Yearly Archives: 2007

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Looking for something personal and delicate to give to a loved one next holiday season? ShaynaGirl.com may have the answer. This new, on-line company offers a choice of eight, carefully hand-painted ornaments to choose from. The glass balls are hand-painted with enamel paints and then baked to ensure their intricate designs.

MODESTO, Calif. -- Now, it's easier than ever get your hands on your very own Oxygenics showerhead! In one of the most exciting developments of the year, ETL(R) is proud to announce that Oxygenics is now available in all Target stores nationwide and online.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- iExplore (iExplore.com) announced today the list of Top Ten World Travel Destinations as determined by the vacation purchases of its adventure and experiential travelers. Egypt held on to its top position, despite the increased turmoil in the Middle East in 2006. Antarctica and Argentina made their first appearance in iExplore's top ten.

TORONTO, Ontario -- Systrends International, a provider of data communications software and services to the Electricity, Gas and Retail industries, today announced a strategic partnership with Michor & Associates. Michor will exclusively market all of Systrends' products and services in Canada.

ST. CHARLES, Ill. -- David LeVan, President of Advantax(R) Group, LLC, announced today the results of its 2006 year end customer performance survey. The anonymous, third party survey examines performance areas such as honesty and ethics, responsiveness, accuracy and reliability, and industry knowledge, all areas identified as important to property tax customers.

NEWTON, N.J. -- According to William Seifried, MA, LPC, we are all liable to get a case of the blahs during these gloomy winter days, but some people suffer a persistent wintertime depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD. SAD is related to and most likely caused by the relative scarcity of light in winter.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- New York City audiences will have the rare opportunity on Sunday night, January 28, to hear "Jazz Hits from the Broadway Stage," a swinging, intimate program of well-known Broadway show tunes performed by some of the city's most-accomplished and well-known jazz musicians. It is sure to be a treat for general audiences and jazz lovers alike.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Who better to ask than You, Time Magazine's Person of the Year? AmIAnnoying.com, the site that gives a voice to thousands of visitors daily, and millions per year, has released its sixth annual list of the Most and Least Annoying Celebrities of 2006. Throughout the year, visitors browsed and voted on over 19,500 famous celebrities and groups, sharing their opinions on who they found annoying and not annoying.

WINDHAM, N.H. -- Yellow Brick Road Entertainment LLC announces the launch of BandDigs.com 1.0, a first-of-its-kind interactive music web community that revolutionizes the way bands and fans communicate. Bands utilize BandDigs to video chat with their fans and to stream live video broadcasts from back stage at venues, their rehearsal spaces, recording studios and even clubs.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- On January 1, 2007, Artistic Pursuit, LLC of Brunswick, Md. launched a new and innovative Web site - www.artisticpursuit.com - an online community which pays artists for their original work such as unpublished videos, music, images, literature and games, and also allows fans to discover new artistic talents.