Articulate, the market leader in rapid e-learning software, has released Articulate Studio '09, a powerful and easy-to-use suite of e-learning development tools.

Articulate Studio '09

Every once in a while an e-learning application comes along that simply redefines the rules of what is possible - step forward Quizmaker '09

Studio '09 significantly upgrades popular Articulate products and introduces a new video encoder.

Rapid Intake's e-learning software, ProForm Rapid eLearning Studio, is a finalist again in the same award contest where it took first place in 2008, beating out rivals Articulate and Captivate.

) August 26, 2009 -- HairLoss.com, the world's largest online social network community dedicated to all things hair loss has announced its first annual video contest organized to help raise public awareness about hair loss issues.

"This is a call out to all filmmakers -- amateur or professional -- for a highly worthy cause," said Michael Garcia, spokesman for HairLoss.com. Not that this is a charitable contest. We will be offering some substantial prizes."

) October 15, 2009 -- Rapid Intake, a collaborative rapid e-learning software company, based in Provo, Utah, has announced a nation-wide academic grant program for K-12 and higher-education institutions.

) October 6, 2008 -- Just log in through any browser and create interactive Flash-based courses online -- it's that easy. Do it as an individual, or collaboratively work as teams. That's the promise of the Rapid Intake (www.rapidintake.com) technology that recently won one of the e-learning industry's most prestigious awards.

) December 2, 2008 -- User experience research and design have recently become absolutely critical to creating powerful and engaging web sites and software applications. But according to Charles L. Mauro, founder and CEO of a leading user experience research and design firm, MauroNewMedia, "There is minimal critical analysis and timely commentary available on this important new field of research and design."

To address this need, MauroNewMedia has launched Pulse>UX, a new blog whose mission is to "provide the professional fields of user experience research and design with a voice for critical analysis and commentary. We strive to create an active and articulate view on issues of the interface between customers and technology"

Rapid Intake, the leader in rapid interactive e-learning course development, announced today that ProForm Rapid eLearning Studio has been named a finalist in the Best of 2008 Elearning! awards in the Course Authoring category. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1641474.htm

) October 1, 2009 -- Creative strategic consultancy Sense Worldwide has taken the lead again, this time in starting an open conversation around co-creation - the latest business buzzword which is sparking debate across industry and sector boundaries, yet raising eye brows with some who see it as just more hype and unnecessary jargon.

) May 20, 2009 -- Although military veterans leaving the service possess a multitude of specialized skills and experience, they often find the transition to civilian employment a daunting task. The Bureau of Labor Statisticsreports that the national unemployment rate is currently at 8.9 percent; however, according to RecruitMilitary - a company owned and operated by veterans to help military members find civilian jobs - the veteran unemployment rate is even higher and hovers at approximate 11.9 percent.

Rapid Resources® has been named a winner of the 2008 Awards of Excellence from Technology & Learning magazine. This awards program recognizes educational products that demonstrate effective and creative uses of technology. Rapid Resources is for teachers and it helps them create individualized learning plans from a database of 500 learning activities that are correlated to state standards. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1608534.htm

Rapid Intake (http://www.rapidintake.com) announced today that it has added SWiSH, an easy-to-use rapid Flash animation tool, to its award-winning e-learning software ProForm Rapid eLearning Studio.

CEO of Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) – prominently featured in novel – available to reveal Noetics link to book’s clues; explain the history and science of Noetics, reveal Noetic research experiments in the IONS “Cube.” Note to press: We can arrange a phone or in-person interview with Dr. Schlitz at the Institute of Noetic Science (cited by Brown as one of the real organizations included in the book), a two hundred-acre campus in Petaluma, Calif. and the home of the real-life “Cube.” She is an articulate, knowledgeable, and warm subject who’s been interviewed by many national media outlets interested in the “compassionate intention” experiments and other mind-body-spirit research conducted by IONS.

) January 16, 2009 -- Improved Experience, the parent company behind HR Technology products, Make Better HiresTM and Get Better HiresTM, is focusing on decreasing company costs during this difficult economic time. A move they say is getting them in the door with customers.

Improved Experience Logo

“Our products serve as a mirror or a dashboard of company performance in recruiting, hiring and onboarding,” said founding partner and CEO Claudia Faust, a 15-year industry veteran, who has developed the core products based on her own frustrations with poor HR Metrics and Reporting.

