One of my favorite days of the year is Father’s Day. While its a great day for me because my wife and kids give me a ton of attention and do nice things for me. I really appreciate it because it always has me reflecting on how my life has changed since being a father. My kids are my greatest joy and waking them up each morning and putting them to bed each night is something I look forward to every day. The kisses and hugs and love from my girls means everything to me and I can’t get enough of them. So while Father’s Day is meant to appreciate the fathers in your life, to me it makes me appreciate the little ones that put me in that position. Hope all the great dads out there have a great day for this upcoming holiday. Happy Father’s day!

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Mothers are special people in everyones lives who take care of you from day 1. Make sure to appreciate them and all that they do year round. Not only on Mothers day but always. I love you Mom. Happy mothers day!

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Top E-commerce Platform DHgate.com Celebrates 10th Anniversary
-Internationally Popular Online Shopping Site Bridges Cross-Border E-Commerce Trade for Chinese Brands

– Massive Site-wide Promotions Throughout August on Hard-to-Find Consumer Electronics, Mobile & Tablets, and Other Specialty Products

PR Newswire
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — DHgate.com, a leading e-commerce marketplace focused on cross-border trade of Chinese goods, announces its 10th anniversary, celebrating having become the leading, online shopping gateway for emerging and popular Chinese brands that are otherwise difficult to source in American retail stores and sites. DHgate invites its customers and fans alike to take part in the celebration with DHgate’s 10th Anniversary Sale—a site-wide promotion with vast discounts across popular products.

Bridging the best of Eastern manufacturing with Western e-commerce skill

China is considered the world’s manufacturer. In the early days of e-commerce, sourcing Chinese merchandise brought along a substantial mark-up thanks to extensive middlemen across the supply chain. Even today, there is a great difficulty in buying brands not readily found outside of China for the international consumer as the leading Chinese manufacturers don’t spend a large amount of money on brand marketing or the capability to create an online marketplace in which to sell their goods.

In 2004, with just ten employees in Beijing, China, DHgate’s online debut changed that. DHgate provides direct, transactional access to China goods for small-to-medium enterprises and consumers – significantly reducing costs for a wide variety of products coming straight from leading manufacturers.

“DHgate was inspired by the Chinese city of Dunhuang, which was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road trading route connecting the east to the west,” said ecommerce visionary and founder of DHgate Diane Wang. “It was my dream for DHgate to become the virtual gateway for global trade.”

Now with 1,000 employees, DHgate has a global customer base with over 5.5 million buyers in more than 220 countries and regions, and 1.2 million Chinese sellers that use DHgate as their storefront. The U.S. is the top market for both sales and total customer base, with organic growth in the market accounting for 50 percent of total merchandise sales for the company.

“Our mission is to empower anyone to buy and sell globally,” continues Ms. Wang. “With the increase of globalization, I believe cross border e-commerce will revolutionize international trading and help advance the global economy like never before. By going through DHgate, buyers can avoid high mark-ups that often come with sourcing goods domestically.”

Top categories include cell phones and accessories, electronics, computers and networking, health and beauty, and fashion and bridal.

“Our business is to provide the best quality products we source from China,” said Eric Siversen, CEO, Center Link Media. “They know how to make products that rival well-recognized global brands, but we would often find it difficult to find new brands without having to invest a lot of time and resources that go with researching, testing and setting up a new vendor relationship. With DHgate, Center Link Media gets the best guaranteed pricing and the assurance that new products are superior in every way.”

Celebrating the decade of Innovation with top promotions and deals

DHgate celebrates ten years of bringing innovative products to buyers across the globe by offering one of the largest, site-wide deals and promotions in the history of the shopping site. From August 1-5, 2014, the site will be incorporating a red envelope giveaway where any online shopper who visits the site will receive a $10 coupon on orders over $50. Users can also win $100 or $1,000 vouchers across the site. A grand prize for one lucky winner will receive an all-expense paid roundtrip to China for two people.

Beginning August 5th and running through August 19th, shoppers will get a chance to find incredibly steep discounts on products across consumer electronics, mobile and tablets, fashion and accessories, home goods and automotive supplies. The site will have a dedicated section for top Chinese brands. DHgate will showcase a large selection of in-demand products for its now permanent Daily Deals section as well as offering a specialized deal page where every item is $10, including many items normally found for much higher prices in U.S. retail stores.

About DHgate
Founded in 2004, DHgate is the first-to-market, transactional e-commerce platform focused on cross-border trading China goods. More than 5.5 million enterprise and consumer buyers from more than 220 countries and regions source goods through DHgate, including consumer electronics, cell phones accessories, health and beauty, and fashion and bridal. DHgate is the second online retail company founded by Diane Wang – she previously sold joyo.com to Amazon in 2004, today known as Amazon China. The company is headquartered in Beijing and has teams and offices across the globe. Learn more at www.dhgate.com.

U.S. Media Contact
Chris Prouty
MWW for DHgate
(415) 987-5491
dhgate@mww.com

SOURCE DHgate.com

http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2014/08/01/NY81976

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The Fifa World Cup has been amazing to watch so far. Brazil being the host for 2014 has such a strong local presence for soccer in their community, and supporting fans backing their team to the quarterfinals. Now we are left with only four teams battle for the victory. Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, and Argentina. All teams have showed amazing skills and determination on the field and should be nothing shy of explosive in the coming matches. This tuesday Brazil and Germany will battle it out to see who plays the winner of wednesdays match. Just a short week after that we will have the match everyone has been waiting for. I personally would love to see Brazil take home the cup and do it in their home court. The celebrations there must be historical and if they win it will be a part like no other. THe flip side is probably riots and anarchy at the site of a loss. Regardless of who wins the cup – all teams have left it all on the field and played with heart. Good luck.

