The Web's Invisible Communication Layer Doubles In Size Every 60 days!!! Now Over 1/2 Million Users and Growing Faster than DSL Speed

The Web's Invisible Communication Layer Doubles In Size Every 60 days!!! Now Over 1/2 Million Users and Growing Faster than DSL Speed

iComment becomes famous for the new technology chat layer of the web. Now people can stick their public or private comments directly to web pages, web text, and web pictures.

Parkland, Florida --

Old News: 1988, AOL becomes famous for chat.

Old News: 2004, Google becomes famous for search engine based on robots.

Old News: 2005, Facebook and MySpace become famous for social networking.

NEW NEWS: 2009, iComment becomes famous for the new technology comment and chat layer of the web. Now people can stick their public or private comments directly to web pages, web text, and web pictures.

Along the way users can chat, socialize, and make buddies who share like web interests on any web page as they surf.

iComment offers a 100% free single browser button for communication, collaboration, education and vocalization making it the newest communication layer of the Web!

Install iComment's button and gain immediate access to tens-of-thousands of public comments that have been attached to web pages, web text, and web pictures.

Use it to post private comments to any web page, web text, or web picture for colleagues, employees, stock holders, friends, family, teachers, students... visible only to the people or group you select from your buddy list.

Comments appear in little tiny minimized note icons all the way to the right of your browser's window pain. Hover your mouse of the icon to see what the comment is attached to. Click on the icon to maximize the comment box where you can read and write comments and make buddies with other iCommentators as you surf.

Thousands of uses:

- Businesses: Critique your competitor's web pages. Collaborate right on any web page. Use it to improve web design. Use it as a sales and marketing aid.

- Consumers: Read and write reviews. Post your viewpoints, opinions, experiences, and advice. Use it to chat anywhere on the Web. Express yourself.

- Educators: Post private homework assignments for students on any web page. Students complete their homework right inside the private expandable comment box.

- Personal: Leave private comments for yourself.

Find hot web pages by searching through other's "human" comments on iComment.com by using the Global Comment Search Engine.

Facebook recently announced Facebook connect comments which requires code be inserted into web pages by webmasters or their programmers. With iComment no code is required. Users can post comments on any web page immediately.

The next wave of web communication is here. It's Free. It's downloadable now! http://icomment.com/iCommentSetup.exe (http://iComment.com/demo.php) (100% safe link).

Learn about this patent pending technology: View a comic book intrepretation: http://iComment.com/comic.php?page=1 (http://iComment.com/comic.php?page=1)

Watch the video: http://iComment.com/demo.php (http://iComment.com/demo.php) (from there you can view the private comment video too).

For more information contact: Mark Ismach 954-234-4282

iComment, Inc. is planning to go public.

a Subsidiary of Quality Programming Corporation

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Contact Information Mark Ismach

iComment, Inc.

http://iComment.com

954-234-4282

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Affluence.org Announces Launch of Charity Promotional Program

Affluence.org Announces Launch of Charity Promotional Program

Prestigious social network brings charities and wealthy together.

Palm Harbor, Fla. (PRWEB) February 20, 2009 -- Affluence Corporation (Pink Sheets: AFFU www.Affluence.org the "Company"), the leading integrated multimedia hub of the world's wealthiest people, is proud to announce the launch of Affluence Gives, a program designed to help charities get their message out to potential donors. The program gives charities an extended voice on the Affluence.org network, enabling them to reach the site's highly-affluent membership base.

By signing up for the program, selected charities will receive many free benefits, including but not limited to:

• Ability to list upcoming events and important dates on the Affluence.org site

• Press release announcing acceptance to the Affluence Gives program, released in conjunction with Affluence.org

• Consideration as benefactors for Affluent.org membership events

• 10k banner impressions (run-of-site)

• Listing in print magazine Affluence

• Ability to interact with members

• Ability to upload promotional photos and videos

"We have always been fully aware of what we view as our social responsibility to support charities and non-profit organizations, which is why we have dedicated 15 to 20 percent of our overall media to worthy causes," said Scott Mitchell, CEO of Affluence Corporation. "It is becoming more and more vital that charitable organizations be able to connect with the affluent. With this program, we're helping organizations do just that - connect with our elite and highly affluent membership base."

