New York, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

2012 marks Manhattan live music landmark S.O.B.s’ (Sounds of Brazil) thirtieth year in existence and to celebrate, they have partnered up with their talent booking and marketing team, Noizy Cricket!!, and world-renowned International Creative Management (ICM) as well as OGPR Marketing & Public Relations to provide an all star anniversary concert at this year’s SXSW, on Wednesday, March 14th. The show is to be held at 6th Street’s Malaia World Lounge.

The performance line-up, meant to showcase S.O.B’s commitment to musical diversity, includes acts like Miguel, Machine Gun Kelly, and 2 Chainz, as well as rap supergroup Slaughterhouse [Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I], Elle Varner, Nikki Jean, Maya Azuceña, Airplane Boys & Hoodie Allen. Opening honors will be performed by warm-up alumn, Anthm. AllHipHop, who have supported S.O.B.’s with on-the-scene media coverage for the past decade, is the event’s media partner. YouHeardThatNew’s infamous founder, Low Key, will host the evening with 2DopeBoyz’s DJ Meka providing the musical backdrop in-between sets.

Founded in June of 1982 by owner and director, Larry Gold, on what was then a barren stretch of land at the corners of Varick and Houston Streets, to expose the musical heritage of the Afro-Latino Diaspora, S.O.B.’s has gone on to become renowned as the premier venue for not only World Music, but all genres, in New York City and the world over. The list of music legends to have graced the stage in the past thirty years is too extensive to list but the venue’s contributions to connecting music to fans doesn’t stop there. S.O.B.’s has also developed a reputation in the industry as a breeding ground for up-and-coming artists and trends. A show at S.O.B.’s can be a springboard for emerging artists, garnering them press from mainstream local, national and even international media as well as attracting attention from music industry professionals. This has been the case with uncounted artists including John Legend, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Common, Drake and Ryan Leslie. In fact, the venue spawned the long-standing Breeding Ground feature on AllHipHop, on which the site has highlighted its picks from the crop of Hip Hop hopefuls over the years.

The partnership between S.O.B.’s and International Creative Management to present the venue’s thirtieth anniversary made perfect sense as the two, working closely with Noizy Cricket!!, have collaborated for many years to provide amazing live entertainment to New York audiences.

“We could have provided an entire month’s worth of concerts with all of the talent that has stepped on to the S.O.B’s stage over the past thirty years.” shares Noizy Cricket!! founder, le’Roy Benros. “We’ve gathered some of the freshest talent out today who’ve put on legendary performances here in New York and brought them to SXSW for a night to remember!”

“After 30 years of building S.O.B’s into one of the elite music venues in NYC we are honored to finally be showcasing some of the best of Urban Music at SXSW.” adds owner, Larry Gold.

“We have been working with Larry and the S.O.B.’s family for many years and this will be a great way to celebrate their 30th anniversary,” says ICM Agent, Zach Iser. “Our clients are proud to be a part of this special evening of live music.”

Media is encouraged to attend this momentous occasion in New York City’s music history at one of the nation’s biggest and best music festivals, SXSW. Attendance is free to all on a first come, first served basis with SXSW wristbands and select media will be given access to talent for interview purposes.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE MANAGEMENT

International Creative Management (“ICM”) is one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. A cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than three decades, ICM represents creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, music, publishing, live performance, branded entertainment and new media. Under the leadership of Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Berg, and President, Chris Silbermann, ICM continues to actively seek new opportunities for its clients as emerging technologies reshape the media landscape.

In 2005, ICM completed an equity financing raise from Rizvi Traverse Management and institutional investors to fund strategic growth, and in July, 2006, ICM signed an agreement to acquire literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann.

ABOUT OGPR MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

OGPR Marketing and Public Relations, Inc. was founded in 2004 by long-time publicist, Nancy Byron, who had spent the previous eight years as a movie publicist at Warner Bros. Feature Films. In its eight years in business OGPR has contributed to the marketing campaigns of hundreds of artists, both independent and major label and made a name for themselves nationwide.

ABOUT NOIZY CRICKET!!

Noizy Cricket!! Was founded and launched in 2007 by CEO le’Roy Benros. First starting off as a joint venture management company with Violator and taking on acts such as Charles Hamilton & Das Racist; it grew into a digital marketing/branding and talent buying company by 2011. Noizy Cricket!! has been introducing and breaking new talent at SOBs since early 2011.

