Wdebate.com Opens Registration for Live Online Video Debate Website

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Gun control is pointless. Women shouldn't be allowed in military combat. Creationism doesn't belong in public schools. Do you agree? Disagree? If you hold strong, intelligent opinions on today's most pressing issues, then you're a perfect candidate for Wdebate.com, a new and unique venue for watching and participating in live online video debate.

Since the first televised presidential debates in 1960, the persuasive power of visual argument has had an enormous influence on contemporary culture. Yet despite the many technological advances of the past 50 years, average citizens have lacked a public forum in which they too can engage in video debate. But now, they have one: Wdebate.com, the first live online video debate website.

Wdebate.com is:

- A first-of-its-kind website for live, one-on-one video debate on specific hot-button issues
- An intelligent, socially engaged online community that participates via watching, commenting on, and recording debates at Wdebate.com
- A platform for broadcasting debates to a broader audience on blogs and websites via Wdebate.com’s video embedding capability

In preparation for its pending launch, Wdebate.com is announcing an open invitation to all interested debaters. Provide your name and email address to request your invitation, and Wdebate.com will make you one of the first opinion shapers to participate in their groundbreaking online debate format.

At Wdebate.com, registered users will be able to watch, participate in, comment on, respond to, and record structured, one-on-one debates...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 04/30/2013
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Mens-Wedding-Rings.com Focuses on the Groom

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With its uniquely focused product selection, Mens-Wedding-Rings.com (MWR) offers grooms a one-stop shop for finding the wedding ring of their dreams. Over the past year Mens-Wedding-Rings has focused on expanding its already successful business, diversifying its market presence and improving the customer shopping experience. 

Amid these key changes, MWR has remained true to the core values that made it so popular with shoppers in the first place: selling high quality men’s wedding bands at everyday low prices and offering superior customer service.

As brick-and-mortar stores continue to lose their foothold in the jewelry market, Mens-Wedding-Rings.com allows customers to find the best deals on men’s wedding bands from the convenience of their own homes. Unlike other prominent online jewelry stores, Mens-Wedding-Rings has been laser-like in its product selection – there are no women’s engagement rings or other accessories to wade through. While technically a small business, Mens-Wedding-Rings competes with some of the largest online retailers of men’s wedding rings. 

Unlike these bigger corporations, MWR’s more streamlined approach has lent it the agility with which to respond instantaneously to customer demand and feedback. One prime example is MWR’s selection of men’s large size rings (one of the biggest online), which was developed after shoppers commented on the difficulty of finding attractive wedding rings that would fit their fingers...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 04/25/2013
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Sendola.com Launches Tool To Send Contact Details To Website Visitors' Phones

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Sendola, a free new tool for business owners to add to their websites, was launched this month by Plus Telecom Ltd, a UK telecom services provider.

Sendola's unique feature gives a user the ability to request contact and location details from any business website be sent to thier phone in seconds. The app is especially useful for businesses who rely on customer calls or foot traffic.  Sendola is a valuable tool that can convert website visitors to real-world customers.

Marketing and Culture manager of Leon Restaurants -and Sendola client- Megan Bailey, said "Sendola is perfect. It gives people who would like to pop in to our restaurants all the information they need to find us easily, exactly where it's most accessible - in their mobile."

Their are multiple business details which can be requested/sent to website visitors using Sendola,  including phone numbers, maps, addressess, email address, URLs, social links, business hours,  parking info, directions, street view and more.

Sendola can send these details to any mobile phone, meaning the website visitor is not required to have the app on their phone. This effectively removes barriers restricting a website visitor from using Sendola. With Sendola the website visitor receives and...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 04/24/2013
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BeyondOCD.org Tackles Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatments and Information

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BeyondOCD.org is a leading resource to help those with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) to get beyond OCD. OCD can be very disruptive in the lives of those who suffer from this frequently misunderstood affliction and their families. Since 1994, the mission of Beyond OCD (originally known as OCD Chicago) has been to outline options for OCD treatment, therapy and support for educators, clergy, families and the mental health professional community to address OCD.

Beyond OCD is the most comprehensive list of resources for this neurobiological anxiety disorder for adults and children of all backgrounds. Find the symptoms and causes of OCD and how to manage this disorder.

BeyondOCD.org is a place to share personal stories, data and reading material for OCD facts, OCD sufferers and to dispel OCD myths. BeyondOCD.org provides insight from professionals in the medical field on industry news, trends, technologies, therapies , new resources and more including helpful guides on specific topics published in English and Spanish.

OCDEducationStation.org is another website owned by BeyondOCD.org that is specifically geared to educators and administrators facing the struggle with OCD in schools including universities around the world. 

OCD Chicago changed to Beyond OCD in May 2012 to broaden the topics and horizons outside the Chicago area to provide OCD resources, facts and guides in English and Spanish to people afflicted with OCD in all 50 states and more than 100 countries worldwide. Beyond OCD is spreading the message that OCD can be managed successfully. 

Visit BeyondOCD.org or call 773-661-9530 for information. Media inquiries welcome...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 01/10/2013
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Property-abroad.com Relaunches Overseas Property Site With 170,000 Properties From 100 Countries

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Property-abroad.com is a primary destination for the overseas property buyer or investor.  The site was founded in 2000 and has recently been re-launched by CEO Les Calvert. 

