Mike Corso’s Posthaven

More than a month after the release of iOS 5, Apple has finally made its cloud music service iTunes Match available to the public. With the release of iTunes 10.5.1 (available here), Apple now offers iTunes users the ability to sync their music library across devices by "matching" each song with a high quality version stored on Apple's servers. Any other songs can be uploaded.

The service is an extension of iCloud, the cross-device content syncing feature rolled out in iOS 5. That feature lets users sync contacts, calendars, mail, apps and other data between iPads, iPhones, iPods and Mac computers. For an additional $25 per year, they can now include their entire music collection in Apple's cloud.

Mike

November 10, 2011 09:34 AM Eastern Time 

Cool Site of the Day Wins PaperThin CMS Giveaway Contest

Gets two free years of CommonSpot Cloud plus a $10K Web design by Fig Leaf Software and a $10K PaperThin services & training allowance

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PaperThin Inc., a leading cloud-based Web content management solution provider, and Fig Leaf Software, a leading Web design and development firm, today announced that Cool Site of the Day (www.coolsiteoftheday.com) has won the free CMS/Web design giveaway contest.

“Cool Site of the Day is more than thrilled to have won this heated competition”

The winner, which was determined by the entry with the most community votes, won two free years of PaperThin’s SaaS, cloud-based Web content management solution CommonSpot Cloud, plus a $10,000 web design from Fig Leaf Software, and a $10,000 PaperThin professional services allowance towards the implementation of Cool Site of the Day’s new site. Three additional finalists—Cory Landscape (www.corylandscape.com), Indian Pink Pillows (www.indianpinkpillows.com), and Work Comp Associates (www.workcompassoc.com)—will receive 50% off one year of CommonSpot Cloud, plus a $5,000 PaperThin Services allowance.

“Cool Site of the Day is more than thrilled to have won this heated competition," according to Mike Corso, owner of Cool Site of the Day, the Internet's oldest directory. “It just so happens that we were beginning to research new platforms and overall site design changes when we heard about the PaperThin/Fig Leaf Software contest. I can't thank all those who voted enough. By hitching our wagon to the cloud-based Web CMS that CommonSpot Cloud provides, Cool Site of the Day will confidently blaze its way through the exciting social/mobile/video landscape firing on all cylinders!"

"We couldn’t be more pleased that Cool Site of the Day won the contest! It’s very cool to be a part of ‘Act 2’ for this darling of the Internet. We are really looking forward to working with Mike Corso and seeing his vision for the future of Cool Site of the Day come to fruition using CommonSpot Cloud,” said Heidi Unruh, vice president of marketing for PaperThin, Inc.

“The entire Fig Leaf Software team is excited about the opportunity to create a new design for Mike Corso’s Cool Site of the Day to be implemented in the CommonSpot Cloud. Cool Site of the Day users rely on this unique Internet guide to provide valuable information, tips and some humor for their day. Our goal will to be create a new site that even Mike will want to nominate as a Cool Site of the Day,” said Bret Peters, partner and vice president at Fig Leaf Software, Inc.

About CommonSpot:

CommonSpot is a secure Web platform that includes a powerful content management solution, a suite of marketing solutions, Web 2.0 and social media apps, and an open-source application development framework that allow organizations to create world-class Web experiences. CommonSpot features a marketing suite that helps organizations increase site traffic, brand loyalty, and conversion rates. Its intuitive user interface allows everyday users to easily publish Web content via any delivery channel (social media, streaming media, video, mobile, etc.). And results from customers indicate that CommonSpot gives IT the ability to create and deploy tailored functionality 50% faster than the norm, and at half the cost—whether deploying out-of-the-box apps, designing new ones, or importing and exporting apps. Available on premises or in the cloud, CommonSpot serves as a Web foundation that puts power into the hands of marketers for amazing digital results.

About Fig Leaf Software:

Fig Leaf Software is an award winning design, development, and training company serving a broad range of clients from the public and private sectors. Over nearly twenty years, Fig Leaf’s consulting practice has helped thousands of organizations become more effective through the application of web and database technologies while Fig Leaf’s training group has trained more than 30,000 professionals in technologies from PaperThin, Adobe (ADBE), Google (GOOG), JackBe, and Sencha among others. To learn more, visit Fig Leaf Software at www.figleaf.com, follow us at www.twitter.com/figleafsoftware or http://www.facebook.com/figleafsoftware.

About PaperThin:

PaperThin, Inc. is a privately held, MA-based company. Its flagship product CommonSpot™ connects people and brands through the Web. PaperThin's customers span multiple industries, including: government, healthcare, higher education, and association/non-profit sectors. Customers such as American University, Cornell University, Hasbro, Seton Hall University, Sharp HealthCare, Sir Speedy, The National Park Service, and Washington County of Oregon work with CommonSpot to solve their most basic to complex Web needs. To learn more, visit PaperThin at www.paperthin.com, follow us at www.twitter.com/commonspot, view customer videos on YouTube, or connect with us via LinkedIn.