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Center Link Media Attributes High Demand for Toothbrush Replacement Heads to Peak Cold and Flu Season

A common sense and inexpensive way to reduce the spread of cold and flu germs is to simply replace toothbrush heads.

Greg Spinder, President of Center Link Media says, “We chose to promote the electric toothbrush replacement head product specifically at this time, knowing that they would be in high demand.”

Coral Springs, FL (PRWEB) February 07, 2013

Every year, from late November through March, the country braces for the dreaded cold and flu season. A January 2013 report from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention stated that cases of influenza continue to increase in the United States and that most of the country is now experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness. A common sense and inexpensive way to reduce the spread of cold and flu germs is to simply replace toothbrush heads.

Center Link Media is a Florida-based marketing firm that specializes in E-commerce and online sales via Daily Deals websites. Greg Spinder, President of Center Link Media says, “We chose to promote the electric toothbrush replacement head product specifically at this time, knowing that they would be in high demand. We attribute record sales of this product to the fact that people are more conscious of spreading germs via contaminated toothbrush heads during cold and flu season.”

Center Link Media chose to sell the 12-Pack of Oral B compatible brush heads, which are designed to fit Braun Oral-B electric toothbrushes and plaque remover models, as well as Oral B Vitality, Advance Power, Pro-Health Battery, Professional Care and Triumph electric toothbrushes. Eric Siversen, Director of Marketing at Center Link Media explains, “This particular product features color-changing bristles, so you get a visual reminder to replace the head vs. trying to guess when replacement is needed. The brushes also come with removable color-code rings for identification, which makes it easy for families to keep toothbrushes from cross-use – also reducing the spread of germs.”

Replacement of toothbrushes is recommended over sanitizing or sterilizing. According to the The American Dental Association ®, people should be aware of how these terms can be misleading. Although there are several toothbrush sanitizing products on the market, few can substantiate claims and are not cleared by the FDA. The ADA® explains that sanitizing normally means that bacteria are reduced by 99.9 percent, while sterilizing specifically means that all living organisms have been destroyed or inactivated. Guidelines published by the ADA’s ® Council on Scientific Affairs warns that no commercially-available toothbrush cleaning products have been shown to sterilize. Claims that go beyond sanitizing or reducing bacterial contamination of a toothbrush should be viewed critically by the consumer. In addition, if a consumer chooses to use a cleaning device, they should still continue to regularly inspect brushes for wear and consider a replacement more often. A 100% effective means of guaranteeing a clean and efficient toothbrush is to simply replace it every 3-4 months, when it’s worn, or after a bout with cold or flu.

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Living in Florida and being no stranger to hurricanes, I can sympathize with what people in Louisiana are facing. Hurricane Isaac which just recently passed by my house was only a tropical storm just days ago. As with most developing storms the warm Gulf coast waters just develop those winds into a strong force and seem to keep heading directly for New Orleans, Mississippi, and surrounding states. Especially with the devastation they witnessed from hurricane Katrina, they surely do not take these warnings lightly. I hope the hang in there and weather the storm.

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What do the Olympics mean to you? Every four years the best of the best travel to one destination that hosts the Olympic games in their country. London gets the opportunity in 2012 to show the world its culture and lifestyle by presenting the opening ceremonies and bringing tens of thousands of athletes and spectators in to watch the top athletes in the world compete. Each sport is filled with young and aspiring competitors who have trained for years to attempt to win a gold, silver, or bronze medal in the sport they love. I find it truly amazing that when you bring all the different countries together there is nothing but respect and honor amongst the people who compete. Sportsmanship is a quality that is instilled in all the athletes and they show it proudly.

Michael Phelps just won the gold medal last night in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay earning him the 19th gold medal of his career and making him the most decorated Olympian of all time. For such a young man to earn a title like that and solidifying him as the top athlete of the world is an accomplishment that may never be outdone. With 3 events and potenital medals to go, he has a chance to push that record much further to ensure his title can live on for decades to come if not longer.

The Olympics mean showing pride for your country and believing that if you put your mind to anything in life then anything is possible. If you want something then go out and get it. Work hard and you can acheive anything. If you beleive in yourself and you put your head down and work, then you can be the best at what you do. Let’s go USA!

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What does Independence day mean to you? I recognize it as a day to reflect on the great people who are out there fighting for our freedom everyday and sacrificing their lives for our way of life. I remember the stories of all the past generations and their honorable stories to make this country the land of the free. Make sure you take the time to dedicate a little recognition to those spectacular triumphs. I always try to spend as much time on the 4th of July with family and friends to enjoy the fireworks, the BBQ’s, and the kids running around while almost everyone in America has a day off of work to appreciate one another. It is all about love in my life and positive energy, and I continue to surround myself with like minded individuals who wish to grow every day towards a common goal. While we all become busy in our day to day lives – we must never forget the reason we live such great lives. It is because we are free and independent.  That comes with a price. What ever you decide to do, be safe and enjoy the holiday.

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