Twin-cities-homes.com has a new owner...!

Twin-Cities-Homes.com Domain Purchased For $6.99

 

As the owner of a site that provides lists of expired domain names, you might thing I have hundreds if not thousands, but the truth is that as of this date I have about 35 domains total. Some are pretty good and some are worth about what the domain registration fee is. But just like small misfit children, I love most of them very much. That's not to say that unlike children I would not sell most of them for the right price. But while we're together I enjoy the connection we have and try to take good care of them.

 

Anyway, several days ago I spotted twin-cities-homes.com and thought it would be perfect for a project that I have coming up for a real estate site. So I signed up for status change alert notification and waited. I decided to also start checking the domain status every 4 hours or so and after doing this for two days I just found that the domain was available and registered it right away.

 

I was afraid someone else would snap it up, but since the domain only had 2 links to it, I don't think it was very attractive to most people that look for domains with links and Google PR. I think the point here is that you can STILL get some pretty good domain names if you look around and are patient.

 

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Las Vegas Real Estate Video Podcast Via Paid Subscription

 

Steve Bottfeld Teams with SubscribeCast to Release 'Bottfeld Report' Video Podcast Via Paid Subscription

Renowned speaker Steve Bottfeld will deliver his weekly real estate insights and perspectives "Podcast Style" using SubscribeCast's paid podcast application.

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- Steve Bottfeld has announced an agreement with SubscribeCast Technologies to distribute the "Bottfeld Report" Video Podcast using SubscribeCast's patent pending subscription podcast application.

"Bottfeld Report" offers Mr. Bottfeld's highly acclaimed and unique insight into the Las Vegas real estate world. With nearly two decades of being a top analyst and trend spotter in the dynamic Las Vegas real estate market, renowned speaker Steve Bottfeld will deliver his weekly real estate insights and perspectives "Podcast Style" for the real estate professional, investor, or novice.

"It is fitting that SubscribeCast and I team on this ground breaking project. I've made the right calls for the last two decades on the Las Vegas real estate market and can now better communicate my analysis for the next decade using this fantastic service. Who would think I'd have my own subscription TV show? SubscribeCast and I are where cable was a decade ago! Talk about ground floor . . . or should I say hi-rise?"

"Bottfeld Report" is an essential tool in keeping up with important market events and rumors in the booming Las Vegas real estate market to hone your competitive edge. Unlike traditional round table broadcasts, "Bottfeld Report" will deliver current video footage reflecting the topics covered in each podcast. It will be made available to subscribers for $49 per 3-month subscription via SubscribeCast's innovative web application, delivering feeds to any podcatching program, such as Apple's iTunes free software. Each 3-month subscription will comprise of current topics, spread out over 6 episodes. Users can sign up at www.bottfeldreport.com and every week they will automatically receive a new episode of approximately 12-15 minutes in length.

SubscribeCast Technologies is a software development firm based out of Tucson, AZ. The company recently developed a web application that allows media content providers to deliver their products via paid subscription to standard RSS reading software such as iTunes. Up until the advent of this application, there had not been a way to regulate and charge access to serialized RSS delivered content (called "Podcasts").

With SubscribeCast's application, content providers can break free of the current technology, which only allows customers to buy media on a pay per file basis. This new web application eliminates that need and hassle, replacing it with readily accessible RSS technology. Also, SubscribeCast's application provides the ability to track downloads and prevent subscribers from sharing their RSS feeds to unauthorized, nonpaying, users.

"SubscribeCast's hope is to have an impact on the emerging industry that has developed from the release of the video iPod and other portable media players … and we are succeeding," says SubscribeCast's Director of Client Relations, Stephen Gladish.

SubscribeCast's application allows content providers the flexibility to host and maintain subscriptions and content from their own servers. Subscribers pay for their subscription at the provider's web page and then receive their RSS feed right away. The subscriber only has to enter in a username and password once to receive their RSS feed address. From then on, the subscription acts like a normal, free podcast, until the user cancels their subscription, or the subscription term expires.

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Pixel Website Real Estate Agent Prolongs The Fad

 

Real Estate Agent Pixel Website Similar To Million Dollar Home Page

Take your pick -- Haute Living Magazine is now offering limited spots on one of the ‘haute-st’ new web sites for real estate agents and property seekers called Pickyourrealestateagent.com

Miami, FL  - April 17, 2006 -- Take your pick -- Haute Living Magazine is now offering limited spots on one of the ‘haute-st’ new web sites for real estate agents and property seekers called Pickyourrealestateagent.com

With more than $47,000 pixels sold already in fewer than 90 days, Haute Living’s ‘Pick Your Real Estate Agent” venture is picking off the nation’s finest real estate agents for prominent advertising on what will be the premier site for home seekers nationwide.

