Sample Screenshot from The Real Estate Book’s New Android App

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Finding a new place to live just became easier for consumers – who can now browse homes on their smartphones. The Real Estate Book recently launched an additional mobile tool – a free Android App to make looking through photos, maps, and more information a better experience for home shoppers.

Consumers may download the app for free from the Android Marketplace. According to Nielson Research, more people will own smart phones than personal computers or laptops as soon as 2013, and ComScore Research indicates that 73% of local searches (such as looking for a home) are currently performed through mobile web browsers. “Shopping for a home is an inherently mobile experience; driving through neighborhoods, in and out of cars and homes. We’ve always known this and this need for portability was an early contributing factor to making The Real Estate Book digest sized” says Scott Dixon, Real Estate Vertical President, Network Communications, Inc.

“Today we have combined the usefulness of a handy printed piece with the power of the mobile phone to further extend value to our advertisers and the home shopper. Our goal remains to help people find a place to live whether in print, online or mobile.”

The Real Estate Book Android App Features

    Search by city, state OR zip
    Search by GPS
    Advanced Search
    Recent Search History
    Search Results (in Map or List views)
    Home Details (Photos, Price, Description, Call/Email, etc.)
    Save to Favorites, Save Notes, Driving Directions, Map Location, Email to a Friend
    Widget for Android Home Screen
    View in Landscape and Portrait Mode
    Android Operating System: 2.1+
    Available for FREE
    Located in the Android Market as “Real Estate Book”

About The Real Estate Book

The Real Estate Book has been helping real estate professionals connect with buyers and sellers for over 30 years. Available in print and online in over 400 markets across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, The Real Estate Book delivers credible, proven results to its advertisers who benefit from a wealth of experience and an integrated media platform that showcases their listings in a variety of ways. With 6 million magazines in print every 4 weeks, The Real Estate Book gets nearly 2 million unique visitors on its Web site, http://www.TheRealEstateBook.com, and features thousands of homes for sale, new home communities, and local information.

About Network Communications, Inc.

Network Communications, Inc. is a leading local media company providing lead generation, advertising and Internet marketing services to the housing industry. The Company’s leading brands are Apartment Finder, The Real Estate Book, Digital Sherpa, Unique Homes, New England Home and Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. NCI has market representation in more than 500 local markets around the United States. The Company’s strategy focuses on providing high-quality and measurable marketing solutions to local clients by leveraging its proprietary prospect-focused distribution and content management infrastructure. NCI distributes more than 9.4 million local print catalogs of apartments for rent and homes for sale every month through more than 300,000 distribution points; NCI’s websites are leading Internet destinations for consumers looking for homes to rent or buy, with an average of 2.0 million unique users every month; and it provides Internet marketing services using social media tools to its customers.

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Austin Web Design, Web Development, SEO, and Internet Marketing – Boom Consulting

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) January 31, 2012

Boom Consulting, an Austin, TX-based web development and marketing firm, is launching an all-new website at BoomConsulting.com that is a prime example of the firm’s engaging, techno-forward brand. With a focus on interactive features, clean design and eye-catching graphics, Boom Consulting has created a showpiece where prospective clients can experience the firm’s creative integration of form and function in real time.

Dynamic, visually appealing web design optimized for mobile devices as well as traditional PCs, knowledgeable internet marketing strategies and search engine optimization (SEO) are just a few of the in-house services that the passionate team at Boom Consulting has been deftly but quietly providing since 2004.

No smoke or mirrors necessary: Boom Consulting delivers clean functionality with a unique aesthetic web design crafted from the ground up. Template-free, custom designs reflect individual business branding, not that cookie-cutter format that makes the majority of websites blend into the online wallpaper.

Now, businesses can tap into the expertise of this Austin web design, development, and internet marketing company as they publically launch their services. With more than 45 years of combined experience cultivating unique, highly functional web presences for a clientele that ranges from Fortune 500 firms to kitchen table start-ups, Boom Consulting’s small but multi-talented staff covers all of the angles of comprehensive web design, web development, content management, internet marketing, SEO, social media marketing and paid placement advertising.

