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As seen in: Medium, Forbes, Yahoo News, Associated Press, Inc., Yahoo, The Orange County Register, WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH), Republican-American, KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA) and
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A Public Relations firm focusing on media strategy campaigns with offices in California and New York.
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Interest in carshare apps surges after BART strike

Interest in carshare apps surges after BART strike

Associated Press (Client: Avego) — Just days before hundreds of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers went on strike, the online ridesharing network Avego bought a new Web address: bartstrike.com.By Monday morning, when 400,000 displaced commuters were struggling to get to work, Avego was going beyond offering an easy way to share a ride with a stranger. The company was giving a few lucky commuters who downloaded its smartphone app a free helicopter ride to bypass the traffic.Avego is one of many startup rideshare companies marketing their services with gusto after this week's strike by the workers who transport more than 40 percent of commuters coming from the East Bay to San Francisco.Sign-ups jumped from hundreds before the strike to thousands over the weekend, said Paul Steinberg, Avego's director of operations for the Americas.
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The Burger Business: How August Kitchen Is Carving A Niche In The Condiment Aisle

The Burger Business: How August Kitchen Is Carving A Niche In The Condiment Aisle

Forbes (Client: August Kitchen) — Cofounder of August Kitchen, Zina Santos "Did you know that most grocery distributors require that at least 75% of your product's shelf life remain before they put it in stores?" asks Zina Santos, the cofounder of August Kitchen, a young food brand based in Westchester, New York that's slowly winning shelf space in the Northeast. "Because-and I can be honest here- we had absolutely no idea." Like many first-time founders, the Zina Santos and husband Jason created a product to meet a very personal need-how to make a better burger with minimal prep and maximum flavor?-only to discover it was a pain point (however small) outside of their own kitchen.
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San Diego News, Local, California and National News | UTSanDiego.com

San Diego News, Local, California and National News | UTSanDiego.com

U-T San Diego (Client: InsideUP) — Alissa Samperio and Kurt Hummel began designing modern, nautically themed clothing and home goods as a side business to their Vista-based screen printing company last summer. They figured that like the original company, their new business - The Printed Palette - wouldn't turn a profit for several years. But one well-placed blog post changed everything. The Printed Palette's popularity skyrocketed, and it was profitable within months. That's the power of social media and advertising. It's not just a way for companies to stay in touch with customers but it gives small businesses like the Printed Palette an opportunity to get noticed - and without the expensive advertising budget.
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Dwell on Design show: Yahoo! Homes' top picks

Dwell on Design show: Yahoo! Homes' top picks

homes.yahoo.com (Client: Livingplug) — This year's Dwell on Design home show, the nation's largest design event, attracted a record crowd to downtown Los Angeles, including your faithful correspondent (that's me!) and family. We saw loads of impressive products, some of them practical, some of them more, er, aspirational. I've rounded up the best here, putting special emphasis on consumer-friendly products. (I do read the comments, and that was one theme that emerged from commenters on our slideshow of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair: Seriously, what can the average mortal buy?) Not every product here is inexpensive, but they are all good values.
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Local Veteran Gets the Gift of Sight

Local Veteran Gets the Gift of Sight

Fox LA (Client: Feinerman Vision Center) — Local Veteran Gets the Gift of Sight Posted: Monday, May 27, 2013 10:34 AM EST Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:01 AM EST Los Angeles, CA - (FOX 11) A local veteran who served three tours in Iraq, was hit by an IED and suffers from chronic back pain, got an unexpected gift from a local doctor. Veteran Matt Haviland served three tours of duty in Iraq in nine years. Matt tells us his unit did combat, humanitarian and stabilization work. "Matt's a war veteran who suffered injuries, he was hit by an IED sustained some injuries and chronic back pain," explained doctor Gregg Feinerman from Feinerman Vision Center.
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8 New Tech Companies to Watch

8 New Tech Companies to Watch

Inc. (Client: Lively) — shutterstock images The following companies offer something new and novel. Thanks to these innovative entrepreneurs behind them, you can now use a Bluetooth headset for better security, easily visualize tons of data on your iPad, and more. 1. CloudVaults I'm impressed a company can pull off such a unique security trick. I'm even more surprised no one has thought of this before. CloudVaults uses a Bluetooth headset as a security device. You can unlock a smartphone only when the headset is present. (The service also lets you use other Bluetooth devices, including your car stereo.)
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Rare disorder no longer clouds Coto native's vision

Rare disorder no longer clouds Coto native's vision

Orange County Register (Client: Feinerman Vision Center) — IRVINE - For Austin Seedman, his eyes are his ears. Deaf since age 2, the Coto de Caza native reads lips to supplement the limited hearing generated by his cochlear implant. About Wolfram syndrome Gift of sight That's what made the cataracts that had been casting ever-growing clouds over the 22-year-old's vision all the more debilitating. Both issues are symptoms of his rare genetic disorder, Wolfram syndrome. It also made the prospect of surgery to remove those cataracts terrifying, in case something went wrong and Seedman was further cut off from the world around him. Read more about the surgery here.
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Wolfram Syndrome Explained

Wolfram Syndrome Explained

www.thedoctorstv.com (Client: Feinerman Vision Center) — Segment Part One: Austin, 22, suffers from Wolfram syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes diabetes, deafness, renal problems and compromises eyesight. At the young age of 2, Austin was diagnosed with cataracts and his sight continued to deplete as he grew older.
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Curing Cataracts

Curing Cataracts

www.thedoctorstv.com (Client: Feinerman Vision Center) — Segment Part Two: Austin, 22, suffers from Wolfram syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes diabetes, deafness, renal problems and compromises eyesight. At the young age of 2, Austin was diagnosed with cataracts and his sight continued to deplete as he grew older - until now. Follow ophthalmologist Dr. Gregg Feinerman into the OR as he performs a groundbreaking surgery to bring Austin's vision back.
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On the operating table

On the operating table

Orange County Register (Client: Feinerman Vision Center) — The cataract surgery that cleared Austin Seedman's vision - and changed his life - took roughly 10 minutes. Seedman and his parents arrived at Barranca Surgery Center in Irvine before 9 a.m. Thursday. Seedman began using drops to dilate his left eye, making the pupil as large as possible to give Dr. Gregg Feinerman room to work. As Seedman, 22, prepared for surgery, Feinerman performed two other cataract procedures on patients, kicking off his average of 10 to 14 surgeries each day. Then it was Seedman's turn. He was wheeled into the operating room on a gurney, wearing a hospital gown over his clothes.
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