*Cars.com Brings ESPN College Football to the Showroom With “In It To Win It”***

*Dealers can get in the game at **WinIt2011.com* http://www.WinIt2011.com* .***

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*CHICAGO —* Cars.com, one of the nation’s leading resources for buying and selling a car, announced today that it will be a presenting sponsor of Saturday Afternoon College Football on ESPN for the sixth consecutive year, reaching more than 100 million viewers. To maximize the value of this sponsorship to dealerships, Cars.com has launched “In It To Win It,” an all-new initiative featuring exclusive resources and advice to drive traffic, capture more leads and increase sales. Throughout the college football season, dealers can be part of the action at www.WinIt2011.com.****

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“Sponsoring Saturday Afternoon College Football on ESPN is an integral part of our ongoing strategy to successfully capture serious, in-market car shoppers and deliver that audience to our advertising partners,” said Mitch Golub, president, Cars.com. “This year, we’re capitalizing on the fun of the football season with ‘In It To Win It,’ using it as an engaging way to help dealers maximize every opportunity to turn more shopper interest into sales and grow their businesses.”****

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In addition to broadcast and digital advertising on the ESPN family of networks and ESPN.com, Cars.com will be the category-exclusive sponsor for at least 17 Saturday Afternoon College Football games between Sept. 1 and Dec. 10. ****

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Features of “In It To Win It” include:****

**· **A video series starring Cars.com Dealer Training Manager Jack Simmons providing insight and tips to drive more business and higher customer engagement using video, mobile and customer reviews.****

**· **Winning Plays, a comment-driven “playbook” where dealers can get engaged and join the conversation****

**· **A sweepstakes to win one of 12 iPad 2 tablets****

**· **Game of the Week poll, college football trivia and links to other opportunities to get swept up in the fun of the NCAA football season through the DealerADvantage blog, Facebook and Twitter pages****

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“Our value lies in our ability to attract consumers throughout the entire car-shopping process, from researching vehicles and searching inventories to reading reviews and choosing their dealer,” said Carolyn Crafts, chief marketing officer. “In addition to bringing dealers the right audience, we strive to partner with our dealer customers to build and differentiate their stores and convert that audience into more business. Our sponsorship of Saturday Afternoon Football on ESPN and our efforts to support dealers through our ‘In It To Win It’ initiative both deliver that value.”****

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The sponsorship of Saturday Afternoon College Football on ESPN is the centerpiece of Cars.com’s fall advertising campaign, combining an integrated broadcast, print and online media buy with the promotional efforts of the company’s partners, including more than 200 local media partners, Yahoo! Autos, USA Today, About.com and other leading channels.****

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“The impact of investing in our audience can only be fully realized when we make an equally strong commitment to innovating advertising products,” said Golub. “We’re constantly enhancing our site to simplify the car-buying process for consumers, provide our advertisers with powerful and targeted digital advertising platforms and offer dealers the best tools in the industry to merchandise their inventory, build confidence with car shoppers and ultimately sell more vehicles.”****

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*ABOUT CARS.COM*****

Cars.com was recently named the “Best Overall Customer Experience” by Keynote Systems, the world’s leading Internet usage research company. Cars.com is an online destination for car shoppers that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a car. With price listings, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and a large selection of new- and used-car inventory, Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping process with the information they need to make confident buying decisions. ****

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Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, which is owned by leading media companies, including Belo (N.Y.SE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc. (N.Y.SE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (N.Y.SE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (N.Y.SE: WPO).****

*Louisville, Detroit, Hartford and Nashville Show Hiring Gains, Says New CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index *

*Job Losses in San Diego, Tampa, Seattle, and Dallas*

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CARLSBAD, CA/RICHARDSON, TX (August 30, 2011) – Managerial recruitment activity showed a gain of 9.4 points in August, following a downward slide over the past three months, according to the new CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index. The August 2011 Index, which measures managerial hiring activity online, has risen to 107.6, a mere 5.3 points higher than it was a year ago in August 2010. ****

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“The effects of the current economic uncertainty may not be fully understood until later in the year,” says Jay Martin, COO, JobSerf. “Though the gains in August are welcome, the current economic climate could delay actual hiring decisions.”****

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“It is heartening to see even a minor increase in managerial job opportunities during a historically slow hiring month,” says Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com http://www.careercast.com. “Despite economic setbacks and slow business growth, the overall job situation is better than it has been and seems to be heading for more improvement. However, if history is any indicator, employers will be cautious about broadcasting their hiring plans.”****

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Louisville, which saw a gain of 11% in managerial hiring in August, was the biggest winner this month, followed by Detroit with a 10% gain, Hartford (+9%) and Nashville (+8%). On the downside, San Diego’s hiring activity dropped 10%. Tampa (-6%), Seattle (-5%), Dallas (-4%) and Riverside (-4%) were among the cities also experiencing losses. ****

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The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index per capita hiring levels for U.S. cities in August are:****