Boom Consulting’s new look reflects the online milieu at large, which is undergoing a technological explosion. Most developers are scrambling to keep pace with a host of new applications spawned by the exponential expansion of the mobile market. To remain competitive, web designers must follow a learning curve of new techniques for designing web pages that maintain scale and appeal across a constantly growing spectrum of devices.

Boom Consulting is already there. According to founder Curtis Sund, “We love creating stunning websites that help our clients stand out from the competition. We develop complex, data-driven websites that optimize user engagement, drive traffic and revenue, plus automate business processes.”

As any online business executive quickly discovers, just establishing a website is not enough. Even the most dazzling web presence is irrelevant unless effective internet marketing strategies for driving traffic to the URL are in place.

“You want an engaging website that empowers your business,” explains Sund. “In today’s online environment, it is critical to make your website a living document that is flexible and responsive.” Boom consultants actively manage content and SEO accordingly to keep the website fresh and at the top of search results.

However, the savvy web masters of Boom Consulting don’t stop there. They have the know-how to effectively broaden a website’s outreach through social media marketing, currently one of the hottest online advertising venues. The Boom Consulting team can map out additional inroads for taking a business as far as it elects to go with options such as paid placement advertising.

For online retailers who are reaching for market share in an increasingly competitive international marketplace, Boom Consulting can customize an integrated program that supports its e-commerce web development services, connecting with clients on their own terms wherever they happen to be going. With the addition of CRM – Customer Relationship Management – functions, such as social sign-on, Boom Consulting provides full-circle, full-service online solutions.

About Boom Consulting

Boom Consulting is an Austin web design, SEO, web development, and internet marketing firm focused on making our clients stand out from the competition. Whether your business needs to get noticed on search engines, build brand awareness, generate new revenue streams, save money, or achieve other positive results through your website, Boom Consulting is the integrated marketing partner you need. Contact us at 512-609-0022 or boomconsulting.com to see how we can build your web presence, improve your bottom line and make your phone ring.

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My Burden Bore

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

On February 14th you could most likely not avoid the multitude of ads and images all across the internet that served as a constant reminder that it was indeed Valentine’s Day. Nowhere was this more evident then on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter; where almost all the posts and tweets were directed at loved ones or somehow related to the typical sentiment usually associated with Valentine’s day. However, thousands of people also seemed to take notice at another type of message appearing on their computer screens that day; one which simply read: “Crappy Valentines Day – Love, My Burden Bore.”

When Dallas musician Gregory A. Bardasian (Ploy of Oracle) and visual artist (The Revival Art of Gregory A. Bardasian) cast fellow Dallas native Leigha van Tiel to play a role in his first feature film he is set to direct and begin filming this fall, little did he know that van Tiel was also a musician; and that six months later the pair would be in the recording studio working on an entirely new project together as well; My Burden Bore’s debut album “La Bella Noir”; which is scheduled for a release this fall.

This Valentine’s Day, the world got its first look at the group when they released their debut single, “Love/Hate\Love”, and it’s controversial video; which was written, directed, shot, and edited by Bardasian. The group promoted the video by sending out a mass email that contained a “Valentine”. In each email was a large graphic that read: “Crappy Valentines’ Day”- Love, My Burden Bore. Below it, a picture of crying van Tiel holding a heart shaped helium balloon covered in black paint; along side Bardasian lighting a cigarette with his hand covered in black paint. The “Valentine” also included the Youtube link for the video with directions for the recipient to forward it to all their contacts or post it on their Facebook or Twitter pages. The message and video quickly begin to make its way across the internet Tuesday, and by the end of the day, the video had gotten almost 24,000 views on Youtube, and My Burden Bore had almost 2,000 Facebook fans and over 3,000 Twitter followers in a matter of hours.

