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Zappos.com offers free download of Tribal Leadership

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Leading online retailer Zappos.com, known for its near-fanatical customer service approach rooted in a dynamic company culture, and the authors of Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, have teamed up to make a free audio version of the popular 2008 business title available at Zappos.com.

The philosophy outlined in Tribal Leadership mirrors many of the steps Zappos intuitively took to build its own high-performance company culture, according to Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh, and now the e-tailer wants to help others achieve the same goal. This is the first time a major business title has been released as a free audio download.

The free audio book includes a special foreword featuring Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, recently named “Best Place to Work” in the large company category by the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association and profiled on CBS’s 60 Minutes, ABC News Nightline, CNN, CNBC, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, and co-author Dave Logan, who teaches his leadership philosophy as part of the Executive MBA Program at the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business.

Originally posted on October 28, 2008 @ 11:52 am

Playfish raises $17 million

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Developer and publisher of games for social networks Playfish, a developer and publisher of games for social networks, announced today that it has completed a new round of funding led by Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The $17 million Series B investment will be used to continue Playfish’s mission to become the leading company in social games, a sector which promises to play an increasingly important role in the future of the gaming industry.

With more than 10 million monthly active users, Playfish enables people to play games with their real-world friends and family on the infrastructure provided by social networks.

Originally posted on October 28, 2008 @ 11:30 am

New Google Health app helps users find patient assistance programs

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PatientAssistance.com, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing information on thousands of patient assistance programs to help users better manage and reduce prescription drug costs, announced today the release of a new integrated service on the Google Health platform. The new application enables users to automatically search for patient assistance drug programs they are eligible for based on the medications included in their Google Health profile.

Patient Assist helps users do just that – save money on prescription drugs by finding available patient assistance programs. A patient assistance program is a service offered by pharmaceutical companies to help low-income, under-insured, or uninsured individuals and families afford necessary medications, with reduced-cost or free prescription drugs.

In addition to displaying a list of available patient assistance programs for medications in a user’s Google Health Account, PatientAssistance.com also offers a discount drug pricing feature to show users the cost of their listed prescription drugs in their local area.

Originally posted on October 29, 2008 @ 6:13 am

9 Quick Fixes for When Twitter Pics Aren’t Loading

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If you’re experiencing a Twitter loading pic fail, try these nine Twitter pic fixes. Check the internet, the Twitter app, and your device. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The proof is all over every social network platform, including Twitter. Twitter users know that when a Twitter image or animated gif fails […]

Originally posted on June 17, 2023 @ 4:41 am

Kiwibox partners with Burst Media for Kiwibox Teen Network

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Kiwibox, the social networking destination and online magazine where teens produce, discover, and share content while connecting with friends, has signed a deal with Burst Media to launch the Kiwibox Teen Network, a premier online advertising network for marketers looking to reach teens. The network is comprised of a select group of teen focused web sites – and is anchored by Kiwibox. Publishers within the Kiwibox Teen Network have the opportunity to share ideas, content, tools, partnerships and marketing opportunities across both the web and mobile.

The Kiwibox Teen Network gives brand advertisers an easy solution for reaching the valuable yet elusive teen audience in a single online media buy that provides comprehensive campaign management and consolidated reporting, while integrating a variety of interactive and engaging campaign elements. The partnership further cements Kiwibox’s position as a premier provider of teen content, and places the Kiwibox brand in front of more advertisers looking to reach this audience.

Originally posted on October 29, 2008 @ 10:08 pm