Digital News TV Uses BroadSign International Software for Bob's QSR Network

Digital News TV Uses BroadSign International Software for Bob's QSR Network
Featuring 100 percent brand-related content, digital menu boards are day-parted with location-specific pricing updated in real-time based on demand. Point-of-sale and dining area screens advertise promotions and fidelity programs. The LCD displays vary …
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Reddit wrangles reins from users at a risk, AsiaOne Digital News

Reddit wrangles reins from users at a risk, AsiaOne Digital News
SAN FRANCISCO – Reddit became one of the most visited websites in the world on the backs of users devoted to the online bulletin board where people could post just about anything. Reddit benefits from a free workforce of volunteers who moderate …
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Reddit moves to revamp site in effort to deal with offensive posts – LA Times
After years of controversy over the vulgar and hate-filled posts that populate Reddit, the online message board now may split the baby. In an attempt to appease the offended and the offenders, the San Francisco company has proposed striking a delicate …
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Fake news moves markets, but it's nothing new – San Francisco Chronicle
In March 2000, Fred Moldofsy, a dentist-turned-day-trader in Houston, reposted a fake press release on a Yahoo Finance message board more than 20 times that said Lucent Technologies would miss earnings estimates. He was convicted of one count of …
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Library News

Library News
OverDrive Ebooks and Digital Audiobooks: access to thousands of free ebooks and audiobooks to check out and download through the OverDrive catalog online. Available for …. Ongoing Children's Book Sale: is in front of the Children's Room bulletin board.
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Your newspaper's future is in good hands
He will now also serve as the Enterprise's digital editor, overseeing its prize-winning website, and social media. With Hale-Spencer, he will manage the paper's day-to-day operations; and … We'll continue, too, to serve as a community bulletin board …
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Livermore Library Honors Volunteers of the Year
… the Rincon and Springtown branch libraries. Gail is instrumental in creating and posting the artwork for the children's room bulletin boards. …. If you'd like to get full access, just sign-up for our free digital edition. Otherwise, enjoy 10 …
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HITEC News: Flyte Systems Launches InfoBoard Touchscreen Airline and Hotel Travel Convenience System

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 25, 2014

Flyte Systems will unveil three hospitality travel service innovations at HITEC in Los Angeles June 23 – 26:


    InfoBoard, a new interactive touchscreen that combines real-time airline flight information with weather, traffic, and social media for easy-to-use travel convenience that saves guests time
    An enhanced EventBoard that joins HD digital signage with cloud-portal interaction for flexible, automated activity-display management that gives guests valuable information in one place and enables staff to update events remotely 24/7
    An Apple-compatible FlytePass boarding pass printing solution for Mac users
Flyte Systems is the leading provider of airport travel information displays and digital signage content for the hospitality industry, digital signage systems, convention centers and related businesses. Click here to request information on Flyte Systems’ airport travel and guest information services.

InfoBoard Glance-and-Go Information Hub Frees Staff, Increases Revenue

“Guests today travel more and expect comprehensive travel information services at their hotels. Flyte Systems’ new InfoBoard delivers this in a cost-effective subscription package,” said Scott Triphahn, Flyte Systems vice president. “InfoBoard is a one-stop, glance-and-go information hub that combines real-time airline arrivals and departures for multiple airports with more than a dozen travel modules. One display provides airline schedules, weather, traffic, and social media, plus local business advertising to increase revenue. It gives guests a one-stop information hub.”

InfoBoard is a 24-hour concierge that frees up staff by giving guests answers to their questions before they ask. InfoBoard pays for itself by enabling hotels to post revenue-enhancing amenities along with local advertising. The system is available in floor-mounted and wall units to match any décor.

EventBoard Offers Remote Scheduling for Automated Event Displays

At HITEC, Flyte Systems will also demonstrate its EventBoard, with a cloud-based management portal that allows staff to remotely update property events and meeting room assignments. Staff can schedule future posts in advance. Coming events appear automatically at an appropriate time and date so guests always see accurate event information.

All Flyte Systems advanced travel information solutions are subscription based, with no software or licensing fees.

