While politics have their seasons and financial markets go up and down, America’s love for puppies is constant. That’s the primary reason entertainment entrepreneurs at CHANNEMALS LLC have re-vamped and re-energized thepuppychannel.com, a website dedicated to “all things puppies.” In addition to the opportunity to upload their puppy videos, photos, art, and audio, the site enables puppy fans to meet one another, and to share videos and commentary.

The rebuilt site comes online again just in time to join with others trying to help the Obama family choose America’s First Dog, as viewers are now invited to nominate the next White House puppy.

Thepuppychannel.com^® now includes:

• A more user-friendly format
• Puppy videos, picture shows and audio (including some original music)
• A free “personal puppy video player” — being offered for a limited time — that allows visitors to display content from thepuppychannel.com on their blogs, websites or social networking pages like MySpace and Facebook
• An online “store” that offers shirts, hats and other items for women, men, pets, babies and bigger kids, showing The Puppy Channel^® logo or puppy pictures, a CD, and a popular 1-hour DVD.

Accenting public contributions like the popular “puppycam” content being circulated online, seasoned TV creative people will produce videos designed to generate pass-along, and to establish the site as the ultimate destination for the best and most entertaining puppy-centric content. Videos on the site have been provided by the public and industry professionals, including Bob “Casey” Kasarda, former videographer-producer of a nationally syndicated TV show and a CBS-affiliate station.

Dan FitzSimons, the company’s managing partner, said, “Whether they’re nominations for First Dog, best breed, or favorite puppy, our viewers can upload thousands of videos and pictures thanks to the tried and true Endavo Media Internet TV platform we use. (www.endavomedia.com) It allows us to deliver a high quality Web 2.0 entertainment experience that’s easy to use. Plus, it gives us the flexibility to offer new features as we grow, like live streaming and user-generated contests, in the same player we have right now.”

Now more than ever, Americans can use a “puppy break” between confronting the challenges of the times. And with more than 10 billion online videos being watched every month, The Puppy Channel people believe this type of entertainment just might help us all feel a bit better — and maybe help the new First Family, as well.

CHANNEMALS LLC is based in Clearwater, Florida. FitzSimons, its chief executive, has created and produced video, audio, and printed communication commercially, including advertising, training, information and entertainment pieces for national and international organizations. He also co-created the websites for his communications firm and The Puppy Channel.

ECOocity announced today that it has launched its online retail site. In today’s environmentally conscious climate the need for eco-friendly or “green” products and solutions has never been greater. ECOocity now gives consumers a true one-stop shopping option for virtually all types of lifestyle products with one thing in common they promote a better and healthier environment.

ECOocity’s online store offers everything from outdoor gardening products, home goods, electronics and children’s items. ECOocity’s vision is two-fold. Firstly, ECOocity wants to make eco-friendly products available to a larger consumer base. Secondly, they have selected products that will ensure that consumers do not sacrifice comfort or quality.

“There has been a real push to buy ‘green’ over that last few years,” said ECOocity President and founder Daniela Fischer. “I think buying eco-friendly or ‘green’ has become more of a consideration to consumers. But what we found is that not many consumers really understood how many options they have or where to find eco-friendly or green products. Now consumers don’t have to devote time to search for green products. They can simply go to our retail site and get a full catalog of products that are all eco-friendly. Consumers will see, that for almost everything they use today, there is an eco-friendly alternative that will not only give you the same level of use and functionality as their non-green counterparts, but in most cases the quality is actually better.”

Two good examples are the Sun Table and the ECO Laundry Balls. The Sun Table is an outdoor table and solar generator, which provides consumers with optimal convenience by having a functional outdoor table that also captures and stores solar energy.

The ECO Laundry Balls are a detergent-free alternative to conventional washing powders. They provide superior cleaning without polluting our water supply, reducing the lifespan of washing machines or damaging clothing and are perfect for people with sensitive skin.

ECOocity’s online catalog is extensive and will continuously grow as they try to bring more and more eco-friendly living options to consumers.