ABOUT ALLHIPHOP

AllHipHop.com was founded and launched in 1998 by CEO’s “Grouchy” Greg Watkins and Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. After many years of developing the site, AllHipHop.com has become a valuable resource for hip-hop on the internet, featuring daily news, interviews, reviews, multimedia, a fast growing community and other interesting content.

*AllHipHop.com is the most widely read Hip-Hop entity in the world, reaching millions of unique visitors per month.

*Traffic audited and measured by comScore Networks

For further information, kindly contact Nancy Byron, OGPR Marketing & Public Relations (832) 220-6071 or NancyB(at)ogpr(dot)net

@SOBs @NoizyCricketLB @AllHipHopcom @ZachIser @RapPublicist @SXSW

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WinX DVD Ripper Platinum

(PRWEB) February 11, 2012

Digiarty Software, Inc upgraded its backbone ripping software – WinX DVD Ripper Platinum for the first time in 2012 to make it faster. The dominant position of this DVD backup tool in speed is further confirmed thereby to make provision for ripping all DVDs going to come out on February, including The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, Puss in Boots, Hugo, etc. with more desirable efficiency.

Supporting Multi-core CPU, Hyper-Threading Technology and Super Encode Engine, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum had been 2 times faster than any other like product in the market. And it was made even faster through the upgrade today. More specifically, this DVD ripper has been innovated to rip DVD to MP4 in a new way to further standardize the output MP4 file so as to be played on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android phones, Tablets, etc. Besides, MP4, H.264, DiVX and Xvid encoding speeds were also increased to a great extent.

Download WinX DVD Ripper Platinum V6.8.2 now and enjoy lifelong free upgrades at

http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper-platinum/

As committed, all full license owners of this software have equal rights to enjoy free lifetime updates. Jack Han, CEO and also the director of the development team of Digiarty Software said, “By making progress and upgrades as frequently as possible, we are trying to make every single penny of users pays off!” The speed improvement in this upgrade is a persuasive proof of the words, let alone that more profile items for ripping DVD to iPad 3 have been added in store for the soon-to-be-released Apple iPad 3.

At faster ripping speed, this DVD clone and backup program is able to:

Back up any homemade, commercial or latest DVDs, DVD folders, ISO image files.
Rip DVD to AVI, MP4, MPEG, WMV, MOV, FLV, 3GP, etc.
Convert DVD for various mobile devices, enable playing DVD videos on iPhone (4S), iPad (3), Android, HTC, Samsung, XOOM, Galaxy Tab, etc.
Copy DVD to MPEG2 with intact movie content in 2 differed modes.
Cone DVD to ISO at 1:1 ratio.

Price and Availability

Regularly, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum sells for $ 49.95. Now everyone can enjoy the latest version at $ 35.95 before Feb.29, 2012 due to the New Year Holiday Discount at http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper-platinum/buy.htm

About Digiarty Software, Inc.

Digiarty Software, Inc. is specialized in multimedia software based on Windows, Mac OS and iOS5, which provides personal and home used video audio software across Apple iPhone, iPad, Sony PSP, PS3, Xbox, Droid platforms and devices, including DVD Ripper, Blu-ray Decrypter, HD Video Converter, DVD Author, and DVD Copy, etc.

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Pullman extends Greater China presence further with the opening of Pullman Xiamen Powerlong

Shanghai, China (PRWEB) February 17, 2012

Pullman, an upscale five-star hotel brand under Accor SA specifically designed for today’s sophisticated business and leisure travelers, is pleased to announce the opening of Pullman Xiamen Powerlong. The 295-room, stylish-looking building, one of the newest landmark developments on the fast-evolving skyline of the southeastern coastal city, is the latest addition to Pullman’s Greater China portfolio which now stands at 13 operating hotels. A further 6 Pullman hotels are scheduled to open in China this year.

Xiamen, a long-time popular leisure getaway on the southern coast of Fujian Province, is only a ferry-ride away from Taiwan-administered Jinmen Island and which is best known for its beautiful scenery and tree-lined beaches, is becoming a rapidly-burgeoning events destination in the country. Ideally situated in the heart of the CBD area with convenient access to business, commercial and entertainment hubs around the city, Pullman Xiamen Powerlong is set to bring discerning business and leisure travelers a new level of hospitality characterized by upscale amenities and bespoke services.