However, the controversial video was also met with some resistance and the group did receive several complaints via email about the video’s content. The video, which stars the pair and includes scenes of van Tiel being poisoned and buried alive by Bardasian, at times seems less like a music video, and more like a 1950′s horror film. With the beginning of the video purposely set like a short film, it immediately pulls you in and it hard to pull yourself away until then very end. There are a few attempts at the end to lighten the mood, and one does get the sense that Bardasian is clearly stating that the short film video is just artistic expression, but we did ask him to clarify what the message of the video was. His only response: “Art is intended to open people’s eyes; to make them think. To me, it has the same magnitude whether one love’s it or hate’s it. If something can not illicit a strong reaction or emotion in any fashion, it is nothing more then amusing trifles.”

Despite, some negative opinions on the video, people definitely seem to like what they hear, and see. Their look is as engaging and unique as their sound. With the darkly beautiful van Tiel out front, and the burly bearded Bardasian wearing his ever present black cowboy hat, and rarely showing his full face, the two have an interesting dynamic to say the least. Musically, they blend instrumentals of Rock, Ambient sound, and Trip hop to provide an atmospheric backdrop that the pair share, and exchange, vocal duties. The results, unique harmonic melodies that border on theatrical. At this point it no doubt seems as if My Burden Bore is not only here to stay, but that we will be hearing and seeing a lot of them, and from them, in the coming year.

Click here to watch the video for Love/Hate\Love

My Burden Bore’s Official Website

My Burden Bore on Facebook

My Burden Bore on Twitter

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(PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Packt Publishing’s online digital library, PacktLib, is now home to over 760 books on computer technologies. The library covers a wide range of topics, from Open Source projects, such as Drupal and WordPress, to Enterprise products from big software companies, such as Oracle and IBM. Furthermore, with over 100,000 pages of content at the click of a button, Packt’s solution based books will provide answers to your questions in one fully searchable companion. PacktLib is an essential information resource for any administrator, developer or designer to access a collection of books that will enable readers to learn new skills as well as updating their understanding of the topic at hand. As a large selection of books are beginner’s guides or cookbooks, it allows newbies and hobbyists alike to start from the basics before developing their skills and capabilities. This process of learning is further enhanced with the inclusion of case studies, examples, tutorials and screenshots in these books.

The Cinema 4D R13 Cookbook is now available in PacktLib, giving 3D designers the ability to master all the important aspects of Cinema 4D. They will learn how real-world knowledge of cameras and lighting translates onto a 3D canvas as well as looking at the advanced features of the program, such as Mograph and Dynamics. Readers will become an advanced Cinema 4D user with concise and effective recipes from this book. This cookbook will guide readers towards becoming an adept 3D designer, giving readers all the tools to succeed in the field of 3D graphics. They will also be equipped with the knowledge to create sophisticated and smarter projects using Xpresso.

Another recent addition to PacktLib is the Mastering phpMyAdmin 3.4 for Effective MySQL Management book. This book is a step-by-step tutorial for manipulating data with the latest version of phpMyAdmin. It will enable users to administer MySQL databases with phpMyAdmin as well as to manage users and privileges with MySQL Server Administration tools. The book is an instructional guide to help readers get started with phpMyAdmin in order to manage and perform database functions. Firstly, users will be introduced to the interface before building basic table and performing both simple and advanced functions on the created database. Any developer, system administrator or web designer who wants to manage MySQL databases and tables efficiently should have access to this book to increase their competencies on this open source tool.

By subscribing to the library, readers will be able to have unrestricted access to PacktLib, meaning that every subsequent book added to the library will be made available to them for the duration of their subscription. To help readers find solutions to their problems quickly, the search feature can be used to look for relevant content across all books in their subscription. Furthermore, bookmarking pages for future reference, printing pages and downloading any code and attachments can all be done on the PacktLib platform. Subscribe to the All Books Library today where users will have access to over 760 Packt books as well as being able to download an eBook of their choice for each month they are subscribed. Alternatively, readers can subscribe to topic specific mini libraries, such as the e-Learning library to access books on the relevant subjects.

