The Media Drop

One of the great benefits of being a part of the Media Bloggers Association is the opportunity for the members to get some recognition and be utilized as experts or new voices when the media is looking to cover a particular story. Earlier this week, Robert Cox wrote about some great examples of this […]

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If you’re interested in a Gmail account, be one of the first six commenters on this post, make sure you leave your email address, and I’ll send one over.
Note: if you have a competing free email provider - check your spam bin if you make it into the comments - it seems that some […]

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If you’re in the market for shiny new Gmail invites, then this is the place for you. I’ve got four in hand, and the first four commenters will get ‘em.
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Okay, I’ve got six Gmail invites in my mailbox waiting for happy users. If you’re interested, leave a comment. The first six to comment will receive an invite, and then comments will be closed. So don’t email, leave a comment on this post. All gone!
[update] Okay, I’ve got six more. […]

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WBAL in Baltimore picks up an Associated Press item stating that the Baltimore Sun’s managing editor, Anthony Barbieri, will be leaving the paper at the end of August.
More details here at the Sun’s site.

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Okay, so I’m kind of fed up with my Outlook and Outlook Express. Outlook keeps crashing on me, and OE doesn’t exactly have the features I’m looking for. While I do use my web-accessible Gmail account, I’d like to have some software on my laptop to use. I’ve not used any other […]

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Steve Rubel from Micro Persuasion informs us about an upcoming ANA conference (actually, two) where bloggers will be given press credentials in order to attend. Details in the block.

The Association of National Advertisers, the industry trade association that represents 340 companies with 8,000 brands that collectively spend over $100 billion in marketing communications and […]

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If you’re a LinkedIn user, you’ve probably noticed one interesting thing that had been lacking from user profiles - educational background. Now, you can enter that information, which I’m sure will assist in networking with alumni. Kudos to the folks at LinkedIn for improving their service once again.

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While I had hoped to get a few people together this week while I am in Washington, D.C., I was happy to get to meet with Alice Marshall who blogs at TechnoFlak. She’s a PR-focused blogger, and we have some business theories in common - except that I’m an internal PR/marketing person, and she […]

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Yesterday I received an announcement that two U.K.[based companies have joined forces to put social networking and job hunting together. As of now, members of Mediabuddies can utilize Real Contacts for their job hunting needs. The two services seem to be linked once you are plugged in over at Mediabuddies and decide to […]

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