New Canoe University Adds Digital Photography for Ebay Sellers Course to Its Ebay Selling Curriculum

(PRWEB) January 21, 2004

Bellamax, a digital photography enhancement company, and a number of university studies confirm that auction listings with high quality images achieve a 10%-15% higher closing bid than auctions with poor images. Good photography is integral to every Ebay seller’s auction listings, and yet many don’t have the necessary knowledge or skill to create digital photographs that enhance an auction listing instead of detract from it. New Canoe University aims to change that with this comprehensive course.

The course is taught by Leland Harden, an eBay veteran seller, author, and co-founder of New Canoe University. David Steiner’s book, "Snappy Auction Photos: The Online Auction Seller’s Guide to Digital Photography", serves as the basis for the seven lectures and textbook for the course. The lectures, which are each approximately 25 minutes in duration, are entitled:

Lecture 1: Choosing the Right Equipment

Lecture 2: Preparing to Shoot

Lecture 3: Effective Backgrounds and Props

Lecture 4: The Basics of Good Lighting

Lecture 5: Photo-Editing Software and Tips

Lecture 6: Image Hosting and Uploading Your Images

Lecture 7: Protecting Yourself from Image Theft & Copyright Infringement

The lectures include reviews of and links to tools, services, and product sources to firmly supply aspiring Ebay sellers with the answers and resources needed to effectively create quality digital images of their products for their auction listings.

Beyond the innovative, Flash-based, "talking slides" of the lectures, students actively participate in discussions and collaborate with their fellow learners and the instructor. "We endeavor to create a friendly online learning atmosphere where students are encouraged to collaborate with one another and enhance their learning experience," relates Leland Harden, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement and Instructor at New Canoe University.

"I have always been passionate about creating good digital images for my auctions and sharing those techniques through my books," relates David Steiner, "I am pleased that New Canoe University chose to create a course utilizing my book as its text and enhance the content with its innovative elearning technology."

"David’d book is a great resource and we’re pleased to be able to tap his expertise for this course," says Bob Heyman, Provost at New Canoe University. "The addition of this course to our Ebay selling curriculum further cements our mission of being the most comprehensive and valuable learning opportunities for Ebay sellers on the Internet."

The cost of the course is $ 47.00 and includes access to the lectures and the online study groups for six months, and the ebook, "Snappy Auction Photos: The Online Auction Seller’s Guide to Digital Photography."

David Steiner is President of AuctionBytes (http://www.auctionbytes.com) and is based in Natick Massachusetts. David is an eBay power seller and has authored 2 books relating to selling successfully on eBay. He has been selling on Ebay since 1997.

New Canoe University (http://www.newcanoeu.com), founded in January 2003, is based in Sausalito, California. NCU's mission is to be the leading online provider of training in practical skills that can be immediately applied by students to start small, or home-based businesses. The Company offers low-bandwidth online courses at low-cost in short segments. NCU currently offers the courses, "Taking the First Steps to Ebay Success", "How to Become an Ebay Auction Power Seller", "How, What and Where to Buy Wholesale Products to Sell on Ebay" and other courses related to the entrepreneurial arts.

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Digital Shelf Space's GSP RUSHFIT Becomes #1 Selling Fitness DVD Series of all Time by a Professional Athlete - 250,000+ DVDs Sold in First Year

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

Digital Shelf Space Corp. (the Company or DSS) (TSX.V: DSS; OTCQX: DTSRF) is pleased to announce that its innovative GSP RUSHFIT (http://www.gsprushfit.com) ultimate home workout DVD fitness series has become the #1 selling fitness DVD series of all time by a professional athlete in only its first year of distribution with in excess of 250,000 DVDs sold. The GSP RUSHFIT workout series stars the Montreal-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), World Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (GSP).

To celebrate the 1st anniversary of GSP RUSHFIT, Georges St-Pierre will be in-store to sign autographs for the first 150 fans at Sport Chek Sherway, located at Unit B1, 167 North Queen Street, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada on November 26, 2011 at 10:00 AM EST, and at the Sports Experts St. Catherine located at 930 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM EST.

We are honored to have partnered with GSP on the GSP RUSHFIT program, and to have achieved such an incredible milestone in only our first year is an amazing feeling, said Jeffrey Sharpe CEO and President for DSS. We believed when we created and produced GSP RUSHFIT with Georges late last fall, that it was going to be a hit with his fans and fitness enthusiasts around the world, but we did not expect to see this level of success in such a short timeframe.

GSP RUSHFIT was designed to appeal to the massive global audience with an interest in MMA and MMA training methods as a complete home fitness workout program. GSP RUSHFIT combines three of the hottest fitness trends. The complete program uses various MMA conditioning exercises, intense circuit style training and body weight training for fitness consumers to build muscle, cut weight and get in shape. GSP RUSHFIT is unlike any fitness program available. This program was carefully designed to give the most efficient and effective workout possible at home with minimal equipment. When consumers see how hard internationally respected athlete Georges St-Pierre pushes himself, working out alongside him will motivate and inspire consumers to push themselves harder, and achieve more than they ever thought possible. Georges St-Pierre has dedicated his life to Mixed Martial Arts and is regarded as one of the top conditioned athletes not only in the sport, but also in the world. Fitness fans everywhere can benefit directly from the same commitment GSP has made to his own health and fitness.

