10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACE

Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Thirty-seven pictures had...

Keep Reading

Congress provides $7.7 billion in funding to combat H1N1 flu virus

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

In April, the first case of H1N1 influenza in the United States was identified in our home state of California. The threat to the public health is serious, with more...

Keep Reading

The Human Rights Council marks 20th anniversary on the Rights of the Child

New York/Geneva (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

The Human Rights Council devoted a full-day discussion with two panels on children’s rights to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The...

Keep Reading

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By AneHoward

Soledad O'Brien, Rep. Waters, Rev. Sharpton, Other Honorees At Black Star News's Annual Dinner 2009 Friday Special To The Black Star News [Black Star News Annual Dinner 2009] The new venue for The...

Keep Reading

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By Federal Bureau of Investigation

1. Washington Field: Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud FCC’s Video Relay Service Program Indictments were unsealed against 26 people charged with engaging in a scheme to steal millions of dollars...

Keep Reading

Account Director Philip Keightley Takes Clean Sweep At Punch Annual Awards

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By BenLeuty

Search and PR company Punch Communications has announced the winners of various team awards at the company’s inaugural team award ceremony. Account Director Philip Keightley has made a particularly strong showing,...

Keep Reading

IBM Moves Closer To Creating Computer Based on Insights From The Brain

Portland, OR (RPRN) 11/20/09 — By RushPRnews

Scientists perform cat-scale cortical simulations and map the human brain in effort to build advanced chip technology November 18, 2009 at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced...

Keep Reading

Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included

Cupertino, CA (RPRN) 11/19/09 — By thePRsolution

Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included Max Wang, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 19 November 2009] Apple reportedly plans to postpone the launch of its tablet...

Keep Reading

Microsoft Announces New Dynamics ERP Online Services

REDMOND, Wash (RPRN) 11/19/09 — By RushPRnews

Customers can now combine online services with on-premise ERP or on-demand ERP to quickly increase business capabilities. — Microsoft Corp. today announced a collection of online services that can be attached...

Keep Reading

2010 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW FRONTIER ARTISTS

Park City, UT (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

International Lineup to Feature Breakthrough Installations and Performances from Nao Bustamante, Gina Czarnecki, Petko Dourmana, Jens Franke and Thomas Gläser, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eric Gradman, Michael Joaquin Grey, Ragnar Kjartansson, Kalup Linzy, Matthew...

Keep Reading

Nearly 100 neglected sled dogs rescued in Quebec

(RPRN) 11/18/09 — By animal lover

Imagine being left in a forest, chained to a tree, without regular access to proper food, clean water or adequate shelter. Imagine growing more and more desperate as the days...

Keep Reading

Karacha Highlights Educational Value of Musical Christmas Presents

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By BenLeuty

Karacha.com, the online destination for quality musical instruments and accessories, is highlighting the educational benefits of a musical Christmas present to Parents and Grandparents shopping for Christmas gifts this year. Over...

Keep Reading

m62 Debunks Tip on Maintaining Eye Contact in Presentations

Liverpool, UK (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By Jessica Pyne

m62 has today debunked one of the more popular tips given to presenters in presentation or PowerPoint training: that the presenter should always maintain eye contact with key audience members. Presenters...

Keep Reading

Spear Phishing Emails Target U.S. Law and Public Relations Firms

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By Federal Bureau of Investigation

Investigative Programs Cyber Investigations New E-Scams & Warnings —The FBI assesses with high confidence that hackers are using spear phishing e-mails with malicious payloads to exploit U.S. law firms and public relations...

Keep Reading

Kahzam (KHZM) Releases FY ‘09 10-K

Boca Raton, FL (RPRN) 11/18/09 — By Ned Barnett

Kahzam (OTCBB: KHZM.OB) (http://www.kahzam.com/) – an emerging leader in the fast-growing web-based platform developer for associations and affinity groups market – has issued its 10-K for the FY ending August...

Keep Reading

Aurora Travel Vietnam to Further Expand Business in EU Market

Hanoi, Vietnam (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By Dao Truong

According to a recent survey conducted by The World Tourism Organization, the total number of long haul tourist arrivals from the EU countries is predicted at 164 million in 2020....

Keep Reading

President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By United States Department of Justice

– Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Schapiro today announced that President...

