(ContentDesk) May 24, 2006 -- Trivia Challenge Plus will include a full staged game show with near real time video broadcast, a professional game show host, and over 600+ custom questions developed specifically for HostingCon 2006. FastServers.Net will feature sponsored shows from cPanel,
WebHostingTalk.Com, SWSOFT, Ping! Zine, Tech Pad Agency,
TopHosts.Com and InterWorx, all who have contributed to the development of a single show. The game show will allow 6 contestants at a time to go head to head answering both technical and trivia style questions. HostingCon 2006 which takes place July 17, 18, and 19th will feature 23 shows live on the conference floor.Prizes for Trivia Challenge Plus will include NANO IPODS for show winners. All contestants will receive DVDs of the show and commemorative T-Shirts.
The participants with the top 6 highest scores will be given a chance to compete in a grand finale show with a Dell 50 HD Plasma TV awarded to the winner.As a Platinum Sponsor of HostingCon 2006, FastServers.Net changed from the previous years Casino theme to a full production Game Show this year. Bringing the Casino Theme to Las Vegas would be like bring sand to a beach. Our goal was to be as creative and interactive as last year, while making sure our event ranks a few notches above last year said Ian Andrusyk, President and CEO of FastServers.Net.Trivia Challenge Plus features questions geared toward the web hosting industry and at the same time includes fun trivia questions that anyone can answer. Located at Booth #201, FastServers.Net will feature a spacious area for the game show host, the video production crew, and the management team of FastServers.Net.To promote the booth, FastServers.Net will have special guest Desiree Diaz, who has been featured as a Top Hometown Hottie by Maxim Magazine and the 2006 Xzotic Models Swimsuit Calendar. Desiree will assist with registering game show contestants as well as autographing copies of the Maxim Magazine in which she was featured for any show attendee.About FastServers.NetFastServers, Inc is a leading dedicated server and colocation service managing over 2,500 dedicated servers.
The company was founded in 1996 by Ian Andrusyk and Travis Schaffner in Sumner, Iowa. FastServers.Net currently has data centers in Cedar Falls and Fremont, California. The Cedar Falls Data Center is powered by Internap (www.internap.com) & Hurricane Electric (www.he.net) with direct fiber connections to Equnix in Chicago. FastServers.Net competitors include Rackspace (www.rackspace.com), Interland(www.interland.com), Verio(www.verio.com), EV1Servers(www.ev1servers.net), and The Planet(www.theplanet.net).About HostingCon 2006HostingCon is the definitive conference and tradeshow for the hosting industry. HostingCon 2006 will be held July 17-19, 2006 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hosting professionals around the world gather to learn more about the industry, network with their peers and vendors, and help grow their business. HostingCon is produced by Interjuncture Corp., an Aurora, Illinois-based technology conference producer.The HostingCon 2006 website is located at HostingCon 2006 and is the best source for the most up to date information on the conference program, exhibitors, and special events.For more information, contact:FastServers.Net175 W. Jackson Blvd Suite 1770Chicago, IL 60604Contact: Aaron PhillipsPhone: 1-866-753-3278 Ext. 123Website: http://www.fastservers.net.
Increase Sales with Television Style Advertising Playing Inside Your Store
(ContentDesk) December 17, 2004 -- You spend money advertising to get people into your store or business, why not advertise to them and turn them into customers once they've arrived?
Traditionally, point of sales advertising has been done using posters, pictures and still images, but with the advent of inexpensive video monitors such as flat panel LCD screens and plasma displays,
businesses have the opportunity to use high impact television style commercials to turn store browsers into paying customers.
"Imagine the ability to lower the price of an item at the drop of a hat and advertise it to your customers almost immediately, or run ads inside your store that target a demographic based on the time of day or day of the week," says Jay McCarthy Founder and President of the 3rd Bird Media Group based in Northern California. "You can literally create multiple playlist and advertising schedules that play and loop inside your store based on the time of day or...
Classic Fragfest: Quake III Arena
As graphics technology improves in leaps and bounds for the next pc generation, more and more gamers expect, and more or less demand, new and innovating concepts to blow their minds. However, there are some games out there that simply stand the test of time for pure entertainment.One of these games is Quake III Arena from ID Software. This game still remains, after half a decade, as one of those games that never seems to fade in appeal when it comes to going one-on-one against a fellow gamer over the age of fourteen. (The graphic nature of the game is not suitable for children.)Whereas there is the impending release of Quake 4, which will go more towards a storyline, Quake III Arena remains simple: Deathmatch - Hunt down and kill your opponent. This is your only task.The game is a First-Person Shooter that takes place in a futuristic world, with gameplay featured on a couple dozen core maps.
