) November 24, 2008 -- WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, announced today it has partnered with GeekSpeak(imc)a full-service marketing communications company based in Toronto, Canada, to enhance the WebCollage solution with a localized content service offering in Canada and international markets from GeekSpeak(imc).

) July 8, 2009 -- WebCollage, a leading online point of sale (POS) marketing platform for manufacturers and their business partners, announced today that it has released WebCollage Content Publisher. WebCollage Content Publisher is a Web-based application that enables brands to create rich marketing experiences and instantly publish them on WebCollage's worldwide network of retail ecommerce sites. With WebCollage Content Publisher, brands can ensure that their most compelling and most up-to-date rich media and marketing content are available to any prospective customer researching products on retail websites - helping boost online and offline sales by 6% to 25%.

) December 16, 2008 - WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, today announced the overwhelming success of its rollout of Power Product Pages™. In the first three months since deployment, Power Product Pages™ for more than 60 global brands have gone live on retail websites. In addition, A/B testing conducted at retail websites has proven that WebCollage-driven Power Product Pages™ are more than twice as effective as standard content syndication solutions at converting shoppers into buyers.

) January 12, 2009 -- WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, and Taleee, a leader in consumer product ratings, today announced that WebCollage will make Taleee's 400 million-plus consumer ratings available for retailers on WebCollage's syndication network, making it easier for consumers on retail websites to get complete information on products that they are researching to buy.

) December 3, 2008 -- WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, today announced that David Heled has joined the company as Vice President of R&D. This appointment not only adds additional depth and experience to the WebCollage management team, but also marks the continued expansion of the company.

) April 20, 2009 -- WebCollage, a leading content exchange for manufacturers and their business partners, announced today that it has finalized a partnership agreement with Tour Anything, a leading interactive online product demonstration creative agency. WebCollage will make Tour Anything's development services available to its client base of brands in order to enhance the rich-media presentations of their products. Using the WebCollage Content Exchange, rich-media product demonstrations developed by Tour Anything can be distributed to more 3,000 ecommerce sites worldwide.

) December 8, 2008 -- A new partnership to provide bundled installation and device management solutions that substantially improve the consumer electronics experience was announced today by INSTALLS inc and CE Interactive (CEI). Combining the well-known INSTALLS installation experience with CEI's unique Wirewize platform will allow CE retailers and manufacturers to offer both in-home and do-it-yourself consumers complete, professional set-up services that will substantially improve purchase satisfaction and reduce "no-fault" returns. In addition, the combined services will include: online consumer electronics product management, ongoing maintenance, phone based problem solving and support options such as firmware notifications.

) September 30, 2009 -- Invodo, the hub for eCommerce video, announced the launch of its Premium Services package today. The offering increases sales for online retailers by bringing together the key elements of merchandising, delivery and content, offering online retailers a complete eCommerce video solution.

) December 31, 2008 - CORESense Inc., a leading developer of on-demand, multi-channel retail management software for small and medium-sized retailers (SMRs), is pleased to announce that Adobe® Scene7®, the leading on-demand rich media platform for eCommerce and multi-channeling marketing companies, is part of its COREPartner Ecosystem.

) August 18, 2009 -- Brands need to harness the power of both mass social media and niche social networks to extend brand awareness to online consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social networking software for brands and businesses.

Mass social networks such as Facebook and Twitter can be used as effective crowd sourcing tools, as brands seek to reach out to a larger audience and engage them, whereas niche social networks dedicated to a brand can offer deeper consumer interaction. It is a combination of the two that reaps the greatest results and ROI for businesses.

) September 14, 2009 -- Sway, Inc. today announced an agreement with TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) that opens TiVo DVRs to sponsored content from Shoutlet subscribers. Shoutlet is an Internet platform that combines popular technologies such as e-mail, podcasts, RSS, mobile messaging (SMS) and video syndication into one solution that marketing professionals use to create, distribute and track a variety of social media marketing campaigns. Cannondale Bicycles, Fiskars, Habitat for Humanity, Tesla Motors, and Kmart are some of the initial companies providing relevant content directly to TiVo DVRs via this new service.

) September 17, 2009 -- The variety of accessible content on a website is of vital importance when it comes to engaging users and consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social network software for brands and businesses.

The rise of social media as a marketing tool has meant that brands have had to look at all possible avenues in their efforts to make their brand stand out. The creation of a brand focused social network is one of the key methods of tapping into online audiences, and - as with the majority of online marketing initiatives - content is of huge importance.

Global online content provider, Flixmedia.tv, offers leading manufacturers a worldwide audience reach by extending its single syndication platform for rich content into new retail territories. (PRWeb Dec 14, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1738244.htm

) September 22, 2009 -- Real Time Content, Inc. (RTC), a leading provider of online video marketing technology, today announced the appointment of Tom Quinn as Chief Executive Officer. Quinn brings more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience to Real Time Content. His expertise in digital marketing strategies, new media, and advanced analytics will help RTC execute on its aggressive growth plan.