To subscribe to PacktLib or to find out more about the library, visit http://packtlib.packtpub.com/

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London, UK (PRWEB) December 24, 2008

For a limited period there will be phenomenal discounts of up to 70% on selected lines from the ultimate edit of designer jewellery at AstleyClarke.com.

Astleyclarke.com is synonymous with beautiful, designer jewellery from around the world, carefully chosen with one eye on the hottest looks of the moment and the other on timeless style.

The online boutique is currently showcasing over forty exquisite designer collections of gold, silver, pearl, glass and beaded jewellery including names like Amelie Bea, Arunashi, Carolina Bucci, Como Blonde, Astley Clarke Couture, Astley Clarke Cufflinks, Dana Kellin, Gatsby, Jade Jagger, Jordan Schlanger, Kimberley Selwood, Lisa Stewart, Luminesce, Mallarino, Missoma, Monica Vinader, Nava Zahavi, Philippa Holland, Pippa Small, Robindira Unsworth, Saffron Lloyd, the Hudson Collection,Vinnie Day and Yummi Glass.

New jewellery designers at Astley Clarke include Agrigento, Alexa Garner Sidaris, Asha by ADM, John Apel, Laura Gibson, Laura Hayward, the Takara Collection and Urth.

The reductions will be made on selected designers and lines throughout the whole range. Sale items will be available exclusively online at AstleyClarke.com and through their beautiful London showroom which is located at 6 Junction Mews, London W2 1PN and is open by appointment only.

There will be a special sale event taking place in the Astley Clarke showroom on Saturday 10th January 2009, where all customers who attend will receive a jewellery gift voucher to be redeemed against future purchases of any collection of fine or contemporary jewellery.

The sale ends an impressive third year for Astley Clarke who are looking forward to an even more inspiring fourth year which will feature further fantastic new collections and exciting activities with selected partners.

Sale prices range from £25 to £1500, including fine jewellery, and reductions are for a limited time only. Astley Clarke personal shoppers can be contacted on 0845 680 848. All purchases made at AstleyClarke.com are delivered next day in the UK ( Monday – Saturday ) and up to 3 to 4 working days worldwide. There is also a same day delivery service for London customers.

For further information please contact Vic Lam, head of PR & events at Astley Clarke, 0845 680 6848.

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Hull, UK (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Popular Mafia-themed web-game ‘Omerta’ conducted a cross-game survey of player’s romantic habits and discovered that amidst the many well-known anecdotes of web-gamers finding love, the statistics back up the notion that online Mafiosi are sooner lovers than fighters.

Omerta is a web-game with over 4 million player registrations and users were polled with a variety of questions which produced some interesting results.

According to the poll:

12% of Omerta players ‘found love’ playing the game while 4% considered the game to have contributed to a relationship ending. A further 10% knew players or ex-players who had hooked up via the game. 3% of users polled said they would ‘like to find love’ via Omerta.

But perhaps the most staggering statistic of all was that 3% of players claimed that they knew of players who had moved country of residence to pursue a love affair begun in the Gangster game.

So many players are getting hooked up ‘IRL’ (In real life) that bosses of the popular Mafia-themed online game, Omerta (http://www.barafranca.com) are considering setting up their very own internal dating agency.

Since its inception in 2003, in Groningen, The Netherlands, Omerta has become one of the Web’s best-known MMOG’s – with over 4 million player-registrations to date – and many of those players have found new romance staring at them down the barrel of a Tommy gun.

Omerta CEO Steve Biddick explains, “Almost since we began, we have known of a great many lasting bonds formed by our players. In the early days one of the original directors of the company left Belgium, where he was living, to live with his online sweetheart – in Canada.” That was in 2004, and according to surveys run inside the game so far more than 100k formerly lonely-hearted Omerta players may have found love in this way.

