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Rising Gas Prices Won’t Put The Brakes On Summer Travel, According to a New Yahoo! Travel Survey
Rising gas prices won’t stop American’s from hitting the road this summer with 49% planning a summer vacation according to a new survey from Yahoo! Travel. 58% of those survey stated that gas prices won’t affect how far they are willing to drive for vacation. The survey of 1,000 men and women age 18-64 explored American’s plans for summer travel.
Key survey highlights include:
Exploring the USA
69% of respondents said they would spend their summer vacation in the United States. Could the “staycation” be a thing of the past? Only 13% will remain in their home state according to the Yahoo! Travel survey.
Road Tripping
Although gas prices soared during the past year most vacationers will be road-tripping (53%) to their destination. A little less than half (48%) will fly to their destination, with those between 18 and 34 most likely …
Ben & Jerry’s Delivers Sweets via Tweets in Miami
You know you’ve had that sudden urge for an afternoon pick-me-up treat, something sweet and refreshing, only to realize that you’re too busy to step out of the office for a few minutes and satisfy your craving. With Ben & Jerry’s latest outreach effort, you’re in luck! With a little social media savvy-ness and a worthwhile cause, you could have Ben & Jerry’s come straight to you to serve up scoops of peace, love and the company’s brand new,… continue reading »
4Culture, Metro Transit and Hornall Anderson Join Forces to Introduce “B Line PULSE” – an Innovative Social Gaming and Public Art Experience
Riders of Metro Transit’s B Line can now participate in a community-wide art project through individual mobile game play during their daily commute. 4Culture, Metro, and Hornall Anderson today introduced “B Line PULSE,” a new mobile game designed to enhance the transit experience for riders on RapidRide buses connecting Bellevue and Redmond. The B Line PULSE - an innovative social gaming and public art experience (Photo: Business Wire) … continue reading »
Eric Roberts Joins Oleg Taktarov, Scott L. Schwartz, Ric Young and Marco Khan in Original Film BETRAYAL
T5 Media Group LLC and Topalian/Morris Productions, a full service production company, today announced that principal photography on the original screenplay, BETRAYAL, penned and produced by Jack Topalian and Jason Morris, is currently underway in Los Angeles County with an impressive cast that includes Academy Award nominee and three-time Golden Globe nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables, The Cable Guy, Runaway … continue reading »
Acculynk Gives Online PIN Pad a Facelift
Acculynk, provider of PaySecure, the industry standard for online PIN debit, today announced a user-experience upgrade to their patented graphical PIN pad. “The new version of the online PIN pad has a smarter look and leverages the latest graphic standards for both web and mobile,” said Nandan Sheth, President & COO, Acculynk. “With the upgrade to the graphical user interface, average conversion rates have increased 10 percent. … continue reading »
VuMee Launch Party in NYC
VuMee 2.0 (OTCBB: PPKSD) has arrived! The company celebrated its highly anticipated launch last Thursday, May 17th with a party at The Arena in New York City, NY. Music industry executives, VIPs and celebrity friends joined VuMee at the special event to welcome the launch of VuMee 2.0. The launch was not the only reason to celebrate on Thursday night, the party also marked the official acquisition of Data Pangea, LLC by VuMee Inc. VuMee will… continue reading »
Miami Jewish Health Systems Chosen to Conduct Alzheimer’s Study
The Memory Center at Miami Jewish Health Systems (MJHS) was recently chosen as one of 37 sites in the United States to conduct a groundbreaking clinical trial in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The research study aims to discover the safety and effectiveness of the drug Crenezumab in individuals who have mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in the hopes of stopping or slowing the development of the disease. Crenezumab has also been… continue reading »
AudioGO Launches New Enhanced Website, Rewards Program
AudioGO, the home of BBC Audiobooks and a premier independent publisher of audio and radio programs, proudly announces the launch of a new consumer rewards program and enhanced, user-friendly website at www.audiogo.com. In appreciation of its loyal customers, AudioGO is introducing the AG Points Program. Joining the program is free and customers can earn points toward discounts on future purchases by making referrals, posting product… continue reading »
Statewide Click It or Ticket Campaign Begins Today
Local law enforcement agencies and the California Highway Patrol will begin ‘zero tolerance’ enforcement of the state’s occupant protection laws today as part of the statewide Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign. Law enforcement across the state will be looking for those not properly buckled. Between May 21 and June 3, drivers and passengers can expect to receive tickets, not a warning, if officers find them out on the roads … continue reading »
STI Holdings, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Link Bit Consulting Co., Ltd.
STI Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: STIG), a Nevada Corporation, and Link Bit Consulting Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation (Link Bit), have completed a definite Agreement and Plan of Reorganization whereby STI has acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding Link Bit shares for 25,000,000 common STIG shares. The acquisition was completed on May 12, 2012, and STIG will maintain Link Bit as a wholly owned subsidiary. In accordance with the terms… continue reading »
Life Time Fitness Members Lose More Than 48,000 Pounds During the Life Time Weight Loss 90-Day Challenge
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM), the healthy way of life company, today announced that its members lost 48,118 pounds—the equivalent of an 18-wheel tractor semitrailer or 24 tons —during the company’s Life Time Weight Loss 90-Day Challenge. More than 2,400 Life Time members participated in the program, which encouraged participants to lose the largest percentage of body weight during three months with the support of exercise and… continue reading »
Eclipse Live by Solar Power Achieves More than 200K Viewers from 142 Countries
Panasonic Corporation, using its energy-solution technology, made a challenge to broadcast "ECLIPSE LIVE FROM FUJIYAMA by SOLAR POWER" to the world through live internet broadcasting. Due to thick clouds surrounding Mount Fuji area today, our attempt to make clear filming of the Solar Eclipse was not accomplished. We succeeded, however, to share the world a live footage of the Solar Eclipse from Shingu City, Wakayama where we had prepared a different… continue reading »
Transamerica Retirement Services Sales Team Ranks “Best in Class” in Chatham Partners’ 2011 Advisor/Distributor Satisfaction Analysis
Chatham Partners recognized Transamerica Retirement Services’ sales team among the top retirement services providers in its 2011 Advisor/Distributor Satisfaction Analysis. Transamerica’s sales force was recognized for its knowledge, responsiveness and availability, and earned 10 “Best in Class” ratings in the survey. In the survey, Transamerica’s external sales team earned “Best in Class” ratings from advisors and distributors for overall… continue reading »
Spot TV: the Cost-Effective, Targeted Solution to Network Scatter
TVB (www.tvb.org), the not-for-profit trade association of America’s commercial broadcast television industry, today released a fact-based white paper, titled, “Upending the Upfront/Scatter Duopoly,” (www.tvb.org/trends) which concludes that Spot TV’s cost, inventory, and targetability delivers distinct and significant advantages over Network Scatter to marketers and brand managers. The white paper’s findings are based on a TVB… continue reading »
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker Shows Strong Ethernet Switch Results; Router Market Also Grows
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached $5.1 billion in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), representing strong growth of 7.4% year over year. Meanwhile, the worldwide router market increased a more modest 2.8% year over year in 1Q12, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker. The preliminary 1Q12 results also show strong Ethernet switch market growth in Latin America,… continue reading »
SCAN Health Plan Recognized for Best Practices in Medicaid Case Management
SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, has been honored in the 2012 Case In Point Platinum Awards in the “Medicaid Case Management” category. The annual awards highlight the innovative and creative work leaders in the healthcare industry are doing to improve access, promote wellness and ensure safe transitions of care through effective care coordination. At the awards ceremony in Washington,… continue reading »
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