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SportsFanPlayground.com To Announce Black Friday Deals on Facebook, Twitter Pages
Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) May 21, 2013
SportsFanPlayground.com will begin to announce many of its Black Friday deals on its Facebook and Twitter pages, the company announced on Thursday.
The company, which has become a leading marketplace for sporting goods, video games, consoles and accessories for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii U and other top brands, as well as a place for deals on appliances, TVs, IT solutions and more, has begun an extensive campaign that encourages users to “like” their Facebook page for deal information, follow the company on its Twitter page, and also follow the store on Pinterest and LinkedIn to get timely updates on the many markdowns the store will be offering during the holiday season.
“Our data collecting has shown that more and more people will do much of their shopping based on ideas from their favorite social media platforms, so as a small company, we have to be proactive with getting deals out in front of the masses,” says DaVaughn Lucas, the owner of SportsFanPlayground.com. “The name of the game is being ahead of the curve and developing a stronger brand on social media only helps accelerate our brand.”
SportsFanPlayground.com has various markdowns in the store for the early Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale, including –
Markdowns on various iPhones, including the 3G, 4, 4S and the newest iPhone 5 models
Xbox 360 accessories for as low as 1 cent
Deals on many Samsung, Sony, Vizio, and Sharp LED TV and LCD TV sets
During the sale, the store has expanded their brand to carry clothing, jewelry and grocery store items. Many of the deals on those items will not only be announced on Facebook and Twitter, but will have a heavy impact on Pinterest and LinkedIn. Because of the difference in the overall niche of the added items, Lucas felt it was important to directly target the major social engines that cater to those niches to establish the broader brand.
“During the holiday season, the key is to be broad across as many platforms as possible. Many people do not want to have to shop all over the city (or internet) for their items if time is an issue.” says Lucas. “If your brand is accessible to everyone in some way, that will be the key to having overall success and recognition for the future.”
For more information, visit SportsFanPlayground.com.
About SportsFanPlayground.com -
The Sports Fan Playground is a leading online e-commerce provider of electronics which range from tablets, PCs and cameras to video games, DVDs, Blu-Ray Discs, appliances, lawn and garden products, IT systems and hardware, and more. The store recently began having the Apple iPhone 5 available in their marketplace.
The store also carries the top brands in electronics including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Cisco, Apple, Sony, Samsung, Microsoft, EA Sports, and many more. The company recently began its initial expansion into clothing and jewelry and will continue to expand over the next several months.
The store is a leading provider of NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA, NHL, UFC and FIFA apparel and accessories. The playground has various shoes, jackets, home & garden products, bedroom and kitchen products – all with sports and team themes and help for tailgating or throwing a party for the big game happening soon.
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2013 Best Home Security System Providers in Michigan Reported by 6Webs.com
Detroit, MI (PRWEB) May 17, 2013
6Webs.com is the leader in home security systems comparisons. The simple to read reviews and detailed comparisons make 6Webs.com the useful resource consumers choose for unbiased and impartial home security reviews. The Michigan reviews of top alarm system companies were just recently completed and released by 6Webs.com. Each year 6Webs.com travels countrywide to perform in-depth reviews and analysis of the leading security system providers in each state. Ranking every security system company involves analyzing their customer satisfaction in addition to equipment and monitoring technology.
Michigan is home to 9,876,187 consumers. There are 257,979 property crimes on an annual basis as stated by the newest FBI Uniform Crime Report released in 2011. Michigan residents understand the importance of home security and safety and now have an independent source of information to consult when searching for a security system. The most crucial factors when thinking about a home security companies to Michigan consumers had been customer service and cost.
The top burglar alarm system provider in the state of Michigan in 2013 is FrontPoint Security. FrontPoint Security is recognized for providing their customers with remarkable customer service and sustaining a great rating on the Better Business Bureau. Focusing on delivering customers with wireless home security systems from GE Security in addition to interactive cellular monitoring services makes FrontPoint Security well liked between buyers in Michigan. The other best burglar alarm system providers in Michigan are Protect America and ADT Security. Protect America, based in Texas, offers home security services across the nation by supplying their customers with GE Security equipment backed up by a lifetime warranty. ADT Security has over 6 million customers nationwide, maintains a fantastic Better Business Bureau rating and offers their customers professionally installed home security systems.