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1. Washington, DC – 171****

2. Boston – 150****

3. San Francisco – 114****

4. Seattle – 109****

5. Atlanta – 91****

6. Chicago – 90****

7. Baltimore – 88****

8. Nashville – 82****

9. Denver – 80****

10. New York City – 80****

11. Hartford – 73****

12. Cleveland – 72****

13. Philadelphia – 71****

14. Dallas – 66****

15. Minneapolis – 66****

16. Milwaukee – 63****

17. Indianapolis – 62****

18. Pittsburgh – 62****

19. Houston – 61****

20. Louisville – 61****

21. Cincinnati – 54****

22. St. Louis – 54****

23. San Diego – 53****

24. Phoenix – 52****

25. Los Angeles – 50****

26. Miami – 48****

27. Detroit– 46****

28. Tampa – 44****

29. Memphis – 40****

30. Riverside – 22****

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The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index is an exclusive barometer showing managerial hiring activity based on the number of jobs posted online nationally. The Index reveals the differences in job listings by month, and offers valuable trends and forecasts using proprietary employment data hand-counted by a team of researchers.****

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To read the full report and get more information on the best and worst cities to find a job, visit www.careercast.com/career-guidance/employment-trends.****

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*About JobSerf *JobSerf, Inc. (www.jobserf.com) is a privately held Texas-based corporation that pioneered the job search outsourcing (JSO) industry with its revolutionary ‘Find & Apply’ service. The company’s patent-pending process provides for an affordable means to both ‘find & apply’ for jobs on behalf of clients. For more information, visit the website at www.jobserf.com.****

** ** About CareerCast.com ****

CareerCast.com http://www.careercast.com/, created by Adicio, is a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from across North America, job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content, videos and blogs, and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 800 niche career sites. CareerCast.com also compiles the Jobs Rated Report (www.jobsrated.com), where 200 jobs across North America are ranked based on detailed analysis of specific careers factors. ****

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Kbb.com Kicks Off College, NFL® Football Season Naming Top 10 New Tailgating Cars

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — With college and NFL® football underway, fans are flocking to stadiums around the country to not only cheer for their favorite team, but to party hearty in the parking lot, pre-game. With this national pastime upon us, the expert editors at Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com http://www.kbb.com/?scid=3178 have named the 2011 Top 10 Tailgating Cars. While almost any car will do for such a party, Kelley Blue Book, the leading provider of new car http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/?scid=3178 and used car http://www.kbb.com/used-cars/?scid=3178 information, has selected a few that go the extra yard to ensure a rockin’ good time.

“Forget the beach parties and don’t worry about the holidays just yet — it’s time for cold drinks and hot dogs before a stadium-sized event,” said Jack Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. “And to throw a proper tailgating party, you need a proper tailgating car. We’ve ranked the top 10 new party-mobiles to assist anyone in planning their next parking-lot party.”

The kbb.com editors chose new cars with game-party-friendly features such as: adjustable rear seats, multiple video monitors prime for game-watching, in-vehicle coolers, rear-passenger-compartment audio controls, power liftgates, multiple power outlets and an array of impressive sound systems. In addition, many of the cars on this year’s list offer fold-down tailgates.

*Sneak Peek: Kbb.com’s 2011 Top 10 Tailgating Cars*

*10. **2011 Ford Explorer*

*Why? * Ford Explorer http://www.kbb.com/ford/explorer/?scid=3178 seats seven in cavernous comfort, but the 50/50 split-folding third row, 60/40 second row, and fully adjustable front passenger seat can accommodate any combination of sandwich and human cargo for your next tailgate extravaganza…

*9. **2012 Lexus RX 350* http://www.kbb.com/lexus/rx/?scid=3178

*Why? * If your tailgating parties are more likely to involve wine and cheese than beer and bratwursts, the smooth-riding 2012 Lexus RX 350 is a fitting conveyance…

*8. **2012 Mini Countryman*

*Why? * Small enough to squeeze into the smallest college stadium parking spaces, its wide-opening tailgate and folding rear seats make it a fun choice for a two-person tailgate with all the fixins…

*7. **2011 Kia Soul* http://www.kbb.com/kia/soul/2011-kia-soul/?scid=3178

*Why?* Aside from having plenty of space for your lawn chairs and team-color body paint collection, the Kia Soulrocks a sound system with speaker lights that can pulse to the beat of Queen’s “We Will Rock You…”

*6. **2011 Honda Ridgeline*

*Why?* With clever storage solutions and an even cleverer tailgate, the 2011 Honda Ridgeline is the Swiss Army knife of tailgating cars…

For the remaining Top 10 Tailgating Cars choices, and the full editorial commentary and reasoning behind each of the editors’ picks, visit the Top 10 Tailgating Carsstory in kbb.com’s Latest News section at http://www.kbb.com/car-news/all-the-latest/top-10-tailgating-cars-for-2011/.

For more information and news from Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com, visit www.kbb.com/media/ http://www.kbb.com/media/?scid=3099, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kelleybluebook (or @kelleybluebook), or like our page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kbb.

