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Comic-Con International Announces First Wave of Guests for SDCC 2015
February 2, 2015 by Brian Pate
Filed under Animation, Book Festivals, California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Movies, Top Stories
Press Release:
Additional Guests To Be Announced In The Coming Weeks
SAN DIEGO- Comic-Con International (Comic-Con), the nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and popular art, today announced the first wave of special guests for its venerated summer show. The event will again be held in San Diego beginning on Thursday, July 9, and running though Sunday, July 12, 2015, at the San Diego Convention Center.
"Comic-Con is grateful to feature such talented individuals from comics and popular art," commented David Glanzer, spokesperson for the nonprofit organization. Indeed 2015 is shaping up to be another spectacular year in terms of talent joining the four-day extravaganza.
The first round of guests include
Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick: Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly, Bitch Planet.
Artist Carlos Ezquerra: Co-creator, Judge Dredd, Stontium Dog.
Author Lev Grossman: The Magicians.
Writer/director/producer Reginald Hudlin: Django Unchained, Black Panther animated series.
Artist/illustrator William Stout: The Dinosaurs.
For up-to-date information on guests and all aspects of the huge summer show be sure to visit www.comic-con.org and check out Toucan Blog, the only OFFICIAL blog of Comic-Con International.
About Comic-Con International:
Comic-Con International (CCI) is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer (the world's largest comics convention of its kind), CCI organizes the Anaheim-based WonderCon Anaheim each spring. On the web: Comic-Con.org, Facebook.com/comiccon, Twitter.com/comic_con.
San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) Says SDCC Makes A Significant Economic Impact
November 6, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Top Stories
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Comic-Con a Significant Impact on Region's Economy Says SDWP
San Diego Workforce Partnership affirms Comic-Con's value at San Diego Convention Center
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP), which serves as a vital source of information on the San Diego region's labor market, has recently published an article reviewing Comic-Con's impact on San Diego's workforce and the San Diego Convention Center's staffing in particular. Comic-Con, held annually in San Diego and organized by a nonprofit educational organization, is a convention celebrating the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.
SDWP's article calls attention to the estimated $320,000 in wages Comic-Con brings to the Convention Center's 500-member staff. In addition to those staffers, the Convention Center hires temporary employees and posts job listings prior to Comic-Con to cover needs that the regular staff cannot. These positions include engineers, laborers, electricians, and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union workers, to name a few.
According to the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, Comic-Con's 2014 show has been projected to have an impact of almost $178 million on the local economy. The actual economic impact may be larger as it has since been speculated that the factors used to calculate the figure did not take into account ancillary spending by locals, out-of-town visitors and corporations, and companies that buy advertising on buildings, lamp posts, restaurant buyouts and activations of local park space and private venues.
"Year after year, it is not lost on me the amazing number of talented people it takes to make this show happen," said David Glanzer, spokesperson and director of marketing and public relations for Comic-Con. "In addition to Comic-Con's thousands of invaluable volunteers and staff, local businesses and organizations hire additional workers who make sure the event and the city are represented in the best possible light. It really is a terrific collaborative effort."
What is not measured in the workforce study is the economic benefit of worldwide media attention focused on America's Finest City during the four days of the convention and throughout the year. "We never dreamed that our local annual convention would evolve over its forty-plus years into the worldwide celebration that it is today," said Glanzer.
The entire article can be found on SDWP's website at http://workforce.org/news/
About Comic-Con International:
Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer, CCI organizes WonderCon Anaheim each spring. On the web: Comic-Con.org, Facebook.com/comiccon, Twitter.com/comic_con.
SDCC 2014 Digest: 4
August 7, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Horror, Television, Top Stories
We will continue to add more videos and links here for SDCC 2014 as we come across them but for now here is our final compilation.
San Diego Comic Con 2014 Con Report!
August 5, 2014 by Richard Oh
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, L.A. Sequential, Movies, Television, Top Stories, United States
On July 23-27th, San Diego was host to the 2014 San Diego Comic Con! After 10 years of attending this show, I was definitely looking forward to seeing what sort of amazing spectacles Comic Con had in store for me this year. After a week of recovery from the show, I had to admit, compared to all the other Comic Cons, this one was a bit more low key. There weren't many major announcements on the movie front, and while there were some exciting TV shows on hand, I definitely didn't feel the major buzz I typically do at SDCC.
