TuesdayNov 01, 2011 9:10 am

The Growing Importance of Social Media for SEO

Google and Bing were recently asked if the size of a website’s social networking audience can affect where it shows up in various search results. Both search giants made it clear, your presence on these sites matters! For example, if a website or any of its pages are referenced multiple times in Twitter by authoritative users (i.e. those having large followings), the website’s search ranking improves significantly. The same is true for shared links in Facebook. Having properly optimized profile pages on social media sites can have a dramatic effect on SEO as they are highly indexed by search engines.…

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TuesdayNov 01, 2011 9:00 am

BlueFire Renewables (BFRE) and China Huadian Sign MOU for Financing of Mississippi Power Plant

BlueFire Renewables Inc., a company focused on the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Huadian Engineering Co. LTD to finance BlueFire’s integrated Power Plant and Biorefinery in Fulton, Miss., as well as up to five additional plants in the U.S. upon success of the Fulton project. Per the MOU, Huadian will purchase a stake in BlueFire Fulton Renewable Energy LLC and, optionally, debt for the Fulton project to support the financing and construction for this cellulosic ethanol facility. Huadian is one of China's largest utilities companies,…

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MondayOct 31, 2011 5:10 pm

iBio, Inc. (IBIO) Receives U.S. Patent for iBioLaunch Platform that Causes Non-transgenic Plants to Rapidly Produce Proteins

iBio, Inc., a leader in the plant-made pharmaceutical field, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent that covers the viral vectors comprising the iBioLaunch™ platform. iBio owns this proprietary technology that was developed by scientists at iBio's research collaborator, the Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology (Fraunhofer). The iBioLaunch™ platform is a highly flexible technology that easily, cheaply and reliably causes non-tangenic plants to rapidly produce a large amount of recombinant protein in the plant biomass for biotherapeutics and vaccines. This whole plant approach allows for lower operating and capital expenses versus protein production…

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MondayOct 31, 2011 4:09 pm

BluePhoenix Solutions (BPHX) Signs $17 Million Dollar Agreement to Sell AppBuilder Business

Today, BluePhoenix Solutions announced the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its AppBuilder business to Magic Software Enterprise Ltd (NASDAQ: MGIC) for $17 million. Magic Software provides mobile and cloud-enabled application and business integration platforms to businesses across the globe. BluePhoenix expects to close on the sale in November 2011 (subject to the fulfillment of conditions defined in the acquisition agreement). After deducting deferred revenues and other expenses, BluePhoenix anticipates that the net proceeds from the sale will range anywhere from $14.0 million to $14.5 million. BluePhoenix will place $2 million of that amount in an indemnification escrow for…

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MondayOct 31, 2011 2:11 pm

Force Energy Corp. (FORC) Provides Update on Canadian Lithium Drilling Program

Force Energy Corp. released an update on the company’s exploratory drilling program in Canada. The company believes that the properties are prospective for lithium and other minerals. Force Energy has completed Phase 1 of the drilling program, which comprised a due diligence process at the Zoro 1 property in Manitoba, Canada. The purpose of this phase was to confirm the historical reserve level at the site and the presence of pegmatite that contains lithium. Force Energy said the due diligence performed confirms that the property has a historic resource base of 1.7 million tons of lithium as well as a…

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MondayOct 31, 2011 11:27 am

Sauer Energy, Inc. (SENY) Revolutionary WindCharger Turbine Wind Power Product Featured at IEEE Energy Efficiency Symposium

Sauer Energy, a developer of innovative vertical axis wind turbines, designed to be readily applicable across the spectrum from residential and small community up to large industrial scale, announced the showcasing of its WindCharger™ system at globally recognized technology professional association IEEE’s Energy Efficiency Symposium in California, held Oct. 27. President and CEO of SENY, Dieter Sauer, was extremely pleased to be chosen by the prestigious IEEE to be the sole representative of wind power at this major energy sector event. Mr. Sauer recognized the key opportunity the WindCharger showcasing represents and spoke enthusiastically about the potential created when so…

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MondayOct 31, 2011 8:51 am

VolitionRX Ltd. (VNRX) CEO Updates Shareholders

VolitionRX Ltd., a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, today issued the following letter to its shareholders from Cameron Reynolds, CEO. Dear Shareholders, Given the speed at which our company has been growing and the fact that we have been reaching our key milestones, I would like to review the past year and look forward to future goals that will continue to make the Company successful. We have had an extremely productive year establishing the structural basics of the Company, and in the past seven months, focusing on the development and marketing of our innovative and ground-breaking…

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FridayOct 28, 2011 5:43 pm

Wizzard Media (WZE) Announces Invite-Only Test of Beta Version of OnPublish Program on Libsyn.com for Podcast Playback with Facebook and Twitter

Wizzard Media, the world’s largest podcast network, today announced that it has begun a private beta version test of its OnPublish program which will integrate support for both Facebook and Twitter in the libsyn.com publishing platform. With the OnPublish program, producers of podcasts will have the ability to publish audio and video shows directly to Facebook and Twitter which the Company expects will grow their audience numbers by over 50% in two years. Wizzard previously announced plans to integrate with Facebook and intends to build the first subscription based podcast network that will include the Facebook Credit System used by…

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FridayOct 28, 2011 5:36 pm

Threshold Pharmaceuticals (THLD) Data Demonstrates Candidate Potential

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotech company focused on building a pipeline of drugs superior to conventional anticancer drugs, recently announced its ongoing phase III clinical trial results for its clinical stage hypoxia-activated prodrug, TH-302, which were presented at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) Meeting in Chicago. Sant P. Chawla, M.D., of the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica and principal investigator for the study, gave the oral presentation summarizing the phase II results from the company's fully enrolled 403 trial, which was comprised of patients with metastatic or locally advanced unresectable soft tissue sarcoma who were not previously received…

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FridayOct 28, 2011 2:10 pm

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (LSG) Announces Results for Its Wholly Owned Fenn-Gibb Project

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (LSG), a Company that engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in northern Ontario and Quebec of Canada, as well as in Mexico, has reported the results of 4 holes, 3 of which are confirmation (“twin”) holes and 1 infill/expansion drill hole, at the Company’s Fenn-Gibb Project. The Fenn-Gibb Project, which is located 60 kms east of Timmins alongside the eastern extension of the Destor Porcupine (DPFZ) and Pipestone Fault Zones (PFZ), can potentially host significant underground and open-pit resources. The twin and infill/expansion drilling is conducted as part of a work program…

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