*NFL is a registered trademark of the National Football League.*

*About Kelley Blue Book (**www.kbb.com* http://www.kbb.com/?scid=3178)

Founded in 1926, Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource®, is the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the industry. Each week the company provides the most market-reflective values in the industry on its top-rated website www.kbb.com http://www.kbb.com/?scid=3178, including its famous Blue Book® Trade-In and Retail Values and Fair Purchase Price, which reports what others are paying for new cars this week. The company also provides vehicle pricing and values through various products and services available to car dealers, auto manufacturers, finance and insurance companies as well as governmental agencies. Kbb.com provides consumer pricing and information on minivans http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/van-minivan/?scid=3178, pickup-trucks, cars http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/sedan/?scid=3178, hybridsand SUVs http://www.kbb.com/new-cars/suv/?scid=3178. Kelley Blue Book Co. Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AutoTrader.com.

SOURCE Kelley Blue Book

*DealerTrack to Sell ALG, Inc. to TrueCar, Inc.* * * Lake Success, N.Y., August 22, 2011 -DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, ALG, Inc., to TrueCar, Inc. In connection with the sale, DealerTrack has entered into additional commercial arrangements with TrueCar, including a perpetual, royalty-free license for DealerTrack to use certain ALG intellectual property and data in its products and services.

The transaction is structured as a tax-free reorganization, and in consideration for the sale of ALG, DealerTrack will receive a 15.0 percent equity interest in TrueCar and warrants to increase its ownership interest to up to 19.9 percent. As part of the transaction, DealerTrack will have the limited right to appoint a director to TrueCar’s Board. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. DealerTrack expects to recognize a pre-tax gain for GAAP purposes of at least $40 million on the sale, but does not expect this transaction to have an impact on 2011 non-GAAP guidance. DealerTrack will provide additional details on the financial impact of this transaction during its third quarter earnings call.

Mark F. O’Neil, chairman and chief executive officer of DealerTrack, commented, –This transaction exemplifies our strategy of effectively allocating capital to maximize value for DealerTrack stockholders. We are not only selling a business which we have grown significantly since we acquired it back in 2005, we are making an investment in a high-growth, progressive company that is positively impacting the way cars are retailed in the U.S. market.||

Scott Painter, chief executive officer of TrueCar, commented, –We believe that, in combination with ALG’s core competency of providing industry-leading residual values for the automotive market, TrueCar’s business will be enhanced and continue to generate exceptional growth as more of the car buying process moves online. In addition, we believe that our acquisition of ALG will significantly improve our relationship with OEM’s.|| Painter continued,

Newspaper Circulars Still Preferred Resource for Back-to-School Shopping

Mobile use doesn’t see growth from previous year —

DENVER, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — While smartphone usage continues to increase, only 2 percent of shoppers listed mobile as a resource when planning for back-to-school shopping, showing no increase from 2010. This was revealed in *The Checkout*, an ongoing shopper experience study currently underway by The Integer Group ® and M/A/R/C ® Research.

Though mobile usage may be stagnant, online research is seeing growth with 35 percent of shoppers citing the Internet as a back-to-school resource, up 6 percent from last year. Newspaper circulars top the list again with 43 percent of shoppers saying this is their preferred resource for back-to-school shopping.

“While mobile may not be top of mind for back-to-school shopping today, if marketers keep shoppers’ needs in mind and effectively integrate mobile throughout The Shopper Continuum™, mobile will only grow,” said Ben Kennedy, group director of Mobile Marketing for The Integer Group.

When asked where they expect to make back-to-school purchases, the majority of shoppers said at mass/discount stores (29 percent). Office supply stores, department stores, and grocery stores all follow behind. It also appears more shoppers plan to buy online, doubling from 2010 (now 6 percent). However, grocery (down 4 percent from 2010), clothing (down 1 percent) and drug stores (down 2 percent) might see a decline this season.

“As eCommerce sites like Amazon and Alice.com continue to market to moms and make it easier to order household items, it seems likely that it will take away from in-store purchases from neighborhood drug and grocery stores this back-to-school season,” said Craig Elston, senior vice president of Insight & Strategy for Integer™.

Data for *The Checkout* comes from a national survey conducted by Integer and M/A/R/C where consumers are asked about their shopping attitudes, shopping behaviors, and economic outlook. Topics range from criteria shoppers use to select retailers, to which in-store stimulus is most likely to drive purchase, to factors that might lead shoppers to leave an aisle empty-handed. *The Checkout* is available for download at Integer’s Shopper Culture bloghttp://www.shopperculture.com/shopper_culture/the-checkout.html or M/A/R/C’s web sitehttp://www.marcresearch.com/checkout.php.

*About The Integer Group*

The Integer Group (www.integer.com) is one of the world’s largest promotional, retail, and shopper marketing agencies, and a key member of Omnicom Group Inc. Integer lives at the Intersection of Branding and Selling® and creates strategic marketing solutions for clients in categories that include retail, beverage, packaged goods, telecommunications, home and shelter, automotive aftermarket, and power sports. Integer has more than 1,200 employees working in U.S. locations as well as international offices in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America. Join the conversation on shopping culture and brand strategy at www.shopperculture.com.