However, like all previous Comic Cons, it's a great time to mingle with artists, writers, and friends you never get to mingle with anywhere else outside of SDCC. It was fun watching the stars come on the show floor, watching artists draw some amazing commissions, and seeing the amazing exhibits some of the booths displayed, including all of the Batman cowls celebrating the Caped Crusader's 75th birthday, as well as some very cool props from the latest movies. While it lacked that extra spark that San Diego usually brings to the table, it still was, is and always will be THE place to be. And now, on to some of the sights I saw during the weekend.
I didn't take a lot of cosplay pics this year, but here's a few that stood out!
SDCC 2014 Digest: 3
August 4, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Movies, Top Stories
A look at some of the cosplayers of Comic-Con, videos of The Avengers: Age of Ultron panel and Zack Snyder and friends, plus lots of more.
SDCC 2014 Digest: 2
July 29, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
Get a glimpse of the Batman v. Superman footage from Comic-Con plus a Mad Max trailer, Wonder Woman revealed, the complete Age of Ultron poster, and more.
SDCC 2014 Digest: 1
July 25, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Gaming, Movies, Sports, Top Stories
Sting shows up at the WWE panel, Matthew McConaughey shows up to push Interstellar, and Microsoft releases a trailer for HALO Nightfall.
Warner Bros. SDCC 2014 Booth Plans Include Signings, Muppets, an Oculus Rift Experience and More
July 25, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Movies, Television
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Go Into the Storm with the 4D Oculus Rift Experience and Get Up Close and Personal with Stars, Smaug, Sesame Street and Soft Kitty
Full Signing Schedule Released for Warner Bros. Booth
BURBANK, Calif. (July 22, 2014) — With Comic-Con 2014 only days away, the behind-she-scenes team at the Warner Bros. booth (#4545) is working its magic creating another must-see environment, including a 4-D immersive Oculus Rift experience allowing fans into the heart-stopping excitement of Warner Bros. upcoming Into the Storm film (unleashed on August 8, 2014); an epic-sized LEGO® Smaug, the legendary dragon from Warner Bros. trilogy of The Hobbit films; a personal appearance by some of Sesame Street's most familiar faces; and an exclusive Soft Kitty giveaway for fans of The Big Bang Theory, only in San Diego. Always a destination for Comic-Con fans, the Warner Bros. booth will be a constant flux of activity, including giveaways, autograph signings and more.
For a closer look at this year's Warner Bros. booth activities, read on:
- Prepare to go #IntoTheStorm with an intense experiential booth featuring a 4-D immersive Oculus Rift experience that puts fans directly into a recreated scene from the upcoming tornado survival film.
- Releasing on August 8th, Into the Storm, from New Line Cinema, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, stars Richard Armitage (The Hobbit films), Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), Matt Walsh (Ted), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Where the Devil Hides) and Arlen Escarpeta (Final Destination 5).
- In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot. Told through the eyes and lenses of professional storm chasers, thrill-seeking amateurs, and courageous townspeople, Into the Stormthrows viewers directly into the eye of the storm to experience Mother Nature at her most extreme.
- Fans who survive the storm will have their reactions to the experience captured on camera, and once they exit the booth, they will be able to immediately share their experience from a social wall on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube.
The LEGO Group's large-scale LEGO brick model of Smaug from The Hobbit Trilogy will be on
display in the Warner Bros. booth #4545 at San Diego Comic-Con. Pictured: designer Erik Varszegi.
- The creative MasterBuilders at The LEGO Group are at it again with a Comic-Con exclusive: a life-sized recreation of the legendary Dragon Smaug (that's "human" life-sized vs. "dragon" life-sized), from The Hobbit Trilogy.
- Standing at more than six feet tall and weighing in excess of 400 pounds, the large-scale dragon is constructed from 83,433 LEGO® bricks and took over 625 hours to design and build. Featuring a (to Dragon scale) Hobbit-sized Bilbo Baggins and shining Arkenstone, the epic LEGO Smaug stands guard at the Warner Bros. booth!
- This December, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson will unleash the epic final film in The Hobbit Trilogy, based on the timeless masterpiece by J.R.R. Tolkien, from New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Bilbo's journey culminates in a desperate and dangerous choice as darkness converges on the Lonely Mountain and the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide — unite or be destroyed. Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The ensemble cast is led by Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, with Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Orlando Bloom.