About Georges St-Pierre

Georges "Rush" St-Pierre (also referred to as "GSP") is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist and MMA world welterweight champion who holds black belts in both Kyokushin Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is managed by LB3i Sports and represented by CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency. For more information about GSP, visit http://www.gsprushfit.com, http://www.gspofficial.com, http://www.facebook.com/georgesstpierre, or follow him at http://www.twitter.com/georgesstpierre.

About Digital Shelf Space Corp.

Digital Shelf Space is an independent producer of home entertainment content and online delivery technology provider to digital retailers, content owners and aggregators. Digital Shelf Space's proprietary technology platform has been custom built to deliver home entertainment content directly to consumers. The platform blends e-commerce functionality and paid DVD, digital download and streaming video delivery. For more information please visit http://www.digitalshelfspace.com and to view our project with Georges St-Pierre, please visit http://www.gsprushfit.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Jeffrey Sharpe

President & CEO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Digital Shelf Space Corp.

Jeff Sharpe

New York University College of Dentistry Renews with Ingrams VitalSource(R) for Digital Learning Curriculum

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) August 03, 2011

Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Content Groups leading e-textbook solution for publishers, academic institutions, and students, today announced that New York Universitys College of Dentistry has selected Vital Source for its innovative digital learning curriculum. Working together for a decade, the university has renewed its relationship with Vital Source for a new contract period.

Vital Source has always been responsive to the needs of both our faculty and students and has enhanced and grown their e-textbook platform to meet the digital content requirements of our institution, said Dr. Andrew Spielman, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Dentistry. As one of the first dental schools to move to an all-digital curriculum, the range and depth of interactive learning materials we provide our students through the Vital Source program has helped us earn our reputation as one of the leading dental schools in the country.

Dr. Spielman continued, The VitalSource platform is an integral part of our teaching curriculum at NYUs College of Dentistry and renewing our work with an educational e-content leader such as Vital Source was an easy decision.

Digital Marketing Firm AdPearance Expands

Portland, OR (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

AdPearance (http://www.adpearance.com), a growing integrated digital marketing agency providing data-driven campaigns and results in search, email, social and online, has seen major growth since opening in 2009. The agency is pleased to announce seven new hires and promotions, which will help service new clients such as Spirit Mountain Casino.

As a new agency, we feel fortunate to experience such rapid growth given the trying economy, said David Steinberg, co-founder and CEO of AdPearance. Local companies like Spirit Mountain Casino as well as higher education institutions are partnering with AdPearance to help navigate the digital marketing landscape to grow their business. Weve recruited some of the top talent in the industry to fuel this growth.

AdPearance is pleased to welcome the following new members to its team of data-driven marketing experts:

Geoffrey Shauger is the agencys new lead software engineer. He is responsible for establishing software development processes and platforms, along with day-to-day operations of the software development and project teams in liaison with third party IT organizations. With more than ten years of experience at Xerox in development and business objectives, Shauger is pleased to join the AdPearance management team to explore new technologies and mentor new programmers.

EJ Etherington is now an AdPearance web developer who will focus on web applications to support SEO theory. He will apply search engine marketing (SEM) research to inform menu building and strategy intake for AdPearance clients. Etherington earned his Masters degree in applied biotechnology from Oregon State University.

Jim Nowierski is the agencys direct marketing lead, responsible for paid search, shopping comparison and display advertising services. His background in both business economics (with experience as a financial analyst at Hewlett Packard) and public relations (with a Masters degree in strategic public relations from University of Southern California) make him an asset to the AdPearance team. Nowierski is excited to apply his passion for economics and creativity in new media to his work for AdPearance clients.

Pippa Callanan has been promoted to lead search engine optimization (SEO) strategist, senior marketing specialist and team manager for the agencys SEO and website planning team. Callanan is responsible for the agencys understanding of search engine authority, importance and relevance, in order help clients rank in organic search results. Callanan also directs the SEO strategy of website planning while simultaneously supporting clients creative vision for their digital presence. Callanan joined AdPearance to pursue her passion for philosophy, math and data analysis.

Jordan Sowers has joined the agency as a visual designer to strategically create positive brand experiences and drive the creative direction of websites and online campaigns. Sowers graduated with a double major in marketing and advertising and a minor in graphic design from Portland State University.

Vincenza Passalacqua has joined the agencys marketing and SEO strategy team. As a recent graduate of the University of Oregon Clark Honors College, Passalacqua brings new energy to the team while helping to implement social media strategies to increase visibility, audience engagement, SEO and web traffic for agency clients, such as: Pacific Office Automation, Knez, Aptus Financial and Altruwood.

Anne Jansa recently joined the AdPearance team as a marketing specialist. She is responsible for incorporating SEO into website planning, which includes anything from designing website navigation and functionality to providing site audits.

About AdPearance

AdPearance, Inc. is a Portland-based digital marketing agency specializing in paid search, search engine optimization, local search, social media marketing, email marketing and Web site design and development. Our philosophy is simple: use data available online to inform marketing decisions for the most return on investment for our clients. By engaging consumers and compelling them to act, we can guarantee results. For more info, visit http://www.adpearance.com.

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