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Pangea Media quiz completions topped 60 million in 2008; To continue rapid expansion

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pangeamediaOnline quizzes and quiz technology company Pangea Media grew rapidly in 2008. Users took more than 60 million quizzes and unique visitors reached 8 million per month. In addition, users created 200,000 quizzes and posted millions of quizzes and badges to their profiles, blogs and personal web pages.

Pangea Media operates a network of more than 50 websites, including Quibblo.com, QuizRocket.com, MovieNachos.com, Funnies.com and MyCareerQuizzes.com, across a range of verticals and content areas. In September 2008, Pangea expanded its reach by purchasing the Laugh Network.

Pangea Media’s sites average a combined 100 million page views per month.

Originally posted on February 20, 2009 @ 11:00 am

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Booking.com, Hilton sign global distribution deal

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Global online hotel provider Booking.com has forged a distribution agreement with Hilton Hotels Corporation. Under the new agreement, Hilton’s worldwide portfolio of hotels will be available directly on Booking.com and via their network of over 4,500 distribution partners. Hilton properties will have access to Booking.com’s customer base of over 30 million unique visitors each month.

Booking.com is part of Priceline.com.

Originally posted on February 18, 2009 @ 10:40 am

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Majority of web users concerned about privacy online

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Majority of web surfers (80.1%) indicated concern about the privacy of their personal information such as age, gender, income and web surfing habits, a Burst Media survey revealed.

The survey was administered to over 4,000 web users with the purpose of better understanding how privacy impacts a web user’s Internet experience, as well as its impact on advertisers. In addition to finding that privacy is a significant concern amongst web users, the survey also revealed that concern increases with the age of the respondent.

Concern about privacy is prevalent among all age segments, and increased with the respondent’s age from 67.3% among respondents 18-24 years to 85.7% of respondents 55 years and older.

The survey also found that most web users believe web sites are tracking their behavior online. Three out of five (62.5%) respondents indicated it is likely that a web site they visit collects information on how they navigate and interact with it.

Also of note was the revelation that personal privacy is not something people are willing to give up for more relevant advertising. Based strictly on the description “advertisements more relevant to interest,” only one-in-five (23.2%) respondents would not mind if non-personally identifiable information was collected if ads were better targeted.

Originally posted on February 20, 2009 @ 1:22 pm

Jaman, Cinetic Rights partner to deliver award-winning films online

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Online destination for high-definition entertainment Jaman.com is partnering with Cinetic Rights Management.

This partnership expands Jaman’s catalogue to more than 7000 films, including Oscar-winning documentaries and contenders from the world’s premiere film festivals. Cinetic will also deliver hits premiered during film festivals in 2008

Most recently, Jaman acquired nearly 3,000 titles of E1 Entertainment’s most renowned feature films and documentaries, episodic series and American TV classics. Other current content providers include Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, BFI, Eros International, Magnolia Pictures, First Look Films, Arts Alliance America and BBC Worldwide America.

Originally posted on February 20, 2009 @ 7:00 am

Urban Interns launches to connect businesses with flexible workers

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Urban Interns has launched to connect small business owners and busy professionals with those seeking part-time, flexible work. This unique marketplace will make employers more efficient in these challenging economic times, and will also provide a resource for students and other job-seekers to find flexible work opportunities.

In an uncertain economic environment, small business owners and busy professionals are looking to streamline costs and increase productivity. Urban Interns was designed to give them access to a pool of labor which can provide an extra set of hands on a flexible basis. At the same time, for job-seekers such as students and college graduates who may be looking for work in non-traditional places, Urban Interns is creating a new way to plug into the small business community.

“Urban Interns functions like a job board, but better,” said co-founder Lauren Porat. “With our targeted focus, proprietary database and search tools, we’ve created a new way to find part-time help. Plus, its simple design is easy for both employers and candidates to use.”

Originally posted on February 18, 2009 @ 10:59 am

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