- In celebration of its upcoming 45th season, Sesame Street is sending a Muppet delegation to the Con for a Meet & Greet on Sunday, July 27th from 2:00–3:00 p.m. at the Warner Bros Booth.
- Fans of all ages will have the chance to meet Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover and Murray Monster and their performers in a one-of-a-kind get together at the Warner Bros. booth.
- IN addition, the first 100 fans will walk away with the latest Sesame Street and Warner Bros. DVD – Learning Rocks!
- The cat's out of the bag — and can be found at the Warner Bros. booth!
- In a Comic-Con exclusive, Warner Bros. is offering fans of hit comedy The Big Bang Theory the chance to get their hands on a Soft Kitty preview game piece from the MONOPOLY®: The Big Bang Theory edition game, which will be available at retailers nationwide next month.
- Available only at Comic-Con and not included in the actual game, a limited number of the Soft Kitty mover tokens will be distributed at the Warner Bros. booth Wednesday, July 23–Sunday, July 27. In-the-know fans can ask for the token at the redemption window at the booth.
- From Thursday through Sunday, a cavalcade of talent — including producers and stars from Warner Bros. Television shows, HBO, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures — will be signing for fans at the Warner Bros. booth. Talent to be announced. The signing schedule is as follows:
- 3:30pm-4:00pm Into the Storm
- 4:45pm-5:30pm Childrens Hospital
- 10:15am-11:00am iZOMBIE
- 11:45am-12:30pm The Originals
- 2:15pm-2:45pm The 100
- 3:30pm-4:30pm Game of Thrones
- 5:00pm-5:45pm Mike Tyson Mysteries
- 5:30pm-6:30pm Batman: Assault on Arkham
- 6:15pm-6:45pm Banshee
- 11:15am-11:45am Mad Max: Fury Road
- 11:45am-12:30pm Arrow
- 12:30pm-1:00pm The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- 1:30pm-2:00pm Constantine
- 2:00pm-3:00pm True Blood
- 2:45pm-3:30pm The Vampire Diaries
- 4:00pm-4:45pm Gotham
- 5:00pm-5:45pm Person of Interest
- 5:45pm-6:15pm The Flash
- 10:30am-11:15am Teen Titans Go!
- 11:30am-12:15pm Supernatural
- 12:00pm-12:45pm Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy
- 12:30pm-1:15pm The Following
- 12:45pm-1:15pm Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
For continuing info on the Studio's plans at Comic-Con, please visit comiccon.thewb.com and follow @warnerbrostv on Twitter (hashtag #WBSDCC).
Legendary Heads to SDCC 2014 with Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, and Warcraft
July 24, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Comic-Con International, Convention News, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Press Release:
At Comic-Con 2014, we invite our fans to 'step inside our worlds'.
We will be at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 hosting a booth on the show floor, holding a panel in Hall H, and much more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for the latest announcements and updates. We know everyone can't make it to Comic-Con so we will be covering all the activities through photos & videos, and hosting fan giveaways on our social accounts during and after Comic-Con. Keep an eye out!
Legendary Booth
Booth Location: #3920
We have worked with master filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to bring his incredible imagination to life, delivering two unique fan experiences for Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak. The booth hosts unique physical props from the hotly anticipated Warcraft, giving fans an exclusive first look right out of the world of the film. Additionally the booth offers previews of Legendary's upcoming psychological thriller As Above/So Below and the new catalogue of titles from Legendary Comics.
Crimson Peak Gothic Gallery
Step inside the imagination of Guillermo del Toro with The Gothic Gallery, an immersive handcrafted exhibit from master filmmaker. This exclusive fan experience offers a glimpse behidnd the curtain of Crimson Peak, through an intimate set piece of the gothic haunted house he is creating… Beware Crimson Peak!
Head to facebook.com/CrimsonPeakMovie to view images of the Gothic Gallery and sign up for a chance to win an exclusive tour of the Gothic Gallery with the visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Visit the Legendary Booth to experience the Gothic Gallery.
Pacific Rim Jaeger Pilot
We have worked closely with the leading pioneers of virtual reality, Oculus VR, to deliver a new benchmark in Oculus Rift experiences.
