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MyShindigs.com a new social media website that people are rushing to join helps users manage and grow their social lives offline.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

More often than not social networking has been criticised for increasing daily hours wasted that could be better spent performing more quality activities like exercising or socializing in person. Many people spend on average 3 – 5 hours per day glued to their screens whether on a computer, tablet or smart phone without much reward in sometimes strange hunched down positions causing new, pop cultural terms to be introduced for the condition.

The timing of the launch of Myshindigs.com; a website that helps users plan, organize, promote and manage their social calendars could not have been more perfect. The website encourages the fostering of new real life connections and facilitates real life party and event environments. It is in these environments where people can meet others who share their social interests whether it be at a party dancing and listening to the DJ or discussing the current political situation over a cup of coffee.

‘The main idea is to create your own adventure in life’ says Matthew Tautt, Co-founder. MyShindigs is not only for the general public, but also venue owners, bands, brands that throw lifestyle events and all other service providers and professionals in the event and party planning space. The website has many new, unique features, but one of the more interesting ones allows the user to follow the parties and events of not only their friends, but other online users, collectively referred to as the Shindig Nation. Members receive an alert when a party or event is created by those they follow and if it’s a public one the user can invite themselves to it instead of sitting hunched over a laptop adding virtual friends or waiting for the cell phone to ring all day. MyShindigs is best described as being about real people, real interaction and real experiences.

‘In the first release we started with what we believed to be the pillars and foundation for the website to get people out of their homes and interacting with others, but the real revolutionary features are on the way in upcoming beta releases’ Says Jason Andrews, Co-founder. ‘We are very excited to be a part of the next generation and the evolution of social media as a whole’ add Jason and Matthew.

While some people in Asia, Europe and South America have been signing up, the website has been primarily released for North America in early February 2012. These kings of leisure as the two company founders have come to be known have their eyes set on expanding the social lives of people of all ages all over the world.

MyShindigs.com has been catching the attention of venue owners across North America. Nyood Restaurant and Bar is one such establishment that has recently signed up. Nyood Co-owner Aaron Prothro says ‘We recently used MyShindigs.com to organize and promote a Retro 80’s party and had great success. What the marketing people liked the most is that the website’s features help to better manage and promote parties, contacts and invites on an ongoing basis without the downfalls of some of the larger social websites which try to be everything to everyone rather than focusing on core features.’

MyShindigs seems to do a better job in protecting the privacy of members by allowing them to choose between a party nickname and their real name as well as implementing other event specific features.

‘We see people’s social lives as one long continuum rather than one event invite at a time. It was our decision to use the Shindig Calendar feature as the focal point on the site. The Shindig calendar is pivotal to managing a user’s social agenda.’ Say Jason and Matthew. Once an event has expired it becomes archived and can always be accessed along with all related images and videos.

‘There is a lot of potential in using MyShindigs as one channel to promote parties and events using social media and we can’t wait to see what the future has in store’ says Aaron.

About MyShindigs

MyShindigs is a social networking platform that specializes in allowing members to plan, organize, manage and promote their public, private and company events and parties. MyShindigs allows users to search out, share, follow and join each other’s events and parties of interest to expand their social calendar throughout their lives. For more information, visit http://www.myshindigs.com.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and LONDON, Feb. 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN - News), a global leader in social business solutions, today announced that Dr. Pehong Chen, Chairman, President, and CEO of BroadVision, will be speaking at Digital London, a summit and showcase connecting digital innovation, technology, and creativity. The presentation will take place on March 13, 2012 from 2:00-2:20 p.m. local time in Summit Room B at the International Convention Centre, ExCeL in London.

In the presentation titled "How Social Networking will Change the Way We Work," Dr. Chen will discuss how the business world has changed with the advent of social solutions and the steps an organization can take to align their strategic goals to deliver an engaging experience for employees as well as business partners and customers. Convention delegates will learn how to break out of organizational silos to collaborate more effectively and deliver productivity gains and other benefits through enterprise social networking.