“While most other websites are growing in popularity by eliminating the real estate agent from the home search and buying process entirely, Pickyourrealestateagent.com is building relationships with the best real estate agents in the country to actively promote them by specialized regions,” said Seth Semilof, successful co-publisher of Haute Living magazine and Pickyourrealestateagent.com co- creator.

Real estate agents who get in on the action now at Pickyourrealestateagent.com secure their spot on the site indefinitely and spots are limited by region forever. Traffic to the site is growing as word spreads on this unique site that promotes real estate agents nationwide prominently and by state. Visit the site to see what how other realtors in 25 states have already ‘picked off’ their region and secured their spot on the newest site for property seekers looking for the best real estate agent by region. www.pickyourrealestateagent.com.

“Eliminating the real estate agent from the buying and selling process is the latest trend in real estate on the Internet. Sites like Google, Zillow and Craigslist are gearing up to compete for online buyers and are growing in popularity. Pickyourrealestateagent.com celebrates the value of the real estate agent and offers immediate access to specialized realtors all over the U.S.,” said entrepreneurial Haute Living co-publisher Kamal Hotchandani and co-creator of Pickyourrealestateagent.com

As the site grows in popularity and secures real estate agents nationwide, full scale advertising and marketing will begin on the site, growing its daily hits by consumers and spreading the word on the newest place in cyberspace for property seekers from all over the U.S. Real Estate Agents who have already secured spots on the site are investing in the next generation of the home and property purchase process -- a 24/7 meeting place that links realtors to their customers based on their specialty and needs.

Picking off the Competition (About www.pickyourrealestateagent.com) While competitors seek to eliminate real estate agents from the home buying process one by one, www.pickyourrealestateagent.com celebrates and promotes them by offering pixel purchase advertising on its website based on regional specialties. Successful Haute Living magazine publisher’s Kamal Hotchandani and Seth Semilof created this innovative web page to benefit real estate agents Nationwide and property purchasers nationwide by bringing them together by state of specialty/need, but limits advertising by state to eliminate excessive competition and organization. Pick your own region before it’s sold out at: Pickyourrealestateagent.com

Press Contact: Seth Semilof
Company Name: HAUTE LIVING INC.
Phone: 305.961.9956
Website: www.pickyourrealestateagent.com

Companies Empty Pockets For Blog, Podcast, RSS Advertising

 

New PQ Media Research: Blog, Podcast, RSS Advertising Grow Fastest Among Alternative Media, Surging 198% in 2005, and Forecast to Grow 145% in 2006 Study Finds Podcast Advertising Will Be Larger Than Blog Market by 2010

Combined U.S. spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising bolted 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005, and is expected to grow another 144.9% to $49.8 million in 2006, according to exclusive research released today by PQ Media, a custom media research firm.

Stamford, Conn., April 11, 2006 – Combined spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising bolted 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005, and is expected to grow another 144.9% to $49.8 million in 2006, according to exclusive research released today by PQ Media, a custom media research firm. But podcast advertising, nonexistent until 2004, is expected to be a larger market than blog advertising by 2010, according to Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook, the first of five installments in PQ Media’s Alternative Media Research series. This groundbreaking series, the culmination of more than six months of primary research, is the first source to define, size and structure the burgeoning alternative media sector.

Blog advertising accounted for 81.4%, or $16.6 million, of total 2005 spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising, collectively known as user-generated online media. But the blog segment will comprise only 39.7%, or $300.4 million, of overall expenditures in 2010. Podcast advertising, meanwhile, reached $3.1 million in 2005, and is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 154.4% to $327.0 million in 2010, when it will be a larger market than blog advertising. RSS advertising, non-existent until mid-2005, generated $650,000 in 2005.

“Blog, podcast and RSS advertising are being driven by some of the same factors boosting the growth of the overall alternative media sector: continued audience fragmentation, the perceived ineffectiveness of traditional advertising, and the elusive but coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic,” said Patrick Quinn, president of PQ Media. “Blog, podcast and RSS advertising have demonstrated an ability to reach younger demographics as well as influentials, and the media tend to be highly engaging. These are attractive trends to brand marketers that are focused on return on investment.”

