Habbo Signs with Cint to Build Youth Panels Across the Globe

Habbo Signs with Cint to Build Youth Panels Across the Globe

World's Largest Virtual World for Teenagers Enters into Partnership with Online Research Company

Helsinki, Finland (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 -- Sulake (www.sulake.com), the company behind Habbo (http://www.habbo.com), the world's largest virtual world for teenagers, has signed an agreement with online research company Cint (www.cint.com) to build youth panels across the globe. The panels are already available to access in Cint Panel Exchange, a global platform for managing online panels where market researchers can login and buy access to online sample in a secure, controlled environment.

Habbo has so far set up and started recruiting 32 panels across Europe, North and South America and Australia. The response from members has been impressive with over 60,000 members joining the Brazilian panel in the last two months, 15,000 in the US and over 10,000 in the UK and Germany. Habbo can already claim to have one of the largest teen panel networks in the world and the number of members grows daily.

Emmi Kuusikko, Director of User and Market Insight at Sulake, comments:

"Not only have we added another revenue stream for Sulake, we now have the opportunity to survey our members around the world and find out more about their opinions and preferences. We also see this as an excellent way to provide another appreciated service, which reinforces our brand with our members."

Lauri Löfveblad, Cint Country Manager for Sweden, Norway and Finland says:

"This is an exciting opportunity to offer our clients access to teenagers. This next generation of consumers is a group which until now has been a difficult for researchers to find, particularly in an environment which is in compliance with market research industry guidelines. What's great about this opportunity is that Habbo earns an income from the panel activity, while their members appreciate receiving credits that can be used in their local Habbo community."

About Cint

Cint is a software company that produces and sells market leading, innovative online research products for businesses and organizations involved in market research. The company specializes in SaaS, web-based software offering efficient, user friendly online sample management and access, as well as online panel management products that are accessible worldwide 24/7. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Cint has offices across Europe and the USA.

Cint's rapid growth is due to Cint Panel Exchange which was launched in 2004. The platform is the only open marketplace for conducting online research where panel owners and sample buyers can buy and sell access to 10,000's of individuals every day. All users of the platform work in a controlled environment for conducting high quality online research that often exceeds industry guidelines. Today you can access over 2 million panelists in more than 30 countries direct from your computer.

The company has an extensive list of clients and partners spanning most of the large market research groups, the main panel providers, media and web-based companies, branding, PR and advertising agencies, plus medium and small market research agencies, and other software companies that provide services to the market research industry.

About Sulake (www.sulake.com)

Sulake is an online entertainment company focused on virtual worlds and social networking. Sulake's main product is Habbo, one of the world's fastest growing virtual worlds and online communities for teenagers. There are localized Habbo communities in 31 countries on six continents. To date over 144 million Habbo characters have been created and 13 million unique users worldwide visit Habbo each month (source: Quantcast). Sulake was established in 2000. The main shareholders include Taivas Group, Elisa Group, 3i Group plc, and Balderton Capital followed by Movida Group (in Japan), the company's founders Sampo Karjalainen and Aapo Kyrölä, Sulake's CEO Timo Soininen and other personnel. Sulake has offices in 13 countries. Headquarters is situated in Helsinki, Finland. Currently the company has 300 employees worldwide.

For inquiries concerning press releases please contact: Chris Clarke

Marketing & Communications Manager

Cint AB

Torsgatan 8

111 23 STOCKHOLM

SWEDEN

Direct +46-8-546 383 54

General +46-8-546 383 00

Fax +46-8-546 383 99

press(dot)release(at)cint(dot)com

Visit us at: www.cint.com

Cint Offices:

Sweden (HQ), North America (Atlanta, Indianapolis, New York, Toronto), UK, Russia, Germany, Spain and Denmark

Main products:

Cint Sample Access

Cint Automated Tracker

Cint Panel Manager

Cint Panel Exchange

Access to over 2 million panelists in more than 30 countries

Sulake/Habbo PR: press(at)sulake(dot)com

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Contact Information Susan Mills

Habbo

http://www.habbo.com

323-202-1050

concept3D Completes 3D Modeling and Google Earth(TM) Integration of Boston University

concept3D Completes 3D Modeling and Google Earth(TM) Integration of Boston University

As part of its continuing effort to lead new media initiatives in higher education, Boston University recently added professional quality 3D models of its campuses to Google Earth(tm). With these highly detailed 3D models created by concept3D, BU has one of the most detailed campus models in Google Earth(tm) today.

Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 -- As part of its continuing effort to lead new media initiatives in higher education, Boston University recently added professional quality 3D models of its campuses to Google Earth(TM). With these highly detailed 3D models created by concept3D, BU has one of the most detailed campus models in Google Earth(TM) today.

"The custom Google Maps(TM) site on www.bu.edu/maps/ is a useful tool for students, recruits, alumni, teachers and others to find their way around campus. After seeing other multimedia content created by concept3, we felt that adding our campuses to Google Earth(TM) would be a logical next step," said Steve Burgay, Vice President Marketing and Communications.

Boston University selected concept3D Inc. out of Boulder, Colorado to photograph, model and place its campuses in Google Earth(TM).

"We looked at modeling the campus as a buy versus build decision and found concept3D to offer the right mix of delivering the highest quality product available with fast turnaround, low cost and deep experience working with Google Earth(TM). They photographed and modeled over 300 of our campus buildings in about 6 weeks," said Burgay.

With the campuses modeled in 3D and in the Google Earth(TM) client, everyone from college recruits to alumni can experience the campuses and local points of interest virtually.

"Having our campuses in high quality 3D allows guests to experience the school as never before. BU is a city campus and providing that perspective in 3D and Google Earth(TM) is incredibly useful to anyone visiting or living at or around BU," said Burgay.

The models are currently viewable in the Google Earth client and will be available on the web shortly.

"We're grateful for the opportunity to work with BU on this groundbreaking initiative. BU is considered a leader in new media marketing for higher education. The custom Google Earth(TM) integration is a benchmark virtual experience for colleges and universities around the globe," said Oliver Davis, CEO concept3D.

About Boston University

Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. With more than 30,000 students, it is the fourth largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 colleges and schools along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes which are central to the school's research and teaching mission.

About concept3D Inc.

concept3D is the premier company for custom, location-based content in Google Earth(TM) and Google Maps(TM). Customers include universities, theme parks, search engines, resort developers and owners, commercial/residential real estate developers and brokers, building product manufacturers and others. Contact inquiries@concept3d.com for more information.

concept3D press contact:

Oliver Davis

303.668.0982

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Contact Information Oliver Davis

concept3d Inc.

http://www.concept3d.com

3036680982

Magento Commerce and SugarCRM Now Integrated: WebshopExtensions.com Announces New Magento-SugarCRM Extension

Magento Commerce and SugarCRM Now Integrated: WebshopExtensions.com Announces New Magento-SugarCRM Extension

WebshopExtensions.com, shop for professional Magento extensions, is pleased to announce the release of the connection between Magento Commerce and SugarCRM, two leading open source platforms.

Hilversum, The Netherlands (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 -- WebshopExtensions.com, shop for professional Magento software extensions, is pleased to announce the release of the connection between Magento Commerce and SugarCRM, two leading open source platforms. Magento has become quickly the world market leading open source platform for web shops while SugarCRM's leading position has been undisputed already for some years.

The Magento-SugarCRM extension allows users to connect the two systems and automatically uploads important data of registered customers, abandoned shopping carts and customer cases, directly into SugarCRM.

Take a look at the screenshots and see how it works!

The extension can be ordered and downloaded from WebshopExtensions Magento - SugarCRM extension (http://www.webshopextensions.com/crm-campaigns/sugarcrm-standard-extension.html)

About WebshopExtensions.com:

WebshopExtensions.com (http://www.webshopextensions.com) offers the best of bread Magento extensions with cutting edge features at a reasonable cost. WebshopExtensions is an initiative of Vivendo, one of Europe's leading Magento Enterprise Partners.

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Contact Information Rosemarie van Straten

WebshopExtensions

http://www.webshopextensions.com

0031357890012

Terescription Leverages the Teresis Digital Asset Management Platform to Improve Services Offering.

Terescription Leverages the Teresis Digital Asset Management Platform to Improve Services Offering.

