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Sept. 24, 2007 Press Release Pudding Media leads ways to free calling by delivering fun, entertaining and valuable information and offers. Pudding Media Reduces the Cost of Calls While Displaying News, Video Clips, Photos and Ads Based on Keywords Spoken in Calls. SAN JOSE, Calif. � Sept. 24, 2007 � Pudding Media today announced pioneering technology that will speed the transition to free calling by displaying fun, entertaining and valuable information and offers on any computer or handset screen or inbox based on relevant keywords spoken in a phone call. Pudding Media is building a platform that opens new advertising real estate, allowing consumers to immediately receive and respond to offers related to topics they are discussing. At the same time, Pudding Media�s technology allows any communications provider � mobile carrier, Internet telephony service, even Web publisher � to offer new ad-supported calling plans. �Pudding Media�s platform marries telecommunications and advertising to benefit everyone,� said Ariel Maislos, CEO and co-founder, Pudding Media. �Consumers gain a cool new dimension to their calls with more interesting, timely information and advertising that seamlessly bridge their virtual and real-world experiences; brands reach consumers with more targeted, relevant offers; and communications providers gain a new revenue stream.� Users can experience a beta version of these calls in a Web site that showcases how the Pudding Media platform displays interesting, timely information and offers during a conversation. Consumers can simply visit www.thepudding.com, enter a phone number and make a free call to any number in North America. When certain keywords are spoken, interesting and timely news, entertainment, and offers are displayed on the screen. For example, a consumer talking about movies may see links to trailers, reviews and show times for nearby theaters. A sports fan talking about a favorite team may see commentary and game statistics on a computer or handset screen. The Pudding beta makes calling fun and easy � to make unlimited free calls there�s no download, dial-out or complicated connection scheme. Advertisers can select from tens of thousands of keywords that when spoken will generate promotional advertising, or the sending of entertainment and information directly to a consumer. Marketers will have opportunities to display offers as well as information about their brand or service to consumers during their conversations. By creating a personalized, immersive and engaging experience that consumers can �show off� to friends and family, Pudding Media�s platform promotes quantifiable brand benefits, increased brand awareness and ultimately increased sales. Eventually, Pudding Media will support any call � fixed line, VoIP and mobile � enabling advertisers to send location-specific offers in real time. About Pudding Media Pudding Media is a San Jose-based startup building a revolutionary technology that opens new advertising real estate, enabling brands to display contextually relevant information and offers in real time to consumers based on keywords spoken in their calls. Pudding Media�s platform allows any communications provider � mobile carrier, Internet telephony service, even Web publisher � to offer new ad-supported calling plans. Contact: Erica Jostedt SutherlandGold Group 925.890.6889 press@puddingmedia.com 2007 � Pudding Media Inc. Patents Pending.
Mr Maislos said that calls would not be logged or recorded, so advertisements would only be relevant on a conversation-by-conversation basis. �The trade-off of getting personalized content versus privacy is a concept that is accepted in the world,� he said. But he also said that conversations were likely to change because of the advertisements. �(During testing) the conversation was actually changing based on what was on the screen,� he said. �Our ability to influence the conversation was remarkable.� The service is currently available to only North American users.
Each eight-ounce serving of Diet Coke Plus provides a good source of Niacin (vitamin B3), vitamins B6 and B12, zinc and magnesium (25% Daily Value [DV] for Niacin, B6 and B12, 15% DV for zinc and magnesium).
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 "Pop" your vitamins? Coke and Pepsi have released vitamin enhanced sodas When I read the statistic from the Center for Science in the Public Interest that Americans drink 50 gallons of carbonated soft drinks a year, I needed a visual. A 50-gallon fish tank, for example can hold a coral reef and a dozen fish - big ones. Soda makers themselves are big fish: The industry generates $68 billion a year, but within the last few years sales have slacked off as Americans are bombarded with healthier choices. Enter vitamin soda. Yep - soda, defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as having "minimal nutritional value"... juiced up with vitamins and minerals. The Coca-Cola company is launching Diet Coke Plus. It provides 15 percent of your daily value for niacin, B6 and B12, according to the label. PepsiCo, too is launching a drink called Tava, which the company says meets 10 percent of your daily needs for vitamins B & E. While the drink-makers are careful not to make health claims, critics insist the companies want you to think they're good for you. "You can make a product look healthier by simply pouring in maybe a penny's worth of vitamins and minerals," says David Schardt, senior nutritionist for CSPI, a nonprofit organization focused on food safety. "Drinking your vitamins in a soft drink is equivalent to taking a little speck of a multivitamin pill." You'd need to drink almost 7 cans of Diet Coke Plus... and 10 cans of Pepsi's Tava to get your recommended daily values of those vitamins. In the vitamin-soda-makers' defense, Cadbury Schweppes, which added vitamin C and calcium to 7UP Plus, tells CNN there's "a lot of demand for soft drinks with added benefits." Real benefits, say nutritionists such as Elisa Zied, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, come from whole foods and drinks, -- milk, for example -- but if you still feel you need a vitamin fix, water with a supplement is better than a swig of soda. So while most experts think the health benefits of vitamin sodas fall flat - what do you think? Posted By Amy Burkholder, Producer, Medical News: 11:41 AM ET
