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• Polls & Survey Expert BooRoo Revamps Its Highly Renowned Services
• USI Remodeling Grabs Two Prestigious Awards At The 2010 Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas Awards
• DogParkUSA.com Launches An All New Highly Useful Apple iPhone App For The Loving & Caring Pet Owners
• Anomaly In Facebook Leads To Wall Post Spam Attack
• Google Buzz Lawsuit Finally Ends In An $8.5 Million Settlement
• Mobile Device Contacts Gaining More Priority Among App Developers Than Social Networking Services
• Hospitality Industry Embraces The ‘Go Green Revolution’ As More And More Guests Become More Environment Conscious
• Medical Robots: The Next Age Of Highly Accurate And On The Spot Medical Care
• Japan Gets New High Tech Billboards Capable Of Providing Suggestions & Monitoring Their Gazers
• Music Lunge: An All New Social Networking Experience For Indie Artists To Help In Them Achieve Success

Polls & Survey Expert BooRoo Revamps Its Highly Renowned Services Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:30 PM PDT One of the biggest names when it come to online polls, quizzes, surveys and public feedback, BooRoo.com has now announced the launch of an all new vertical of its services, that has been designed to enhance the experience of BooRoo users who have been accustomed to the company's decade old platform. This all new initiative will now enable BooRoo to expand its reach beyond the United Kingdom and across the globe, with the help of numerous new features and functionality. BooRoo has completely revamped the survey and quiz section with the introduction of an entirely new user interface. Furthermore, the toolbar for the section has now been embedded with drag and drop feature as well as a visual toolset, that would enable its clients to create and edit surveys, polls and surveys. This all new section will also feature new and updates themes and skins, that would make the customization of polls and quizzes that much more interesting and fun as well as more personalized, catering to the profile of the clients' company or organization. With the help of these new features and toolkits, BooRoo has opened new and exciting venues for researchers, marketers, educators, HR professionals etc. to create more interesting, complex and interactive polls, quizzes and surveys. According to BooRoo, "Not only is this tool very easy to use, but it has served many purposes including surveys, polls, online registration, online forms, and online exams. It has definitely been a great communication and tracking too." Via PR Web

USI Remodeling Grabs Two Prestigious Awards At The 2010 Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas Awards Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:25 PM PDT There is no limit to how much you can remodel you entire house of individual spaces, provided you have tons of money to accomplish that, and on top of it you would most definitely need a sound minded and highly experienced professionals to help you assist in the remodeling. At the 2010 Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas Awards, one  such company, USI Remodeling won two prestigious awards for their incredible work, that was not only highly commendable, but was well in the pockets of most people. The company grabbed the 'Best Kitchen remodel' and 'Best Bathroom remodel' award for their exquisite work in regards to the Coppell kitchen remodeling and Colleyville, Springtown bath remodeling projects, that USI Remodeling undertook for 1990s residential homes. These projects included the complete dismantling to two master baths and the entire remodeling of a kitchen. The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Dallas is a non profit organization, that organizes these awards as an annual event in an effort to promote safe, affordable and quality construction. According to Gordon Zoellner (President, USI Remodeling), "We’re proud to have accepted the awards for Best Kitchen Remodel and Best Bathroom remodel with challenges overcome using creative features designed by us. The winning work showcases the flexibility of our Design/Build capabilities on every phase. But it starts with a relationship and these transformations are examples of that.” Via PR Web

DogParkUSA.com Launches An All New Highly Useful Apple iPhone App For The Loving & Caring Pet Owners Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:21 PM PDT Since the launch of the immensely famous Apple iPhone series, the Apple Apps Store has been flooded with a plethora of applications ranging from business, entertainment, sports and covering a vast spectrum of other topics as well. Now, one of the foremost names in canine caretaking awareness, DogParkUSA.com has now launched an all new application for the Apple iPhone, that has been designed and developed to assist the canine owners in gathering all the required information, whether it be a dog park or a trip across the country with their pet dog. This all new application called, Dog Park Finder Plus, provides the users with information about local dog parks in both maps and list pages and these crucial details include ratings, fenced and un-fenced markers, on-leash rules, hours and days of operation etc. DogParkUSA.com has also announced that, the 15% of all sales will be donated to Adopt-a-Pet.com, a non profit organization, that is known to be the largest in North America and focuses on adoption of homeless pets. This noble and enormous agency so far displays 155,000 pets for adoption at over 9,200 animal shelter throughout the North American continent and is actively supported as well as sponsored by Purina and Bayer Animal Health. According to Greg Holsclaw (Creative Team, Dog Park Finder Plus), "Through the use of innovative new tools, we hope to broadcast new dog parks and news about current parks to loving pet owners through our improved Dog Park Finder Plus, and we’re very excited to benefit homeless pets while we do so that every dog can be lucky enough to enjoy a day at the park." Via PR Web