Of course it isn’t just staff who have found their true love, but players too – and it is still happening. Omerta is played in 30 different languages as diverse as Frisian and Arabic, including all of the major world languages – but all players are speaking the same language of negotiation and making deals, either for in-game contraband or simply to stave off a war between one of the Mafia families that thrive in the online game.

“We have examples of love being stronger than culture and language – for example I know of a Dutch guy who is currently visiting his Turkish Cypriot sweetheart – met in Omerta. They were part of rival factions but when a turf war broke out they found that it was time to kiss and make up, rather than time to put up or shut up. We don’t know if their Padrinos approved! ”, says Steve – ”We should re-brand as a dating site!”

With online games more known for ending healthy relationships when one partner is stuck obsessively playing into the small hours of the night while the other waits frustratedly for a cuddle, Omerta is bucking the trend.

Omerta is completely free-to-play, only requires a modest PC with an internet connection, and is currently available in 28 different languages.

Register for the Omerta here: http://www.barafranca.com/?a=60

Players can also register and login using their Facebook details: [http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=209330669094906

About Omerta

Omerta has been online since 2003 and can rightfully claim to be the ‘Godfather of all Mafia games’ – and the longest-established and biggest free-to-play, massively multi-player gangster game on the web, having already achieved a number of impressive milestones including over 4 million individual registrations.

Omerta began in 2003 as an amateur project, in a bedroom in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Omerta Game Ltd was founded in 2004 to manage and further develop Omerta. It now boasts full-time staff situated in numerous offices across the world – from Eastern Asia to Western Europe – as well as global network of over 200 volunteers.

Omerta is available in 28 languages. Regional (single-language) versions are available in Dutch, French, German, Portuguese/Brazilian, Turkish and the ‘Nordic’ languages (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish).

Already more than 4.1 million people have played Omerta, with more than 80’000 players logging in every day to live the life of a Mafia don.

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Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

The CollegeBound Network (CBN), a leading source of education information for students and their families, opens its Tempe, Arizona-based Student Services division today, bringing 150 new jobs to the area.

“The CollegeBound Network made a strategic decision to expand its operations to the west and the city of Tempe offered all the right criteria, including a young, vibrant, and eager workforce and an accommodating city government. We are happy with our choice,” said Luciano Rammairone, founder and chairman of The CollegeBound Network.

CBN’s Tempe call center will command more than 8500 square feet located in the Fountainhead Corporate Park at 2200 South Priest Road. Job applicants can send their resume to StaffingAZ(at)collegebound(dot)net for more information.

CBN, which is headquartered in New York, maintains a directory of more than 5,000 school profiles highlighting four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, and career schools. The company connects students to colleges and career schools of all types, from spa/wellness and beauty schools to discipline-specific degree programs that include art, design and fashion, aviation, business, criminal justice, culinary arts, education, health care, technology and more.

“We are glad to have a company like The CollegeBound Network in Tempe. This company will provide jobs for our students and residents,” said Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman. “More importantly, The CollegeBound Network will be able to guide our students toward excellent education opportunities that will not only serve them for their lives, but to help them build a great workforce for our city and enhance our community’s future.”

About The CollegeBound Network

Since 1987, The CollegeBound Network (CBN) has worked with America’s leading colleges, universities, and career schools in connecting learners with educational opportunities. More than 3 million surfers utilize CBN’s sites, including CollegeBound.net, CollegeSurfing.com, MyGlobalEducation.com, MyEducation.com, SpaBeautySchools.com, and others. CBN specializes in recruitment lead generation solutions for 1,000+ educational institutions and 3,500 campuses using 15+ websites, robust content, a dedicated Student Services division, various social media platforms, daily blogs, and mobile/TV campaigns.

