Machinima.com Locks in $9 Million Investment from Redpoint Ventures Financing to Enable Company to Expand Community Scale, Reach and Engagement

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 15, 2010

Machinima.com, the premier online entertainment network for video gamers, today announced a $ 9 million venture capital investment from Redpoint Ventures, a leading, early stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA with offices in Los Angeles, CA and Shanghai, China. Coming on the heels of a landmark calendar year of over 300% audience growth, Machinima.com will utilize this Series B round of financing to accelerate further growth. In the month of May, Machinima.com delivered over 127 million video views to over 27 million uniques.

Geoff Yang, a partner at Redpoint Ventures, and a serial early-stage backer of successful web ventures including Ask Jeeves, Excite, Gaia Online, Homeaway, Juniper Networks, MySpace, Netflix, Scribd and Tivo will join the board of directors of Machinima.com

We are extremely excited about this new partnership with Redpoint Ventures and Geoff Yang, said Machinima.com CEO and Chairman Allen DeBevoise. This capital infusion will enable us to further expand the scale, reach and engagement of our community while delivering the best global marketing platform for video games on the planet to our customers and partners.

"We're delighted to be a part of Machinima. Video gaming is an enormous market, and has become mainstream media, said Geoff Yang. Machinima is the leading entertainment network for this exciting market, and begins to blur the line between game and entertainment experiences."

Following the success of the Machinima Channel on YouTube, the number one channel in the entertainment category, Machinima.com has launched two new original channels Machinima Sports and Machinima Respawn, which delivered over 100 Million video views in the first 3 months. The company also produces 25 original franchise shows that showcase gameplay, industry news, game highlights, commentary, and comedy and drama series. Machinima.com boasts one of the most highly engaged and active video game audiences as evidenced by the enormous community engagement created for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that generated over 125 Million video views in the first 100 days after the release of the game.

About Machinima.com

Machinima.com has rapidly expanded to provide comprehensive and compelling entertainment content focused on gaming within the core male 18 34 demographic. The company generates more than 120 million video views per month across its network, making it the number one all-time Entertainment Channel on YouTube and the ultimate destination for video gamers. Machinima.com also operates 25 franchise shows which showcase gameplay, industry news, game highlights, and commentary. The company also creates original series for game publishers, developers, networks and studios that help generate ongoing community between and around title releases. The word Machinima is a loose hybrid of the words machine and cinema and is used to describe the process of creating real-time animation by manipulating a videogames engine and assets. Machinima.coms Series A round of financing was executed by MK Capital with substantial support from MK Capital Partners Mark Terbeek and Yair Landau. Additional Board Members at Machinima.com include Matt Coffin and Joi Ito.

Media Contacts:

Jocelyn Johnson / Dawn Miller

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GameSalad Graduates From the Austin Technology Incubator

Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 26, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a unit of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (UT), congratulates web and mobile game platform GameSalad on its graduation from the program. GameSalad graduated at the end of 2010 with a well rounded and experienced executive team, solid funding, and an industry-changing mobile and web gaming platform. Throughout GameSalads year and a half in ATI, ATI was present at every milestone: providing guidance on fundraising, legal issues, operations planning and corporate positioning.

From introductions to insight, Austin Technology Incubator has been by our side helping GameSalad grow our business, said Michael Agustin, GameSalad founder. Bart Bohn, and the team at ATI have drawn on their real world experience and individual expertise to guide us as we grew to maximize the potential of GameSalad.

GameSalads flagship product, GameSalad Creator, is a groundbreaking software tool that empowers anyone, regardless of technical skills, to design, publish and distribute sophisticated original games, using a visual, drag-and-drop interface that requires no coding. Once the game has been designed, developers can choose to publish to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Web, simply by clicking a button. Popular among both established and aspiring developers, GameSalad Creator has been used to create over 18,000 games, including more than 40 top 100 Games in Apples App Store. With the addition of HTML5 publishing in June 2011, GameSalad allowed developers to expand beyond iOS and reach a market of over a billion people currently using a web browser.

Internet Marketer from Ontario Proposes Easy Ways to Increase Website Traffic Using Social Media

Ontario Canada (PRWEB) October 14, 2011

The Traffic Maverick is a web based learning program to learn ways to attract website traffic. It has been developed by Ontario based traffic marketing specialist Michael Bashi. The launch of this new module is a significant step for the company, looking at the increasing popularity of social media in the recent days.

This program already consists of highly useful modules on topics like use of newsletters, press releases, back links, and many more. The developer has designed the modules in a simple way so that it can be used by anyone. The useful tips shared in course of the program are those implemented by the author himself in his own career.

Social websites are nothing new these days, and they can be used for different purposes including maximization of website traffic. The new module of the training course will unveil tricks to use sites like Facebook, and You Tube etc for increasing website traffic. Most people use social websites to interact with their friends. The first thing to do is to build a fan page for the product.

The friend list should increase all the time to ensure maximum benefit. The business owners can post videos, reviews or anything that is relevant to their business. However, the author has warned about not remaining confined within business interactions. It is important to build rapport with people to build a relationship of trust.

Mr. Bashi has also suggested that this method of secondary marketing may not yield immediate business gain. However, there will be a steady increase in traffic over a period of time, and the rate of conversion will be very high. Most of the users will find it very easy to follow these tips because they are already familiar with the social marketing sites.

Michael Bashi has also stressed on the importance of forums as a great social media for secondary marketing. The first step would involve finding a relevant forum and joining those forums. Forum members can easily make new friends by taking part in different discussions and offering quality advice.