Source: ECOocity

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Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, Sears.com today announced the launch of Sears2go a mobile commerce Web site. Sears2go, which enables customers to find and buy select Sears.com merchandise from their mobile phone, is the first on-the-go technology offered by a US retailer, pairing mobile commerce with Sears’ best in class in-store pickup.

In Sears’ continued effort to innovate and serve our customers as they adopt new technologies, Sears2go makes it easier than ever to cut out the holiday shopping hassles and shop from the convenience of your mobile phone,” said Ravi Acharya, Director of eCommerce at Sears Holdings. “More and more customers are using their mobile phones to shop online and Sears2go is completely geared for mobile devices with an emphasis on speed, usability and security. So, whether you’re stuck on the commuter train or waiting for your child’s holiday concert to begin, you can get your shopping done - ultimately leaving more time for you!

Sears2go lets customers select products from a wide variety of categories, including apparel, electronics and computers, fitness and sports, jewelry, tools, toys and games with home delivery or in store pickup.

After purchasing an item on Sears2go, shoppers picking up their order in store will receive a text message alert when their merchandise is ready for pick-up.

Many of the same features available on Sears.com will be available through Sears2go, providing a streamlined, consistent experience. Functional features, such as product search/browsing, shopping cart and checkout, gifts, product reviews, store locator, special offers and order status make mobile shopping just as easy as shopping online.

Text SHOP to 73277 or visit Sears2go.com on your mobile phone. Standard text messaging rates may apply.

About Sears Holdings Corporation

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is the nation’s fourth largest broadline retailer with over $50 billion in annual revenues and approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands’ End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The company is the nation’s largest provider of home services, with more than 13 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears Holdings’ website at http://www.searsholdings.com/.

Shutterfly, Inc., the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, today announced a new collection of Invitations and Thank You Cards designed to help customers add their personal touch to every holiday celebration. Available at www.shutterfly.com/designercards, these new card offerings expand on Shutterfly’s premium Designer Card collection to include both photo and non-photo based cards, creating a one-stop place to shop for all of their card occasion needs.

With exclusive designs from industry-leading card designers such as Boatman Geller, Erin Condren, Fontaine Maury and Fresh Lemonade, Shutterfly offers a large selection to meet a wide range of personal styles and tastes. Since each card is printed at Shutterfly’s industry-leading digital printing facilities, the Company guarantees the quality of every card and can promptly fulfill orders even during the hectic holiday season.

“Our customers continually ask for new and creative ways to connect with friends and family,” said Shutterfly Card Stylist Stephanie Roeder. “Now with our expanded Designer Card portfolio, customers can send stylish invitations – whether it’s an intimate New Year’s Eve Dinner Party or a surprise 40th Birthday Bash – there’s a design for every occasion. And with Shutterfly’s new collection of Thank You Card designs, customers can have their own set of personalized Thank You Cards to spread their gratitude throughout the season.”

To further simplify holiday-related correspondence this year, the Shutterfly Card Stylist offers customers the following tips and pointers for their Invitations and Thank You Notes:

Please join us…

* The holiday season is busy for everyone and schedules book quickly. Send Invitations as early as you like, but most guests won’t RSVP until after Thanksgiving. It takes only a few minutes to personalize your Invitation on Shutterfly, so better to order while it’s top of mind.
* Consider the tone and theme of your party when choosing an Invitation and writing the text. Shutterfly makes it easy by coordinating the font with the design and includes expanded preview features, so you can be sure the look of your words will match the feeling.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness …

* Always be prompt with a thank you – order your Thank You Notes in advance of gifting occasions, and keep an extra set on hand to acknowledge unexpected gestures and gifts.
* Personalized Thank You Cards make a great gift for the host or hostess.
* Get the whole family involved in saying thanks with a handwritten note on a set of Shutterfly’s custom-made Designer Cards with the family’s name. This is a great way to introduce children early to proper thank you etiquette – even a single sentence can go a long way in expressing gratitude.
* And a good reminder, especially at this time of year when we hear from distant family and friends, always send a physical thank you for a gift not opened in the giver’s presence.

Shutterfly’s new Designer Invitations and Thank You Cards measure 5″x7″ and are printed on premium 110 lb matte cardstock. The single-sided cards are sold in sets of 12 or 25 and include lined envelopes. For more information on Shutterfly’s new Designer Cards, please visit www.shutterfly.com/designercards.

