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In need of a leaf blower or maybe a pet sitter but don’t have cash on hand to spend? Look no further than Facebook. SunTrust Banks, Inc., (NYSE: STI) recently launched Swap a Solid, a Facebook application that provides users with a forum for exchanging goods and services with their Facebook friends and...
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Match.com, the world’s largest online dating company, today announced its new mobile application for the Palm® Pixi(TM) phone, available on the Sprint network. The free Match.com application, already available for the Palm Pre(TM) phone running Palm webOS(TM), can be downloaded from the Palm Beta App Catalog. Users can view singles in their area, edit...
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In the wake of the Obama Administration’s unveiling of its “Educate to Innovate” campaign to revitalize education in the U.S., Mangahigh (www.mangahigh.com) today launches the first curriculum-focused, games-based learning site in the U.S. focusing on math for 11 to 16 year olds. The company also announced new social features, based on casual games models,...
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Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce a new 50-week social media campaign called “We are Best Buddies: Join Our...
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NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced a significant expansion of NAVTEQ Traffic real-time traffic coverage in Canada.
With these enhancements, NAVTEQ Traffic coverage for Canada has doubled to encompass more than 13 million people, or more than 40 percent of Canada’s...
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Some 48% of regular internet users in Britain and the United States would be prepared to pay for their online news, according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group.
Nine countries – including Australia, Germany, France, Spain, Norway and Finland – were surveyed in October. In several of the European states, more than 60%...
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A Wi-Fi technology pioneer and recognized leader in carrier Wi-Fi applications, Ruckus Wireless today introduced the industry’s first complete, end-to-end managed, wireless broadband access (WBA) solution that gives service providers a cost-effective, “build-as-you-grow” model for offering broadband data services in developing urban environments at a fraction of the cost of alternative approaches.
Designed to let...
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For the first time ever, www.Suite101.com has placed in the monthly website traffic rankings as one of the top ten fastest growing websites in the United States.
The rankings are produced by comScore Media Metrix, the industry-leading Internet audience measurement service. These monthly rankings provide analysis of U.S. web activity and in doing so, provide...
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