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Chris Tolles: Localizing Internet News

Chris Tolles is CEO of Topix, an online local news aggregator. Tolles talks about the shortcomings that most news sources carry and gives fresh perspective on his target user base.

Tags: Internet

Videos 2008-05-13

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Park City Group Reports Pact with International Supermarket Retailer

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Park City Group Reports Pact with International Supermarket RetailerC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Park City Group, a developer and marketer of patented computer software and consulting services for retailers, announced that as a result of its customer experiencing ongoing and substantial increases in...

Articles 2009-06-08

Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly Market

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Research and Markets Adds Report: Sugar Monthly MarketC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and has announced the addition of China Sugar Monthly Market Report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: -Based...

Articles 2009-06-08

Qponix Unveils Combo Widget

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Qponix Unveils Combo WidgetC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Qponix launched its widget-based network that connects brands, promotions and coupons directly with consumers as they shop online. The new solution offers retailers and manufacturers the opportunity to engage consumers more directly during...

Articles 2009-06-08

Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts Growth

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts GrowthC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, a Washington, D.C.-area venture started by a volunteer firefighter and his business-minded brother, is bucking negative economic trends and experiencing tremendous growth this year, despite the fact that...

Articles 2009-06-08

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Announces Cash Settlement

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Announces Cash SettlementC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company announced it settled in cash totaling $45.7 million, the 4,657,378 Series A Warrants, issued in connection with the acquisition of Pathmark. ...

Articles 2009-06-08

PRODUCERS EXPECT TO SPEND 3.5% MORE IN 2008 ON CAPEX

U.S. producers will increase their domestic spending from $78 billion in 2007 to $81 billion in 2008 (up 3.5%), according New York-based Lehman Brothers' annual spending survey. Most of the increased spending will target oil, given the continued uncertainty surrounding gas prices. "We believe that spending in the U.S. may...

Articles 2008-12-17

OMEGA BUYS OUT 5MM-UNIT QUANTUM STAKE IN LINN ENERGY

New York-based face=+Bold; Omega Advisors Inc. face=-Bold; has purchased the 5.06 million units of face=+Bold; Linn Energy LLCface=-Bold; , Houston, (Nasdaq: LINE) held by private-equity investor face=+Bold; Quantum Energy Partners II LPface=-Bold; , Houston. The holding represented a 4.5% stake in the upstream MLP. The...

Articles 2008-12-17

Authentic personal branding: most buying decisions are based on trust, confidence, and emotions people have related to a product, service, or person. Branding is more important than marketing and sales. Branding is influencing, by creating a brand identity that associates certain perceptions and feelings with that identity. To be successful in life, you need a personal brand to sell yourself

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A BRAND is the expectations, image, and perceptions it creates in the minds of others, when they see or hear a name, product or logo. Microsoft, Nike, Toyota, Volvo, and Coke tell us how they want us to perceive their products. These brands don't communicate about...

Articles 2008-12-01

Postgraduate destinations: employment characteristics of Australia's postgraduate completers

Postgraduate Destinations is an annual report produced by Graduate Careers Australia GCA, concerning the work and study outcomes of recent graduates from postgraduate level courses offered at Australian higher education institutions. The report is based on the results of the Australian Graduate Survey AGS, the nation's largest survey of higher...

Articles 2008-09-22

Evaluation and enhancement of transport network reliability: network equilibrium based approach

In our daily life, we generally expect the transport system to be efficient, safe, and reliable. However, there exist several sources of uncertainties in the transportation system both on demand and supply sides. With a constant growth in economic activities most urban transport networks currently operate at or beyond their...

Articles 2008-09-22

Partition-based algorithm for estimating transportation network reliability with dependent link failures

Evaluating the reliability of a transportation network often involves an intensive simulation exercise to randomly generate and evaluate different possible network states. This paper proposes an algorithm to approximate the network reliability which minimizes the use of such simulation procedure. The algorithm will dissect and classify the network states into...

Articles 2008-09-22

Modelling rain effects on risk-taking behaviours of multi-user classes in road networks with uncertainty

This paper proposes a new travel time reliability-based traffic assignment model to investigate the rain effects on risk-taking behaviours of different road users in networks with day-to-day demand fluctuations and variations in travel time. A generalized link travel time function is used to capture the rain effects on vehicle travel...

Articles 2008-09-22

Network reliability-based optimal toll design

Optimal toll design from a network reliability point of view is addressed in this paper. Improving network reliability is proposed as a policy objective of road pricing. A reliability-based optimal toll design model, where on the upper level network performance including travel time reliability is optimized, while on the lower...

Articles 2008-09-22

Robust control of traffic networks under uncertain conditions

Uncertainty of traffic network operations has been a subject of lively debate in the last decade. However, little effort has been put in developing control frameworks that are not only aimed at improving the average performance of the system, but also at improving the system robustness and reliability. In fact,...

Articles 2008-09-22

Helmand drugs factory destroyed

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Royal Marines from 40 Commando have destroyed a drugs factory in the Upper Sangin Valley along with 1.5 tonnes of morphine base--the precursor of heroin. The Commandos from Bravo Company discovered compounds in Sapwan Kala, Afghanistan also uncovered evidence--some in English--of bank accounts, along...

Articles 2008-08-01

Aussies fight off Taliban

Australian Reconstruction Task Force RTF soldiers in southern Afghanistan have fought off a number of Taliban attacks on a new construction project over the last few days of February, 2008. The attacks occurred approximately 15km from Tarin Kowt, where RTF engineers are helping to construct a patrol base...

Articles 2008-08-01

"It's a game of cat and mouse"

Forward Operating Base FOB Keenan, which lies in the village of Zumbelay, about 15km from Gereshk, Afghanistan, was captured by The Mercian Regiment last year. The mud and stone walls of the former farmer's compound bear the scars of erratic Taliban small-arms fire and Rocket Propelled Grenades. When...

Articles 2008-08-01

Stars who played: entire careers with one team: they include such notable performers as Brooks Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Ted Williams, Craig Biggio and Cal Ripken

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR not the 3,060 base hits Craig Biggio banged out during a 20-year major league career stretching from 1988 through 2007 assure him of first ballot election to the Hall of Fame when he's eligible a half decade from now. It's indisputable...

Articles 2008-08-01

Carlos Quentin: a diamond in the rough for White Sox: Chicago outfielder has impressed teammates, fans and management with his early season contributions and drive to be successful

FOR NUMEROUS WHITE SOX FANS who frequent message boards or fan sites illustrating the intense passion and support shown for their organization, they know a nickname has been bestowed on the team's young left field sensation based on an interview with general manager Ken Williams last December. The...

Articles 2008-08-01