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LONDON, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

This year, theChic Outlet Shopping Villages by Value Retail premiere 'Chic Summer'; a celebration of authentic European culture distilled into each Village's open-air shopping promenade, complementing the luxury outlet boutiques, restaurants and cafs with a lively programme of summer fun showcasing the very best of local fashion, art, gastronomy and music.

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Each of the nine Villages will be decked out with giant topiary sculptures in the shape of European icons to bring a touch of whimsy during the summer months. Look out for an Eiffel Tower in La Valle Village - a reminder that Paris, the home of couture, is just 35 minutes away. Maasmechelen Village pays homage to The Atomium, the Belgium monument built on the occasion of the Word Exposition of 1958, Kildare Village will showcase a unique "garden of delights" designed by award winning floral designer Joe Massie, whilst Fidenza Village's greenery will be reminding us of the musical theme of the Arena di Verona, the stage for many of Verdi's operas. And so the scene is truly set for a very Chic Summer.

The Chic Outlet Shopping Villages have delved into the DNA of the local regions to offer the most delicious and refreshing summer dip into Europe's brightest and best. La Roca Village channels Barcelona's remarkable gastronomy with Michelin-starred Catalan cooking as well as fashionably chic cocktails by internationally renown mixologist Javier de las Muelas, served on a cool summer terrace whilst Las Rozas Village will be luring some of the world's hottest DJs to take a break from their decks in Ibiza and come to the Village. Here, fashion turns fiesta and late night shopping acquires a whole new vibe when played out to the beats of summer's best tunes.

Bicester Village's celebrations, inspired by the Diamond Jubilee, will honour the traditional British tea party and will take place against the backdrop of England's most distinguished designers. Kildare Village near Dublin presents the very best of Irish hospitality, courtesy of Good Food Ireland, which will be tantalising taste buds with the country's finest artisan produce. Throughout the summer visitors will also be able to follow the 'Heritage & Genealogy Trail' around Kildare town to discover the fascinating heritage of one of the oldest towns in Ireland and then journey back in time with the Irish Family History Foundation to trace their Irish ancestry.

Visitors to Germany should head to the 'Summer Lounge' at both Ingolstadt Village and Wertheim Village to enjoy live music events, street art and cocktails all summer long. One of the highlights will be the 'White Chic' celebrationon 8 June featuring special performances by headline DJs.

Located close to Cologne and Brussels, Maasmechelen Village will host a series of exciting events in parallel with Manifesta 9, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. Throughout the summer, guests will be able to visit the 'art walk' starting at the Tuinwijk UNESCO World Heritage site- and featuring sculptures by world-renowned artists including Jan Fabre. Those with more creative tendencies won't want to miss participating in Rereate alongside famous artists who will be creating banners to be hung along a red wire connecting Maasmechelen Village with the former mine site of Eisden, in a gigantic statement of eclectic creativity.

Creativity continues as La Valle Village turns fashionably kitsch! Through a unique exhibition featuring French icons reinterpreted in an unexpected way using Instagram and Kinect 3D technology, visitors will be able to interact with this "live' exhibition full of surprises. If it's a touch of la dolce vita that you seek, the summer season kicks off in style at Fidenza Village with music and cocktails in an exclusive lounge bar, with live performances from Arena di Verona and late night shopping every Thursday.

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CANNES, France, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Social@Ogilvy, Ogilvy's global, social media marketing and communications arm, has announced that its Asia-Pacific Director, Thomas Crampton, is to deliver a Social Media Masterclass on 19th June at 4pm in the Young Lions Zone.

The class, titled, Socialize Your Job: 5 New Skills to Become 'Social by Design',will discuss new skills for agency professionals to successfully socialise their jobs and will also look at developments in Asia and their impact on the rest of the world.

The aim of the seminar is to assess how jobs have changed since the explosion of social media and what the seven, new, social-based skills are for the next generation of marcoms professionals. The class will initially cover five of the seven skills and will aim to help people become more switched on and successful in their roles. Following this, participants will be asked to engage with the class by deciding the remaining two skills, so people are very much encouraged to bring their ideas with them.

At Social@Ogilvy, Crampton heads a team that helps companies conceive, develop and execute strategies in social media, across 23 cities in 15 Asian territories. Passionate about the benefits of social media, Crampton writes a widely-read, influential blog and is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator at high profile conferences around the world. He has lectured on New Media at universities including America's Stanford University, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Keio University in Japan and the National University of Singapore.

Thomas Crampton said: "The behavior of consumers has radically changed and their journey is becoming increasingly complex. Social media is a real-time method of keeping up to date with your customer and it is hugely important to utilise its benefits. The class will be highly engaging and practical and I am excited to see what the next generation of social media experts class comes up with."

Prior to joining Ogilvy and Mather, Crampton spent 18 years as a globetrotting newspaper correspondent mainly for the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, reporting from five continents and dozens of countries.