“The opening of Pullman Xiamen Powerlong represents a significant moment for Pullman as the first for the brand in Fujian Province and establishes Accor’s second hotel in the city,” said Sam Shih, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Accor Greater China. “The Pullman hotel brand is being very well received by hotel owners and developers which is leading to the rather extraordinary expansion that is being achieved in the country.”

Ideal city centre location

Perfectly located at the fringe of Bailuzhou Park and Yundang Lake, the hotel enjoys easy access to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport – which is about 20 minutes by car – and the city’s major railway station is only 3 kilometres away from the hotel. Popular tourist spots such as the Buddhist Nanputuo Temple and Xiamen University – which is widely recognized as one of the most picturesque and romantic college campuses in China – are within a short drive of the hotel. Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center, a major business venue in the city, is only about 10 minutes’ drive from the hotel.

New standard set for lodging business

The Pullman Xiamen Powerlong offers 280 well-appointed guestrooms as well as 15 suites, including one Presidential unit. Ranging in size from 27 to 145 square meters, all rooms and suites have been exquisitely designed to offer guests a true escape from the urban buzz. The hotel features Pullman signature bedding and linen, Roger & Gallet deluxe amenities, as well as modern conveniences such as flat screen LCD TV sets with multi-channel cable and multi-media connectivity in all rooms and suites. Nespresso coffee machines are provided in deluxe and executive rooms and suites and guests in executive rooms and suites will enjoy iPhone/iPad docking stations.

Culinary pleasure offered in a refined way

The Pullman Xiamen Powerlong provides selected options for exquisite dining for visiting travelers and locals alike. Chi, the hotel’s all day dining restaurant, serves international cuisine for all meal services. Dragon Tales, a modern Chinese restaurant, offers the finest cuisine that is pre-dominantly from the southern region with seafood specialities from local waters. Eleven elegantly decorated private rooms with unparalleled lake view are perfect choices for those who seek to impress honored guests. Cha – which has an extensive tea and coffee menu in addition to cool martinis, cocktails and fine wines – is located off the hotel lobby.

Perfect venue for conferences and events

With a premium address in the CBD area, the Pullman Xiamen Powerlong is poised to become a hot venue in the city for both corporate meetings and social events. Nearly 2,500 square metres of meeting and event space including a 950-square-meter ballroom – one of the city’s best equipped in technology – are offered by the hotel, making it an ideal option for both high-profile conferences and events as well as small social activities and parties.

Refreshment of body and soul

A gym with state-of-the-art equipment, an 18-meter-long indoor swimming pool and a lifestyle spa with six private therapy rooms, together with other refreshing amenities such as sauna and Turkish bath, will allow guests to renew their body, mind and spirit and achieve ultimate wellbeing and comfort.

Opening packages

The Pullman Xiamen Powerlong is offering special promotional rates of RMB550 / room night on Superior Rooms to celebrate its opening from now until April 30 2012. (Price is subject to 15% surcharge and 4% city tax.)

Opening packages include free upgrade to Deluxe Room, 50% discount on breakfast, RMB150 Credit for food and beverage, complimentary broadband and Wi-Fi internet access, and complimentary access to gym, sauna and swimming pool. Indulge in Executive Club rooms for only RMB 130 extra and then you can enjoy special privileges.

About Pullman

Pullman is Accor’s upscale hotel brand designed with the requirements of business women and men in mind.

Located in the main regional and international cities, Pullman hotels provide an extensive range of tailored services, access to groundbreaking technologies, and “Co-Meeting” – a new approach to organizing meetings, seminars and high-end incentives. At Pullman hotels, business travelers can choose between being independent or choosing help from our staff around the clock.

By the end of 2011, the Pullman network will include 70 hotels across Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. In time, we anticipate a network of over 150 establishments around the world. Further information concerning Pullman hotels is available on website http://www.pullmanhotels.com.

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Frankfurt, Germany (PRWEB) February 13, 2006

A lot of companies hassle with large PowerPoint presentations that tend to have more and more pictures in them, making them very difficult to send via e-mail due to company e-mail server policies on attachment sizes, as well as making them more difficult to store on already full data servers. Companies can now use TopByteLabs’ newly released PowerShrink Version 2.1, which optimizes PowerPoint presentations while compressing them up to 95 percent. The compressed presentations stay fully functional, without changing the contents and file format of the PowerPoint file.

