While most of the Hollywood chatter focused on nominees, top winners, and "who was wearing who" at the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards, several of Hollywood's young stars insisted that flashing a million-dollar smile is what really gets the cameras clicking.

'90210' star Jessica Stroup; Lucy Hale ('Privileged'); 'High School Musical' stars Monique Coleman, Justin Martin and Kaycee Stroh; 'The Secret Life of an American Teenager' star Shailene Woodley; Angus T. Jones of 'Two and A Half Men'; Vincent Martella of 'Everybody Hates Chris' and 'Phineas & Ferb'; Jennifer Stone of 'Wizards of Waverly Place'; Anna Maria Perez de Tagle of 'Hannah Montana'; Debby Ryan of 'The Suite Life on Deck', and Raven-Symone's TV Dad Rondell Sheridan from 'That's So Raven" were among the red carpet celebs who visited DenTek at a recent Emmy Awards celebration. Mostly, they shared personal reflections of how designer fashions can help set the image. But all insisted that an appealing smile is what "goes the mile".

"The American Dream Town idea has broad and wonderful implications for the small towns of this nation. The Mayors and Supervisors of these towns, competing for this honor, will proudly spruce up their towns, improve them and provide amenities for their communities that they might otherwise have created. This will help everyone. Nothing but good will comes of this."

This American Dream team is devoted to celebrate small town life and our picturesque, pristine and historic small towns. The American Dream Town, USA mission is to inspire Americans to celebrate their towns heritage and take pride in their neighborhoods appearance, and to invite tourism and new residents to the area, finally putting precious little hamlets on the map and gaining it valuable travel and tourism exposure. The direct result of becoming an American Dream Town is that all sectors of the private economy (like real estate) could improve.

Eric Brown the founder of the “African American Art On-Line Store” located at, www.brownhorizonsart.com , which is widely considered one of the most popular African American art websites on the internet today recently discussed the preparations being made for this holiday season regarding his recently created African American shopping portal titled “African American Shopping Today” located at www.brownhorizonsshopping.com .

Mr. Brown provided these comments recently concerning his shopping portal -- African American Shopping Today.

“The African American Shopping Today website has been doing very well since its initial launch in February of this year. The website has increased its website traffic and page views every month it has been in operation this year by using a combination of online advertising and word of mouth discussion by website visitors.

John Kerry lost the election for one simple reason. He failed to define himself on the issue that was apparently most important to undecided voters: national security. They simply didn't know where he stood. On the other hand, there was no doubt about where George W. Bush stood.

This "branding blunder" is what cost Kerry the election. This same mistake is costing American businesses billions in lost sales, according to Las Vegas marketing and PR consultant Nick Nichols.

"Whether marketing a political candidate, or a product or service, you must create a positioning statement that clearly shows a compelling and meaningful difference versus your competition. Otherwise, why should people vote for you or buy from you?" says Nichols. "This was Kerry's biggest error, and it's the same mistake that 93% of businesses are making every day," he adds.

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Fast-growing social media marketing firm, Spring Creek Group, today announced a partnership with Meteor Solutions, the technology provider that measures the value of online word-of-mouth pass-along with the same precision as paid media.

The partnership enables Spring Creek Group to extend the capabilities of its social media management (SMM) and brand analytics services by enabling clients to measure and optimize the impact of online word of mouth and content sharing on site traffic and user actions.

Meteor's Tracker platform is built on patent-pending technology that utilizes "tracking scripts" to identify the word-of-mouth traffic generated when people share content online. Meteor Tracker quantifies the "pass-along" of content from one person to another as they share links, bookmarks, emails, instant messages and mobile messages. As tracked content is shared among friends, on blogs, and within communities, Meteor generates a sharing graph that shows exactly which people, blogs, and social networks are generating the most buzz about a brand, product, or campaign - so marketers can then make targeted media buys and optimize campaigns based on the findings.

In general, Meteor has proven that word-of-mouth drives 20% of the unique visitors to the web sites it monitors, putting it in the same league as other major online traffic drivers, such as search engines. In addition, Meteor's data has proven that the traffic driven by word-of-mouth converts at a rate that is 2-3X greater than visitors from online ads and other sources.

Spring Creek Group works with companies of all sizes to improve brand awareness and increase site traffic through social media-based online marketing methods. The agency has helped brands like Microsoft, Whitepages.com and Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival connect with key target audiences via innovative social media marketing programs such as online community, blog, and social network outreach and engagement that result in higher brand awareness and deeper customer loyalty.

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"Brands are increasingly interested in quantifying the impact that their social media marketing programs have on their bottom line," said Andy Boyer, principal of Spring Creek Group. "The addition of Meteor Solutions to our technology portfolio enables us to extend our existing social marketing measurement programs to track word-of-mouth conversations with the same precision as paid media."