About Shutterfly

Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. is the leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service. Shutterfly provides high quality products and world class services that make it easy, convenient and fun for consumers to preserve their digital photos in a creative and thoughtful manner. Shutterfly’s flagship product is its award-winning Photo Book line, which helps consumers celebrate memories and tell their stories in professionally bound coffee table books. More information about Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY) is available at www.shutterfly.com. Shutterfly and Shutterfly.com are trademarks of Shutterfly, Inc.

For the first time, technology companies, election officials, and organizations on both sides of the political spectrum are working together to ensure that voters have easy access to election information online and on their mobile phones.

In partnership with state and local election officials, the Voting Information Project (http://www.votinginfoproject.org) and the League of Women Voters (http://www.lwv.org/Election2008/index.html), Google has released US Voter Info (http://maps.google.com/vote), an effort to simplify and centralize election information. With a few clicks, voters can find where to cast their ballots from now until Election Day.

Any group or individual with a website can make voting information available by embedding a simple search box on their site (http://tinyurl.com/6lgmxc). You can also get similar results on your mobile phone by going to m.google.com/elections or searching for the word “vote” with your address on Google Maps for Mobile.

Find more details about our efforts to get out the vote on the Official Google Blog.

Logitech Wireless Guitar, Premiere Edition Features Wood Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Metal Frets, Gig Bag

Logitech today announced the Logitech® Wireless Guitar Controller, Premiere Edition for the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems – enabling gamers to play like a rock star. The premiere edition of the Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller is the first in Logitech’s planned line of premium peripherals for the world’s best-selling music-based video game franchise. The guitar is licensed by Activision Publishing, Inc. for all Guitar Hero® games, including the highly anticipated Guitar Hero® World Tour. Featuring authentic materials – including a wood neck, a rosewood fingerboard and metal frets – the Wireless Guitar Controller is for gamers who truly want to flex their Star Power.

“There’s no better feeling than being the guy with the best instrument when you walk into your friend’s house to jam on Guitar Hero,” said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech’s director of product marketing for gaming. “We designed this guitar for that experience. From the humbucker to the metal frets, the whammy bar to the metal tuners, the Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller gives you the credibility you rightfully deserve.”

To provide even more realism for those who love to jam on Guitar Hero, the premiere edition of the Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller uses the authentic materials you’d expect to see on a real rock guitar. In addition to the metal frets and metal tuning peg handles, the rosewood fingerboard and wood neck, Logitech’s design offers the one-piece contoured shape preferred by many of the world’s leading rock guitarists. To match the wood neck, the Wireless Guitar Controller features a crimson body.

“As the leading producer of peripheral devices, Logitech is delivering on its promise to provide high-quality, premium guitars for our number one franchise,” said Charles Huang, vice president business development for RedOctane. “With this new controller, Logitech is giving Guitar Hero fans the opportunity to unleash their inner rock stars in a new, authentic way.”

To minimize button noise, Logitech uses rubber dome technology on the fret board controls, the same material used in its award-winning keyboards. The guitar controller also incorporates a New Touch-Sensitive Neck Slider, located so strumming is not always necessary to rack up the points. Additionally, the Neck Slider can be used in Guitar Hero World Tour’s new Music Studio to create an even wider away of sounds.

So you’ll be free to go where the music moves you, the Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller uses 2.4 GHz wireless technology to provide a range of up to 30 feet from the console. Just plug the USB receiver into the console and you’re ready to rock. In addition, a gig bag protects your guitar when you’re on the road and provides pocket space for your game discs and wireless receivers. Offering hundreds of hours of battery life, the Wireless Guitar Controller gives you enough juice to perform a festival’s worth of hits, encores included. The Wireless Guitar Controller requires two AA batteries to operate.

Pricing and Availability

The Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller, Premiere Edition is expected to be available in the U.S. in December for a suggested retail price of $249.99 (U.S.).

About Guitar Hero World Tour

When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. The latest installment in the best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero’s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player “Battle of the Bands,” which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever.

About Logitech

Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company’s Web site at www.logitech.com.

