Keyspan announced its new A/V Dock for iPod and A/V Remote for iPod. The feature-packed dock and wireless remote for iPod provide a simple and convenient way to enjoy iPod music, photos or videos on a stereo or TV. They are on display in booth #1049 at Macworld Expo.
The Keyspan A/V Dock for iPod provides an easy and affordable way to connect the iPod to a computer, stereo or TV. The dock enables a user to:
"Social Media Made Simple," by bryantBROWN Healthcare, is the new guide that shows how to incorporate social media into the marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, hospitals, and other healthcare products and services.
"Social Media Made Simple" provides the critical facts about social media in an easy-to-read format with convenient links to the numerous websites discussed.
Social media has quickly become a powerful tool for marketing in a wide variety of industries. But using social media in the heavily regulated medical industry poses unique challenges. "Social Media Made Simple" is designed to be a practical resource for understanding and overcoming these challenges.
"Social Media Made Simple" contains eight short chapters:
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print books, today announced it is making millions of books available through Amazon’s Marketplace program, which enables third party sellers to list inventory in Amazon.com’s retail catalog. Abebooks’ inventory will be available to millions of book buyers worldwide on Amazon.com’s e-commerce platform, significantly expanding the selection of used books available to Amazon.com customers.
Commenting on the announcement, Brent James, chief executive officer of Abebooks comments: “Amazon Marketplace creates real value for customers by bringing increased choice and selection when making purchases. The customer’s choices expand significantly when we add Abebooks millions of used books to the equation.“
The option of listing books through Amazon Marketplace is being made available to the thousands of booksellers who currently list their used, rare and out-of-print books on Abebooks sites. This new arrangement brings their books to wider markets of online bookbuyers. Brent James explains: “Abebooks exists to help our worldwide membership booksellers sell their books. This new option enhances our ability to do that.”
About Abebooks
Abebooks is the world’s largest online marketplace for used, rare, and out-of-print books. Abebooks connects those who buy books with those who sell books, to provide abundant selection at affordable prices.
Bookbuyers love the variety and selection of 40 million books, offered by 10,000 booksellers who list on Abebooks. Readers find bestsellers, collectors find rare antiquarian books, students find textbooks, and treasure hunters find books they’ve been seeking forever. Booksellers love Abebooks for providing the tools to help them succeed online and dedicated customer support. Every day, thousands of people find the right book at the right price on Abebooks.
Abebooks is a global company with sites dedicated to bookbuyers in North America (Abebooks.com), Germany (Abebooks.de), France (Abebooks.fr), and the UK (Abebooks.co.uk). These domestic sites serve specific countries while making unique book inventories available to all. Through strategic partnerships Abebooks has become the most important virtual supplier of used books while expanding selling avenues for booksellers.
Abebooks strives to be the world’s best book source where book buyers and sellers find books they want at prices they love.
Many times, adults who have already attained some college credits find that the pressures of work and family responsibilities make it difficult to continue their education to the bachelors degree level. Now, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Franklin University have a way to help make a college education more accessible.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has entered into an agreement with Columbus, Ohio-based Franklin University to offer students the opportunity to earn bachelors degrees by combining on-campus courses at one of the following 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools with online courses through Franklin: Ashland Community & Technical College, Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Bowling Green Technical College, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, Gateway Community & Technical College, Hazard Community & Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community & Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community & Technical College, Owensboro Community & Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, and West Kentucky Community & Technical College.
A student earns an associates degree and completes bridge courses through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System while simultaneously taking online classes through Franklin University to complete a bachelors degree. Majors are offered in 24 high-demand fields: Accounting; Allied Healthcare Management; Applied Management; Applied Psychology, Business Administration; Business Forensics; Computer Science; eMarketing; Financial Management; Forensic Accounting; Healthcare Information Systems Management; Healthcare Management; Human Resources Management; Information Technology; Interdisciplinary Studies; Management; Management Information Sciences; Marketing; Operations & Supply Chain Management; Organizational Communication; Public Relations; Public Safety Management; Safety, Security & Emergency Management; and Web Development. Franklin University also offers its innovative MBA, M.S. in Computer Science, and M.S. in Marketing & Communication programs online.