6Webs.com found out that Michigan residents were interested in the mobile featues that the top security companies offer. Companies such as FrontPoint Security and Protect America offer their customers with remote control features like text message alerts and the ability to remotely disarm the home alarm system. Some Michigan home security consumers stated they might take advantage of the services that allow for streaming of wireless home security cameras right to an iPhone or Android device. Consumers of Michigan can read more information about the leading security system providers online at:
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Eyebeam to Curate Interactive Art Group Show Exploring the Future of Relationships in a Wired World, at Internet Week New York Headquarters From May 20-23
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013
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A mechanical fortune teller that spouts cryptic tweets, a collaborative online paint canvas, webcam stars posed as iconic artworks, and other works will enliven Internet Week New York Headquarters at Chelseas Metropolitan Pavilion as part of an interactive art group show curated by Eyebeam Art + Technology Center.
From May 20th to 23rd, Fast Connection Search: Recent Works from Eyebeam will offer a whimsical, provocative take on how technology is revolutionizing the nature of social relationships faster than society can fully comprehend. In Webcam Venus, webcam stars recreate poses from iconic paintings like Da Vincis Mona Lisa and Botticellis Venus. Other works, including #Fortune and persecuting.us, re-envision Twitter, one using it as a source of anonymous wisdom, the other to highlight political polarization. Other works explore digital anonymity, the collaborative process, and the possible dystopia that could emerge from our corporatized, commercialized culture.
The group show is curated by Eyebeam, a nonprofit incubator that has been bringing artists and creative technologists together since 1997 to address the cultural impact of technology. It will be open daily from May 20th to May 23rd from 9AM to 6PM at Internet Week New York Headquarters.
Now in its sixth year, Internet Week New York has become one of the worlds top digital festivals, cementing New York City’s status as a global hub where technology, business, and culture meet. Over the course of the week, more than 45,000 people are expected to attend over 400 panels, Meetups, exhibits, screenings, parties, and more taking place at Internet Week New York HQ and other venues across the city. Passes to Internet Week New York Headquarters start at $ 135.00 and can be purchased at http://www.internetweekny.com/orders.
“Eyebeam has long been a breeding ground for artists who challenge our preconceptions about the role of technology in our lives, culture, and society, said Caroline Waxler, Festival Director of Internet Week New York. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Eyebeam on this timely and exciting exhibition.
Eyebeam Executive Director Patricia Jones described the partnership as thought-provoking, and particularly of-the-moment. This is a great period in New Yorks culture never before has the intersection of technology, art, and design been so keenly felt, and the overlaps so fresh and innovative. Were delighted to be participating with Internet week and bringing the work of our artists to a particularly receptive and appropriate audience.
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New eBooklet by W.G. Buzz Luttrell – What The World Should Know About Black History in the USA
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013
The author, former TV reporter/talk show host W.G. Buzz Luttrell, says, I hope to make readers (especially young students) want to learn much more about the subject. This little illustrated booklet, What the World Should Know About Black History in the USA, links early, sometimes little-known, civil rights heroes and martyrs (Black and White) to modern-day Black success stories from Oprah Winfrey and Condoleezza Rice, to Colin Powell and Ice Tea.
The copy, he states, is intended to spawn images that are hard to forget and very difficult to ignore. How many know, for examples, that: a Black explorer discovered Arizona and New Mexico; a Black Doctor did the first successful heart operation; the first Kentucky Derby triple winner was Black?
Who was the first Black to star in an opening night production with the Metropolitan Opera; serve as a federal judge; or represent the U.S. as ambassador to a foreign country? Who were some of the Whites killed for supporting the abolition of slavery, or who risked their lives to teach the newly freed slaves to read right after Emancipation?
The author says, I was appalled to hear from many students that so little about the contributions of Black Americans in the building of this country, and Whites who bravely supported abolition is included in todays U.S. history books; not integrated as a natural part of our countrys history, but crammed into Black History Month – February.
Luttrell feels many people around the world have a distorted view of Black Americans as either rich athletes and entertainers, or (as implied and encouraged by the racially biased) just lazy and unmotivated takers choosing to live off government welfare programs.
