Zunch Communications, Inc. Sets Up Shop on the West Coast: Film at 11

 

Zunch Communications, Inc. Sets Up Shop on the West Coast: Interactive Agency Expands into San Francisco Market with Massimo Burgio at the Lead

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 17, 2005 -- Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) announced today the opening of new branch in San Francisco to be managed by search engine marketing industry leader, Massimo Burgio. Burgio will serve as the Business Development Manager for the Zunch San Francisco office, located in downtown San Francisco across the street from the Yerba Buena Gardens.

?We?ve been wanting to set up shop in California for some time,? said Zunch Chairman & CEO John Sanchez. ?When we had Massimo sign on, we knew that this was the perfect opportunity for us to open up in San Francisco. Massimo is very well thought of in our industry and he?ll be a great representative of Zunch both here and abroad.?

Dallas-based Zunch Communications, Inc. opened a New York City location this past July and is looking forward to several other new locations opening internationally in the next year.

?We?ve been growing a lot lately,? said Sanchez. ?But our main reason for doing so is to better serve our existing clients by having a Zunch office located closer to their places of business. We see this expansion as a service to our existing clients and those to come in the future.?

Massimo Burgio served as the San Francisco Branch Manager for Ad Maiora, a leading European search engine marketing and online advertising agency, where for two years he oversaw the start-up of the company?s new San Francisco locations. He is also an active member of the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) and a frequent speaker at Search Engine Strategies events.

?By opening up in San Francisco with Massimo in charge we?re better able to expand our client services on the West Coast,? said Sanchez. ?And with Massimo in charge, we?re looking forward to expanding into San Francisco with a great leader.?

?Zunch today is one of the few search engine and interactive marketing agencies in the US with a serious commitment, and a ready-to-go structure, that can help its clients targeting International markets such as Europe, Asia and Latin America,? said Massimo Burgio. ?The approach at Zunch is client-focused, search-centric, strategic and creative, so I think it will be fun to build business together. Also, it is an honor for a Latino like me to join one of the 10 fastest growing US-Hispanic owned companies in the States. With the San Francisco office we are now ready to provide Latino-targeted online marketing services to help businesses on the West Coast reach this important mundo de consumidores?.

Born and raised in Italy, Burgio earned a BA in Marketing Communications in Italy from the University of Rome La Sapienza, with studies also in London, UK, and Oviedo, Spain, before he continued his post-graduate studies in Paris, France, and Berkeley, California. He has worked with the top creative interactive agencies in Italy, including Deepend and xister.com, and was involved in the start-up and marketing of Kataweb, Wind and RAI Net, some of Italy?s top Internet players.

New Location:
795 Folsom Street ? 1st Floor
San Francisco, California 94107

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Zunch Communications, Inc. (http://www.zunch.com) is a search engine optimization, website design and Microsoft Certified application development company dedicated to achieving measurable results for its clients. Top-ranked worldwide in search engine optimization; Zunch Communications is a member of DFWIMA, SEO Consultants, seopros, DFWSEM, topseos and a Circle Member of SEMPO. Zunch also maintains offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Mumbai.

# # #

Press Contact: Angela Jones
Company Name: ZUNCH COMMUNICATIONS
Email: AngieCJones@gmail.com
Phone: 972-455-4800
Website: http://www.zunch.com

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Editor's note: There is some speculation in the industry that the workload of any search marketing agency can be measured as inversely proportional to the number of press releases the agency issues. This is an extension of the old formula that measured the agency's workload by the quality, depth, and methods of site optimization for their own web site, which is also measured as inversely proportional. Research as to whether this concept also extends to link building, but early indications are that it does.

-(hris

FeedShot Unleashes Blog Search Submission Service

 

FeedShot Unleashes Blog Search Submission Service

(PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- FeedShot (http://www.feedshot.com) has released a beta version of its blog search submission service, currently submitting RSS and Atom feeds to 19 search engines and aggregators. The service is free and in beta, with plans for a production launch in late October.