Mac-Ready FlytePass Uses 50% Less Power, Sports Edgy New Design

The company’s FlytePass boarding pass printing solution is now Mac-ready for Apple-using properties. FlytePass technology is housed in an edgy hardware design with clean, crisp lines that are on-trend with current hotel design. The elegant, esthetically distinctive, Mac-ready FlytePass uses 50% less power and still delivers the familiar functions and reliability Apple is known for.

Flyte Systems Provides Real-Time Flight Information

Flyte Systems offers a suite of products that serve the traveling public: FlyteBoard, FlytePass, FlyteChannel, FlyteTouch, FlytePad with handheld mobile airline information, and EventBoard. The company’s latest innovation is InfoBoard, which combines airline flight information with total property way-finding, weather, traffic, area attractions, and much more.

    FlyteBoard is a wall, floor, or ceiling mounted high-definition, flat panel screen for lobbies, restaurants, bars, and other public areas, displaying flight information for one or more airports.
    FlytePass combines FlyteTouch with free, secure boarding pass printing. It is available as a standalone unit, or neatly packaged in either an all-wood kiosk or an integrated metal kiosk to match your décor.
    FlyteChannel permits guests to view live airport flight information conveniently and comfortably from their in-room television.
    FlyteTouch enables individual guests to search flight information using an interactive touch screen that displays real-time flight arrivals and departures for one or more airports.
    FlytePad is a mobile-ready service that delivers real-time airline information via the iPad, enabling hotel staff to provide guests with airline information anywhere and anytime.
    EventBoard displays user-configurable meetings and events on screens shared with flight information or on its own dedicated screen.
    InfoBoard is a cost effective touch screen display that saves labor, provides greater guest service, and generates revenue with flight information and so much more.
Many hotels and resorts also use Flyte Systems’ applications to increase revenue with innovative marketing approaches for distressed travelers. For tips on how to generate revenue by providing guests with Flyte Systems airline information, please log on to the Flyte Systems website at http://www.flytesystems.com.

About Flyte Systems

The Flyte Systems Division of Industrial Television Services (ITS), based in Chicago, Illinois, is the leading provider of subscription-based environmentally responsible airport flight information displays for the hospitality, convention center, and digital signage industries and related businesses. It delivers accurate, instant, airport-centric updates of flight information – not FAA-regulated scheduled departure times that may omit last minute changes. Properties are able to differentiate their products and boost customer loyalty and repeat business with ‘glance-and-go’ content critical to a traveler’s day. Flyte Systems’ product suite builds upon ITS’s 50-year history as the leading provider of live flight information to airports, airlines, government agencies, port authorities, and other travel-based businesses. Flyte Systems was formed in 2007 to offer new web-based travel technology and product lines. In addition to using Energy Star-compliant digital displays, Flyte products help significantly reduce energy consumption by eliminating unnecessary trips to the airport. Customers include Marriott, Hyatt, Westin, Embassy Suites, Holiday Inn, Days Inn, Hilton, Doubletree, Hotel Sofitel, Adam’s Mark, Renaissance and Crowne Plaza hotels, independent properties, convention centers, and transportation centers.







AdNation News Exclusive Interviews: Real Estate Trends

New York City, NY December 12, 2012 (PRWEB) December 12, 2012

AdNation News interviews Edina Realty executives Barb Jandric and Lynn Clare, Jonathan Miller, President & CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., and Dr. Jed Kolko, Chief Economist and Head of Analytics, at Trulia, Inc. about 2012 residential real estate trends and what’s in store for 2013.

An Increase in Sales that is Beyond Normal

Thus far in 2012, Edina Realty’s units of sale are up 20 percent over 2011, and this growth is in line with the growth that has occurred in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market, Jandric says. This growth has taken place as foreclosures have slowed drastically, as much as 60 percent from their high, she explains.

“If there is normal anymore, a normal rate of increase in sales is always single-digits,” Jandric says. “You can see what a strain being up 20 percent has on the inventory in the market,” she adds. “I do not want 20 percent growth, I think it might be more than the market can handle,” she explains. “We would be happy with growth being in the three to six percent range,” she comments, noting that growth is measured by the number of units, not by prices.

