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TOPIC: MySpace.com agreed to give state attorneys general data on sex offenders who were registered to use the social networking site, according to an article by The Associated Press. When attorneys general asked for the information last week, MySpace did not comply due to federal
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Daniel Scalisi is a seasoned wireless and digital media executive with immense consumer facing start up experience. Scalisi can speak to the phenom of social networking and popularity of online communities. With over 10 years of digital and seven years of wireless, his experience brings deep content, digital media and mobile partner and product development experience to the MyLifeBrand team. In his role at MyLifeBrand, Daniel is responsible for business and partner strategy as well as web services development leadership. His career in digital media commenced as CEO of an interactive marketing company he founded called ShowStyle which revolutionized ITV commerce in 1996. His subsequent experiences took him to the wireless industry where he amassed seven years of wireless and web content and applications development experience both on deck with the largest carriers in the world and off deck market channels through content and marketing partnerships with the largest media companies in the world. Daniel's most notable achievement to date has been to create the first mobile Local TV on demand application in the United States to be carried by Sprint and Cingular and deliver mobile video news on demand for over 80 local broadcast stations in over 80 markets in the United States. PR Contact: Shana Starr 949-481-3984 shana@rms-biz.com
Jerry Ropelato is the CEO of a technology and entertainment review Web site, www.TopTenREVIEWS.com. TopTenREVIEWS has published a review of each state's sex offender registry Web site, providing customers with a ranking of the Web sites overall and the benefits each site brings to its users, such as information provided, search functions, ease of use and features provided. Missouri, Alabama and Florida are the top three state sites in the review. The complete review can be found at http://sex-offender-registry-review.toptenreviews.com. A reviewer from TopTenREVIEWS is also available to discuss the specifics of the sex offender registry review. PR Contact: Mark Fredrickson 801-898-0659 pr@toptenreviews.com
Addie Swartz is the founder and CEO of B*tween Productions, Inc, home of the Beacon Street Girls award-winning book series and COPPA-compliant (Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act) website for preteen girls (www.beaconstreetgirls.com). Addie created the Beacon Street Girls in 2002 to provide positive media and healthy role models for tween girls. Today, there are twelve Beacon Street Girls books with more 450,000 copies in print. The company has "super-fans" in 95 countries and the books are available through leading book stores and online. Recently the company released a new book, Just Kidding, which addresses cyber-bullying and Internet safety. The company worked with the Internet Keep Safe Coalition, (www.ikeepsafe.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children the safe and healthy use of technology and the Internet; bestselling author Rachel Simmons (Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls); Rob Nickel, president, Kid Innovation Canada, a 14-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police and a former Detective Sergeant with the OPP's Child Pornography Section and; the Internet Safety Program Coordinator, Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts. PR Contact: Bobbie Carlton 781-863-8228 ext 201 bcarlton@btweenproductions.com
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