The relatively small size of these markets is an indication of the newness of the media, the lack of standard metrics and various technology issues, Quinn added. “As advertising networks become more effective, user engagement escalates, and the industry works through its technology and measurement challenges, we expect user-generated media to grow at triple-digit rates over the next five years,” said Quinn.

Technology, auto and media brands are the most active in user-generated media advertising, accounting for more than half of total advertising spending in 2005, with the food & beverage and apparel categories rounding out the top five. The technology, auto and media categories will continue to generate more than half of all advertising in 2010.

Total spending on user-generated online media is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 106.1% from 2005 to 2010, reaching $757.0 million in 2010, according to Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook. By comparison, the overall alternative media industry including, among others, markets such as branded entertainment, digital out-of-home advertising, mobile marketing and video-on-demand marketing, is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 14.8% in the five-year period to $253.7 billion in 2010.

PQ Media’s Alternative Media Research Series will also include reports covering the overall alternative advertising and marketing industry, including all 22 alternative media segments, and the first report to size and forecast the global market for branded entertainment, among others. These publications are available solely through PQ Media’s website at www.pqmedia.com. An executive summary of Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook is available online at http://www.pqmedia.com/blog-podcast-rss-advertising.html.

PQ Media is the world’s leading provider of alternative advertising and marketing research. The firm also delivers exclusive data and information on traditional media, including advertising, marketing services, consumer and business media, and media usage. Founded in 2002, PQ Media has two major practice areas through which we provide custom and syndicated research to brand marketers, media buyers, media companies and financial institutions. PQ Media is located at Two Stamford Landing, Suite 100, Stamford, CT 06902. Phone is 203-921-0368; Fax, 203- 921-0367; E-mail, email protected from spam bots.

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Low-Cost Property Partner Service

 

Spanishpromotions Launches a New Service as a Low-Cost Property Partner on the Internet

Among the portfolio of products offered by the digital platform Spanishpromotions.com, there is now a new service called Property Partner, aimed at companies of the sector involved in the promotion and mediation of property and which enables you to publish all your property products for less than 1,60€ per day on this marketplace. This multimedia marketplace only specialises in tourism and property in Spain and is equipped with the latest technologies for mobile phones

April 9, 2006 -- Among the portfolio of products offered by the digital platform Spanishpromotions.com, there is now a new service called Property Partner, aimed at companies of the sector involved in the promotion and mediation of property and which enables you to publish all your property products for less than 1,60€ per day on this marketplace. This multimedia marketplace only specialises in tourism and property in Spain and is equipped with the latest technologies for mobile phones.

One of the sections that has seen its traffic increase is Properties, which in spite of undergoing a test period for the last four months, it has been able to offer a fast and reliable system that saves a lot of work for any on-line property agent. It is a dual advertising system: on the one hand, the portal has a property search engine, in which only the properties being sold by member clients of the portal are automatically listed, these can be either promotion companies or estate agents.

The search engine provides multiple specifications such as demarcation of the region or city, the type of property, the number of rooms or the maximum budget. It shows the results and takes users to the property file on the advertiser’s web with full transparency and the estate agency does not have to do anything. This is the main advantage in comparison to other portals in which it is necessary to include and register a limited number of properties.

Indexing in Contents regarding cities, areas, fiestas and trips

On the other hand, properties and partners are also present whenever one of more than 30,000 subscribers or any occasional visitor is looking for information on areas, provinces or destinations in the archive of the e-magazine. Users will find the Related Companies o Related Properties linked to an article or news item on Almería, with the companies that operate there and the properties they can access by means of a direct link in order to get more information on the company in our business directory. This directory includes the company’s main details, address, telephone, or also a direct link to the property file on its own web page. To put it in a nutshell, bridging the gap between supply and demand.

Simplification in updating

The method used for the inclusion of properties in our Property Partner service is based on a query from our server to the database of our client; this permits daily updating of the list with the full files on the properties available at any time. Any company can export its database by following the portal’s standards and in a few minutes it will be published and most important of all, always up to date.

Main advantages

The estate agency does not need to insert properties on the spanishpromotions.com portal, as this portal will consult the database on the estate agency’s web in real time.

Another important advantage is that by following this standard for XML data, which spanishpromotions prepares for its member clients, any estate agency can export an unlimited number of properties and later distribute them on different webs of the group.

In contrast with other portals, the platform does not charge for clicks, searches or prints, it is just a generator of qualified traffic for our property partners.

How is this done? By not limiting the number of properties being shown, but limiting standard formats, as they must at least be in English in order to be published on the portal.