Transcription and media review is now managed completely on-line through Terescription - www.terescription.com.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2009 -- Tapeless transcription, turned around in 24 to 48 hours is a reality. Leveraging the leading digital asset management tool Teresis Media (www.Teresis.com), Terescription now operates in a fully tapeless, browser-based environment.

"…NHNZ has used Terescription for the last couple of years and found them to be highly efficient… The process is managed easily from the start, uploading tapes to Terescription site and downloading transcriptions a day or two later… I highly recommend them to anyone."

Now included (at no charge) as part of Terescription's transcript services, production executives and staff can now upload media via the internet directly to a Teresis server without the need to have a hardware based Teresis encoder at the customer site. Uploaded media is transcoded (.wmv) automatically, posted to the Terescription site, and then transcribed based on client set parameters (i.e., turn around time, etc...). Both the media and the transcript document are available for search, viewing and/or printing from anywhere with an internet connection.

"Being able to transcode any media uploaded to our server on the fly, greatly expands our client reach and makes our solution more affordable and convenient for our customers" says Keri DeWitt Chairman and CEO of Teresis Media. "We are equally excited to extend these features to our partner Terescription and its growing domestic and international client base."

About Terescription

Terescription provides affordable and professional transcription services for the entertainment, business, legal and educational markets. With Terescription you can upload your media files over the internet from any location in the world. For additional information about Terescription, please visit www.terescription.com.

About Teresis

Teresis Media Management Inc. is the leading provider of tapeless automation, digital workflow and asset management tools that enable production to digitize, log, transcribe, search, annotate, edit footage and, create scripts and storyboards collaboratively and remotely using a MAC or PC. The platform allows producers, story and post production to streamline their efforts and construct their shows faster and cheaper. For additional information about Teresis, please visit http://www.teresis.com.

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Contact Information Thomas Majchrowski

Terescription

http://www.terescription.com

888-652-0092

Michigan IT Company Launches New Website

Michigan IT Company Launches New Website

SAMSA, an information technology solution provider and website design firm headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan has launched a completely new corporate website utilizing the WordPress content management system. The website (www.samsa.com) is hosted at SAMSA's own hosting facility in Saginaw, Michigan.

Saginaw, MI (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 -- Michael Stackhouse, SAMSA's President states 'Our former website served our needs for several years, however as our company developed new solutions to address changing customer needs in recent years, our website suffered from website sprawl - it was time for a fresh look. Our development budget and timeframe were limited so we decided to use WordPress, which has served us well in several other website projects this past year.'

Hillary Norfleet, Web Department Manager at SAMSA states 'We made the corporate decision more than a year ago to select WordPress as SAMSA's CMS platform of choice. After completing several successful projects for clients, we decided that it was time to use WordPress as the basis for SAMSA's own new website.' She adds, 'Philosophically speaking, we believe that making use of good open source platforms and projects like WordPress is a good solution for the majority of websites we are hired for. WordPress is well written, and is consistently updated by hundreds of programmers around the globe.'

Hillary says 'Using a pre-written website platform like this allows SAMSA web developers to focus on the unique needs of our individual customers, rather than spending time writing and debugging code that is really common to most websites. WordPress allows us to create and maintain website projects much more quickly and efficiently than creating each website from scratch.'

Mr. Stackhouse adds 'We are very excited about using WordPress for our website projects. Spending less time writing and debugging underlying utilities means we can provide even more value to our customers, in less time and for fewer dollars. Another nice feature of WordPress is the way it allows our customers to independently maintain their websites, without requiring web development expertise. Customers can add and maintain frequently changing content such as company newsletters, blogs, or time sensitive content at any time of day or night without needing to notify or pay us. WordPress lets us focus on adding real value to our customer relationships.'

More examples of SAMSA's work with WordPress can be viewed at http://www.samsa.com/our-work/?categories_id=32

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Contact Information Michael Stackhouse

SAMSA

http://www.samsa.com

989-790-0507

ZooLoo.com Rolls Out New Social Management Tools

ZooLoo.com Rolls Out New Social Management Tools

A centralized social feed and the ability to simultaneously update your status across social networks simplify the online experience

Scotsdale, AZ (PRWEB) September 23, 2009 -- ZooLoo.com, an Internet company based in Scottsdale, Ariz., introduces new social features to help users monitor and manage their favorite social networks from one place.