Plenty of Buyers, Not Enough Inventory

With inventory at a nine-year low, Edina Realty has a challenge that is being faced across the U.S. right now, and is echoed by our interviews with Miller and Dr. Kolko: plenty of buyers, and not enough inventory. In addition to the slowing of foreclosures, Jandric also attributes the lack of buyers to low interest rates. “So many people have refinanced, they stay put for now, because of these low rates,” she comments. Regarding the decline in inventory, “we saw this coming about a year ago,” Jandric says. “We are watching the market every day,” she adds.

At this time, many sellers cannot move forward because “they do not have any appreciation or any equity in their home,” Jandric says. Someone who bought from 2002 to 2008, “they really are not in a position where they can make a move and get some appreciation in their home,” she adds. In addition to homeowners who are “underwater” on their mortgages, there are some who would essentially walk away, even if they sold their home, because the equity in that home would mostly be swallowed by the remainder of the mortgage as well as closing costs. “At the end of the day, if they are walking away even, they don’t really have equity,” she explains.

Dr. Kolko notes that inventory is particularly tight in Arizona, California, and Nevada, which have relatively short foreclosure processes, “much less time than it takes in New York, New Jersey, Florida, or Illinois.” Those states with shorter processes “are much more of the way through their foreclosures than a lot of East Coast states are,” he says. With fewer foreclosed homes on the market, “that’s trunking the inventory,” he explains.

Miller, who is based in New York, explains that in New York and Miami, “you have got housing prices effectively stable or flat, and you have got inventory falling sharply, and falling fairly consistently for the last 18 to 24 months.” He adds, “There is a link between inventory falling and credit being tight.”

“Sellers become buyers when they sell, or they become renters,” Miller comments. “If you bought something five or seven years ago, and you sell it today, when you bought it, you bought it for 10 percent down,” he explains. “Today, you need 20 percent,” he notes.

Tighter credit has frustrated many who “are looking at low rates, and want to take advantage of the opportunity, but do not qualify to trade up,” Miller says. “Realtors are scratching their heads, with rates at record lows, and affordability higher than ever, but not enough inventory,” he comments.

Out-of-Home Marketing to Grow Inventory

Growing inventory was a focus of Edina’s 2012 campaign, and its new advertising agency, Preston Kelly, was selected to help Edina grow inventory more into 2013. As Lynn Clare, Vice President of Marketing since 2000, explains, “our out-of-home campaign this year will focus on encouraging people to list homes by demonstrating that homes are selling.”

Clare notes that out-of-home marketing will be a major emphasis for the company because “it gives us the best reach for our money.” She adds, “It allows us to capture maximum impressions along all of the main traffic arteries in our market with large 14 by 48 foot bulletins.” Edina will also be using “smaller boards to bring our message to specific neighborhoods, where we are in need of more inventory or market share,” she explains.

The Increased Importance of Digital Advertising

Miller notes that “97 percent of all home searches begin on the Internet.” Dr. Kolko explains that Trulia, an online real estate marketplace, is not a replacement for agents. “We help consumers find agents,” he adds. “One of the things that we offer is a national audience for listings,” he explains. “We find that about one-third of the searches on our site cross state lines,” he comments.

Edina Realty has eschewed television advertising for several years, due to its cost; digital advertising has become an increasingly important part of its messaging. In 2013, Edina’s “on-line campaign will focus on the launch of our new mobile, iPhone, and iPad apps,” Clare comments. Digital marketing “will also be used to support our open-house events, and drive consumers to begin their home search right from our banner ad widget.”

More Inventory on the Horizon?

Miller predicts that, in much of the U.S., we will soon see more foreclosures come into the market. In 2010, “there was a tsunami of foreclosures coming on the market,” he says. In October 2010, the “robo-signing” scandal erupted in the media, when major lenders were “rubber-stamping foreclosure notices by the tens of thousands.” As a result of this scandal, in 2011, “foreclosure volume fell by one-third, not because it was getting better, but because the servicers were afraid to foreclose, as they were subject to lawsuits and litigation.”

By all measures, new construction is rebounding. Dr. Kolko notes that in San Francisco, rates of new construction have already returned to normal, even as it is still quite low in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Sacramento. In Minnesota, where most of Edina’s offices are, Jandric believes that a “normal market that brings in construction the way it needs to” is a couple of years away, although “we still have a tremendous amount of construction.”

