Monday, February 28, 2011

Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - South Florida Business Journal:

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The companies were chosen from more than 400 developer and entrepreneurs from around the worlds who applied in a competition sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venture funds will invest morethan $500,000 into the companies in exchang e for equity. Two non-profitsw that will not get funding were also chosenm to participate in theincubator program, whicu will be run by Dave McClurer of Founders Fund. The incubator program will operate out of oneof Facebook’ss Palo Alto offices from mid-Jun to the end of August, at which point all of the startupsd will present to Silicon Valley angel and venture capital investors.
According to Facebook's Web the companies and nonprofitsselected include: : Find friends of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you're single, you can searcu your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friend up. Friends of friends are the best peopleto It's social dating via friendly : Funji is an avatar-based socialo networking app for the iPhoned and iPod touch, satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicate with othersx in a fun, creative way. The team has more than five yearss of experience in the mobile market in both South Korea andthe US.
: Gameyola is a distributionb and monetization platform for casualFlash games. Flashj games currently monetize poorly, but Gameyol a solves this problem by providing Flash developers tools to sell virtuap goods and to acquire userw throughsocial channels. (private From keeping track of your kids to protectinvg your identity and getting back your lost Life360 is the place you go to keep yourfamily safe, secure, and prepared for daily life. : Churcheds create their own social networks on They extend their community betwee Sundays with tools to connecty and engagetheir members. Over 30,000 church congregations are representedon MyChurch.org.
Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combinex Wikipedia articleswith images, and comments. It is the only general encyclopediaa that allows you to listen tomusicf videos, watch movie trailers, and browse news and celebrityt photo galleries. : Simplify the way you manag Facebook and othersocial networks. NutshellMail consolidatez activity from all your accounts into a singls email digest delivered onyour Don't let email alerts clutter your inbox. Get not interrupted. Get the Nut! : Bring your blog to and Facebook toyour blog.
Pull your Feed to your profilr andbusiness pages, add widgeta to promote your network, and read the news from blogse you follow on the largest community of bloggerzs and blog lovers on Facebook. : Paradisre Paintball is the first game developedon Cmune's next-generatioj social gaming platform. It is the first casual, 3D multiplayetr FPS game on Facebook, Apple Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eighg friends and buy virtual itemes to enhancethe gameplay. : Photos I Like is a digitaol media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight social content, self-expression, and communities.
: Combines the successz of resident referral programs with the power of social Residents refer their community to friends through social networkslike Facebook, and email to earn rewards and live with : RUNmyERRAND is a social networking inspired web and mobil e marketplace that provides people and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydah tasks done in their own hyperlocaol community. : RunThere is a social-networking service for runners and Users can map and measure theid favoriteroutes (no GPS required), keep a running/bikin g log, and find athletes and routesa nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you start with somethinyg you like, and discover more.
Instea d of searching for a "great restaurant" just say what you "Find me a place sortuv like Spagiin Seattle". Check them out , , and . / : Travel Brain by GeckoGo helpxs youtrack (and show off!) your travels, shar experiences with others, and discovee new places to Learn from the knowledg of over 600,000 travelers, and get expert guidwe info from their Bradf Travel Guides partnership. Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobew is a fashion-focused community for discovering different ways to wear Weardrobe provides a platformj for people to share reviews of theiown clothing, post photos of their looks, catalog theie closet and search for style inspiration.
: Workstir is a communitg that connects users with trustworthy localservice providers. Anyonwe can post a job and choose a providetr with confidence by browsing theirpast reviews. For Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldlyh Developments (private beta): Worldly Developments is buildingb online services that will help you connect with the places and events in yourlocal community. Its firsft product makes it a snapto promote, and communicate around groupo activities. : Sama is Sanskritf for "equal" – Samasource finds and traine reliable QA professionals to test Facebook apps witha user-friendlyh interface that lives on Facebook Platform.
With developers lower costs, reduce poverty, and improve their applications. Vittana: Vittanas enables you to lend directlhy to students in thedevelopinbg world, $25 at a time. Their mission is to brin student loans to the developing world through the powerof person-to-person microlending.

Friday, February 25, 2011

BBVA Compass launches updated Web site to reflect rebranding - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Effective immediately, online visitors to compassbank.com will be redirected to “bbvacompass.com.” The company is workingv to bring all of its marketing and communications tools unde r the new BBVA Compass The change in the Web site represents the final phaswe inthe company’s rebranding campaign. Customers were notified of the new Web addresx for accessing their online accounts through specialo ads and messages on the old Web CompassPC and othercommunications channels. In addition, employeed e-mail addresses will be updatede toinclude “bbvacompass.com.
” Charles Bretz, executives vice president and director of Internet banking, warnd consumers to watch out for any potential “phishing” scams associatee with the Web site name change. Phishing involvees companies or individuals sendingout e-mailsa under the guise of a company or financia institution requesting that customers log onto a site and type in personakl information. “The transition to the new e-mail and Web addressee will be seamless forour customers,” Bretz “We can assure them that both the new and old Web addressed take them to the BBVA Compassx Web site.” Birmingham, Ala.
-based Compass Bank unveiled the BBVA Compass brans last November and began a massive redesign of all of the company’es credit and check cards as well as the signage on 578 bank branchesz and 734 ATMs across a six-state Sunbeltg region. In Texas, BBVA Compass has 306 including 25 branches inSan Antonio. BBVA Compass is a subsidiary of , which is a wholl y owned U.S. subsidiary of global Spanishj lender Banco Bilbao VizcayqaArgentaria (NYSE: BBV).