© 2008 Activision Publishing, Inc. Guitar Hero, Activision and RedOctane are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.

“PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Used with Permission.

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All Titles Available for Immediate Viewing or Download: With Stories Read by Famous Voices Including Nick Cannon, Kelly Ripa, Kevin Bacon and Talent from The Creative Coalition

Speakaboos (www.Speakaboos.com) today launched its online children’s library, featuring storybook videos of well-known children’s stories read by some of the leading voices in entertainment and members of the nonprofit advocacy organization, The Creative Coalition. The site debuted in beta, and already offers over 35 titles with audio provided by talented actors and musicians such as Kevin Bacon, Nick Cannon, Kelly Ripa, Kerry Washington, Marcia Gay Harden, Harry Shearer and Chazz Palminteri. The titles, including Arthur, Goldilocks, The Ugly Duckling, Old McDonald and Aesop’s Fables are available for immediate viewing online for free, and can also be downloaded for offline viewing and on portable media devices, with at least fifteen percent of revenue contributed directly to the National Education Association (NEA) to support children’s literacy and The Creative Coalition (TCC).

With an additional 30 titles expected before the end of the year, Speakaboos will provide a safe, fun and educational online destination for children and parents alike. For children, each story is accompanied by educational activities, games and contests that they can play alongside their parents. Parents and teachers enjoy story guides, lesson plans based on national education standards, community content and resources that reinforce the educational lessons at home and in the classroom.

“Our aim is to reinvigorate the art of storytelling by combining the traditional reading experience with technology and entertainment,” said Noelle Millholt, Associate Publisher of Speakaboos. “We’ve seen a very passionate response from celebrities who are readily willing to participate, and we’re thrilled to be able to back our commitment to education by providing a portion of the proceeds from every title to the National Education Association and The Creative Coalition.”

The National Education Association is the nation’s leading organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA has 3.2 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to graduate programs.

The Creative Coalition is the premier nonprofit, nonpartisan social and political advocacy organization of the entertainment industry. TCC educates and mobilizes leaders in the arts community on issues of public importance, specifically in the areas of First Amendment rights, arts advocacy, and public education.

“We are thrilled that Speakaboos has chosen to support The Creative Coalition,” said Robin Bronk, Executive Director of The Creative Coalition. “We are excited to work on this project that utilizes the power of the internet to serve as an educational resource for children and their families. It’s a terrific example of how technology enhances the learning process.”

The entire Speakaboos library is available for viewing online for free on Speakaboos.com and available for download at $0.99 per title. Select titles that are combined into albums are available for the price of $8.99 per album.

About Speakaboos

Speakaboos (www.Speakaboos.com) publishes exceptional digital content for children. Speakaboos strives to improve the lives of children and their families through education, fun, and funding and features classic stories such as Arthur, Snow White and Aesop’s Fables read by today’s biggest stars. All of its “storybook videos” are accompanied by original illustrations and music and link to educational activities, games and contests that children can play alongside their parents. Speakaboos partners with premier educational organizations such as the National Education Association and The Creative Coalition, and contributes 15% of all revenues in return for distribution and promotion to over 3 million teachers and administrators. Speakaboos is currently in beta and is introducing a growing catalog of stories, fairy tales, nursery rhymes and lullabies.

A groundbreaking new cell phone service was unveiled today that may soon become a personal security device used by the nearly 250 million mobile phone users in the U.S.

My Mobile Witness is a new cell phone service that stores photos or text and warehouses the information for the sole use by law enforcement authorities.

The breakthrough technology is fast and simple to use: an individual takes a photo or creates a text message and sends it to their individual account where it is stored in the My Mobile Witness digital vault. The photo is time-stamped and stored on a secure site accessible only to law enforcement officials who have limited “active case” or subpoena access to the information when the images may be relevant.

One of the differences between this service and 911 is that the photo taken is non-invasive to the subject and non-engaging of law enforcement unless an incident actually occurs.

When an account holder sends a picture or text message it creates a record of their individual situation, to be used as a warning if someone later threatens them with harm. I have already sent your image/my location/your license plate etc, to My Mobile Witness. If I am harmed in any way, evidence has already been posted and is accessible to law enforcement. If nothing happens to me nothing happens to the picture.

