September 9, 2009 Durham, NC - Campus Destinations, Inc., a leading information services company in the collegiate sector, is pleased to announce the release of its new citations tool: http://www.campusdestinations.com/global/citation. This new tool will allow students to save time by automating citations for all of their educational needs.
The application allows users to cite various documents in MLA for free. Users can upgrade to premium or pro accounts to obtain access to other citation formats, such as APA and Chicago / Turbian. Subscriptions for premium accounts are $2 per month or $8.95 for the year, while pro accounts are $3 a month or $12.95 for the full year.
In addition, Campus Destinations for a limited time will be partnering this application with its Black Card program and allow all cardholders to obtain premium access for a full year with the purchase of a card. This allows students to automatically save the full amount of the card price, if purchased online – strengthening the value proposition for purchasing a Black Card.
Commensurate with the release of the new application, Campus Destinations has also released its newly designed site. This site will focus on the core services that allow students to recognize the utility that Campus Destinations provides them. In particular, the company is highlighting the following features:
• CD Citations: Campus Destinations' citation tool which allows users to automate citations in MLA format for free. Users can upgrade to premium / pro accounts to get more features including APA and Chicago / Turabian citations.
• Black Card: The Black Card enables the college community to save at various national and local vendors. Over the years, Campus Destinations has partnered with such vendors at Chipotle, 1-800 Flowers, and Shoes.com to bring discounts to the college market.
• Textbooks Search: Campus Destinations has created an easy to use interface to search, compare and buy textbooks from various vendors including: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Half.com and more. Average savings from users using this feature are above 60%.
• Classifier: Classifier enables students to optimize their schedule on-campus. The application allows students to pick various classes in a primary and secondary bookbag and compare schedules in real time. Students can also schedule personal events, input comments, and export their schedule to Outlook / iCal and Facebook.
• On Campus Information: Campus Destinations has aggregated content about on-campus locations at over 40 universities. These popular campus destinations highlight facilities, cool facts and more.
• Local Business Information: Campus Destinations has aggregated content about local businesses around 40+ universities. Users can explore recommendations, reviews and information at all of these locations and registered users can share their experiences.
About Campus Destinations
Campus Destinations is a leading information services company for college campuses and college-based communities. Since 2005, the company has operated successfully to save students both time and money. College students and the local communities benefit from multiple products and services including proprietary mapping technologies and its student discount card- the Black Card. Campus Destinations is a rapidly-growing company servicing over 40 universities. For more information, please visit www.CampusDestinations.com.
Campus Destinations, Inc.
#655, 762 9th Street
Durham, NC 27705
Contact: press@campusdestinations.com