*About Omnicom*

Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations, and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

*About M/A/R/C® Research*

M/A/R/C® Research (www.MARCresearch.com http://www.marcresearch.com/) is a brand development firm dedicated to helping clients create, evaluate, and strengthen their brands. Our teams design and execute qualitative and quantitative, traditional and online solutions while adhering to a client-service ethic built on being easy to work with and delivering what is promised. Our core competency is measuring attitudes and behaviors to accurately explain and predict market share, revenue, and bottom line impact of a client’s actions. We help our clients address consumer, channel, and B2B marketing issues to launch better products and services, attract and retain valuable customers, and build stronger brands. Our proven, marketing-issue focused solutions, support clients’ brand building efforts.

SOURCE The Integer Group

*Accel Partners Acquires Minority Stake in Dealer.com*

*Firm Behind Facebook, Groupon Closes Recapitalization Investment, Partner Todd MacLean to join Dealer.com Board*

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*August 25, 2011* (Burlington, VT) – Dealer.com, the global leader in automotive internet marketing solutions, today announced that Accel Partners, the global venture capital and growth equity firm and early investor in Facebook, Groupon and Rovio/Angry Birds among others, has made a minority investment in the company. Todd MacLean, Partner at Accel, will join the company’s Board of Directors, replacing the seat previously held by Don Hall.

“We are excited by the opportunity to partner with one of the world’s most successful technology investors,” said Mark Bonfigli, CEO of Dealer.com. “We view the backing of Accel Partners as a vote of confidence in Dealer.com’s mission to become the preeminent digital marketing partner for the automotive industry and look forward to their guidance and counsel as we continue growing and developing valuable solutions for our customers.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Mark, Rick and the rest of the team at Dealer.com and look forward to helping them continue to grow an exceptional company,” commented Todd MacLean, Partner at Accel Partners. “Over the past year and a half, we’ve come to know and admire the company and its core values. While we are clearly impressed by their industry-leading technology platform, it is the ability and passion of the team and the incredible culture they’ve built over time that truly differentiates Dealer.com in our eyes.

“At Accel, we believe that with continued expansion of new distribution channels and increasingly decentralized decision-making, the key to a software company’s success today has very much reverted to basics – building truly great products that customers love to use. In this regard, Dealer.com’s long list of “raving fans” and industry awards is great testimony to its historic success. Perhaps more importantly, we believe the Company’s emphasis on building a deep-rooted culture – which allows it to attract, retain and motivate great people – will drive continued, repeatable success in the future.”

In the last several years, Dealer.com has seen rapid acceleration in sales, customers and product introductions. Revenues reached $85 million in 2010, an increase of over 60 percent from 2009 and more than triple the 2008 level, and the company increased R&D spending more than 100 percent while adding key retail and OEM client relationships to its portfolio.

Bonfigli concluded: “As the online and social media landscapes continue to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace, our partnership with Accel will strengthen our ability to transform the experience in the automotive industry.”

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*About Accel Partners*

Founded in 1983, and managing nearly $9 billion in capital, Accel Partners has a long history of partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world-class businesses. Accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market-specific strategies for local geographies, with offices in Palo Alto, California, New York City, London, New Delhi and Bangalore, as well as in China via its partnership with IDG-Accel.

Accel has helped entrepreneurs build over 300 successful technology companies, many of which have defined their categories, including AdMob, Alfresco, Atlassian, BBN, Brightcove, ComScore, Etsy, Facebook, Gameforge, GlamMedia, Groupon, Imperva, Infinera, Interwoven, IronPlanet, JBoss, Kayak, Macromedia, metroPCS, OPOWER, Polycom/PictureTel, Playfish, Portal Software, QlikTech, Quidsi (Diapers.com), Rapt, Real Networks, Responsys, Riverbed, SupportSoft, UUNet, Veritas, Walmart.com, Webroot, Wily Technology, Wonga, XenSource and Zimbra. For more information, please visit the Accel Partners web site at www.accel.com, or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/accel

*EveryCarListed.com’s Dealer Chat – Powered by Contact At Once! – Brings More Leads to Dealers via Instant Customer Contact*

*Dealers experience a 40 percent increase in consumer interactions by adding dealer chat to their EveryCarListed.com listings*

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE http://www.businesswire.com/)–EveryCarListed.com®, the automobile dealer’s source for quality leads, today introduced a chat tool as a value-added service for dealers. During a recently conducted pilot test with 50 dealerships across the U.S., EveryCarListed.com found dealers offering the live chat function received an average of 40 percent more consumer inquiries per month.

Powered by Contact At Once!, the leading provider of software that moves online shoppers into live conversations with car dealerships,dealer chat allows consumers to easily connect with an available dealership representative, ask questions and receive instant answers.

“EveryCarListed.com is making live chat available to bring dealers even more quality leads,” said Dale Boone, President of EveryCarListed.com. “Technology continues to advance and many consumers opt to use live chat functions on Web sites because of its ease of use. EveryCarListed.com wants to ensure that dealers are easily accessible to consumers.”

EveryCarListed.com advertisers have the choice of adding the tool to their vehicle listings. Once added, a presence-aware chat icon will display whenever a dealership representative is online and available.

Dealers can easily answer chat requests anytime, from their smartphones and mobile devices using a free mobile chat app provided by Contact At Once!

