Has Obama Already Won in Online Fund-Raising? and FTD Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results

City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 08/27/2008 - Internet Information Provider industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. The result is that donating to Obama's campaign has become impulse-buy easy. Feeling inspired by an Obama speech on YouTube (NASDAQ: GOOG)? There's a place to donate up to $1,000 right beside the video player on his YouTube channel. Been meaning to get more politically involved like your friends on Facebook? Just click on the Obama picture next to their social network profiles to go straight to a donation site on the social network. "This is the first year -- with Web 2.0 -- that candidates gave the tools to the voters allowing them to help raise money," says Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall.com, a nonpartisan software-as-a-service firm that helps candidates raise money online. "That is a big paradigm shift."


VMdirect, the marketing division of DigitalFX International, Inc. (AMEX: DXN), announced the launch of compensation plan enhancements which are designed to drastically increase pay to its Affiliate marketing base, while improving customer retention. "We already had a powerful compensation plan, rich with bonuses and onetime commissions. Now it quickly covers the monthly subscription fees associated with being in business with VMdirect," said Amy Black, President and Founder of VMdirect. "With the economy worsening, it was important we enhanced our program so our business partners could create a more lucrative multiple stream of income. The new enhancements are absolutely brilliant and are already creating a buzz of excitement within our Affiliate base not seen before."

FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE: FTD), a leading international provider of floral related products and services, recently announced fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results for the period ended June 30, 2008. Fiscal year 2008 consolidated revenue grew $33.1 million, or 5.4%, to $646.1 million, compared to consolidated revenue of $613.0 million for fiscal year 2007. Fiscal year 2007 included only eleven months of results for the Company's International Segment, as a result of its acquisition of the Interflora U.K. business on July 31, 2006. Net income for fiscal year 2008 was $39.0 million, or $1.31 per diluted share. During the current fiscal year, the Company incurred $5.5 million in unusual expenses, which included $2.9 million of expenses related to the pending acquisition by United Online, Inc., $2.0 million of charges related to abandoned acquisition opportunities in light of the pending acquisition by United Online, Inc., and $0.6 million in advisory costs incurred in conjunction with the resolution of a sales tax audit.

Equity Solutions Inc. announces it is currently featuring IAS Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: IASCA) www.iasenergy.com on USEquityNews.com. On July 7, 2008, IAS Energy announced that www.video1314.com had record web site traffic with over 14.3 million monthly hits to its site in June, 2008. "We are on track to becoming one of the top destination sites in Asia," said Samuel Kam, Vice President of Internet Development for IAS Energy, Inc. "We are now averaging more than half a million clicks to our site each day and expect this to increase substantially in the coming months through the introduction of more user-friendly interfaces in the future." Video1314.com is a fast growing Chinese Web 2.0 platform (similar to www.youtube.com) that allows users to share videos, music, audio as well as sell goods and services using videos in its marketplace. Since its launch, Video1314 has attracted millions of users and is fast becoming one of Asia's top Web2.0 destinations. Video1314.com currently serves the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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