Lifehacker Names uTorrent the Best BitTorrent Client for Mac

Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

Macadamian, a global leader in software product creation, today announced popular blog and review site Lifehacker named uTorrent, an application developed by BitTorrent in conjunction with Macadamian, as the best BitTorrent client for Mac. Lifehacker's The App Directory, a new and growing directory of recommendations for the best applications and tools, cited uTorrents great feature set, admirable flexibility, overall speed as reasons for this win.

uTorrent is a freeware, closed source client owned by BitTorrent, Inc using the BitTorrent peer to peer protocol for distributing files in small pieces without the need for centralized data centers. It is the most widely used BitTorrent client outside China with over 100M users. Originally limited to the Microsoft Windows Platform, BitTorrent engaged Macadamian to create a Mac OS X version of its popular client.

"We knew Macadamian had a history of developing commercial products for Mac OS X and we felt we would be able to get uTorrent to market faster by working with a firm with that kind of experience," says BitTorrents Vice President of Engineering, Ilan Shamir. "Macadamian was clearly the right partner for this project."

To meet the requirements of both BitTorrent and the Mac user community, Macadamian employed its proprietary visual design and agile development processes to ensure that the interface would behave precisely in the way that Mac users expect.

Lifehacker's App Directory reviewed several BitTorrent clients for Mac before choosing uTorrent as the winner. The site, which receives roughly 20 million visitors a month, is a leading online source for lifestyle improvement and enhancement of the online experience.

For more information about Macadamians work with uTorrent, a case study on the project developed by Macadamian and BitTorrent, is available at http://www.macadamian.com.

About Macadamian

Macadamian is a global leader in software product creation providing a complete range of product strategy, user experience design and software engineering services to clients around the world, including industry leaders like HP, Cisco, Genband, Avaya, and Adobe. For established and emerging technologies and platforms, Macadamian has a track record of helping clients create successful products on Android, iPhone, iPad, Web 2.0 & RIA, Windows 7, and Mac OS X. Additional information is available at Macadamian.com or by following Macadamian on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Experience the Mediterranean with Best Cruises and Travel Now Through a Master Chefs Eyes on a Roundtrip Cruise from Rome on the Holland America Noordam

Westport, CT (Vocus/PRWEB) April 12, 2011

Chef Pietro Scotti is a fine artist in the kitchen and he has turned out culinary masterpieces at his acclaimed Westport restaurant, Da Pietros, for close to 25 years. Pietro has earned a stellar reputation among reviewers, fans and The James Beard Foundation for his timeless, classic cuisine.

In 1987, he took a chance, opening Da Pietros on a waterside street lined with antique shops in Westport. He decorated the restaurants cozy, jewel-like dining room with plush banquets and framed Hermes scarves. Pietros Italian and French fare quickly became the talk of the town - and of reviewers. Zagat gave Da Pietros a 27 rating for food, calling it Extraordinary. And Patricia Brooks of The New York Times granted the restaurant an Excellent rating.

Summertime in the Mediterranean with Pietro:

Sail with Best Cruises and Travel Now aboard Holland America's glorious Noordam for a ten night culinary cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving August 6 from amazing Rome (Civitavecchia) to Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Greece; Katakolon (Olympia), Greece; Santorini, Greece; Ephesus, Turkey; Piraeus (Athens), Greece; Messina, Sicily and two luxurious days at sea, filled with Pietro's wonderful cooking classes, a welcome cocktail party, plus additional optional wine tastings and visits to markets., orchards and restaurants at the ports.

Aboard the Holland America Cruise:

The Noordam, is an all-inclusive, premium, luxurious, stress-free vacation aboard an elegant ship. Holland America has won many top awards: Conde

Nordeus Wins Best Gaming Start-up at Europas Awards 2011

London, UK (PRWEB UK) 18 November 2011

Social and mobile games start-up Nordeus was last-night crowned best gaming start-up at the Europas Awards 2011, held in Londons West End. The award was given to the games developer after a whirlwind 18 months that has seen the company grow from three people to a team of over 40. The award jury acknowledged the bootstrapped companies successful journey from Serbian start-up to strong stable growth and a highly profitable business, thanks to the success of its hugely popular football management game, Top Eleven.

The Europas, which are voted for by tech industry experts, cap a fantastic year for Nordeus and their flagship game Top Eleven, which this summer became the most played sports game on Facebook and Web after overtaking EA SPORTS FIFA Superstars. Top Eleven now has nearly one million daily users, which log on every day to play.

