Retirement Media Inc. Embraces Social Media

Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) January 7, 2010

Boomers are a fast growing segment of the users of social media content like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and blogs and are using this content to learn about retirement options, according to Robert Fowler, President of Retirement Media Inc.. According in the fourth quarter of last year, Retirement Media Inc. fully embraced Social Media and are using their existing websites for some of their social media content.

Retirement Media Inc. has web sites that focus on retirement communities, Boomer interests and even assisted living facilities with domains 55CommunityGuide.com, SmallTownRetirement.com, BoomerPlaces.com, SeniorCommunityGuide.com and AssistedLivingGuide.com.

Mr. Fowler says developing the social media has been a fun part of his job, much more so than developing web sites. I like the quickness of adding content and the interactivity that you get with social media. From my experiences with social media, I think Facebook is getting very popular with boomers but I have been most surprised with the usefulness and connectivity of Twitter.

Here are some of Retirement Media Inc. social media endeavors.

Facebook: is used by a lot of Boomers. Retirement Media has these Facebook pages:

Retirement Media

http://www.facebook.com/RetirementMedia provides information about retirement communities and the best small towns and cities to retire to as well as various issues for Baby Boomers.

Retirement Media Inc. Embraces Social Media

Open Source Community Embraces the GoGrid Cloud

San Francisco, CA (Vocus) August 4, 2010

GoGrid, a leading Cloud Infrastructure and Hybrid Hosting Provider, today announced the launch of its Open Source Software (OSS) Partner Program. In recent months, adoption of GoGrid as a core and fundamental technology platform for enabling leading open source solutions to the cloud has accelerated. By packaging on-demand versions of software and leveraging the GoGrid Exchange, a unique cloud solutions marketplace, open source partners and businesses alike are realizing increased deployments and usage of popular open source software offerings.

“GoGrid’s ease of use, robust feature set, and excellent customer service make it an ideal cloud platform for deploying web applications – open source or otherwise,” said Erica Brescia, CEO of BitNami. “We are proud to offer ready-to-deploy GoGrid Server Images of BitNami-packaged open source applications, such as Alfresco, Drupal, WordPress, and more, through the GoGrid Exchange. GoGrid’s seamless provisioning tools make it even easier for BitNami users to get open source applications up and running in the cloud.”

GoGrid is the industry leader in partnering with open source companies to enable their software in the cloud. By leveraging the GoGrid Exchange program, partners are able to share or sell a customized server image. Each image is available to the GoGrid community as a Partner GoGrid Server Image (PGSI), which includes the partner’s branding and technical information. GoGrid users can search by solution type (e.g. internet security, backup, monitoring, web apps, compliance, and application scaling,) and instantly provisionwith the click of a mouseeliminating a lengthy installation process.

Through the GoGrid platform, open source companies can deliver their offerings as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and realize unparalleled benefits, including:

Detailed user data
High visibility by a leading cloud provider
Co-Marketing support
Access to GoGrid’s large and growing customer base
Low risk no sign-up fees or long-term commitment
Access to customer information and usage metrics by platform even for open source distributions

GoGrid is also working closely with Olliance Group, the leading open source business consulting firm, to work with partners to develop and refine their approaches for delivering open source solutions to the cloud.

“All too frequently, SMBs and enterprises deploy expensive commercial software, not realizing that significant cost savings and flexibility can be realized through the use of industry-hardened open source solutions.” said Greg Olson, Senior Partner at the Olliance Group. “Packaged open source solutions coupled with near-instant deployment from the GoGrid Exchange will allow many more companies to realize the benefits of open source software.”

Notable open source GoGrid Partners include:

BitNami provider of multiple popular open source application stacks
SourceFire/Snort open source intrusion detection
OpenVPN offering open source security software technologies

“Many of our customers want to embrace open source technology,” said GoGrid CEO and Co-Founder, John Keagy. GoGrid provides both the open source software community and our customers with a fully integrated one-stop shop to build a complete cloud. GoGrid customers can provision complex IT infrastructure, scale their infrastructure with custom cloud server images (MyGSI), F5 load balancing, cloud storage, and launch open source software solutions all in one location and with the click of a mouse.”