"I was tired of telling my friends and colleagues to visit 50 blog search engines in order to submit their feed. I kept waiting for someone to release a submission service, but after searching for a few weeks decided to write my own." said FeatureCreep, the author of the FeedShot service.

"The response has been overwhelming." he noted, referencing the more than 25,000 outgoing submissions FeedShot has sent since it opened a week ago. "We're trying to stay on pace of adding 2-3 new search engines per week, and we've received a few addition requests from search engines themselves."

With a marketing effort consisting of "sending emails to the blogs I frequent," FeedShot hopes to continue its low-cost, grass roots marketing effort that makes it feasible for it to serve the blogging community. "If we had to pay for advertising it never would have happened. Bloggers have a lot of power these days."

In addition to increasing the number of sites it supports, FeedShot has thoughts of expanding into the pinging space, and to begin offering some type of premium submission services. When asked about the specifics of those services, FeatureCreep responded "Five days ago I had no idea FeedShot would be such a success. Needless to say, I'm still working on what's next."

FeedShot hosts a blog discussing the day-to-day struggles of running the FeedShot service, located at http://www.feedshot.com/blog/.

# # #

Press Contact: FeedShot Support
Company Name: FEEDSHOT.COM
Email: support@feedshot.com
Phone: 408-555-1212
Website: www.feedshot.com

Ozzy Osborn Covers "Rocky Mountain Way"

I just heard a cover of  "Rocky Mountain Way" by Joe Walsh done by Ozzy Osborn formerly of Black Sabbath...?

 

This is my personal sign that the end of life as we know it is at hand...

 

(hris

SEO

>I am very interested in what other I-searchers have found and
>follow re: char length in Meta description and optimizing "other"
>tags.
- Kelly Blazes, SearchReturn Digest #009

Up until last Spring, we used to use a large set of meta tags, about 50. We did this for many years and had very good results from all our client projects. We knew that many of the tags were just taking up space, but felt if they were being recognized that it would benefit the site, and thought we might be getting some benefit for "making the effort". Since we spent quite a bit of time on the tags and provided them with the appropriate data and not just a bunch of keyword phrases in all of them, we felt it was worth the effort. We also used to add the description as an HTML comment, since we had seen that it was often picked up instead of the decryption tag. These methods never hurt and seemed to help. Results for all projects we very positive so we never did any testing. We also use to spend time on a site's ALT tags.

Then last year I took a 1-page site of a client and as a favor optimized the page with only title tag, meta description tag, and keywords meta tag. I then started adding pages of content on a regular basis, all with just basic, simple optimization for what was on the page.

The results were startling.

This was a favor to a client, so we did no keyword research, and only optimized the tags quickly based on page content. In addition, this was not a "proper" site but only had information about the client's business on the home page. Still, about 6 months after the traffic had increased by many times, the client was actually contacted and secured a project from someone in California (We are in Minnesota). The reason I did this for free is that the client is my oldest one and he did not see the need for a web site, much less SEO. He now realizes what I've been talking about for the past 5-6 years and if he wasn't so busy with exiting clients, I'm sure he would have us to help him with a proper site & submission of the site. We only put up about 6 links to the site and submitted to maybe 15 search engines and directories, a far cry from the 180 that we normally do.

As a result of this experiment, we now only use those 3 tags in our optimization, and do not optimize H tags or other things that you hear people talk about. They may help, but they also increase the time/cost and until what we do stops working, we won't be making things more complex.

For tag lengths, we have changed what we use a little:

Title tag: Up to 85 characters max, but some do go over without noticeable harm. I like at least 60 and generally use 70 chars.

Description: We use to always use as close to the 255 character limit, but we are seeing more and more sites limit this to about 150 with some at 200 and some at 100 chars. We try to craft the description so that if it is cut off at those points, it will still look and read well. We may standardize on 150 since it's a bit of work to match those cutoff points.