Anomaly In Facebook Leads To Wall Post Spam Attack Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:15 PM PDT One of the most biggest and perhaps the most privacy conscious social networking service on the Internet, Facebook, as per reports, developed a snag that enabled a spammer to post thousands of spam wall posts all across the Facebook walls. This anomaly occurred in the service's photo upload system, that was later confirmed by Facebook and the company duly notified the users as well. One of the Facebook users, Andrew Jones spotted the spam attack, when he was alerted to spam post on his wall, which he misinterpreted as a hacking attempt on his account. The victim immediately changed his password for Facebook. He later attributed the snag as a malware concern, as the user had logged on to Facebook via a public computer and was later informed of the glitch in Facebook's own systems. The spam message tried to entice thousands of Facebook users with a free iPhone link, that would have taken the users to a third party website. There, the users were tricked into filling out survey forms as well sign up for product subscriptions, leading to a flood of unwanted calls on their cell phones. As per Facebook, the snag led to numerous spam postings on wall, against which the company too measures and removed the spam photos as well as informed the affected users. According to Facebook, "Earlier this week, we discovered a bug in the code that processes photos as they’re uploaded. This bug caused us not to make the correct checks when determining whether a photo should be posted to a person’s profile. We quickly worked to resolve the issue and fixed it shortly after discovering it. For a short period of time before it was fixed, a single spammer was able to post photos to people’s profiles that they hadn’t approved.” Via Computer World

Google Buzz Lawsuit Finally Ends In An $8.5 Million Settlement Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:11 PM PDT Well, it seems that the social networking attempt from Google in the form of Google Buzz, not only ended in botched service being closed down for good, but has also made the Internet search giant lose $8.5 million in a settlement in regards to a class action lawsuit filed against Google Buzz. The settlement took place in a federal court in San Jose, California and covers attorney fees as well as funding privacy advocacy groups. The lawsuit was brought upon Google by a group of privacy right groups, who had been more than concerned in regards to the fact that, Google Buzz made the name of the users' Gmail contacts a public knowledge, without the consent of the users. Even though Google took appropriate steps to address the issue, yet it turned out that, the search behemoth was a little late and was hit with class action lawsuits. This latest development is expected to finally close the Google Buzz saga, a service that Google Inc. had introduced, being envisioned as an alternative to the social networking giant, Facebook. According to Google Inc., "We have always been committed to offering users transparency and choice in Buzz and all our products, and will continue to work together with users to provide the best user experience possible." Via Computer World

Mobile Device Contacts Gaining More Priority Among App Developers Than Social Networking Services Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:21 PM PDT A major factor that brought the social networking phenomenon bursting on the Internet with lightning speed was the concept of keeping in touch with your family and friends on a singular platform and also get a chance to explore and find new people to connect with. With advent of social networking big hitters such as the likes of Facebook and Twitter, millions of users found what the Internet was lacking for all these years. However, this vast level of online communication has is slowly bringing actual social life to a redundancy level. This could very be the factor because of which nowadays, more and more application developers are adopting the "mobile first, web second” policy, wherein these developers are giving more priority to the contacts in your mobile phones, rather than your Facebook contacts as far as their applications are concerned. Two of the most successful mobile operating systems, Google Android and Apple iOS have already given the developers the leverage to let their applications gain access to the users' phone books, after explicit approval, of course! One such application is, addappt. Designed and developed specifically for the Apple iPhone , the application makes use of the users' contact book from the device and then cross references these names and find out which of your contacts have currently signed up for various types of conferences. So far, most of the companies including Google Inc. and Apple Inc. have taken the wrong approach in creating a social graph of their users, as these companies have always looked upon computers as their target, when clearly mobile devices are the solution to building a sustainable and reliable social graph. Via TechCrunch & AVC