“Today online consumers demand immediate answers and instant access to the dealership,” said Skip Dowd, Vice President of Business Development at Contact At Once! “We are excited to welcome EveryCarListed.com into the network of automotive Web sites utilizing our product to drive more online consumers into the dealership. We are also proud of – although not surprised by – the significant lead lift experienced by EveryCarListed.com dealerships during the pilot.”

Dealers wishing to add live chat to their vehicle listings should call their EveryCarListed.com sales representative at 1-877-593-5404.

*About SuperMedia*

SuperMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: SPMD) helps small- and medium-sized businesses grow through effective local marketing solutions across print, online, mobile and social media. SuperMedia solutions include: the award-winning SuperGuarantee® program, Superpages® directories, published for Verizon®, FairPoint® and Frontier®, Superpages.com ®,EveryCarListed.com ®, Superpages for your mobile and Superpages direct mail products. For more information, visit www.supermedia.com .

*About Contact At Once!*

Contact At Once! is the leading automotive chat software provider and operator of the industry’s only dealer chat network connecting more than 9,000 auto dealers with the websites car shoppers visit most often. Adding Contact At Once! dealer chat software to a website typically increases a dealership’s sales conversations by at least 25%. Contact At Once! is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about the company’s auto dealer chat product, please visit: www.autodealerchat.com .

Bay Area News Group Rebranding Plan Signals Strong Commitment to Bay Area Market

*Strategic Plan includes Multimedia Platform and Other Enhancements*

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE http://www.businesswire.com/)–Bay Area News Group (BANG) today announced a rebranding of many of its newspapers to better reflect the scope of its regional coverage. The changes – which include a streamlining of its print operations – primarily involve its East Bay newspapers, and will result in greater emphasis on providing high-impact, regional and local coverage.

“These are challenging times for the newspaper industry”

Mac Tully, president of BANG, said all of the existing newspapers titles will continue to be published after the changes take effect on November 2, 2011, but under two consolidated mastheads. The *Contra Costa Times, Valley Times, San Ramon Valley Times, Tri-Valley Herald, *and *East County Times*will now be branded under *The Times* masthead, while the *Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Daily Review, Argus *and* West County Times *will be rebranded as the *East Bay Tribune*.

The rebranding includes numerous enhancements plus an emphasis on multimedia content delivery that will continue to enlighten and entertain readers while providing new opportunities for advertisers to engage readers.

“We’re taking these actions to strengthen the company for the future and to offer additional value to readers and advertisers,” Tully said. “With these changes, we will continue to serve our communities with high quality daily and weekly newspapers featuring extensive local coverage. The continuing integration of the newspapers with digital products will allow readers to access timely news and information when, where, and how they want it.”

The *San Mateo County Times* will be branded under the *Mercury News*masthead and will continue to carry local news of the San Mateo area.

According to Tully, this consolidation of titles will result in a number of enhancements in the various publications, including:

- All newspapers will have a separate, stand-alone Local News section, 7 days a week, thereby giving more prominence to local coverage. – Top local, national and international news will appear in the Main News or “A” section. The Morning Report section will be discontinued. – The East Bay papers will have a stand-alone Business section every day that will include business news from across the region. – A section focusing on Technology will be added to the East Bay papers on Mondays. – The sports section in the East Bay papers will be expanded to include more pro and collegiate news. – The line-up of comics, which has varied from paper to paper, will become more uniform and will contain the most popular comics as determined by a recent poll of readers. – Two weekly newspapers will be launched, joining several others published by BANG and its affiliates in towns across the region. The new papers include the *Valley Journal,* serving Alamo, Danville and San Ramon; and the *Times-Herald,* serving Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and Sunol.

As part of this streamlining, Tully said that BANG will consolidate production operations into its three existing plants located in Concord, Hayward and San Jose. This consolidation is made possible in part because BANG recently increased production capacity at its Hayward and Concord facilities. He further explained that these efficiencies will enable BANG to utilize a smaller facility than the one currently operating in Walnut Creek, therefore the organization will be closing the current facility to move to a smaller one in Contra Costa County.

The streamlining of its print operations will also result in a reduction of approximately 95 jobs – primarily in the production and editorial divisions – out of a local workforce of 1,500 employees.

“These are challenging times for the newspaper industry,” Tully said. “These adjustments, some of them very difficult position us to execute our strategic plan to maintain and grow our position as the leading multi-media company in the Bay Area,” Tully said. “We will continue to be the largest newsgathering and newspaper publisher in the Bay Area. We remain committed to embracing emerging digital technologies to buttress our existing products and services.”

Regarding new digital initiatives, Tully pointed to the recent launch of the TapIn Bay Area iPad application, which easily shows users what is going on in their neighborhood and across the Bay Area, including events, restaurants, deals, a business directory, and local news.

That app joins the Bay Area News iPad app, which focuses on the best news in the region; the Bay Area News iPhone app, which focuses on breaking news and sports; and the SV2020 iPhone app, which focuses on tech in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. These are among a number of new digital products, including a digital ad agency that will offer customers a comprehensive range of advertising possibilities.