Keywords tags: Not very important, but if you use common sense, it may help. We used to have a 1,000 character limit, but now try to keep it down to about 400-600 chars. If you are going to use keyword phrases, use commas to separate them. We use to really fill this up with many variations of what was on the page as well as things not on the page. This was limited to words that meant the same, but different spellings and different combinations of what was on the page. Now it's less work just picking things from our keyword results that are about the same as what is on the page.

We use as many scored keyword phrases as possible in titles and descriptions, tempered with use of good English and advertising copy.

Thank you,
Chris Nielsen
BizProLink-Internet.com

Redzee.com, Redzeeguru.com, LP keywords, and related sites to avoid.

This company seems to have morphed into another version selling the same kind
of keyword bidding that is only available to browsers who have chosen to
"upgrade" their browser and become infested with something they were not
aware of, and may not want. They also sucker people in with a free toolbar.

If you are looking for information on one of these sites, you may be
interested that all of these are hosted on the same server and also
connected with www.webwisemedia.com and www.redzee.com.

www.G-hance.com
www.Getredzee.com
www.Ghance.com
www.Goredzee.com
www.Kazaaghost.com
www.Keywordsguru.com
www.Leadrankings.com
www.Linkpositioning.com
www.Linkpositions.com
www.Linkpositions.net
www.Linkrankings.com
www.Myredzee.com
www.Positionlinks.com
www.Positionsguru.com
www.Positionwindow.com
www.Redzeesearch.com
www.Rocketranking.com
www.Rocketresults.com
www.Search-climbers.com
www.Searchelevators.com
www.Trafficwindows.com
www.Windowbillboard.com
www.Windowbillboards.com
www.Windowposition.com
www.Windowposition.net
www.Windowpositions.com
www.Windowpositions.net
www.Windowsposition.com
www.Windowsposition.net
www.Windowspositions.net
www.Winspeedtechnologies.com
www.Redzeeguru.com

Other words of interest are LP, LP Keywords, browser upgrades,
browser upgrade, wise media, natural keyword positioning technology,
browser add-ins.

Warning: Beware of installing "Secure Service Pack" on your computer

Warning: Beware of installing "Secure Service Pack" on your computer

 

Unless you know and understand what the "Secure Service Pack" actually consists of, we strongly recommend against installing it or anything that may popup and ask for permission from you to install it. Just because you have some trust in the site you are visiting does not mean you need or want what is being offered. If you are concerned about the security of your computer, only install things from the manufacturer's site, or the creator of your computer's operating system.

 

By the time you read this, "Secure Service Pack" may be called something else, so don't be fooled. Our understanding of this item is that it installs software that changes how your browser functions and you may or may not like what it does. You may be able to un-install it once you realize it's there, but do you want to trust something that will not even tell you what it is?

 

"Secure Service Pack" sounds like it's a Microsoft Service Pack that will upgrade your software, but in fact the software is designed to deliver advertisements in the form of web sites that you may be interested in. Part of the "benefit" of this software is to let you just type in keywords and not URLs to find sites. What they don't tell you is that they only sites they show you are paid advertisements and may or may not be what you are looking for, and might not even be a good site if they do have what you are looking for. It's the same old "Keyword browsing" scam that has been around for years. It's pure crap and should be avoided at all costs. Seriously!

 

I have seen at least one page that has a number of browser plug-ins and says " This page contains links to the Windows Authenticode family of plugins for Internet Explorer". If you want to upgrade your Internet Explorer, go to the Microsoft site and make sure you are getting the real deal.

 

Again, if you don't know for sure what you are installing, don't just trust the name of the application that you see, since it could be a trick and your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs WILL NOT PROTECT YOU OR WARN YOU!!