If eBook reviews generate sufficient interest and sales Luttrell plans an on-line fund-raiser where donors can give the book to under-funded schools of their choice. The book is currently available exclusively as an eBook (see website/blog/$ 2.99), but will be offered in audiobook, ($ 5.99) and print ($ 7.99) formats if the eBook campaign is successful.
Published by eBookIt.com, this eBook(let) is a revised and updated Black history educational supplement the author first wrote for a PR client in 1969, Black Americas Echoes Of The Past. Packed with nuggets of little-known facts, he feels it can serve a broad range of needs: teachers can have students expand the booklets brief profiles to enrich every period of U.S. history; White business people, meeting with important Black clients, prospects or associates can quickly learn enough to put themselves more at ease in mixed company; and everyone can use the colorful printed booklet as a coffee table conversation piece, and an important symbol of interest in a subject, open discussion of which, many feel is vitally important to improved future race relations in this country and around the world.
Contact:
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(781) 738-8818
http://www.LearnAboutBlackHistory.blogspot.com
Black.History.US(at)gmail(dot)com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Buzz Luttrell is distinguished as the only broadcast talent to have represented one of the nation’s “Business TV” (BTV) network vendors on a full-time basis. As such he helped Convergent Media Systems clients and prospects understand how to use television for business communications objectives, as a program consultant.
At Convergent he also developed and managed a number of special projects, winning numerous awards and a U.S. Justice Department citation for The Possible Dream? (A videotape program promoting racial/intergroup harmony in schools, and earning critical acclaim for Asian Access Strategies, eleven videotapes on doing business in Asia.
Previously, Luttrell hosted New England’s top-rated local television talk show, “People are Talking” at Boston’s WBZ-TV, where he won two Emmy’s and a national IRIS award.
Before that he was an award-winning television reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit, where he started his TV career in 1979 as community affairs director. In 1981 Luttrell created a public service campaign, “The Best of the Class” using television to reward high school academic achievers and motivate other students to strive for scholastic excellence. General Motors then sponsored the program nationally for four years.
Prior to his broadcasting career Buzz served as urban affairs executive for Chrysler Corporation, director of communications for New Detroit, Inc. (a business, labor, community coalition), and vice president of the nation’s then largest black-owned public relations firm, Seymour & Lundy Associates. He began his career as a management trainee for Manufacturers National Bank in Detroit.
At New Detroit, he created a widely acclaimed promotional campaign credited with helping improve Detroits image in the mid-seventies, when the city was known as The Murder Capital.
Luttrell attended Michigan State University and graduated with a B.A. from Olivet College (MI) with majors in psychology and sociology and a minor in economics.
Today, Luttrell is retired and living in the Boston area with his wife, and close to their combined four children and six grandchildren. He stays busy working on projects he considers to be socially relevant.
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Employment Hiring Practices: Simple Mistakes, Costly To Fix
Union, New Jersey (PRWEB) April 24, 2013
Despite the ever-increasing demands placed upon businesses to adapt and evolve in response to current economic conditions, many employers are still well behind the times when it comes to proper hiring practices and procedures. With the passage of California’s commission contract law, AB 1396, which took effect at the beginning of the year, and recent warnings from New York’s Department of Labor, employers are increasingly discovering the negative consequences of non-compliance.
One of the more common mistakes that continue to be made by employers (particularly startups and small businesses) involves their failure to develop a basic set of documents governing the employment relationship with new hires. At a minimum, these documents must include an offer letter outlining the basics of the position, compensation and benefits, a policy governing intellectual property, confidentiality and competition, and an employee handbook or policy binder detailing company practices and procedures, including workplace privacy and social media policies. For businesses whose sales force is primarily commission-based, a commission plan is also necessary. Such employment documents can be developed in a very cost-effective manner and no employer can afford to build a business without them.
Indeed, the consequences of failing to develop employment-hiring materials can be devastating. Without appropriate intellectual property and confidentiality protections in place, says OlenderFeldman LLP’s Howard Matalon, businesses will find themselves without any means of protecting their most sensitive business information and trade secrets from literally walking out the door with a departing employee. Such protections must be coupled with a narrowly tailored non-competition agreement that prohibits employees who previously enjoyed regular access to confidential business information from being able to utilize that information upon termination for personal gain or for the benefit of competitors. National business journals are routinely filled with examples of employers suffering millions of dollars in damages as a result of the failure to protect their most valuable assets from employee defections. Similarly, failure to implement appropriate social media policies can leave your business exposed to reputational harm.