Winning such an award, especially one decided by your peers, is a huge honour, said Branko Milutinovi, Nordeus CEO, after picking up their award. Europe is currently going through an immensely challenging period, yet tech companies are showing that hard-work and creativity can lead to success, whatever the economic climate. We couldnt have done this without our amazing team back in Serbia and its fantastic for our team to represent the region in this fantastic showcase for European tech businesses.

Awards chairman and TechCruch Europe editor Mike Butcher praised the talent and success of the Nordeus team: Banging it from Belgrade! Yet another example of how you can make it global from Europe.

Twenty-two awards were given away in all at the ceremony, which sought to reward the best of Europes tech companies. The event also saw Mixcloud win best Entertainment startup, Accel voted VC of the year and Rovio winning a special Europa Hero award for kicking ass around the world for their hit app Angry Birds. A full list of winners can be found at http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/11/18/peer-index-takes-the-honours-as-the-europas-awards-drifts-east/

Nordeus has also been chosen as one of 25 tech companies to watch by the European Tech Tour this month, placing the team alongside SoundCloud and Wonga.com.

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Speakers Will Bring Their Best Marketing Ideas to Grassroots.org Events

New York City (PRWEB) July 12, 2011

Though your organization is called a nonprofit, it still needs money to survive.

A group with the grand vision of making technology more accessible to cash-strapped groups will host a series of how-to workshops in New York City in August. For nearly a decade, Grassroots.org has provided non-profit organizations with free technology and marketing assistance. Today the group has more than 4,000 members.

The workshops, scheduled every Thursday in August, will help nonprofits unlock resources that could help them succeed on the web and beyond, said Alice Luu, executive director of Grassroots.org.

The workshop series is targeted toward nonprofits that dont have the capacity to or know how to build marketing strategies, or how to start up a public relations plan or social media, she explained.

Grassroots.org has more than 200 members in the New York area.

We want to meet with volunteers, nonprofit professionals and our supporters, and provide an intimate opportunity for them to learn and network amongst each other, Luu said.

Different topics will be discussed each Thursday, she added.

The first presenter on Aug. 4 is Catchafire, an organization focused on connecting skilled professionals with nonprofits in need of their services.

For some nonprofits times are tough, and properly leveraging pro bono resources can boost a groups bottom line, Catchafire Community Manager Ruti Wajnberg said.

We identify needs for organizations and we structure projects to make it easy for the professionals, Wajnberg said in a telephone interview.

Catchafire volunteers have assisted nonprofits in the New York area with projects related to finance, marketing, public relations, social media, fundraising and many other fields.

We have found that a lot of professionals want to give in this way, Wajnberg said.

Each month the group trains nonprofits in pro bono 101, she explained.

Its something that I think organizations do not think about enough, Wajnbuerg said. Managing your volunteers or your pro bono professionals is not as simple as it seems.

She said New York City has the second lowest volunteer rate in the nation.

Were trying to change that here in New York, Wajnberg said.

Eric Mohr is scheduled to speak Aug. 11. Mohr operates EBM Direct Marketing Services LLC. He is an expert at online and offline marketing and helped Grassroots.org triple its website conversion rate, Luu said.

Nonprofits are a business, theyre just a non-profit business, Mohr said in a telephone interview.

Making payroll and keeping the lights on costs money, which means nonprofits must focus on why their efforts are marketable, he explained.

The type of advertising that I provide is performance driven, Mohr said. Instead of having a marketing list, were using keywords. Instead of having paper, were using digital.

Many nonprofits are not sure where to turn when it comes to marketing themselves using technology.

I will be speaking about various digital and offline solutions nonprofits can utilize by directing financial resources to media returning the highest return on investment, Mohr said. The overall objective is to learn how to test various forms of direct response media and through analysis, target those returning a positive ROI.

For nonprofits operating in survival mode in a down economy, Mohr said the information he will present is key to using dwindling financial resources as efficiently as possible.

I want them to focus on what is out there for small and midsized companies, Mohr said. Ill be discussing search marketing, email marketing, direct mail, promotional products and mobile marketing.

Meanwhile, those who attend the workshop on Aug. 25 will hear from Josh Abdulla, CEO of LetGive.

We work with nonprofits and application developers, and we help nonprofits raise money through the use of technology and applications, Abdulla said.

Most nonprofits he encounters know they need a slick app to succeed in the competitive world of fundraising.

They want to have a mobile application, but it costs way too much for them to develop it, Abdulla said.