High-End Real Estate as the New Global Currency

In New York and Miami, and in some other markets (including Phoenix), there has been growth at the high-end of the market due to foreign buyers, flush with cash. Affluent Brazilian buyers “single-handedly revived the Miami market,” Miller says. Prices of high-end real estate in Brazil “are so astronomical, they are coming here, it is a bargain.” High-net-worth buyers from overseas are treating U.S. luxury real estate “as some sort of safe haven, really for capital preservation, as opposed to making some sort of return,” he comments. Miller notes the irony of this, seeing as “real estate and mortgages were the cause of the credit crunch.” In San Francisco, Dr. Kolko notes, there has also been growth at the high-end of the market, and much of that growth has been fueled not from overseas but from those who have become wealthy from technology companies.

Thus far, this trend has not taken place in Minnesota, Jandric says. “I think 93 percent of the people who buy in Minnesota are from Minnesota,” she comments, noting that Minnesota is not a warm-weather location like Phoenix and thus does not draw as many second-home buyers. Jandric has seen one sign of growth at the high-end, however: lakeshore property as second homes. At one point, “lakeshore was absolutely dead in the water,” she explains. “We are starting to see that market pick up again, and have a pulse, although it still has a long way to go,” she adds.

Miller notes that there have been “record prices set at the top sliver of the market,” including a recent $ 47 million single-family home sold in Miami and two sales over $ 90 million in New York City.

Looking Ahead

Policy made in Washington always has the ability to impact the real estate market. “We are watching closely to see what happens with capital gains’ taxes, and with interest deductions on mortgages,” Jandric says. Edina Realty will continue to monitor potential policy changes, and this would be the case no matter who had been elected in the 2012 cycle.

Miller believes that uncertainties about future policy, i.e. the “fiscal cliff” that will occur when tax cuts signed by President Bush in 2001 and 2003 expire, have weighed on the minds of many potential sellers. “What do sellers do when they do not know what to do? They do not do anything; they sit,” Miller comments.

Much of the East Coast is still reeling from Hurricane Sandy. “Typically after a big disaster, lots of new home construction and sales are delayed,” Dr. Kolko says. “At the end of the construction season, new home construction might get pushed into next year,” he explains. “At the same time, there will be an urgent need for repair,” he adds.

“Demand for construction work and rebuilding goes way up after a disaster,” Dr. Kolko says. “Even though that will not be construction of new homes, there will be a lot of repair to existing homes,” he comments. “Hurricanes tend to push up prices a bit, depending on how much housing gets destroyed,” he adds.

“Aside from the most extreme disasters like Hurricane Katrina, people typically do not leave the area permanently,” Dr. Kolko says. “If the disaster reduces the housing stock a bit without reducing the population, that will push prices up,” he adds.

Biographies

Barb Jandric became President of Edina Realty in 2011 after a long career with the company. Lynn Clare has been Vice President of Marketing at Edina since 2000. Edina Realty is part of HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and is the largest residential real estate company in the Midwest with more than $ 5.5 billion in annual sales. It has been the leading real estate broker in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market for 12 consecutive years.

Edina Realty

6800 France Avenue South, Suite 600

Edina, Minnesota 55435

952-928-5900

http://www.edinarealty.com

Dr. Jed Kolko holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He oversees research programs for Trulia, and previously held leadership positions at the non-profit Public Policy Institute of California as well as Forrester Research. He has also worked for what is now the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as well as the World Bank. Trulia is an online real estate marketplace, which displays 4.5 million residential real estate listings and receives 22 million unique users each month.

Trulia, Inc.

116 New Montgomery Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, California 94105

415-648-4358

http://www.trulia.com

Jonathan Miller co-founded Miller Samuel, a family-owned real estate appraisal and consulting firm, in 1986. He publishes market reports for Miami and New York that are considered the “report of record,” and relied upon by government and financial institutions and members of the media. He represents the residential real estate sector on New York’s Mayor’s Economic Advisory Panel, and has been quoted in national media including “The New York Times” and “The Wall Street Journal.”

Miller Samuel Inc.