"More and more businesses worldwide are using enterprise social networks to connect and engage with employees, customers, and partners for improved business agility and productivity," said Dr. Chen. "BroadVision is thrilled to present at Digital London and we look forward to sharing our insights for effective social enterprise transformation."

Also on March 13, Richard Hughes, Director of Product Strategy at BroadVision, will speak on how to use social feedback and content usage to identify subject matter experts and determine the most valuable resources within an organization. In a second session, Mr. Hughes will speak on how to socialize business processes to derive even greater efficiency and productivity gains.

BroadVision is one of Digital London's founding sponsors and will demonstrate Clearvale, the company's cloud-based enterprise social networking solution, at the exhibition on stand number 210 on March 13-14, 2012. Leveraging the latest in enterprise 2.0 technology, Clearvale also provides the social business platform for Digital London, connecting delegates, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors associated with the event for pre- and post-event collaboration.

Digital London is organized by Maven Cast and supported by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Industry innovators, entrepreneurs, solution providers, business leaders, executives, and investors will gather at Digital London to discuss digital innovations and enabling technologies, explore opportunities in the digital ecosystem and inspire digitally connected smart cities. For more information, please visit http://www.digitallon.com.

About BroadVision

Driving innovation since 1993, BroadVision (Nasdaq:BVSN - News) is an innovative provider of e-business and social networking solutions for organizations seeking to grow profitably by improving online business processes through invited participation and social interaction. Our solutions -- including Clearvale, the world's first network of networks for the socially driven enterprise -- enable mission-critical e-business for next-generation organizations around the globe. The customers benefiting from BroadVision(R) solutions include Baker Hughes, Canon, Epson, Fiat, W.W. Grainger, Hilti, Iberia, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Company, SINA, SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp., Sony, U.S. Navy, Vodafone, and more. Visit http://www.BroadVision.com for more details.

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BroadVision and all its case-sensitive permutations are trademarks or registered trademarks of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States of America and other countries.

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JoomlaHosting.co expands their knowledge base to include a Joomla Hosting Basics section which has articles, guides and tutorials to inform consumers about Joomla hosting.

Atlanta, Ga (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

JoomlaHosting.co, (http://joomlahosting.co) was established in 2011 with the goal of helping people find the best hosting company for their Joomla website. The site provides a place for posting customer reviews along with expert how-to guides and news. They are very pleased to announce their site's latest addition to the expert advice section, Joomla Hosting Basics.

The Joomla hosting basics (http://goo.gl/iSuo0) has been added to expand the information about Joomla and hosting on the website. The editors of the site constantly update the section in order to stay up to date on current trends and practices.

This section includes a few articles about technical hosting and Joomla subjects but also covers more in-depth how-to’s. They tackle problems Joomla commonly face. Guides like, “Types Of Joomla Hosting Plans” help consumers figure out which plan will help them get what they need.

David Blane, site editor, said “It’s absolutely great feeling to provide useful information to consumers. Our rating and review methods are nothing without the thoughtfulness we have put into JoomlaHosting.co. The goal of this section is to pass along information so people can get the best information and find the best Joomla hosting.”

About JoomlaHosting.Co -- JoomlaHosting.Co was established in 2011, is owned by Intown Web Design and managed by David Blane Studios both located in Atlanta, GA. The site was created as a place for Joomla! users to post reviews and learn about the best Joomla hosting companies. It is a website that helps to the Joomla hosting community.

About Intown Web Design (http://www.intownwebdesign.com) and David Blane Studios (http://davidblanestudios.com) -- Located in Atlanta, Ga, they are web design and development companies with a focus on creating functional websites for business. Clients range from startups to corporations traded on the NYSE. They specialize in open source technologies including PHP, Joomla and WordPress. They have continued to expand their expertise into improving site performance, usability and search engine rankings.

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By Jack M. Germain
LinuxInsider
02/22/12 5:00 AM PT

WordGrinder is not a word processor or even a fully functional text editor. In the sense of what Abiword and OpenOffice or LibreOffice offer, WordGrinder falls far short. But its just-over 6,000 lines of code running within a terminal window environment gives you a light and lively tool that runs in the skimpiest of hardware.

