Using News to drive SEO & traffic

Stumbled onto a great webinar I wanted to share: http://www.slideshare.net/toprank/using-online-news-to-drive-seo
It has some great tips about items that should be in your online newsroom.

Grants Available for Online Citizen Media Project

In case anyone is interested….
Anyone with an idea for an online citizen media project in a
marginalized community anywhere in the world is welcome to apply for a grant of up to $5000 from Rising Voices, a project of Global Voices Online. The application process is short and sweet. Deadline on January 18! See link for [...]

ClickPress: Send your press release as an RSS feed for free

Just stumbled onto a free press release distribution service that also submits your news to RSS/XML feed distributors and I had to share. Check out Click Press.

How Reporters Use the Web to Learn about You

I wanted to spread the word about a new study conducted by Bulldog Reporter and TEKgroup International, Inc. about how reporters are using the Internet when researching stories. The findings were released at the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Conference this year.
Summary of Findings:

Nearly half of all journalists report visiting a corporate website [...]