 

(hris

How to submit to free directories and actually get listed

 

How to submit to free directories and actually get listed
I just found this "Submission System" at http://best-free-search-engine-list.com/
and I am still reviewing all the information they provide. ...
http://lee-johnson.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/10/10/1291624.html 

 Cre8: Information on RSS? - Blogs, RSS and Syndication - Cre8asite ...
SEOBy.org · http://www.Best-Free-Search-Engine-List.com. Back to top ... SEOBy.org ·
http://www.Best-Free-Search-Engine-List.com. Back to top ...
http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2081

  Search Engine Dictionary: Glossary of Search Engine Terms
Best-Free-Search-Engine-List.com · Click to return to the previous page you
visited Click to view the URL for a link to this definition (displayed in the ...
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 TechSoup - TechSoup - Forums: preventing right click
... If you really want to try protect your images, there are better ways. ---- SEO
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Sears: The Email Tar Baby

If you get email spam from Sears/Experian, do NOT try to contact them or ask them to remove you from their list. Just report them to www.spamcop.net or their upstream provider.

The harder you struggle, the more you will entangle yourself...

They had one email address, removed it, now they have two more. I give up... for the moment.

(hris

-----Original Message-----
From: webcenter@customerservice.sears.com
[mailto:webcenter@customerservice.sears.com]
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:24 PM
To: christian@nielsentech.com <--- Don't tell me I sent this with this email by mistake? Yup, sure did...
Subject: RE: Sears: Welcome to Sears


Please include the following line in all replies.
Tracking number: UT20051014_0000000977

Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting Sears.

In order to enhance the shopping experience of our Sears customers, we are
offering the option to receive Sears’ promotional emails as a new way to
learn about our new products, exclusive offers and services. We captured
your email address from a recent purchase or service that you received
from Sears (phone order, catalog order, or Internet order). To
unsubscribe, please click the link on the last paragraph of the welcome
email.

We appreciate your business and we hope you will continue to choose Sears
for your future purchases.

Look for Great Ideas throughout the store and find Sears exclusive
innovations from great brands like Sony, Kenmore, NordicTrack, Craftsman
and Reebok to help you create the good life.

Shop sears.com now to pick up great products for the season.
http://www.sears.com

Sharon B.
Sears Customer Care
webcenter@customerservice.sears.com
1-800-349-4358

 -----Original Message-----
 From: "Chris Nielsen" <christian@nielsentech.com>
 Sent: Oct 14, 2005 9:51:54 AM CDT
 To: <webcenter@customerservice.sears.com>

 So what is this now?!

 I send you an email, and your system takes that and adds it to a list?

 I thought this experience was over, but I guess not? I am both pissed off and amused.

 Someone had contacted me with a short message that the other email address I wrote about had been removed. Now I get this.

 It would be funny if it was not so pathetic...

 I can see my next blog post now: "Sears: The New Tar Baby".

 I'll give you a chance to resolve this first.

 Thanks,
 Chris

 P.S. In the message below I see "we are offering the option to receive Sears  ’ promotional emails". This is untrue. You are putting people on your list  before asking them. Please change your system to be "opt-in" and not  "opt-out"! The latter is what spammers do.


 -----Original Message-----
 From: webcenter@customerservice.sears.com
 [mailto:webcenter@customerservice.sears.com]
 Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:09 AM
 To: promotions@nielsentech.com <------ New spam being sent to the email address I used and note message below in bold:
 Subject: RE: Sears: Welcome to Sears

 Please include the following line in all replies.
 Tracking number: UT20051013_0000009228

 Dear Customer,

 Thank you for contacting Sears.

 In order to enhance the shopping experience of our Sears customers, we are
 offering the option to receive Sears’ promotional emails as a new way to
 learn about our new products, exclusive offers and services.  We captured
 your email address from a recent purchase or service that you received
 from Sears (phone order, catalog order, or Internet order). To
 unsubscribe, please click the link on the last paragraph of the welcome
 email. <--- There was no "welcome" email, this is the first contact.

 We appreciate your business and we hope you will continue to choose Sears
 for your future purchases.

