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A Halloween Treat: 100 People Will Receive a FREE RIDE to Work

No Trick, Just a Treat

 

What's The 411 Networks will Give 100 People One Roundtrip MetroCard

Brooklyn, NY- October 30, 2011 --What's The 411 Networks, a Brooklyn-based, digital media company will give 100 people a roundtrip MetroCard at the DEKALB AVENUE (B/Q/R) subway station at Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues (in front of Applebees Restaurant and across the street from Long Island University) at 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. on Halloween, Monday, October 31, 2011.

"Halloween is usually thought of as an occasion for children," said Ruth J. Morrison, CEO and Founder, What's The 411 Networks. "However, What's The 411 Networks is giving away 100 roundtrip MetroCards on Halloween to adults that are on their way to work. We think this is a great treat and good way to start off the workweek. And, in this economy, it may be a lift to someone looking for a job."

To kick off the holiday shopping season, What's The 411? Networks will also give those who missed out on this opportunity a chance to win a Monthly New York City MetroCard. All one has to do is "Like" the What's The 411 Networks Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/WhatIsThe411. Those who like the What's The 411 Facebook page, between October 27, 2011 – November 30, 2011 are eligible to participate in the contest to win a monthly MetroCard.

On December 1, 2011, What's The 411 Networks will select three (3) people from those who chose to "Like" its Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/WhatIsThe411, between October 27, 2011 - November 30, 2011, and will give each of those three individuals one Monthly MetroCard. Winners who live outside of New York City will receive a $100.00 American Express gift card.

ABOUT What's The 411 Networks

Based in Brooklyn, New York, What's The 411? Networks is a digital media company redefining entertainment news and lifestyle. Creators of original video content, What's The 411 Networks celebrated its re-launch on October 19, 2011. The company had its beginning in independent television production with a weekly entertainment news program on WNYC-TV. The producers became video streaming pioneers as it integrated the power of the Internet in its operations in 1996. The company was just a little ahead of the marketplace because far too many people were without 56k modems and broadband connections were still many years away. The September 11, 2001, tragedy slowed the flow of venture capital and the company stopped production in 2006. With the advent of YouTube, Vimeo and other video sharing companies, the founder of What's The 411 Networks with urging from former correspondents, made a decision to re-boot the company. What's The 411 Networks re-launched with a new mission, look, and business model.

ABOUT Ruth J. Morrison

Not one to color inside the lines,Ruth J. Morrison is the CEO and Founder of What's The 411 Networks. She developed and launched from conception the City of New York's multi-channel cable television network and served as a senior telecommunications policy analyst for the New York City's Mayor's Office of Energy and Telecommunications. Ms. Morrison is a former Communications Director and Legislative Advisor to a New York Member of the U.S. Congress; she was the first African-American woman to cover the New York Knicks as a beat reporter and for three years, she worked in Brasil as a consultant for an American company. Ms. Morrison earned a master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and she was a Communications Fellow at the Annenberg Washington Program of Northwestern University. She also taught courses in telecommunications at Fordham University.

Ruth J. Morrison, Founder, What's The 411 Networks is available for interviews and the Halloween event will be a great photo opportunity.

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Boyz II Men Video Interview Is No. 1 in 2011 Internationally on What's The 411Networks' YouTube Video Channel

Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle, Diana Ross, and Others Round Out the Top Five

Brooklyn, NY- December 20, 2011 --What's The 411 Networks (http://www.whatsthe411.com), a Brooklyn-based, digital media company, announced today that its Boyz II Men, Babyface and Aaron Hall video interview conducted backstage at the 1995 Soul Train Awards received the most international views of all of its videos on YouTube during 2011.

What's The 411 Networks Top 10 International YouTube Video Views are:

1. Boyz II Men, Babyface, and Aaron Hall
2. Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle and Diana Ross
3. Ralph Lauren Model, Tyson Beckford
4. Snoop Dogg and Naughty By Nature
5. Actress Lisa Nicole Carson
6. Rapper Busta Rhymes
7. R&B Singer and Radio Personality Miss Jones
8. Singer and Entrepreneur, Mary J. Blige
9. R&B Trio Total
10. Actor Michael DeLorenzo

"The analytics for What's The 411 Networks' videos on You Tube confirmed for me what I intuitively already knew that African American culture, particularly Black music is pervasive," said Ruth J. Morrison, CEO and Founder, What's The 411 Networks. "What's The 411 is getting views of its videos from countries such as: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Cyprus, Vietnam, Turkey, and Venezuela among others."