21 West 38th Street

New York, New York 10018

http://www.millersamuel.com







PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. Featured Media Sponsor for US News STEM Solutions Conference

Boise, ID (PRWEB) April 18, 2014

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. (PCSV), is pleased to be the featured media sponsor for the US NEWS STEM Solutions Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

This year’s US NEWS STEM Solutions Conference, will be held at Walter E. Washington Convention Center due to the sponsorship of such great companies as Raytheon, Chevron, Battelle, American Petroleum Institute, Texas Instruments, Motorola, University of Phoenix, Hyundai, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Ingersoll Rand, Stem Connector and others.

The US News STEM Solutions Conference is a premier national leadership conference providing a forum for the entire network of STEM experts seeking to develop and prepare the US workforce to fill STEM jobs. Seeking to be a bridge to the STEM community, PCS will be meeting with strategic leaders in the STEM community to provide valuable expertise from our 25 year experience in delivering hands-on STEM educational experiences for K-12 students.

This year’s US News STEM Solutions Conference will be an excellent venue for the launch of our new domestic products developed with our partner, Curious Media. PCS will be announcing the launch of our new digital content and interactive curriculum at the conference.

The PCS Edventures professional development team with proven expertise in providing workshops for K-12 educators, will be networking with national educators to facilitate ways to create a flexible, supportive and communicative environment for K-12 students. The PCS team will be demonstrating the new robotics controller software and interactive curriculum while sharing the importance of hands-on, manipulative based activities and the effect it has on student learning.

A national focus in the STEM community is engaging K-6 girls with hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s STEM Solutions Conference will be a perfect place to share our Girls Can Build program and curriculum recently developed in the PCS EdventuresLab and continue to inspire the next generation of female inventors, engineers, programmers and business leaders who will solve the greatest problems of the 21st century.

About PCS Edventures!com, Inc.:

PCS Edventures!com, Inc. (PCSV) designs and delivers educational products, teacher training, curriculum and services to the K-16 market which provide 21st century learning skills. PCS programs emphasize “hands-on” learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and have been deployed at over 6,000 sites in all 50 United States and over 17 foreign countries. Additional information on PCS STEM products may be found at http://www.edventures.com.

PCS Edventures!com, Inc. is headquartered in Boise, Idaho and its common stock is listed in the OTC Bulletin Board under the sticker symbol, “PCSV.”

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from such statements.

Contact Information:

Investor Contact: Robert Grover, CEO 1-800-429-3110 x 119

Investor Relations: Jolene Anderson 1-800-429-3110 x 121

Investor Relations Website: http:/http://www.edventures.com/investors







ForexMinute Publishes the Latest Bitcoin News about BOTs Recent Warning

London, UK (PRWEB) March 20, 2014

ForexMinute, one of the leading forex news portals, is also known to publish the very latest Bitcoin news. Today it published yet another news article that discussed the Bank of Thailand’s sudden take on Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies.

Reported by ForexMinute’s long-term Bitcoin expert Mr. Deepak Tiwari, the new news-article reveled the antipathy of BOT towards Bitcoin. As per the report, the national bank said that Bitcoin is not a currency and its use comes with inherent risks, while also mentioning that the Bitcoin’s status in Thailand has been extensively improved since last year, when it was on the brink of being banned.

Meanwhile, Mr. Tiwari’s representation of the facts also suggested the BOT’s perceptions towards Bitcoin, explaining how the organization thinks that Bitcoin is electronic data and is far from being called a “currency” in the first place. The bank also pointed out the lack of proper regulations over Bitcoin that has made it so volatile, a sentiment that was once shared by Deutsche Bundesbank board member Carl Ludwig Thiele.

“Although the latest warning on the behalf of the Bank of Thailand is a concern for the supporters of the digital currency, silver line in the entire episode is that the message can be interpreted that there is no ban on Bitcoin,” wrote Mr. Tiwari. “Earlier in July 2013, Thai-based Bitcoin exchange Bitcoin Co Ltd had to shut its operations due to lack of legality.”

The ForexMinute founder and a renowned finance expert Jonathan Millet too presented his view on the news, saying that a warning cannot be considered as an outright ban. It depends on the choices of people whether are they are willing to take investment risks in Bitcoin or not. Bank of Thailand has simply done its job.

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