Carbonetworks and US Department of Commerce promoted in article

Again on PR Newswire I found a good example of PR. There is an upcoming UN Climate Conference in which Carbonetworks, a " leading software company that provides performance management for energy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sustainability solutions," will be participating. The purpose of the conference is to, "reach political agreements on greenhouse-gas emissions control and to help developing countries adapt to climate change and new technologies available to control emissions."

Stephen Crawfor, Derector, United States Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce, seems pleased with Carbonetworks representing the US and said, ""Our aim in Copenhagen is to gather the world's leading companies and offer a forum to demonstrate their cutting-edge climate solutions. Bright Green emphasizes innovation and intelligent technologies as the solution to the global climate challenge, and Carbonetworks is a perfect representative of how technology will fuel the new green economy."

Michael Meehan, President and CEO of Carbonetworks said, "As an innovator of emissions management solutions, Carbonetworks understands first hand the impact that technology can have on climate change. We are pleased to be a part of this historic event, and hope that our participation demonstrates that innovative solutions are in place today to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but we must go farther. Our hope is that by participating in the event we will be able to bring insights back to our customers to help them better navigate the new landscape of climate action and business performance."

This article puts both the US Department of Commerce and Carbonetworks in a positive light.

Airline gives customer friendly solutions to severe winter weather

In an article on PR Newswire, Continental Airlines announces its solutions for severe weather this Wednesday. Flights are expected to be delayed or even cancelled. The subheading for the article states the following, "costomers traveling to impacted cities may reschedule without penalty; continental.com provides latest flight information and operations summary." Later in the article is the following statement, "customers scheduled on flights to, from or through affected airports Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, including Continental's New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, are permitted a one-time date or time change to the itinerary without penalty. If a flight has been canceled, a refund in the original form of payment may be requested. Complete details are available at continental.com." Then there is more information given on the fastest and most convenient way to change travel plans.
The PR Rep. for Continental is doing his job. This is the type of the thing that could be a nightmare for an airline, but becuase they are getting the word out through the media that they are working with customers and how they are solving the problem, they will maintain a good image in the eyes of the public.

itunes bashed and TunesPro complimented

An article on PR Newswire talked about Apple raising its price to purchase songs on itunes. Where they were $.99 they are now $1.29/song. The article cited an online behaviour trend survey conducted at University of Arizona and showed that the hike in price on itunes has lowerd 63% of teh faculty's desire to purchase music online. "The survey found that 78% of the students replied they are not committed to any specific music website, rather affordable prices is the overall dominating factor when shopping onlin." And according to this article there are still affordable online sites to buy music. The article cites a a student who buys his music from the newer music website called TunesPro.com which offers the exact same music as itunes for a fraction of the cost. A spokesperson for TunesPro said, "We currently charge 19c/song while offering an additional 10% discount when a full album is purchased. We believe the reduced prices will attract the students and younger users away from itunes, who charge almost 6 times more than we do."
TunesPro has some great publicity here. When people here that their songs are six times cheaper and just as good of quality, they are likely to win some customers.