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Idem partners with Kiva.org for translation needs

June 5, 2023 By Cristina Ledesma Leave a Comment

kiva.pngIdem Translations has partnered with Kiva.org to assist this organization with its translation needs.

Named as one of the top ideas in 2006 by the New York Times Magazine, Kiva.org is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, enabling individuals to make a loan (from just $25) to a developing world entrepreneur — such as a goat herder in Uganda or a carpet weaver in Afghanistan.

Idem Translations supports Kiva.org by providing translation services for projects requiring legal, financial, and other technical expertise. With its specialized network of professional translators, Idem enables Kiva.org to serve its Field Partners with expertly translated communications and documents, as well as offering support for Kiva’s due diligence process.

Originally posted on April 20, 2008 @ 12:17 pm

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Bebo and Endemol UK announce contestant for online interactive reality series ‘The Gap Year’

June 5, 2023 By Cristina Ledesma Leave a Comment

Bebo and reality TV producer Endemol UK announced the name of the US winner chosen to travel the world as part of groundbreaking interactive reality series, The Gap Year, set to take off exclusively on Bebo on May 21.

Cara Cioni. 24-year old fro, Chicago, Illinois, has been selected to represent the U.S. and join five other intrepid travelers on an unforgettable global journey, where the 40 million strong Bebo community will help decide their fate. The broadcast journalism major’s love of writing and documenting stories, combined with her passion and enthusiasm for international travel led her to the top spot.

Andre Tardiff, 24-year old native of Brandon, Manitoba was recently named as the Canadian traveler, and in the coming weeks, Bebo and Endemol will announce winners from the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

To mirror Bebo’s global reach, the final six The Gap Year travelers will explore the world. Over the course of their journey, each traveler will face an array of challenges and surprises as they experience new cultures, meet new people, savor exotic food, experience cultural events, outdoor activities and entertainment, and even meet local celebrities.

The Gap Year will be filmed in 2008, and is scheduled to air exclusively on Bebo.com.

Originally posted on April 18, 2008 @ 11:56 pm

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Inkling Markets named ‘Cool Vendor’ by leading analyst firm

June 5, 2023 By Cristina Ledesma Leave a Comment

Inkling Incorporated, a prediction market software company, has been included in the recent list of “Cool Vendors” by Gartner, Inc.

Inkling Markets was included in the April 2008 report titled, “Cool Vendors in Emerging Technologies, 2008,” by Gartner analyst Mark Raskino. This report covers, “emerging-technology vendors that stretch from human interfaces, through infrastructure application and development, to network communication and acceleration technologies. All the vendors listed have potential value to clients looking to solve the specific problems that they address.”

Inkling Markets provides an easy-to-use prediction market platform for clients to improve sales and financial forecasting, decrease operating risk, gather competitive intelligence, and foster innovation.

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Originally posted on April 21, 2008 @ 9:56 pm

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ReviewAnalyst to allow Starwood Hotels to monitor consumer-generated reviews, videos, and images

June 5, 2023 By Cristina Ledesma Leave a Comment

Standing Dog Interactive has signed an agreement with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide to provide the hospitality company with ReviewAnalyst, an online dashboard for tracking consumer-generated hotel reviews, videos and images on popular travel and social sites.

According to a hospitality industry study, online hotel reviews are estimated to affect as many as 87 percent of travel site visitors’ buying decisions, with 90 percent of these reviews found accurate by customers. With reviews playing a greater role in online bookings, ReviewAnalyst is vital in giving hotel properties the ability to easily track, analyze and react to online reviews.

ReviewAnalyst will provide over 900 Starwood properties the ability to analyze these reviews. “We looked at a number of vendors, but ReviewAnalyst offered the most comprehensive solution, yet was still simple and intuitive,” said David Godsman, vice president of online marketing and business development for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. “It allows us to aggregate massive amounts of usable information, and provides us the information in a consolidated and concise dashboard that brands can act upon.”

In addition, ReviewAnalyst offers rating and ranking comparisons with a hotel’s top three competitors. This helps hotels gain a competitive advantage by being able to compare and contrast their rating with those of their highest competitors.

Originally posted on April 20, 2008 @ 1:17 am

Filed Under: Web

Zaio hits milestone with 20 million photos

June 5, 2023 By Cristina Ledesma Leave a Comment

Zaio Inc. has surpassed 20 million photos of individual parcels of real estate in its growing national database. Zaio is coordinating the photography, inspection and appraisal of properties throughout the nation. Zaio’s patent-pending technology is designed to be used by appraisers and help lenders obtain real time appraisals from a secure database much the same way they obtain credit reports.

Zaio photographs are taken to exact specifications and then are aligned with specific property information for analysis by a local appraiser expert. Zaio stores completed appraisals in the Appraisal Knowledge Warehouse™ which is quickly becoming the largest repository of official real estate appraisals in the world. Zaio’s patent-pending solution allows appraisers to update the value estimate of each property in an entire city, in real time, daily, weekly or monthly, as may be needed by the client. Updated interior inspections and photographs are also available when needed.

Originally posted on April 20, 2008 @ 10:03 pm

Filed Under: Web

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