To sign up for this no-cost program charitable organizations need simply to go to Affluenc.org and click on the "Promote Your Charity" link located at the bottom of the homepage. Once there, they can register their organization for approval. Charitable organizations that are approved for the site will be eligible for this unique opportunity to promote their causes both online and in print.

About Affluence Corporation:

Affluence Corporation is an integrated global multimedia company that uniquely joins a valuable group of verified affluent trendsetting individuals who share unique peer groups, interests, and lifestyles. Affluence Corporation is ideally suited to advertising partners who seek to gain mindshare among the world's wealthiest and most influential people. The company operates an online social network (www.Affluence.org), a print magazine (Affluence Magazine), a membership organization, a concierge service, and regularly scheduled exclusive events around the world.

Membership to Affluence.org is free, and applications can be accepted at www.Affluence.org. Members must meet the minimum requirements of a verified net-worth of U.S. $3 million or annual household income of at least U.S. $300,000 to be accepted.

Having a strong sense of philanthropic responsibility, Affluence Corporation dedicates at least 20% of its overall media to worthy and select non-profit and charitable organizations each year.

Safe Harbor Statement:

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the private securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements, including statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements (i.e., future operational results and sales) are subject to assumptions and beliefs based on current information known to the company and factors that are subject to uncertainties, risk and other influences, which are outside the company's control, and may yield results differing materially from those anticipated.

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Contact Information Darrin Cates

Affluence Corporation

http://www.affluence.org

727-483-5563

ZoomProspector Helps Forbes Determine America's Fastest Changing Cities

ZoomProspector Helps Forbes Determine America's Fastest Changing Cities

Forbes uses ZoomProspector data and methodology in feature article about America's changing economic and demographic landscape

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Forbes, one of the world's leading business media companies, featured ZoomProspector.com (http://www.ZoomProspector.com) today in its article, "America's Fastest-Changing Cities" (http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/17/cities-ten-top-lifestyle-real-estate_0217_cities.html).

Using data and analysis from ZoomProspector, as well as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Internal Revenue Service, the National Association of Realtors and the Census Department, Forbes listed ten cities that have recently seen dramatic demographic and economic changes. In addition to the article, Forbes also produced a slideshow (http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/17/cities-ten-top-lifestyle-real-estate_0217_cities_slide_2.html?thisspeed=25000) of all of the cities on the list. Detailed data on all of the cities listed in the article is also available on ZoomProspector.com.

ZoomProspector Co-CEO and Co-Founder Anatalio Ubalde was quoted in the article as saying, "We are in financial distress, but the economic pain is not evenly distributed by geography. It doesn't always come down to something as simple as the coast versus the Midwest. The numbers don't always bear that out as much as people want simple economic explanations that are geographic."

With demographic and geographic data on every city in the United States, ZoomProspector is a growing source of data for businesses, individuals and the media. ZoomProspector.com allows companies to find the community that best matches its workforce needs, target customer base and infrastructure requirements, among other requirements. Much of ZoomProspector's data is viewable on the site's integrated and interactive online maps, and visitors can quickly do national, county and city searches through a few clicks of the mouse. ZoomProspector is a free to use service, and was recently named as one of the Top 10 Websites of 2009 (http://www.planetizen.com/websites/2009) by Planetizen.

GIS Planning Inc. (http://www.gisplanning.com), creator of ZoomProspector.com, is on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S., with more than 180 economic development organization clients, and is an exclusive partner of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the main worldwide economic development membership organization. In addition to Forbes, GIS Planning & ZoomProspector.com have been covered in over 100 leading news publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Inc., BusinessWeek, The Washington Post, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, The Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, CNET, The Oregonian, The Boston Globe, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press.

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Contact Information Chad Catacchio

ZoomProspector

http://www.zoomprospector.com

415-294-4409

Planetizen Names ZoomProspector as One of its Top 10 Websites of 2009

Planetizen Names ZoomProspector as One of its Top 10 Websites of 2009

National site selection analysis website chosen as on of the Top 10 Websites of 2009

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- Planetizen, one of the most respected websites for the city planning, design and development profession, has named ZoomProspector (http://www.ZoomProspector.com) as one of its Top 10 Websites of 2009 (http://www.planetizen.com/websites/2009). Awarded since 2002, Planetizen's Top Websites award is one of the most prestigious online awards in urban planning, design and economic development.

