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Kidpreneurs Create Pinterest Marketing Graphic for PinAlerts.com Launch

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Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) May 31, 2012

The founders of http://www.PinAlerts, formed a unique partnership with two talented kidpreneurs to help launch their new Pinterest tool.

From their research, co-founders Janet Thaeler and Paul Wilson found businesses have found success a how to graphic. This type of graphic outlines the steps to sign up and use a service, aligned in a vertical format to fit Pinterest. A how to graphic is a way to market a business on Pinterest which lacks a physical product to display.

PinAlerts.com partnered with the Sabra sisters to create the graphic. They came up with 5 steps to register and start getting PinAlerts. The free service sends an email whenever someone pins something from a tracked website. Pinterest already sends an email whenever a pin thats already on the site gets repinned. However, Pinterest doesnt alert people when someone saves content from another web site.

A how to graphic not only shows people how to use the tool but also markets the service at the same time. PinAlerts.com founders Paul Wilson and Janet Thaeler enlisted the Sabra sisters (ages 10 and 11 years) to come up with a way to show how to use the service. The sisters took screenshots of each step as well as creating original graphics. The sisters are entrepreneurs (or as they say – kidpreneurs).

Not only are the kids good at graphic design, theyre also professional bloggers (who blogged about the process of creating the graphic). Based on their Alexa ranking and being under the ages of 18, their blog KidbloggersClub is the worlds #1 kids blog.

This is not the first time the girls have partnered with a business. Under the direction of their mom, Ponn Sabra of AmericanMuslimMom, the sisters have turned what started out as a homeschooling project into an actual business. As such theyve been able to secure their own sponsors and advertisements.

The Sabra girls beta test, review, and advise on product development for nearly a dozen educational software, virtual worlds, and websites. They were recently accepted to Stanford Universitys Education Program for Gifted Youth and community college. Next the sisters (along with their youngest sister) will add the title author to their list of credentials. The three have a contract to write a series of books that helps make history fun for kids – due to be published this Fall. They certainly made the launch of PinAlerts more fun through their enthusiastic and professional contribution.

About PinAlerts.com

PinAlerts.com was developed by Pinterest experts Janet Thaeler, Paul Wilson, and John Benson of http://www.PinnableBusiness.com. Pinnnable Business develops Pinterest marketing tools and solutions. PinAlerts is the companys first release and is currently in beta. Check out the PinAlerts media kit for more information, and watch for future Pinterest tools by subscribing to the Pinnable Business blog.

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Pinterest: Pinterest.com/pinterestbiz

LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Pinterest-Business-4296870

Twitter: @pinnable

Blog: PinAlerts.com/blog







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Colortrac, the Leading Innovator in the Field of Wide Format Scanning Technology, Announce the Launch of Their New High Speed SmartLF SC 42 Large Format Production Scanner

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(PRWEB) June 17, 2012

The SmartLF SC 42 wide format scanner has been designed with many new and productive innovations to meet the needs of high volume scanning users in AEC, CAD, GIS and Copyshop or Service Bureaus.

Commenting on the new scanning technology, Peter Brown Colortrac Executive Director said The new SingleSensor digital imaging technology for the SmartLF SC 42 wide format scanners is an important new Colortrac invention. The SingleSensor is a single full width 42 inch array of Contact Imaging Sensors (CIS) that are housed in a robust structure and pre-aligned, giving higher optical quality and improved match between sensors. The full width SingleSensor has 50,400 pixels giving it an optical resolution of 1200dpi and a maximum scanning resolution of 9600dpi. It also uses a bi-directional white LED lighting system that optimises the illumination of the scan object whilst giving an Instant-on response. This lowers power consumption as the lights are only on whilst scanning and eliminates the effects of shaded areas caused by creases or folds in the original documents.

The SmartLF SC 42 is capable of scanning monochrome documents at 13 inches/sec and color at 6 inches/sec. To improve the document feeding capabilities at these increased scanning speeds, it incorporates a new single roller document feed mechanism that holds the document firmly up against the SingleSensor lens. This allows it to handle a variety of document types including creased, fragile or even thin media such as newspaper.

The SmartLF SC 42 is also the first large format scanner to utilise the new SuperSpeed USB 3.0 serial PC interface that provides for data transfer at up to 5Gb/sec this is approximately 10 times the data transfer speed of the current USB2 interface. This reduces the time taken to transfer the image data from the scanner to the host PC – this has always been a restriction on productivity. Tests have indicated a realistic throughput of 273 Arch-E (36 x 48) sized color pages per hour at 200dpi resolution or 171 documents at 400dpi. By using the new SmartWorks EZ Touch software provided with the scanner, easy quality adjustment of the scanned image can be made, making the SmartLF SC 42 large format scanner ideal for those large archival jobs.

Summarizing the capabilities of the new wide format scanner, Peter Brown commented The color space of SingleSensor can be set to sRGB or RAW RGB depending on application. The excellent color accuracy of this scanner and the higher scanning and data transfer speeds using the SuperSpeed USB3 interface contribute to making the SmartLF SC 42 the most productive large format scanner available. It also reinforces Colortracs position as the leading innovator in the field of wide format scanning technology.

See: http://www.colortrac.com

For further information contact:

Rob van Brakel,

Marketing Manager,

Colortrac Limited.

Tel: +44 (0)1480 464618

Email: press(at)colortrac(dot)com

Web: http://www.colortrac.com

About Colortrac

Founded in 1989 and based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK, a region of British excellence in science and technology, Colortrac Ltd is the leading innovator in professional wide format scanners and image acquisition software solutions with many new technically innovative patents created by their Research and Development departments, including the NEW SingleSensor scanning technology.