Calvert commented about the site, "Property-abroad.com originally offered reliable information on the overseas property market, which was then receiving a lot of media attention and hyperbole.  As the site gained respect in the community it served, it grew in size and scope and came to be regarded as one of the internet's foremost overseas property information resource.  As a result, property-abroad.com is now in a position to provide a purchaser of holiday property, an investor in apartments or houses for rental or a would-be expatriate with all the information he or she needs, beginning with property listings for countries across the world and taking in legal and financial information for the countries the site covers". 

When the site initially launched, the overseas property search offered just a few hundred properties.  Now the site has over 170,000 listings from over 100 countries worldwide and continues to grow daily.  The database is shared with property-abroad.com's satellite sites each dealing with individual countries.

A Buyer's Guide section offers country-specific information on each country, dealing with investment property, apartments and holiday property.  The focus is on practicalities and each section aims to prepare the buyer for that part of the purchase process...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 01/09/2013
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HypothyroidMom.com Launches Thyroid Advocacy Site For Moms With Hypothyroidism

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The Thyroid Federation International estimates there are up to 300 million people worldwide with thyroid dysfunction, yet over half are unaware of their condition. The mission of HypothyroidMom.com is clear - to drive awareness.

Hypothyroid Mom reveals research on the dangers of hypothyroidism and pregnancy, including miscarriage, still birth, infertility, maternal anemia, pre-eclampsia, placental abruption, postpartum hemorrhage, premature delivery, low birth weight, and deficits in intellectual development in infants. The literature sited also links an under active thyroid to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's. Despite the research connecting hypothyroidism to many of the deadliest diseases of our time, the lack of awareness is pervasive.

Founder Dana Trentini was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid, following the birth of her first son in 2006. She trusted her doctors never once thinking they might not know everything about hypothyroidism, especially when she became pregnant again in late 2008. She would later learn that her NYC doctors did not know enough about hypothyroidism, especially the dangers of hypothyroidism and pregnancy. Under their care her TSH, the gold standard for thyroid function, reached levels far above the safe range for pregnancy and she miscarried. On that fateful day, she vowed to research everything there was to know about this disease and warn women everywhere. She fulfilled her vow with the launch of Hypothyroid Mom...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 01/08/2013
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WeightRater.com Presents Concise Weight Loss Product Reviews

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Every day, more and more weight loss products enter the market claiming to be the ultimate solution to your weight loss problems.  The sheer number of choices alone makes it hard to weed out the legitimate products from the bad ones.

On the other hand, the web is filled with cookie-cutter and shallow product reviews created by outsourced writers or partial website owners.  The huge amount of unreliable reviews makes weight loss product research a time-consuming, tedious, and often misleading task.

WeightRater.com launches to provide dieters and people who want to lose weight with reliable and concise weight loss product reviews.  The site aims to assist and point you to the most suitable and best product that can help you reach your weight loss goals.

What makes WeightRater.com different from other review sites is that it intends to help you feel confident with your product choice as well as help you cut your research time.  It does so by providing product reviews that are concise, clean, and democratized.

The site’s product reviews are kept short but informative, with each review readable in 5 minutes or less.  The reviews only include crucial information that users need to verify the effectiveness and credibility of the product.  Armed with only useful information and free from unnecessary details, you’ll be able to make up your mind about the product or move on to consider other products very quickly.

WeightRater.com takes readability and user experience into account with a clean and simple look and feel.  The reviews are easy to read and are kept free from advertisements...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 12/05/2012
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LlamaExpeditions.com Launches Peru Tours & Machu Picchu Tours That Make a Difference

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Travelers who crave an adventure off the beaten path have an exciting new option – with a philanthropic twist. 

Llama Expeditions (www.LlamaExpeditions.com) offers guided tours through Peru, from sightseeing to hiking the Inca trail. In addition to taking in the stunning scenery and experiencing incredible adventure, travelers connect to the country and its people through exclusive access and a chance to make a difference.

Founder Diane Valenti said "I decided that I wanted to provide more than the typical sterile tourist vacation packed with the usual attractions. Instead, our tours give you the opportunity to see how Peruvians really live—to talk with them about their dreams and accomplishments and to learn about the challenges they face. We also visit carefully selected nonprofit and grassroots organizations where you'll have the chance to experience delight in the difference your gifts of healthy food, school supplies, clothing, or sunglasses can make in the lives of some of the world's poorest people".

Llama Expeditions BackGround
The story of Llama Expeditions started in July 2008 when Diane traveled to Peru for the first time with her then 74-year-old, very adventurous Dad. Together they canoed the Amazon, marveled at the wonders of Machu Picchu, and explored the floating islands of Lake Titicaca. In the midst of it all, Diane I fell in love.

Juan was an Inca Trail guide living in Cusco, Peru. After a flurry of e-mail messages and phone calls, she returned to Peru for a different kind of visit. What she didn't know is how different it would be and how it would change her life...read more

Posted by Eric Ward on 11/15/2012
 

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