Price of the service

For member companies the cost is zero as it is included as another WebService of the gold member package, for other free member companies the cost is just 1,60 € per day, 50 € per month.

Hiring this Property Partner service is very easy, clients can carry out all the necessary procedures by telephoning 902998412 or by visiting this address;

http://www.spanishpromotions.com/partners.php


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Real Estate Glossary Helps You With Big Words

Free Real Estate Site Helps Those Looking To Finance Their Home

With long term mortgage rates on the rise again this means the 'Sellers Market' of the last couple years will start to turn into a 'Buyers Market' with more houses and condominiums available for sale than there are qualified buyers. In order to get the best deal, buyers need to do their homework and calculate what mortgage they can afford to purchase.

[ClickPress, Mon Apr 03 2006] Recent polls revealed that one of the most used applications of the Internet is mortgage research. People all over the world are not only looking for great home mortgage deals but also mortgage calculation tools to estimate potential mortgages and other Real Estate costs.

"This is why REGlossary.com was created." Founder Neil Bartlett says, "We want people who are looking to buy Real Estate to be aware of where they can find the right tools to help get the best mortgage deal possible.

"REGlossary.com" says Bartlett "contains free, detailed information and tools focusing on Real Estate and home mortgages not hype. Arm yourself with the right information and you can literally turn your entire Real Estate future around.

Being able to calculate different mortgage scenarios is one of the most important things you can do to improve your odds at getting the best Real Estate deal. This web site gives you the tools to help you accomplish that independently, without having to pay others to do it for you."

REGlossary.com provides free access to 19 different mortgage calculators, everything from mortgage payments to principal calculators to what is the real APR for a loan. The web site also offers its visitors the option of generating the mortgage calculation information into a PDF format so they can print it and read it at their convenience. "We encourage our visitors to use the information to their advantage and even pass it on to their family and friends, who may also need this information." Says Bartlett.

In addition, REGossary.com offers its visitors the ability to research Real Estate terminology to better understand Real Estate in general and help you finance your dream home. Visitors can even signup to receive a free Real Estate 'Term of the Day'.

For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, contact Neil Bartlett or visit www.reglossary.com.

Company: Crystal Software
Contact Name: Neil Bartlett
Contact Email: webmaster@reglossary.com
Contact Phone: 530-888-8663

Fire Retardant Product for Safety

HomebuilderStocks.com - International Barrier to Raise the Bar on Fire Retardant Product for Safety

New Patent Pending Status Aims to Increase Barrier's Market Expansion and Growth in the Product Development Process

[ClickPress, Mon Apr 03 2006] www.HomebuilderStocks.com, an investor and industry sector portal under the www.InvestorIdeas.comT content umbrella, presents "International Barrier to Raise the Bar on Fire Retardant Product for Safety Driven Homebuilders," a feature interview providing insight into how the company's application for patent pending status will impact development and market expansion for their fire retardant Blazeguard® technology. In this online audio interview, President and Director Dr. Michael Huddy responds to questions such as how the Company's new 'patent pending' status could impact production capacity, their near-term growth plan and help assist with the new line of product development.

Dr. Michael Huddy reports, "the new line has the capacity to produce 40 million square feet. This will allow production to keep pace with a growing demand. We expect that our margins will improve as well, so not only will we be producing much more product but our margins on volume shipped will be going up significantly too."

Huddy reports that the new 'patent pending' status will help the company expand into new markets, namely interior wall panels and structural insulative wall panel systems (SIP's). Huddy reports that, "Now with the new technology and improved product, along with our ability to make Blazeguard® more uniform and aesthetically pleasing, we expect to push forward in those markets with a great deal of enthusiasm and success." In terms of market growth, he further states that the patent will help to "increase our rate of sales growth and provide added protection of the technology for Barrier and our future licensees."

To Listen to: "International Barrier to Raise the Bar on Fire Retardant Product for Safety Driven Homebuilders," in Full Click Here: http://www.homebuilderstocks.com/Audio/ibh/033006/default.asp

Featured Companies: (HBS is compensated by International Barrier as disclosed in disclaimer.)

International Barrier Technology Inc. (IBTGF: OTCBB; TSXV: IBH) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials branded as Blazeguard®. Barrier's award-winning Blazeguard® wood panels use a patented, non-toxic, non-combustible coating with an extraordinary capability: it releases water in the heat of fire. For more information: http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/IntlBarrier/Default.asp

About our Homebuilder Portal: www.HomebuilderStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the home building sector within the InvestorIdeas.comT content umbrella. The HBS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector.

