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- Dow Jones & Company Acquires SmartMoney Franchise From Hearst ... - paidContent.org
- News Corp in talks to buy other 50 percent of SmartMoney from Hearst ... - Chicago Tribune
- Money Dashboard website powered by Factonomy - PR Inside
- New Online Game 'Gen i Revolution' Challenges Middle and High School ... - YAHOO!
| Dow Jones & Company Acquires SmartMoney Franchise From Hearst ... - paidContent.org Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:38 AM PST NEW YORK, March 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones & Company is expanding its portfolio of personal finance content by acquiring the Hearst Corporation's 50% interest in the SmartMoney franchise, bringing Dow Jones' total interest to 100%. The SmartMoney franchise includes SmartMoney magazine, Smartmoney.com and SmartMoney Custom Solutions, a custom publishing division. SmartMoney has been a partnership between Dow Jones and Hearst since 1991. Financial details about the transaction will not be disclosed. "SmartMoney is a natural fit within Dow Jones, having carried brand association with The Wall Street Journal since its launch," said Todd Larsen, president of Dow Jones & Company. "SmartMoney is a trusted brand with high quality editorial and a clear focus on personal finance news and information. During this turbulent economy, when many readers are seeking long-term guidance on managing a variety of personal finance issues, the need for high quality content in this space has never been greater. Having the SmartMoney franchise 100% integrated with the Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal teams will provide the avenues for the brand to grow exponentially." Since its inception in 1992, SmartMoney has provided its readers with practical ideas for saving, investing, and spending. With a current print and online audience of nearly six million, SmartMoney provides in-depth coverage of technology, automotive and lifestyle subjects including travel, fashion, fine wine, and more. The SmartMoney editorial team has earned three National Magazine Awards and was a finalist 14 times. Its editorial team includes three Pulitzer Prize winners. "We've enjoyed the nearly 20-year relationship we've had with Dow Jones," said Cathleen P. Black, president, Hearst Magazines. "SmartMoney magazine, smartmoney.com and Custom Solutions from SmartMoney will undoubtedly benefit as part of the Dow Jones portfolio of respected financial media brands, and we are sure that they will continue to thrive under their leadership." "Hearst has been a superb partner for Dow Jones. Hearst has been committed to the same principles as Dow Jones—high quality editorial steeped in the high standards and ethics of the Journal as fostered by the leadership of Cathie Black and her team," said Mr. Larsen. About Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (NWS) (NWSA) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV) (www.newscorp.com) and a leading provider of global news and business information. Its principal products include The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Dow Jones Indexes. Its Local Media Group operates community-based newspapers and Web sites. Dow Jones also provides news content to television and radio stations. The Dow Jones & Company logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2636 About SmartMoney SmartMoney, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, was launched in 1992 by The Hearst Corporation and Dow Jones & Company. SmartMoney educates, informs and empowers our audience of affluent baby boomers, C-Suite executives and financial professionals to make smart investing, saving and spending decisions. SmartMoney presents practical yet highly imaginative ideas for saving, investing, and spending, plus regular coverage of technology, automotive and lifestyle subjects including travel, fashion, fine wine, and more. In all cases, we stress consumer service with action-oriented information. Its editorial team, which has won three National Magazine Awards and was a finalist 14 times, includes three Pulitzer Prize winners. CONTACT: Dow Jones & Company Media Contact: Robert H. Christie 212-416-2636 robert.christie@dowjones.com  Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| News Corp in talks to buy other 50 percent of SmartMoney from Hearst ... - Chicago Tribune Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:44 PM PST Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Money Dashboard website powered by Factonomy - PR Inside Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:51 AM PST 2010-03-02 10:53:35 - Money Dashboard the free online personal finance service, due to launch this spring will reveal its new look consumer facing website next month. Powered by the Factonomy Framework on Microsoft Window's Azure platform, the company is tipped to be the UK's Mint.com.
Money Dashboard brings a person's bank accounts, credit cards and store cards together in one service - giving a clear up to the minute picture of their personal finances. The UK start up chose to implement a web-based Content Management System built by Factonomy because of the power of the Factonomy Framework, its attractive functionality, feature set and speed of delivery. Money Dashboard wanted to host the service on the Windows Azure Platform because of its ability to scale up and down quickly to adapt to their changing business needs. The company is planning an aggressive marketing and PR campaign to promote Money Dashboard, so they anticipate lots of peaks and troughs in terms of traffic.