New features of PowerShrink 2.1 include an improved, more stable and reliable compression, with improved picture quality for .gif and .png files. Various options allow users to find the perfect balance between shrinking and quality. A context menu and PowerPoint integration provide maximum comfort for users. PowerShrink is available as an install-version and as a single-.exe-file, which makes network installation much easier.

Seeking cost-effective ways to send large Microsoft PowerPoint presentations via e-mail, companies are transitioning from sending presentations on CD/DVD media parcel post to shrinking them with PowerShrink.

“There is a shift from buying a few PowerShrink licenses just for ‘companies’ PowerPoint-Cracks’ to installing PowerShrink on every PC within a company to give all users and employees the opportunity to optimize and compress their presentations,” says Michael Weber, CEO of TopByteLabs. “That is why we developed our enterprise license package for a low fixed price.

PowerShrink is available at http://www.powershrink.com. A fully functional free trial version is available for download. The enterprise license covers an entire company and is available for $ 5,590.00 USD. A single license is $ 34.95 USD.

Contact:

Michael Weber, CEO

TopByteLabs Ltd., Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 16 35 50 39 44

Fax +49 (0) 69 24 29 56 30

http://www.powershrink.com


http://www.topbytelabs.com

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(PRWEB UK) 14 February 2012

Prior to joining Towry, Pela was a Senior Investment Analyst at K Metron LLP. She was previously a Hedge Fund Analyst at Eagle Advisors Ltd and is a CFA Charterholder.

Dr Robert Dawkins, Chief Investment Officer, Towry, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Dr Pela Strataki to our investment team. We have over £4.5 billion of client assets under discretionary management. The addition of Pela to the team will help us research a wider range of investment strategies for our clients.”

Towry is a growing wealth advice business, employing 765 people in 21 offices across the United Kingdom and managing £4.5 billion of discretionary client assets (as at 30 June 2011). Towry offers fee-based independent wealth advice and independent investment management services to private individuals with investable assets in excess of £100,000.

The Company’s vision is to be the UK’s leading provider of wealth advice and investment management. Towry aims to achieve this by having professionally qualified employees delivering high quality advice and investment management services to clients supported by a robust operational infrastructure.

John Scott & Partners was formed in 1968 and in 2006 the company acquired Towry Law. The merged business was re-launched in 2007 as “Towry Law”. Towry Law acquired Edward Jones Limited in November 2009 and, following integration of this company, the merged business was rebranded as “Towry” in May 2010.

Towry is a private company: the principal shareholders are management and employees and Palamon Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading private equity firms. Towry has been listed among Private Client Practitioner’s Top 25 Most Admired Companies for 2011 and is appointed by Camelot to provide holistic financial planning advice to National Lottery winners.

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Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York Iguassu Falls Weddings

(PRWEB) February 10, 2012

Being far away from vendors and the expense are just a few of the obstacles couples face to pull off their dream wedding. Rochester New York wedding photographer Andre Leite Alves gives piece of mind to couples who plan to wed in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, by offering an affordable destination wedding photography package. Argentina and Paraguay wedding packages are also available.

Many couples worry about getting a good wedding photographer, when booking an Iguassu Falls wedding. Will they feel comfortable with their wedding photographer? Will the wedding pictures turn out well?

Wedding photographer Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York eases the minds of The Rochester NY Area couples by traveling with them, so they can get to know their photographer and plan the shoot beforehand, and know they’ll have a friend and ally with them the whole time.

Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York knows the Brazilian culture, the Portuguese language and Brazil’s ways.

“Our service makes bringing a photographer with you to your destination engagement and wedding can be supremely fun and affordable,” says Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York.

Andre Leite Alves recently accompanied Angela and Rodrigo to Iguassu Falls, Brazil for an engagement photo shoot in an incredible tropical setting. The couple was radiant playing on the falls in the sunset.

The groom-to-be was born and raised in Brazil, so Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York, was able to make the Brazil photography shoot a photojournalism story about Bob returning to his roots, and bringing along the bride to be.

Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York says the main cost is air fare for the photographer and some minor travel expenses. “We tend to pay for our own lodging, car rental and even food,” notes Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York.

