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Tickets For Charity: Lending A Helping Hand

May 29, 2009 • 1:55 pm • Posted by admin in Uncategorized

In today’s world it is very easy for all of us to sit back and focus on our needs and ourselves. Stocks are low, unemployment is high and the price of gas is ridiculous, yet, despite all of this people are still finding new and innovative ways to help others.

Yesterday one of our clients, Tickets For Charity, whose newly branded site we designed, was featured on the Today Show for their fund raising efforts toward various charities. This organization has partnered with numerous sports teams and artists to create an online ticketing system where 100% of the proceeds go to charities.

On their About Us page of the website, Tickets For Charity states, “We were founded to help increase critically-needed funding for leading charities by offering music and sports fans an easy way to access great seats while supporting important causes.” With this being said, Tickets For Charity has already raised millions of dollars for numerous charities around the world and seems in no way to be slowing down.

Even though Tickets For Charity is not a non-profit organization itself, it has created a network of charities and celebrities whose common goal is to provide assistance and care for those who cannot provide it for themselves. It is organizations and people such as these who perpetuate hope in dismal times such as these. If you would like more information on Tickets For Charity you can visit http://www.ticketsforcharity.com/.

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Siri: A New Wave in Technology

May 29, 2009 • 11:46 am • Posted by in

Have you ever felt like there aren’t enough hours in the day; or like if you just had a personal assistant then your life would be that much easier? Then you will definitely appreciated Siri, a soon to be virtual assistant (VA) application for the iPhone and other Smart phones.

At first glance this application is no different that an Internet browser. However, Siri has an interactive database that not only allows it to book dinners, buy movie tickets and search local establishments for you, but also offers suggestions and asks questions so you can achieve your goal. Likewise, because Siri is geared toward people on the move it has a voice option that allows the user to simply speak into their phone and the application complies.

Yet, the best part of this product is the fact that is uses your phone’s GPS feature to track where you are and combines that with the time of day, which allows it to provide you with restaurants in the area, movie listings and ultimately help you plan your entire day or weekend.

Siri is still in the developmental stages. This past week the company did its first public demonstration and it will still be a while before they work all the kinks out and determine how personalized it can be. However, when this application becomes available I believe that it will be a new wave in technology and virtual assisting.

Related links:

www.siri.com

techcrunch.com

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Blueye featured in Forbes!

May 20, 2009 • 1:07 pm • Posted by Heather in Uncategorized

“This is an especially valuable honor for us because in this current economy it’s becoming increasingly important to set ourselves apart from our competitors” – Shannon Smith | President, Blueye Corporation.

It has been announced that Forbes will be featuring Blueye as one of the leading web designers of the central United States. Blueye was selected out of 1,300 other web firms throughout the evaluated region for this fantastic award. Congratulations to our team!

Blueye: Flash Banner Ad created for Lewis Floor & Home. (see more banner ads)

Our company, which was founded in June 2004, is an established design and development firm in Chicago and has worked with various clients including Innerworkings, Oro Azul Tequila, Lewis Floor & Home, Where I’ve Been and Tripit. Recent projects include Facebook apps Stadium Stops and MS Champions. We are thrilled that our hard work and creativity has been recognized by Forbes and we are look forward to creating more outstanding work for our clients!

Blueye: Redesigned & developed full flash site and implemented web videos for Oro Azul Tequila

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