Both applications are available for free in the iTunes store as separate applications designed specific to each device. Response from consumers has been very positive with immediate downloads worldwide.  The most downloads occurring outside the United States came from Russia, China, Brazil, Canada and Germany. The iPhone and Ipad applications have an interesting mix of popularity, with the most iPad downloads occurring in Russia yet an almost equal amount for the iPhone between the US and Russia.

About the iPhone Application:
The new iPhone version introduces social media features allowing readers to share an article with friends via email or on their Facebook wall.

- The designers took advantage of the iPhone built in geographical features, offering a location button in each article. Touching this launches the phones map and shows the location the article references.

- A photo gallery of each issues featured images provides easy viewing of specifically sized images.

- The cover models have their own channel on the app where their photos and interviews are listed.

-Readers can also play videos from the magazines channel on YouTube.com

About the iPad Version:
The Apple iPad offers the magazine reader a larger screen for interactive content including viewing images, video and links to additional web based content while remaining in the magazine.

-Pages have enhanced photo galleries that float above the content

-Embedded videos can be played right inside the page or enlarged to full screen

- Links to sources, advertisements or authors can be launched on a separate layer without losing place in the magazine.

- Email addresses launch the iPad’s mail interface providing readers an instant communication with authors, sales and advertising agents.

About the online version:

Florida Russian Lifestyle Magazine is hosted on several Russian oriented websites, and is also available via Issuu.com. The display of the magazines content can easily shift from a small animated graphic to full screen with a simple click. Once inside readers can turn pages, click links for advertisements or video via the magazine’s YouTube Channel.

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The next step in the develpment of Florida Russian Lifestyle Magazine is quickly approaching. The online journal which began in July 2010 was a quick success in the Russian speaking market, not only in Florida but worldwide. The release of the free iPhone app, which enabled reading the magazine from the Apple iPhone, saw success in multiple countries with almost 50% of the downloads occuring outside the U.S.

The distribution of the magazine to a worldwide audience will take a new step forward as the iPad version prepares for release on New Years Eve, 2011. To date the magazine has had over 11 million page views and an international viewership that included Canada, Israal, Germany, Russia and Ukraine as the primary markets.

“The iPad version will be the most advanced and interactive product we have built so far.” said Jef Gray, publisher of the community oriented magazine. “We will combine video, hyperlinks, email, and image galleries all within a single page. This gives advertisers a huge opportunity to show their product or service to a customer in an interactive fashion”

The free iPad app is scheduled to be available on New Years Eve 2011 in the iTunes store.  You can see the prototype demonstration below, via YouTube.

Russian Magazine: Florida Lifestyle Hits One Million Page Views

For Immediate Release:
In less than 6 months Florida Russian Lifestyle Magazine has achieved the 1 million page mark for online views of the magazine. Each issue is published in the Russian language and features unique content and imagery of  the lifestyle of the Russian speakers living in Florida. The views, which were measured by a third party,  came from online readers who interact with the magazine via Russian audience websites and social media channels.  The one million page marker does not include the additional views of the magazines content via an iPhone App that was released in September 2010. Collectively, the magazine has been viewed in over 40 countries around the world with the dominant readership coming from the United States and Former Soviet Union countries.

“Our success comes from the expertise and talent of our amazing staff! We have an excellent senior editor-Irina Carlton, a creative chief photographer-Tamara Knight, and numerous writers from all over the state who contribute articles each month. They are the reason we have had such a fast climb from the startup in July to present.”, said Jef Gray,  CEO of American Experience LLC-the magazine’s publisher.

Florida Russian Lifestyle Magazine is scheduled for an iPad app release in the first quarter of 2011 and to be in print in the next 60 days. For distribution, sales or advertising opportunities contact the publisher at admin@floridarussian.com

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Founded in 2007,  American Experience LLC is an Orlando based  provider of international tour, linguistic, consulting and media services.
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The Journal App has the following features:

• Read the latest content in an optimized reading space, designed specifically for Apple mobile devices.
• Find the geographic location of each article on a map including your current location to allow for easy guidance to that address.
• View exclusive images from our articles and events, this is a special feature only available to our iPhone App readers.
• Post a comment. You can write any comment you like and it will be shared with our readers on our fan page. All submissions will be reviewed before appearing on the site.
• Video: View the video playlist on our YouTube channel! We’ve collected a list of favorite videos submitted by our writers and fans and you can see them all right from your Apple mobile device.