Mobile apps are used by nonprofits to collect money, increase their engagement with contributors and gather information about potential donors. Using mobile applications, LetGive connects for-profit companies that believe in certain causes with the nonprofits that support the movements.

Each Grassroots.org workshop is scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Culture Fix, located at 9 Clinton Street in Manhattan. Details about tickets will be posted on Grassroots.orgs website in the next few weeks.

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The Best Search Engine Optimization Companies Ranked in India by topseos.in for November 2011

(PRWEB) November 03, 2011

topseos.in, the independent authority on search vendors in India, has released their list of the thirty best search engine optimization companies in India for the month of November 2011. The companies which have made the list of the best SEO services were evaluated using a meticulous evaluation process designed to test both agencies and software vendors. Various important aspects of search engine optimization services have been critiqued in order to measure the performance of each SEO company which is evaluated.

The Managing Partner of topseos.in (http://www.topseos.in/), Jeev Trika, explains we often times talk to the clients of the agencies. We address how much needs analysis was performed by the agency prior to any work being conducted, the quality of keyword analysis carried out, and both the on page and off page optimization strategies implemented by the agency.

The Top 30 SEO Companies in India for November 2011 are:

1) SEOValley Solutions Private Limited

2) SEO Beam

3) SeoTonic Web Solutions Private Ltd.

4) PageTraffic

5) Outsource SEO

6) Internet Moguls

7) Onwards Ranking

8)Seo Expert Company India

9) SEO Logistics

10) Samyak Online Services Pvt. Ltd.

11)Cyberframe

12) Guide5.com

13) AdLift

14) Varshyl Tech

15) Performetris

16) WebNetCreatives

17) VTech SEO India

18)Techmagnate

19) Niche United IT Solutions Pvt.Ltd.

20) Communicate2

21) SEOXperts India

22) AuroIN LLC

23) Cignus Web Services India

24)SeoWorkz Company

25)Glosoft India

26)Palcom Web Pvt Ltd.

27) SEO Discovery Crop.

28) Empowered SEO

29) a7technologies.com

30) BrainPulse Technologies

topseos.in provides a unique approach to evaluating and ranking each SEO agency. Each SEO service identified through this process has proven to topseos.in that they are able to achieve results which provide great value to their customers while dedicating themselves to customer satisfaction and setting realistic goals and expectations for their campaigns. The list created through this process is a list of the top vendors in India who are able to achieve. Three or more customers of each company were contacted and interviewed in regards to the services they received from their service provider in order to gauge the level of service provided by the SEO service. Different general and specific questions were asked of the SEO companies:

The Best Search Engine Optimization Companies Ranked in Canada by canada.topseos.com for November 2011

(PRWEB) November 03, 2011

canada.topseos.com, the independent authority on search vendors in Canada, has released their list of the thirty best SEO companies in Canada for the month of November 2011. The list of the best is compiled based on the results of a proprietary evaluation process which utilizes a set of evaluation criteria containing the five most important values of a successful SEO service. Companies listed in the list of the best SEO companies have proven their ability to achieve continuous results for their customers with high search engine ranking positions and the ability to not only achieve but maintain results.

The Managing Partner of canada.topseos.com (http://canada.topseos.com/), Jeev Trika, explains we often times talk to the clients of the agencies. We address how much needs analysis was performed by the agency prior to any work being conducted, the quality of keyword analysis carried out, and both the on page and off page optimization strategies implemented by the agency.

The Top 30 SEO Companies in Canada for November 2011 are:

1) Search Engine People

2) 1st on the List Promotion Inc.

3) First Page SEO

4) Welpix Visual Media Toronto

5) Bloom Search Marketing

6) WebiMax

7) Pitstop Media Inc

8) Mediative

9) Seologist

10) FreshPromo

11) 6S Marketing Inc.

12) Search3w (Acroterion Inc.)

13) eMarketing 101

14) PlueMarketing

15) MetaSEO

16) Searching Works Inc.

17) StepForth

18) BubbleUP Marketing

19) Tas Technologies

20) Beanstalk

21) Wisdek Corp.