 Sears Customer Care
 webcenter@customerservice.sears.com
 1-800-349-4358


 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: "Promotions" promotions@nielsentech.com <---- email address I responded with.
 > Sent: Oct 13, 2005 12:16:09 PM CDT
 > To: "Sears" <support-byv66aca1t9cgzbcxpdftb26vrjh65@e.experian-ems.com>,
 sears@e.experian-ems.com
 >
 > Sears: Welcome"Welcome to SPAM" is more like it...!
 >
 > I'm sorry to bother you, but my efforts to reach someone at Sears to make
 > them aware of this problem has not been an effective use of my time so far.
 > Time to escalate...
 >
 > The is the second email spam that I have received from Sears/Experian. The
 > first was to a different email address. Both that address and this one have
 > NEVER opted in with Sears or Experian and since there is no real entity that
 > uses it, they could not be a Sears customer. They were used to submit client
 > sites to search engines and are now only used be email spammers, most of
 > whom are obvious scum.
 >
 > Please remove all email addresses that have not opted-in on your list and
 > leave us alone and the Sears reputation intact.
 >
 > Thank you,
 > Chris Nielsen
>
 >   -----Original Message-----
 >   From: Sears [mailto:sears@e.experian-ems.com]
 >   Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:10 PM
 >   To: securitykit@nielsentech.com <------------- Email address used only by spammers
 >   Subject: Sears: Welcome to Sears
 >
 >
 >
 >          [client name],
 >         We're excited to add to your shopping experience with these
 > exclusive benefits delivered directly to your inbox. You will receive  emails
 > about:
 >
 >         a.. Savings and promotions in-store and online
 >         a.. Exclusive online products and offers
 >         a.. Free shipping offers
 >         a.. Seasonal sales and event alerts
 >         a.. New innovative products
 >         Shopping with us has never been more convenient. As always, your
 > satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back.
 >
 >         Shop Sears.com now.
 >
 >        You have received this promotional email as a Sears customer. If you
 > would prefer not to receive communications via email from Sears, click here
 > to be removed from our email list.
 >         We work hard to protect your privacy. Although a Sears-authorized
 > representative may alert you to unusual activity on your account, that
 > person won't ask for your password, your complete social security number
> or
 > your complete credit card number. If you have questions, please review the
 > Sears Privacy and Security Policies at www.sears.com, email
 > webmaster@customerservice.sears.com or call Sears Customer Service at
 > 1-800-349-4358.
 >
 >         Sears Holdings Corporation, 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL
 > 60179

Google's Matt Cutts Interviewed by Aaron Wall

 

Google's Matt Cutts Interviewed by Aaron Wall
Search Engine Journal - USA
Aaron Wall of SEOBook.com got the chance to conduct an interview with Google's Matt Cutts, Google Search Engineer, about topics ranging from SEO, Spam, SEM ...

WordPress Selling Links -- But Using AdBrite Solves Search Engine ...
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Free counters for web sites and blogs. Fast, easy sign-up does not even require an email address. Several styles to choose from and they are easy to install with very little impact on your page's load time. Find out how your site or blog is really doing!

Blogs vs. the law
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Cutts Up Against The Wall
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Over the weekend, Aaron Wall got a chance to talk to Google's "Mick Jagger of Search", Matt Cutts, in an in depth interview. The ...

Search Engine Journal » Google's Matt Cutts Interviewed by Aaron Wall
Aaron Wall of SEOBook.com got the chance to conduct an interview with Google's
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Google Auctions to Rival eBay and Yahoo?
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... Aaron Wall of the SEOBook wonders how such an auction service from Google would effect its advertising model, Google AdWords, which includes mega advertising ...   

In the fine tradition of Cyclamate, Saccharin, and Nutrasweet (Aspartame), Stevia, and now Splenda

Generation Green Asks California AG to Investigate Splenda Ads

EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Generation Green today sent a letter to California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer, urging an investigation of misleading advertising practices by Johnson & Johnson for its artificial sweetener Splenda.