If you spend endless hours at a keyboard crunching words, avoiding distractions is essential. Sometimes, the worst offender in causing distractions comes from all the bells and whistles in the word processor itself. That is where WordGrinder comes to the rescue.

WordGrinder

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In today's Linux world of GUI-filled desktops, using a text editor that runs within a terminal window may seem like a big step backward. It did not take me very long to discover that writing with WordGrinder is actually a big step in a better direction.

I use a variety of text editors to generate content. My favorites list of text editors includes Leafpad, gEdit and Geany. But after working this week almost exclusively with WordGrinder, it now tops my list.

I open a fully powered word processor only to enhance the displayed appearance of what I write. Not every document needs gussied-up, dressed-up treatment. WordGrinder has all the tools I expect in a writing-class text editor. But it hides them out of site to keep me from getting distracted.

WordGridner is simple to use but is still feature-sufficient. It avoids fancy tool buttons and sinuous menus. Instead, it packages one menu activated with the escape key.

Sorted History

WordGrinder is the brainchild of David Given. He wrote it as a tool to write his own novel. His driving passion was creating a tool that lets words flourish without the distracting him from the flow of language.

I do not know if the author completed his opus. But if he did not, it is not the fault of the writing tool he authored. WordGrinder does its intended job well.

WordGrinder is not a word processor or even a fully functional text editor. In the sense of what Abiword and OpenOffice or LibreOffice offer, WordGrinder falls far short.

But its just-over 6,000 lines of code running within a terminal window environment gives you a light and lively tool that runs in the skimpiest of hardware. Once you adjust to its focus on putting words to paper -- er, screen -- your fingers will fly nonstop across the keyboard without detours to mouse or mousepad to interrupt the creative energy of writing.

A Different Style

If you are familiar with Unix-style text editors the likes of pyroom, pico, nano, vi and Vim, or Emacs and oleo, you will feel right at home with WordGrinder. But the similarity ends there.

Many of these editors are designed for code writers. WordGrinder is for word writers. That is an important distinction for anybody looking for a handy, quick and simple text processor.

You need to adjust your mindset to use it effectively. For instance, WordGrinder saves your work in its own format. It is not a plain text structure. So before you can load the saved file in a standard word processor for visual embellishments -- or printing -- you must first use WordGrinder's export function.

Hands-on Touches

Two other anomalies are WordGrinder's lack of printing support and its unconventional key combinations. To get up to speed quickly, you need to remember just a few steps.

One is that you can always use the mouse to click on the tool bar for shortcuts. The second is that besides pressing the ESC key to pop up the menu, you can keep your fingers on the letter rows and just use the Alt-F combination and arrow keys to navigate through all of the shortcut listings.

Another useful tip is to press the Enter key to execute the desired command. Press the space bar to cancel your present location in the menu or command structure. This returns you to the stark but non-distracting writing screen.

Multiple Platforms

I switch from various Linux distros and occasionally have to dwell in the realm of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows. WordGrinder is one of those must-have tools if you compute in multiple platforms.

The Sourceforge location provides downloadable versions for several platforms. The Windows binary package is called "wordgrinder-for-windows-X.X.zip." After you unzip it, be sure to read the README file.

WordGrinder is written in a combination of C and Lua. So if you have to set it up for other platforms, you will need Lua installed. Depending on what your OS includes, you might have to compile Lua 5.1 and LuaFileSystem 1.2.

Unix-based versions are available in the source package called "wordgrinder-X.X.tar.bz2." To use it be prepared to do some rebuilding work. Decompress the tarball and read the README file.

Linux Lineage

Installation on Linux is fairly straightforward. It is available from many of the distro repositories. But on most distros, do not look for WordGrinder in the menu after you install it.

To run WordGrinder, first open a terminal window and then enter the app's name to load it. You will quickly forget that it is running within a terminal window. Just drag the window to the size you want and start grinding your words.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a version of WordGrinder already waiting for Puppy Linux. That saved me the added work of using a Puppy utility to convert the installation files into a Puppy Pet package. The Puppy Linux PET package comes in the standard and large print size for small screens. Both are available here.