Nominations for this award can only be submitted by Planetizen's subscribers and staff, and are vetted and voted on by the website's editors. The awards criteria includes "provides a service to the planning and development community", "availability to the general public", "frequently updated and current" and "web accessibility".

According to Planetizen, "Our annual list of the 10 best planning, design, and development websites represents some of the top online resources for those interested in planning, design, and development."

"The depth and functionality of ZoomProspector make it a great tool for anyone interested in uncovering the demographic and economic data of a location. We chose to recognize the site because it takes a new approach to economic development information, making it accessible to anyone," said Tim Halbur, Managing Editor of Planetizen.

"We are pleased to be recognized by Planetizen as one of this year's top ten websites," said Anatalio Ubalde, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ZoomProspector (http://www.ZoomProspector.com/about.htm) and parent company GIS Planning, Inc. (http://www.gisplanning.com) "We designed and built ZoomProspector.com to free up nationwide geographic and demographic information for any business or individual to use. My co-founder, Pablo Monzon, and I both have a Masters in City Planning degree, so this recognition within our profession is truly an honor."

The awards recognition described ZoomProspector saying: "… this tool enables users to look up data for any community based on a number of demographic criteria. Because the site gathers data from multiple sources, including those at the local level, ZoomProspector is able to boast more detailed, informative searches. Although intended for companies looking to expand to new properties, ZoomProspector is just as fun to tinker with, offering a new way to explore communities."

As Planetizen points out, ZoomProspector.com (http://www.ZoomProspector.com/findcommunities.aspx) allows companies to find the community that best matches its workforce needs, target customer base and infrastructure requirements, among other requirements. Then ZoomProspector.com uses its online mapping technology to search and display recommended cities and commercial properties. Until ZoomProspector.com, this level of analysis involved weeks of research going to multiple government offices, real estate companies and other data sources. Now the research can be done in minutes at no cost to the end user.

GIS Planning Inc. (http://www.gisplanning.com/products.html), creator of ZoomProspector.com (http://www.ZoomProspector.com/promote.htm) , is on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S., with more than 180 economic development organization clients, and is an exclusive partner of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the main worldwide economic development membership organization. GIS Planning & ZoomProspector.com have been covered in over 100 leading news publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Inc. magazine, BusinessWeek, The Washington Post, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, The Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, CNET, The Oregonian, The Boston Globe, the Indianapolis Star and The Associated Press.

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Contact Information Chad Catacchio

ZoomProspector

http://www.zoomprospector.com

415-294-4409

Netcraft Names New York Internet "Most Reliable Hosting Company" for January

Netcraft Names New York Internet "Most Reliable Hosting Company" for January

Second Consecutive #1 Win for Acclaimed Data Services Provider

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- New York Internet, the preferred data services provider for New York's financial community, has been named "Most Reliable Hosting Company" for January 2009 by Netcraft, an Internet services company based in Bath, UK, that is also a respected authority on networking data and analysis.

The award, which New York Internet shares with two other providers, is the second consecutive #1 win for the acclaimed provider, who also clinched the top spot for December 2008. It additionally represents New York Internet's fourth consecutive appearance in the Netcraft Top 10.

"Netcraft's rankings have been an extremely important benchmark for us," added Phillip Koblence, Vice President, New York Internet. "Like the SAS 70 Type 1 audit we recently received, Netcraft focuses on the core, objective factors that determine great service."

According to the Netcraft site: "Netcraft measures and makes available the response times of fifty leading hosting providers' sites. The performance measurements are made at fifteen-minute intervals from separate points around the Internet, and averages are calculated over the immediately preceding 24-hour period."

In the case of New York Internet, the results included a 0.0% failure rate, a DNS server responsiveness within .03 seconds and general connectivity of less than .06 seconds. For more information on New York Internet's win, including details on Netcraft's calculations, visit:

Netcraft (http://uptime.netcraft.com/perf/reports/Hosters)

    

About New York Internet

Established in 1996, New York Internet is located in the heart of the Wall Street area and owns and maintains its own data centers. The company's core services include colocation, dedicated servers, web and email hosting, as well as managed services. Given its location, New York Internet specializes in data services for the financial services industry, but also has customers in a broad range of industries, including media, law, fashion, architecture, and real estate. For more information, visit www.nyi.net.