The new features include an enhancement to ZooLoo's social integration platform "zSocial". zSocial now enables users to monitor their social feeds on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and ZooLoo from one centralized location. The company has also created a new tool to let people update their statuses simultaneously on all of these networks from one status bar called zStatus.

"These new features are a direct result of the feedback we've been receiving from our users and from trends in social media," said Zooloo's CEO Jeff Herzog. "As Facebook and Twitter continue to offer new ways for people to stay connected, we want to help users better manage the process."

ZooLoo is also introducing MySpace integration into their array of social management features that already include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, Craigslist and more.

Senior Software Developer of MySpace Brandon Black said "ZooLoo.com makes excellent use of the eye-catching user-interface they have built and their integration with MySpaceID to allow users to customize how they view and interact with MySpace alongside all their other favorite social networks and online content".

In addition to these new features, ZooLoo has also launched a user-inspired site redesign, a new home page, simpler navigation controls and Google calendar integration.

As ZooLoo continues in beta, the company is committed to improving the Internet experience. In the coming weeks, the company will also be releasing its iPhone application. For more information, visit ZooLoo.com

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Contact Information Aaron Baer

ZooLoo.com

http://ZooLoo.com

330.219.1792

ZooLoo.com

http://ZooLoo.com

BatchBlue Software to Be Featured as 'Main Dish' at Web Innovators Group Event

BatchBlue Software to Be Featured as 'Main Dish' at Web Innovators Group Event

New BatchBook Social CRM Version 2.0 to Be Demonstrated at WebInno23

Cambridge, MA; Providence, RI (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 -- BatchBlue Software (www.batchblue.com), provider of BatchBook social customer relationship manager (CRM) for small businesses and entrepreneurs, announced today it has been selected to demonstrate BatchBook at Web Innovators Group (a.k.a. WebInno23) in Boston. Hosted by Venrock's David Beisel, WebInno is where the greater Boston-area web and mobile community comes together for an evening of conversation and innovation. BatchBlue co-founders Pamela O'Hara and Michelle Riggen-Ransom will speak to a crowd of more than 800 attendees as one of three "Main Dish" presentations, where they will be demonstrating a pre-release version of BatchBook's latest feature set.

Designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs with active, growing contact networks, BatchBook is a "social CRM," a customizable, web-based CRM that helps businesses organize their contact data and track social networking activity. The latest release of BatchBook includes a calendar, customizable workflow management and a set of tools designed specifically for sales professionals.

"We're thrilled to be honored as one of three main presenters at WebInno23. The web community in New England is a smart, gutsy and resourceful crowd," said Pamela O'Hara, president of BatchBlue Software. "We look forward to receiving their feedback and impressions as we prepare to take our latest version of BatchBook to market."

WHO: BatchBlue Software

WHAT: "Main Dish: BatchBook 2.0 Demonstration"

DATE: September 29, 2009

TIME: Event begins at 6:30 p.m.; Main Dish presentations at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Cambridge Royal Sonesta, Grand Ballroom, Cambridge, Mass.

REGISTRATION: Attendees can sign up for free on the registration page

Members of the media are invited to arrange one-on-one interviews with O'Hara prior to, during or after the event.

About the Web Innovators Group

Web Innovators Group (WebInno) is a quarterly gathering of people engaged in Internet and mobile innovation in the New England area, hosted by David Beisel of Venrock. These regular meetings provide a forum for entrepreneurs from self-funded and early-stage startups to present new services to their peers, as well as an opportunity for members of the community to share and exchange ideas. More information can be found at http://www.webinnovatorsgroup.com.

About BatchBlue Software

In 2006, a successful IT entrepreneur assembled a team of accomplished web professionals in the "biggest little" state of Rhode Island to form BatchBlue Software. The company was created with one goal in mind: to create useful, user-friendly software for small businesses. The company's flagship product, BatchBook, solves a crucial small business need by providing web-based CRM software to manage and track contact information, communications and tasks. Entrepreneurs can upgrade their businesses' greatest asset--their people network--by visiting www.batchblue.com.

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Contact Information Michelle Riggen-Ransom

BatchBlue Software

http://www.batchblue.com

888-402-2824

David Griffin

Matter Communications

http://www.matternow.com

401-351-9504