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ifood.tv is a rapidly growing online video food community that will have you licking your lips.  The site, made for self confessed foodies, provides a wide variety of tasty features that puts both the novice user as well as the professional chef at complete ease. 

ifood.tv (http://www.ifood.tv) was started by a group of foodies who got tired of wasting time on the internet trying to find the right recipe. Other popular food websites provide content for the mass market, which, by its very nature, cannot cater to special interest groups and niche market segments. In addition, such sites do not provide video-based instructions, focussed community or interactive features. With a vision to alleviate this pain, the founders created ifood.tv.  

ifood.tv is well stocked with more than 75,000 recipes and videos, making it the #1 cooking video website.  The platform empowers you to connect, collaborate, share, and consume food related information in a variety of media formats.  Whether you are an aspiring chef trying to build your brand or a home cook looking for a healthy chocolate-chip cake recipe (http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/vegan_banana_chocolate_chip_cake), ifood.tv is the one stop shop for food haven...Read more here or see the site now

ShrinkTheWeb's powerful platform allows large media sites, like Technorati, to enhance their user experience by displaying previews of the sites they feature. This type of visual cue encourages visitor interaction by creating a sense of trust and familiarity with the websites being referenced.  Technorati was one of the early adopters of website screenshot technology, first integrating Alexa's Site Thumbnail service early on and then moving to Snap.com's SnapShots in July of 2007.

Since using previews proved beneficial, Technorati began a search for a more robust service that could provide guaranteed response times at high volumes. ShrinkTheWeb's reputation in the website preview niche speaks for itself as the company has been gaining significant popularity among webmasters and application developers. With this most recent partnership, Technorati also recognizes ShrinkTheWeb's PagePix service as a valuable component for their audience's enjoyment.

Tweet.Me.It (http://tweet.me.it), an innovative URL shortener service catering to Twitter users, recently finalized a partnership with ShrinkTheWeb...Read more here or see the site now

ZoomInto, the leader in browser add-on image zooming and editing software, announces the official opening of ZoomInto.com. ZoomInto.com offers a free software download which enables users to zoom, pan, crop, save, print and email virtually any .jpg image on the internet. It is initially compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox for PC with Safari for Mac and Chrome for PC coming soon. 

“A unique feature of our All-in-One image zooming software is that it follows you to any web page or .jpg image because even though it has advanced capabilities it’s a normal browser add-on or plug-in. For example, when users select an image and open their ZoomInto viewer the editing capabilities used to manipulate the image are at their fingertips and are easily maintained and shared when they save, print or email.” says Bill Bouchard, CEO. “We anticipate ZoomInto will become the global leader in browser add-on software for interacting and managing .jpg images on the internet”, he concludes. 

ZoomInto also offers an innovative free Affiliate Program. Simply join and post the ZoomInto logo next to your images or on a webpage. If a visitor then clicks on the ZoomInto logo they can download the free ZoomInto software to interact with the images. This is bound to increase the “stickiness” of websites where images play an important...Read more here or see the site now

InsuranceAgents.com uses the best technology to enhance the consumers’ all around experience. “We are excited to use this innovative technology to enhance our website and take the opportunity to reach out to the consumers so that they can get the quality insurance information they need to make informed decisions about their future,” Turowski said.

About InsuranceAgents.com
Established in 2004, InsuranceAgents.com employs over 30 people with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Columbus, Ohio and is the number one fastest growing insurance company in Ohio. Specializing in auto, life, health, renters, and homeowners insurance quotes, InsuranceAgents.com provides expert articles, consumer information, and quotes from up to five local agents. The site also provides insurance agents with resources to grow their business such as an online community, agent directory and live transfer phone leads.

TopFiveComputers.com is a user friendly computer product review and comparison site for computers and related items.   The site was created by Lorenzo Loero, a CompTIA  A+ certified IT technician based out of Orlando, FL.  The main focus is to give novice computer shoppers the information they need to make purchasing decisions.

Loero said about the site...“I got the idea for my site based on my own personal experiences shopping for a computer online, as well as the experiences of several of my friends and relatives who came to me for advice on what to buy after being confused by the different choices available.   Many of the computer related review sites I saw in my own research were heavy on technical jargon and often didn’t provide an easy way to make a purchase.  The comparison shopping sites on the other hand didn’t provide enough information or make specific recommendations.  I set out to create a site that would combine the best features of both.   I think of my site as the equivalent of having a computer savvy friend who you could go to for advice.  My goal is to give consumers who may not be familiar with all the computer lingo a short list of items to pick from to make choosing and buying easy".

The 5 choices from each category are based on Loero's knowledge and research.  Loero looked at the bestselling laptops, desktops, monitors, printers, and scanners...Read more here or see the site now