Jobs Trend: Elance Cites Surging Demand for MySQL Experts

Jobs Trend: Elance Cites Surging Demand for MySQL Experts

MySQL rises to 3rd most in-demand skill on leading site for online work

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- MySQL (http://www.elance.com/mysql_experts/208) experts are seeing accelerating demand for their services on Elance, a leading site for online work where businesses hire skilled professionals to get work done. With over 1,300 MySQL jobs (http://www.elance.com/php/search/main/eolsearch.php?matchType=project#matchKeywords=MySQL) posted in the last 30 days, MySQL is now the third most in-demand skill on Elance, moving up three spots since October.

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system with over 11 million installations worldwide. When Facebook first launched, it used MySQL to manage all its data - and still uses it today.

Combined with PHP, MySQL forms a "dream team LAMP stack" for Web designers and programmers. PHP adds functionality to websites that html alone cannot while MySQL provides fast storage and access of a variety of data. Together, these two open source software platforms work together to create some of the most dynamic pages on the Web.

Robin Schumacher, MySQL Director of Product Management, and Brian Aker, Principal Engineer at Sun Microsystems are not surprised by the MySQL growth trend.

"When you need a strong database management system - one that gives you the best TCO (total cost of ownership) - you choose MySQL," Schumacher said.

Aker agrees, stating, "The thing that MySQL brought to the table when it came out was the ease of use and the ease of installation. MySQL came out in an era where comparable products were really complex and required a lot of knowledge to be able to use and install. With MySQL the user is able to take the database, download it, install it, understand it, and then apply it to their application."

MySQL is an open-source application, which has been instrumental to MySQL's product development success. "When you look at other open source software such as Drupal and Ruby on Rails - they're all fairly easy to use - and that's also what makes MySQL so popular," said Aker.

Maurizio Gianola, Elance's Vice President of Engineering agrees. "When I was Vice President of Engineering at MySQL, I experienced first hand the power of communities of remote developers working together. I could hire and work with the most talented developers, regardless of location. In many ways, the success of MySQL's distributed force of developers inspired me to recognize the beauty of the Elance model that similarly leverages remote expertise."

What are the future plans for MySQL? "From a product standpoint - we focus on three things: reliability, performance and ease of use," Schumacher said. "When working on the product, we make sure that every thing we do enhances one of those three things," said Schumacher.

"The future for the Web market is in the new micro-kernel designed from MySQL called Drizzle," said Aker. "The Drizzle MySQL micro-kernel will be what will power the next generation of Web and cloud applications."

And in all likelihood thousands of new Elance projects.

To view current MySQL jobs available on Elance, visit http://tinyurl.com/MySQL-on-Elance.

About Elance

Elance is the world's leading site for online work where businesses connect with skilled professionals to get work done.

Elance provides a marketplace for professional services where businesses find the expertise they need, and an online workplace that facilitates the entire work process from hiring to collaboration to making payment.

With its vast network of rated and certified technology and creative experts, Elance helps businesses cost effectively get the people and skills they need, whenever then need them. Independent professionals use Elance to find jobs and clients, deliver great work and get paid for doing what they do best.

The company is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, visit Elance at http://www.elance.com.

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415-963-4174 +1

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Strategic Travel Advisory Firm Issues "Five Steps Travel Companies Should Take Now" to Survive the Recession

Strategic Travel Advisory Firm Issues "Five Steps Travel Companies Should Take Now" to Survive the Recession

Hudson Crossing delivers advice on preserving a travel business and positioning for success in the next expansion cycle

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 23, 2009 -- In a new guide, strategic advisory firm Hudson Crossing offers recommendations for travel companies on steps that will help to weather an economic environment marked by declining demand and limited access to capital. Issued today, the Company's "Five Steps Travel Companies Should Take Now" helps companies prepare for the expectedly lengthy recession with suggestions for planning, streamlining and thinking outside the box.

"Unlike recent economic downturns, this recession is rooted in bank failures and limited access to capital for businesses and consumers. At a time when travel enterprises have no access to cash and consumer consumption is dramatically declining, surviving will in and of itself be an accomplishment," said Michael W. McCormick, Managing Partner, Hudson Crossing.

Hudson Crossing's summary of recommendations for travel companies include:

- Secure 12 Months of Cash: Expect no white knight at the 11th hour and, when possible, capitalize on market conditions.

