Viewers to Sony TV and Internet Properties Account for $346 Billion in Spending Power for Consumer Packaged Goods, Nielsen Says
NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s
television and Internet properties reach households that account for $346
billion in annual spending for consumer packaged goods products, The
Nielsen Company announced today in the first extensive analysis of media
consumption and consumer behavior based on NielsenConnections’ Brand Target
Audience: Consumer Packaged Goods product. This $346 billion covers 83.2%
of the total market. Read more
$2 Million in Project Working Mom Full-Ride College Scholarships Back by Overwhelming Demand
HOBOKEN, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire/ — eLearners.com, a web resource of
EducationDynamics, today announced the launch of “Project Working Mom 2″,
an advocacy campaign that provides working mothers the opportunity to
receive a full-ride scholarship to online colleges and universities. The
first $2 million in scholarship funding, which was awarded around Mother’s
Day, attracted more than 50,000 applicants, prompting eLearners.com and
five schools to offer another $2 million in scholarships to working moms,
in time for the back-to-school season. American Sentinel University,
Ashford University, Capella University, Everest University and Penn Foster
College have joined forces to help working moms overcome the obstacles of
time, money and confidence and achieve their educational dreams. The
deadline to apply for a scholarship at http://www.projectworkingmom.com is
August 31. Read more
Taiwan’s Technological and Vocational Education (TVE) Consortium Selects Web of Science for its Teaching and Research Needs
TAIPEI, June 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Thomson Reuters, the world’s
leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals,
today announced the signing of Taiwan’s Technological and Vocational
Education (TVE) consortium for its premier multidisciplinary citation
resource, Web of Science(R). The signing of TVE has brought Web of Science
full circle to Taiwan where the Scientific business of Thomson Reuters
signed on its first customer in Asia in 1997, National Chiao Tung
University. Web of Science has since been a trailblazer in Asia with more
than 350 customers in Asia Pacific to date. Read more
Telnic Announces .tel Sunrise Opens on December 3rd 2008 at ICANN Paris
PARIS, June 21 /PRNewswire/ — Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator
and Sponsoring Organization for the new sponsored top level domain (sTLD)
.tel, today announced details for launch at the ICANN meeting in Paris.
Sunrise applications from national trademark owners will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis as of Wednesday, 3rd December 2008. Read more
NVIDIA to Host Guinness World Record Attempt by Gamers at NVISION 08
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — LAN Party gaming
will reach a new level during a Guinness World Record-setting attempt at
the NVISION(R) 08 event on August 25 in San Jose, California. The aim of
the event is to make history as the world’s “Longest Non-Stop LAN Party.”
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Verizon Wireless Network in Peak Summer Shape
CHANDLER, Ariz., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Water. Check.
Air-conditioning. Check. Sunscreen. Check. The nation’s most reliable
wireless voice and data network. Check!
Today marks the first official day of summer and the Verizon Wireless
network in the Southwest is primed and ready for all that the season
brings.
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Majesco Entertainment Announces ‘Escape the Museum’ for Wii(TM)
EDISON, N.J., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Majesco Entertainment
Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass
market, today announced Escape the Museum for Wii(TM). Based on the popular
online hunt and find game from Gogii Games, Escape the Museum is being
developed by Majesco Studios and will be available in retail outlets this
holiday for only $19.99. Read more
Boston, Massachusetts Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion
BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ — In a continuing effort to provide the
best wireless service for local residents in Suffolk County, Verizon
Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases high-speed
wireless data coverage and capacity to Boston’s Copley Square area,
including Boylston and Newbury Streets, as well as the surrounding area.
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More TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Ashland, Plymouth, Mass.
ASHLAND, Mass. and PLYMOUTH, Mass., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Residents
of Ashland and Plymouth are a major step closer to having another choice
for their cable television services, thanks to two newly approved
agreements authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most
advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers’ homes.
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Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Awarded to Verizon Wireless for Sixth Consecutive Year
LAUREL, Md., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless has received
double honors from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, a nonprofit group
dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding workplaces. For the sixth
consecutive year, the Alliance presented Verizon Wireless with its
Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, which recognizes visionary employers
that view workplace excellence as a strategic business imperative.
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