Employment-hiring documentation can also serve as excellent protection from employee lawsuits related to compensation. Many states, including New York and California, require employers to place in writing all of the compensation terms and conditions for new hires. New York is particularly demanding on written wage notification. All New York employees are entitled each year to written notice of wage rates detailing the manner in which they are to be paid. In addition, all commission agreements must be in a writing signed by both the employer and the employee specifying how wages, salary and commissions are earned and calculated (particularly if a recoverable draw is involved), as well the payment of wages on termination of employment as to any earned compensation.
In fact, the New York Department of Labor recently cautioned employers that in the event of a dispute over the terms of commission-based wages where the terms of the commission agreement are not in writing, the employer will be presumed to have agreed to the terms of employment as presented by the commission salesperson. Such a presumption can be extremely costly for an employer given that the salesperson may overstate the commissions owed and the NYDOL can tack on significant fines and penalties as part of its findings with respect to any unpaid commissions (including up to 25% of the wages owed, which is routinely imposed). The NYDOLs decision may serve as precedent to be followed by labor agencies and departments across the country.
For these reasons, all employers must take a methodical approach to their hiring practices and procedures and treat these processes as seriously as they would every other critical aspect of their business.
To discuss employment hiring practices for your business, please feel free to contact Howard A. Matalon, Esq., by phone at 908-964-2424 or by email at hmatalon(at)olenderfeldman(dot)com.
Ullico Inc. Launches Share Your Roots Social Media Campaign and Contest
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) April 24, 2013
Ullico Inc. today launches its Share Your Roots social media campaign and contest designed to celebrate the only labor-owned insurance and investment companys union heritage. The campaign will encourage participants to share the stories behind their union roots and how the labor movement has had a significant impact on their lives.
Ullicos union roots date back to the 1927, when The Union Labor Life Insurance Company was founded to serve the American worker and provide life insurance for union members with professions that were considered too dangerous to insure. Today, the Ullico family of companies provides insurance products to protect union members, leaders and employers and also invests in building and infrastructure projects that have created thousands of union jobs throughout the United States.
Many of Ullicos customers have union roots that run as deep as the nearly 86 year old company. Through the Share Your Roots campaign, Americans with proud union roots can share their stories using a Facebook app located at http://www.facebook.com/UllicoInc Participants can also join the conversation on Twitter (@UllicoInc) by using the hashtag #shareyourroots.
“Ullico’s union roots serve as the foundation of what the company stands for,” said Christine LaPaille, Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of Ullico Inc. “The ‘Share Your Roots’ social media campaign allows our customers the opportunity to share stories about how their labor roots have helped to shape their lives.”
Prizes include round trip airfare to Washington, D.C. to meet a major union leader, two nights lodging and $ 200 spending money for the winner( approximate retail value: $ 1,120.00); an iPad Mini ( approximate retail value: $ 329); or a $ 200 Visa gift card.
Official Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. Winners will be chosen by a panel comprised of social media professionals from Ullico Inc. and the organized labor community, prizes will be awarded for the best submissions. The contest will run for eight (8) weeks from April 24, 2013 with entries being accepted through 5:00 pm EST June 12, 2013. Winners will be announced on June 20th, 2013.
All prizes must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service as income. If you are an active union member, the United States Department of Labor rules require you to report your winnings by completing a LM10 form.
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For 85 years, Ullico, the only labor-owned insurance and investment company, has been a proud partner of the labor movement, keeping union families safe and secure. From insurance products that protect union members, leaders and employers, to investments in building projects that have created thousands of union jobs, our customers continue to trust us with protecting their families, employees, businesses and investments. The Ullico family of companies includes The Union Labor Life Insurance Company; Ullico Casualty Group, Inc.; Ullico Investment Company, Inc.; and Ullico Investment Advisors, Inc. For additional information, visit http://www.ullico.com.
For more information, contact:
James Greif
Corporate Communications
202.682.6611
jgreif(at)ullico(dot)com
Johanna Lucas
Corporate Communications
202.962.8846
jlucas(at)ullico(dot)com
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