The Top 10 international countries that viewed What's The 411 Networks' videos are:
1. United Kingdom
2. Germany
3. France
4. Canada
5. Brazil
6. Japan
7. Netherlands
8. Australia
9. Spain
10. Italy

"It was surprising to discover the trending videos in the What's The 411 Networks YouTube channel (TheOnline411)," added Ruth Morrison. "The You Tube Analytics tool helped us to see that our "Throwback" interviews out-paced our newer videos. You Tube Analytics is a very powerful tool."

The video viewing data is from January 7, 2011 – December 15, 2011.

About What's The 411 Networks
Based in Brooklyn, New York, What's The 411? Networks is a digital media/news, marketing and entertainment company redefining entertainment news and lifestyle. Focused on urban entertainment news and lifestyle for sophisticated multi-cultural audiences, the What's The 411 Networks' website contains original video content produced by the What's The 411 team. The website and television show include news, and curated news and information.

Located in New York City, the media capital of the world, What's The 411 Networks is geographically positioned to capture mission-based original video content for its television, web, and mobile-based products.

The company established its roots in television production in 1993, producing a weekly entertainment news program on WNYC-TV. It licensed its programming to a broadcaster in South Africa in 1996 and became video streaming pioneers as it integrated the power of the Internet in its operations also in 1996.

Ruth J. Morrison, Founder, What's The 411 Networks is available for interviews.

For more information, visit http://www.whatsthe411.com and Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WhatIsThe411.
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MeadProb4 Taps Advanced Communications Strategies Group to Promote South Korean Trade Mission

Trade Mission to Focus on Several Industry Sectors

(Brooklyn, NY, August 31, 2012) --Ruth J. Morrison, CEO and Founder, Advanced Communications Strategies Group, was selected by MeadProb4, a Connecticut-based management consulting firm with a focus on International Trade and Development and Project Finance/Capital Formation, to assist with promoting MeadProb4's trade mission to South Korea.

The trade mission is scheduled for September 24-29, 2012.

Trade Mission to Focus on Several Industry Sectors:

"I am honored that MeadProb4 selected Advanced Communications Strategies Group to assist with its promotion efforts for its South Korean trade mission," stated Ruth J. Morrison. "I consider this as an opportunity to combine my professional expertise in international business and marketing/Public Relations."

The companies participating in this trade mission will meet with companies in various industry sectors in the provinces of Jeollanamdo, Gangwondo, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and Gyeonggi-do.

The targeted industry sectors for this trade mission are:
1. Tourism, Theme Parks
2. Hotels
3. Hi-tech
4. Renewable Energy
5. Manufacturing
6. Aviation
7. Industrial
8. Bio-medical
9. Shopping Malls
10. Medical
11. Media
12. Mixed-use Buildings
13. Steel
14. Automotive
15. R&D
In addition to company meetings, the trade mission participants will meet with government representatives from the provinces of Jeollanamdo, Gangwondo, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeonggi-do.

For more information about MeadProb4's South Korean trade mission, please email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 203-268-0430. Ext 111.

About MeadProb4

MeadProb4(Mb4) is a management consulting firm focused on Project Financing/Capital Formation; International Trade and Development; and Project, Program and Portfolio Management.

MeadProb4's Project Financing/Capital Formationunit assists companies with locating the capital they need for projects. Additionally, MeadProb4 provides services to U.S. companies interested in building their brands in the MENA, China, and South American markets. Our goal is to assist companies in navigating the maze both culturally and politically in the countries that we operate in.

With any project there is a need for accountability, conflict mitigation and financial controls. Mb4 assist companies in establishing the criteria for oversight of their project or program.

For more information, visit: www.meadprob4.com.

About Advanced Communications Strategies Group

Advanced Communications Strategies Group is a multifaceted media, marketing and business development company based in New York. ACSG produces television programming and provides marketing and public relations services through its What's The 411 Networks division. ACSG, through its Access Global program, conducts seminars, produces informational products, and facilitates international trade.

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