- Strengthen Your Brand: Think beyond the dollar.

- Streamline Operations: Cost cutting is not the only answer.

- Review All Supplier Agreements: New value-adds to explore?

- Test Your Core Value Proposition: Ask the tough questions and look for bridges to new opportunities.

"Tough times call for creative measures," added McCormick. "When a business is strapped for cash, evaluating activities to determine not only what can be done without, but also what new alternatives should be pursued, is the key to keeping an enterprise afloat."

To further help travel companies develop a new strategy to face the changed marketplace, Hudson Crossing is offering a business strategy audit. The "Reality Check" evaluates a company's 2009 business plan against the backdrop of the economic environment, examines brand strategy, streamlines operations and identifies ways to improve financial performance.

The full guide and details about Hudson Crossing's "Reality Check" offering can be accessed at Hudson Crossing (http://www.hudsoncrossing.com/solutions-advisory-services-reality-check.php).

About Hudson Crossing

Hudson Crossing is a strategic advisory firm devoted to helping business owners raise the financial performance of their travel, tourism and hospitality assets. With more than 20 years of experience working with industry leaders like American Express, Rosenbluth International, PepsiCo, Travelport, GE, Delta, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Hudson Crossing's team of professionals execute bold ideas to bridge the gap between plan and performance, helping companies achieve important growth metrics through business assessment, course correction and translating strategy into outcome. Visit Hudson Crossing (http://www.hudsoncrossing.com) online.

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Hudson Crossing

http://www.hudsoncrossing.com/

212-446-1865

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TeeBeeDee CEO, Robin Wolaner, Reveals the Truth About Eyelifts in More Magazine

TeeBeeDee CEO, Robin Wolaner, Reveals the Truth About Eyelifts in More Magazine

Robin Wolaner's five-part diary of her eyelift, originally published on TeeBeedee, a Boomer Social Network, is featured in the February issue of More Magazine.

San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- Robin Wolaner, CEO and founder of TeeBeeDee (www.tbd.com), a social network for adults 40+, candidly talks about her decision to have an eyelift -- with before, during and after photos -- in the February issue of More Magazine. Wolaner's eyelift story, originally published on TBD as a five-part diary, set off a series of honest discussions and debate about aging, beauty and cosmetic surgery on the site. And it caught the attention of an editor at More Magazine, who is a TBD member. (Click here for the original story: http://www.tbd.com/content/discussion/1242226)

Responses to the diary from TBD members were overwhelmingly positive:

"Thanks for the most candid approach to cosmetic surgery I have ever read. I sit in front of the mirror at the hairdresser's and pull the skin back to my ears and wonder how I would look without the pouches under my eyes. Your surgery snapshots, however, have added 10 years to any tentative timeline I might have had in my head about having any procedure done..."

"Thanks so much for sharing this very personal experience in such an eloquent and helpful way.

I've thought many times about the eyelift procedure and only budget prevents me. If the opportunity should present itself I will certainly consider all you've shared in this superb piece."

"I continue to be amazed and inspired by your ability to say so clearly what lots of people are feeling. There is so much misinformation out there about procedures like yours which makes these 5 pieces even more of a gift. I think it is also important for successful, powerful women to speak frankly about the desire to have such surgery. This is the only way we will weed out the cranks and the crackpot procedures."

Robin Wolaner updates her story, one year after her surgery, in this month's More Magazine. Asked if she regrets sharing her experience in such full color? She says, "The reaction from TBD members might have been overwhelmingly positive, but my teenage son thought I looked like a 'freak.' I just carry the magazine with me to business meetings to show that there is nothing I won't do to make TBD a success. I'm still waiting for Oprah to call."

TeeBeeDee is a leading destination for the Boomer generation, typically described as adults between 44 and 64 years old. Boomers represent over 77 million people in the U.S. and are one of the fastest growing segments online. Boomers are embracing social networks like TeeBeeDee in greater numbers because they can meet new friends and learn from people with similar life experiences. At TeeBeeDee, Boomers come together to share and discuss their passions across a wide variety of topics such as pets, cooking, travel, family, and genealogy. It is also the place where Boomers ask questions and receive advice on careers, finance, family, health, relationships, sex over 40, friendships, and much more.