For more information about the GoGrid Open Source Software Partner Program visit,

http://go.gogrid.com/oss_partner

To learn more about the GoGrid Exchange and uncover the power of cloud enabled solutions, visit

http://exchange.gogrid.com

About GoGrid

GoGrid is a Global Leader in Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure hosting. GoGrid enables sysadmins, developers, and IT professionals to create, deploy, and control free f5 load balanced cloud infrastructures and complex hosted virtual server networks with full root access/administrative server control. GoGrid physical and virtual server instances maintain industry standard specifications with no requirement to learn proprietary standards. Deploying GoGrid infrastructure takes minutes via a web control panel or GoGrid’s API. GoGrid gives users the control of a familiar data center environment with the flexibility and immediate scalability of the cloud. For more information, please visit: GoGrid Cloud Infrastructure.

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Singapore-Armenian Development Council Singapore Embraces Armenian National Olympic Team

Singapore (PRWEB) September 15, 2010

The Singapore community warmly embraced the Armenian National Olympic Team at the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from August 14 to 26. The Armenian team experienced the amazing wonders of Singapore and strengthened Armenian positive contributions to Singapore.

The Armenian delegation and the Singapore-Armenian Development Council give their warmest appreciation to all those who contributed to make this event such a wonderful success, including the International Olympic Committee, as well as the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapores National Heritage Board, and National Parks Singapore. The Council also thanks those foreign embassies that expressed support including the United States, the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of India, the United Arab Emirates, and the Republic of Armenia.

A spokesperson for the Council congratulated all members of the Armenian team and offered them the Councils assistance in strengthening their positive contributions to Singapore. Pierre Hennes, a member of the Council, said Singapore welcomed the Armenian delegation with open arms, making them feel like family, and showed them the many reasons for the amazing Singapore success.

The Council is committed to assisting Armenians worldwide to contribute to Singapore on a scale that would make our ancestors proud. The Council has three-year goals for Armenians contributions to Singapore and expects to meet or exceed those KPIs, commented Paul B. Kazarian, Chairman of the Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation, a founding member of the Council.

The Singapore-Armenian Development Council organized several events with the goal of having the Armenians experience the amazing wonders of Singapore and strengthen Armenian positive contributions to Singapore. The Armenians visited a number of landmarks representing the positive Armenian historical contributions to Singapore, including Armenian Street, a main street in Central Singapore; the Straits Times, Singapores national daily newspaper, founded by Armenians; and, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where they viewed the Singapore national flower, Vanda Miss Joaquim, named after its Armenian founder Agnes Joaquim. The Team also visited the Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator, the oldest Christian church in Singapore. Built in 1835, the Church will be host to a series of events to be held in March 2011 in celebration of its 175th Anniversary. For more information on the anniversary celebrations, visit: http://www.armeniansinasia.org/175-years/.

To strengthen Armenian positive contributions to Singapore, the Singapore-Armenian Development Council organized visits to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National School of Singapore, the Singapore Science Park, and Singapore Management University, as well as meetings with global entrepreneurs and business leaders interested in expanding trade relations with Armenia and its Diaspora.

Under the auspices of the Games, the Mayflower Secondary School in Singapore organized an Armenian cultural week and the medal winning athletes visited the school and students. Also, the Council organized an impressive community dinner reception honoring the Armenian Olympic delegation.

In total, the Armenian delegation totaled 29 members. The Armenian team won one silver medal (Gor Minasyan, weightlifting 85+kg) and 3 bronze medals (Smbat Margaryan, weightlifting 56kg; Artak Hovhannisyan, freestyle wrestling 46kg; and Davit Ghazaryan, judo 66kg).

The Republic of Armenia is located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe; north of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Black Sea, and west of the Caspian Sea. There are approximately eight million Armenians worldwide, with three million in the Republic of Armenia. Armenians, throughout history, have been highly regarded as positive global citizens for their creativity and global commerce. Today, they are also known for their innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

To view related pictures and videos of the events, or to learn more about Armenian communities in Asia, visit: http://www.armeniansinasia.org and internet links noted in attached list.

Also, to read more about Armenians Junior Olympians who participated in the Singapore Youth Olympic Games see attached list.

About Singapore-Armenian Development Council: The Council was established in 2009 to strengthen the Armenian community in Singapore and promote commerce between Singapore, the Republic of Armenia, and the Armenian Diaspora through initiatives that inspire creativity and innovation in these communities. The Council is committed to assisting Armenians worldwide to contribute to Singapore on a scale that exceeds top global benchmarks. The Council has three-year goals for Armenians contributions to Singapore and measures its success through several key performance indicators.