Media Contact:

Bill Lessard

Publicist

New York Internet

914.476.6089

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Contact Information William Lessard

New York Internet

http://www.nyi.net

(914) 476-6089

Searching for Marketing Jobs? SEMPO Institute Launches New Fast Track Course to Help Marketers Beef up Their Search Skills

Searching for Marketing Jobs? SEMPO Institute Launches New Fast Track Course to Help Marketers Beef up Their Search Skills

To help marketers become more competitive in a tight job market, SEMPO Institute, the online distance learning division of SEMPO, (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization), www.sempoinstitute.com, today announced it is launching a new, four-lesson course designed to provide job seekers and search marketers with enhanced skills in keyword search and copywriting.

Wakefield, MA (PRWEB) February 18, 2009 -- The hiring picture for 2009 is a tough one. Search marketing jobs will still exist, but highly honed skills will make the difference in getting hired. To help marketers become more competitive in a tight job market, SEMPO Institute, the online distance learning division of SEMPO, (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization), www.sempoinstitute.com, today announced it is launching a new, four-lesson course designed to provide job seekers and search marketers with enhanced skills in keyword search and copywriting.

"Effective Search Marketing: Keywords and Copywriting," is the first of a series of short courses SEMPO Institute plans for 2009-2010. It will be available online in February, 2009. The course fee is $299 and includes, upon successful testing, a certificate of completion. Students can register at https://www.sempoinstitute.com/search-marketing-enrollment/default.aspx. Also planned for 2009 is a short course on link building and social media.

"Marketers and job seekers are looking for briefer, more affordable courses that they can put to use immediately, either to enhance skills in an existing job or to improve their chances of getting hired for a search-related position,"says Katie Donovan, SEMPO Institute Business Development Manager.

The keywords and copywriting course is a good skill building tool for search marketers and copywriters and may help a marketer in a traditional position transition more easily to a search marketing job, says Donovan.

Ron Jones, a member of the SEMPO Board of Directors, and an Internet marketing consultant, trainer, and owner of Symetri Internet Marketing, and Cindy Turrietta, owner of Affordable Search Engine Ranking, are the authors of the keywords and copywriting course. Turrietta's firm provides strategic consulting and Internet marketing solutions for mid-to large-sized companies. Jones is an Expert Columnist for Search Engine Watch, and writes the SEM.edu column. Both authors have contributed to other SEMPO Institute courses.

"SEMPO Institute courses are authored and peer reviewed by the best practitioners in the search marketing field. We are delighted that Ron Jones and Cindy Turrietta have contributed their high level knowledge to our new keywords and copywriting course," says Terry Plank, Curriculum Dean of SEMPO Institute.

Other Institute Courses

SEMPO Institute recommends students pair the short course with its Insider's Guide to Search Marketing ($399), says Donovan. Insider's Guide is the Institute's full length, introductory course, and covers, among other subjects, how search engines work, how to identify good and poor quality links, and understanding the differences between copywriting for organic search and paid search.

"If students take the Insider's Guide course, they can dig deeper into critical topics with the new keywords and copywriting course, further adding to their skill set," says Donovan.

Students will also have the advantage of working with Trellian's Keyword Discovery Tool and Wordtracker's keyword research tool, through an arrangement with the Institute. They will be able to use the Trellian and Wordtracker tools to develop the most effective set of keywords for a particular campaign. From there, the students can take the keyword set and create effective copy to optimize each search engine campaign. The course will also include multimedia elements to illustrate different tactical points, and quizzes will be given during each lesson to reinforce the knowledge gained. A test will occur at the end of each lesson, and students who successfully pass the tests will earn a certificate.

SEMPO Institute also offers two advanced courses:

Advanced SEO (Search Engine Optimization) ($1,399)

This course shares the methods experts have utilized over the years to get the best "organic" or "free" results for themselves and their clients.

