Monday, December 5, 2011

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Gets New Look Online


New Website Provides Faster Service With New and Improved Features

New website for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
SEVIERVILLE, TN – S.D. Professionals is proud to announce the launch of a brand new website for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The new site promises to be more beneficial for potential new program champions and allows parents to be more connected than ever. New additions to the web page will bring simplicity to the registration process, attention to outstanding affiliates, and an ease of sharing Imagination Library news across social networks.  
Cost Estimator Software

For those who wish to bring the Imagination Library to their community need only click the “Start A Program” link for a guided tour of how to get started. There, potential new program champions can view informational videos, gather appropriate submission forms, download helpful documents and presentations, and also meet their Regional Director. The brand new “Cost Estimator Tool” references Census data, custom Google Maps, and an algorithm to generate startup costs along with a 5-year projection of costs and program growth to provide even more information for startups.

In 2011, online registration rates for the Imagination Library doubled. Now, a new and improved online registration process cuts the time in half with a priority on accuracy. Using custom API partnerships and programming, the website can now check for duplication of a child’s information, eligibility, and even verify the address to assure book delivery – all this before information is ever submitted!
Spotlight Champions

There is now much deserved attention given to those going above and beyond for their community. From the homepage or any country’s main page, view the Champion’s Spotlight. From there, check out the affiliate’s profile, use an interactive map of their coverage area, link to their social networks, view contact information, and meet their regional director. For some champions, you can even donate directly to them!

A “Chalkboard Ticker” was installed on the site’s homepage to show a real-time update of the number of registrants in each country. The Google Translate feature is now available for quick language translation. Finally, a brand new Tool Bar makes sharing Imagination Library across social networks a breeze (currently only available for United States). The Tool Bar feature is in BETA testing, but once finalized can be added to affiliate pages with one simple line of code.




For more than a decade, the Imagination Library has partnered with S.D. Professionals for all their online needs. In 2005, the company designed and developed a completely web-based solution to a book order system that was previously offline. Since that time, the Imagination Library has seen international expansion – to Canada and United Kingdom – and now mails more than 700,000 books each month.

To give the new website for a test drive visit imaginationlibrary.com.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs Dies 1955-2011

Apple has confirmed the death of Steve Jobs. Born 1955, Steve was a visionary in the world of technology responsible for the creation of Apple's MAC personal computer, iPhone, iPad & many other game-changing technologies. Because of his accomplishments, our company and millions more worldwide have an industry in which we can make an honest living & regular people no matter what age, can enrich their lives using these wonderful inventions.

Rest in peace Steve. You will be dearly missed.

Apple's entire homepage is a photo of Jobs: http://www.apple.com/

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Charlie White's article for Mashable.com reveals why Tweeters Tweet

Charlie White has written an article on Mashable.com that is a bit of an eye-opener at least for this blogger. Check out the graphic below his article to see what's Trending on Twitter these days and what you need to know to keep your followers happy.

Will Belkin iPad2 Keyboard Case put ClamCase out of the game?

When we got our first few iPads, of course, like everyone else, we were thrilled! We were even more thrilled to hear about the ClamCase for the iPad. We ordered several and waited months for them to arrive. When they were delivered, we all scrambled to rip open the boxes and get our new toys out to play.
Sadly, every person in the office unanimously agreed that we had just been suckered!
The ClamCase was an awful, cheap, plastic excuse for a product. Not only did it NOT work, it simply cheapened the professional, sleek appearance of the beautiful Apple iPad.
So when we got our new iPad 2s in, not a soul in the office even considered the ClamCase for iPad2 BUT NOW we see this beautiful product on USA Today called the iPad2 Keyboard Case made by a company we already know and trust, Belkin.
We will be ordering this product right away and will let you know how that turns out for us before you spend your money.
You can read the full USA Today story here (If you don't already have the free USA Today iPad App, we recommend you grab it...it is awesome!).

Competition for Apple's iPad just bit the dust!

