60 http://www.prwebpodcast.com A Top 30 Stream of BEST OF THE WEB Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com (PRWeb) podMaster@emediawire.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:54:50 -0700 BEST OF THE WEB http://www.prweb.com/prwebrss.gif 130 49 http://prwebpodcast.com Copyright PRWeb International, Inc. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A Top 30 Stream of BEST OF THE WEB Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb A Top 30 Stream of BEST OF THE WEB Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb podEditor@emediawire.com PR Web PRWeb no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb398561.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb398561.htm Thousands of highly valuable categories available for free trial sponsorship. [PRWeb Jun 14, 2006] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb398561.htm Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:59:03 -0700 podcrew@extrahoop.com Best of the Web , “the Internet’s oldest directory,” has re-launched a major promotion designed to demonstrate the search engine’s value to advertisers, risk-free. A comprehensive, searchable directory that promotes a better online experience by recognizing and categorizing the best of what the Internet has to offer, Best of the Web generates more than 2 million page views every month. The even bigger news is that the highly popular BOTW Directory is once again offering webmasters the opportunity to enhance the online visibility of their sites through free advertising within a directory category. Thousands of highly valuable directory categories—from arts to sports and everything in between—are available for exclusive sponsorship as there are no more than three sponsors displayed per category. Sponsors can choose the categories that most closely match their own content or that attract the customer demographic they wish to reach. “Best of the Web is a trusted online authority that gives advertisers intimate access to the very kind of potential clientele they are trying to reach,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “Unlike many directories, Best of the Web is human-edited and focused on quality. The users who rely on our services trust in the meaningful guidance that we provide. They take seriously the results that a Best of the Web search generates right down to the links to the advertisers who sponsor the category in which they are searching.” Within a few hours of setting up a new account, an advertiser’s sponsorship displays at the top of the relevant category of its choosing and alongside search results. Sponsors are also displayed in the BOTW Blog Directory search results, providing advertisers the opportunity to tap into the growing base of blog readers. And Best of the Web immediately provides sponsors with the ability to easily manage their own accounts. Advertisers simply login to check the performance of their accounts and can request updates as often as they like. “Our advertisers have reported phenomenal results since beginning category sponsorship with BOTW,” said Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web. “We decided to re-launch the free advertising sponsorship promotion to give a new round of advertisers a chance to test Best of the Web’s waters and connect with our many loyal, repeat users.” Best of the Web’s category sponsorship is free for 60 days and then incurs a monthly charge thereafter. Best of the Web offers the first sponsorship position at a cost of $49.95 per month—or the second- or third-place sponsorship spots for $39.95 per month—upon completion of the 60-day free trial. All sponsorships must conform to Best of the... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb398561.htm]]> Jeannine Schechter Best of the Web Offers Free Online Advertising Best of the Web , “the Internet’s oldest directory,” has re-launched a major promotion designed to demonstrate the search engine’s value to advertisers, risk-free. A comprehensive, searchable directory that promotes a better online experience by recognizing and categorizing the best of what the Internet has to offer, Best of the Web generates more than 2 million page views every month. The even bigger news is that the highly popular BOTW Directory is once again offering webmasters the opportunity to enhance the online visibility of their sites through free advertising within a directory category. Thousands of highly valuable directory categories—from arts to sports and everything in between—are available for exclusive sponsorship as there are no more than three sponsors displayed per category. Sponsors can choose the categories that most closely match their own content or that attract the customer demographic they wish to reach. “Best of the Web is a trusted online authority that gives advertisers intimate access to the very kind of potential clientele they are trying to reach,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “Unlike many directories, Best of the Web is human-edited and focused on quality. The users who rely on our services trust in the meaningful guidance that we provide. They take seriously the results that a Best of the Web search generates right down to the links to the advertisers who sponsor the category in which they are searching.” Within a few hours of setting up a new account, an advertiser’s sponsorship displays at the top of the relevant category of its choosing and alongside search results. Sponsors are also displayed in the BOTW Blog Directory search results, providing advertisers the opportunity to tap into the growing base of blog readers. And Best of the Web immediately provides sponsors with the ability to easily manage their own accounts. Advertisers simply login to check the performance of their accounts and can request updates as often as they like. “Our advertisers have reported phenomenal results since beginning category sponsorship with BOTW,” said Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web. “We decided to re-launch the free advertising sponsorship promotion to give a new round of advertisers a chance to test Best of the Web’s waters and connect with our many loyal, repeat users.” Best of the Web’s category sponsorship is free for 60 days and then incurs a monthly charge thereafter. Best of the Web offers the first sponsorship position at a cost of $49.95 per month—or the second- or third-place sponsorship spots for $39.95 per month—upon completion of the 60-day free trial. All sponsorships must conform to Best of the... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb398561.htm]]> 00:15:00 no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb383157.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb383157.htm Internet’s oldest directory shows its gratitude to loyal members with unlimited discounts and outstanding product giveaway. [PRWeb May 10, 2006] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb383157.htm Thu, 11 May 2006 15:30:45 -0700 podcrew@extrahoop.com "the Internet’s oldest directory" show its appreciation for the continued support of its members? During the month of May, Best of the Web is conducting its second annual members-only promotional campaign, offering its users a 10% discount on an unlimited number of new directory listings and the chance to win a new 17-inch Apple Mac Book Pro. “Best of the Web members are a sophisticated group of people who opt for cutting-edge products and services,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “What better product with which to recognize their good taste and reward their loyalty than a Mac Book Pro? This Apple computer is smart, stylish and technologically advanced, just like our users.” “Employees of Best of the Web work in both Mac and Windows environments and we are strong proponents of the Macintosh experience,” Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web, further explains. “We feel that Apple and Best of the Web share a common core value, quality, and that the quality user experience associated with the MacBook Pro is a great representation of the efforts we put into the Best of the Web brand.” Best of the Web is a comprehensive Internet directory that enhances the online experience for the end user by categorizing content-rich, well designed websites. To rank among the Best of the Web, a site must be submitted for editorial consideration and shown to adhere to strict Best of the Web criteria. Sites must contain substantive unique content, navigate in a user-friendly manner, contain no broken links or images, be up and running 24/7, and conform to universally accepted web standards. In this way, quality sites are added to the directory on a daily basis and listed in relevant categories that run the gamut of the alphabet from the Arts to Zoology. During May, Best of the Web is offering a 10% discount on all new directory submissions. Users can select whether to take their discount off the one-time site review fee of $149.95 or the annual review fee of $49.95. To qualify for the special promotion, users simply submit a site and input the code WINMAC during step two of the submission process and are automatically entered to win an Apple Mac Book Pro. Each new submission made using the WINMAC code will enter a user to win the MacBook, and users can input the code for an unlimited number of submissions during May. On Friday, June 2, Best of the Web will randomly select one listing submitted using the promotional code. The winner will be announced on Friday afternoon, and the result posted at Best of the Web's... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb383157.htm]]> Jeannine Schechter Best of the Web Celebrates Twelve Years of Growth With Biggest Member Promotion Ever "the Internet’s oldest directory" show its appreciation for the continued support of its members? During the month of May, Best of the Web is conducting its second annual members-only promotional campaign, offering its users a 10% discount on an unlimited number of new directory listings and the chance to win a new 17-inch Apple Mac Book Pro. “Best of the Web members are a sophisticated group of people who opt for cutting-edge products and services,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “What better product with which to recognize their good taste and reward their loyalty than a Mac Book Pro? This Apple computer is smart, stylish and technologically advanced, just like our users.” “Employees of Best of the Web work in both Mac and Windows environments and we are strong proponents of the Macintosh experience,” Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web, further explains. “We feel that Apple and Best of the Web share a common core value, quality, and that the quality user experience associated with the MacBook Pro is a great representation of the efforts we put into the Best of the Web brand.” Best of the Web is a comprehensive Internet directory that enhances the online experience for the end user by categorizing content-rich, well designed websites. To rank among the Best of the Web, a site must be submitted for editorial consideration and shown to adhere to strict Best of the Web criteria. Sites must contain substantive unique content, navigate in a user-friendly manner, contain no broken links or images, be up and running 24/7, and conform to universally accepted web standards. In this way, quality sites are added to the directory on a daily basis and listed in relevant categories that run the gamut of the alphabet from the Arts to Zoology. During May, Best of the Web is offering a 10% discount on all new directory submissions. Users can select whether to take their discount off the one-time site review fee of $149.95 or the annual review fee of $49.95. To qualify for the special promotion, users simply submit a site and input the code WINMAC during step two of the submission process and are automatically entered to win an Apple Mac Book Pro. Each new submission made using the WINMAC code will enter a user to win the MacBook, and users can input the code for an unlimited number of submissions during May. On Friday, June 2, Best of the Web will randomly select one listing submitted using the promotional code. The winner will be announced on Friday afternoon, and the result posted at Best of the Web's... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb383157.htm]]> 00:15:00 no http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369242.