Fans will experience what it feels like to pilot a 250-story robot as they step into a fully-realized Jaeger Combat Simulator. Strapping on the Oculus Rift headset, fans will 'Drift with the Rift' and experience the beloved universe of Pacific Rim in a whole new way.
Watch this video and visit the Legendary Booth at 9 am daily for tickets. First come, first served.
Signing with Warcraft Director Duncan Jones
Legendary and Warcraft fans now have the chance to meet director Duncan Jones, the man responsible for bringing Warcraft to the big screen. Duncan Jones will be doing a signing on Saturday 7/26 at 2 pm at the Blizzard Booth (#115). Tickets will be handed out that morning at 11 am on a first come, first served basis at the Blizzard Booth.
Legendary's Film Panel – Hall H
Date: Saturday, July 26
Time: 12:35 pm
During our panel, we will be live tweeting from Hall H. Follow along here:@Legendary.
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July 24, 2014 by Brian Pate
Filed under California, Collectibles, Comic Books, Comic-Con International, Con Reports and Photos, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Batfleck costume, Avengers and Ant-Man posters, a tour of the Sideshow Collectibles booth and a lot more in our first SDCC Digest for 2014.


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The Los Angeles Angels have traded pitcher Dan Haren to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Carlos Marmol, multiple media outlets reported Friday. There had been speculation that Haren would be traded before Friday's midnight deadline on his $15.5 million club option for 2013. The Angels apparently were prepared to buy out Haren's option for $3.5 million if they could trade him. He was just 12-13 with a 4.33 earned run average in 2012. Marmol is scheduled to make $9.8 million next season. He went 3-3 with 3.42 ERA and 20 saves in 2012. It's unclear whether there are any other players involved in the trade and whether money will be exchanged as well.
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We had some fun last week so we are back bigger and better this Friday with another mini-SC2 tournament. A $10 steam game purchase will be raffled off, just in time for the steam sale that (God damn better) start soon. Check back here for the livestream on Friday night, details below:
WHAT: A king of the hill tournament is a simple winner stays style where you play an opponent 1v1 and if you win you play another person. A friend and I will be casting and streaming the matches.
WHEN: Friday July 13th starting at 9:00pm EST. Late comers welcome there isn't a deadline to "signup." We will play for several hours or until I run out of players, so don't be afraid to check in late if you can't make it right at 9:00pm.
WHO CAN PLAY: Anyone is welcome to play, I won't be filtering out players in low leagues, though you can expect that if higher level players emerge it will be very difficult to beat them if you are a low league. You're still welcome to play and you'd probably enjoy watching on the stream.
WHERE: North America server-Head to the channel 'giantbomb' in SC2 around 9:00pm EST or when you are ready to play. I (moztacular) will be there so send me a message that you want to play. I will add you to the first come first serve list of players.
THE PRIZE: A $10.00 steam purchase will be raffled off at the end of the night. If you play a match you are eligible for the prize. You do not have to win or be present at the time of the drawing, but you must play at least one match to be eligible for the raffle. If there are not enough players to warrant an effective king of the hill tournament I reserve the right to keep the $10 steam purchase for a later date when we have more players.Thank you.
THE STREAM (it will go live at the time of the tournament):
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Punk singer finds her voice as playwright
When the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts wanted someone to write a play for its Avant Garde Coffeehouse Project, someone who could listen to the folk and blues music of the '60s, read the articles and the oral histories, look at the historical photos, digest and distill all that source material and fashion a drama that could capture the spirit of those times in a way that matters now, the school turned to the most logical person:
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Singing, acting both stellar in 'Figaro'
Actors are taught to act and opera singers are taught to sing - and all too rarely do the twain really meet.
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Theatre Gigante taps dark, creative energy in 'Electra'
While her father is out of town on business, her mother takes a lover. When her father comes home, Mom and her new consort stab him. She herself is thrown out of the house. Her baby brother now lives in exile.
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Answered: Ten Myths about Free Software
Within the scope of the EU "FLOSSMETRICS" project, participant Carlo Daffara investigated how much truth the "Ten Myths about Open Source Software" actually contain.
In 1999, Tim O'Reilly held a keynote titled "Ten Myths about Open Source Software" on the prejudice and rumors concerning Open Source software. According to Carlo Daffara, many people still believe these assertions. Myths surrounding "Free/Libre Open Source Software" (FLOSS) are an obstacle to the deployment of Open Source software in business. Daffara has published his findings on the ten myths on groklaw.net.