In addition to publisher's awards from The New York Times and citations from Amnesty International for his articles and photography, Crampton has served as a judge for numerous journalism awards and worked to promote freedom of expression and the training of journalists. He has served as an awards judge for the World Economic Forum'sTechnology Pioneers, theSociety of Publishers in Asiaeditorial awards, theSoutheast Asian Education Ministers Organizationand numerous others.

Details: Location: Young Lions Zone, Palais des Festivals Date: Tuesday 19 June Time: 16:00 - 17:00

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SAN MATEO, Calif., June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Marketo, the fastest-growing provider ofRevenue Performance Management (RPM)solutions, today announced the launch of its 2012 Social Marketing Rockstar Tour (#MarketoTour). The 15-city rock-and-roll inspired tour will deliver social marketing automation strategies to empower marketers to easily implement and measure the success of social initiatives.

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Kicking off today in Hoboken, New Jersey, the summer series will span North America, Europe and Australia and will feature a compelling lineup of prominent B2B marketing thought leaders, sales professionals, corporate leaders and successful Marketo customers. The program will demonstrate how to create and amplify peer-to-peer conversations to improve the effectiveness of any marketing campaign. Attendees will learn how to:

"An incredible, worldwide business shift is taking place with digital technologies and social media at its core," explained Sanjay Dholakia, senior vice president, Product Marketing and Corporate Development at Marketo. "Marketers can no longer afford to think about 'social' as a separate type of activity. They need to adapt and broaden the reach and effectiveness of their campaigns and intractably intertwine them with social recommendations to reveal a new way to prove social marketing ROI."

Summer tour stops include Hoboken/NYC, Chicago, LA/Orange County, Boston, Toronto, Silicon Valley, Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington DC, Denver, Minneapolis, Austin, Sydney and London.

Marketo's 2011 Revenue Rockstar Tours attracted more than 3,200 marketers, averaging more than 100 attendees per city. The tour also influenced more than $5.8 million in pipeline and more than $3.2 million in bookings, making it one of Marketo's most successful programs to date.

The four-month Social Marketing Rockstar Tour will also include private customer-only sessions before the headliner event. Customers can find more information and register at the Social Marketing Customer Rockstar page.

Companies interested in sponsoring should contact marketing@marketo.com for information.

For more information or to register, visit Marketo's "Social Marketing Rockstar" Tour page.

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Posted on: 8:24 am, June 21, 2012, by Nick Dutton, updated on: 08:03am, June 21, 2012

By Michael Martinez, CNN

(CNN) A new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the laws author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.

State Rep. Jeff Thompson, a Republican from Bossier City, Louisiana, says his new law, effective August 1, will stand up to constitutional challenge because it expands sex offender registration requirements, common in many states, to include a disclosure on the convicted criminals social networking sites as well.

Thompson, an attorney and a father of a 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, said he hopes other states will follow Louisiana.

Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have been removing sex offenders from their web pages for years, but Thompson said the law is designed to cover any possible lapses by social networking sites.

I dont want to leave in the hands of social network or Facebook administrators, Gee, I hope someone is telling the truth, Thompson said Tuesday. This is another tool for prosecutors.

The new law, signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal earlier this month, builds upon existing sex offender registration laws, in which the offender must notify immediate neighbors and a school district of his or her residency near them, Thompson said.

The law states that sex offenders and child predators shall include in his profile for the networking website an indication that he is a sex offender or child predator and shall include notice of the crime for which he was convicted, the jurisdiction of conviction, a description of his physical characteristics and his residential address.

Several states now require sex offenders and child predators to register with authorities their e-mail accounts, Internet addresses or profile names to social network and other web sites, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A few states such as Illinois and Texas even outright prohibit sex offenders, as a condition of parole, from accessing social networking websites, the group said.

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Louisiana state rep. Jeff Thompson sponsored a new law requiring sex offenders to list their status on social media sites.

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(CNN) -- A new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the law's author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.

State Rep. Jeff Thompson, a Republican from Bossier City, Louisiana, says his new law, effective August 1, will stand up to constitutional challenge because it expands sex offender registration requirements, common in many states, to include a disclosure on the convicted criminal's social networking sites as well.

Thompson, an attorney and a father of a 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, said he hopes other states will follow Louisiana.

Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have been removing sex offenders from their web pages for years, but Thompson said the law is designed to cover any possible lapses by social networking sites.

"I don't want to leave in the hands of social network or Facebook administrators, 'Gee, I hope someone is telling the truth,'" Thompson said Tuesday. "This is another tool for prosecutors."

The new law, signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal earlier this month, builds upon existing sex offender registration laws, in which the offender must notify immediate neighbors and a school district of his or her residency near them, Thompson said.

The law states that sex offenders and child predators "shall include in his profile for the networking website an indication that he is a sex offender or child predator and shall include notice of the crime for which he was convicted, the jurisdiction of conviction, a description of his physical characteristics... and his residential address."

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