It would seem as though Apple has had one helluva week, excluding the huge loses Apple stock holders have suffered this week, the news that HP just killed its tablet is bound to help drive those stocks right back up come Monday.
As an avid Apple lover, stock holder and overall Apple Geek, I am very happy to hear this although i will admit that once HP slashed their tablet prices to $99 I did try to snatch a few but with no luck.
Here is a great story from USA Today on the death of HP Tablets and the great week for Apple.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Skype Outage in Southeastern USA

Seems Skype has suffered another outage after being purchased by Microsoft!


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Location:Dolly Parton Pkwy,Sevierville,United States

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Osama Bin Laden DEAD!

USA president Obama announces confirmation that Osama Bin Laden has been killed and DNA evidence has confirmed his death!


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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Oprah Winfrey Show Facebook Hacked

Oprah Winfrey Show's Facebook seems to have been hacked:
http://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfreyshow


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Location:Town and Country Cir,Knoxville,United States

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Huffington Post lists 5 Restaurants that "Get" Social Marketing

Wiley Cerilli's recent post about the value of social media marketing for the restaurant industry definitely caught our attention. Please see the full social media marketing article here on the Huffington Post.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Gatlinburg makes green a priority

While you’re here, you’re part of our eco-friendly efforts.

http://gatlinburg-tn.com/sustainable_initiatives.php


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Location:Y Rd,Sevierville,United States

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Ipad2

Those who bought ipads for the holidays just under 3 months ago are not happy that Apple slashed the price last week by $100.


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Location:Sevierville,United States

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

iPhone 4 HOME button has issues

Since Apple's latest OS updates the iPhone 4 is having major issues with the HOME button.

Users are reporting having to click multiple times just to get back to their home screen and many times that too doesn't work which forces a hard restart.

We love our "Apple Toys" and hope this latest issue is resolved soon.

We are all still a bit bitter about having to have our unit in a case to avoid loss of signal ;-/ but overall it's still the best phone out there by far!

The screenshot below shows my home screen frozen after clicking the HOME button.


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Friday, January 14, 2011

Zoo keeper killed by elephant in Knoxville, TN

A zoo keeper at the Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, TN has died from injuries sustained from an incident while caring for the elephants.


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Location:Knoxville, TN

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Verizon iPhone is here!

Can it be that as of today's announcement, Apple's iPhone will be available on the Verizon Wireless network?
This blogger says YES!
Just imagine that little signal "bars" icon proudly displaying full bars next to the name "Verizon"!!


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Location:920 Eastgate Rd,Sevierville,United States

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Mega Million winning numbers

$355 Mega Million winning numbers are:
15 47 4 25 8
Mega Ball 42


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Location:Sevierville, TN

Eagle Eye in the Sky!

Jacob Timmons has been busy shooting new aerial photography and video with their fleet of helium balloons and blimps, each known as the "EagleEye in the Sky."

S.D. Professionals, LLC owns three blimps of various sizes, plus designed and piloted the world’s first small scale remote controlled Goodyear Blimp with wireless HD Video transmission, used in 2008 for the Goodyear dealer tradeshow in Grapevine, Texas. Producing images which are catered to the personal needs of his client, Timmons can photograph practically any site or event using high quality, high resolution, high definition, unique and cost effective equipment.

With custom remote control cameras and aerial high definition video, S.D. Professionals, LLC gathers media in a spectacular way that no ordinary photographers can duplicate. Flying high over the restrictions and distractions of normal sight lines, the sophisticated balloon offers far better quality than a shaky helicopter ride and is much more affordable than the conventional practice of aerial shots with the high-wind, high noise, high altitude helicopters and single engine planes.

"We've been taking aerial shots for years, but we've been using helicopters. And the price of gas goes up, so the price of the helicopter ride goes up," said Timmons. "Needless to say, helium is cheaper than helicopter fuel these days plus we have devised a Green-Solution which allows us to reuse our helium time and time again.

Click here to learn more information about the "EagleEye in the Sky."

Monday, January 3, 2011

iPhone 4 alarm glitch

iPhone 4 users may be running behind this morning!
Since the ringing in of 2011, this iPhone 4 user's alarm refuses to work.
Just to be sure, I set 2 alarms for this morning but never heard a peep!



Come on Apple, here's your next challenge ;-)

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Location:Denton Ln,Sevierville,United States