Best Buy announces holiday giving program benefiting teens
Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., announced @15 Gifts, a new philanthropic initiative designed to raise $1 million for programs that empower teens. The new initiative provides consumers with the opportunity to give some of the hottest tech gifts and gadgets to their loved ones, while at the same time raising funds that will positively [...]
Agfa Graphics to acquire assets of Gandi Innovations Holdings LLC
Agfa Graphics, Mortsel, Belgium, reached an agreement to acquire most of the assets of Gandi Innovations Holdings LLC’s North American operations and the shares of its principal foreign subsidiaries. Gandi Innovations offers large-format inkjet systems. Since May 2009, it has been operating under CCAA protection in Canada and Chapter 15 in the United States. The [...]
CanvasPop launches in a very big way – learn how on the DIMAcast
CanvasPop is a new company allowing users to customize and print their photos, from any source, of any size and resolution, on canvas. To mark the launch of the business, the first 100 customers of CanvasPop will have their photos displayed on the Reuters Billboard in New York City’s Times Square for 15 seconds. In [...]
Help-Portrait seeks to unite photographers with spirit of giving
The idea of celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, Help-Portrait is a movement of photographers, coming together in major cities worldwide to give back to the community. On Dec. 12, photographers will take their cameras, find people in need and take their picture. When the prints are ready, the photographs will be delivered. This is about giving [...]
New iPhone travel App features Alaska Stock Images
Alaska photo agency Alaska Stock Images has paired with Alaska HDTV, Alaska’s network for video travel stories, to provide exclusive wallpaper photos for the first Alaska Travel iPhone app to include mobile video of Alaska destinations and Alaska travel discounts and promotions. The Alaska Travel iPhone App is designed to provide a visual sampling of [...]
Gen Y women influenced by social network
Younger Women Step to Social Beat eMarketer reports on a new study from PopSugar and Radar Research showing Generation Y females have redefined the idea of “peer group” to encompass online friends, bloggers and anonymous reviewers. Looking to this expansive group of peers, rather than experts or celebrities, Gen Y women are particularly influenced by [...]
DSLR owners most likely to purchase photo-quality printers
Ten percent of U.S. households purchased photo-quality printers in 2008, up from 9.5 percent in 2007, according to the 2009 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report. The price of photo-quality printers dropped in 2008 when compared to the previous year. Higher income households, however, were still most likely to purchase the printers. Ten percent of photo-quality printers [...]
New photo app from DigiLabs creates photo books, calendars, and more
MyPhotoCreations is a new digital photo creativity application from DigiLabs, Palo Alto, Calif., enabling professional and prosumers to create pro-quality photo books, albums, proof magazines, cards, posters and wall prints. MyPhotoCreations offers a wide range of styles, sizes, finishes and output options, along with total control over layout, text, and clipart. Also available is the [...]
Minneapolis-area new moms open doors to find surprise gifts
A few years ago, a mom came up with the idea of delivering surprise gifts to women who had just given birth. After she sent out 18 “Congratulations Gifts,” she realized she had the makings of a business. NewMom Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., now reaches 1,000 Twin Cities homes each month, with plans for even more. [...]
JCPenney reports better-than-expected third quarter results
J. C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas, says fiscal third quarter results were significantly better than initial expectations and showed further improvement in cash flow performance, reflecting the continued successful execution of its Bridge Plan strategy. The company reports it continues to be in a strong financial position, ending the quarter with a cash and [...]