Rapid Intake is supplying their award-winning, web-based e-learning software, Unison, to two hundred schools for the purpose of creating online learning courses.

) August 20, 2009 -- The first Online Gobbledygook, Gibberish and Jargon Awards (www.GobbledygookAwards.com) will highlight the "best-of-the-worst" gobbledygook on the Web.

The awards will spotlight techno-babble, legalese, bureaucratese and other meaningless phrases, vague generalities, and wordy, nonsensical writing.

) November 13, 2008 -- Inspiration Software®, Inc. today launched its 2008-2009 educator awards program, the Inspired Visual Learning Awards. This new awards program will recognize 15 educators and their students for creatively using visual learning in their classrooms. Applications can be submitted at http://cf.inspiration.com/vlawards until Feb. 27, 2009.

) May 9, 2009 -- Stonecreek Partners (www.stonecreekllc.com) has launched a Twitter feed (www.twitter.com/Don_Bredberg) to cover the fusion of retail, resort, and themed entertainment sensibilities and topics that contribute to making great places, interesting placemaking, and the operation of compelling destination gathering places. The Twitter feed will follow from the company's Managing Director at "Don_Bredberg".

) April 3, 2009 -- Online payroll service SurePayroll today announced that CTO Michael Fineberg has been named a finalist for the Illinois Technology Association's Spotlight Award.

Michael Fineberg, SurePayroll CTO

) September 26, 2008 --
Flypaper
Studio, Inc., founded by the team that developed ACT! and SalesLogix®
CRM, announces they have won the Silver Award for Best innovation in
Learning Technology presented by Brandon
Hall Research.

) November 6, 2008 -- In its first 4 weeks, 500,000 visitors have visited five million pages. 11,000 users have submitted questions or answers. Despite attempts to whip up controversy by the right-wing Daily Mail, it seems that even the majority of their conservative readers seem to understand that the project meets a real need for frank, unpatronizing sexual advice: http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/09/18/up-front-and-personal/

) September 26, 2008 --
Flypaper
Studio, Inc., founded by the team that developed ACT! and SalesLogix®
CRM, announces they have won the Silver Award for Best innovation in
Learning Technology presented by Brandon
Hall Research.

) February 17, 2009 -- Aprimo, Incorporated, a global provider of software for Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM), today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for Marketing Resource Management Magic Quadrant,” report*.

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) October 27, 2009 -- The Sarcasm Society is incredibly proud to announce the one-month anniversary of its blog, The Sarcasmist. For almost five weeks, The Sarcasmist has blogged about world events, finance and economics, religion and spirituality, and other important issues such as Russian circus bears.

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., the provider of on-demand, integrated talent management software and services, has announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems (CLS). [Gartner, Inc. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems, Carol Rozwell and Jim Lundy, 30 June 2008]. The Magic Quadrant positions vendors according to their ability to execute and their completeness of vision.
According to the Gartner, Inc. report, Leaders must not only meet the market's current requirements, which are continually changing, but also anticipate future requirements. Also fundamental is the ability to articulate how they will address these requirements as part of a vision for an expanded CLS.

Upside Learning won two Awards of Excellence in the Apex 2008 Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. These awards were for custom content solutions for Education & Training, under the Electronic & Video Publications category.
The piece on Maritime Safety, created for Walport International Ltd. (UK), aims to teach marine safety concepts to multinational crews of merchant ships. The presentation style uses an interplay of animated, cartoonish characters to drive home the key learning points, with a strong element of humor carried through the various scenes. Video clips have been integrated into the presentation to demonstrate the importance of safety at sea.

) April 1, 2009 -- The "E20" group of major ECM vendors will conclude their summit meeting at the AIIM Expo today with a communiqué urging enterprises to permanently suspend efforts to manage content, according to independent industry analyst firm CMS Watch.

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) September 14, 2009 -- Study Island, LLC, one of the leading and fastest growing Web-based educational companies, announces the launch of online community forums.

The Island Community, Study Island's group of forums, is designed to be an online meeting place for educators to share ideas and best practices, exchange tips and success stories, learn more about Study Island programs and industry trends, and much more.