Keep Reading

Be Safe This Holiday Season

Davie, FL (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By annhughes

Sawgrass Mutual Insurance Company Releases Holiday Safety Tips Each year, joy and merriment abound during the holiday season, but beware, dangers may lurk. While putting up the holiday décor and making...

Keep Reading

Amnesty International USA: Obama says free Suu Kyi

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By AneAndrea

This past weekend, in the first meeting of its kind to ever take place with a sitting U.S. President, President Obama met with the 10 leaders of ASEAN (Association of...

Keep Reading

Environment and Natural Resources Division Celebrates 100th Anniversary

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By RushPRnews

—Attorney General Eric Holder, Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and hundreds of current and past employees celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Environment and Natural Resources Division today. “The history...

Keep Reading

New Aberdeen Report: iLoop Mobile Dials Into Mobile Marketing ROI

SAN JOSE, CA (RPRN) 11/17/09 — By iloopmobile

Free Derivative Report Covers How iLoop Mobile Is Helping Best-In-Class Companies Produce ROI in Mobile Marketing iLoop Mobile, the leading provider of mobile marketing technology solutions and services to the world’s...

Keep Reading

Bartender audio mix drink memorization system

USA (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By John Freeman

Whenever you go to a bar to order your favorite drink, did you ever see bartenders flip through a recipe book? Certainly not. Has it ever strike your mind how...

Keep Reading

A Photo Speaks a thousand words when looking for an online date

London, UK (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By Steven Booth

At FunAtFifty.co.uk – the online dating website for the over 50s, we understand how important profile photos of our members are when finding an ideal date. That’s why we’ve made...

Keep Reading

Unfriend Named New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By thePRsolution

Facebook fans will undoubtedly recognize the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year, unfriend. unfriend - verb - To remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site...

Keep Reading

Orbitz Lists Least and Most Busy Airports For Thanksgiving

Chicago, IL (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By thePRsolution

Orbitz Reveals the Busiest Airports for Thanksgiving Orbitz Chicago O'Hare International takes the honor of the busiest airport this Thanksgiving. Rounding out the top three are Los Angeles and Denver international...

Keep Reading

Shattered Horizon™ – “Moonrise” Content Pack Announced

HELSINKI (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By RushPRnews

Free content pack will double the number of levels in the game --Futuremark® Games Studio today revealed plans for the first content pack for Shattered Horizon™, their PC exclusive multiplayer first-person...

Keep Reading

Weekend Report: ‘2012’ Plagues the Box Office

Hollywood, CA (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By RushPRnews

by Brandon Gray Detonating atop the weekend box office, 2012 swept in with an estimated $65 million on approximately 6,500 screens at 3,404 sites, ranking as the seventh...

Keep Reading

Oil and Gaz Enterprises Improves Performance with Windows 7

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, and Norway (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By RushPRnews

Major Oil and Gas Enterprises Improve Business Performance with Advanced Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Functionality Following the official launch of Windows 7 around the globe, Microsoft Corp. announced...

Keep Reading

iLoop Mobile Introduces Easy and Effective Mobile Marketing Campaign Packages

SAN JOSE, CA (RPRN) 11/16/09 — By iloopmobile

iLoop Mobile Campaign Packages Enable Simple and Fast Deployment With Proven ROI for Customer Acquisition, Brand Awareness, Coupon Redemption, Loyalty and Other Mobile Marketing Campaigns iLoop Mobile, the leading provider of...

Keep Reading

Media Advisory/Interview Opp - RPS's Yahoo! Champion

TORONTO (RPRN) 11/15/09 — By RushPRnews

Media Advisory/Interview Opp - Tim Conrad of Taylor, Michigan the 2009 Yahoo! Rock Paper Scissors World Champion -- Contestants from across the world converged in Toronto last night to put their...

Keep Reading

Blackberry Bold 9700 Released on T-Mobile

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/15/09 — By susan hargreaves

The second incarnation of the email focused Blackberry Bold mobile phone has now been released on T-Mobile tariffs, the new Blackberry Bold 9700 follows on from the original Bold 9000...

Keep Reading

RPRN Sports Predictions: NFL Week 10 - Halfway Point Predictions

Philadelphia, PA (RPRN) 11/14/09 — By Eric Amzallag, RPRN Writer

When we reach the halfway point of November, we have a pretty good idea about what every team in the NFL has to offer. No team is hiding their issues...