) October 29, 2009 -- Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, announced today that it has added a Social Loyalty Engine to the Viewpoints Technology Platform. The Social Loyalty Engine helps brands establish a reputation and rewards program that motivates their customers to contribute content and become leaders and brand advocates in the brand's online community and across the broader social web.

) June 15, 2009 -- Online video has become a staple of most Web users' media diet, yet very few online retailers have been able to harness the opportunity provided by video e-commerce. Overlay.TV, a leader in user-generated clickable video, is seeking to change that with the launch of its new e-commerce product, Overlay.TV for Retail.

) October 22, 2008 -- Retrevo, the first matchmaking service for people and electronics, today announced that five more Web publishers have joined its partner network to give their audiences access to Retrevo's popular CE Value Map for categories such as HDTV, Digital Cameras, GPS, and audio receivers, along with aggregated professional and user product reviews, unique shopping experience and searcha

) December 16, 2008 -- Brand Asset Digital, the distributed technologies company with a focus on P2P Search Marketing, P2P Intelligence and efficient LIVE content delivery, announced today its robust P2P intelligence service, P2Panalytics™. P2Panalytics™ provides marketers exclusive access to consumption behavior statistics of users across P2P for the branded content advertised through, P2Pwords™ the first and only search marketing product for P2P. Additionally, that business intelligence is available across all major categories including software, games, music, film and television.

) January 23, 2009 -- TIE Commerce, Inc., a leading provider of B2B eCommerce software to Fortune 500 companies, announced today plans for a U.S launch of its next generation syndication platform for use by brand managers and channel marketers seeking greater content control, functionality, flexibility, analytics and cost efficiency throughout all their digital channels. The new product will be launched at a press briefing and conference call from the TIE Commerce Headquarters at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 28.

) July 9, 2009 -- Vesta Digital is proud to present IntelBuilder Social Media Platform, proprietary software developed to enhance advertising and marketing efforts, strengthen brand loyalty, and build better and stronger relationship with customers. The platform allows fans to post, share, vote on and aggregate content in a timely matter similar to what is done on Twitter or Facebook.

Intel Builder Social Media Platform

) July 9, 2009 -- Vesta Digital is proud to present IntelBuilder Social Media Platform, proprietary software developed to enhance advertising and marketing efforts, strengthen brand loyalty, and build better and stronger relationship with customers. The platform allows fans to post, share, vote on and aggregate content in a timely matter similar to what is done on Twitter or Facebook.

Intel Builder Social Media Platform

) September 25, 2009 -- Azuki Systems, Inc., an innovator powering a new generation of mobile media, today announced that DM2 Media has named the Azuki Wireless Platform as winner of the "Best Mobile Platform Innovation" MOBI award. The MOBI Awards honor overall excellence and breakthrough achievement in mobile media, marketing and advertising.

) September 16, 2009 -- Gigya, Inc., the leading technology for connecting content and consumers with the social web, today announced it is speaking at three major conferences in September 2009. On the heels of a host of successful implementations of Gigya's social technologies including Turner Sports for recent NBA, PGA and NASCAR events, and CBS for Electronic Arts' Madden 2010 interactive ad campaign, Gigya executives will be at IAB MIXX, OMMA Global, and Shop.org's Annual conference in Las Vegas to talk about how social technologies are helping both publishers and advertisers improve performance.

) October 28, 2008 -- Pypeline Health Inc., an online fitness and social media company has secured US$1.7 million from technology provider BroadRamp Inc. In July 2008, Pypeline Health Inc. launched www.mypypeline.com, an online gym and social networking utility that offers an extensive library of video-on-demand workouts and training programs to support its users.

KING OF PRUSSIA Sweet Brings Extensive Online Industry Expertise to GSI. Nick Pahade, president of gsi interactive(sm) a division of GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), today announced that Dorian Sweet has joined the company as vice president/executive creative director. In this role, Sweet will lead the user experience and design and studio group. Sweet will report directly to Pahade. gsi interactive, with comprehensive digital marketing and design offerings, and e-Dialog Inc., a leading e-mail service provider, comprise GSIs interactive marketing services division.

) January 8, 2009 -- Digital Delivery Networks, Inc. (DDNi), a PC customer-experience company, today announced that Lenovo has selected its OASIS 2.0 platform for future consumer-focused IdeaPad laptops and IdeaCentre desktops. The OASIS 2.0 platform will provide consumers with a customized experience that simplifies, organizes and makes navigating the PC easier.

) April 6, 2009 -- Doba (www.Doba.com), the Orem, UT technology company that provides a Web-based software platform which simplifies product sourcing by joining online retailers with wholesale distributors, has announced expansion of its partner program by signing with industry giants Web.com and GoDaddy.com. These signings came following a year in which the company posted record profits.

) May 29, 2009 -- Edgenet announced today that AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), the largest Automotive Aftermarket retailer in the United States, has selected Edgenet to provide product data management services. Edgenet announced its entry and commitment to the Automotive Aftermarket industry in July of 2008 by joining the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and committing resources to participate in the development of industry standards such as PIES and ACES. Edgenet will provide GS1 GDSN™ and Marketing data pool services that incorporate the AAIA’s PIES and ACES standards. Edgenet is the only company that offers a complete data management solution that incorporates these aspects of product data in a single offering.