About TeeBeeDee

TeeBeeDee is a social network for people 40+ who know that life is still To Be Determined. TeeBeeDee is the place where people who have lived a little meet to re-invigorate their lives with new friendships and make the most of life's "second half." TeeBeeDee's social networking platform includes groups, discussions, private messaging, Q&A, profiles, quizzes, polls, alerts, tags, photos, and original editorial content. At TeeBeeDee, Boomers come together to share and discuss their passions across a wide variety of interests such as pets, cooking, travel, family and genealogy. It is also the place where Boomers ask questions and receive advice on topics as varied as careers, finance, family, health, relationships, sex over 40, and much more. For more information visit http://www.tbd.com.

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Contact Information Lora Ma

TeeBeeDee

http://www.tbd.com

415-947-0670

MyNewPlace Implements Facebook� Connect: Apartment Search Goes Social

MyNewPlace Implements Facebook® Connect: Apartment Search Goes Social

MyNewPlace.com is the first apartment and home rental site to implement Facebook Connect, allowing its users to register via their Facebook ID and to post properties of interest to their Facebook profile page so that they can get feedback and advice from people they know and trust.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- MyNewPlace™, the Web's fastest growing apartment and home rentals site, today announced that it has added Facebook® Connect functionality to its Web site - allowing its users to get feedback on prospective apartments (http://www.mynewplace.com), condos and home rentals by posting property information to their Facebook page. MyNewPlace is the first real estate and apartments Web site to implement Facebook Connect, allowing consumers to tap into their social graphs to make more informed decisions about where to live.

"Most people want the opinion of friends, family and roommates before choosing a new place to live. Facebook's more than 150 million users can now quickly and easily log into MyNewPlace using their Facebook account, post properties they are interested in to their Facebook page and get feedback and advice from the people that are most important to them," commented Mark Moran, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for MyNewPlace. "With Facebook Connect, getting opinions from friends and family is as simple as a click."

Over 3 million people use MyNewPlace monthly - ranging from recent college grads with several roommates, to families with young children, to corporate relocations. MyNewPlace's internal research indicates that over one third of its visitors already have a Facebook account, while many others may choose to sign up for a new Facebook account to utilize this functionality.

Facebook users communicate and share information through the social graph, the network of connections and relationships between people. Giving users control over their privacy is paramount on Facebook. With Facebook Connect, users can be assured that the same privacy settings they have set up on Facebook will follow them when they log in to MyNewPlace.com.

About MyNewPlace

MyNewPlace is a nationwide apartment and home rental site where consumers can efficiently search through over six million rentals to find the perfect place to live. The award winning site combines extensive and up-to-date property information, including photos and videos, with advanced mapping and other functionality. The company provides the multifamily marketing professional with the most innovative and cost-effective tools to fill their vacancies. From MyNewPlace.com: the industry's fastest growing Internet Listing Service for apartment search (http://www.mynewplace.com), to MyNewSite: the industry's most cost-effective website solution, MyNewPlace puts the best tools in the hands of owners and managers to help market their apartments for rent (http://www.mynewplace.com). Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, MyNewPlace was founded in 2005 by John Helm, the founding CEO of AllApartments/SpringStreet, which became the number one apartment rental and relocation site on the Internet before its sale to Homestore in 1999. For more information, visit http://www.mynewplace.com.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.

Media Contact:

David Libby

510.377.1466

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MyNewPlace

http://www.MyNewPlace.com

510.377.1466

Mark Moran

4153482046

Newspapers Seize New Revenue with tyBit Search Engine

Newspapers Seize New Revenue with tyBit Search Engine

As newspapers feel the pressure of both the declining economy and a decrease in money spent on print advertising, The Caledonian Record has found a way to combat this trend with the help of tyBit Unified Search.

Fayetteville, NC (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- tyBit (http://www.tybit.com/) and Vermont daily newspaper, The Caledonian Record (http://caledonianrecord.com/index.asp) recently partnered to produce CRsearch, a private label search engine customized for the newspaper. Already exceeding over 25,000 searches a month, The Caledonian Record is monetizing website visitors and signing up its print advertisers so they can take advantage of online advertising. CRsearch provides a place for The Caledonian Record's subscribers and Web visitors to search the Internet for local online advertising results while at the same time being able to provide them with print advertisements from local businesses. CRsearch also creates a niche market place where The Caledonian Record's advertisers reach their target audience via both channels.

