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InventHelp Inventor Develops Safe Party Accessory (OCM-1307)

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Browser games, Anchor, Joining, Club Penguin, Computing, World Wide Web

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --"I desired a means to more easily and safely display party decorations at my office," said an inventor from Mission Viejo, Calif. "This inspired me to develop a party accessory to provide a base to decorate in a safe fashion."

Key Points: 
  • PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --"I desired a means to more easily and safely display party decorations at my office," said an inventor from Mission Viejo, Calif. "This inspired me to develop a party accessory to provide a base to decorate in a safe fashion."
  • She developed the PARTY STICK to provide a base to anchor or stream decorations.
  • It could be employed for a wide array of celebrations to anchor an array of decorative items to create the perfect party.
  • The original design was submitted to the Orange County office of InventHelp.

Evergage's Advanced Email Personalization Helps Companies Increase Email Relevancy and Conversions

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Microsoft, Information science, Information retrieval, Human–computer interaction, Personalization, World Wide Web, Outlook.com

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Evergage, The 1-to-1 Platform company, today announced continued uptake and momentum for its award-winning, advanced email personalization solutions.

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  • SOMERVILLE, Mass., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Evergage, The 1-to-1 Platform company, today announced continued uptake and momentum for its award-winning, advanced email personalization solutions.
  • With a mission to banish irrelevant and ill-timed messages and offers, Evergage's email personalization solutions cut through inbox clutter maximizing relevancy, clickthroughs, open rates and results.
  • Using Evergage for Email has enabled us to broaden our personalization efforts and drive greater engagement too.
  • Powering cohesive, cross-channel, personalized experiences delivered to billions of people across the globe Evergage is at the forefront of advanced email personalization that goes way beyond "Hi {FIRST_NAME}" .

Podcast advertising generates up to 4.4x better brand recall than other digital ads

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Marketing, World Wide Web, Business economics, Communication design, Advertising, Product design, Online advertising, Podcast, Display advertising

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Podcast advertising generates far better brand recall than other widely-used forms of digital advertising, according to findings from 11 Nielsen effectiveness studies.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Podcast advertising generates far better brand recall than other widely-used forms of digital advertising, according to findings from 11 Nielsen effectiveness studies.
  • The Nielsen analysis was commissioned by Midroll, the advertising arm of podcast industry leaderStitcher, and represents the podcast industry's largest aggregate releases of ad effectiveness data.
  • The studies measured how likely listeners were to recall, purchase and recommend a brand after hearing a podcast ad for that brand or product.
  • Among the key aggregate findings across the 2018 studies:
    Podcasts generate up to 4.4x better brand recall than display ads (scroll ads, static ads and pop-up ads) on other digital media platforms.

Learn on Demand Systems Achieves Standard Technology Partner Status in the Amazon Web Services Partner Network

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Computing, Cloud infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Web hosting, World Wide Web

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Learn on Demand Systems, a global leader in providing hands-on learning environments today announced that it has achieved Standard Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN).

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  • NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Learn on Demand Systems, a global leader in providing hands-on learning environments today announced that it has achieved Standard Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN).
  • The new APN status is recognition of Learn on Demand System's ability to work with customers to create, manage and deliver hands-on environments hosted on AWS.
  • "Collaborating with AWS allows us to rapidly leverage its services for our hands-on learning solutions," said Corey Hynes CEO Learn on Demand Systems.
  • Learn on Demand Systems (LODS) is a hands-on learning services organization dedicated to supporting and transforming the way in which technology and computer software knowledge is transferred, measured and assessed.

iQIYI Grants Format Rights to U2K for English Language Remake of "Hot-Blood Dance Crew"

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Baidu, iQiyi, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Digital media

BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc.(NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, today announced it has granted format rights to US production company U2K led by Michael and David Uslan to remake an English version of its hit street dance competition show "Hot-Blood Dance Crew".

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  • BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc.(NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, today announced it has granted format rights to US production company U2K led by Michael and David Uslan to remake an English version of its hit street dance competition show "Hot-Blood Dance Crew".
  • The new agreement represents the first time U2K has developed the format of a Chinese variety show for English-speaking territories.
  • "U2K's decision to remake 'Hot-Blood Dance Crew' for English speaking audiences is truly testament to the cross-cultural appeal of iQIYI's original variety show content," said Chen Xiao, Vice President at iQIYI.
  • iQIYI, Inc.(NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company") is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina.

