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SitePal press release listing

Business Technology Radio:
How SitePal can help in a recession, December 2008

Our CEO Adi Sideman talks about SitePal and how SitePal can help during tough times. Topics covered during the interview include, how has the internet changed how small business can function in a down economy? How can SitePal help with budget cuts? Should companies cut back on marketing during hard times? Plus many more interesting business topics covered.

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1to1media:
Can avatars replace humans?, September 2008

Web-based avatars can interact with customers, answer basic questions, and navigate a company’s site, but are they smart enough to replace a knowledgeable customer service rep? In most cases probably not, but when the City Council of San Carlos, CA, had to eliminate a position from their administrative budget they decided to find out.

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Burlingame Daily News:
City Goes High-tech with Staffer, July 2008

In times of trouble, new creative solutions emerge. That is how San Carlos acquired new civic digital assistant Carly. This interactive employee aids visitors in navigating around City Hall while helping the city government meet its new budget demands.

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Government Technology:
Carly the avatar greets visitors to San Carlos city hall, July 2008

Affected by California’s general fund budget cuts, San Carlos City Hall lost its receptionist. Instead of staffing the reception desk with volunteers, however, they opted for a more unconventional approach. Enter Carly the Avatar: a fully-automated, low cost yet highly effective solution.

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Click2Houston.com:
UH Professor Offers Online Instruction:, April 2008

Some students at the University of Houston are learning and earning class credit while logging on the Internet, KPRC Local 2, Your Education Station, reported Wednesday. Dr. Brian McFarlin teaches about half of his Kinesiology 3306 Physiology of Human Performance class online. The other half of the class is taught in the classroom.

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eSchoolNews:
'Hybrid' courses show promise, April 2008

Hybrid courses, or courses that deliver part of their instruction in a traditional lecture manner and part in an online environment, are becoming increasingly popular among schools and colleges. Proponents of the concept say it capitalizes on the benefits that both face-to-face and online learning can provide—and now, there is some evidence to suggest that hybrid courses can help students learn more effectively.

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Science Daily:
College Students Score Higher In Classes That Incorporate Instructional Technology Than In Traditional Classes, March 2008

A technical report from a University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance researcher finds that students in a "hybrid class" that incorporated instructional technology with in-class lectures scored a letter-grade higher on average than their counterparts who took the same class in a more traditional format.

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Inc.com:
Your Websites: Age-Old Problems; New Age Solutions, January 2008

Three traditional problems can be taken head-on with three less traditional solutions. Find out how to: 1) convert more visitors into buying customers, 2) generate more sales per customer, and 3) draw more people to your website.

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