Myth 1 maintains that: "It's a Linux versus Windows thing" – in other words that corporations would need to migrate their complete IT infrastructure to Linux to be able to use free software. This is not true, says the author: many free projects can be used on the Windows or Apple Mac OS X platform.
And Daffara is not convinced by the claim that "Open Source Software only matters to programmers since normal users never look under the hood anyway." The fact that some users are not interested in the code does not imply that disclosure of the code makes no sense. After all, Open Source would be useful to a user who was not interested in programming personally, but prepared to pay somebody to modify the code to suit their requirements. Moreover, the code itself is just one aspect of many. The source code is accompanied by documentation, translations, examples and other project components that could encourage people to contribute. Finally, Open Source code means more flexibility and saves money. Daffara quotes an investigation of the MuleSource project as an example. 64 percent of all users had made at least one change to the code.
And the claim that "There is no money to be made on Free software" is definitely a myth, according Daffara, quoting surveys that show that about 32 percent of all turnover generated in IT services will be generated by Open Source software by 2010. Open Source software now accounts for 29 percent of all development in the EU. Investments in the development of free software total some 22 million euros according to Daffaras' figures.
Carlo Daffara works for the "FLOSSMetrics" EU project which aims to establish a database of active free software. It will provide a repository of information on thousands of projects to give users an overview of free software development.
Besides Tim O'Reilly and Carlo Daffara, kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has also been investigating myths. In his keynote at Linuxsymposium he talked about the ten most popular Linux myths, and even poked fund at statements by Novell's Chief Technology Officer in the process.
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Music in Chappaqua Offers YoYa, Yoga for the Voice
Chappaqua, New York (September 11, 2012) In today's hectic world, we all strive to be heard. Our vocal chords are among our most important muscles, yet most of us do not give them the attention they deserve. Bengi Tasci, a lyric coloratura soprano and vocal instructor at Music in Chappaqua, one of Westchester's premiere music schools, has developed YoYa, yoga for the voice, to strengthen and exercise the vocal cords for students at any age. Tasci has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as a soloist and is the winner of several prestigious competitions.
YoYa is based on the specific vocal exercises that help students find the true color of their singing voice. It also improves confidence, and can help professional public speakers. It is a vocal conditioning and strengthening technique that shares the principles of yoga. The name is derived from the syllables Yo and Ya, which are used frequently during the exercises. Tasci believes that specific postures for the vocal chords, like those in yoga, provide the muscle training needed to keep the vocal chords youthful.
"No voice is exactly the same – it's like a fingerprint,"
Tasci believes that when students are able to read and excited to learn new songs, they are ready to start YoYa. During the training students can have fun while learning to treat their voice (vocal cords and the supporting muscles and organs) just like any other muscle in the body. Once their voice starts to get stronger, students gain self-confidence and develop their personal and artistic development . "I want everyone to find his or her true sound, that's my passion," says Tasci.
Music in Chappaqua began in 1993 and now boasts more than 250 students studying a wide variety of different instruments in all age groups. Janet Angier, director of Music in Chappaqua, hires the most qualified instructors who are also outstanding, caring teachers. Each studio is equipped with the best Steinway & Sons grand piano and the latest computer hardware and software, all designed to enhance the learning process.
For more information on Music in Chappaqua, contact Janet Angier at email@example.com or (914) 238-3123. To arrange an interview with Bengi Tasci, contact Janet Angier or Lori Sachare at (914) 260-0835.
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Turkish-American, lyric-coloratura soprano Bengi Tasci made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2003 and her European debut at Belle-Île-en-


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Students and staff from Eastern Connecticut State University attended this year's National Association for Campus Activities conference in Hartford CT on Oct. 31- Nov. 2. Students from Eastern's Campus Activity Board (CAB) competed in several categories and took home the honors for: Excellence in Programming, best themed campaign and best traditional promotion for their division.
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While Rugby is making its way back into the Olympics in 2016, it is a sport that has never left Eastern. This past weekend the Rugby team started off with a 20-6 win over Wesleyan. As if the win wasn't a headline enough, the team found their way into The Courant for their activities off the field.