About The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation: The Kazarian Foundation, an affiliate of Japonica Partners, seeks to empower great aspiration in the whole human family. The Kazarian Foundation’s mission is guided by the knowledge contained in New Philanthropy Benchmarking: Wisdom for the Passionate, especially the principle that the social sector can achieve transformative change by cultivating intense positive competition among its stakeholders. The Kazarian Foundation seeks to empower families through economic development, education, and healthcare initiatives. The Kazarian Foundation has approximately 100 professionals globally.

For more information contact:

Pierre Hennes

Vahagn Vardanyan

community(at)armeniansinasia(dot)org

http://www.armeniansinasia.org

Christopher Magarian

The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation

cmagarian(at)kazarianfoundation(dot)org

http://www.kazarianfoundation.org

Singapore-Armenian Development Council

Attachment A

Armenian Delegation: In total, the Armenian delegation of 29 people includes Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport, and Youth Affairs Mr. Samvel Khachatryan, Deputy Chairman of National Olympic Committee of Armenia Mr. Derenik Gabrielyan, Secretary-General of National Olympic Committee of Armenia Mr. Hrachya Rostomyan, 14 athletes representing 12 sports (12 boys and 2 girls), coaches, and technical personnel. The sports represented are: weightlifting (b, 85+kg), Greco-Roman wrestling (b, 85kg), freestyle wrestling (b, 46kg), swimming (b, g), diving (b), gymnastics (b), athletics (g), archery (b), judo (b, 66kg), boxing (b, 60kg), canoe-kayak (b), and shooting (b).

Links to photographs:

Armenian Youth Olympics Team at the Raffles Hotel: http://armeniansinasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/2010-08-27-singapore-yog-1.jpg

Armenian Youth Olympics Team inside Armenian Church:

http://armeniansinasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/2010-08-27-singapore-yog-2.jpg

Armenian Youth Olympics Team outside Armenian Church: http://armeniansinasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/2010-08-27-singapore-yog-3.jpg

Links to videos:

Video montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSNcWJSJiwc

Photo montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ubS-h__9Q

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Spanky Media Embraces Social Media as an Integral Part of Website Development

Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) April 16, 2012

Spanky Media, a leading web development company in Western Australia, have recently made a welcome addition to their web design process by incorporating efficient online tools such as the social media. The team of Internet marketing experts and web developers at Spanky Media believe that this tool can significantly help local businesses flourish.

The method of doing business today has considerably changed. A recent survey has shown that there is a growing need for online entrepreneurs to integrate social media profiles into their web design. Majority of Australias consumers have been using predominant online platforms to make their queries and purchase preferences. This has shown that there is a growing urgency for businesses to establish their online presence on Twitter, Facebook, and every other social media profile. Experts agree that this is how businesses can tap into a wider market.

In the same study, most adults (approximately 51%) learned about local businesses such as restaurants, pubs or other businesses through the Internet. The study indicates a 2.4 margin of error, which provides online business owners additional input as to the importance of utilising their web presence and deliver better performance.

Local businesses in Western Australia who have counted on social media marketing to boost their online presence and enhance their business products and services are enjoying countless benefits as well.

A recent report released by the Social Media Examiner, revealed that business websites who made a smart move and took the chance of integrating social media widgets to their website experienced up to 80% increase in their overall web exposure, especially in comparison to sites that lack this particular feature. A few other businesses have cited an improvement in their business’ bottom line, although the report did not provide any specific data as to exactly how much growth rate these businesses have experienced.

The number of Australian brands leveraging on the power of Facebook to expand their market reach and boost brand recall is on the rise. Among the top brands on the popular social media site are Australias Pringles and Coca-Cola, which have 784,600 and 768,300 Facebook likes respectively. Many other businesses have joined the trend, too, in the hopes of enticing more customers. Again, this supports the evidence shown above as to the importance of adding social media components into web development.

Nielsen also published their own report, which provided more insight on the Australians’ activity on the web, specifically with Facebook, being the most popular social networking site to date. According to the said report, Australians have shown their loyalty and support for a particular brand to their liking by hitting the like button on a corresponding brand’s Facebook page. This comprises 57% of Australians who actively rely on Facebook for their purchase preferences.

By far, integrating social media profiles of local Australian businesses as part of their custom WordPress development is a reliable online marketing strategy that would essentially help boost social media presence and further increase website traffic.

However, Naked Communications’ Adam Ferrier, a consumer psychologist, reiterates the most important thing that business owners should consider, At the end of the day it is about business and business opportunity.

Spanky Media is the best option for Australian businesses, large or small, for their custom WordPress development needs. To get more information about social media integration and affordable web design services, visit http://www.spankymedia.com.au. You may also call them at 1300 729 261.

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