URL: http://www.BrilliantEarth.comBrilliant Earth is a refreshing e-commerce company celebrating natural beauty and environmental and social consciousness. When Brilliant Earth co-founder Beth Gerstein got engaged in 2003, she was hard pressed to find a jeweler who knew what a conflict diamond was, let alone someone who could guarantee their diamonds came from a source that does not perpetuate civil war, child labor, and environmental harm. The BrilliantEarth.com website is the perfect balance of luxury with socially and eco-conscious. The values of the company are embodied through the aesthetic and content of the website. The site is often commended because it is informative and easy to use with a breadth of functionality (diamond search, create your own ring, etc.). Although the experience of buying an engagement ring can be daunting, the Brilliant Earth website creates a feel good, stress-free experience. The Brilliant Earth website provides a trusted source of conflict free diamonds, and appeals to socially and environmentally conscious individuals who desire a conflict free diamond or want to understand more about the issues surrounding conflict diamonds. Ms. Gerstein commented about the site, "BrilliantEarth.com was founded to provide consumers with an eco and socially conscious alternative to harmful diamond industry practices. Our company offers conflict free diamonds from Canada that allow customers to enjoy stunning jewelry without compromising their values...click to read more
Tags: Beth Gerstein, conflict diamonds, BrilliantEarth.com, Canadian diamonds
URL: http://www.faxrecoverysystems.com
Fax blasters have long been known to send illegal junk faxes to businesses and homeowners. Fax Recovery Systems tackles these unwanted intrusions head on, and can recover money for the unwilling fax recipient. The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) prohibits the sending of unsolicited facsimile advertisements (i.e. junk faxes) to businesses or residential fax machines unless a "business relationship" with the company on whose behalf the fax was sent already exists. According to Joel Nussenblatt, president of Fax Recovery Systems, the rise of other communications systems such as email blasts has not eliminated the daily imposition of unwanted faxes. “This is an insidious form of advertising where the receiver is paying for the advertisement, through his paper, his ink or toner, and tying up his phone lines,” he said. “As unpleasant as email blasts can be, there is no expense involved in deleting the message, but this is not the case with faxes.” Nussenblatt added that the constant calls from fax blasters are also an invasion of privacy. Fax Recovery Systems seeks out law firms across the country specializing in TCPA law to help stem the flow of unsolicited faxes. The company receives copies of the unwanted faxes, researches their origin and may refer them to law firms. These law firms go after the senders of the junk faxes for violations of the TCPA law. Their mission is to “take the profit out of the activity.” Fax Recovery Systems clients can recover up to $50 from settlements made by the law firms for the junk faxes that they send to them. “People do have rights when it comes to unwanted faxes – the TCPA has made that clear,” added Nussenblatt. “We understand the law, and...click to read more
Tags: fax blasters, junk faxes, unsolicited faxes, Fax Recovery Systems
URL: http://whitehousecountdown.com
When the animators at WhitehouseCountdown.com decided to create an animation that cast a comic light on the dizzying array of potential presidential candidates, they knew they wanted it to have a rich, engaging soundtrack. “We’re not songwriters,” said creative director, Diego Velez, “but we felt that the right music would really make our animation come alive.” It was during one of their initial brainstorming sessions that a team member remembered a rock song he had heard years ago when Nixon was president. “With one simple word change the song became as relevant to 2008 as it was to the seventies. When I heard it, I knew we had found our soundtrack,” added company president, Bill Newell. Tracking down the song’s composer, Sha Na Na’s managing partner, was relatively simple and he was delighted to get on board. “We have always combined good music with good humor and I thought this was a great use of our song,” said Screamin’ Scott Simon. “The irony that something we recorded in response to the political malaise of the seventies is equally relevant today, is both funny and somewhat unsettling. We love the animation and couldn’t stop laughing when we saw the final cut!” The animation can be seen on You Tube as well as on www.whitehousecountdown.com. Produced by a team of three animators, the segment features all the major presidential candidates and their loyal coaches, the elephant and the donkey. “Vote For Me has lots of comedic elements and is politically neutral when it comes to predicting the future or advocating a particular candidate. We can’t tell you more,” said Velez, “because we don’t want to ruin the joke. The segment relies on an interesting musical twist to create an unexpected and highly amusing punch line...click to read more
Tags: Bill Newell, Sarina Simon, Diego Velez, Sha Na Na, North South Studios, WhitehouseCountdown.com, Presidential Election, politics, fundraising, candidates
URL: http://www.Rentalo.com
Rentalo.com has launched it’s new SmartSearch tool to enhance the internet’s most user-friendly, and largest vacation rental Web site, beginning the next revolution of online travel. Designed to take the frustration out of searching many, often hundreds of vacation rental listings, SmartSearch makes it faster and easier for users to find the right accommodation and property. Rentalo.com overhauled its entire search interface to let users narrow down its extensive vacation rental property inventory to a short list of lodging alternatives. Travelers can now refine and filter their rental accommodation search by nightly budget—something no other vacation rental site offers—and specify property types such as vacation rental homes, hotels or bed and breakfasts. SmartSearch also allows travelers to inquire about multiple vacation rental properties, immediately and simultaneously, thereby saving time when comparing lodging alternatives. The result of the SmartSearch overhaul is the new Rentalo.com, where travelers can now visit a single place to discover more than 200,000 vacation rental listings in 15000 destinations worldwide. Rentalo.com is the place to find the best vacation rentals, including cabins, condos, cottages, houses, mansions or villas for the perfect vacation or special event. Rentalo.com further improves the online vacation rental experience with concise and organized information that includes photos, detailed vacation property descriptions, pricing, and contact information. In addition to searching for properties by location and the number of guests accommodated , users can also search by “local attributes” such as near water or waterfront, or “amenities” such as full kitchen or cable/satellite tv, users are also able to further refine their search by “things to do”, properties near amusement parks or close to sightseeing, or “special features” such as pet friendly accommodations...click to read more
Tags: vacation rental homes, rental homes, rentalo
URL: http://www.italianvillas.com
Luxury Retreats, a world leader in luxury villa rentals with over 1,300 properties across the globe, is announcing the launch of a new website devoted solely to its private homes, farmhouses and villas in Italy. Guest favorites like Tuscany, Umbria and the Amalfi Coast will be showcased, as well as some lesser-known but beautiful regions like Emilia Romagna and Liguria. Italian Villas by Luxury Retreats is a joint offering with the American Automobile Association's (AAA) Home & Villas Program. "When we thought about setting up an offshoot of our main website, Italy was the first place that came to mind," said Ben Tuff, Luxury Retreats' Director of Marketing. "There is so much variety in just this one country that we wanted to show off." Italian holiday villas are extremely popular due to the authenticity factor – when you stay here for a week or two, it's easy to feel like a real Italian. Many of Luxury Retreats' villas in Italy are farmhouses a few centuries old, updated and renovated with modern amenities. The environment is leisurely, perfect for family vacations where all you want to do is hang out together. "When you're looking out from your patio to vineyards in Tuscany...click to read more
Tags: Luxury Retreats, villa rentals, villas in Italy, Italian Villas, American Automobile Association, AAA
URL: http://www.BrilliantEarth.com