This will not only help in increasing website traffic, but also to understand what people expect out a product or service. The author has repeatedly stressed on the importance of patience for a successful Social Media Marketing plan because it is all about building trust.

About the Company: The Traffic Maverick is an internet based learning program for the aspiring businessmen who want to maximize their website traffic. This entire initiative is the brain child of an Ontario based internet marketer named Michael Bashi. This program has 14 modules that reveal interesting facts about web traffic and online marketing.

Contact:

Windsor, Ontario

Zip Code: N9E 1S3

http://www.thetrafficmaverick.com

http://www.http://www.thetrafficmaverick.blog

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New, Affordable Thermal Label Printer from Seiko Instruments Delivers 300 dpi for Sharp Graphics, 2d Barcode Printing & Improved Networkability

London, England (PRWEB) August 9, 2006

Business and home/office products supplier Seiko Instruments is further expanding its flagship line with a new model, the SLP 440, a small footprint, affordable Smart Label Printer (SLP) offering simple set-up, 300 dpi high-resolution thermal printing, 2D barcoding and enhanced networking and graphics capabilities for office use or integration with vertical market applications.

Seiko Instruments has also added more than 23 new paper and adhesive labels to its already extensive range of labels, some over 50mm wide, making labeling items such as shipping boxes, patient records, files or storage cupboards, quick and easy to produce.

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Teammates From East Coast's Largest Campground Compete In Christmas Challenge To Benefit Holiday Charity

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

Myrtle Beachs Ocean Lakes Family Campground (http://www.oceanlakes.com), a division of The Jackson Companies, has kicked off its Christmas Challenge. This competition, which runs through Saturday, Nov. 26, has a three-fold focus on recycling, charity and saving money in todays economy. The Christmas Challenge will enable the campground to raise and donate proceeds to Substitutes for Santa, a local charity that provides a Christmas experience to between 50 and 85 underprivileged children from the Loris and Myrtle Beach communities.

The challenge asks the campgrounds teammates to decorate a tree or wreath as best they can without purchasing any decorations and only using items they find in their own offices. The Ocean Lakes Family Campground judges will cast ballots during the week for winners in three categories: Most Festive, Wow! and Most Creative Use of Departmental Supplies. Ocean Lakes guests and teammates will vote for the Peoples Choice. Winners will be announced at The Jackson Companies Teammates Awards Breakfast and on the Ocean Lakes Facebook page on Dec. 12.

Christmas Challenge entries will be sold through a silent auction during Thanksgiving week while the campground is nearly full with more than 20,000 guests. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Substitutes for Santa.

In light of the countrys tough economic times, Ocean Lakes Marketing department came up with the Christmas Challenge idea a few years ago as a fun way to save money and help the staff get in the holiday spirit.

We came up with this challenge in 2008 and the teammates loved it; so in hindsight, we thought we should have auctioned them off for charity, said Barb Krumm, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Ocean Lakes Family Campground. We brought the Christmas Challenge back in 2011, and the teammate response has been overwhelming. They are already plotting next years challenge. This time we planned enough in advance to include our guests votes and an auction for charity.

In the past, theres been no limit to the teammates creativity. The Ocean Lakes Storage and Transport Department previously made a wreath out of a blown camper tire, decorated with flashing tail lights, mangled camper parts and reflectors. Security staff at the 310-acre campground created a wreath with old uniform shirts, handcuffs, reports, confiscated items and a flashing blue light.

The 2011 challenge continues to showcase the teammates creativity with departmental supplies including old fluorescent bulbs, orange caution cones, unused toilet plungers, iCare Program dog biscuits and mutt mitts, tools, toilet paper, and garden hose. This year, Security teammates formed the wreath itself out of caution tape. The Accounting Department crafted beautiful angels with halos out of coin wrappers and garland from dollar bill wrappers.

In all, there are 14 departments participating in the 2011 Christmas Challenge. Teammates are hoping to raise $ 1,000 for Substitutes for Santa, giving 10 underprivileged children a Christmas shopping spree with volunteer Santas.

For more information about Ocean Lakes, visit its website, follow the campground on Twitter or like it on Facebook.

About Ocean Lakes Family Campground

Ocean Lakes Family Campground, a division of The Jackson Companies, is the largest campground on the East Coast and one of the largest in the United States. Located in Myrtle Beach, S.C., it has received numerous awards for excellence. In 2010, it received the Earth Day Award from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for its iCare Program. It is the 2008-2009 National RV Park of the Year and has received that honor from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) four times. In 2006, Ocean Lakes received the prestigious South Carolina Governors Cup for making a significant economic impact on South Carolina. Ocean Lakes covers 310 oceanfront acres with nearly one mile of beachfront. It offers 3,447 sites 893 of which are large and pull-through to accommodate larger RVs. It was built by Mary Emily and Nelson Jackson and their five daughters, starting in 1970. It opened with 30 campsites and one bathhouse in 1971. On an average seasonal day, Ocean Lakes has 25,000 - 30,000 guests enjoying the countless amenities that have made it a local favorite and a national vacation destination. It currently holds a 9.5/9/9.5 ranking out of 10/10/10 from the Trailer Life Directory for its overall operation, recreational offerings, services and appearance.

Ocean Lakes Family Campground is a division of The Jackson Companies, a family-owned enterprise that includes Prestwick Golf & Country Club, Ocean Lakes Properties, Crystal Lake Mobile Home Village, Ocean Lakes RV Center, and the master-planned development SayeBrook.

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