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Analysis: Corporate Bloggers and the Rise of the Accidental Spokesperson

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on March 28, 2007 - 11:24am.

In the world of public relations, a spokesperson can sometimes seem like the most important element of any campaign.  Though I don't quite understand some of my colleagues necessity to always propose a celebrity in this spokesperson role, I do understand the very real need to establish credibility and a spokesperson can be a great way to do that.  One interesting situation that the rise of social media is bringing up, however, is the increasingly common phenomenon of the accidental spokesperson. 

Buzz Watch: Jesus Camp

Authored by Jay Baage on September 25, 2006 - 7:14am.
Jesus CampThe documentary feature film "Jesus Camp" opened on Friday in New York and will open in 20 more cities nationally in the beginning of October. It is an award winning production that depicts evangelical Christian children at a religious summer camp. After the trailer and a few clips were posted on YouTube, the blogosphere is on fire about it.

Jay's Rhapsody Play List

Authored by Jay Baage on July 14, 2006 - 10:03am.

On Thursday this week Real Networks' online music subscription service Rhapsody announced a new service that allows subscribers to syndicate full-length songs and Internet radio stations directly into their websites and blogs.
tags: Internet | RSS | Music | Rhapsody | Online | Content | Blog | Buzz | PR |

Amazon.com Launches Author Blogs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 3, 2006 - 6:44am.
Seattle - Amazon.com this week launched a service that lets authors operate blogs and post messages to Amazon customers. The messages will appear on the Amazon.com home pages of customers who have either purchased an author's books or signed up to receive an author's posts. More than 1,000 authors have signed up to participate in Amazon Connect, including James Patterson, John Lithgow and Nelson DeMille.
tags: Launch | Author | Blog | Amazon.com |

Blog Search Engine Feedster Closes First Round of Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2005 - 2:36am.
San Francisco -- Feedster, a San Francisco-based Internet search engine and advertising network for blogs and RSS feeds, said on Thursday that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of funding. The company said that it will use the money to accelerate development and marketing, as well as "greatly expand" its server infrastructure. Selby Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Omidyar Network, members of the New York Angels and other prominent angel investors. Feedster’s angel investors include Kevin Hartz, the co-founder of Xoom; Joe Kraus, the co-founder of Excite and Jotspot; Josh Kopelman, the founder of Half.com; Scott Kurnit, the founder of About.com; Mark Pincus, the founder of Tribe.net and Support.com; and Narendra Rocherolle, the founder of Webshots.
tags: First Round | Fund | Blog | Feedster |