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Posted - 11/10/2010 05:48pm
WildFireWeb Moves to Sonoma

WildFireWeb creates customized site creation system for wine country luxury real estate team


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When Rick Tackett and Nicki Naylor came through our door with the idea of creating a proprietary, property - specific, real estate website platform, and had already been disappointed by the results produced by a competing vendor, we were more than happy to help. At WildFireWeb, we have long known that real estate property sites are a perfect match for our dynamic editing platform, and having created similar site creation systems for other vertical markets, we knew that we could build exactly what they were looking for.

"Most real estate brokerages offer access to generic website templates for promoting individual properties. Nicki Naylor and I, both having worked in the advertising/photography professions, wanted to raise the bar and create websites that treated our listings like fine art. WildFireWeb immediately understood our concept and pioneered a unique platform that allows us to create, edit and manage all our luxury home and vineyard web sites. We could not be more pleased with their service."
Rick Tackett, Alain Pinel Realtors - Sonoma 

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WildFireWeb Inc 
is constantly creating new technology to make your business  easier, more effective and efficient. One of our recent  projects, Project LEAD,
highlights our custom programming services.


WildFireWeb Inc. recently launched the new Project LEAD professional development and leadership portal. Using the portal, participants enter information about specific leadership activities related to their own professional development. Teachers can track and view all of the leadership activities entered in their personal profile. While personal profiles are always kept private, data collected can be used to look at patterns of leadership, participation and growth over time.

Project LEAD is a 3 year program, developed by the North Bay Math Project at the Sonoma County Office of Education. For more information on Project LEAD and the North Bay Math Project, contact Doreen Heath Lance, Regional Director of Mathematics, Sonoma County Office of Education dlance@scoe.org (707) 524-2853. 

Posted - 11/20/2009 10:00am
Four more stores open in Sonoma Mall
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Sonoma Valley Cyclery, Fleurtique, Vita Bella Consignment and Roosters Nest Consignment are the latest stores to open in the brand new Shop Sonoma Mall (shopsonoma.net) this week bringing the total to 18, with more to open soon.

The new exclusively Sonoma mall is "virtual," an online mall open 24/7, within a click or two of any resident with access to the Internet. They just go to shopsonoma.net.  The online shopping mall was conceived, developed and launched by The Sonoma Index-Tribune's new Sonoma Creative Services division in partnership with WildfireWeb owner and Sonoma resident Blaine Transue.

Stores that opened last week include: The Toy Shop, Bear Moon Clothing,  Eminent Design, Baskin-Robbins, Sonoma Market, South American Secrets, Eraldi’s Men’s Wear, Barking Dog,  Fine Line Art Supplies, Sonoma Beauty Supply, Wildfire Web, Sonoma Magazine, plus the "Consignment Corridor" group of stores that includes Sisters, Plain Jane's, and Vignette. Local businesses that wish to open a store on the new local mall are urged to contact Ryan Lynch (ryan@sonomanews.com or Scott Miller (scott@sonomanews.com) at Sonoma Creative Services. Mall store leases are $149 per month (for six months). 5b18

Posted - 11/06/2009 10:00am
Shop Sonoma Mall opens
Shop Sonoma Mall opens
Sonoma Index Tribune, November 6th, 2009

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Sonoma Valley residents have a new and easier way to shop locally, starting today, with opening of the Shop Sonoma Mall, shopsonoma.net, featuring more than 15 local stores offering easy access to their products any time of the day or night.

The new exclusively Sonoma mall is "virtual," an online mall open 24/7, within a click or two of any resident with access to the Internet. They just go to shopsonoma.net. The online shopping mall was conceived, developed and launched by The Sonoma Index-Tribune's new Sonoma Creative Services division in partnership with WildFireWeb Inc. owner and Sonoma resident Blaine Transue.

"You can shop tonight after work, tomorrow morning in your pajamas with a cup of coffee in your hand, or on your lunch break. All you need to do is click on shopsonoma.net," said Bill Lynch, publisher of the Index-Tribune. "Sonoma Valley merchants have a lot to offer local residents and we wanted to create an easy way for them to shop locally at their convenience. It also saves time and gas and helps support local businesses," Lynch added. "It should also be noted that this is an 'all-Sonoma' digital product. Even Blaine, whose business is located in Petaluma, is a Sonoma resident."

