60 http://www.prwebpodcast.com A Top 30 Stream of VIRTUALTOURIST.COM Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com (PRWeb) podMaster@emediawire.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:31:45 -0800 VIRTUALTOURIST.COM http://www.prweb.com/prwebrss.gif 130 49 http://prwebpodcast.com Copyright PRWeb International, Inc. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A Top 30 Stream of VIRTUALTOURIST.COM Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb A Top 30 Stream of VIRTUALTOURIST.COM Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com PR Web PRWeb no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb667243.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb667243.htm Travel research website VirtualTourist.com has just announced the winner of the "1,000,000 Mile Giveaway," the first ever internet sweepstakes using a Facebook application. [PRWeb Jan 31, 2008] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb667243.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:26:11 -0800 podcrew@extrahoop.com VirtualTourist.com has announced USC student Michele Skaletzky as the winner of the ''1,000,000 Mile Giveaway,'' the first sweepstakes to use a Facebook Application as a means of entry. Starting in September, every user who downloaded VirtualTourist's Travel Map into their Facebook account was invited to enter the grand drawing for 1,000,000 frequent flyer miles. The VirtualTourist Travel Map application, which allows travelers to record destinations they have visited, lived in, or wish to go, won instant user-approval when launched last year. Originally designed as a way to track countries, the map now has a cities feature that allows users to zoom in to exact streets, making it one of the most popular travel applications on Facebook. The prize, one of the biggest of its kind, was designed to allow the winner to go literally anywhere they wanted and then some. With this many miles, a traveler could fly back and forth from Los Angeles to New York City every month for over three years, or around the world five times, which means Skaletzky better order extra passport pages. A junior at the University of Southern California, Skaletzky says of her win, "This is nuts! I never win anything!" When the life-changing call came, she started screaming, then suddenly felt her legs go wobbly: ''I said to my brother, 'I feel dizzy!''' The 20-year-old business major whose concentration is strategic management, says she plans to take full advantage of her good fortune, starting first in Paris, where her grandmother lives and where she has frequently traveled. Next on her list: Israel, where she previously studied Hebrew and worked on a kibbutz. It is a place she sites as her favorite, although that may soon change. Scheduled to graduate in 2009, she plans on embarking on a trip around the world the moment she has that diploma in-hand. When asked how long she plans to devote to the mission, she replied, ''As long as it takes!'' Skaletzky will be able to redeem her 1,000,000 frequent flyer miles through US Airways Dividend Miles program. Dividend miles can be redeemed on Star Alliance airlines, which include Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, among others. About VirtualTourist's Travel Map A customizable world map on which users click to mark cities and countries they have visited, lived in, or wish to visit. VirtualTourist's Travel Map is the first of its kind. This Facebook application is the first internet travel map that automatically updates and synchronizes across numerous websites when edits are made by the user. VirtualTourist's Travel Map can be created on VirtualTourist.com and Facebook. Customized maps can then be quickly exported for viewing to any Web page that allows HTML coding, such as MySpace or most blogs. About VirtualTourist.com VirtualTourist.com is one of the largest online travel communities in the world and a premier resource for travelers seeking an insider perspective on travel... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb667243.htm]]> Courtney Lichterman USC Student Wins VirtualTourist.com's 1,000,000 Mile Giveaway Using Facebook Application VirtualTourist.com has announced USC student Michele Skaletzky as the winner of the ''1,000,000 Mile Giveaway,'' the first sweepstakes to use a Facebook Application as a means of entry. Starting in September, every user who downloaded VirtualTourist's Travel Map into their Facebook account was invited to enter the grand drawing for 1,000,000 frequent flyer miles. The VirtualTourist Travel Map application, which allows travelers to record destinations they have visited, lived in, or wish to go, won instant user-approval when launched last year. Originally designed as a way to track countries, the map now has a cities feature that allows users to zoom in to exact streets, making it one of the most popular travel applications on Facebook. The prize, one of the biggest of its kind, was designed to allow the winner to go literally anywhere they wanted and then some. With this many miles, a traveler could fly back and forth from Los Angeles to New York City every month for over three years, or around the world five times, which means Skaletzky better order extra passport pages. A junior at the University of Southern California, Skaletzky says of her win, "This is nuts! I never win anything!" When the life-changing call came, she started screaming, then suddenly felt her legs go wobbly: ''I said to my brother, 'I feel dizzy!''' The 20-year-old business major whose concentration is strategic management, says she plans to take full advantage of her good fortune, starting first in Paris, where her grandmother lives and where she has frequently traveled. Next on her list: Israel, where she previously studied Hebrew and worked on a kibbutz. It is a place she sites as her favorite, although that may soon change. Scheduled to graduate in 2009, she plans on embarking on a trip around the world the moment she has that diploma in-hand. When asked how long she plans to devote to the mission, she replied, ''As long as it takes!'' Skaletzky will be able to redeem her 1,000,000 frequent flyer miles through US Airways Dividend Miles program. Dividend miles can be redeemed on Star Alliance airlines, which include Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, among others. About VirtualTourist's Travel Map A customizable world map on which users click to mark cities and countries they have visited, lived in, or wish to visit. VirtualTourist's Travel Map is the first of its kind. This Facebook application is the first internet travel map that automatically updates and synchronizes across numerous websites when edits are made by the user. VirtualTourist's Travel Map can be created on VirtualTourist.com and Facebook. Customized maps can then be quickly exported for viewing to any Web page that allows HTML coding, such as MySpace or most blogs. About VirtualTourist.com VirtualTourist.com is one of the largest online travel communities in the world and a premier resource for travelers seeking an insider perspective on travel... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/1/prweb667243.htm]]> 00:15:00 no