"There are solutions in the marketplace that monitor social media activity, but the next evolution is being able to identify exactly what 'action' such as a shared link, email, text message, social network posting etc. is associated with each mention of a brand, so companies can measure with precision the impact those actions have on revenues," said Ben Straley, chief executive officer of Meteor Solutions. "We've developed a robust technology that enables marketers to quantify with certainty the exact path their content takes online and deliver data they didn't know existed. We're pleased to partner with Spring Creek Group to help their clients achieve maximum ROI with social media marketing."

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Following thorough market research and user testing, WithCharacterKids.com, the exciting online e-commerce site dedicated to diaper bags, infant bedding, nursery room decor, toddler bedding and kids room decor, is pleased to announce the redesign of its website.

Featuring great products and renown brands for infants, toddlers, kids, tweens, teens, moms and dads, WithCharacterKids.com is an excellent online source of high quality, stylish infant and toddler bedding, kids room decor and kids furniture and diaper bags.

RazrRak Inc. announced the availability of its new and innovative RazrRak Scooter Stand to help consumers take control of the clutter caused by Razor® or similar styled kick scooters lying around driveways and garages. The RazrRak Scooter Stand works both on the ground to park a scooter and it can be mounted on a wall to store the scooter off the ground and out of the way.

Since 2000, millions upon millions of kick scooters have been sold and the demand continues to be steady. Not until the launch of the RazrRak Scooter Stand has there been a way to conveniently park and store the fun and long-lasting scooters.

According to a recent Forrester Research study, over 28 percent of households use the Internet during the insurance shopping process. With that number on the rise, InsureMe, a leading online insurance shopping service, is highlighting Web shopping tips for consumers wishing to take care of their insurance needs online.

While premium affordability still remains on the forefront for insurance shoppers, the InsureMe company stresses the importance of considering site security, customer service ratings and financial solidity when shopping online for insurance.

ResortQuest announced today that it has sold its Aspen and Snowmass Real Estate Division to Joshua and Co. Effective immediately, locally-based Joshua & Co. will take ownership of ResortQuest's Coates, Reid and Waldron real estate operations in Aspen and Snowmass, Colorado. ResortQuest will retain and continue to operate its vacation rental division.

"We recently agreed upon a comprehens 5a8 ive and mutually beneficial plan to sell our local real estate operations to Joshua & Co.," comments Park Brady, CEO of ResortQuest. "Aspen/Snowmass is clearly a unique and specialized real estate market. With today's economic climate, we all felt that Joshua & Co. would be able to maximize the potential of this operation with their local expertise, experience and exclusive affiliation with Christie's Great Estates."

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Although Joshua & Co. will be taking over ownership of ResortQuest's Aspen/Snowmass real estate operations, both companies believe there will be mutual opportunities going forward.

"An on-going, strategic alliance between the two companies makes perfect sense," adds Brady. "We can now offer owners, potential buyers and vacationing guests of this resort the ultimate in choices and services."

"Opening a Snowmass office has always been a part of our long-term business plan," says Joshua Saslove, founder and CEO of Joshua and Co. "The opportunity ResortQuest presented is enabling us to accelerate our plan and bring our luxury real estate services directly to Snowmass guests and property owners now."

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Little Rock, AR (PRWEB) August 24, 2006 -– Negative, inflammatory, and often mud-slinging rhetoric tends to litter the print and broadcast media reports leading up to the November 2006 elections. In fact, as Super Tuesday approaches, the negative rhetoric intensifies to the point of dominating virtually all news reports. R 5a8 20;You can’t pick up a newspaper or turn on the television without being overwhelmed by the negativity. We seem to be addicted to it and that’s no way to live, and certainly no way to approach the Holiday Season,” suggests Dr. Jeff Standridge, co-author of The "Abundance Principle: Five Keys to Extraordinary Living" (www.TheAbundancePrinciple.com). “We are constantly being bombarded with vicious, malicious, or at the very least, negative reports. Someone is always accusing someone else of impropriety or illegal activity. We just believe that’s not healthy and want to encourage people to do something about it this year.”

A new complimentary guide from ERATE offers home buyers helpful insider tips about everything from understanding the loan pre-approval process to how to work with real estate agents.

ERATE's "Home Buying Guide" is available at no cost at its website:

http://www.erate.com/home-buying.htm

"We want consumers to be as informed as possible when they're making personal financial decisions," said Jeff Howard, CEO of ERATE (www.erate.com). "Our straightforward guide covers a wide range of concerns they'll face with lenders and real estate agents."

Although the media is rife with reminders that Americans are living under seemingly increasing burdens of debt, that message hasn't put a dent into the market for automobile loans.

In fact, according to a new study by TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, the market for auto loans is booming to the tune of about 9 million loans per year. TechnoMetrica reports that the majority of consumers who have purchased a vehicle within the past 2 years have financed it with a loan.