Your weapons, ranging from real to fantasy, deal out devastating damage. Powerups throughout...
Classic Fragfest: Quake III Arena
Where Do You Find Time for a Home Based Business?
I am very often asked this question by affiliates in my home business network, and almost every time it happens, I just shake my head in pity and disbelief. They just don't get it...Where DO you find the time to run, manage and promote your home based business? I honestly don't know. I know one thing for sure; you can never really "find" time; you must "make time".Many who are new to the concept of running a home based business suffer what I like to call the "Indecision Syndrome". They have not made up their minds that they WANT or NEED a home based business, and my friend let me tell you, until you have made a decision you will never have time on your side. You will never be able to devote even 1 hour to building a business for yourself if you don't have the sense of urgency, and if you don't understand what a home based business can do for your life and your family in the long term.Here's what the people who claim they can't "find" time do; they put the least priority on their business....
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Plasma HDTV
Plasma televisions are based on a new technology that utilizes a unique display panel that alleviates the need for a cathode-ray picture tube. One of the major benefits of buying these televisions is that they are sized to accommodate new HDTV 16:9 aspect ratios and have a similar pixel resolution to a personal computer monitor. This provides the product the maximum picture clarity. In other words, a plasma display has an emissive flat panel display in which light is created by phosphors that are excited by a plasma discharge between two flat panels of glass. The gas discharge contains no mercury, but instead has a mixture of noble gases.
One of the basic things that the plasma screen does is illuminate the tiny colored fluorescent lights to form an image. Three fluorescent lights are red, green and blue, and constitute each pixel.
Plasma is stated to be the "Fourth State of Matter", after solid, liquid and gas. It is considered a distinct state of matter that contains...
Plasma TV Be Aware When Buying Online
A plasma TV may very well be the next step in your home entertainment future and the potential sources for the purchase of a plasma TV have never been better. Because a handful of retailers have jumped on the plasma TV bandwagon and started offering these televisions as part of their home electronics line, the cost of a plasma TV has never been lower. The fact that the technology has become well-established has also helped lower the cost of the plasma TV. So where do you go to find great deals on plasma TV sets?
Any retailer or wholesaler that offers a good array of home electronics likely has plasma TV sets in stock or has a source for them. For many people, purchasing from a local retailer is literally the only option they'll consider because they want to check out the set "in person." While the cost has started dropping, a plasma TV still represents a major investment among your home entertainment components and you may be playing it safe to shop where you can actually...
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Litigation Financing
Litigation is a very costly affair. An individual involved in litigation needs good financial backing to work out the case, hire a lawyer, and settle court dues and other small and big expenses. Most people fighting lawsuits may face financial hardships. They may not even go in for a fair settlement. At such a time, the Litigation Financing comes in handy.
Companies offer Litigation Financing to those persons, attorneys or companies awaiting a fair settlement. This is the...
What is Magic the Gathering?
What is Magic the Gathering?Magic the Gathering is a collectable trading card game. It is also a strategy card game where two or more players play the role of a powerful wizard. Your deck represents all the weapons in your arsenal. Including creatures to fight your battles and spells that you can cast for attack or defense. Each player designs and builds a deck to reflect their unique style of playing.
There are millions of strategies, possibilities and ways to play Magic the Gathering...
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Residential VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, services are provided for two segments: businesses and consumers. Consumer VoIP is targeted at homes and hence referred to as residential VoIP. As with any other consumer product, the demand for residential VoIP is driven by cost and quality of service.
With more homes taking to the broadband services for entertainment, news and online purchases, voice-based services, almost free, have caused the consumers to switch to the VoIP telephony. The...
SportoMotoring.com Adds 'Tournament Series' Cornhole Game to its SUV Accessories Store
(ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) June 21, 2006 -- High gas prices have not slowed Outdoor Adventure related SUV and Truck Accessory sales at Sporto Motoring Accessories, Inc. Business is growing and they want to continue that trend. The addition of the popular Midwest game of Cornhole to its product line made sense. CornHole is the game of choice for sporting event tailgate parties, is played at many campsites, and offers family fun at every age...
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