"This level of scalability is complicated in traditional hosting environments," said Factonomy CEO, Geoff Kell. "Working on the Azure Platform means we can add and decommission capacity quickly and we can provide a more powerful offering to our clients without compromising on the speed of development. The Factonomy Framework can sit in standard industry hosting environments as well as in the cloud providing a consistent environment which means no re-writes are necessary. The rapid development and deployment of the Factonomy Framework applications in either environment has persuaded several clients to choose the Factonomy Framework as their 'cloud development platform'. Money Dashboard is initially targeting the 20-40 year old market. Consumers can access the Money Dashboard personal finance application from any PC and by using it for just ten to fifteen minutes a month, it will allow them to track their spending, set budgets and help them save. It will also send email and text alerts of suspicious transactions, budget overspends or important events. James Varga, COO from Money Dashboard said that Factonomy were their first choice technical partner when it came to providing the back end for their new high performance website: "Factonomy have an exceptional track record for the robustness of their content management system and they have been able to tailor it to meet our unique needs. We believe they have developed a framework that will help us to keep our site dynamic and fresh." Recent Money Dashboard research demonstrates how 75 percent of UK consumers are using online banking, up from 54 percent in 2005 (BBA annual report), which illustrates that the UK market is primed for the shift to personal finance management. Recent analyst data further confirms that PFM solutions, which allow consumers to view and interact with all of their financial accounts in one place, are in high demand by consumers, with nearly one in four seeking a better online personal finance management solution (Javelin Strategy & Research). Behind Money Dashboard is a noteworthy board comprised of some of Scotland's biggest business leaders, including Chairman Stuart Sinclair, the former CEO of Tesco Personal Finance and GE Capital in the UK and China, and David Robinson, founder and former CEO of Bright Grey. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| New Online Game 'Gen i Revolution' Challenges Middle and High School ... - YAHOO! Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PST Teachers Use Technology, Competitions to Teach Basic Personal Finance Skills New York, NY (PRWEB) March 2, 2010 -- The Council for Economic Education (CEE), a leading not-for-profit advocate and service provider in the field of K-12 economic education, launched today Gen i Revolution, an online game developed to teach personal finance skills to middle and high school students. The competitive online game includes 15 Missions in which students complete a variety of activities to beat back the insidious "Murktide" infestation. The "Murktide," a confusion about basic personal finance principles, is rapidly spreading across the population, and middle and high school students are the last line of defense against a lifetime of poor financial decisions. "The FINRA Investor Education Foundation is excited to be a part of the Gen i Revolution," said FINRA Foundation President John Gannon. "Engaging students through game play and competition makes a complex subject more enjoyable and helps reinforce key financial concepts, which today's students will need as they face their own money management choices in college and beyond. This game is based on a solid curriculum and covers a full range of concepts, institutions and investments, but most importantly, it emphasizes a life-long approach to financial decision-making." Once middle and high school teachers join the Gen i Revolution, they assign their students to teams. The students then strategically select their Operatives, and begin to explore and earn points as they work to complete each crucial Mission. Students help "Angela" figure out whether to invest in a 401(k) plan; work with "Diana" to figure out whether to get a payday loan for her daughter's dental work; and teach "Uncle Louie" about the stock market. Teachers can use the Gen i Revolution to add a personal finance component to their courses, as an extra credit assignment, homework, and for team and individual competitions. Gen i Revolution is based on the CEE's popular finance materials, Learning, Earning and Investing® (LEI), designed to teach important personal finance and investing concepts, as well as the 'Your Credit Counts,' 'Financial Fitness for Life' programs. For more information about the game, and to sign up, visit Gen i Revolution. Gen i Revolution, a free online personal finance game, was made possible by a grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation, established in 2003 by FINRA, supports innovative research and educational products that give investors the tools and information they need to better understand the markets and basic principles of saving and investing. For details about grant programs and other new initiatives of the Foundation, visit: www.finrafoundation.org. About the Council for Economic Education: The Council for Economic Education offers comprehensive, best-in-class K-12 economic and personal finance education programs, including the basics of entrepreneurship, consisting of teaching resources across the curriculum, professional development for teachers, and nationally-normed assessment instruments. Each year, the Council's programs reach more than 150,000 K-12 teachers and over 15 million students in the United States and in more than 30 other countries. These programs are delivered through a diversified system: directly from the Council, through a network of affiliated state Councils and university-based Centers for Economic Education, and through other partner organizations. ### Council for Economic Education Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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