Most photographers require a multiple people to help with the shoot, but Andre Leite Alves Photography’s makeup artist / hair stylist / assistant is one person, making it even more affordable to accomplish a destination shoot.

Leite Alves has done weddings in the Rochester and Buffalo New York area, as well as destination shoots for overseas weddings. Andre Leite Alves has learned how to find the perfect setting, even in unfamiliar territory. Leite Alves speaks 3 different languages.

“We are terrific in helping to scout for locations and create imagery that has a completely different look than what the locals can provide,” says Andre Leite Alves from Rochester New York.

For more information about destination engagement and wedding photography or any of Andre Leite Alves Wedding Photography services,please call (585) 473-7035 or visit Andre’s website:

http://www.andreleitealves.com


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(PRWEB) July 11, 2005

Online poker portal Poker777 (http://www.poker777.com), one of the internet’s most comprehensive and innovative poker sites available on the web, is proud to announce the launch of its new online poker forum. Poker has certainly become an international phenomenon, and an online poker forum provides fans from around the world with the opportunity to become more than just passive poker fans. The Poker777.com forum gives poker fans the chance to discuss any issue relevant to poker, both online and off.

The http://www.Poker777.com/forum/ gives readers the chance to communicate with poker players all over the world in a dynamic manner by which they choose the topics of interest. From questions on poker game rules and strategy, to issues concerning playing poker online, poker players will find an outlet for getting the straight story on poker. But it’s not all nitty gritty; poker777′s online poker forum will also let poker fans shoot the breeze on the latest WSOP action, the top pro poker players or anything else that comes to mind. Users can also take advantage of the forum to comment on the Poker777′s online poker news, or any other news issue of interest.

Although forum moderators are on hand essentially in order to make sure that the forum keeps within the bounds of Poker777′s standards of quality, the moderators are poker experts too, so they’ll be able to help you with your toughest poker questions.

Poker777 is also planning to launch exclusive freeroll tournaments, which will be announced in the forum. Also in the works at Poker777′s online poker forum are guest visits from celebrity and professional poker players. So stay tuned at the forum to hear of upcoming events.

“Poker is such a dynamic game that we felt an interactive forum could really boost the poker experience for poker fans,” commented Goodomens, the Poker777.com forum administrator. “There really is no better way for online poker players to share their ideas and questions with fellow players all over the globe. At Poker777.com, we’re glad to give online poker players this opportunity.”

In addition to the forum’s launch, Poker777 has also recently added new options to its news sections. Readers can now easily print news articles, forward them to friends, go straight to forum, or post a comment with the article.

About Poker777.com

Launched in March, 2002, online poker portal Poker777.com has grown into one of the net’s most respected and comprehensive resources for online poker information. Poker777.com publishes up-to-date news on the most in-demand topics in the world of poker on a daily basis. In addition to new, the site offers poker players handy tips information on everything both budding and expert poker players need to know to excel at their favorite game, including rules for the range of poker game variations, poker strategy, online poker software provider reviews, the latest poker books, etiquette and more.

Enjoy! http://www.poker777.com/forum/

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 03, 2012

Vip Luxury Service in partnership with Fashion Week and More launches the new exclusive luxury lifestyle Blog.

Vip Luxury Service Club is a magazine in continuous evolution, always delivering content most relevant to readers. The blog can cover many things such as specific items of clothing and accessories, trends in various apparel markets (Haute Couture and Pret-a-porter) celebrity fashion choices and street fashion trends.

Created by a team of highly experienced sales managers with over 20 years experience in fashion working for some of the most important brands in the market, Vip Luxury Service Club provides its expertise to growing businesses giving them the opportunity to market themselves in a competitive fashion in a continuously transforming market.

VIP Luxury Service is a company dedicated to providing the most discerning clients with a complete selection of products and services.

In this blog, Personal Shoppers and Image Consultants will give style tips and advice for a luxury lifestyle.

VIP Luxury Service offers a complete selection of services that will help design the perfect luxury lifestyle ranging from personal styling, image makeovers, closet overhaul, private shopping to custom packages and wardrobe management.

A Luxury Blog for High-end consumers. From tech toys to yachts, from High end resorts, to the latest 5 star restaurants.