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Enam Noor, VP, WebbMason Interactive

HUNT VALLEY, MD (PRWEB) February 09, 2012

WebbMason (http://www.webbmason.com), an on-demand marketing solutions and services company headquartered in suburban Baltimore, has named Enam Noor vice president of interactive services within the WebbMason Interactive group. He is responsible for the design, delivery and management of digital marketing, web design consulting and services. Noor joined WebbMason through the 2011 acquisition of Desme, an interactive marketing and web design firm he founded in 2001. Desme was named by Goldline Research and Inc. Magazine as one of “The Most Dependable Search Engine Marketing Firms of the United States” in 2008.

“WebbMason worked closely with Enam and his team for a year on several major client projects before acquiring Desme,” said Doug Traxler, executive vice president of sales and marketing at WebbMason. “It was immediately apparent that Desme and WebbMason had very complementary skills which, when combined, would deliver significant advantages to both organizations and our respective client bases. In combination, we could compete and scale more effectively, and provide clients with cross-channel and multi-channel marketing services from a single source.”

“WebbMason Interactive is an essential component of the company’s goal to provide a broad range of marketing resources at competitive prices. The combination of offline and online products and services WebbMason offers will help companies increase and improve the effectiveness of their interactions with prospects, customers, employees and other audiences,” said Noor.

Prior to founding Desme in 2001, Noor served as director of information technology and marketing at an international copper refinery. He frequently presents at industry conferences and workshops to share his knowledge of SEO, online marketing, internet advertising, web analytics, and software development. Noor earned his BS in computer science with concentration in database structure from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He lives in Columbia, MD.

About WebbMason

Founded in 1989, WebbMason is one of the fastest-growing on-demand marketing solutions and services providers in the United States. It helps marketing departments and their internal and external partners save money and streamline processes through a winning combination of industry expertise, exceptional print supply chain partners, and technical innovation. WebbMason has 20 sales offices and seven warehousing, distribution and fulfillment locations throughout the United States. Learn more at http://www.webbmason.com.

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How To Clean LCD Screens

(PRWEB) February 02, 2012

CleanLcds.com, a handy website showing visitors how to clean LCD screens and displays, recently celebrated its 5th birthday of being online. This helpful site gives useful tips on how to go about cleaning the many different LCD displays currently on the market. These displays can range drastically in size – anywhere from a 60 inch flat-screen TV to a 4 inch cell phone display. Regardless of size, they all have to be regularly cleaned.

One common “Home Made” method involves using a 50/50 cleaning solution of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. Many experts suggest you don’t use tap water, paper towels or ordinary dish cloths as these could potentially harm your screen, especially if we’re talking about a laptop LCD (liquid crystal display) which is not made of glass but a soft film that can be damaged easily. Instead of a paper towel, use an old cotton T-Shirt or handkerchief.

Another route is to buy one of the many different LCD cleaning kits and products which are purposely designed to clean LCD screens and displays. These cleaning kits are relatively inexpensive and can be found in most electronic stores or can be ordered online from such places as Amazon. CleanLcds.com explains the wide variety of LCD cleaning solutions, kits and cloths – one can use to clean any screen. It also features such cleaning items as Compressed Air Dusters and MicroFiber Chamois.

Given the wide range of devices now featuring a LCD display, having a quick and easy way to clean them without doing any damage, is a “must-have” solution in our computer obsessed society. Besides keeping these items clean and in proper working order, will only increase our enjoyment of these gadgets for years to come. Dust, smudges and smears can subtract from that enjoyment, so visit CleanLcds.com to make sure all your LCD devices are operating at peak performance.

About Us: CleanLcds.com has been online since 2007 and has helped countless visitors find the proper way to clean LCD displays and screens. Featuring all the latest LCD cleaning kits and products, this handy website can be found at this URL: http://www.cleanlcds.com

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Xobni Gadget Store

(PRWEB) May 03, 2011

Xobni, the relationship management service that helps people search and manage all their contacts and communication, today announced the new Xobni Gadget Platform and Store. The Gadget Store gives users direct access to leading productivity products, services and applications in Xobni for Outlook. Xobni for Outlook is the first desktop-based OpenSocial container, and it allows developers to integrate their services seamlessly into the email workflow.