Tully also said the newspapers’ various web sites including www.MercuryNews.com; www.ContraCostaTimes.com; www.SiliconValley.com; and www.InsideBayArea.comwill continue to offer new and expanded coverage and services.

Recently, Jeff DeBalko, whose background is in digital media, was appointed to the new position of senior vice president and chief revenue officer. Tully said DeBalko will help BANG continue its transformation.

*About Bay Area News Group*

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Bay Area News Group is a division of the privately-owned MediaNews Group www.medianewsgroup.com, one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States situated throughout California, the Rocky Mountain region and the Northeast. MediaNews Group operates nearly 60 daily newspapers in 13 states with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.6 million and 2.9 million, respectively. Bay Area News Group has the largest newsgathering operation in the Bay Area. www.MercuryNews.com; www.ContraCostaTimes.com; www.SiliconValley.com; and www.InsideBayArea.com.

Buycentives and Dataium Team Up to Help Auto Companies and Dealers Deliver Better Incentives

Nashville, TN —08/23/2011— Buycentives, Inc. http://buycentives.com/, the leading provider of real-time incentives for the automotive industry, and Dataium LLC http://bit.ly/d2qUJB, the largest aggregator of automotive shopping behavior, today announced a strategic partnership that uses breakthrough technology to provide auto manufacturers and dealerships with new ways to turn new and used car shoppers into buyers.

“With a database of over 20 million active auto shoppers and their related shopping and buying behavior, the Dataium partnership allows us to take our Dynamic Incentive™ technology to a whole new level,” stated David Goldschmidt, CEO and co-founder of Buycentives. He added, “This is a powerful combination that will change the way incentives are marketed and delivered in the auto industry.”

Buycentives has developed market-leading products and services that offer automakers and dealers an unprecedented ability to identify, target, and motivate online auto shoppers with data-driven, real-time purchase incentives.

Buycentives will utilize Dataium’s unique Cloud Intelligence™ platform to enhance the creation and delivery of their Dynamic Incentives™, providing automotive manufacturers and dealerships with a turnkey platform for leveraging the value of Dataium’s vast store of auto shopper behavior data.

Eric Brown http://bit.ly/f5plos, CEO and co-founder of Dataium said, “Our focus is on providing data that offers new levels of insight into the activity of auto shoppers. This partnership now gives our clients the ability to turn that knowledge into action by instantly delivering unique, personalized incentives. We’re very excited to be working with Buycentives.”

*About Buycentives, Inc.* Buycentives is the leading provider of real-time, data-driven incentive technology to the automotive industry. The company is the first to offer personalized, Dynamic Incentives™ that motivate auto shoppers like never before. For more information visit http://www.buycentives.com, email: info(at)buycentives(dot)com, or call 734-926-9219.

*About Dataium, LLC* Dataium is the leading automotive data utility company collecting, analyzing, and indexing billions of online auto shopper behavior events. The company supports cutting-edge Cloud Intelligence™ technology; VisiCogn® Collection Utility http://bit.ly/jYseDA, VisiCogn® Knowledge Center, and VisiCogn® INSITE http://bit.ly/k1QKlz. For more information, visit www.dataium.com http://bit.ly/bMbgLt, email: info(at)dataium(dot)com, or call 877-896-DATA (3282).

*Beyond.com Identifies Emerging Jobs Despite Fears of Double Dip Recession*

*Quarterly Trends Report Finds Positive Indicators in Uncertain Economic Times*

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE http://www.businesswire.com/)–Beyond.com, a Career Network focused on helping people grow and succeed, today released its Second Quarter 2011 Career Trend Analysis Report which provides an in-depth look at the latest job market trends. While the U.S. economy continues to pose uncertainty, Beyond.com is reporting a positive outlook with the emergence of new job titles and growth sectors in a year over year comparison of Career Network data.

“It’s no secret that the U.S. economy is currently facing financial worries and the unemployment rate remains high, yet at the same time it’s important to recognize that some markets are still thriving and providing opportunities to job seekers and professionals within those industries”

The Beyond.com Career Trend Analysis Report, which gathers information across thousands of top-tier industry and local career sites, indicates that five job titles have shown a noticeable and steady uptick in job postings, spanning primarily across two industries: Green and Technology. While both industries have remained steady over the past year overall, some specific positions stand out amongst the others in providing an increase of opportunities for job seekers.

According to the report, the emerging job titles include:

