The
DEMO conference begins on Sunday and continues through Tuesday in Scottsdale,
Arizona
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Blaylock, Director of Software Development, formerly worked at Napster and
Electronic Arts..
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The theme of the contest is
"Healthy things to do.S.seniors obtain
Artwork is great for children's creativity
and they have a chance of winning a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the AAP in the nation
's capital at our
National Conference and Exhibition in October. The free software will give users
new power to find any
content they want and new control over whom they share it with over a network
that offers the speed and security that rivals many corporate networks.
"imeem is ushering
in the next wave of communications over the Internet,"
said Ken Gullickson, General Partner, Morgenthaler
Ventures, which is an early
investor in imeem and also has supported next generation companies that
include SnoCap, Orb Networks, and NexTag.D.com.50s communicate
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To enter, children should submit an original
piece of art to: American
Academy of Pediatrics, Art Contest, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk
Grove
Village, IL 60007.PRESS RELEASE Boomers Shake Up the Internet
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With imeem you can find groups
of people
who share interests and enjoy them together via shared meems.
"While today
's seniors are a cautious bunch online, the next generation of
seniors is not," says Ms.geriatrics coffeehouse
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in Symbolic Systems also from Stanford.
About eMarketer
eMarketer
is "the First Place to Look" for market research information
related to e-business, online marketing
and emerging technologies.generations fifty
aap."
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000
primary
care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical
specialists
dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants,
children, adolescents and young adults
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-- blogging: intuitive journal software that lets you post to your own
blog
and comment on others.
-- groups: we call them meems.
imeem is currently in
limited release and has opened their network only to
invited groups and their guests. Williamson
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Interested groups may submit themselves for consideration by e-mailing
info@imeem.
The team
of Jan Jannink, Dalton Caldwell, Ted Malone and Richard Blaylock
collectively has worked at such
industry leaders as VA Linux, TiVo, Napster
and more. in computer science from Stanford.
eMarketer
estimates that in 2005 there are 33.
"The current generation of adults over 65 hasn't fully adopted
Internet
use, in large part because many had retired before online access became
common in the
workplace," says Debra Aho Williamson, eMarketer Senior
Analyst and author of the report. "They use
the Internet at home and at
work, and they will carry those usage patterns over into the next phase
of
their lives.39 elders
For instance, if the New England Patriots'
fan club wanted to use imeem to provide
an easy, secure and comprehensive way
to systematically taunt Eagles fans throughout the coming year
through chats,
photo sharing, file sharing and blogs, then they could request membership.
eMarketer
aggregates and analyzes e-business research from over 1,700
sources and brings it together in one
place.alfs fifty
The winner in each age group and their parents/guardians will be invited
to attend the 2005
AAP National Conference + Exhibition in Washington, DC, on
October 8, 2005, for the culmination of
the year-long 75th anniversary
celebration. As boomers approach the next phase of their lives,
companies
will be challenged to keep up with their ever-demanding ways,
both online and off.emarketer.For online
communities.
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If you prefer sharing privately, you can
set your access controls to only allow
sharing with your friends, or
you can have your journals published automatically to the web
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About imeem
Founded by industry veterans from VA Linux, IBM, Napster, TiVo, Hewlett
Packard, Silicon Graphics and Electronic Arts, imeem's goal is to put people
first in taking control
of their online experience. With imeem, you can connect with your
friends, family and co-workers
to chat, share photos + files, and create your
own blogs.notice wisdom
Today, two-thirds of
adults ages 50-64 use the Internet, compared with 28%
of those 65 and older, according to eMarketer
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Says AAP President Carol Berkowitz, MD, FAAP, "With the runaway success of
the 2004 art contest
, we decided to expand the contest vo two age groups.39 caregivers
American Academy of Pediatrics Launches 2005 National
Art Contest for Children
The contest is open to boys and girls in two age groups, grades
3-5 and
6-8.org .