Vip Luxury Service has recently partnered with Fashion Week and More to provide fashion and luxury companies an experienced consultancy service including an exceptional sales campaign management service throughout the Milan, Paris and London Fashion Weeks.

Fashion Week and More offers a flexible organizational structure, and guarantee of professionalism, quality and competence.

Brand Management
Fashion Marketing
Branding and Distribution
Sales & Retail Management
Product Advisory

Fashion Week and More is able to organize the perfect sales campaign for fashion companies in Milan, Paris and London. This service is ideal to support fashion designers attending trade shows or events such as: BREAD & BUTTER, WHITE SHOW MILANO Pret-a-Porter, Tranoi etc etc to attract the most’ important buyers to their stands.

The Sales Campaign Management service covers all areas relating to the organization of the event and includes: Graphics and photoshooting, Catalogues and price list preparation, Location Scouting & Visual Merchandising, Sales Assistants and Models.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 25, 2006 -–

Style Network will help style-challenged young women capture the magic of their favorite celebrity’s style in the new half-hour weekly series Style Her Famous premiering on Monday, September 4 at 10 pm ET/PT.

Hosted by America’s Next Top Model judge and fashion guru Jay Manuel, Style Her Famous offers the chance for a young woman to discover and define her personal style by incorporating tips and ideas inspired by the stylish look of the young A-List celebrity with whom she most relates. Each episode promises viewers a new fan, new celebrity inspiration and a new head-to-toe makeover worthy of a cover girl.

The show begins with host Jay Manuel meeting the subject and finding out about her lifestyle, including her particular style challenges and the star whose style she admires most. Then, the work begins as Jay guides the fan through every step of the makeover process…

Starting with a shopping trip, a Hollywood stylist helps the fan select the perfect wardrobe from some of L.A.’s trendiest shops and boutiques. Together, they select a wardrobe inspired by a favorite celebrity’s style, while keeping the focus on the girl’s individuality and lifestyle. Next, the Glam Squad goes to work to bring out her very best. From head to toe, she’s colored, cut, coiffed, and made up in a manner that captures her true self, yet hints to her favorite star’s look.

Now it’s time for the “princess for a day” to sparkle and shine with her own high fashion “cover shoot” with a famous fashion photographer and Jay as art director. Finally, her perfect day is completed by a visit from a surprise guest she has been hoping to impress.

The premiere episode (Monday, September 4 at 10pm ET/PT and 9pm CT) features Quinn Rios who has not dated since a divorce a year ago and who spends most of her day in a grocery store uniform. Quinn embarks on a personal style transformation inspired by her favorite celebrity, the sexy and glamorous Angelina Jolie. With the help of Jay Manuel and the Style Her Famous stylist and Glam Squad, Quinn receives a new Jolie-inspired look complete with the added self confidence to get back out there and start her life again.

Future episodes include Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon as style inspirations.

The series was developed by Elaine Brooks, Senior Vice President, Development, Style Network and Jay James, Senior Vice President, Development E! Studios.

About E! Networks

Based in Los Angeles, E! Networks is the world’s largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The company operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment; Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and inspiring lifestyle programming, and E! Online, located at Eonline.com. E! is currently available to 88 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States. Style Network currently counts 43 million subscribers. Internationally, E! programming can be seen in more than 120 countries worldwide, reaching 600 million homes. In addition to its ventures for locally programmed E! branded channels outside the U.S., the company operates the E! International Network, a 24-hour English language global entertainment channel available via satellite in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

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Charles J. Orlando, Author and Relationship Expert

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012

On the heels of his internationally-acclaimed book The Problem with Women… is Men: The Evolution of a Man’s Man to a Man of Higher Consciousness, author, relationship expert and Social Inspirationalist Charles J. Orlando proudly announces his latest book, The Problem with Women… is Men – Volume 2: A Social Media Memoir. Based on the writing and interactions from his Facebook Page—with over 575,000 Fans and growing—Charles translates his personal connection with millions of fans into real world advice for men, women and relationships.