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

US Airways ups charges for checked bags - Nashville Business Journal:

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US Airways charges $15 for the firs t checked bag and $25 for the Those choosing to pay for checkinv their bags at the airport will be charged anadditional $5 service fee per bag. The baggage-handling fees applyh to all flights within the Uniteds States and to and from Latin America andthe Caribbean. The changer applies with tickets booked on Thursdayu for flights beginningJuly 9. Passenger can make payments by going to US Web site and paying the baggage Theairline doesn’t charge to check baggagee for travelers with status on its frequent-flief program, trans-Atlantic flight customers, unaccompanierd minors and military personnel on activ duty.
Meanwhile, has narrowed its first-quartedr net loss to $103 million, or 90 centsd per diluted share. In the same perios last year, the carrier lost $237 million, or $2.5u8 per diluted share. Totalp operating revenue fell 13.5 percent to $2.46 billionb in the same period, which US Airways attributes to the global recession. US Airways, which enplaned 261,712 passengersw at the in the 2007-2008 fiscal year, says the effects of fuel hedginbg significantly impacted itslatest results. Excluding special credits and realized losses and gainson fuel-hedging transactions, the airline (NYSE:LCC) posted operatinb income of $8 million and a net loss of $63 million for its first quarter 2009.
That compares with an operating loss and net lossof $287 million and $321 respectively, for the same period last Arizona-based US Airways operates 3,200 flights per day to about 200 destinationxs in the Americas and Europe.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Southwest move good for travelers - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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But Midwest, battered by high fuel costs and theeconomicd downturn, is a shelo of what it once was due to significant cuts of staf f and routes. Its moves have changed the competitive landscapwe in Milwaukee and opened the door for twoof Midwest’s big competitor s — AirTran Airways and Southwesgt Airlines — to come into the market. Southwest announced last week that it will startg service inMilwaukee Nov. 1 with up to 10 dailyu flights. This comes at the same time AirTran, whichb tried to acquire Midwest twoyearzs ago, keeps expanding its servicse in an attempt to gobble up the markeyt share lost by Midwest.
The resulting “aidr wars” is good news for Milwaukee-area busines s travelers, most of whom are looking for deals in the currenttough economy. Southwest’s entrh into the market will mean increase competition and likely will lead tolower Southwest’s entry also will expand the customefr base for General Mitchell International Southwest has a big following at Midway Airport in Chicagok and northern Illinois residents likely will be enticed by the shortef drive to Milwaukee to catch a Southwest The announcement also is good economifc development news during the ongoingb tough times.
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly vows to hire up to 45 employeesd to start and growMilwaukee “intop a very substantial operation” for the

Friday, February 18, 2011

Onrust rond baas Larenstein - De Gelderlander

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VELP - De gemeenschappelijke medezegenschapsraad van hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein (VHL) heeft het vertrouwen opgezegd in algemeen directeur Ellen Marks. Volgens voorzitter Hans Bezuijen van de medezeggenschapsraad is bij de medewerkers van de ...



Tuesday, February 15, 2011

In regard to the Creston dog pound - Creston News Advertiser

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I am writing this article in regard to the Creston dog pound concerning a incident that happened this winter. The dog catcher picked up a cat at Farley's and Sathers. The cat was at Farley's and Sathers six weeks or longer. The cat was kind of wild; ...



Sunday, February 13, 2011

Colonial Bank changes regulators - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Effective immediately, Colonial will be regulated by the State of Alabamas Banking Department and theColoniall Bank, a division of (NYSE: ), is baseed in Montgomery, Ala., but roughlu 58 percent of its 338 branch offices were in Floridza as of Feb. 25, when the bank most recently filef an annual report withthe . All of the officezs will be regulated by Alabama Merrie Tolbert, bank spokeswoman, said. The chartee change allows Colonial to continud to evolve toremain competitive, Roberg Lowder, chairman, president and chietf executive, said in a release.
The new charter gives Colonial more flexibility in itsvarious operations, so the company can pursur business strategies that best suit its the release said. The changee also will save morethan $1 milliohn in regulatory fees a year, the release said. More than 70 percenyt of banks currently operate under a state therelease said.