22) SEOBiz Solutions Inc

23) Bay Street SEO

24) SitePosition

25) Search Rank Professionals

26) Virtually Canadian / Guaranteed SEO

27) Metamend

28) First2Search

29) Relentless Technology

30) Page Zero Media

canada.topseos.com provides a unique approach to evaluating and ranking each SEO agency. Every SEO company ranked in the list of top SEO service providers has proven to canada.topseos.com that they are able to achieve results which provide great value to their customers while ensuring that ethical practices are being followed and results are being achieved. At least three customer references for each company evaluated are contacted and the actual performance of each agency was compared between its competitors. Different general and specific questions were asked of the SEO companies:

Computer Shopper Magazine Announces 23rd Annual Shoppers' Choice Awards - Awards Recognize Readers' Picks for Technology's Best Products, Companies, and Services

New York, NY (PRWEB) January 21, 2009

"Our Shoppers' Choice awards recognize companies and products that deliver outstanding technology, value, and service," said John A. Burek, Editor-In-Chief of Computer Shopper. "This is our version of the People's Choice Awards because we let our readers--an amazingly tech-savvy group of computer users--select the companies and products that they believe are best in class."

The Shoppers' Choice winners were announced today at ComputerShopper.com and in the February 2009 print issue of Computer Shopper magazine. Reflecting the huge purchasing influence of the Computer Shopper audience, winners were picked across a broad spectrum of categories ranging from "Best Place to Buy Consumer Electronics" to "Best Performance Desktop" to "Best Digital Camera." Thousands of readers voiced their choices with online balloting open to all readers of Computer Shopper and ComputerShopper.com

The winners of Computer Shopper magazine's 2009 Shoppers' Choice Awards are listed below and can be found online at http://www.computershopper.com/2009shopperschoice.

BEST GAMING/PERFORMANCE DESKTOP

Alienware Area-51 ALX

Runner-Up: Dell XPS 730

BEST BUDGET DESKTOP PC (Under $ 1,000)

Dell Inspiron 530

Runner-Up: HP Pavilion A6560f

BEST MIDRANGE DESKTOP

HP Pavilion Elite m9200t

(Replaced by the HP Pavilion Elite m9400t)

Runner-Up: Dell XPS 630

BEST SMALL-FORM-FACTOR DESKTOP

HP Pavilion Slimline s3330f

(Replaced by the HP Pavilion Slimline s3650f)

Runner-Up: Apple Mac Mini

BEST HOME THEATER PC

Sony VAIO VGX-TP25E/B

Runner-Up: HP TouchSmart IQ506

BEST DESKTOP-REPLACEMENT NOTEBOOK

HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC

(Replaced by the HP HDX18)

Best Cruises and Travel Now LLC Offers WorldWide Travel Insurance and Protection through Access America Which Covers Medical Emergencies, Medical and Work Cancellations

Westport, CT (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

Vacations take months to plan but only hours to ruin if the traveler has to cancel a trip or gets sick while traveling. Best Cruises and Travel Now protects their clients travel investment with Worldwide Travel Insurance from Access America. This Worldwide Travel Protection offers benefits like trip cancellation and travel interruption for medical or business reasons, emergency medical and dental coverage, emergency medical transportation, coverage for lost, damaged, stolen or delayed baggage, concierge service, coverage for existing medical conditions when the plan is purchased on or before final trip payment , a 24-hour hotline so help is just a phone call away and optional Cancel Anytime coverage that allows the traveler to cancel their trip for virtually any reason.

TODAY Show Travel Editor, Peter Greenberg, recommends purchasing travel insurance to protect the travelers financial investment and for peace of mind. In a recently published article, Greenberg lists nine reasons why he thinks travel insurance is a must-have accessory. (Today Show, NBC Tuesday March 27, 2007)):

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Web Marketing Associations WebAwards Names 2006 Best B2B Web

West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) October 20, 2006

http://www.webaward.org - The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the Best B2B Web Site Winner as part of the 10th annual international WebAward Competition, the Internets premier website award competition.

B2B, or business to business, web sites only joined the WebAwards as a separate category in 2003,, said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. While individual sites might excel, in the past the industry as a whole has lagged with each of the criteria averages falling below their overall benchmarks. B2B Web sites generally do better in content and copywriting while their lowest scores are for innovation and use of technology.

B2B websites represent a highly competitive industry within the WebAward competition. Each website is judged on the same seven criteria including:

Finalists Selected for the 2009 Edison Best New Product Awards

Chicago (PRWEB) February 11, 2009

On this day in 1847, Thomas Edison was born. In honor and celebration of America's greatest inventor and innovator, the finalists for the prestigious 2009 Edison Best New Product Awards™ are being unveiled today. The awards are among the most elite accolades honoring excellence in new product development, marketing, and innovation. Strategic implementation partners for the 2009 awards program include the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University, the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) and The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB).