What sets Charles apart from other relationship experts is his connection with his fans. According to a recent study by Social Media analyzer Visibli,“On average, artists get 92 ‘Likes’ per post, which is almost twice what brands and media companies get.” With an average of 525 “likes” and 120 comments per post, and nearly 60% of his fanbase returning every month to his Facebook Page, Charles’s level of engagement is off the charts, rivaling media stars and first class brands alike—proving that the social nature of relationships is a natural match with the Facebook platform. To provide context about his engagement rate, Charles recorded the process and activity of a live status posting. Titled “6 Minutes on Facebook”, the short YouTube video shows how quickly supporters on Charles’s Facebook Page interact with his words and get involved. The video is viewable at http://bit.ly/6minutesonfacebook.

“Charles’s insight into modern relationships is remarkable, and it’s all based on his research, his experience, and his real-world relationship laboratory on Facebook,” said John Gray, author of the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus book series, the best-selling relationship book series of all-time. “By engaging with hundreds of thousands of men and women on Facebook about the relationship issues they care about most, Charles offers fans the wisdom, advice and reflections that they are hungry for, keeping them coming back day after day.”

Charles’s latest book also reflects changing trends on how readers consume content. According to CNET, over 5.5 million Kindle Fire units were sold in the last quarter of 2011, and industry analysts are projecting Apple to sell 116 million iPhones and 55 million iPads in 2012. To address this rising trend, The Problem with Women… is Men – Volume 2 is available to readers as an eBook but with an interactive Facebook component, with links included to connect on Facebook and “like” different writings, read comments or get involved in the conversation. This first-of-its-kind book offering allows readers to expand the discussion and engage with Charles himself on a daily basis.

“Charles is a shining example of how social media works when you do it right,” said Tony Bradley, freelance tech writer and PCWorld contributor. “By engaging his audience rather than preaching at them, and fostering an environment that invites feedback and interaction, he has grown an astronomical social network following without spending a dime on advertising or promotion.”

Generating half-a-million Likes on Facebook is a feat few authors and entities have achieved, and Charles has done it as the sole administrator on his Facebook Page. As reference, Charles has 50% more Likes than international publication Rolling Stone Magazine (383,000), and nearly six times the number of Likes as the best-selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul (98,000). Charles’s Like and engagement status places his book’s Facebook Page in the top 100 Facebook Pages in the “Books” category (source: AllFacebook.com), and his growing popularity has led to him being considered as host of two different TV talk shows and a radio show, and a recent article being optioned for film.

The Problem with Women… is Men – Volume 2: A Social Media Memoir includes the top 240 posts from Charles J. Orlando’s Facebook Page as well as many of his published articles. It is available as an eBook for $ 0.99 for the Kindle and Kindle Fire (on Amazon.com), for the Nook (on bn.com) and for the iPhone or iPad (on the iTunes Store). The paperback is available for $ 9.99 through Amazon.com and bookstores everywhere.

About Charles J. Orlando

Charles J. Orlando is a relationship expert and Social Inspirationalist best known as the author of the acclaimed relationship book series The Problem with Women… is Men. He is the sole voice behind the smash-hit Facebook advice and relationship page: facebook.com/theproblemismen. Charles is an active member of Mensa (“the High IQ Society”), is a contributing writer to a variety of online and print publications, and is regularly tapped by TV and radio shows for his relationship and marriage expertise, including Self, Men’s Health, Shape, and The Reporter. More info about Charles can be found on his website at theproblemismen.com.

About The Problem with Women… is Men Book Series

The Problem with Women… is Men book series is a combination of real-world research from in-person interviews, online discussions, and tens of thousands of interactions via Social Media by author and relationship expert Charles J. Orlando. Volumes 1 and 2 offer an in-depth look into relationships, the behaviors of a multitude of men and the challenges women have surviving with them in long-term relationships and marriage. Written entirely from a man’s point-of-view and experience—and based on 10 years of real-world research and hundreds of interviews—this unique series offers a humorous, blunt, tell-all examination of men, their issues, their refusal to change, and showcases both how women can maintain their sense of empowerment and individuality throughout their relationships, as well as explaining to men (perhaps at long-last) what women say they are looking for in a man.

About The Problem with Women… is Men: Volume 2 – A Social Media Memoir

Author: Charles J. Orlando

Family & Relationships/Interpersonal Relations

Paperback, 6 x 9, 158pp, $ 9.95, ISBN 1-4680-2803-0

eBook, $ 0.99, 165pp, eISBN 978-1-61979-040-7

Distributor: CreateSpace

Publication: January 2012

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