For our list of companies participating in the home building industry click here: http://www.homebuilderstocks.com/Companies/HomebuilderStocks/HomebuilderStockList.asp

InvestorIdeas.comT Disclaimer: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp.
Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. Our sites are currently compensated for by their "featured companies." HBS is compensated by International Barrier Technology, Inc. (IBTGF: OTCBB): three thousand dollars per month.

For more information contact:
Dawn Van Zant 800.665.0411, Jennifer Lee 888.348.3033
Email: dvanzant@investorideas.com, or jlee@investorideas.com
Web Site: www.InvestorIdeas.comT

Source: HomebuilderStocks.com and International Barrier Technology Inc.

Company: Homebuilderstocks.com
Contact Name: Jennifer Lee
Contact Email: jlee@investorideas.com
Contact Phone: 888-348-3033

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NoFIRE Technologies, Inc. are manufacturers of patented, qualified, certified high performance water base flame retardant paint and fire retardant coatings and systems that offer exceptional protection against heat and fire.

Typical applications are in the military, maritime, construction, housing, transportation, utility, and telecom industries. We are specialists in research, design and engineering of fire and heat protection system solutions for industry, government and public safety.

http://www.nofiretechnologiesinc.com/

Homeowners Won't Get Burned With New Building Materials

Fire Resistant Building Materials Company Reports Production of Commercial Blazeguard(R) from New Manufacturing Line

 

WATKINS, Minn. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--International Barrier Technology Inc. ("Barrier") (OTCBB:IBTGF) (TSXV:IBH), a manufacturer of proprietary fire resistant building materials, is pleased to report that the initial production run of commercial grade Blazeguard(R) fire-rated sheathing from the new manufacturing line in Watkins, MN took place on March 28, 2006.

 

As the upcoming quarter progresses and final equipment installation is completed, labour will become more fully experienced in the operation of the new line, and efficiencies will improve dramatically. Barrier anticipates the production rate from the new line will easily reach its designed capacity of 40 million sq.ft. (2 @ 8hr. shift basis) in time to meet the growing demand for Blazeguard sales. Coupled with the capacity remaining on the existing production line, the eventual total capacity for the Watkins facility will be in excess of 50 million sq.ft. With this gained volume available, Barrier is well positioned to further expand sales in priority territories (Midwest, California, Texas, etc.), and to continue the focus on new product development.

 

"We are already encouraged by the quality of the boards produced by the new line. The uniform, smooth surface texture from the new production process will give us the ability to tap into new market applications previously difficult for us to penetrate, including: interior wall panels and structural insulative panel systems (SIP's)," states Dr. Michael Huddy, President and CEO. "In addition, once we finish tweaking the system and labour gets used to running the line, improved efficiencies will translate directly into larger bottom line earnings".

 

In anticipation of exponential growth, increased profit margins, and new product lines, Barrier is also pleased to announce it has added Mr. Todd A. Lorsung to the position of Financial Services Manager. Mr. Lorsung holds a BA degree in Accounting and has 15 years experience in the accounting and management industry. His role will involve all aspects of financial reporting including the implementation of an improved departmental cost accounting system. The information derived from the new accounting system will help provide detailed cost information to allow for better inventory management, production scheduling and pricing decisions. Barrier's former accounting manager, Ms. Melissa McElwee, will now shift roles to take on the responsibility for investor relations and corporate communications.

 

About International Barrier Technology Inc.

 

International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB:IBTGF) (TSXV:IBH) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials branded as Blazeguard(R). Barrier's award-winning Blazeguard(R) wood panels use a patented, non-toxic, non-combustible coating with an extraordinary capability: it releases water in the heat of fire. The panels exceed "model" building code requirements in every targeted fire test and application, and are unique in combining properties that increase panel strength and minimize environmental and human impact. Blazeguard(R) provides Barrier's customers a premium material choice meeting an increasingly challenging combination of requirements in residential and commercial building construction. Blazeguard(R) customers include four of the five top homebuilders.

 

INTERNATIONAL BARRIER TECHNOLOGY INC.

 

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David J. Corcoran
CFO, Director

 

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RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OF THIS
PRESS RELEASE.

 

For more information please visit:
www.intlbarrier.com

 

Forward-Looking Information: The statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including but not limited to the ability to generate and secure product sales. In each case actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results (expressed or modified) will not be realized.

 

Contacts
International Barrier Technology Inc., Watkins
Investor Relations:
Melissa McElwee, 866-735-3519
mmcelwee@intlbarrier.com