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News and Updates

IPD Network Grows!
The search engine optimization and network marketing services for Ironpaper have been strengthened with the addition of new content websites recently added to the network. The new content sites both add new categories and expand the depth of current categories for keyword saturation. Examples of expanded categories are: Kentucky Business Resources and attributed keywords and IT / Information Technology resources and associated keywords.

Search Network gains new focus categories
As part of our efforts to expand the content categories within the IPD Network, we have increased the number of articles and the amount of media within our content sites. Video has been a special focus for content production....especial viral videos and user rated videos. Our latest category: Pet products for fashion crazed dog lovers has been an especially fun category for us. We have even considered getting an office dog, but the mess it could make of papers and spilled coffee was enough to make us reconsider. However, we voted on getting a Blood Hound...and train it to find car keys. Well, for now we're just going to focus on content production and fantasy pet owning.

New focus categories within the IPD Network Advertising / SEO System

Pet Products and Pet Services
Real Estate and Commercial / Residential Property
Kentucky Business Services
Humor and Viral Comedy
Law and Legal Services

Social Networking Links
Ironpaper compiled a short list of its favorite social networking sites that would be interesting to an online marketer. The page is part of the Coffee Talk section of Ironpaper, which provides information and resources to internet tools and development for the web.

Other News of Interest

Cooper Union ranked number one by US News and World Report
The 2008 rankings are out! Cooper Union ranks number one among baccalaureate colleges ( - North - ) in: The US News and World Report. The Nerken School is once again ranked third among undergraduate engineering colleges. Cooper Union also made the list of the Nation's 25 Hottest Colleges in Newsweek / Kaplan.

Internet News and Events Online

Can Cellphones Save Local Newspapers?
Verve Wireless’s mission is to rekindle the local paper industry using mobile technology. Verve provides newspaper publishers tools to create mobile websites, so viewers can read the paper using cell phones. Either company (Verve or the associated newspaper) will then sell ads on those sites. Currently Verve launched mobile versions of 4,000 newspapers from 140 publishers. Verve's clients include the Associated Press, McClatchy, and the New York Times Regional Media Group.

Firefox 3 Launches
The Web is a space of great innovation, and we at Ironpaper would like to celebrate the launch of Firefox 3, which will set the pace of such great innovation online. With many new features, including the smart location bar, one-click bookmarking and blindingly fast performance, Firefox 3 will begin to gain even more market-share in the battle for browser dominance.

Fed Apprives Cell Safety Texts
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a plan that would send emergency alert text messages to cell phone subscribers in crisis situations such as flash floods or suspected terrorist attacks. Wireless companies that participate in the Commercial - Mobile Alert System will transmit text alerts to their subscribers in harm's way. As such technology improves cell companies will also transmit audio messages and video based messages. The FCC set aside a section of the spectrum in the recently concluded 700 MHz auction to build a nationwide wireless network that would double as both a commercial network and a public safety network as part of the plan.

Myspace begins to sell "stuff" to 109 million
News Corporation company MySpace announced plans to squeeze out further revenue from its online operations by pushing more merchandise to its 109 million registered members. Note: MySpace, which News Corporation owner Rupert Murdoch bought for $580 million in 2005, is the most popular and famous social networking web site, with 40 million fans over next best social-networking contender Facebook.

GoDaddy.com Takes Over RegisterFly Domain Names and Customers

Big changes in the internet registry between GoDaddy.com and RegisterFly. With the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) approval, GoDaddy.com this week obtained all 850,000 generic top-level domain (gTLD) names previously held by RegisterFly. Existing RegisterFly customers will be able to access and manage their domain names from GoDaddy's website, although it appears that many of these customers may stand to lose money invested in Registerfly's services.

Over the last year, much has occurred at RegisterFly; and the result was unhappy customers, phone calls and support requests left unanswered and a barrage of mismanagement. In March of 2007, ICANN terminated RegisterFly's status as an ICANN-accredited registrar due to allegations of corporate fraud. It was noted in a lawsuit that co-owner Kevin Medina dwindled corporate funds for personal use.

Box.net fills a void in Microsoft's service offering
Box.net is beta testing a new plug-in for Microsoft Office that lets users save Office files to their Box.net storage folders. The plug-in works for both Office 2003 / 2007 on Windows XP and Vista, provides users a new Save to Box.net icon. They will give visual notification when the file is uploading and then successfully sent. Users can then access that file anytime on their Box .net Web storage component.

Microsoft's grip on the Internet browser market is slipping.

According to WebSideStory, an independent Internet traffic site, as of April 2005: Internet Explorer use has fallen below 90 percent of the market in the United States and as low as 69 percent in Germany. What's making people leave IE are the numerous security concerns and the simple fact that functionality (tabbed browsing and a built-in Really Simple Syndication - [RSS] - feed reader) promised in version 7 of Internet Explorer, expected to be in beta late this summer, is already available in other browsers. Add to that Microsoft's controversial decision to offer the next version of Internet Explorer only to people running Windows XP SP2, and you can see why those running older versions of Windows are starting to look to new products such as the increasingly popular Firefox web browser.