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View in App Store

The magazine is an online product that will go to print once the readership increases to a desired level. In the mean time the online site features enhanced content with the current issue available for download. The first issue was released on July 22, 2010 with monthly releases thereafter.

Florida Russian Magazine is part of a larger media project that American Experience is developing.  The project will fill the empty online market space for Russian speaking residents and those abroad who want to learn more about life in Florida. “We are working toward multiple channels of information and entertainment to connect and inform the Russian speaking community.” said, Jef Gray, CEO of American Experience. “We had to get all the content into the Russian language including a recruiting effort for Russian writers, editors, photographers and advertisers. Now we’ve released our premier issue!”, said Jef Gray, CEO of American Experience.

The magazine is the starting point, then a dating site, an online Radio and TV channel will follow. All content will be in the Russian Language and written from the perspective of Russians living in Florida.

“It’s going to offer a great value for Russian speakers as they can find a range of media from print to TV and Radio in one place.” said Natalya Illarionova, President of American Experience.

The architecture of the media project will be funded by an advertising service that provides access to the media channels. An advertiser can choose from print, TV, radio, dating site ads or all of them to maximize their brand awareness, product or service. Additionally, the ads will have a detail history to show how many times they were clicked or viewed.

“The advantage of having multiple places to present an ad to a target audience is great, but our tracking features that will also provide statistics on the ad’s success. Clients may want to try two different ads to see which one gets the most response. Overall it will help businesses focus their advertising costs and increase sales.”, said Jef Gray.

The online portal for the Russian magazine can be viewed at FloridaRussian.com.

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Founded in 2007, American Experience is a Florida Corporation offering VIP tours, Interpreters, Translators, Visa Kit’s, International TV (IPTV), Russian Media-Print, Radio and TV, Business. and Web Consulting.

American Experience has partnered with Russian-American InfoCenter to provide a solution for Russians in need of passport services while residing in the United States.

On April 10, 2009 the Russian ministry of foreign affairs established a new regulation regarding passport renewals. Citizens of Russia living in the U.S. could no longer mail their documents to the consulate–they would have to appear in person in Washington D.C. The requirement was based on enhanced security measures that are part of the new biometric passport standards. Unfortunately, the travel and expense puts a tremendous burden on the individual in need of renewing their documents. The new process requires an appointment with the Consular, two trips to Washington DC, appearance in person and of course standing in lines throughout the day.

In the past, Russian citizens could send their documents through the mail but that is no longer permitted. There is however, some good news! The Embassy realized that there are many who may not be able to appear in person for various reasons. To meet this need, they have appointed trusted organizations who can compile the application documents and send them in for processing. The partnership between American Experience and Russian-American InfoCenter is one of the few organizations in the U.S. that is recognized by the Russian Embassy.  The Embassy will only accept paperwork on behalf of an individual through these organizations.

“It’s a great service when you compare the combined cost of travel, lodging, time away from work and application fees with the services provided by our partnership.” said Natalya Illarionova, President of American Experience. ” Every day we are helping people save time and money!”

Clients can decide how much of the paperwork they want to do from basic assistance to full service with discounts available for multiple packages.

Schedule of  Services:
1. Paperwork for Russian passports for Russian citizens temporarily residing in the U.S.

2. Registration of documents to obtain Russian passports for Russian citizens residing in the U.S.

3. Registration of documents for initial receipt or exchange of passports for children under 18 years

4. Making RF citizenship for children born in the U.S., where one parent or both parents are a citizen of Russia.

5. Registration of documents for inscribing the child’s parent’s passport

6. Registration of documents for registration in the consular register

7. Registration of documents to prove citizenship RF

8. Certificate process to return to Russia

9. Professional translation of documents to the notarization and get Apostille in the department of the Secretary of State Certification

10. Courier delivery service of your documents to Washington in the Consular Section of the Embassy of Russia in the U.S. and letting them work on the power of attorney on your behalf

11. Courier services to obtain in Washington your new passport and its delivery to you personally in hand or on receipt by mail.