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Well hello there incoming students! I am Melissa, a Psychology major here at Eastern! I am also a Summer Orientation Counselor (SOC). I am entering my senior year here at ECSU but I can still remember my own orientation experience, which is probably because it was only last summer...That's right, I was a transfer student, I came to Eastern as a junior! Right out of high school I was unsure of what path I wanted to take in life therefore I decided the best route for me was to not attend a four year college right away. Instead I enrolled at Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC), which I like to refer to it as my stepping stone. There I learned how to not only expand my mind but also to be more willing to try new things and make new friends. While I was going to school as a Behavioral Science major, I also continued to work at a local nursing home. Taking on the roles of both a student and an employee changed my original plan of being able to obtain an associate's degree in two years. After three years at NVCC, I graduated with my associates and also decided the next best step for me was to take a year off to work full-time. My family, mainly my mother, stressed the fact that most people who take time off from school usually don't go back. I personally do not like being like "most people", so during my year off from academics I began to look at schools and apply.
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Abstract: IAB Stats Deck:Social MediaMay 2010 Outline• Interactive Advertising Overview• Social Media Landscape– Definitions– Consumer Experience• Frequency of Use• Most Popular Sites: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
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Social Media
May 2010
• Interactive Advertising Overview
• Social Media Landscape
– Definitions
– Consumer Experience
• Frequency of Use
• Most Popular Sites: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
• The Next Evolution: Mobile
– Marketplace Response
• Budgets and Projections
Interactive Advertising Overview
Basic Use
According to Internet World Stats, the US is currently among the top online consumers in the world,
according to hours of use and penetration.
Figures reported below by Nielsen's Netview confirm this:
• In March 2010, 192.7 million unique visitors were reported for all internet sites
• Penetration for that month was at 81% of the US population
• By the end of 2009, 160.3 million people had accessed the internet via a broadband connection.
Basic Projections
US Online Advertising Spending, 2010‐2014
$34.0 eMarketer projects that US
$31.0 (9.7%)
$28.3 (9.5%) online ad spending will
$25.2 (12.3%) grow by 6.8% from this
(5.5%) year to the next.
Total (billions and % change)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Source for charts: eMarketer, December 2009
Interactive Advertising Overview
Interactive continues to grow in significance when
compared to other ad-supported media
U.S. Advertising Market – Media Comparison 2009 ($ Billions)
TV Distribution* $26.2
Newspapers $24.6
Internet $22.7
TV Networks: Cable $20.4
TV Network $15.5
Radio $14.0
Directories $12.1
Consumer Magazines $10.0
Source: IAB Internet Ad Revenue Report: 2009 Full Year Report; PricewaterhouseCoopers
* "TV Distribution" includes national and local TV station ads as well as multichannel system ads.
Why Social Media?
• Social Media sites are characterized by the inherent functionality that
facilitates the sharing of information between users within a defined
network. The nature of Social Media allows for the initiation of conversation
by either party.*
Social Networking is Big Among Internet Users
Rank Sector U.S. Active U.S. Active 6 Month % Point
Social networking sites have
Reach (Jun 09) Reach (Dec 09) Change surpassed personal e-mail
in global reach at 70.7% vs.
72.6% by Dec 09, and
1 Search 84.21% 84.43% 0.22%
growing at a faster pace
2 General Interest Portals & 86.18% 85.08% ‐1.10% than any other sector.
3 Software Manufacturers 67.20% 66.32% ‐0.88%
4 Member Communities 70.74% 72.57% 1.83%
5 E‐Mail 66.69% 65.94% ‐0.75%
*IAB Social Media Metrics Definitions, May 2009
Chart Source: Nielsen NetView, January 2010 5
Increasingly, people want to
join the conversation
Unique Audiences for Social Media Sites, mm
Unique audiences
have grown at an 115,083
annual rate of 20%
Jan‐08 Jan‐09 Jan‐10
Source: Nielsen Netview, 2010
These are the main reasons why
Reasons that US Internet Users Use Social Networking Sites
Keep in touch with friends 78.1%
Reconnect with old friends 50.5%
Share photos 36.8%
Meet new people 29.9%
Plan social events 17.7%
Share music/find new music 15.2%
Play games 14.2%
Career Networking 10.9%
Source: eMarketer, November 2008
Intensity of use has increased
• 100 million users joined Facebook in less than 9 months.