"Relatively easy access to loans is one of the key factors driving automotive sales," says Raghavan Mayur, president of TechnoMetrica and an expert on the automobile market. "Over the past two years, nearly two out of three (60%) vehicle purchases were facilitated through a loan."

Fire Safes? Burglary Safes? Depository Safes? What's the best safe for storing jewelry? A free online Safe Selection Wizard available at < 5a8 a href="http://www.safeandvaultstore.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );" target="_blank" title="SafeandVaultStore.com">SafeandVaultStore.com breaks down the process of choosing the right safe into four simple, easy-to-follow steps.

Step 1 begins with brief descriptions about general types of safes; make a selection and move on to step 2. Now you'll estimate the total value of contents to be stored in the safe. In your third step you just let the selector know if fire is even a concern to you, and if so, do you live inside or outside of the city limits? Finally, you will select what kinds of items you intend on storing in the safe. That's it. The safe selector displays a list of the best choices to fit your needs.

LocumTenens.com has named veteran healthcare executive Kevin Weeks as the company's new Vice President of Marketing.

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Most recently Mr. Weeks was Director of Marketing and Clinical Excellence for Honour Healthcare, a division of Newmark Knight Frank, Atlanta.

"Kevin brings to LocumTenens.com almost 30 years of healthcare experience, including eleven years as a clinician in the operating room," LocumTenens.com President Shane Jackson said. "He has successfully launched major marketing and sales programs with leading companies including Cardinal Health; Baxter Healthcare; Premier, Inc. and Smith & Nephew Orthopedics."

As millions of American consumers turn to prepaid debit cards as a more convenient and affordable alternative to credit cards and checking accounts, the PLS Gold Prepaid Card offers an even more compelling reason to switch: a promotional interest rate of 5.00% APY† paid on savings accounts linked to the card.

"The PLS Gold Prepaid Card is unique because of the savings account option," notes Bob Wolfberg, President, PLS Financial Services. (PLS) "Our customers can earn a promotional 5.00% APY on their savings--ten times the national average--with no minimum deposit."

Many IT professionals lately have experienced unanticipated tests of their disaster recovery plans. Sometimes the only way to tell if they have covered every disaster contingency is when faced with a real disaster. When Hurricane Ike hit Cincinnati on Sunday, September 14, the team at Logicalis' Enterprise Business Operations Center got the unwelcome opportunity to test their disaster recovery plan. As the hurricane ripped through Ohio, not an everyday occurrence in the landlocked state, it also tore through the power grid, leaving widespread power outages in its wake. According to news reports, high winds knocked out electrical service for nearly 2 million customers across Ohio, with some losing power for nearly a week and a half. But thanks to forethought and the right technology, the Logicalis facility weathered the storm without a hitch for 30 hours. This was terrific news for Logicalis (www.us.logicalis.com), a global provider of high-performance technology, as well as over 200 managed services customers who were counting on the integrity of the IT operations center.

Of the 30 million Americans currently providing care to an elderly parent or relative, most are Baby Boomers. Although their circumstances differ, they usually have something in common: a lack of support and no time to look for it.

Stephen Joyce knows the feeling. The author of the Amazon bestseller, Teaching an Anthill to Fetch: Developing Collaborative Intelligence @ Work, Joyce and his wife, Sandra, spent 10 years caring for his parents in Ireland, before returning to North America. He has taken the learning gained from that experience and fused it with his expertise in building communities based on collaboration to launch a new online community for caregivers at EldercareABC Blog.

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SoftAmbulance Data Recovery Company announces the release of SoftAmbulance Partition Doctor that enables computer users to repair corrupted hard drives at home. The new data recovery product recovers lost and deleted files and repairs damaged system structures of corrupted hard drives, including FAT and NTFS file systems, as well as MFT and MBR. The proprietary Deep Search technology ensures reliable recovery of many types of files even if the disk and its file system are severely damaged.

UP Aerospace, Inc. the world’s premier supplier of low-cost, space-access services, establishes another first: Providing the general public and private enterprise with round-trip space flights for virtually any kind of payload.

Payloads can be up to 110 pounds and 7 feet long. Payloads fly on UP Aerospace’s exclusive SpaceLoft™ XL rocket well beyond the earth’s atmosphere and into space. SpaceLoft™ sub-orbital space flights have apogees of 72 to 140 miles.

Typical payload opportunities for companies include:

An alarming number of U.S. employees spend valuable time during their work days dealing with more than just regular job duties. For many workers, their family, financial, home or automobile legal woes compete for time and attention - resulting in lower job performance, productivity and morale.

"Workplace effectiveness often drops when employees are preoccupied with legal and financial concerns," says Cameron Sutton, President and Chief Executive Officer, ARAG (http://ARAGgroup.com). "The impact, the frequency and the complexity of legal woes can adversely affect employees and the organizations for which they work."