Additional details and explanations are on the passport service website at www.renewrussianpassport.com

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Founded in 2007, American Experience is a Florida Corporation offering VIP tours, Interpreters, Translators, Visa Kit’s, International TV (IPTV), Russian Media-Print, Radio and TV, Business. and Web Consulting.

The process began 5 years ago and required extensive research and patience as demographics were compared to what other schools were using as curriculum. The school’s provider of text books stated there were no schools in Central Florida requesting material for Russian classes-Lake Howell was the first.

Today the class is comprised of less than 20 students, who’s reason for learning the language varies from curiosity and challenge, to a desire to retain what they may have learned from Russian speaking parents. Learning Russian is more complex than the other languages like Spanish, French or German because it uses a different and bigger alphabet (Cyrillic) with sounds not found in English. However, the students appear to have taken quickly to the task, according to Toomey, “They are already speaking complete sentences, writing and reading in Russian without hesitation”, she said.

As of the 2000 Census, Russian was spoken by 7% of the US population. This made it the second fastest growing language in the US at that time. It will be interesting to see the results from the 2010 census, which will hopefully incline more schools in Central Florida to follow Lake Howell’s lead. The Russian Federation has half the population of the United States (not including the other
Russian speaking countries of the FSU) but with twice the land mass-it’s obvious the future will have opportunity and value for those capable of speaking Russian both in the United States and abroad.

We applaud Lake Howell High School for bringing a long overdue element to our school system and have invited the teacher and students to be  our honored guests at any of our Society events. We also look forward to seeing more classes like this in our area.

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Please complete the form below if you are an adult interested in learning Russian.  American Experience offers professional tutors, translators and interpreters as well as many foreign related services.

American Experience is expanding its presence on the social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The movement has been gradual with fan pages and twitter accounts appearing over time but now a more focused approach is taking place to improve brand recognition and attract more clients. American Experience has over 10 websites that define the various business lines offered by the corporation but the integration with social media has been limited-until now.

“The rise of social media has given new opportunity to build our corporate presence and brand recognition for popular business channels like Florida Tur and the Russian Culture Society. We’re also excited to use it as a launch point for our new startups. For example, the staff that builds and maintains our websites, called “Cold Pizza Design“, are now providing those services to more companies as a business service. Then we have a new social mixer project, called “International Introductions of Orlando” that will host events to connect local foreign singles with eligible mates.” explained Jef Gray, CEO of American Experience.

In the past a site was designed and optimized to reach audiences through search engine results and linking strategies. However, the time required for success is greatly reduced when combined with the familiarity and viral nature of Social media.

“Having fan pages or online profiles is a popular way to alert clients to deals, promotions and events without having to send them unwanted mail. There is also value in the feedback we see that inspires others to post comments or ideas.” said Natalya Illarionova, President of American Experience.

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Founded in 2007, American Experience is a Florida Corporation offering VIP tours, Interpreters, Translators, Visa Kit’s, International TV (IPTV), Online Media, Business and Web Consulting.

What to bring: This is a potluck so please bring a side dish large enough to share with others and whatever meat you wish to grill. Please remember to bring charcoal and grill utensils if you plan on making Shashlik.

When: Sunday, April 11, 2010. We will start at noon, and begin heating up the grills when we have enough people ready to use them.

The Society will provide water, soda, cups, plates, napkins and utensils. Alcohol is not permitted (to be seen) in the park so please plan accordingly.

Look for the Russian and American Flags when you enter the park, we usually select a pavilion near the playgrounds.

About Shashlik: Shashlik is a Russian tradition similar to what Americans call shish-ka-bob. Beef, pork, lamb or other types of meet are loaded onto skewers and mixed with spices, vegetables and then cooked over an open flame. The meat is usually marinated for several hours prior to being cooked. Each family has their own unique way of preparing shashlik making it important to explore the creativity of other’s recipes.

Location:
Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake
3401 S Hiawassee Rd
Orlando, FL 32819

On behalf of American Experience LLC we wish a Happy Women’s Day to our devoted interpreters, translators, tour guides, drivers and business consultants. We also want to extend greetings to our partners in Moscow, Yekaterinburg,  Kiev, Lioret De Mar, Jerusalem, Toronto, New York, Miami and San Francisco.