Colortrac was the first wide format scanner manufacturer to recognize the individual merits of both Charge Coupled Display (CCD), Contact Image Sensor (CIS) and will incorporate the newly introduced SingleSensor technology into some of their new SmartLF scanners. Coupled with a full range of supporting SmartWorks software, they are creating unique customer solutions to simplify scanning problems across the full spectrum of applications. These range from the demanding Graphics Arts market to practical, productive CAD, GIS, EDM and FM technical document scanning.

Colortrac Ltd has offices in Beijing and Suzhou, P.R. China, in Chantilly, Virginia, USA and in Yokohama, Japan and now in Mexico.

Further information about Colortracs products can be found at: http://www.colortrac.com







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UpSync Joins Launch International for Discussion of Mobile Content Strategies in a BYOD World

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Boulder, CO (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

On June 19th, UpSync will join global content strategy firm, Launch International to present a free webinar entitled, Content Strategies for the New Mobile Frontier. The focus of the webinar is to help marketers and sales support teams understand the unique opportunities and best practices associated with mobile content planning, development and distribution.

The selling process is changing. Customers expect more. In a large part this is driven by the advances in mobile technology and expectations based upon personalized services, messages and content delivered through consumer apps and Web services. UpSync will be featured in this Launch International webinar hosted by Jim Moliski, Senior Vice President of Strategic Services. It is scheduled for this Tuesday June 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm mountain time. There is still time to register and learn about the best ways to align corporate content strategies with the realities of todays mobile selling landscape.

Forrester Research predicts that mobile devices and tablets will surpass PCs to become the majority of devices used for work by 2016. In todays “bring your own device” (BYOD) and budget-strapped world, determining how best to optimize corporate assets for multiple platforms and uses can be challenging. What impacts will that have on sales enablement strategy? What must organizations know in order to integrate sales enablement best practices within evolving mobile content strategies?

Content Strategies for the New Mobile Frontier is being offered to help sales and marketing organizations better understand mobility and how to upgrade their content roadmap to support any device their field teams may employ. Key topics include:

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Academy of Art University and Berghs Launch First of Its Kind International Summer Program

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San Francisco, California and Stockholm, Sweden (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Today, the Academy of Art University, the largest private school of art and design in the United States, and Berghs School of Communication, based in Stockholm, announced the launch of an international collaboration that provides students from both Universities with a unique opportunity to work on real-world creative projects with industry professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. The program brings together students from multiple disciplines, including Graphic Design, Advertising, and Web Design/New Media, and provides them with a unique opportunity to learn about all aspects of the creative process directly from industry professionals. The program starts today in San Francisco and will conclude on August 10, when students will exhibit their completed projects from the session.

Academy of Art University President Elisa Stephens said, This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to work together with their peers around the world on real projects with guidance from industry leaders. Not only will students leave this program with hands-on experience, but they will get a real feel for the pressures and challenges that creative firms and executives face everyday in meeting deadlines and producing impactful work. We are very excited about partnering with the prestigious Berghs school and welcome their students and staff to the great city of San Francisco this summer.

A class of 25-30 students, half from Berghs and half from the Academy, will be divided into teams of five, where each student will have a specific role as a Project Director/Manager, Strategist/Planner, Copywriter, Art Director, Web Designer, Interactive Designer, or Graphic Designer, depending on project needs.

The semester is broken into two projects with the first focusing on international marketing, planning, and cultural diversity and using a real-life communications case for a local start-up as a base for learning. Students will make a real agency pitch and create strategic plans for an international communication challenge targeted at a diverse audience. The second project, which involves technology industry leader Adobe, covers the entire communication spectrum from insight and strategy to execution and presentation, following a five-step model from real-life agency work. The students will work on a real-life project for Adobe and at the end present their solutions before their client and instructors.

We are thrilled to provide our students with an opportunity to learn from the industry leaders right here in San Francisco, said Camilla Wallander, CEO of Berghs School of Communication. We have always believed that teamwork and collaboration leads to the most creative work and we are looking forward to seeing what students from thousands of miles away come together and produce this summer.

For more information on the summer program, visit http://www.berghs.se/content/berghs-co-academy-art-university.

About Berghs School of Communication

Berghs School of Communication offers strategic and creative educational programs within marketing communications at several levels and formats. We offer Professional Diploma Programs and an International Bachelor Program for full-time studies, more than 80 part-time courses, and customized programs for corporate clients. Every year about 3000 people study at Berghs in one type of program or another, either in Sweden or abroad. An additional 3000 guests attend our inspirational seminars. Berghs School of Communication is located in central Stockholm, Sweden, and is owned by the Norwegian corporation Anton B. Nilsen, which also runs several other schools, among them Westerdals School of Communication and NITH University in Oslo.

About Academy of Art University

Academy of Art University, the largest private university of art and design in the United States, is educating students for the art and design jobs of the 21st Century. Established in 1929, the Academy is an output-based higher education model that provides open admissions to all students, but imposes a rigorous curriculum that requires the students to produce a portfolio of work that demonstrates a mastery of their field in order to graduate. Students are taught by a faculty of professionals from the existing marketplace, which provides them with an understanding of what it takes to succeed in todays business environment. The Academys hands-on curriculum produces graduates that possess great artistic and design skills — and equally as important, the ability to put those talents to work immediately after graduation. As a result, Academy graduates are ready to compete for and win the jobs of the 21st Century in the fields of Acting, Advertising, Animation & Visual Effects, Architecture, Art Education, Fashion, Fine Art, Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures & Television, Multimedia Communications, Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media, Photography and Web Design & New Media. Academy of Art University is accredited by WASC, NASAD, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Formerly FIDER), (BFA-IAD), and NAAB (M-ARCH). Visit http://www.academyart.edu for more information.

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