Keep Reading

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 13, 2009

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By Federal Bureau of Investigation

1. FBI Headquarters: Investigation Continues Into Fort Hood Shooting The FBI continues to work closely with the Department of the Army in the joint, ongoing investigation into the tragic...

Keep Reading

Departments of Justice News: Guantanamo Bay Detainees Forum

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By United States Department of Justice

Departments of Justice and Defense Announce Forum Decisions for Ten Guantanamo Bay Detainees Decisions on Accused 9/11 Plotters, Alleged Mastermind of USS Cole Attack & Others – The Departments of Justice...

Keep Reading

Attorney General at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Timothy A. Williams Director, U

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By United States Department of Justice

Attorney General at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Timothy A. Williams Director, U.S. National Central Bureau – INTERPOL Washington ~ Friday, November 13, 2009 Thank you, David. It’s a pleasure to be here...

Keep Reading

Sony Music Entertainment To Go Mobile With Artists’ Websites

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By AneHoward

Sony Music Entertainment today announced plans to optimize the Web destinations of its artists for viewing on mobile phones. Sony Music, which was recently ranked by comScore Media Metrix as...

Keep Reading

CareerBuilder Survey Reveals the Most Unusual Requests or Suggestions Hiring Man

CHICAGO (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By thePRsolution

Hiring managers nationwide took some time to bring levity to the workplace in a new CareerBuilder survey. More than 2,900 shared the most memorable requests or recommendations they have received...

Keep Reading

What to Expect From Google Caffeine

Sunnyvale, CA (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By Andrea Archibald, RPRN Writer

Google Caffeine’s sandbox, where the developer’s preview lived open for Webmaster feedback, was taken offline last week, replaced with a message from Google announcing its launch. “Based on the success...

Keep Reading

Wise Star and Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft Topic Of NASA Briefing

Washington (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By RushPRnews

NASA will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at noon EST, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission. WISE is scheduled...

Keep Reading

Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in Missouri

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By RushPRnews

Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in Missouri Against Owner and Managers of Federally-Subsidized Property for Race and Sex Discrimination – The Justice Department announced it has filed a lawsuit today...

Keep Reading

Flickr from Yahoo! Selects Snapfish

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (RPRN) 11/13/09 — By RushPRnews

Flickr from Yahoo! Selects Snapfish by HP as Its Preferred Partner for Global Photo Printing and Gift Fulfillment -- As part of Yahoo!'s commitment to be the center of people's...

Keep Reading

New Moon Eclipses Twilight as The #4 Top Advance Ticket–Seller on Fandango

Los Angeles, CA (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By AneHoward

New Moon opens at midnight one week from tonight, but the film has already outsold its predecessor, Twilight, in total advance ticket sales on Fandango, the nation's leading movie ticketing...

Keep Reading

Massive & comScore Announce Breakthrough In-Game Advertising Research Methodoly

REDMOND, Wash., and RESTON, Va. (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By thePRsolution

AdEffx Action Lift for Gaming approach measures effectiveness of in-game advertising on online consumer behavior. For the first time ever, advertisers will now be able to see the direct impact...

Keep Reading

Yahoo! Launches Most Advanced Mobile Homepage for U.S. Hispanic Market

Sunnyvale, CA (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By RushPRnews

Provides a Customizable and Personally Relevant Experience Across Thousands of Mobile Devices Building on its launch of the world's most advanced mobile homepage, Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today released Yahoo! Mobile en Español,...

Keep Reading

Karacha Launches End of Line Sale

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By BenLeuty

Karacha.com, the online destination for quality musical instruments and accessories, has today launched an End of Line Sale, offering up to 50% off all discontinued products. Products available in the sale...

Keep Reading

Fit Flops Kickstart Christmas Early for Fitness Footwear

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By Adam Smith

Fit Flops Kickstart Christmas Early for Fitness Footwear Sales soared earlier this week in ecommerce as thousands did their Christmas shopping online to avoid the crowds ahead of the Christmas rush. Top...

Keep Reading

iLoop Mobile Contributes to New Books on iDirect and Social Media Marketing

SAN JOSE, CA (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By iloopmobile

iLoop Mobile’s Michael Becker a Contributing Author to Reinventing Interactive and Direct Marketing and Social Media Marketing for Dummies Two important new books on social and interactive marketing have been published,...