- *Green Consultant Jobs* – With an average salary of $60,000, this position can take on a variety of different roles, from helping organizations evaluate and improve internal environmental processes to aiding in the implementation of green strategies. Nationally, green jobs employ 2.7 million people, according to a report by The Brookings Institution. Green Consultants will continue to be in demand as more and more businesses look to these experts to help establish environmental best practices. – *Eco-Friendly Freelance Writer Jobs* – With many people turning to magazines and news outlets for tips and information about green and eco-friendly living, writers with knowledge of the green market are becoming more sought after. Further, with many publications unable to take on full-time staff, a freelance position is often the best route to establish yourself and continue to practice your skill. As a freelancer making an average of $60,000 a year, this job often provides more flexible hours which can be a nice perk for some professionals. – *Genius – Apple Store Jobs* – The “Genius” position has presented more job opportunities over the past year for the similar reasons as an iPhone Developer – growing adoption of the iPhone along with the iPad, iPod and other Apple products. As people are using these products, there is more need for customer service and technical support. This position typically requires working in an Apple store and has an average salary of $41,000. Responsibilities include helping customers resolve issues and conducting hardware and software troubleshooting. – *iPhone Developer Jobs* – With the increasing popularity and adoption of the iPhone – particularly with availability now across multiple mobile carriers – it is no surprise that the growth of job openings for iPhone Developers is on the rise. This position with an average salary of $95,000 typically requires working for a specific mobile company and is responsible for all frameworks and mobile technologies to make new applications successful. – *Silverlight Developer Jobs* – Developers are in demand across the technology industry. However Silverlight developers in particular are seeing a rise in job opportunities due to an increase in consumers’ streaming of TV shows and movies on their computers. At an average of $104,000 a year, qualifications for this position include expertise in creating software solutions for enterprises and in building rich internet applications using Microsoft technologies.

“It’s no secret that the U.S. economy is currently facing financial worries and the unemployment rate remains high, yet at the same time it’s important to recognize that some markets are still thriving and providing opportunities to job seekers and professionals within those industries,” said Rich Milgram, CEO at Beyond.com. “For job seekers in either the green sector or technology industry or those looking to enter these fields, there are options available when you know what to look for. By identifying these specific job titles, job seekers can modify their search and apply their expertise to these specific positions in an effort to not only secure a job but establish themselves in a healthy sector.”

To view the complete Career Trend Analysis Report and Industry Essentials Reports for second quarter 2011, please visit http://about.beyond.com/statistics.

*About Beyond.com, Inc.*

Beyond.com is a Career Network focused on helping people grow and succeed professionally. By connecting job seekers and employers through 70 unique career channels and 3,000 industry and regional communities, we are changing the way job searching is done and helping people build relationships around the world. Through powerful communication tools and a personalized online Career PortfolioTM, members have a 24/7 online presence and access to job search functions, networking features, statistics and social and industry research. Beyond.com was named to Inc. Magazine’s prestigious ‘Inc. 500’ list and is a Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE) portfolio company. www.Beyond.com.

*Dealer.com Ranks on Inc. 5000 as one of 2011’s Fastest-Growing Companies*

Provider of Automotive Digital Marketing Strategies Ranks No. 800 on Inc.’s Annual List

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*August 23, 2011* (Burlington, VT) – Dealer.com http://www.dealer.com, the global leader in automotive internet marketing solutions, was today recognized by Inc. Magazine http://www.inc.com/ as one of America’s fastest growing companies for the fifth year in a row. With a three-year sales growth of 390 percent, Dealer.com placed No. 800 on the fourth annual Inc 5000 list, and also ranked No. 57 in the Business Products and Services category in the United States.

“Making the Inc. 5000 list for the fifth year running is a strong testament to our innovative products, incredible growth, strong client relationships, and dedication to our employees,” said Mark Bonfigli, Founder and CEO of Dealer.com. “We are honored to be listed among such excellent company, and look forward to continuing to grow Dealer.com for years to come.”

“The leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”

In addition to a year of rapid acceleration in sales, customers and product introductions, Dealer.com has also increased R&D spending more than 100 percent while adding key client relationships to its portfolio. In 2010, Dealer.com’s revenues reached $85 million, an increase of over 60 percent from 2009 and more than triple the 2008 level. The company also bolstered its senior management team this year by adding a new Vice President of Marketingwhile adding two members of Apax Partners to its Board of Directors .

To support continued growth, Dealer.com fosters a culture of innovation by spending more than $12,000 per year per employee on wellness programs. Employees, who provide award-winning customer service while developing innovative products and marketing solutions, also benefit from unique company perks which include a subsidized organic food café, comprehensive on-site fitness facilities, indoor tennis and basketball court, ping-pong tables, on-site massage breaks and more.

The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

*New York Times, in Collaboration with WNYC Radio, Launches SchoolBook, an Interactive Education Site*

*SchoolBook to Provide a Comprehensive Resource and Online Forum for Parents, Teachers, Administrators and Experts

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NEW YORK, Aug 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –

The New York Times, in collaboration with WNYC, the nation’s most listened-to public radio station, will launch SchoolBook, a Web site of news, data and conversation about schools in New York City on September 7. The site, at nytimes.com/schoolbook and schoolbook.org, will feature a customized destination page for each of the 1,700 New York City public schools and 800 private schools, as well as a home page with fresh content daily. SchoolBook will include coverage by New York Times and WNYC reporters; user-friendly, interactive tools to help parents and others analyze schools; and platforms for community journalism and discussion. The site will expand on the searchable test-score database already available on NYTimes.com, http://projects.nytimes.com/new-york-schools-test-scores, harnessing information on staffing, programs and facilities, among other things, to provide the fullest possible picture of a school’s performance and environment. Individual school pages will also include responses from hundreds of principals to a SchoolBook survey being conducted this summer.

Access to SchoolBook will be free and exempt from The Times’s digital subscriptions. To participate in the conversation, users will register via Facebook. These users will then be able to share documents, photos and video; pose and respond to questions about a particular school or issue; propose ideas about their school; discuss issues with editors and experts; and more.

“SchoolBook is a tool for New Yorkers to learn about the things that matter most to them,” said Jodi Rudoren, education editor of The New York Times. “This city is built on school choice and we are pleased to offer what we hope will become an essential resource to everyone interested in public education.”

“The vast school system in New York has been a challenge for both parents and educators to navigate,” said John Keefe, Senior Executive Producer of News at WNYC. “SchoolBook will build on our existing reach into diverse communities and expertise in cultivating local sources within them. We hope that the combination of information and interactive tools will assist parents and teachers and spark meaningful conversation about the school experience.”

Within The Times, SchoolBook is a shared project of the education desk, the interactive news group and the computer assisted reporting team. It represents the paper’s latest experiments in online tools, community building and hyperlocal journalism. The site’s editor, Mary Ann Giordano, is a veteran New York reporter and editor who also oversees The Local, The Times’s community news sites in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and in Manhattan’s East Village.

Within WNYC, senior reporter Beth Fertig, who has examined the city’s public school system for more than 15 years, will be a primary contributor. SchoolBook also will have regular segments on The Brian Lehrer Show, and the station will host several community events throughout the year. WNYC will give SchoolBook access to the Public Insight Network, a public radio initiative that gives local newsrooms a direct link to people in their community and develops insights from people’s lives, work and personal experiences.

*The New York Times Company*

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.comand About.com. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

*New York Public Radio*

*New York Public Radio* is New York’s premier public radio franchise, comprising *WNYC*, *WQXR*, and *The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space*, as well as www.wnyc.org, www.wqxr.organd www.thegreenespace.org. As America’s most listened-to AM/FM news and talk public radio stations, reaching 1.1 million listeners every week, *WNYC* extends New York City’s cultural riches to the entire country on-air and online, and presents the best national offerings from networks National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media, and the British Broadcasting Company. WNYC 93.9 FM broadcasts a wide range of daily news, talk, cultural and music programming, while WNYC AM 820 maintains a stronger focus on breaking news and international news reporting. Classical 105.9 *WQXR* is New York City’s sole 24-hour classical music station, presenting new and landmark classical recordings as well as live concerts from the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, among other New York City venues, immersing listeners in the city’s rich musical life. In addition to its audio content, WNYC and WQXR produce content for live, radio and web audiences from *The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space*, the station’s street-level multipurpose, multiplatform broadcast studio and performance space. For more information about New York Public Radio, visit www.nypublicradio.org .

*CareerCast.com Reports on Job Search Red Flags***** **** CARLSBAD, CA, USA/AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (August 17, 2011) – In this economy, employers typically are flooded with hundred of applications for a single opening. A new CareerCast.com http://www.careercast.com/ report helps job seekers create a resume that will rise to the top of the pile during the screening process.**** **** One of the biggest mistakes a job seeker can make is not paying attention to details. “Always proofread everything that a recruiter might see, including the obvious – your resume, cover letter and emails, as well your social media profiles,” says Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com. “Sloppy grammar or bad English can immediately dismiss you from consideration.”**** **** Discrepancies can be another red flag for recruiters. If a hiring manager sees a difference between your resume, application and/or LinkedIn profile, they will wonder if you are lying or just sloppy. **** **** “It’s best to create a centralized spreadsheet of all of your past jobs, degrees and awards and refer to it when you are filling out applications,” explains Mr. Lee. “This way you have your complete working history in one document.” **** **** Many job seekers are so anxious for a job – any job – that they’ll look below their skill level. While hiring someone with an advanced skill set may seem like a boon for a company, hiring managers are concerned about how long the overqualified applicant will stay in the position. If you are applying for a position for which you are overqualified but are really interested in, make sure you communicate to the hiring manager how the position fits in with your career goals.**** **** CareerCast.com offers these job-hunting tips to help you avoid recruiters’ red flags:

§ If you are unemployed, volunteer for a worthy cause, take a class or seek freelance work to show employers that you are still engaged in the workforce.

§ Avoid a cutesy email handle – sign up for an email address that shows your professionalism.

§ If you have lengthy gaps between jobs, briefly explain them in your cover letter.

§ In each correspondence with hiring managers, keep a formal and professional tone, using a person’s surname until they indicate they don’t mind being addressed more casually.

§ Use your social media pages to market and brand yourself and remember that there is no privacy on the Internet.

§ Customize your resume and cover letter to match the job description or you may not get past the Applicant Tracking System, which is set up to screen out candidates who do not match keywords listed in the job listing. **** To read the full report, visit www.CareerCast.com.**** **** About CareerCast.com CareerCast.com http://www.careercast.com/, created by Adicio, is a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from across North America, job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content, videos and blogs, and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 800 niche career sites. CareerCast.com also compiles the Jobs Rated Report (www.jobsrated.com), where 200 jobs across North America are ranked based on detailed analysis of specific careers factors.**** ****