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SmartyPig launches smart, simple, and safe solution for consumers

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With consumers racking up more than $2.2 trillion in credit card purchases and cash advances, and lenders collecting a record $18.1 billion in penalty fees – last year alone, one thing is for certain: Americans simply cannot afford to keep buying on credit. SmartyPig, a new online savings solution provides credit-cautious consumers a smart, secure and simple way to save for specific goals and rewards them like never before for doing so. [Read more…]

Originally posted on April 7, 2008 @ 2:06 pm

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Google launches App Engine

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Google has launched a preview release App Engine, a new tool that allows hosting. The main selling point is that it allows you to run your applications in the very same infrastructure that runs Google applications. It also enables you to build web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications.

Originally posted on April 8, 2008 @ 7:48 am

Flypaper Studio partners with MyWorkster for interactive online resumes

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Flypaper Studio, Inc. announced its partnership with MyWorkster, a professional utility that connects students, alumni, employers, companies, and the University community. The partnership comes just six weeks after Flypaper launched in beta and will give all MyWorkster members the ability to easily and quickly build engaging resumes directly from the MyWorkster site.

Flypaper allows users to easily create, edit and share Flash-quality, interactive presentations and other content. Everything created in Flypaper is Web-ready, and can be published right from the Flypaper site to places like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and more.

Originally posted on April 8, 2008 @ 11:00 am

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Neighbourknowledge.com launches Canada’s online community focused on neighbourhoods

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Neighbourknowledge.com, Canada’s first online community where locals share information about everything in their neighbourhoods, has launched. Built on the premise that the most revealing details about a neighbourhood come from the “locals” who live or work there, the Neighbourknowledge.com website relies on user-generated content to offer insight about a community.

Neighbourknowledge.com currently features content for some Toronto neighbourhoods which were part of the pilot test. Now, the website is launching with the ability to give all “locals” in the more than 1500 neighbourhoods across Canada the ability to immediately begin adding content about their communities. On neighbourknowledge.com, every neighbourhood has its own homepage. Registered users can add or reply to a page, comment, story, event or photo in a neighbourhood – sharing information such as a dog friendly park or which hairstylist to avoid – all based on neighbours’ local experiences.

Originally posted on April 7, 2008 @ 12:03 pm

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Gameloft releases Brain Challenge for Nokia N-Gage

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Gameloft is releasing Brain Challenge to the Nokia N-Gage platform. Players can exercise their brain by playing mini-games without pain, stress or boredom directly through an N-Gage compatible device, such as the Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB.

Brain Challenge consists of 12 different, entertaining activities covering four categories. The categories, which include Memory, Visual, Logic and Math will help to train certain areas of brain activity.

Two different modes of play provide players with options in using the game. In the Daily Test mode, players can play a randomly chosen exercise from each of the four categories. In this mode, the game can automatically adjust the level of difficulty based on a player’s brain activity performance. In the Training mode, players can choose the exercises and level of difficulty they wish to work on, based on their abilities and needs.

Originally posted on April 7, 2008 @ 7:34 pm