Web Marketing Association WebAwards Names 2006 Best Application Service Provider (ASP) Web Site

West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) October 20, 2006

http://www.webaward.org - The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the Best Application Service Provider (ASP) Web Site Winner as part of the 10th annual international WebAward Competition, the Internets premier website award competition.

An application service provider (ASP) is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network, said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. ASPs are a product of the Internet age and their Web sites are not only their sales brochure, but often the gateway to the services they offer to their customers.

Application Service Provider websites represent a highly competitive industry within the WebAward competition. Each website is judged on the same seven criteria including:

Web Marketing Association WebAwards Names 2006 Best Government Web Site

West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) October 20, 2006 -

The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the Best Government Web Site Winner as part of the 10th annual international WebAward Competition (http://www.webaward.org), the Internets premier website award competition.

Government websites play an important role in disseminating information to citizens, said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. Because government websites contain so much content, they need to strive to incorporate more innovation and interactivity into their designs. This will help achieve the overall goal of providing information while easing users search for specific information.

Government websites represent a highly competitive industry within the WebAward competition. Each website is judged on the same seven criteria including:

Realsight Selected as a Finalist for the 2009 Edison Best New Product Awards

Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) February 16, 2009

The Realsight Quantitative Anthropology video tracking system from Realsight has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2009 Edison Best New Product Awards. The awards are among the most elite accolades honoring excellence in new product development, marketing, and innovation.

A patent-pending technology system, Quantitative Anthropology processes thousands of video-based observations of product and service use, generated by consumers as they occur over an extended period of time. Realsight's proprietary analytical tools then quantify behavior patterns, connecting consumer intentions with actions. By providing marketers with a deep, rich and unprecedented view of their products or services through the eyes and experiences of their consumers, Realsight's Quantitative Anthropology opens the door to innovation opportunities that generate new products, build competitive advantage, strengthen brand relevance and earn consumer loyalty.

"Having our Quantitative Anthropology system named a finalist by the Edison Best New Product Awards validates that we have achieved our goal of creating a revolutionary tool to help companies innovate," said Realsight CEO Jen Hanson. "Realsight's Quantitative Anthropology system brings clarity to the innovation process, helping our clients prioritize and optimize their development pipeline as well as their product portfolio."

The Edison Best New Product Awards, sponsored this year by Google, The Nielsen Company and Steelcase, focus on new products and services that excel in marketplace innovation, marketplace success, technological innovation, market structure innovation, and societal impact. These criteria align with Edison's own innovation best practices, called the Five Competencies of Innovation. Strategic implementation partners for the 2009 awards program include the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University, the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) and The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB). MENG members nationwide cast their ballots for entries they deemed worthy of being linked to the Edison name.

"Innovative, collaborative, passionate, and persistent are just a few of the many characteristics that describe the finalists for the 2009 Edison Best New Product Awards," stated Sarah Miller Caldicott, great grandniece of Thomas Edison, co-author of Innovate Like Edison and Chairperson of the Edison Awards Steering Committee. "All of our 2009 finalists, each in different ways, exemplify the very best in innovation."

Other finalists in the 10 categories include Apple's iPhone and Macbook Air, Procter & Gamble's Tide to Go and Olay

Clinovo Introduces New SAS

Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2011

Clinovo reaffirms its expertise with clinical trial SAS development by once again presenting four new best practices at the leading 2011 industry SAS conferences. Clinovo will share its SAS expertise during the SAS

Web Marketing Association WebAwards Names 2006 Best Beverage Web Site

West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) October 20, 2006

http://www.webaward.org - The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the Best Beverage Web Site Winner as part of the 10th annual international WebAward Competition, the Internets premier website award competition.

Beverage Web sites are about establishing and supporting a brand online, said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. The sites often have a heavy use of Flash and contain a viral component to help create buzz. The next step for beverage websites is to focus on interactivity as interaction with the site will create an even higher level of buzz among web users.

Beverage websites represent a highly competitive industry within the WebAward competition. Each website is judged on the same seven criteria including:

Web Marketing Association Names Best Energy Web Site -- Winner Receives WebAward

West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) October 31, 2006

http://www.webaward.org -- The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce the Best Energy Web Site Winner as part of the 10th annual international WebAward Competition, the Internet's premier website award competition.

"Energy Web sites generally exceed the overall average of all websites judged during the competition," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "Energy companies and other utilities continue to effectively use the Internet as an efficient customer service channel allowing new and existing customers to process online transactions."

Energy websites represent a highly competitive industry within the WebAward competition. Each website is judged on the same seven criteria including: