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Artistic Pursuit, a New Online Community, Pays Artists for Original Work and Networks New Talent

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innovative Web site - www.artisticpursuit.com - an online community which pays artists for their original work such as unpublished videos, music, images, literature and games, and also allows fans to discover new artistic talents.

Flint Michigan Stars on YouTube with 'The Laundry Room' Talk Show

FLINT, Mich. -- FlintTalk.com, Flint, Michigan's growing public discussion forum, announces the 2006 "Laundry Room Year-End Special" hosted by "Larry & John." The show will be directed by Shawn Chittle of New York-based production company Roscoe Van Zandt Films, and will be assisted by Steve Myers, a producer at The Laundry Room and founder of Flinttalk.

Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum outshines Smithsonian

patent museumCAZENOVIA, N.Y. -- Alan Rothschild is passionate about patent models, the miniature scale pieces that were once a requirement for any inventor seeking a patent. His love for these historically significant relics is so strong that he transformed the lakefront home that he shares with his wife, Ann, and their dog, Moxie, in this upstate New York village into a museum.

WorldLimo.com Provides One-Stop-Shopping for Ground Transportation Services

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Want to chat with a live person, but want the convenience of an on-line service as well? The Corporate Transportation Group, Ltd. has launched a new service - WorldLimo.com - that seeks to satisfy on-line users and solve their travel woes while still providing personalized service.

NeverCheckIt.com Offers Easy Travel Kits to Help Travelers Carry-On

Easy Travel KitsBOTHELL, Wash. -- Victor Cox, CEO of Never Check It (www.nevercheckit.com), has formed a strategic partnership with Barclay Crocker Inc, a leading specialty formulated skin care Products Company to offer Easy Travel Kits.

Voice Talent for Google's new Audio Ads platform available at Voices.com

Voices.com voice girlTORONTO, Canada -- According to the audio experts at Voices.com, the voice marketplace, Americans new to advertising on the radio are buying broadcast radio commercial slots for the first time via Google's Audio Ads beta testing program. Agencies who used to go through talent agents are already making the transition to finding talent at online marketplaces due greatly in part because of an enormous push and subsequent validation of the market by Google.

Athletic Minded Traveler Announces Its Annual Best Hotel Gym List

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Athletic-Minded Traveler LLC, a Southern California-based active lifestyle media company that operates the largest healthy travel site on the web, www.athleticmindedtraveler.com, released today its 2006 ranking of "The Best Hotel Gyms in the U.S." The Top 11 hotel gyms received the company's recommendation after in-depth research on over 3,000 hotels and anonymous personal tours by the editorial staff.

Dreams of Africa – Diamonds for Life: Not Blood

Dreams of Africa programHOUSTON, Texas -- The movie "Blood Diamond" opened last week, shocking holiday shoppers with explicit violence. Set amidst chaos and civil war in 1990s Africa, it will raise questions about diamonds being purchased this holiday season. One Texas company has answers. Whiteflash.com, an Internet boutique specializing in top quality diamonds, has established a program called Dreams of Africa, where 100 percent of the profit from sales of a conflict-free line of jewelry is going to help victims of conflict diamonds.

Online Jeweler JamesAllen Debuts New 'Hearts & Arrows' Diamond Collection

diamondsNEW YORK, N.Y. -- JamesAllen, one of the leading online jewelry companies has just announced the release of their Signature Ideal Cut "Hearts & Arrows" Collection. This exclusive inventory of perfectly symmetrical diamonds represents the "creme de la creme" of diamond cutting and is available only through the JamesAllen.com website.

Top Ten Bushisms of 2006 and 'Where Wings Take Dream: An Inspirational Speech to the Nation'

DENVER, Colo. -- InnocentEnglish.com, a humor website which collects funny English mistakes from around the world, announces the release of "The Top Ten Bushisms of 2006" as well as the release of a new seamless compilation of Bush misstatements, "Where Wings Take Dream: An Inspirational Speech to the Nation."

Entrepreneur Mark Dietzel's New Breed of Roses Are Changing Anniversary Gift Giving

Mark DietzelST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Stainless steel roses? How about leather or wood? Roses are the ultimate symbol for love and affection and a new Web site, The Anniversary Rose, offers an array of flowers handmade from materials that follow the traditional anniversary gift list. TheAnniversaryRose.com company has finely-crafted roses in materials that follow the anniversary gift list.

Boston Getting 'All it Can Eat' with Foodler – 130th Restaurant added to Foodler's Online Meal Ordering Service

BOSTON, Mass. -- Foodler.com, a leading online service for ordering restaurant take out and delivery meals, today announced the addition of its 130th partner restaurant in the Boston region. A wide selection of cuisines from some of the Hub's most popular restaurants, combined with interactive menus and accurate online ordering, have all contributed to Foodler's 220% growth rate over the past 6 months.

'X-Rated' Diamond Cuts: Considering the 'X-Factor' this Holiday Shopping Season

whiteflash x-factorHOUSTON, Texas -- This year's holiday "Cyber-Monday" showed an unprecedented 26% increase over the same day last year as internet shoppers handed over $608 million to internet sellers. The modern shopping boom is accompanied by interest in modern products, at least in one area where a brand new diamond shape is receiving what we should call "X-plosive" attention over its traditional counterparts, say the folks at Whiteflash.com.

BidTurf Celebrates Launch of Online Auction alternative to eBay

BidTurfYORK, Pa. -- BidTurf.com, providers of one of the newest online trading opportunities, today unveiled its person-to-person, full featured auction service. The online auction will serve as a trading platform for users to easily browse, buy or sell virtually anything online with no listing or final sales fees.

DomainLiquidations.com announces sale of BuyersGuide.com, FluShots.com, Recovery.com, NewsCompany.com, and more

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- What do you do if think you own a million dollar domain name and you want to sell it? The new service - DomainLiquidations.com - will promote and broker the sale of your premium domain name for you. Today's advertisement on page A6 of the Wall Street Journal (think expensive) reflects a major shift in how premium domain names are bought and sold.

Sprinko.com: A New Search Engine and Media Mall Serves the Social and Entertainment Scene

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Internet Web surfers can now find exactly what they are searching for in an efficient and exciting social environment that is designed to be family-oriented and user friendly; the site, Sprinko.com(TM), launched by Lassitter Enterprises, Inc. in September 2006, has received almost 30,000 hits in less than three months.

Budget Travel Web Site CheapoAir.com Signs up with TouricoHolidays.com Hotel Portal

Miami Ocean SurfNEW YORK, N.Y. -- CheapoAir.com Cheap Airfare and Budget Travel Web Site announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with TouricoHolidays.com, one of the largest hotel portals in the world. CheapoAir.com.com will utilize Tourico's hotel properties to create hotel and air dynamic packages to sell to its more than 1 million online customer base. TouricoHolidays.com has one of the most diverse hotel-negotiated rate portfolios in the world.

FunnyBio is a Unique DVD Gift That Brings Out the Star in You

FunnyBio DVDDALLAS, Texas -- Finding that perfect holiday gift for a loved one can be a difficult and often time consuming process. Millions of shoppers this holiday season find themselves in search of a unique gift that has a personal touch. Dallas based FunnyBit Studios' "FunnyBio" product allows you to upload pictures of your friends, family or other loved ones and have a personalized DVD made of them featuring them as a movie star, superhero, or even a pop star.

Universal Accounting Center Tax Education Approved by California

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Universal Accounting Center (UAC), the leader in small business tax training has been approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to offer the Professional Tax Preparer Program (PTP) as a distance learning course in the state of California. UAC's recognition from CTEC authenticates the PTP course, showing it is within the "standards, guidelines and procedures" of instruction specific to California tax laws.

CarJockey.com Exceeds 3000 Units, Expects Growth in 2007

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- CarJockey.com, the Internet's largest wholesale used vehicle network for franchised dealers, announced today they now have exceeded 3000 vehicles in the dealer network. The Network fees are completely success based; members pay no setup fees, no monthly fees, and no listing fees. Dealers eliminate excess inventory without additional maintenance and purchase retail ready vehicles with confidence from reputable franchised dealers.

MyImmigrationStory.com lets Immigrants Tell Their Own Stories

Raul Ramos y SanchezDAYTON, Ohio -- A website launched by Cuban-born author and marketing executive, Raul Ramos y Sanchez, www.MyImmigrationStory.com, enables U.S. immigrants from all nations to share their immigration stories in their own words. "The site's goal is to show the human side of immigration. I think the time is ripe," says Ramos.

Discount Travel Portal CheapOAir.com Acquires State of the Art Call Center

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CheapOAir.com announced that, in partnership with its technology partner Fareportal Inc., it has acquired a 26,000 square foot Call Center. This state of the art Call Center is equipped with the latest VOIP Telephony and Call Center technology. The CheapOAir.com Call Center capacity currently is 240 Seats with scalability to 950 seats. The Call Center is utilizing MPLS connectivity with 5 MBPS dedicated connection linking its New York City office with its Call Center. The VOIP telephony is provided by Inter-Tel, a leader in high-end Call Center technology.

SmartKnit(R) Diabetic Socks; the First Layer of Protection in Diabetic Foot Care

KANSAS CITY, Kans. -- 176 million people around the world have diabetes. Diabetes affects multiple body systems and often times the feet and legs are at a high risk of loss of sensation (neuropathy), reduced circulation, foot ulcers, delayed wound healing, and infection. In fact, more amputations result from diabetes complications than accidents. In order to help prevent such complications from occurring, a daily foot care routine and a properly fitting pair of seamless diabetic socks are essential, says the Diabetic Sock Store.

Never Check It Offers Pre-approved Travel Sized Toiletries for Air Travelers

BOTHELL, Wash. -- Victor Cox, CEO of Never Check It, has formed a strategic affiliation with Minimus, the world leader in all things travel-sized, to offer travelers the ability to purchase approved toiletries and other banned items before they fly in the wake of today's TSA announcement. This will ensure that travelers will be able to carry-on luggage, which will save valuable time, money, and help alleviate the stress associated with travel.

Political e-Greeting Card Site Offers Print Tool for Campaigns and Voters

eyardsigns political ecardsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- ElectionMall Technologies, Inc., a non-partisan provider of technology to campaigns and elections, has re-launched one of its popular online political products, Eyardsigns.com, with a new on-demand print feature that allows campaigns and voters to produce professional quality postcards, invitations, and greeting cards all at their computer keyboard.

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