For Users

Gadgets are now included as part of the Xobni sidebar, a leading Microsoft Outlook plugin with nearly seven million downloads. The Xobni Gadget Store includes free and paid gadgets ($ 9.99/year and 30 day free trial) and lets users choose from nearly 20 services and applications, including web-based document sharing, lead tracking, issue reporting and monitoring, note-taking, and more – all without leaving the inbox.

“For years, Xobni has given users access to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter information for their contacts right in their inbox. Thanks to our partners and open standards, we’re now able to offer many more services that help users save time and effort,” said Jeff Bonforte, Xobni CEO. “This platform also gives developers an easy way to reach hundreds of millions of Outlook users, while using the same code for Gmail.”

The Xobni Gadget Store includes apps and products from a wide range of industry-leading partners:

Productivity Gadgets: Dropbox, Evernote, GoldMail, Google Translate, Atlassian JIRA, WebEx
Collaboration Gadgets: Huddle, Microsoft SharePoint, Salesforce Chatter, Yammer
Content Gadgets: Facebook, Flickr, Hoover’s, Klout, LinkedIn, Twitter, Xing, YouTube, Yelp
CRM Gadgets: Salesforce CRM

“The new Evernote gadget for Xobni eliminates one of the most difficult aspects of modern communication—remembering relevant notes, thoughts and details about individuals,” said Seth Hitchings, Evernote’s VP of Platform Strategy. “By adding Evernote to Xobni, users will now have access to both publicly available data and their own personal thoughts about the individuals they interact with, right from the inbox. We’re excited to have Xobni join our partner community and to offer our users another convenient and innovative solution to note taking.”

For Enterprises

In addition to helping end users, the Xobni Gadget Platform lets enterprises create private gadgets to make better use of existing software and services, making their employees more productive and effective.

“It’s great to see leading companies like Xobni bring open standards deeper into the enterprise and strengthen the open app ecosystem,” said Mark Weitzel, President of OpenSocial. “Using Xobni’s OpenSocial-based gadget platform, enterprises, developers and entrepreneurs can do something that wasn’t available to them before – quickly and easily create engaging social applications for Outlook that are based on open, standard APIs and built with common Internet technologies like HTML and Javascript.”

Xobni Business Solutions customers can deploy their own customized enterprise gadgets via the Xobni Enterprise Admin Portal.

Developers and enterprises interested in learning about the Xobni Gadget Platform or Xobni Business Solutions can visit http://www.xobni.com/developer/. Additionally, Xobni is hosting an event at their offices in SOMA on May 9th from 2:00 – 6:00 for any developers interested in hacking and exploring how to work their product or service into Outlook. Guest judges of the hack include Michael Arrington/TechCrunch, Joseph Smarr/Google and David Lee/SV Angel. Space is limited. RSVP here.

About Xobni

Xobni (“inbox” spelled backwards) is a San Francisco-based relationship management service that enhances productivity in the workplace. The Xobni service creates robust profiles by combining individual email/phone/text exchanges with social media content (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) and third-party gadgets to give users a complete 360-degree view of all their contacts and personal networks. These profiles are connected and made available across various devices and platforms, including Outlook, Gmail, BlackBerry, and soon Android and iPhone. Xobni offers a free product suite across all platforms, and has been downloaded over 6 million times. Xobni’s new full-featured premium product — Xobni Pro — connects these profiles in the cloud across Outlook, webmail and mobile platforms to provide a seamless and comprehensive contact management solution. Xobni is funded by Khosla Ventures, RRE Ventures, Cisco Systems, BlackBerry Partners Fund, First Round Capital and others. For more information, visit xobni.com (for English) or xobni.de (for German) or xobni.com/fr (for French).

MEDIA CONTACTS

Terra Carmichael            

terra(at)xobni(dot)com    

415.684.7681

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