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New Web Site, VampirePowerSucks.com, Offers Tips to Protect the Environment and Save Money
| Source: iGo
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - October 15, 2009) - Just as Count Dracula preys upon the
innocent, Vampire
Power, or the energy
drawn from items like electronic devices or kitchen appliances that are
plugged in but not in use, drains "blood" from the energy grid. With 10
billion dollars wasted annually on Vampire Power in the U.S. alone, every
little bit counts when consumers do their part to protect the environment. In
conjunction with Vampire Power Awareness Month visit VampirePowerSucks.com for
information about how to stop sucking Vampire Power and a chance to win
FREE electricity for a year.
"While wearing garlic doesn't get rid of this vampire, simple lifestyle
changes will significantly reduce the power we each waste," said Walter
Thornton, vice president of product for iGo. "VampirePowerSucks.com compiles the
most important information about Vampire Power, electricity conservation
and more into one convenient place so that consumers can learn small ways
to save big money on their energy bills while also protecting the
environment."
With a fun and irreverent layout featuring a bleeding electrical socket,
VampirePowerSucks.com offers tips, tricks and products that help drive a
stake through Vampire Power using a variety of exciting mediums, including:
-- Vampire Power Video: An "edu-taining" video explains the phenomenon that
is Vampire Power and how Vampire Slayers can reduce
their unintentional energy
consumption once and for all!
-- Vampire Power Blog Aggregate: As more people take the pledge to reduce
Vampire Power, Count
Dracula is replaced in the headlines with all the latest news about
Vampire Power in one place.
-- Energy Calculator: Enter
the devices you have plugged in at your house and see how much energy
Vampire Power sucks from your household every year.
-- Augmented Reality:
Highlighting the virtual bleeding caused by unintentional power usage, the
Augmented Reality component brings the Vampire Power fang marks to life
with your Webcam and enters you into the chance to win FREE electricity for
a year.
-- Social Media Links: Optimized for social media,
www.VampirePowerSucks.com features links to various platforms, like
Facebook and Twitter, so that droves of garlic-wearing consumers can help
take a bite out of Vampire Power.
www.VampirePowerSucks.com is brought to you by iGo, (NASDAQ : IGOI ), a
leading provider of green power management solutions at www.iGo.com.