Virtual Desktops:

Zcubes atempts to emulate a desktop workspace with nearly - 30 - different tools mimicking desktop applications. With most of the tools relegated to things like casual drawing, comic strips and Web browsing, the emphasis of the suite is fun.

G.ho.st (Global Hosted Operating System) calls itself a "virtual computer" which for the most part is true. The service borrows some style cues from Windows XP, and has floating widgets like what you'd find on YourMinis. It uses Pandora as a music jukebox, and Meebo as an IM client. G.ho.st users also get 3. GB of free online storage, which can be used for saving things while away from a home PC.

Sparc ( .landing page. ) integrates Thinkfree Office, 50 GB of online storage, IM, VoIP, and a DVD conversion tool. Sparc is a little different from the other two apps, as it requires a small self-running Java download to get going.

Web Design Results from Ironpaper:

Wet Kentucky

"Kentucky Music and Liquid Culture Explored." Wet Kentucky celebrates the goings on of the blue grass state. With Wet Kentucky's campaign, "Night Out KY!", it is trying to build the entertainment and cultural base of its major and minor cities, promoting both venues and events. New items added in May include a new service feature called KY guide which serves a top 10 style list along with hand selected top choice attractions in Kentucky. There is a number one bed and breakfast contest held within Kentucky and the winner is profiled on the main page of the KY guide proudly. The viral postcard feature was discontinued with preference given to information services and directory promotions. This feature may be re-introduced in the future with a more central position within the website after some advancement of the tool.
Bars, Clubs, Events, Kentucky

Update: June 2007: Wet Kentucky relaunches online calendar with updated 2007 - 2008 news and events. The calendar information will now include more family events for Kentucky and Night Out! events for the greater KY area. The subheadings / divisions will stay the same (being location based between the major cities in Kentucky). Additionally, the Wet Kentucky media board will now be enriched with concert video and band intros for the area. The Wet Kentucky film crew will be shooting on location at select venues.

Update: July 2008: Wet Kentucky launches "End of Summer Events in Kentucky". This day by day event list gives a detailed look at all the goings-on around Kentucky with a special focus in this issue to Lexington. In collaboration with the Kentucky Business Network, Wet Kentucky is attempting to help restore interest in the business outlook and interests within the city of Lexington during this downturn in the economy.

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Trinity Boxing Club

Trinity Boxing is perhaps the best recreational boxing gym in New York City. Located at the world trade center in downtown Manhattan, this ideally positioned gym attracts both the famous and regular Joe's alike. Featured on TV shows like NBC's "The Contender" and Tyra Bank's latest show, America's Top Model. The owner and operator, Martin Snow, has created a masterpiece of boxing gyms, titled as "New York's newst oldest boxing gym." He tries to keep the training traditional and the expectations high.
Boxing New York

Check out the shop:
Ironpaper built the Trinity Boxing Online Store. The store sells Boxing gloves, training shirts, shorts and pants for men and women. Take a look:
Boxing Gear

Trinity Boxing has recently expanded their operations to include Trinity Boxing Camp Los Angeles California. This camp will have the same visionary approach to boxing but in a more nature based setting (ie. the Hollywood Hills and environs). Trinity Boxing Club .com has recently openned as a direct outlet of the main website and will take a more straightforward / info based approach to sales.

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Event Planning in Kentucky

Estee Chea's Events in the City Planning is an event planning company based in the great state of KY and specializes in weddings and soirees.

Event Planning and Weddings in Lexington

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Mystery Channel

Mystery Channel Communications is a journal on current events in technology, business, science, internet, and communications. Mystery Channel also supports open source software development. Check out free code snippets and helpful hints. Update: Mystery Channel begins to grow. New to the Channel is advertising, new reports and article sections, and helpful online tips + free code and scripts for web builders. Additionally, Mystery Channel has begun to develop a network of businesses and web destinations--which fits into MCC's philosophy of building a helpful and meaningful association of people, places, and things.
The articles are short and sweet--focusing only on current issues that have a long-range effect.
Mystery Channel Communications

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Nicole Wolcott
Nicole Wolcott's choreography has been presented in New York at Symphony Space, Joyce SoHo, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, Dance Theater Workshop and the Duke Theater on 42nd street, as well nationally at Summerdance Santa Barbara, Bates Dance Festival, and the American Dance Festival. Nicole has worked as a freelance dancer and collaborator for 14 years, performing internationally and nationally in houses the size of a small black box to The Metropolitan Opera House. Currently she is working with Danny Ezerlow in Julie Taymor's latest film "Across the Universe," and as the Associate Artistic Director of Keigwin + Company.

Nicole Wolcott

Dance New York City

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Electronic Gem: Your Electronic Superstore

Electronics have never looked so good. This new Ironpaper website brings you into the world of Electronic Gem: a dynamic car audio and video super store for those who want extreme make-over multi media.