• Over 35 million Facebook users update their status each day.
• 48% of social media users check or update their Twitter or
Facebook sites during the night or as soon as they wake up.
• 54% of bloggers post content or tweet daily. (ClickZ Stats SES
Magazine June 8, 2009 page 24-25, "Turning Blogs and user-Generated Content Into Search
Engine Results.")
• More than 1.5 million pieces of content (web links, news
stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) are shared on
Facebook daily. (Facebook)
• Social networks reach about 79% of the total US Internet
audience, as of December 2009. (comScore)
Retrevo Gadgetology study, which asked social media users when, where, and how much time they spend
on sites and services like Facebook and Twitter. "Is Social Media a New Addiction?" Retrevo Blog,
Penetration of US audiences grows
According to Nielsen, the number of Americans visiting social
networking and blog sites has grown steadily YOY
Top Social Networking Sites Year‐Over‐Year Trend (Unique Audience)
Site February 2008 February 2009 February 2010
Facebook 20,043 65,704 118,813
MySpace.com 56,313 54,164 46,654
Twitter.com n/a 7,038 20,704
Blogger 37,241 39,905 46,171
YouTube 70,076 83,429 98,723
Source: The Nielsen Company, March 2010
And time spent on social media sites has
steadily increased
Nielsen reported that for US audiences, average time per person increased
143% from December 2008 to 2009.
That increase continues into 2010, with average time spent increasing by
108% from December to January.
Time Spent per Person, (hh:mm:ss)
6:43:12 6:40:25
6:00:00 6:01:40
5:45:36 5:49:25
Sep 09 Oct 09 Nov 09 Dec 09 Jan 10
Nielsen Netview Report, April 2010
• Twitter has remained among the top 10 social media sites, for unique
audiences. Between June 2008 and June 2009, unique visitors grew by
• According to GigaTweet, there have been 11.3 billion tweets as of
3/30/2010. The 20 billionth tweet should occur by June.**
• Nielsen averages that the time per person spent on Twitter increased
522%, year-over-year, from 5:02 minutes in June 2008 to 31:17 minutes in
June 2009.
*Source: Nielsen Online, June 2009
** Source: GigaTweet
*** Source: Nielsen Online, June 2009
• From December 2008 to December 2009, Facebook has
doubled its monthly unique visitors, from 54.6 million to 111.9
• Facebook accounts for 7% of all time spent online by US
visitors (Jan 2010).
• As of Feb 2010, the average Facebook user has 130 friends,
and spends 55 minutes per day on Facebook.
* Source: comScore MediaMetrix, January 2010
** Source: comScore, January 2010
According to the Silicon Business Insider, comScore reports from the end of 2009
show that YouTube's growth far surpassed that of its top 9 competitors.
And according to HitWise, YouTube ranks #1 for all online video website ranked
by market share of U.S. Visits.
The Next Evolution: Social Media's Role in
Market revenue is increasing
• According to Mobile Marketing Watch, a recent report by Informa indicates
that the US mobile social networking market will reach revenues of $421
million during 2010.
• The report also indicates that the US mobile social networking market will
continue growing and is projected to reach the $1 billion revenue mark in
Mobile internet users frequent social sites more than others*
• U.S. mobile internet users spend 2.7 hours of their day online.
• 45% of all mobile internet users go online to post comments on social
networks, with 91% of mobile internet users going online to socialize.
* According to a study by Ruder Finn, referred to on Marketing Charts on 2/17/2010
What is the role of Mobile?
Mobile social media users can make immediate
statements about their experiences
Mobile Browser Access to Social Networking: 3 month average
ending January 2010 vs. January 2009
Total US Age 13+
Percent of Subscribers Accessing Social
Networking via Mobile Browser
January 09 January 10 Point
All Mobile Phones 6.5% 11.1% 4.6
Smartphone 22.5% 30.8% 8.3
Number of Mobile 11,874 25,137 112%
Subscribers Accessing
Facebook (000)
Source: comScore MobiLens, March 2010
Marketers should care about what consumers
are saying about their products
Top Facebook Fan Pages (# of Fans), for the
Week of 4/5/2010
Starbucks Coffee Co. 6,537,954
Twilight 5,482,245
Coca‐Cola 5,349,749
Skittles 4,197,934
Oreo 4,440,491
Source: www.allfacebook.com, numbers are based on a weekly
total generated by the
"While video and text content remain central to the Web
experience—the desire of online consumers to connect,
communicate and share is increasingly driving the
medium's growth."—Jon Gibs, VP, Media and Agency Insights,
Nielsen Online.