Students learn how to:

• Use advanced keyword selection systems for organic search

• Determine Web site technical issues hindering organic search rankings

• Perform an SEO diagnostic audit or site review

• Evaluate and correct Web site structure and develop site maps

Advanced Search Advertising (PPC) ($1,399)

This is an intensive course of tactics and advanced theories in search advertising and auctioned media. Successful completion of the course will enables a student to:

• Understand PPC bidding strategy and ranking strategy on major search engines, using both standard and hybrid auction models

• Understand the importance and general methodology of tracking campaign ROI metrics such as conversions, ROAS, CPA/CPL

• Have a clear understanding of the specific differences of the PPC programs for Yahoo! Search Marketing, Google and MSN

• Learn to fully integrate PPC into an advertising or branding campaign, and use PPC as a measurement for branding and offline campaigns

About SEMPO Institute

SEMPO Institute is a non-profit, online career development organization, whose purpose is to educate and train professionals in the growing field of search engine marketing. Supported by SEMPO, SEMPO Institute's courses are developed by experts in search marketing and then peer-reviewed for accuracy and best practices. Since its first course in January, 2007, SEMPO Institute has educated close to 2,000 individuals in search marketing. SEMPO Institute's courses are available to SEMPO members and the general public. For more information, please visit www.SEMPOInstitute.com or call 1 (781) 876-6214.

CONTACT:

SEMPO

Greg Jarboe

978 549-9537

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Contact Information Greg Jarboe

SEMPO

http://www.sempo.org

978 549-9537

HyNote Unveils Enterprise Performance Management in the Cloud

HyNote Unveils Enterprise Performance Management in the Cloud

New Managed Service Offering Promises to Democratize Enterprise Performance Management, Expand Usage.

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) February 17, 2009 -- Economies of scale go out the window in a world of cloud computing. Now, thanks to the scalable architecture intrinsic to the cloud, organizations large and small can leverage the power of enterprise performance management technology at a fraction of the traditional cost. The same new rule applies to many other processing-intensive software applications, including predictive analytics, business intelligence, supply chain management, and so on.

For now, orchestrated consultancy HyNote sees a unique opportunity to focus on EPM. "EPM Cloud provides game-changing functionality at price points that are attractive to organizations large and small," notes Mike Dayton, HyNote's President and co-founder. "Major corporations can expand their use of EPM significantly by dynamically scaling their applications during peak periods, rather than overbuilding their IT infrastructure just to meet user loads that may only peak on a quarterly basis. For smaller organizations that couldn't afford EPM, or couldn't roll out a meaningful program, the cloud offers a whole new world of opportunity."

HyNote's EPM Cloud provides customers with access to the full portfolio of enterprise performance management software solutions available from Oracle's Hyperion suite. Companies can benefit in several ways:

· EPM implementations can be fast-tracked by virtually eliminating infrastructure setup and software installation tasks, thus circumventing the usual red tape that stalls such programs;

· IT operating and support costs can be reduced for existing Hyperion installations, especially for organizations whose programs are geared around several peak periods annually, such as quarterly financial close or planning and forecasting processes;

· POC (proof-of-concept) programs can be rolled out quickly and easily, thereby empowering analysts and line-of-business managers to demonstrate the value of new programs and ideas;

· IT directors can rest assured knowing that their EPM applications and supporting infrastructure are being pro-actively monitored and maintained around-the-clock without the usual internal expenses.

Dayton notes that HyNote is also rolling out a special "sandbox" offering: "We're looking for clients interested in exploring the benefits and ROI of cloud computing with the guidance and support of application and infrastructure experts. To make the experience as risk-free as possible, we have created a sandbox environment where clients can explore a fully functioning EPM suite deployment running in Amazon Web Services' EC2 cloud. For companies willing to publicly support EPM Cloud and share their experience once they've tested it, we are even willing to provide free setup and initial support assistance for creating customized sandbox environments where clients can conduct real-world tests around their specific EPM configuration."

HyNote will demonstrate its new EPM Cloud offering in a Webcast with Amazon Web Services Wednesday, Feb. 18. More information here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/667510291

You can check out HyNote's EPM Cloud offering here: http://www.epmcloud.com.

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Contact Information Mike Dayton

HyNote

http://www.hynote.com

1.704.737.3333

Mike Dayton

HyNote

http://www.epmcloud.com

1.704.737.3333