Specifically, Generation Green says the advertising misleads consumers into believing that Splenda is a natural product, made from sugar. In fact, Johnson & Johnson does not even list sugar as an ingredient in Splenda. In the letter, Generation Green called on the state of California to take such steps that are necessary to halt Johnson & Johnson's misleading Splenda marketing campaign within the state and to require Johnson & Johnson to provide complete and accurate product information to California consumers.

Rochelle Davis, Executive Director, and Robert M. Brandon, Project Director, both of Generation Green, sent the following letter, dated Oct. 10, to California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer:

On behalf of Generation Green and thousands of member families concerned about the health and welfare of our children, I would vigorously echo the recent calls upon your office to begin an investigation into misleading advertising by Johnson & Johnson' s McNeil Nutritionals LLC for the artificial sweetener sucralose, which is sold under the brand-name Splenda.

Generation Green is a non-profit advocacy group comprised of parents and other concerned citizens who favor corporate and governmental policies that will allow children to grow up protected from exposure to toxins. We place great importance on protecting the consumer's right to know about chemical exposure, particularly related to food so that people are able to make informed decisions, especially with respect to their children's health.

The issue of Splenda advertising is of significant importance for California consumers, and indeed, for consumers across the country. Today, Splenda holds over a third of the sweetener market only six years after its approval as a food additive by the FDA in 1998. This remarkable growth is attributed to the perception that Splenda is natural and sugar-based. This perception is the direct result of Johnson & Johnson's intentional efforts to mislead consumers regarding the product. The slogan "made from SUGAR so it tastes like SUGAR," which is pervasive in Splenda print and broadcast advertising, seeks to mislead and confuse consumers into believing that Splenda is a natural product of sugar. It is a misleading claim.

The facts are these:

* Splenda is a chemically created product in which sugar molecules are manipulated through chlorination and other processes so as to be completely unrecognizable as sugar.

* Following chlorination, a further chemical process is applied using phosgene, a poisonous gas described by the Centers for Disease Control as a major industrial chemical used to make plastics and pesticides.

* The Splenda label does not and cannot list sugar as an ingredient, as sugar is not recognizable in the final product.

The legal requirement of advertising substantiation -- that advertisers and ad agencies have a reasonable basis for advertising claims before they are disseminated -- is especially important when consumer health and safety is at issue, such as in a food additive like Splenda.

Nonetheless, Johnson & Johnson encourages consumer confusion by continually highlighting the word "sugar" in its advertising campaign, seeking to bolster the false association between Splenda and sugar in consumers' minds.

This is a dangerous development, as the product is quite clearly anything but natural.

Even more troubling, many of the Splenda ads focus on images of children; these ads convey the message that Splenda is a better, more natural product for children than other artificial sweeteners. These ads aim to encourage parents to provide or prepare food items for their children with Splenda. In one television commercial aired earlier this year, a child's voice says "Splenda and spice and everything nice. That's what little girls are made of." over video of children playing. This advertisement clearly equates Splenda with sugar (replacing "sugar" with "Splenda" in a common expression) and is intended to encourage the use of the product for children.

Moreover, Splenda's product expansion has focused on creating "low sugar" products like snack foods, breakfast cereals and soda -- indeed, Splenda is now an ingredient in many of the "convenience foods" that parents might give to their children, or that children might select for themselves.

Generation Green has been concerned for some time that this product expansion signals a clear intention by the Johnson & Johnson to target, not only parents, but also children, with its misleading Splenda advertising. That's why earlier this year Generation Green wrote to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission seeking a full investigation into Johnson & Johnson's Splenda advertising campaign.

In the absence of aggressive FTC action on this issue, it is vital that state offices like yours take up this issue on behalf of consumers. If, as there appears, the company has no basis for suggesting that Splenda and sugar are closely linked and equally natural products, we call upon the state of California to take such steps that are necessary to halt Johnson & Johnson's extensive Splenda marketing campaign within the state and to require Johnson & Johnson to provide complete and accurate product information to California consumers.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.