"Clarence Briggs and tyBit have delivered, at no cost to my paper, an online advertising platform that empowers my advertisers with targeted Internet advertising that matches keywords to the content in our newspaper. We can also provide an itemized billing record based on IP addresses and unique users that is transparent and verifiable to our Advertisers, "said Todd Smith, Assistant Publisher of The Caledonian Record. "Our path to increased revenue has been mapped, with tyBit providing training and support each step along the way."

Beyond the state-of-the-art Ad Module (http://signup.tybit.com/) that newspapers directly control, tyBit developed MAPS, a tool to track revenue shared by third-party ad providers through XML feeds to Newspapers' websites. MAPS stands for "Manage, Audit, Prioritize and Synchronize" diverse ad sources, and determines which ad networks will return the most revenue to tyBit's publishing partners and display those ads based on the keywords searched. Newspapers can also sign up their own online advertisers directly, just like Google or Yahoo and syndicate their ads throughout the entire tyBit network. "We developed MAPS because we found that many third-party ad providers were not being transparent and paying their Publishers what they earned from their traffic," said Clarence Briggs, CEO of tyBit.

"One thing that makes us different from ALL the other search engines and online ad networks is the transparency we give every Advertiser and Partner," said Briggs. "We provide a no-nonsense report with the IP addresses and date/time stamp of every click that is charged. Clearly, we do what no one else does - we actually give you a bill that itemizes your charges just like a telephone company. Could you imagine getting a long distance phone bill without itemizing the call details like the phone number, duration of call and charge per minute?" The other major search engines do not provide this billing detail according to tyBit. Just four months after coming out of Beta, tyBit is averaging over 70 million searches a month and growing. tyBit delivers fast, relevant search engine results with a business model that generates a 60-40 gross revenue share for Newspaper Partners.

Recently, tyBit paid thousands of dollars to its Affiliates and AdVARs or Advertising- Value-Added-Resellers. " tyBit Partners get their own Affiliate network like AdSense. We were pleased to issue commissions to folks like Arjaree Sutton, who received $434.65," said Clarence Briggs, CEO of tyBit. Kenn Rivers of Tacoma, Washington became a tyBit Affiliate and received his first commission check for $521.54. Ron Slechta, Publisher of The Kalona News (http://www.kalonanews.com/) and Stewart Huntington, Publisher of The Black Hills Pioneer (http://www.bhpioneer.com/) recently became tyBit Affiliates, averaging over 7% and 5% click thru rates respectively. Both newspapers are monetizing their websites and selling ad inventory directly to print advertisers throughout the tyBit online advertising network.

tyBit is a member of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the National Newspaper Association (NNA) as well as the Interactive Advertising Bureau, an industry trade association dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in online advertising. tyBit began development of its search engine and social network in 2005. "While the major search engines seem preoccupied with becoming media content moguls, tyBit seems intent on redefining the search engine paradigm to produce greater relevancy, reduce click fraud and offer channel partners a piece of the search advertising (http://signup.tybit.com/) pie. It's an interesting development that we will definitely keep our eye on," said Berge Kaprelian, president and CEO of Beka Publishing. "tyBit is an interesting online advertising initiative. It combines unique technology with a business model that allows traditional media to get back into the game and earn their share in the advertising market," said Paul Stapleton, Managing Director of DH Capital, LLC.

tyBit is affiliated with AIT (http://www.ait.com/), a web hosting and technology company with 14 straight years of sustained profitability. AIT's success is well documented, named 2 times to the Inc. 500 list of fast growing firms, 3 times to the Deloitte & Touché Fast 500 list, and as the NC Entrepreneur Firm of the Year.

About tyBit Unified Search: tyBit Inc. began development of its search engine and social network early in 2006. Online since early 2008, tyBit (http://tybit.com/) currently serves more than 70 million searches a month. They are a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (http://iab.net/), an industry trade association dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in online advertis¬ing.

Contact Us:

tyBit Inc.

www.tyBit.com

Phone: 1.877.404.7250

Address: 421 Maiden Lane, Suite 317

Fayetteville NC, 28301

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PRWeb Launch Party Draws Crowd to Celebrate the Upcoming Release of UK Service

PRWeb Launch Party Draws Crowd to Celebrate the Upcoming Release of UK Service

PRWeb UK will offer customers distribution to UK-based media, search engines, news sites and consumers to share their news and drive sales

London (PRWEB) 18 February, 2009 - A crowd of industry experts, customers and journalists gathered this evening at the Mosaic Restaurant & Bar to help PRWeb celebrate the upcoming launch of its new service, PRWeb UK (http://uk.prweb.com).

