Thursday, December 7, 2006
Vimo to Donate Up to $100,000 to Toys for Tots
Company Will Donate $1 for Every Doctor Rating Posted to Vimo Site During the Month of December
Mountain View, California, December 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vimo wants to know what people think about their doctors, and is running a unique and generous holiday promotion to prove it. Vimo, the Internet's leading healthcare comparison- shopping site, will donate one dollar to the U.S. Marine Reserve Toys For Tots Program for every doctor rating posted during December by consumers to the Vimo website, at http://www.vimo.com/toysfortots. The company has committed to donating up to a maximum $100,000. Posting a review at Vimo is quick and free -- it doesn't even require user registration -- and posting privileges are open to all United States residents.
"We encourage online shoppers to stop by http://www.vimo.com/toysfortots during their holiday Internet shopping," says Chini Krishnan, Founder and CEO of Vimo, Inc. "Visitors can rate their doctor in about 30 seconds and help bring the magic of the holidays to needy youngsters. We also encourage people to forward this note to their friends. We want to make the maximum donation possible -- up to $100,000 -- so rate your doctors and tell your friends!"
There are a few rules to the promotion: Vimo will donate a maximum of $3 per reviewer (person). To qualify, a review needs to be original and include at least 100 characters of commentary on the doctor's performance. Machine-generated reviews, or reviews containing nonsensical, threatening or obscene language do not qualify, nor do reviews that come from outside the United States. This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion.
Vimo is the nation's first free integrated comparison-shopping portal for healthcare products and services. The site enables businesses and consumers to research, compare, rate and even purchase health insurance plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Visitors can also use Vimo to price hundreds of different surgeries and medical procedures at hospitals across the nation, and run deep background checks on doctors and dentists. All for free.
About Vimo
Founded by industry veterans from WebMD and Valicert, Vimo believes consumers deserve more power in the healthcare equation. Vimo makes buying healthcare and insurance easier, cheaper and much more transparent. Vimo's unique search technology enables consumers to shop for healthcare the way they shop for other expensive products -- by researching, comparing prices and hearing feedback from other buyers. Insurance brokers interested in partnering with Vimo can visit http://www.vimo.com/brokercenter . For more information, call Vimo at 650-230-0065 or visit http://www.vimo.com .
About Toys for Tots
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children across the country. Toys for Tots delivers a message of hope to needy youngsters that can help them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. Learn more at http://www.toysfortots.org/ .
Mountain View, California, December 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Vimo wants to know what people think about their doctors, and is running a unique and generous holiday promotion to prove it. Vimo, the Internet's leading healthcare comparison- shopping site, will donate one dollar to the U.S. Marine Reserve Toys For Tots Program for every doctor rating posted during December by consumers to the Vimo website, at http://www.vimo.com/toysfortots. The company has committed to donating up to a maximum $100,000. Posting a review at Vimo is quick and free -- it doesn't even require user registration -- and posting privileges are open to all United States residents.
"We encourage online shoppers to stop by http://www.vimo.com/toysfortots during their holiday Internet shopping," says Chini Krishnan, Founder and CEO of Vimo, Inc. "Visitors can rate their doctor in about 30 seconds and help bring the magic of the holidays to needy youngsters. We also encourage people to forward this note to their friends. We want to make the maximum donation possible -- up to $100,000 -- so rate your doctors and tell your friends!"
There are a few rules to the promotion: Vimo will donate a maximum of $3 per reviewer (person). To qualify, a review needs to be original and include at least 100 characters of commentary on the doctor's performance. Machine-generated reviews, or reviews containing nonsensical, threatening or obscene language do not qualify, nor do reviews that come from outside the United States. This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion.
Vimo is the nation's first free integrated comparison-shopping portal for healthcare products and services. The site enables businesses and consumers to research, compare, rate and even purchase health insurance plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Visitors can also use Vimo to price hundreds of different surgeries and medical procedures at hospitals across the nation, and run deep background checks on doctors and dentists. All for free.
About Vimo
Founded by industry veterans from WebMD and Valicert, Vimo believes consumers deserve more power in the healthcare equation. Vimo makes buying healthcare and insurance easier, cheaper and much more transparent. Vimo's unique search technology enables consumers to shop for healthcare the way they shop for other expensive products -- by researching, comparing prices and hearing feedback from other buyers. Insurance brokers interested in partnering with Vimo can visit http://www.vimo.com/brokercenter . For more information, call Vimo at 650-230-0065 or visit http://www.vimo.com .
About Toys for Tots
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children across the country. Toys for Tots delivers a message of hope to needy youngsters that can help them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. Learn more at http://www.toysfortots.org/ .
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