To kick off the launch of the Island Community, Study Island is sponsoring an Island Community Block Party, a daily contest for registered forum users with a grand prize award to be drawn on October 1, 2009.

) October 14, 2009 -- A.E. Schwartz & Associates is proud to announce its upcoming leadership training program, 'Strategic Problem Solving & Advanced Time Management' to be held Wednesday, November 18th at the Sheraton Wakefield, MA premier Conference Center.

School for Managers Participants

) November 14, 2008 - Trivantis Corporation®, the leader in publishing software for the FORTUNE 1000, today announced the release of Lectora® Version 9. Major new enhancements include:

) March 25, 2009 -- The blocking of YouTube in China was done without notice to the public or any explanation of the legal basis for the action. This is inconsistent with the rule of law and the right to freedom of expression, the Global Network Initiative said Wednesday.

Around the globe, government authorities often use legal or technical means to censor information and communications online.

) March 9, 2009 -- Wimba® Inc., the education technology company that helps people teach people, today announced that the Wimba Collaboration Suite™ has been selected as a 2009 CODiE Awards finalist for "Best Education Solution" and "Best Collaboration Solution" under the respective, Education and Software Categories. The Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) annual CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries. CODiE Awards finalists were selected by a panel of industry experts who reviewed the Wimba Collaboration Suite.

) October 19, 2009 -- DreamBox Learning, an award-winning, educational software company today announced the kick-off of its "Dream Big" video contest for families and classrooms. Contestants are eligible to win a grand prize of $1,000 in cash or multi-month individual and classroom subscriptions to DreamBox Learning K-2 Math. DreamBox.com is accepting online video submissions now through November 30, 2009 with all entrants receiving a free, one-month trial of their online math adventure program.

) December 25, 2008 -- The Auction Network is conducting an open casting call and looking for two enthusiastic Battlestar Galactica fans to be on-air commentators. The open casting call will take place December 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California. Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the patio outside of CityWalk's "Tu Tu Tango" restaurant.

Auction Network

) October 21, 2008 -- Members of the National Education Association (NEA) (www.nea.org) now have a special opportunity to purchase Rapid Resources - a proven, easy-to-use online tool for educators to build individualized learning plans. The NEA's Member Benefits Corporation (NEA MB), in partnership with International Learning Corporation, today announced that NEA MB has secured special members-only pricing that saves over fifty (50%) percent off the annual subscription rate of Rapid Resources. NEA MB has also secured a free 30-day trial use of Rapid Resources (www.rapidresources.com/nea) to test drive this unique software product.

) October 21, 2008 -- Members of the National Education Association (NEA) (www.nea.org) now have a special opportunity to purchase Rapid Resources - a proven, easy-to-use online tool for educators to build individualized learning plans. The NEA's Member Benefits Corporation (NEA MB), in partnership with International Learning Corporation, today announced that NEA MB has secured special members-only pricing that saves over fifty (50%) percent off the annual subscription rate of Rapid Resources. NEA MB has also secured a free 30-day trial use of Rapid Resources (www.rapidresources.com/nea) to test drive this unique software product.

The Association for Learning Technology announced the winners of the annual Learning Technologist of the Year Awards at its prestigious annual conference. www.alt.ac.uk/altc2008.

) December 12, 2008 - Atlantic Link held their first ever user group meeting on Thursday , October 9th 2008. A large group of over 50 users attended the event on location at the Atlantic Link UK headquarters in Nottingham.

) December 2, 2008 -- Today, the New York-based New Media Institute opened up the 2009 Blog Awards for entries. The aim of competition is to celebrate excellence in blogging communications.

2009 Blog Awards - Call for Entries

Enter your blog: http://www.newmediaawards.org

) May 22, 2009 -- QuickLessons LLC is exhibiting at the ASTD 2009 International Conference & Exposition in Washington DC, between May 31st and June 3rd. This event is widely recognized as one of the largest in the training sector, including a world‐class EXPO with hundreds of suppliers featuring the industry's most innovative solutions and best practices.

During the three day event, over 300 education sessions will take place, offering the opportunity to listen to the leading experts in the industry and to network with more than 8,000 professionals from all over the world.

SyberWorks, a leader in custom e-Learning Solutions and the Learning Management System industry, announces the next episode in their e-Learning Podcast Series: “Building Student Friendly Courses."