Keep Reading

To Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers, A New Drug Harnesses Stem Cells Inside Us All

Princeton, NJ (RPRN) 11/12/09 — By jvasquez@investorrelationsgroup.com

Diabetic foot ulcers are the primary cause of hospital admissions for diabetics. Foot ulcers that heal improperly are at risk for infection, which can lead to amputation. According to the...

Keep Reading

The White House Remembers

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By AneHoward

The President on Veterans Day In a cold but light drizzle today, after breakfast with veterans in the East Room of the White House, the President and the First Lady along...

Keep Reading

20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar® Race

Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The 20 submitted features are: “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” “Astro Boy” “Battle for Terra” “Cloudy...

Keep Reading

Korean Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bribery Conspiracy

Austin, Texas (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By RushPRnews

Korean Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in $206 Million bribery conspiracy A South Korean businessman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...

Keep Reading

Health Care Pro Sentenced To Prison For Product Tampering

Fall City, Washington (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By Food and Drug Administration

Demerol Diverted at Bellevue Surgery Clinic DREA LYNNE GIBSON, 43, of Fall City, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year and a day in...

Keep Reading

Stay Connected with Free Airport Wi-Fi from Google this Holiday Season

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By RushPRnews

– Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it is working with airports across the country as well as Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income and others...

Keep Reading

Novakovich Wins Two Sand Dollar Awards

Naples, FL (RPRN) 11/11/09 — By annhughes

Novakovich & Associates is delighted to announce receiving two prestigious Sand Dollar awards by CBIA (Collier Building Industry Association). The Sand Dollar Award signifies the highest level of professionalism...

Keep Reading

Microsoft Launches Digital Video Series Microsoft Health Tech Today

REDMOND, Wash. (RPRN) 11/10/09 — By RushPRnews

Desmond Tutu among those included in this new monthly series at the intersection of health and information technology. Microsoft Corp. today announced “Microsoft Health Tech Today,” a fast-paced online video series...

Keep Reading

China Executes 4 Tibetans - Urgent Action Required

Lhasa, Tibet (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By RushPRnews

Executions - Urgent Action China has executed four Tibetans for their roles in the protests in Tibet last year, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy....

Keep Reading

Seductress Spices Up Bedrooms One At A Time.

(RPRN) 11/09/09 — By Tanya Lee

Set the stage for a hotter sex life with SCRIPTS 4 PLAY Seductress Spices Up Bedrooms One At A Time. IN BRIEF: Seductress T M Lee, has seen the statistics: the world...

Keep Reading

Small Business Expert Unleashes the Secrets to Eliminating Credit Card Debt

California (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By startabusiness

Dan Cavalli offers simple solutions on how to reduce card balances without paying any extra money The man touted by one of Australia’s leading business newspapers as an Internet success story...

Keep Reading

VOA's Albanian-language TV Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By VOA

Ditari, the Voice of America's (VOA) popular Albanian-language TV news program, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, with leaders of Albania and Kosovo praising the daily show for its comprehensive...

Keep Reading

FDA Warns Companies against Marketing Illegal Flavored Cigarettes

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters...

Keep Reading

Media Alert: Microsoft Talks “New Efficiency” at Tech•Ed Europe 2009

REDMOND, Wash. (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By RushPRnews

Members of the media are invited to view and participate in keynote and webcast Q&A. What: Keynote speech. The Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe 2009 keynote speech with Stephen Elop, president of the...

Keep Reading

Google to Present at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By RushPRnews

– Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today that Bradley Horowitz, Vice President, Product Management, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit in Menlo...

Keep Reading

Karacha Launches Twitter Feed

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By BenLeuty

Karacha.com, the online destination for quality musical instruments and accessories, has launched a Twitter feed in order to reach more customers and highlight special offers and deals in the run...

Keep Reading

MyStrategyStore.com Offers Financial Strategies And Resources

Sherwood, Ark. (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By thePRsolution

New Site MyStrategyStore.com Offers Advertising Platform, Financial Strategy Resources MyStrategyStore.com is a new advertising Web site that promotes products/services of diverse businesses and offers financial strategy tips and resources to business...

Keep Reading

Weekend Report: Moviegoers Stingy with Scrooge

Los Angeles, CA (RPRN) 11/09/09 — By AneHoward

by Brandon Gray Jim Carrey in A Christmas Carol It was a miserly start to the Holiday movie season as the high profile movie positioned to bring the most cheer, A Christmas...

