David Unleashed

Previously available only at the $200 distribution level, PRWeb announced that its podcast service will be available to press releases distributed at all distribution levels for a nominal fee of $100 per episode.  In just 10 months since launching its podcast service PRWeb has produced over 1,700 podcast episodes–making it the largest podcast service in the industry and one of the more prolific podcast services on the web.

In order to make the service more broadly available, podcasting is no longer included free of charge at the $200 distribution level.  In January we will remedy this by allowing our platform to upload user generated podcasts to be hosted at PRWeb for press releases distributed at the $200 service level.

The press release is available here.

Taking care of sick children can be scary at times.  I have four sons from infant to 14yrs.  My wife Rebecca and I have sort of figured it out by now but I wish something like this was available 14 years ago.

The International Association of Medicinal Compliance (IAMC) has completed its parenting guide entitled ‘Caring for Your Sick Child.’ The initial idea began in September following discussions with one of its member companies, FLAVORx, which specializes in making medicine ‘a lot less yucky’ for patients, especially children. Realizing that medicinal compliance is of particular concern with pediatric patients, the IAMC & FLAVORx aimed to develop an educational guide for parents that would stress the importance of adhering to drug regimens and taking medications properly. In order to provide a comprehensive educational resource for parents, the IAMC conducted a focus group of mothers to determine the information they would find most beneficial. The guide is available online (www.flavorx.com/human/guide.asp); however the IAMC and FLAVORx have made plans to reach out to hospitals, parenting centers, pharmacies and even businesses that find the guide to be useful to its patients and employees.

Who knew that the faith-based travel and cruise industry was a billion dollar industry? Apparently Kevin Wright does. He just set up a consultancy to help companies sell into this segment of the travel and tourism market. According to the company press release at PRWeb,

“Wright leads a team of independent consulting professionals who will assist companies in marketing, selling and developing product for the 180 million-strong market segment. Recognized as the pre-eminent authorities in the faith-based travel and cruise industry, the consulting firm’s personnel have been interviewed by TIME Magazine, CBS Early Show, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Travel Weekly, Group Tour Magazine, Church Executive, and dozens of other major media outlets. The four major players of the group consist of Kevin J. Wright; Honnie Korngold, founder and president of Christian Travel Finder; James E. Wright, an international marketing consultant and former president and CEO of the Space Needle Corporation in Seattle, WA; and Christine Moore, founder and principal of Epiphany Media.”

Apparently a group out of the UK got fed up with the delay and moved into action to provide a little dignity to a terminally ill patient.

PRWEB — After reading a heart breaking appeal in the local press, kind-hearted Safestyle UK, the largest independent uPVC window and door retailer in the UK, has come to the aid of a former employee suffering from motor neurone disease, a rapid and fatal condition which attacks the nervous system leaving the muscles unable to function.

Terminally ill Patrick Walsh, who is wheelchair bound and confined in his own home, was unable to persuade Bradford City Council to provide an urgent grant towards a life enhancing wet room. Patrick, who lives in Baildon, West Yorkshire was told by the local Council that he would have to wait two years for the loan application to be processed, which gave him little chance of relief from a debilitating disease that kills up to half of its sufferers within 18 months.

Having heard the news, former work colleagues at Safestyle decided to step forward and offer their assistance, organising and funding the work needed to create a specifically designed wet room.

John Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive of Safestyle UK, explained: “The problem was that Patrick’s wife, Doris, was really struggling to bathe her husband without the aid of a wet room. When we read of Bradford City Council’s inability to help in less than two years we felt that we needed to assist our former colleague, who was a much respected Salesman and Surveyor in the 1990’s. Our company had the chance to address the problem and so were happy to offer help.”

I like it when people step up and fill in where government is typically viewed as the only resource. Nice job.

If you are nervous about TCO of Windows Vista apparently you are not alone. A recent press release today from IT Business Edge announces the results of their reader survey. You can review the survey here.

While most small business executives said they see some value in an upgrade to Windows Vista, particularly when it comes to built-in security features, few said they would be willing to accelerate their PC refresh cycles to facilitate an upgrade, and even fewer still said they have faith in Microsoft’s projections of big TCO benefits from its new OS.