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Australian Company Launches The World`s First Gay Community Iphone Application
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The App is the perfect travel companion as users can plan their trip in advance using the 'Search around location' function, and start to create a circle of friends in their chosen destination.
The
Gay Community App launched in Sydney, in
February, has generated a huge level of
interest amongst gay iPhone users around the
world.
The Gay Community App ("the App") is a unique
iPhone application allowing users to chat and
meet like-minded people in the communities
they live in or travel to.
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GlobalGayz.com Launches Enhanced New Site
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The site now makes it easier to access its content: researched Stories; current and archived News & Reports; extensive Photo Galleries; Worldwide Events, as well as countless links to people, places and ideas.
GlobalGayz.com,
one of the Internet's largest LGBT travel and
culture websites, has unveiled its revised
site, incorporating a new appearance,
extended content and a new format for
advertising functions.
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20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented By IBM
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The L Word, Prop 8: The Musical receive Special Recognition Awards at Los Angeles event presented by ABSOLUT VODKA
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Jessica
Alba, T.R. Knight, Kate Walsh, Teri Hatcher,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Megan Mullally, Bill
Paxton, Jennifer Beals, Alan Cumming and Gus
Van Sant were among the celebrities who
joined the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD) as the organization
honored Kathy Griffin, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene
Robinson, and the best in film, television
and journalism last night at the 20th Annual
GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles.
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Max Muscle Sports Nutrition Announces Major Sponsorship Commitment to GayFranchise.com
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Fast-Growing Fitness Franchise Offers Outstanding Business Opportunity for Gay/Lesbian Professionals.
The country's most dynamic and well-respected
national sports nutrition franchisor has
partnered with GayFranchise.com as a Premier
Sponsor of the web site for gay and lesbian
business professionals interested in
franchise opportunities. Max Muscle Sports
Nutrition offers qualified gay and lesbian
entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to join a
fast-growing and recession-proof industry as
a business owner in a supportive,
equality-minded corporate environment.
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The Advocate and Advocate.com Begin Year With Record Sales and Critical Accolades
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Increases in print sales and digital traffic, combined with multi-platform advertising campaigns, allow access to an exclusive LGBT audience
The Advocate and Advocate.com,
the world's leading multi-platform news
provider directly targeting the LGBT
audience, successfully implemented a new
print and online strategy now accessing
millions of gay and lesbian consumers
globally. According to a recent article in
"The Business Insider," of 249 major
magazines tracked by a Magazine Publishers of
America study, The Advocate was one of only
28 titles to bring in more revenue in the
first quarter of 2009 than it did in the
first quarter of 2008. During the first
quarter of 2009 The Advocate saw a 12.5%
increase in revenue over first quarter 2008.
In addition, The Advocate has seen an
increase in ad pages, bucking an
industry-wide trend. The website's unique
visitors and page views also continue to grow
on a monthly basis.
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Featured Franchise: The Bad Ass Coffee Company
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A GayFranchise.com Client
The Bad Ass Coffee Company is a gourmet
coffee company specializing in Hawaiian
Island coffees, world class 100% Kona,
Molokai, Maui, Kauai and Waialua coffees
offering patrons the only coffee grown in
America.
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Gaywheels.com Top 10 Most-Researched Vehicles for 1st Quarter 2009
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VW Rabbit Protects Its Burrow, Volvo C30 Moves Up to Third Among Gaywheels Most Researched Vehicles
Gays and lesbians continue to do their
homework when it comes to buying cars and the
Volkswagen Rabbit and Eos remain at the top
of their list when searching on Gaywheels.com,
the sole source of information specifically
targeted to and about lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender (LGBT) car-shoppers. Today,
Gaywheels.com announced its list of the Top
10 Most-Researched Vehicles during the first
quarter of 2009.
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The Real Estate Market Shows Significant Signs of Optimism
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At the same time, banks - which have hamstrung the market for several months by freezing credit at a time when it was needed the most - are feeling more confident.
Just as the busiest season of the year for
residential real estate gets underway for
springtime, fresh data from a variety of
convincing and reliable sources gives the
market renewed hope. While home prices have
indeed deteriorated, the silver lining
underlying all that vanquished equity is that
prices are now very attractive to buyers.
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