Keep Reading

Obama's Healthcare Reform: No Time To Rest

Washington, DC (RPRN) 11/08/09 — By RushPRnews

This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever...

Keep Reading

A Return to a Simpler Time

New York, NY (RPRN) 11/08/09 — By Andrea Frascione, RPRN Writer

by Andrea Frascione, staff writer Walking to the grocery store, pulling a two-wheeled personal shopping cart behind you, lined with a couple of large paper bags. Leisure bicycles with an extra-wide...

Keep Reading

Masher and Netlog partner to get 52 million users Mashing

LONDON (RPRN) 11/07/09 — By Masher.com

– Masher, the online video mixing application, today announces a partnership with Netlog, the leading pan-European and Middle Eastern social network site. Masher enables users to create their own content...

Keep Reading

Yahoo! to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conference

Sunnyvale, CA (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By thePRsolution

Live Webcast Available - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) today announced thatDev Patel, vice president of Custom Solutions for the North America region, and...

Keep Reading

VOA Correspondent Wins International Broadcasting Award for Sri Lanka Coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By VOA

Voice of America (VOA) correspondent Steve Herman was recognized by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) for his coverage of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Herman’s reporting was called "highly commended" in...

Keep Reading

Social Selling in a Sales 2.0 World Live Webinar - November 11, 2009

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By thePRsolution

WHAT?: "Social Selling in a Sales 2.0 World" Webinar. Dow Jones will co-host a 60 minute Webinar with Don Gushurst of Molex, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components,...

Keep Reading

Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store

CUPERTINO, CA (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By RushPRnews

Apple® today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone® and iPod touch® customers in 77 countries...

Keep Reading

Obama Addresses Horrific Outburst Of Violence At Fort Hood

WHITE HOUSE (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By VOA

By Kent Klein U.S. President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at an Army base in Texas a horrific outburst of violence. The president says his thoughts are with the...

Keep Reading

British PM Brown Vows to Fight On in Afghanistan

LONDON (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By VOA

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says his government remains committed to the mission in Afghanistan as public support for the war falls in Britain.In a speech in London in Friday,...

Keep Reading

Older generation as 'web savvy' as the youngsters

London, UK (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By Steven Booth

As UK adoption of broadband internet services increasingly grows, more senior people are buying a PC for home and spending time online. Along with more available free time and more...

Keep Reading

Google Powers Online Retail Stores

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By thePRsolution

Searching the e-store: Google Commerce Search now available to power retail websites - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new hosted enterprise search product, Google Commerce Search™, to...

Keep Reading

Jackson Fans to be Gifted at “This is It” Bow

LOS ANGELES (RPRN) 11/06/09 — By Hollywood Today , RPRN Writer

By: Stephanie Tsoflias As the masses rush to catch a final glimpse of the King of Pop in THIS IS IT, we’ve learned that fans can take home a special piece of...

Keep Reading

British Home Owners Lack Flood Protection According To Ratedpeople.com

LONDON, UK (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By BenLeuty

The flooding over the weekend nudged the rising concern about houses being built on floodplains and the cost of repairing houses affected, according to Ratedpeople.com, the UK’s largest match making...

Keep Reading

US Senate Extends Homebuyers Tax Credit, Unemployment Aid

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By VOA

By Lisa Ferdinando The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits to millions of Americans, and expand a popular tax credit to first time homebuyers. The House...

Keep Reading

US Calls on Karzai to Fight Corruption

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By VOA

By Al Pessin The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday Afghan President Hamid Karzai must arrest and prosecute corrupt officials and take other action to establish the legitimacy of his government,...

Keep Reading

Iranian Opposition Supporters Return to Streets

CAIRO (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By VOA

By Edward Yeranian Iranian police have clashed with opposition demonstrators who tried to take over a government sanctioned protest organized to mark the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S....

Keep Reading

VOA Special Coverage of 30th Anniversary of U.S. Embassy Takeover in Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By VOA

As fresh demonstrations erupted across Iran, Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian News Network (PNN) marked the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran with exclusive interviews...

Keep Reading

New MSN Designed to Be the Best Home Page on the Web

Redmond, WA. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By RushPRnews

Fresh, new design delivers best of Bing, latest in news and entertainment, instant access to Facebook and Twitter, and customized local information in one place. Microsoft Corp. today unveiled a preview...