Source: Generation Green

CONTACT: Bob Brandon, Project Director of Generation Green,
+1-202-331-1550
http://www.generationgreen.org/

FreedomISP Applauds xxxchurch.com 'Porn Sunday' Program

FreedomISP Applauds xxxchurch.com 'Porn Sunday' Program; Urges churches to encourage pastors and congregation to block access to Internet pornography

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- FreedomISP (www.freedomisp.net), a Michigan-based filtered Internet service provider, is congratulating the October 9 "Porn Sunday" program created by www.xxxchurch.com, which focuses attention on the problem of pornography within the Christian community. FreedomISP has been working to combat the availability of Internet pornography since 1998.

"Pornography is everywhere in our society," stated Marlene Elwell, founder of FreedomISP and the FreedomISP Foundation, an advocacy group for children's Internet safety. "It is on television, in movies, and all over the internet. There are thousands of Internet pornography sites, and one only has to accidentally open a spam email or mistype an address to find one. That is why FreedomISP offers a filtered Internet service to protect families and especially children from exposure to pornographic and violent images and hate sites."

"We believe that Porn Sunday is a valuable effort to help people who are addicted to pornography to get the help they need. Pornography poses a real threat to children, both to those involved in pornography and the countless children inadvertently exposed to pornography on the Internet each year."

FreedomISP is a pioneer in Internet filtering and recently announced a program to give 10 percent of subscriber's monthly fees to participating affinity groups. The company offers filtered dial-up as well as a spam blocker, virus protection, and a filter-only option for broadband users. Any group or church wanting to participate in the affinity program can sign up on the www.freedomisp.net website.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Marlene Elwell http://profnet.prnewswire.com/ud_public.jsp?userid=514977

Source: FreedomISP

CONTACT: Roy Richardson for FreedomISP, +1-734-240-2565

Web site: http://www.freedomisp.net/
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National Arbitration Forum Issues Two Decisions on Amazon Web Addresses

National Arbitration Forum Issues Two Decisions on Amazon Web Addresses National Arbitration Forum arbitration panels rule in favor of Amazon.com, Inc., regarding several Internet domain names that were confusingly similar to the AMAZON.COM trademark. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Arbitration Forum announced today that two rulings have been issued in favor of Amazon.com regarding the rights to 13 Internet domain names, including amazzone.com, amzaon.com, and amazln.com, among others. Amazon.com, Inc., represented by Kevin M. Hayes, filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on August 10, 2005 against the respondent Michele Dinoia c/o SZK.com. The complaint asserted legal rights to 12 Web addresses bearing close resemblance to those owned by Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com's complaint questioned the legitimacy of the respondent's rights and interests in the domain names as well as the domain names' confusing similarity to Amazon.com's trademark. It also asserted that the respondent had registered and was using the domain names in bad faith, and was "a 'recidivist cybersquatter' with more than 20 reported decisions against it for conduct like that reflected in the Complaint in this proceeding," according to the decision authored by National Arbitration Forum panelists Terry F. Peppard, Paul A. Dorf, and Paul M. DeCicco. Michele Dinoia c/o SZK.com defended the registration and use of one of the domain names, amazonne.com, by arguing that "ammazzone" is a generic Italian term, the equivalent of the generic English word "amazon," and not confusingly similar to Amazon.com's trademark. The three-member panel rejected this argument, declaring that "the translation of a mark into another language...does not defeat a claim of confusing similarity." The panel ordered all 12 domain names transferred to Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com filed a separate complaint on August 9, 2005 asserting legal rights to amazln.com. A separate National Arbitration Forum panel found in favor of Amazon.com and ordered that domain name be transferred as well. Thousands of Internet domain disputes similar to those of Amazon.com are heard each year by the National Arbitration Forum under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The domain name dispute process is a popular alternative to lengthy and expensive trademark lawsuits. Copies of these decisions are available for viewing on the National Arbitration Forum website at: http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/536281.htm and http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/536549.htm . About the National Arbitration Forum The National Arbitration Forum is one of the world's leading providers of alternative dispute resolution solutions, including arbitration and mediation, representing a distinguished panel of over 1,500 attorneys and retired judges in the U.S. and in 29 countries. Founded in 1986, the National Arbitration Forum administers more than 50,000 cases annually. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the National Arbitration Forum also has offices located in New Jersey and Los Angeles. Additional information is available at the National Arbitration Forum's website at http://www.arbitration-forum.com/ . Source: National Arbitration Forum CONTACT: Kimberly Johnson of National Arbitration Forum, +1-952-516-6478, kjohnson@arb-forum.com Web site: http://www.arbitration-forum.com/ http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/536281.htm http://www.arb-forum.com/domains/decisions/536549.htm

