http://www.urlwire.com/headlines/urlwire.rss News of the Web's Top Launches and Events, delivered to site reviewers, writers, and seekers of unique web content en-us http://www.urlwire.com/news/050808.html http://www.ucombo.com - Ucombo.com, the much-touted music sharing website for professional and budding artists has opened up another opportunity for musicians to market their original tracks, for free. A virtual download store powered by Ucombo.com can be accessed from a link posted on any website, including MySpace and Facebook. This will allow fans to purchase and download MP3's using Paypal technology. Eric Ward 2008-05-08 http://www.urlwire.com/news/050808.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/050708.html http://www.scenttosleep.com - Scent To Sleep recently launched www.scenttosleep.com, a website that offers sleep mist products to those who suffer from insomnia or mild sleep disorders. Navigating ScentToSleep.com is effortless and enjoyable. Visitors to the new site can get monthly insomnia tips, read free original articles on insomnia and visit The Late Night Lounge. Eric Ward 2008-05-07 http://www.urlwire.com/news/050708.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/050608.html http://www.bview.co.uk - Unlike opt-in business directories and review sites, BView lists the details of 2.3 million preloaded UK companies, as well as free company credit ratings, customer reviews and ratings. This interactive customer review directory encourages better business practice by helping customers make informed decisions to avoid bad companies and connect with their customers, through their own BView business page. Eric Ward 2008-05-06 http://www.urlwire.com/news/050608.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/050508.html http://www.JewelryDays.com - JewelryDays.com partnership with Amazon Web Services will provide customers searching for diamond jewelry with a quicker, easier and safer way to shop online. Eric Ward 2008-05-05 http://www.urlwire.com/news/050508.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/042808.html http://www.leaderpromos.com - One of the most comprehensive promotional products sites in the industry, the site is filled with great advice and creative tools to help the user purchase a one-of-a-kind, memorable promotional item. Eric Ward 2008-04-28 http://www.urlwire.com/news/042808.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/042308.html http://www.shortsqueeze.com - ShortSqueeze.com tracks short interest data in NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX stocks and helps traders identify which companies the short sellers believe are going down Eric Ward 2008-04-23 http://www.urlwire.com/news/042308.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/041008.html http://nnsa.energy.gov - The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration recently launched a new web site to better provide information to the public and media about its national security efforts. NNSA's missions include maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, materials and technology, and responding to potential nuclear or radiological emergencies. Eric Ward 2008-04-10 http://www.urlwire.com/news/041008.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/040808.html http://www.simonvolkov.com/investors/ - Noted real estate investor Simon Volkov has launched a real estate investment group, open to novice and serious investors alike. Members must perform their own due diligence and be ready to close on foreclosures, short sales and other distressed properties within 30 days with cash in hand. Volkov will provide the group with discounted real estate notes from around the country, making it possible to purchase homes with significant equity built in. Eric Ward 2008-04-08 http://www.urlwire.com/news/040808.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/040308.html http://www.myLayover.com - myLayover brings the full power of the latest internet-based social networking tools to bear and puts them at the fingertips of the driver. The new site's tagline, Where Truckers Connect, aptly describes a destination that cuts through the clutter to be found on today's popular social-networking websites and allows a trucking-specific destination for drivers nationwide to connect with each other and their communities. Eric Ward 2008-04-03 http://www.urlwire.com/news/040308.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/032808.html http://www.firstsounds.org/sounds/ - A group of researchers has succeeded in playing the world's oldest sound recording of a human voice made in 1860 - 17 years before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Eric Ward 2008-03-26 http://www.urlwire.com/news/032608.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/032608.html CemeterySpot.com - http://www.cemeteryspot.com - CemeterySpot provides each of its online memorials with a unique web address within a full featured, content rich, online memorial community with features that replicate a real world memorial experience. Eric Ward 2008-03-28 http://www.urlwire.com/news/032808.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/031708.html The first round teams have been decided, and it's just days away from the start of the most exciting championship in sports- March Madness. As the 65 NCAA Basketball teams are preparing to compete in the single-elimination tournament, sports fans all over America are carefully making their picks for office pools and bracket contests. For 2008, the biggest, most lucrative bracket contest will be BetUS Million Dollar March Madness Bracket Contest. Eric Ward 2008-03-17 http://www.urlwire.com/news/031708.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/031308.html Fans of the incredibly popular Jumble puzzle in print now have a website where they can play eight different interactive daily Jumble games and download a Jumble puzzle pack to their mobile phones. Eric Ward 2008-03-13 http://www.urlwire.com/news/031308.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/031208.html PBS American Experience has launched The Presidents Online at http://www.pbs.org/presidents/2008, as the online component of an unprecedented public television initiative that, for the first time, will make available more than 25 hours of presidential programming online, on TV, and on the go. The project comes at a critical moment in American politics: this year, American voters will take part in a landmark election, where for the first time in over a half-century, neither the sitting President nor vice president is a contender for the Oval Office. Eric Ward 2008-03-12 http://www.urlwire.com/news/031208.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/030308.html Advertising Agency Colle+McVoy and nonprofit organization Free Arts Minnesota have teamed to launch a web site that allows users to create their own designs on a popular miniature Qee figurine, while also learning about programs that help abused and at-risk children heal through art. Eric Ward 2008-03-03 http://www.urlwire.com/news/030308.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/022808.html During the AnswerThon, registered contributors will answer as many questions as possible over 48 hours, sharing their knowledge and competing for prizes. Answers must be original work and can address unanswered questions in any of WikiAnswers 2,406 categories. Participants can also correct or improve existing incorrect answers. Eric Ward 2008-02-28 http://www.urlwire.com/news/022808.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/021508.html Ever imagine what your favorite color sounds like? This spring, Gap is offering you the chance to discover the sound of color through five original songs composed and recorded by five emerging musicians. Gap is also partnering with five filmmakers to interpret each original song into a music video. From now until March 15, you can visit www.soundofcolor.com to listen to and enjoy free downloads of original songs by The Blakes, Dntel, Marie Digby, the Raveonettes and Swizz Beatz, as well as watch the music videos and catch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. Eric Ward 2008-02-15 http://www.urlwire.com/news/021508.html http://www.urlwire.com/news/021208.html Internet users can collect all their online profiles from services such as Digg, Flickr, YouTube, Yelp, Twitter, last.fm and others in one place, turn their content into a single online profile, share it with friends and colleagues, and use the site's unique filters and permissions to determine who sees what. Eric Ward 2008-02-12 http://www.urlwire.com/news/021208.html