) January 8, 2009 -- CDNetworks (KOSDAQ: 073710), a top-three global, full-service content delivery network (CDN) and Widevine Technologies, the only provider of multiplatform, multiformat DRM and video optimization solutions, today announced a partnership to deliver secure Internet video experiences to customers around the world. This partnership combines CDNetworks' top tier content delivery services with Widevine's studio accepted DRM solution, which simultaneously secures content delivered in multiple formats including: Microsoft Windows Media, Adobe Flash, and the Microsoft Silverlight platform.

) January 8, 2009 --The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info), a trade organization with more than one-hundred Member companies including peer-to-peer and social networking software developers and distributors (P2Ps), Internet service providers (ISPs), content rights holders (CRHs), and service-and-support companies, announced P2Pwords™ by Brand Asset Digital is the recipient of its 2008 DCIA Groundbreaker's "Product of the Year" Award.
The award was presented at a special ceremony to Joey Patuleia, Brand Asset Digital's Co-Founder, during the second annual P2P MEDIA SUMMIT at CES.

) December 16, 2008 -- Traffic Marketplace today announced an exclusive partnership with Virtual Iris, developer of an HTML-based rich media platform for interactive ad creation. The deal combines patented Virtual Iris rich media creation tools with proprietary Traffic Marketplace ad delivery technology to create eyengage™, the next generation in online advertising rich media solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are privately held.

Jim Waltz - President, Traffic Marketplace

) September 21, 2009 -- Viewpoints Network, a social technology and media company, announced today that the Viewpoints Technology Platform now offers in-line integration capabilities to help brands provide a seamless user experience between their online community and existing e-commerce website. With in-line integration, e-commerce companies can optimize their site's product and category pages for SEO while encouraging engagement and driving social loyalty among their most active customer advocates.

) February 10, 2009 -- Vizu Corporation today announced significant partnerships with three companies focused on delivering brand advertising measurement on social networks.

AdNectar, Buddy Media and Lotame are using Vizu's Ad Catalyst brand ad measurement system to meet the needs of their clients by measuring the effectiveness of their social media campaigns.

) October 1, 2008 -- Acuity Mobile, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent mobile marketing solutions, today announced it has been selected by CTM Media Group, a leading distributor of relevant visitor and tourist information, to manage CTM's mobile solutions initiative. The strategic partnership will allow CTM Media Group to access Acuity Mobile's entire suite of mobile solutions, extending its network of travel and tourism information channels to the mobile channel.

New Acuity logo

) November 17, 2008 -- Brand Asset Digital, the distributed technologies company with a focus on P2P search marketing and efficient LIVE streaming, announced today a strategic marketing alliance with Bollywood's Largest Digital Entertainment Company, Saavn LLC, to leverage the demand for Bollywood content across P2P. Using Brand Asset Digital's P2Pwords™ search engine marketing (SEM) Saavn will be better able to engage with its consumers in P2P. The platform, which is the first pay-per-click for P2P Search and the first SEM across all P2P Search, gives top advertisers and content providers a marketing solution to target and connect their branded content directly to consumers across all major P2P networks.

) November 7, 2008 -- Harry Gold, online marketing expert and founder/CEO of Overdrive Interactive, will lead a free American Marketing Association webcast entitled "Social Media is About Socializing!" on November 20.
During this one-hour event, sponsored by Aquent, the world's leading design and marketing staffing agency, Gold will share real case studies that:

) October 23, 2009 -- The integration of video content into a brand's website will improve the chance of it being shared or syndicated according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social network software for brands and businesses.

) February 11, 2009 -- M&A firm AdMedia Partners today announced that it advised Mr. Youth, a social marketing agency focusing on word-of-mouth, social interactive and experiential marketing, in a private equity deal with two Boston-based investment firms. The investors are Alta Communications, which specializes in equity investments in media and communications companies, and The Mustang Group LLC, a private equity firm that invests in industry-leading middle market companies.

Booya! Media creates a platform for niche online communities to share information and use live broadcasting tools with interactive chat and video tools, focusing on engaging the user with your product or service. Our Social Network Intelligence turns online data into actions to build your brand with target consumers. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2745554.htm

) March 9, 2009 -- VMIX, the fast-growing digital media management SaaS provider, has been selected by TownNews.com to enable its newspaper customers to feature sponsorable video-on-demand on their websites. Founded in 1989, TownNews.com is the largest company in North America providing online solutions for newspapers.

"TownNews.com's network of sites stands to benefit tremendously by creating a more interactive experience for its viewers and advertisers," noted Greg Booras, vice president of sales at TownNews.com. "The VMIX video solution allows our newspapers to offer advertisers the product they need to engage online consumers. Plus, the VMIX platform supports a variety of desirable advertising options, including overlay and sponsorship opportunities."