More than 15 local businesses have signed leases for the new mall, and more are being added every week. The stores currently open in the Shop Sonoma Mall include: The Toy Shop, Eminent Design, Baskin-Robbins, Sonoma Market, South American Secrets, Eraldi's Men's Wear, Barking Dog, Sonoma Beauty Supply, Wildfire Web, Sonoma Magazine, plus the "Consignment Corridor" group of stores that includes Sisters, Plain Jane's and Vignette.

Other stores set to open soon in the mall include: Sonoma Valley Cyclery, Fleurtique, Vita Bella, plus local retailers in the hardware and lumber business, jewelry and communications and electronics. There will also be restaurants added as part of an online food court."We expect to have more than 20 stores open in the Shop Sonoma Mall before Thanksgiving, and even more than that before Christmas," Lynch added.Each store in the mall is offering items for the shopping and browsing pleasure of local residents. Some of the stores are equipped with full shopping cart software, which allows shoppers to make and pay for a purchase online. Other stores offer a means for shoppers to identify an item and send an e-mail (or make a phone call) and either ask questions about it, or request that it be reserved for their closer inspection at the actual store the following day. The storeowners will assist online shoppers in making their purchase and pick up of their merchandise at the shopper's convenience.

"One of the many great things about this local virtual mall is that there are no shipping costs involved. That is a significant savings to people who like to shop on line, but also have to pay for the shipping. With the Shop Sonoma Mall, they can just stop by the store and pick up their purchase." Lynch said.

The Shop Sonoma Mall, which is also linked directly to sonomanews.com, the I-T's very popular local news Web site, is unique among online shopping sites in that it is exclusively for Sonoma Valley businesses and residents and especially designed to give locally owned, independent businesses a low-cost way to compete with the giant companies who dominate the Web. "We built the Shop Sonoma Mall as part of the over all Shop Sonoma campaign we co-sponsor with the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce and Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau. Our goal is to increase the awareness of local residents of the benefits and savings of shopping locally," Lynch said.

Local businesses that wish to open a store on the new local mall are urged to contact Ryan Lynch, ryan@sonomanews.com, or Scott Miller, scott@sonomanews.com, at Sonoma Creative Services. Mall store leases are $149 a month (for six months). For more information about WildFireWeb Inc., go to wildfireweb.com or call 789-0769.

http://sonomanews.com/articles/2009/11/05/news/doc4af38b12cb3cb469160291.txt

Sonoma Market launches new Website Donates $12,500 to women's center

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Caption CAROLYN STONE accepts check for $12,500 from Dale Downing, partner-owner of Sonoma-Glen Ellen Market and Al Minero Sonoma Market Manager. The money which goes to the Carolyn J. Stone Women's Health and Wellness Center, was raised at the store's pink ribbon day last week
Dale Downing and Don Shone have launched their new Sonoma-Glen Ellen Market Website (http://www.sonomamarket.com) highlighting many of their stores' departments, staff and products. The recipe section has been expanded; there is a link to a dynamic "Wine Dude" feature by Mike Short, wine buyer, and a "butchers blog" by meat department manager Scott Meroney. Shoppers can access the complete deli and prepared foods menu and place orders via telephone from the list.

Another part of the store's new site highlights the many local community organizations that the market supports. Most recently, the market's Pink Ribbon day raised more than $12,500 for the Carolyn J. Stone Women's Health and Wellness Center in Sonoma. Sonoma-Glen Ellen Market revised the look of their add to capture some of the highlights of their new Website and is also adding a new advertising feature in the Index-Tribune next to Kathleen Hill's Friday column.

The site redesign was produced and directed by Sonoma Creative Services in partnership with WildFireWeb Inc.. Scott Miller of Sonoma Creative Services credited the SCS team, including Ryan Lynch, Gerri Back, and Kathleen McIntyre and Blaine and Lia Transue, of WildFireWeb Inc. for their work on the site.  He also thanked Kathleen Hill, the Index-Tribune's food and wine editor, for her help and counsel on the site layout and content.

Sonoma Creative Services is a new division of The Sonoma Index-Tribune established earlier this year for the purpose of serving the creative marketing and advertising needs of local businesses. The Shop Sonoma Mall (shopsonoma.net), another SCS and WildFireWeb team project is launching this week. It is a virtual shopping mall designed to allow local residents to shop in their hometown any time they want, and includes more than a 15 local stores offering their products and services.

For more information about WildFireWeb Inc., go to wildfireweb.com or call 789-0769. To contact Sonoma Creative Services call 938-2111 or go to sonomacreativeservices.com.
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