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Avandes Introduces Build by Email (BBE)

Avandes Introduces Build by Email (BBE)

(PRWEB) October 1, 2005 -- Avandes, Inc. (Avant-garde Designs) has recently released a new product for publishing data on the Web. The BBE product is designed specifically for non-technical people. Moreover, all web-related work is completely automated and done for you. All you need to do is to send e-mail. Once your e-mail is received, Avandes software automatically builds sophisticated, professional quality web page/site for you in seconds.

BBE is an all-inclusive, easy to use, see-before-you-buy web publishing service, based on the standard e-mail interface. It is fast, easy, inexpensive and it covers all the web needs: web design, publishing and hosting.

BBE is the perfect technology for small businesses, families and people interested in personal web pages. It is also a great way to create temporary Web pages for on-line announcements, classified advertisements, special event notices and travel diaries.

For more information about the company, please visit: http://www.avandes.com. Information about BBE is available at: http://www.buildbyemail.com.

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Press Contact: Lucy Grosz
Company Name: AVANDES, INC.
Email: Lucy@avandes.com
Phone: 614-891-2695
Website: http://www.buildbyemail.com

[ Comments: If you have any interest in this kind of thing it's worth a look. The demo works as advertised, but I did not check to see if they offer optimization options. (hris ]

Pixels By The Dozen Is New(almost) Form of Online Advertising

Pixels By The Dozen Is New Form of Online Advertising

(PRWEB) October 1, 2005 -- Pixels Buy the Dozen (http://www.pixelsbuythedozen.com) is the latest innovation in online advertising. The homepage is a grid of 10,292 squares, each square being 12x12 pixels. Companies purchase pixels for $.50 each to display their advertisement or logo. The minimum ad space is a 12x12 pixel square and there is no set maximum. Customers are able to pick their ads placement on a first come, first serve basis.

An interesting feature of the site is that when a visitor hovers over an ad with their mouse, a 144x144 ad is displayed for the advertiser. There is a Featured Pixels area showing links for their advertisers in a rotation based on the number of pixel squares they have purchased. They also have the Latest Pixels, showing the last 3 companies that have purchased pixel space.

Said site creator Lee Dodd, " This approach capitalizes on the 'novelty and buzz' aspect of the web. Once the homepage is 100% sold out that's it. No more space. Of course, the page will be quite a site to see as it fills up, and that's the goal. Fill it up, generate some donations, and then who knows where it will lead..."

The company, Pixels Buy the Dozen, is based in East Texas and with the recent impact of Hurricane Rita, they are donating 10% of the site's revenue to the Salvation Army Hurricane Relief Fund. The site's owner, Lee Dodd, also shared that he is offering registered non-profit organizations a pixel square ad spot at no charge.

URL: http://www.pixelsbuythedozen.com

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Press Contact: Lee Dodd
Company Name: Pixels Buy The Dozen
Email: lee@sprintusers.com
Phone: 903-873-6070
Website: http://www.pixelsbuythedozen.com

[ Comment: This is the second site that I have seen like this and now it looks like there is a entire crop of advertising sites springing up that offer the same thing... try http://www.thepixelwars.com/. Once the novelty wears off, there it's gone..., what will be the attraction of these sites...? (hris ]