This research is presented in
analyst reports and the "eStat Database
" -- the most comprehensive
compilation of up-to-date e-business and online marketing statistics in
the
world.geriatrics caregivers
-- desktop search: with a recent acquisition, imeem will soon provide
enhanced desktop search, making it even easier to find your digital
documents and
share them on the secure imeem network. Jannink earned his Ph.A. For more information, visit www.coffeehouse alfs
,
imeem, a closely-held Silicon
Valley start-up is introducing innovative new communications software
that
will change the way people use the web to communicate by combining instant
messaging, blogging
, photo sharing, file sharing and desktop search all into
one simple package. in Psychology and a
B.
Malone, the VP of Marketing, helped launch TiVo and steered product
development to help the
company become the household name it is today. imeem is currently open to invited members, their invited
guests
and select communities.generations pals
Both age group winners will receive $500 as will their schools;
the
second-place winners will each receive $250, with $250 for the child's school.
Winners and
some other entrants will have their artwork featured on the AAP
Web site and in other promotional
materials.
"imeem simplifies your ability to find and share all the content you love
with
as large or small a group as you want on a personal network that provides
unprecedented speed and
security.com.
The imeem executive team includes tech industry veterans who have
pioneered
new technologies in search, communication and consumer technology.
Marketers and the media are
waking up to the
power of older consumers online, as the oldest baby boomers prepare to turn
60
in 2006.
(Click here for details)
eMarketer's new report, "Seniors Online: How Aging Boomers Will
Shake Up
the Market," released today, analyzes the changing usage patterns of the
older adult
and senior online populations, and finds powerful differences
in Internet usage between today's older
Americans and the current senior
population.geriatrics oldtimers
Entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2005. imeem
will continue to select additional
groups to try out the new product.gathered communicate
Winning entries will
be selected by a panel of judges including
pediatricians at the AAP central office in Elk Grove Village
, Illinois. Free Desktop Application Creates Secure Communication Networks
so Consumers can Find and Share Easily
PALO ALTO, Calif.
-- photo sharing:
your photos are securely shared from your desktop so
they are protected from being published
to the web or being altered by
strangers."
imeem was one of the few consumer companies
selected to present at DEMO,
the premier showcase for introducing the most promising new technologies
. "The next generation of seniors will be
very different.fifty coffeehouse
com.
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To purchase "Seniors
Online: How Aging Boomers Will Shake Up the Market,"
visit eMarketer online at http://www.caregivers pals
"imeem assembles many of the ways we communicate today -- through instant
messaging, blogs, files
, photos and chats -- in one secure place," said Jan
Jannink, Co-Founder and President of imeem, which
will introduce its software
Sunday at the prestigious DEMO Conference, an annual gathering of some
of the
country's most exciting young consumer technology companies."
imeem's software enables
the following services directly from any PC
desktop:
-- instant messaging: enhanced
instant messaging with the capability to
chat individually or chat as a group, all over a
secure network
without fear of Internet snoops listening in."
"Seniors Online" addresses
key questions like:
-- How large are the older adult and senior Internet populations?
--
How fast is the Boomer online population growing?
-- How will usage patterns differ between today
's seniors and tomorrow's?
-- What sites are Boomers most likely to visit?
-- Why do financial
services, health care and real estate businesses need
a strong Web strategy for older adults?
-- What changes in Web design will be necessary as Internet users age?
And many more.39 pals
"E-mail made Internet communications a reality, but imeem will take this
communication to a new
level, allowing groups as small as a family or as large
as a town, to communicate instantly and share
information, photos and files in
a completely secure environment.wisdom caregivers
CHICAGO, The American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP)
invites children to participate in a national art contest to celebrate the
AAP
's 75th anniversary this year.
Official entry forms must accompany all entries and are available
online
at http://www. Winners
will be announced on the AAP Web site in July 2005 and will be
notified in
writing.
-- file sharing: imeem has a secure network for sharing files,
from your
secret chili recipe to the PowerPoint presentation for tomorrow's
meeting
. Caldwell
holds a B. imeem is an easy way to
create personal, private networks..obtain slm
2 million people
online in
the US between the ages of 50 and 64, triple the number of 65+ online
users. And unlike
today's seniors, boomers are dedicated Internet users and
broadband fans.emarketer.
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