Chart Source: www.allfacebook.com, weekly tabulations
And marketers are starting to listen
According to the 2009 Cone Consumer New Media Study, 30% of consumers
report making a purchase based on positive reviews found online.
Some well-known campaigns are:
• Burger King and the Sacrifice ten friends facebook application—The
application was adopted by over 20,000 users, sacrificing 200,000
facebook friends for free whoppers.
• Zappos on Twitter: 498 Zappos employees are on Twitter*, and
company-sponsored feeds total over 1.6 million followers, with the CEO
feed leading the way in numbers.
• Advertising Age headline for 4/13/2010: McDonald's Names First
Social-Media Chief
**Burger King campaign data is from Mashable.com: "Presenting: 10 of the Smartest Big Brands in Social Media." from 2009
*Twitter Data is from Tuesday April 13, 2010
*Einstein Bros. uses social media to draw and keep a fanbase
Budget Allocations Begin to Reflect Social
Media's Growing Importance
Forrester research shows that within the projected growth of the interactive share of
all ad spend, social media is predicted to grow the fastest and to become the third-
largest interactive marketing spend category in five years.
Social Media Spend, by millions
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Data cited from Coremetrics White Paper: "Social Media Analytics: Turning the Buss into an Impactful Part of Your
Marketing Mix"
IAB member initiatives reflect the dynamic, growth-oriented
trend in Social Media
• Social Media Committee
The Social Media Committee is dedicated to helping develop and expand the social media space as a viable
advertising platform. The committee works to educate marketers and agencies on the strength of social
media as a marketing vehicle.
--Social Advertising Best Practices
This document outlines recommendations for key social advertising topics and is intended for social
networks, publishers, ad agencies, marketers, and service providers delivering social advertising.
These best practices were developed via a thorough examination of the critical consumer, media and
advertiser issues to help social media further realize its advertising potential.
--Social Media Ad Metrics Definitions
This document specifies standard definitions for Social Media Metrics. The IAB hopes that all players
in the Social Media space will coalesce around these metrics to encourage growth through
--Social Media Buyer's Guide
The Guide addresses key elements that should be considered during the social media planning and
purchase process. After reading this Guide, you will have a better understanding of social media.
• IAB Social Media Marketplace
-- In April 2010, over 350 agency and publisher representatives gathered with the IAB to share
information and learn about platform innovations and trends
• IAB Professional Development
– Secrets to Success in Social Media, taught by Geoff Ramsay of eMarketer, Anna Banks of Organic,
Inc., and Nichole Goodyear of Brickfish
Thank You!
For comments and inquiries, please contact
Jessica Ramírez, Industry Services Coordinator
[email protected]
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Hello,I am selling a pre-owned Whole Room Evaporative Humidifier that was bought late last year which was gently and rarely used. It is in excellent working and physical condition and comes with the Original Box and Manual also in excellent condition.Description:* Humidifies up to 600 sq. ft. through the use of vortex circulation* Electronic humidistat for automatic humidity control and 3 fan settings (low, high, auto)* Push-button controls with LED lights for easy confirmation of settings* 1 gallon tank capacity and up to 2 gallon output every 24 hoursThe Vornado Evap2 Whole Room Evaporative Vortex Humidifier is a uniquely effective means to create a comfortable, perfectly humidified living space. Vornado's deep pitched blades pull large volumes of harsh, dry air through the unit and then, using Vornado's signature Vortex Action, circulates the humidified air throughout the room, providing complete and balanced humidification. The Evap2 also recovers and circulates heat off of the ceiling, helping to maintain an even room temperature -- especially useful during the dry, cold winter seasonIf you are interested, please feel free to email me with any questions or provide a phone number to call or text you. I am pretty flexible in meeting up- close to Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Union, Hudson County
Web Id: NJC14081400
Published on NJ.com 6/26. Updated 6/26.
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Published on NJ.com 6/23. Updated 6/23.
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Published on NJ.com 6/19. Updated 6/19.
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Published on NJ.com 6/16. Updated 6/16.
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