Now let's dance!!! Press release below: Sacramento, Calif. Jan. 31, 2012 — On Jan. 30, SXSW (South by Southwest) Interactive announced that Sacramento-based Macer Media was selected as an Accelerator finalist in the News Related Technologies category. According to SXSW, more than 670 companies nationwide submitted their innovation to the Accelerator competition. Macer Media was one of eight finalists nationwide and one of two from California selected to present their innovation, AdGlue, at the fourth annual SXSW Accelerator held in Austin, Texas. The SXSW Interactive conference is known as...

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Local restaurants are participating in Eat to Feed The Hungry to benefit Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services and so should you! Seriously, we're champing at the bit for this week of good will and good eats. Eat to Feed The Hungry is a way for us Sacramentans to show our beloved Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services some well deserved support. It's also an excuse to nosh your way through some of our city's best eateries. How do you get involved!? Just follow Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/sfbfs) and join the Facebook event (http://www.facebook...

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The Sacramento Press is seeking a dynamic editor-in-chief to oversee the day-to-day operations of the newsroom. This position will play a key role in expanding the presence and reach of The Sacramento Press into the surrounding media market. Please email colleen[at]sacramentopress.com for more information We’re looking for someone who is ambitious, confident in their ability to learn quickly, and focused on creating compelling content for the local communities. Excellent writing and reporting skills and good editorial judgment are essential.The ideal candidate will bring lots of ideas...

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The Sacramento Press Journalism Open is back! Below is the press release with key details: Sacramento, Calif. January 3, 2012 — Cutting-edge hyperlocal online newspaper The Sacramento Press announces the launch of its 2012 Journalism Open. Unlike many other local news sources, The Sacramento Press enables members of the community to tell stories about their neighborhoods. By holding the third annual Journalism Open, The Sacramento Press encourages journalists, community contributors and aspiring writers to share their neighborhood stories for a chance to win cash prizes. More than 50...

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Deal Ticket has relaunched on a new platform.Like its distinctively independent, hyperlocal approach to news coverage and commentary on the Sacramento area, The Sacramento Press delivers Deal Ticket, its version of the national trend in online deals, which is a weekly deal program that offers consumers 51-90% off on Sacramento’s top businesses every Tuesday through Friday. Deal Ticket sales representatives are able to partner face to face with local businesses to produce effective offers for local consumers. “Deal Ticket worked out really well for my business,” said Abraham Sanchez, owner...

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