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369242.htm New blog directory takes a targeted approach to searching the blog landscape. [PRWeb Apr 11, 2006] http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369242.htm Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:00:51 -0700 podcrew@extrahoop.com http://blogs.botw.org. While the blog search landscape typically focuses on breadth of results, with each search engine battling to search more and more blogs, the Best of the Web blog directory takes a decidedly different approach. Instead of allowing everything in, and then tasking its database with presenting only the most relevant results, the Best of the Web blog directory begins with a clean slate and only serves results from human-screened, quality sources of information. “The launch of the Best of the Web blog directory is evidence of our ability to keep pace with the Internet’s growth -- and the evolving tastes and needs of those who use it,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “Moreover, the quality of the results produced by Best of the Web blog directory searches demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the online experience by providing the Internet community with meaningful guidance it can trust,” said Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web. Best of the Web has spent the last six months building the structure of its blog directory, adding enough blogs to make the search aspect of the site capable of consistently returning relevant, quality results. The company’s CEO maintains that while more intense human involvement at the beginning of the build process takes longer, once the machine gets going, it runs a lot cleaner. “Our approach is beautifully simple,” explains Prince. “Instead of trying to constantly tweak our algorithms to stay one step ahead of the spammers, we never let the spam -- including the splogs, or spam blogs -- in the front door.” The arrival of the Best of the Web blog directory means blog aficionados can now access the blogosphere from a high quality, spam-free database of human-reviewed blogs. Searching the BOTW blog directory, users can find information as it is being discussed, look for blogs tagged with a specific phrase, or seek specific blogs within the database. “In creating our blog directory as an extension of the Best of the Web brand,” adds Hartnett, “It was important to leverage our past success. Best of the Web became a word-of-mouth favorite of Internet users worldwide because it gave the online community a tool to evade the glut of spam found in most search engines and reveal only the Internet’s highest-quality content. Like its parent company, the Best of the Web blog directory is committed to maintaining the high standard of its listings while continuing to grow.” About Best of the Web “The Internet’s oldest directory,” Best of the Web (http://botw.org) got its start in 1994 by empowering the burgeoning online community to nominate and vote for best-of-class websites in a variety of categories. In 2002, Best of the Web re-launched as a comprehensive directory categorizing content-rich, well designed websites. Today, whether the topic at hand is choosing a college, refinancing a mortgage or planning a party, http://botw.org gives meaningful guidance to many an Internet user, generating more... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369242.htm]]> Brian Prince Best of the Web's Human-Edited Blog Directory Adds User-Friendly to its List of Key Ingredients http://blogs.botw.org. While the blog search landscape typically focuses on breadth of results, with each search engine battling to search more and more blogs, the Best of the Web blog directory takes a decidedly different approach. Instead of allowing everything in, and then tasking its database with presenting only the most relevant results, the Best of the Web blog directory begins with a clean slate and only serves results from human-screened, quality sources of information. “The launch of the Best of the Web blog directory is evidence of our ability to keep pace with the Internet’s growth -- and the evolving tastes and needs of those who use it,” said Brian Prince, CEO of Best of the Web. “Moreover, the quality of the results produced by Best of the Web blog directory searches demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the online experience by providing the Internet community with meaningful guidance it can trust,” said Greg Hartnett, president of Best of the Web. Best of the Web has spent the last six months building the structure of its blog directory, adding enough blogs to make the search aspect of the site capable of consistently returning relevant, quality results. The company’s CEO maintains that while more intense human involvement at the beginning of the build process takes longer, once the machine gets going, it runs a lot cleaner. “Our approach is beautifully simple,” explains Prince. “Instead of trying to constantly tweak our algorithms to stay one step ahead of the spammers, we never let the spam -- including the splogs, or spam blogs -- in the front door.” The arrival of the Best of the Web blog directory means blog aficionados can now access the blogosphere from a high quality, spam-free database of human-reviewed blogs. Searching the BOTW blog directory, users can find information as it is being discussed, look for blogs tagged with a specific phrase, or seek specific blogs within the database. “In creating our blog directory as an extension of the Best of the Web brand,” adds Hartnett, “It was important to leverage our past success. Best of the Web became a word-of-mouth favorite of Internet users worldwide because it gave the online community a tool to evade the glut of spam found in most search engines and reveal only the Internet’s highest-quality content. Like its parent company, the Best of the Web blog directory is committed to maintaining the high standard of its listings while continuing to grow.” About Best of the Web “The Internet’s oldest directory,” Best of the Web (http://botw.org) got its start in 1994 by empowering the burgeoning online community to nominate and vote for best-of-class websites in a variety of categories. In 2002, Best of the Web re-launched as a comprehensive directory categorizing content-rich, well designed websites. Today, whether the topic at hand is choosing a college, refinancing a mortgage or planning a party, http://botw.org gives meaningful guidance to many an Internet user, generating more... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb369242.htm]]> 00:15:00 no