"We are thrilled to be joined by such a great crowd tonight to preview our new service," said Jiyan Wei, PRWeb product manager at Vocus, Inc. "PRWeb UK will enable companies to increase their online visibility and get their message out to millions of people in the UK and worldwide."

Using PRWeb UK, customers will be able to:

•    Distribute their news directly to more than 450 publications through the Press Association as well as top local, regional and national media outlets

•    Increase rankings on UK-based search engines - such as Google UK and Yahoo! UK through a search optimised UK platform

•    Track and measure success with distribution analytics

•    Include YouTube videos and other multimedia components to create a more vivid experience for readers

•    Incorporate social messaging technology to communicate to an even larger audience

PRWeb news releases are distributed through search engines, RSS feeds and directly to tens of thousands of journalists and editors through e-mail.

PRWeb UK will be available in March at www.PRWebUK.com.

About PRWeb

PRWeb is recognised as a leading online news and press release distribution service worldwide. Since 1997, PRWeb has been changing the way businesses, marketing departments and public relations firms think about press releases. PRWeb was the first company to develop a distribution strategy around direct-to-consumer communication and to build and offer a search engine optimised platform for press release distribution. PRWeb, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vocus, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand public relations management software. For more information please visit www.PRWebUK.com.

About Vocus, Inc.

Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organisations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimising their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than 3,300 organisations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocuseurope.com or call +44 (0) 20 748 16150.

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Vocus, Inc.

http://uk.prweb.com

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Pixel site utilising Facebook & MySpace take off!

Pixel site utilising Facebook & MySpace take off!

A recently launched website (http://www.australiasimplified.com) has stepped up the pixel advertising phase by using pixels to increase tourism, further promote a country and make enough profit to donate half a million dollars to a charity, as selected by the public via an online vote. What's interesting is the site also consists of a 'just for fun' section which links to Facebook or MySpace and could potentially become a big hit a in this era of social networking.

Sydney, NSW (PRWEB) February 16, 2009 -- Australia Simplified (http://www.australiasimplified.com) was launched less than 2 weeks ago and has already received over 60,000 hits and sold almost 30,000 pixels.

The 'Just for fun' section of the site is designed to significantly increase a persons network of friends and online popularity by having their photo uploaded on to the grid along with a comment of their choice.

Once clicked on, the photo link is automatically directed to the appropriate profile on Facebook or MySpace where a request can be made to be added as a friend. Advertiser logon is also provided to pixel purchasers where individual photo's can be changed freely.

"No longer will you need to spend hour after hour looking for contacts, just upload your photo and wait for locals or even people across the world to request to become your friend. It's also another great way to advertise a Facebook group and have people join it if you have one set up. In due course, the aim is that this site will become one of the most commonly known sites to increase both your network of friends and your popularity." (http://www.australiasimplified.com/About.php)

The Just for fun section includes two grids. One titled 'Just for fun (AUS)' and the other 'Just for fun (WORLD)'. The world grid is designed to create a larger network of friends on an international level as opposed to the Aus section which is predominantly for persons from the same country. A 10x10 (100 pixel) block is being advertised for $50 ($0.5 per pixel).

The site also consists of a couple of different categories for businesses or site owners to advertise in along with a home page which is titled 'Anything and Everything'. In these sections pixels are sold as web space for advertisers to upload ads which link back to their web site.

Once all pixels are sold across four of the five grids, half a million dollars will be donated to one of the selected Australian charities as chosen by the public via an online vote.

The owner of the site, Nadir Dalati writes, "I honestly think Australia is not recognised enough for all its natural beauty and all that it has to offer. This web site is how I aim to do my part, as one person, to further promote my country world wide. My long term objective is to see this site actually make a difference in simplifying the process of promoting businesses or sites, booking accommodation or activities and of course, meeting new friends across the world and being able to simply add them with a basic click of the mouse."

In the blog section, the 26-year-old states that the site was set up for two main reasons; to give more back to the country and to be able to spend more quality time with the family and little ones. (http://www.australiasimplified.com/blog.php)

For more information about Australia Simplified or to be part of Internet history, please visit http://www.australiasimplified.com/.

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Contact Information Nadir Dalati

Australia Simplified

http://www.australiasimplified.com

0439697407