Not All the Same

The Puppy Linux distro handles the menu process a bit differently than I found with Ubuntu and Linux Mint. It actually lists WordGrinder in the Documents menu. When you select the application's name in the menu list, Puppy Linux opens a terminal window and automatically loads WordGrinder the same as it would a program that runs on any desktop.

In the other Linux distros, starting WordGrinder is a two-step process. You have to first open the terminal box and then issue the app's name to run it.

Thanks for that enhancement goes to ttuuxxx of the Puppy Linux Support Forum. He made that happen by converting the binary code for WordGridner into a PET package.

That said, I dragged the WordGrinder.desktop icon from its berth in the /usr/share/applications folder. When I click on this desktop icon, WordGrinder loads like any other app. In Linux Mint 12 and Ubuntu 11.10 that does not happen. WordGrinder is stored in /usr/bin. But it does not open or run without first going through the Terminal app.

GUI-Less Interface

WordGrinder's nearly blank workspace keeps distraction-free writing as a top priority. You can choose a white or a black background. A minimal menu bar sits at the top of the Terminal window. An even more minimalistic status bar stretches across the bottom of the window.

This status bar shows the saved file name and cursor's line and space position. It also shows a word count.

What's odd, however, is the word count. It is more of a character counter. Each press of the space bar tallies as a word.

Another oddity is the appearance of the writing space. It is bounded by a top and bottom border created with a bold horizontal line and equally-spaced carrot characters ( ___V___) on top and an inverted symbol on the bottom.

Bottom Line

Version 3.0.1 is the epitome of unfettered writing. WordGrinder has a pre-paragraph style feature that codewriters can use for writing documentation. Its raw paragraph style feature lets you embed arbitrary output in exported files.

WordGrinder is a far stretch from a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) design. But it saves all configuration settings automatically in your document. Plus, it provides you with enough character and paragraph style support to write your words without wasting your time configuring them.

Jack M. Germain has been writing about computer technology since the early days of the Apple II and the PC. He still has his original IBM PC-Jr and a few other legacy DOS and Windows boxes. He left shareware programs behind for the open source world of the Linux desktop. He runs several versions of Windows and Linux OSes and often cannot decide whether to grab his tablet, netbook or Android smartphone instead of using his desktop or laptop gear.

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Recognised as an industry leader in search engine optimization practices, David Jenyns, Director of Melbourne SEO Services, has announced the businesses expansion into corporate SEO Training.

Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Melbourne SEO Services Director, David Jenyns, believes that it is way past time for businesses to recognise the need for their staff to undertake corporate SEO training.

“These days it goes without saying that every business should have a website” explains Mr Jenyns. “Astute business people know this, and already have an online presence, but whether their potential customers and clients can find those websites is a whole other matter.”

In order to rank well with the search engines, like Google, there are very clear strategies that need to be implemented, both on the website it self (on page) and through third parties, e.g. networks, forums and social media (off page).

Melbourne SEO Services’ new Corporate SEO Training brings those strategies to the training room, so that a businesses marketing, administration or public relations staff can discover what they are and how to implement them. They include:

Keyword research

Link building Use of Social Media Creating viral campaigns Video marketing Best practices

“Our corporate SEO training teaches strategies that can lead to our clients dominating their niches online - quickly and over the long term” said Mr Jenyns.

More information on the corporate SEO training offered by Melbourne SEO Services visit melbourneseoservices.com/seo-services-australia/

About Melbourne SEO

MelbourneSEOServices.com is a full service search engine optimization (SEO) consultancy, based in Australia, but with a worldwide client base.

Known for being at the cutting edge of strategic SEO practices, the company delivers a growing suite of services including: on-page and off-page search engine optimization, article distribution, Google Places listing, SEO press release service, web video production one-on-one consulting, and now corporate SEO training

Melbourne SEO Services Director, David Jenyns, has, over several years, built a team of experts who are niche experts to support the business, and who share his ethos for ethical, professional internet marketing.

More about David Jenyns at http://www.melbourneseoservices.com/seo-experts/

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