Hospitality Industry Embraces The ‘Go Green Revolution’ As More And More Guests Become More Environment Conscious Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:16 PM PDT As the global climate change intensifies, wreaking havoc on weather conditions across the globe, millions upon million of people are now getting more aware about the impact of various elements that have impacted our environment and are increasingly turning to more innovative means of living that, have reduce that impact. With this phenomenally growing trend, even the hospitality industry is now looking towards means of becoming more environmental friendly, catering to the needs and expectations of similar guests. One such entity is the Motel 6 Texas Motor Speedway in Northlake, that has been designed and developed to extremely environment friendly. The entire motel's water supply is heated with the help of state of the art thermal solar units, that are known to make use of tubes rather than conventional solar panels. Even with this state of the art technology and a design that has proved to environmental friendly, the Motel 6 charges only $40 a night, just like the other Motel 6 properties. One of the foremost things for a guest to observe while checking in a eco friendly hotel is the property's LEED certification, which is considered to be one of he toughest ratings to be acquired. The LEED certification is issued by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), that judges the buildings on their efficiency in conservation of energy, water etc. and the reduction in CO2 emissions. According to Robert Moore (Exec. V.P, Tech. Services & New Engineering, Accor North America), "It’s a very competitive market out there and customers are very savvy. At the end of the day, if customers have a choice, we think they’ll go to the green property." Via Miami Herald

Medical Robots: The Next Age Of Highly Accurate And On The Spot Medical Care Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT No so long ago, the concept of a robot handling and providing essential medical attention to a patient might not have been too far fetched, but most definitely a dream, that many didn't know would be realized so soon. As the technology advances and breakthroughs become a near common occurrence in the field of medicine and robotics, there has sprung a new breed of mechanical doctors, that have been aiding and assisting medical professionals in providing urgent and life saving medical care to emergency cases as well as to patients with complex conditions. Robots have for some time now been successfully deployed by the military and various law enforcement agencies to scout for dangers and accomplish tasks that would prove to be near fatal for humans, such as disarming bombs etc. As these machines become more sophisticated to the level of having an artificial intelligence (AI) capability, the next logical step was to make their optimum use in the field of medical science. InTouch Health, a company specializing in the field of telemedicine robots has been actively working with Dr. John Whapham, a nuerologist at the Loyola University, to make these telemedicine and telepresence robots become a part of the healthcare infrastructure across the U.S. According to Dr. John Whapham, "I'll pull out the laptop, and when I'm on Michigan Avenue here in Chicago, put it on a garbage can or on the seat of a bus stop. You're live, and you can walk around, examine, image, zoom in and out. I do it all the time." Via New York Times & Mobile Robots

Japan Gets New High Tech Billboards Capable Of Providing Suggestions & Monitoring Their Gazers Posted: 06 Sep 2010 04:01 PM PDT For all those of our readers, who at some point in time spent two fascinating hours watching Minority Report and wondering when they would be able to see such technology in function, here is some great news. Apparently, Japan is the country that, without a doubt is making that technology dream into a reality as, Tokyo is now witness to one of the biggest technological marvels in the form of highly interactive billboards. At the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo, researchers have been successful in introducing and installing one of world's smartest billboard. This all new billboard carries a 47 inch touch screen and works with the help of a front mounted camera and sensors, with which this incredible innovation is then able to profile the person looking at the billboard and can judge his or her gender as well as age and then provide suggestion as to which drink would be best suited for the individual. With the help of this state of the art advertising billboard, the East Japan Railway, will be able to better understand the shopping habits of the commuters, rather than making predictions and useless guesses. Via Wall Street Journal

Music Lunge: An All New Social Networking Experience For Indie Artists To Help In Them Achieve Success Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:41 AM PDT The world of social networking has come a long way from being just a venue for friends and family to connect and has now evolved into a business networking platform, that provides the users with the ability to reach to others in their respective niche of work. Now, another such service has surfaced on the Internet, that has been designed and developed specifically to help aspiring and struggling Indie music artists, gain a firm foothold. We are talking about, Music Lunge, a social networking platform, that has the primary objective of helping out Indie and Major artists in the music industry in promoting themselves. Music Lunge provides some of the most astounding growth potential, as the service will enable musicians to get in touch with business consulting, development, music publishing, radio distribution and song mastering professionals and will be able to take benefit from live consultations as well. Furthermore, Music Lunge has collaborated with music industry big hitters, George “Pretty Boy Beats” Seals and super lawyer, Howard Hertz, to provide the users with the most updated and accurate information they require to jump start their career. According to Sergio Giles (Founder, Music Lunge), "We offer music live business consulting services to indie artists, independent record labels and musicians at affordable prices. Who better to get consulting from than the industry professionals themselves." Via Market Wire

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