BearShare File-Sharing Service and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Partner Online to Reach Teens Nationwide.News Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers MIAMI BEACH Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2004 Free Peers Inc., publishers of the BearShare file-sharing client, is partnering with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy to focus the attention of teens on the importance of avoiding too-early pregnancy and parenthood. Millions of BearShare users will have the opportunity to download ten videos, created by film students conducted by the National Campaign and MediaLiquid, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Designed to educate teens about teen pregnancy and how to reduce the chances of becoming pregnant, the partnership coincides with the May 5th National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In conjunction with this news, BearShare is launching a new "Peer Service Announcement" program for cause marketers and political organizations of all shapes, sizes, and opinions, offering them free "peer time" on the BearShare networks similar to traditional PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. programs in the television radio and print media. Like a PSA in radio and television, BearShare will enable these organizations to share their messages with the BearShare audience in audio, video or flash formats. Users will be able to download the messages only from within the BearShare client. "We are excited and proud to share with our users messages from all cause organizations at no cost. We recognize how important it is for these organizations to reach their audience, but they do not always have the necessary funding. This new network provides an essential service as costs of television, radio, and print advertising continue to rise," cites Louis Tatta BearShare COO. "We are excited about working with BearShare to reach our audience. The new peer-to-peer networks (1) A network of computers configured to allow certain files and folders to be shared with everyone or with selected users. Peer-to-peer networks are quite common in small offices that do not use a dedicated file server. are an important and unique way to reach our teen audience where they spend much of their time online," says Kate Ghiloni, spokesperson for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. To view the videos visit http://www.bearShare.com, download the BearShare client where you will find the videos. About Free Peers, Inc. Free Peers, Inc., creators of the BearShare P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. software product, is a leading global communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry company that is revolutionizing Internet digital media distribution and communications via a unique software-driven solution that enables users to communicate with one another more efficiently on an unprecedented scale. About the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy The National Campaign is a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. , nonpartisan non·par·ti·san adj. Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions. organization with a goal of reducing the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005. For more information about the National Campaign, please visit teenpregnancy.org. |
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