Panoply CEO Issues Statement Challenging Airbnb Decision

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Airbnb, Antisemitism in the United States, Sharing economy, Vacation rental, Panoply, Leven, Culture, World Wide Web, Human behavior

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Yaniv Leven, CEO of Panoply , the smart cloud data warehouse built for business intelligence, today issued a statement challenging Airbnb's decision to ban Israeli rental listings in Judea and Samaria.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Yaniv Leven, CEO of Panoply , the smart cloud data warehouse built for business intelligence, today issued a statement challenging Airbnb's decision to ban Israeli rental listings in Judea and Samaria.
  • Panoply will no longer use Airbnb for corporate travel and events going forward.
  • In a personal tweet Leven wrote earlier today, "@Airbnb no person in @panoplyio will use your services until you dismiss your #antiSemitic policy by either implementing it on all disputed territories in the world or pulling back from the initial statement."
  • Leven welcomes a reversal from Airbnb and looks forward to this outcome.

ParkMyCloud Now Available on AWS Marketplace

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Cloud infrastructure, Computing, Web hosting, World Wide Web, Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing

This allows AWS customers to purchase ParkMyCloud directly on AWS Marketplace, making it easier for enterprises to automatically identify and eliminate wasted cloud spend.

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  • This allows AWS customers to purchase ParkMyCloud directly on AWS Marketplace, making it easier for enterprises to automatically identify and eliminate wasted cloud spend.
  • ParkMyCloud subscription purchases made on AWS Marketplace will be integrated into a customer's AWS account and monthly bill for simplified purchasing processes.
  • AWS customers who are enrolled in AWS Enterprise Contracts can purchase ParkMyCloud using pre-approved enterprise licensing terms to simplify and streamline procurement.
  • ParkMyCloud is an Advanced Technology Partners in the AWS Partner Network (APN), and more than 600 AWS customers worldwide use ParkMyCloud to automatically optimize cloud costs.

FreightWaves Chooses Selerity to Provide Real-time Social Intelligence on the Transportation Market

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Software, Information science, Information retrieval, Social media, Universal Windows Platform apps, Human–computer interaction, Personalization, World Wide Web, Twitter

FreightWaves will use Selerity Context, a contextual search and personalization service, to deliver relevant breaking news and industry updates from Twitter to its freight market client base.

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  • FreightWaves will use Selerity Context, a contextual search and personalization service, to deliver relevant breaking news and industry updates from Twitter to its freight market client base.
  • Leveraging Selerity Context, FreightWaves users will have access to time-sensitive, market-moving information automatically tailored to their interests," says Ryan Terpstra, CEO and Founder of Selerity.
  • In addition to social intelligence from Twitter, FreightWaves will also have access to Selerity's real-time trending topics.
  • FreightWaves' core customers are both freight industry professionals and financial institutions with direct and indirect exposure to the freight or related markets.

Edmunds Experts Forecast 16.9 Million New Vehicles Will Be Sold in 2019

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Edmunds, World Wide Web

As part of the Edmunds 2019 Forecast and Trends Report, analysts forecast that a total of 16.9 million new vehicles will be sold in 2019, compared to an expected 17.2 million vehicles in 2018.

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  • As part of the Edmunds 2019 Forecast and Trends Report, analysts forecast that a total of 16.9 million new vehicles will be sold in 2019, compared to an expected 17.2 million vehicles in 2018.
  • "Since we reached 'peak lease' in 2016, more than 4 million consumers are expected to turn in their vehicles and come back to the market in 2019, which will have a major impact on new vehicle sales," said Jessica Caldwell, executive director of industry analysis for Edmunds.
  • Edmunds analysts anticipate that rising interest rates and climbing vehicle prices will be the biggest headwinds the industry will face in 2019.
  • "The auto industry will have a solid year in 2019, but in some ways it's a house of cards," Caldwell said.

More Ways to Chat: Four Seasons Expands Award-Winning Chat Service with the Addition of New Channels for Superior Access

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Online chat, Instant messaging, Social networking services, Computer-mediated communication, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Chatbot, The Four Seasons, World Wide Web, Computing

"The guest experience is our top priority, whether on property or when engaging with our brand digitally," said Christian Clerc , President, Worldwide Hotel Operations, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

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  • "The guest experience is our top priority, whether on property or when engaging with our brand digitally," said Christian Clerc , President, Worldwide Hotel Operations, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
  • "Four Seasons looks at things first and foremost through a human lens in our approach to effective and meaningful connection with our guests.
  • An innovator in the luxury hospitality mobile space, Four Seasons launched its award-winning multi-channel messaging platform in 2017 without the use of chatbots.
  • Since launching Four Seasons Chat in October 2017, guests can send and receive instant messages with property teams before, throughout and after their stay via multiple channels.