Students have responded enthusiastically to the convenient online format and the ability to fit classes into their daily schedules. They have the benefit of belonging to two schools at one time and are able to access Franklins resources in addition to those in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Franklins resources include academic advising, a technology help desk, and a library system. Each student also is assigned a Student Services Associate who provides support and guidance by answering questions about transcripts, financial aid, or even how to purchase textbooks.
About Franklin University
Franklin University serves more than 11,000 students annually through its on-campus programs in Columbus, Ohio, and the Community College Alliance. Nearly 270 community colleges in 33 states have teamed with the University to serve students. In addition to offering 27 undergraduate degree programs online, the over 100-year-old university has three masters degree programs, all offered in an online format as well as on campus. In 1999, Franklin was named as one of 15 education organizations nationwide for a U.S. Department of Education pilot project, which ensures that federal financial aid is available to students pursuing college degrees through distance learning.
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Hope Today Magazine, A Parks & Company Publication, is poised to take the print and digital media by storm by rebranding as a full service Lifestyle Publication. Hope Todays new signature is aimed at affluent people of all races seeking inspiration. The rebranding of Hope Today is aimed at appealing to people who are seeking inspiration to help them achieve success in their personal, business, relational, and spiritual part of their lives. Hope Today has broadened its content from faith based editorial to full service Lifestyle content. Recent interviews with Hip Hop icon Common, Reality TV star Actress Lisa Raye McCoy, Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant and other A-List entertainers, to name a few, is just one way the magazine plans to aggressively expand its current readership base.
The recent strategic restructuring within the publications staff has already proven profitable with measurable results. Newly appointed Editor in Chief, Diana Bridget, has built a core team of talented, dedicated and notable writers who are committed to providing fresh, current and thought provoking content for Hope Todays digital and print audience. The magazines primary objective is to provide content that its readers will not find anywhere else; while providing its audience with guidance to other practical sources of information (i.e. webinars, expert advice, organizations, etc.). This approach is unique to magazines and is part of Hope Todays strategy of being full service.
A major digital initiative will be the centerpiece of the new business model. John Parks, publisher of Hope Today magazine said, the new digital paradigm offers even greater opportunity to re-position the Hope Today brand for substantial growth in the new Millennium. Consumers are quickly moving to the web, and the interactive capabilities of digital platforms. We are joining a host of top consumer companies who are riding this new wave
The new brand strategy will consist of four major areas: launching its new Hope Today online magazine, new weekly E-newsletter, a bi-monthly 100 page digital magazine, transitioning its printed version of Hope Today to a quarterly basis, and plus Hope Today Making Life Easy Network.
Hope Today online magazine (http://www.hopetodaymagazine.com), which officially launches on October 1, 2010, provides real time headlines with interactive platforms that allow the readers share capabilities with their friends. The online magazine will provide rich media streaming videos that constantly interact with the user, blogging, interviews, editorials, and mobile ads allowing viewers to receive ad tags via text messaging. The online magazine will also help extend advertisers audience by providing search ads to web site visitors, banner ads, hotlinks to websites, company sponsored editorial content and video post, and product purchased capabilities.
Hope Todays E-Newsletter, which officially launches on October 1, 2010, provides its audience with weekly updates on the latest headlines, and articles that are intended to inform, educate, empower, and inspire its readers. For advertisers, the E-Newsletter provides advertisement spaces and personalized messages to a targeted audience at a cost that yields high returns with measurable results. The E-Newsletter is like a weekly brief of whats happening along with helpful lifestyle editorial to help make life easier for our audience, says Lisa Parks, Executive Vice President of Hope Today magazine.
Hope Today has partnered with the global leader in digital publishing and distribution platform for digital magazines and books. We needed a way to offer mobile users a new way to read Hope Today, while at the same time offering Hope Today a new way to reach the mobile audience. Our digital magazine is an exact replication of the print version with razor sharp display plus added interactivity (i.e. streaming videos, audio, extra photo features, etc.) and share capabilities. says John Parks. The first issue of the new and improved bi-monthly digital Hope Today will be available as the November/December 2010 issue.
