Julie visits Menlo Park, and has a conversation with Disqus co-founder Daniel Ha. Disqus is a new service on the Web that connects bloggers from various communities.
It is a case study of Littlearth which was officially formed in 1993 after co-founder Ava DeMarco met her business partner and husband Rob Brandegee a year earlier when he came to Pittsburgh to visit his family for the holidays. By some self-admitted strong-arming, DeMarco convinced Brandegee to give up...
Some people dread the thought of going to work every morning. Jeremy Lundberg, co-founder of DLC Solutions LLC of Reston, VA, is ecstatic every time he hears the alarm bell ring. It's not hard to understand Jeremy's enthusiasm for his work. He and co-founder Joel DeGrands were co-workers at a...
Steve & Barry's -- whose co-founder boasted last year that the chain could grow to 5,000 stores -- will close 103 of its 276 locations. Final liquidation sales are already happening at 24 locations, although a flagship store under construction in Manhattan will still open at the site of the...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-BJ's Restaurants Names New Chairman and Lead Independent DirectorC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com BJ s Restaurants announced that it held its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, June 4. Shareholders re-elected Paul A. Motenko, Jeremiah J. Hennessy, Gerald...
MidwayUSA, a catalog and Internet retailer announced the NRA Round-Up program has passed the $4 Million milestone. At the Annual Meeting of the National Rifle Association in Louisville, KY, program co-founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield presented a ceremonial check on behalf of NRA Round-Up customers to Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice...
The Addison Group has opened its new Administrative Division in the Tulsa-based company's Oklahoma City office. The Addison Group has maintained three divisions in its Oklahoma City office - finance, technology and engineering. "This new administrative service is a direct response to the needs...
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- ebrary[R], a leading provider of e-content services and technology, today announced that industry veteran Ian Hames has joined the company as Vice President of International Sales. With nearly 20 years of sales experience in the publishing sector - half of which were spent in the online...
Pathway Medical Technologies,Inc. , an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral arterialdisease PAD, today announced the appointment of Paul Buckman to thepositions of President and Chief Executive Officer. Buckman, who recentlyserved as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Pathway MedicalTechnologies, brings more than three decades of medical industry leadershipexperience...
Trilibis Mobile, the leading publisher ofinteractive network applications for mobile phones, announced today that ithas raised $5.7 million in Series B financing. Altos Ventures led the roundwith participation from ATA Ventures and several early individualinvestors. Ho Nam, General Partner and Co-Founder of Altos Ventures, hasjoined the board of Trilibis Mobile....
LOS ANGELES -- One of Hollywood's top multi-dimensional entertainment content providers, Polychrome Pictures Inc., proudly announced today that it has officially signed a distribution output deal with Vivendi Entertainment for the dissemination of all Polychrome Home Video, VOD, mobile and Internet based content. Founded by a dynamic team...
Software AG's Annual User Conference -- Formerly webMethodsIntegration World -- Comes to Miami This November Innovation World Expanded This Year to Address the Unique Needs ofwebMethods, CentraSite, Adabas and Natural Users Keynoters Include AutoTrader.com's Dan Crowe, Software AG CEOKarl-Heinz Streibich and CPO Dr. Peter Kürpick, and Apple Co-Founder...
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Orthopedic technology company OtisMed Corp., a privately held company dedicated to providing new solutions for complex clinical problems in orthopedics, has been awarded ISO 13485:2003 certification for its quality management system by one of the world's largest notified bodies, BSI Management Systems. The international standard for the...
MILAN, Italy -- TransPerfect, the world's largest privately-held provider of language and business services, today announced the opening of a new office in Milan, Italy. The new facility will provide a full range of language services to business professionals in Milan, many of whom are distinguished for their advanced global...
SAN DIEGO -- MySpace, the world's premier social network, and HP today announced plans to integrate HP printing technology across multiple areas on MySpace, including all photo sections. This unprecedented relationship is intended to enhance the MySpace experience and enable millions of consumers to print the photo sections, personal profiles,...
The NEW Sustainable Line of Age-Defying Products Makes its Debut at the Exclusive Los Angeles Retailer LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocca Skincare, the new serious skincare line that brings nature and science together has launched in its first US specialty retailer, Apothia at Fred Segal....
ILS Corporation, a leader in integratedmedia services IMS, is pleased to announce the selection of Paul Hardenas director of retail operations for its new ILS-Store outlets. As a thirty-year veteran in the field of operations management, Hardenbrings with him extensive understanding of customer acquisition, leadgeneration, online marketing and lead distribution....
Company Rolls Out the First of a Series of Targeted Entertainment Channels SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading broadband entertainment network MEVIO (http://www.mevio.com/), today announced the launch of TeXtraTV, a live hosted technology entertainment channel that combines the best technology shows, reviews and video clips with...
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the high anxiety levels caused by the $700 million bailout and a heated Presidential election, the entertainment business has an edge over many other industries -- it has historically prospered during tough times. "You will see some changes in a...
Tech Industry Visionary and Co-Founder of MySpace Parent Company to Provide Insight and Strategic Guidance to ideaEDGE in the Social Networking Market SAN DIEGO -- ideaEDGE, Inc., (OTCBB:IDAE) a developer of innovative prepaid gift card programs, has announced that Joe Abrams has joined the company's Board of Advisors....