Keep Reading

Revamped MSN Wants to Be Your New Home Page

Redmond, WA. (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By RushPRnews

The newly redesigned MSN.com just might be the best home page on the Web — with easy access to Bing search, favorite social networks, more relevant local content, and the...

Keep Reading

Windows’ Share of the Pie Shrinks Despite Windows 7

Seattle, WA (RPRN) 11/05/09 — By Andrea Archibald, RPRN Writer

Internet presence of Windows operating systems continues to shrink while Mac’s continues to grow A Net Applications report, released over the weekend, shows the Mac operating system’s share grew by 2.73%...

Keep Reading

Sundance Announces Film Festival USA

PARK CITY, UTAH (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By AneHoward

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL U.S.A.,BRINGING DIRECT-FROM-FESTIVAL FILMMAKERS AND THEIR FILMS TO THEATRES IN 8 CITIES WITH SPECIAL EVENTS COINCIDING AT THE FILM FESTIVAL IN UTAHALL FOR ONE NIGHT...

Keep Reading

Academy Awards $450,000 to U.S. Film Festivals in 2010

Los Angeles, CA (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded $450,000 to 24 U.S. film festivals for the 2010 calendar year, Festival Grants Committee Chair Buffy...

Keep Reading

Bell Brings iPhone 3GS to Canada

MONTREAL (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By RushPRnews

Bell today announced the availability of iPhone 3GS on Bell Mobility's new state-of-the-art HSPA network that launched today. The phone is offered to Bell customers with a range of 3G...

Keep Reading

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscar® Show

Beverly Hills, CA (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. “We think the team of Steve and...

Keep Reading

Republicans Gain in US State Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By VOA

Republican Party candidates won two key governorships Tuesday in U.S. state elections widely seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama's administration and its policies. Statewide issues dominated campaigns in...

Keep Reading

Iranians Rally on Anniversary of American Embassy Takeover

CAIRO (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By VOA

By Elizabeth Arrott Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, with anti-American demonstrations. But opposition forces are using the occasion to protest their...

Keep Reading

Mobify 2.0 Launches

Vancouver, BC (RPRN) 11/04/09 — By Igor Faletski

Top Publishers Mobify Their Websites to Improve Experience for Mobile Visitors and Capture Mobile Advertising Revenue Mobify (http://mobify.me), a leading mobile publishing service, announced the launch of the new release of...

Keep Reading

VOA Looks Back at the Fall of the Berlin Wall

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By VOA

The Voice of America (VOA) will broadcast this week a radio, television and Internet series on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reports from the United...

Keep Reading

2009 Montreal Cinemania French Film Festival Starts November 5th

MONTREAL, QC (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By Diana Srougi, RPRN Writer

With so many film festivals, Montreal's cinephiles are never bored. When one event ends, another is already well on its way. The Nouveau Cinema festival closed less than two weeks ago,...

Keep Reading

N. Korea Announces More Production of Nuclear Weapons Material

SEOUL (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By VOA

By Kurt Achin North Korea says it has manufactured more material useable in nuclear weapons. The announcement is widely seen as a tactic to pressure the United States into bilateral talks,...

Keep Reading

Karzai Vows New Government Will 'Mirror' Afghanistan

KABUL (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By VOA

Newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed that his government will be a "mirror of Afghanistan" that will reflect upon the entire Afghan community.Mr. Karzai said in his victory...

Keep Reading

iLoop Mobile Powers Mobile for ad:tech New York 2009

SAN JOSE, CA (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By iloopmobile

ad:tech New York Goes Mobile with Conference Mobile Site and SMS Service iLoop Mobile, the leader in mobile marketing solutions and services, will be providing advanced mobile components for the upcoming...

Keep Reading

Debunking The Social Media Release (SMR)

NEW YORK (RPRN) 11/03/09 — By AneHoward

Brief Intro to Social Media Releases (SMRs)- Traditional PRs "Pitch" a story idea, while SMRs tell a storyBy Ane Howard Social Media Site (SMR) is fast becoming the vehicle for writers...

Keep Reading

Plug and Play International Investment Forum - A Success

Sunnyvale, CA (RPRN) 11/02/09 — By Plug and Play Tech Center

Last Thursday, Plug and Play Tech Center held its third international investment forum. With 47 companies from 11 countries pitching for funding to 30 venture capital groups, Plug and Play...

Keep Reading