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Dive Deep Media

A powerful video and multi-media communications company based in Lexington Kentucky and New York City. Dive Deep offers video production for web, advertising, business marketing, film and DVD, and documentaries.
Dive Deep Media: Video and Editing: New York City and Brooklyn

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Trinity Boxing

Trinity Boxing Gym is about to take on the world with a new online marketing and design manager: Ironpaper Design. Change is in the air. Now, New York City's best looking boxing gym will champion the web-ring as well. Look forward to upcoming innovations to the gym's website.
Boxing Gym New York City

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Better Business Portal joins IPD
Better Biz is new business news and media / tech aggregator that helps provide free assistance to small businesses and web based ventures. Better Biz joined the IPD Network in 2007 and it looks like a great match. The Better Biz partners will now include IPD member websites and will gain the assistance of Ironpaper for operations and design.

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USA Shaolin Temple

In the early 90's a Shaolin Monk escaped custody of Chinese Government watchful eye at the end of an international tour. This monk has sought to move the Shaolin Temple from China to the US to practice without Chinese governement intervention. This Temple has blossomed and exists in New York City.
Shaolin Temple
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Properganda Magazine

A new issue has arrived: "Identity".
Properganda Magazine is in transition and will be offline pending a re-tooling of concept and expansion. The rebuild of the magazine included a stylish branding revision and new marketing concepts. The latest updates to Properganda Magazine will be the full scale presentation and functionality. Contributions and submissions are still being accepted.

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Featured Ironpaper Online Solutions:

The following list of services offered by Ironpaper Design is by no means exhaustive. Please visit the main navigation page for a more complete list of services.

Website package solutions
For businesses or individuals requiring economy packages, Ironpaper will now provide the highest quality solutions. There are two packages available. Going online with your business or a presentation can be easy.

Business Online
A proper view of taking your business to the right places. This page explains a few of the services that Ironpaper provides. The services are itemized for quick reference.

Branding Through Design.
An Article. An outline explaining the concept of branding and advertizing through design. This article also illustrates how branding is essential to building successful client relationships.

Illustration .
Illustration is just one of the many services offered by Ironpaper. Check out the new illustration site!

Product Photography
Presentation is everything! A commonly overlooked aspect of sales is the presentation of the product. Product photography must make the product have magic - inspirational magic.

Online Business Network
IPD has extablished a network of quality website businesses and organizations that will help one another grow through their connection.

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Navigate IRON PAPER:

Graphic Design New York
Throughout the website there are many informative pages that describe various techniques of online business and web design philosophy. Frequently updated are numerous articles on the subject of search engine ranking, eCommerce, graphic design, online marketing, business start-ups and branding.

Web design, branding and marketing information
This page contains a list of our services and products: including website design, development, marketing for web, branding and graphic design.

Info on Iron-On Printing for T Shirts
As many people contact Ironpaper for Tshirt printing instructions, we have used HP's model and tools as a basic instructional. HP will have more detailed information on their products and services, but for the instructional please refer to the link above.

New websites by Ironpaper:

Wet Kentucky
This Directory of Kentucky watering holes is sure to wet your whistle.

Shaolin Martial Arts Store
This online martial arts store is the latest addition to the USA Shaolin Temple website. The online store offers martial arts gear, like the infamous training shoes "Feiyues" from China. The shop has a robust admin tool to manage products and orders easily and efficiently.

Shaolin Temple Japanese Language
The USA Shaolin Temple has a Japanese Language version now live. Most of the major headings and content areas have been included in the Japanese Language website. Look forward to future language additions!

Arts Action Network
Here is the newest member of the IPD Network. Arts Action Network is a collaborative, not for profit project that attempts to build a public database of comtemporary, hand selected working artists by extending within degrees of separation into communities of thought. This online gallery shows art movements and individuals in an encyclopedia format with add-on gallery presentations.

Mystery Channel Media
A non-profit organization deducated to advancing dialogue and action surrounding media's role in shaping society towards global responsibilities and societal innovations.

Design Gone Wild
New Excentric Culture: music, film, style, art, media, people, and events www.designgonewild.com. Design Gone Wild is a culture reader for funny, insane, interesting, notable ideas in design and design culture. Includes videos and photos to projects and ideas.

Web Design New York

What's new at Ironpaper ? Find Out: Ironpaper Web Design develops solutions for businesses online. Full scale website development; including eCommerce and online promotional campaigns.
* Update: New Ironpaper website. September 2007. Update to the Ironpaper website again in 2008. Expanded content offering.
* Illustration - Illustration in design and business distribution.
* Update: Design Portfolio
* Update: New Clients Gallery added to the portfolio section. Also, the inside client link page has been updated with visual material.
* New Project: Political Action Network
* New Project: Aubrey Media &
Knitting New York
Knitting has been an industry we were involved in for both SEO and design for two companies.
Women's Action Network
From 2007 through the first quarter of 2008, we have been focusing on adding content and expanding the archive of Women's Action Network. The expanded archive includes more artist profiles and expanded categories. We have also added a grant library to WAN.
* Ironpaper Network: Business Network Connection
* Design Packages and pre-built tools
This site will be undergoing a design update and content update shortly.

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Information on the Ironpaper team:
Ironpaper's management team

Contact:
Contact Ironpaper.

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