Thursday, October 28, 2010

Trick-or-Treat: You Are What You Eat at Domino's

As dinnertime arrives on Oct. 31, not only will Domino's deliver pizza right to your door, they have designed an inexpensive idea for a homemade Halloween costume — a slice of pizza!

If you are looking for an original Halloween costume, the Domino's pizza slice is an easy, affordable and creative option for you. Those ready to trick-or-treat, can go to www.facebook.com/dominos and look for the "Halloween" tab for step-by-step instructions on how to make a perfect Domino's pizza slice costume. Make sure to upload photos of your pizza slice costumes on our Facebook page — we look forward to seeing all the creative costumes.

In addition to all this other spooky fun, Domino's wants to see how customers spend Halloween with Domino's Pizza. StartingOct. 21 and until Nov. 3, fans can upload pictures of their ghostly pizza parties, pumpkin carvings or costumes towww.facebook.com/dominos. Pictures that meet Domino's approval will be collected into an album on the Domino's Facebook page. To see the news release, click here.

The Holiday Season Arrives in Los Angeles When The Grove Welcomes Its Eye-Catching 100-Foot Christmas Tree on Monday, November 1

The Grove's Christmas Tree 2007
The Grove in Los Angeles will start the holiday season on November 1st with the delivery of a 100-foot White Fir from Mt. Shasta in Northern California. The 100-foot tree will be taller than iconic 70 to 90 foot Norway Spruce at the Rockefeller Center in New York. A flatbed truck will deliver the tree to the historic Farmer's Market and then will be hoisted up by crane allowing for aerial shots between 7:45am to 8:30am. Adorned with 10,000 lights and 15,000 ornaments, the tree lighting ceremony will take place on November 21st at 7:30pm. To see the full release, click here.

Betty White chooses cutest cat pics

Betty White, animal advocate, has teamed up with Omaha based, Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. and Morris Animal Foundation for the "Happy, Healthy Cat Photo Contest,” in order to raise awareness of feline health and promote their pet products.

The photo contest consists of three categories: cats that represent the happy, healthy theme, cats with their families and cats with the dog(s) in their family. Betty White will choose the Grand Prize winners and runners up.

The Grand Prize winner will have their photo on the cover of AnimalNews and be highlighted in an article in the magazine they'll also receive a giftcard to Petsmart and various items from Sergeant's Pet Care Products. The runners up will also get the Petsmart giftcards and Sergeant's Pet Care Products items.

To view the full press release click here.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Meet the new Myspace

MySpace unveiled its new look and feel today in an effort to reach a wider audience and reclaim a piece of the social media market. The site now features more personalized elements allowing users to connect not only with friends but also with people with similar interests. With a new, fully redesigned beta website, Myspace hopes to reach trend setting youth, especially in the Hispanic community.

Myspace released a collection of new products like the “Right now on Myspace” section, which provides real-time trending topics on the site allowing users to view recently-added music and videos. Myspace also introduced a newly designed logo that embraces its new brand identity, which encourages users to express themselves through Myspace page personalization.

The new Myspace in beta launched today and will be available worldwide by the end of November

Please click here for full press release: PR Newswire

America Sees Double as KFC Issues Halloween Challenge to News Anchors and Fans: Dress Like the Colonel’s ‘Doublicious™ Double’


Need a Halloween costume idea that's "So Good?" As part of its year-long campaign to celebrate founder Colonel Harland Sanders' life and legacy, KFC restaurant chain is issuing a national challenge to dress as the Colonel's Doublicious Double for Halloween. One lucky double will win free KFC Doublicious sandwiches for life.

Wannabe Colonels can upload their photos online or send them via email.

To really spice up the offer, for any national news anchor or talk show host that appears on TV dressed as Colonel Sanders, KFC will make a $250,000 donation in the host's or anchor's name to the Colonel's Scholars Program.

To read the entire press release, click here.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Designate Launches Smartphone Application

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-designate-launches-smartphone-application-105433763.html

The Designate is an on-call fleet of professional drivers that provides transportation for people and their cars to get home safely. The company launched a new Smartphone application that estimates blood alcohol concentration levels and helps users evaluate their ability to drive based on several factors, including sex, weight, number of drinks and type of beverage consumed. The application also indicates whether the user is impaired and offers direct contact information to the Designate. It was created to help people manage their nightlife if they are consuming alcohol. The application was designed by local Michigan companies M10 Mobile Media and Werner Marketing Group. It is free to download but is currently only available to iPhone and Android users.

Powell's Books In Portland, Oregon, Wins Scholastic Bookstore Contest Prize of Store Visit by Suzanne Collins, Bestselling Author of The Hunger Games

Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education, and media company, announced today that Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, has won a store visit from Suzanne Collins, the bestselling author of The Hunger Games trilogy. Powell's was selected as the winner of a Scholastic in-store display contest in conjunction with the publication of Mockingjay, the final book of The Hunger Games trilogy. Participating bookstores were asked to create a display that reflects the look and spirit of Mockingjay. Powell's Books was chosen as the winner based on the overall creativity and style of their submission, and Collins will visit Powell's "City of Books" West Burnside location in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, November 7, 2010.

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Magic Mountain: Now With More Incessant Screaming

Six Flags Magic Mountain in conjunction with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment has built three new roller coasters at their Valencia, CA location. This once again puts them atop the world record for most coasters at a single theme park. The new rides include a mild Kid’s Coaster, the Green Lantern Coaster – set to be released with the Warner Bros. film in 2011 – and the Superman: Escape from Krypton Coaster (which is essentially a redesign of their old Superman coaster). This will bring the total number of coasters at the Magic Mountain theme park to 18, more than any other theme park in the world.

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/46421/

'Scarrots' Now Available Nationwide

This Halloween Baby Carrots are Making a Comeback as Scarrots

Just in time for Halloween, Bolthouse Farms, an organization led by A Bunch of Carrot Farmers, launched a national campaign for Scarrots. Scarrots are baby carrots offered in a master bag that contains 25 individually wrapped single serving packages. Each package features one of three unique Trick-or-Treat Halloween designs. Every master bag also includes a sealed pouch containing 25 temporary glow-in-the-dark tattoos of masquerading baby carrot characters. This October 31st, Scarrots want you to “Eat ‘EM Like It’s Halloween.” For more information on Scarrots, click here.

Pet Salon Hosts "Howl-o-Ween" Pet Costume Parade

The Dog House Pet Salon in Houston is holding its first-ever "Howl-o-Ween" Pet Costume Parade next week. Owners can dress up their pets and bring them to the salon for a discounted grooming, get a portrait taken, compete for prizes, and participate in a raffle. They also can get a veterinarian's advice on pet wellness and can contribute to the Pup Squad Animal Rescue. The event also will include refreshments and pet treats. The press release is located here. Information about the Dog House Pet Salon is here.