Ronald E. Knight, a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent based in Denver, believes My Mobile Witness is “one of the most powerful and unique law enforcement tools he has seen for personal security.” According to Knight, the list of high profile crimes that may have been prevented had this technology been available “makes this a compelling tool for any law enforcement agent who has worked on a missing person case.”

The service is being offered for free by My Mobile Witness, Inc.. According to Knight, although the uses for the service are numerous among the many cell phone user demographics, he anticipates the service will be particularly appealing to young adults, including high school and college students, “who are adept at cell phone use and regularly record their social lives using their cell phones.”

My Mobile Witness developers believe the service will quickly become an added security measure for individuals who may not necessarily be facing a dangerous situation but simply want to record their location as a precaution.

For example, a young couple hiking a new remote trail when the weather begins to turn bad can record a trail sign or marker. A single woman looking at real estate in an unfamiliar neighborhood takes a picture of a street sign. A family gets a flat tire on a deserted road at night and snaps a photo of their location while waiting for help or the license plate of someone offering them a ride.

Or perhaps a woman on an internet blind date or spring break asks to take a picture of the person she is meeting for the first time, she casually sends it to her account at My Mobile Witness. If the date later becomes inappropriate or threatening she informs him she has sent the picture to My Mobile Witness which can be used by Law Enforcement or the courts if needed.

My Mobile Witness features a simple, three-step sign up process. First, an individual goes to www.mymobilewitness.com and clicks on “Create an Account” and fills in the field. Second, you “Create a Profile” and click on Finish Registration. The last step is “Activate Your Service,” which sends your account information to the secure My Mobile Witness database and provides the user instructions on how to use your individual My Mobile Witness account.

Once an individual signs up for the free service images are stored in a secure database for six months and can only be retrieved by law enforcement officials.

The new Web site, www.FloridaInstituteForSmokingCessation.com, serves as a resource for those seeking information on nicotine dependence and the positive effects of providing smoking cessation coverage as a standard health benefit.

“This Web site is an exciting step towards creating a healthier, more productive work force in Florida,” said Brenda Olsen, chief operating officer of the American Lung Association of the Southeast and co-chair of FISC. “By providing comprehensive smoking-cessation coverage as a standard health benefit, employers can improve the health of their employees and also save money in the process.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that smoking cessation benefits for employees include at least four 30-minute counseling sessions, coverage for all FDA-approved prescription and over-the-counter smoking cessation treatments, as well as counseling and medication for at least two smoking cessation attempts per year — all with low or no co-pays or deductibles.

  Site Content Highlights:

  Economic Study

The FISC Web site contains data on valuable cost-savings for employers who provide smoking-cessation benefits, including a study by the Washington Economics Group that found smoking costs Florida’s economy more than $20 billion per year.

The study estimated that each dollar spent on smoking cessation programs will yield $1.90 to $5.75 in gains for Florida employers, insurers and governments. When a smoker does quit smoking successfully, a full 25 percent of the total financial benefits go to his or her employer in the form of increased productivity and reduced absenteeism.

In the Spotlight

The site’s “In the Spotlight” feature profiles CSX Transportation, a company leading the way in the battle against nicotine addiction, which adopted a “hate smoking but help the smoker” attitude.

CSX reports the company’s immediate health care cost savings exceeded $365,000 in the first two months after initiating smoking cessation coverage. At such rates, CSX estimates it could save $3 million in medical costs and an additional $3 million in increased productivity each year.

“We plan to update our site frequently and are looking forward to adding more features in the coming weeks, including a tool kit to help employers implement smoking cessation programs at their businesses,” Olsen said.

The Florida Institute for Smoking Cessation is a joint project of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and the American Lung Association of the Southeast to educate, inform and build consensus among employers, government and healthcare providers for making smoking cessation assistance accessible to all smokers who want to quit. Some of our members include: AARP Florida, American Heart Association, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Public Health Association, Pfizer and the National Kidney Foundation of Florida and several other public health, policy and business leaders.

CONTACT: Erica Villanueva