MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHAT/WHO: Voxant CEO Jeff Crigler Launches News2020Project at
Online News Association's Annual Conference
Crigler will present the News2020Project, including
videotaped interviews with ONA attendees discussing the
future of online news and a provocative, interactive
live discussion.
A silver sponsor of the conference, Voxant also will
host a demonstration booth to preview its Viral
Syndication Network(tm) for online news, including its
patent-pending viral mashing(tm) service and
TheNewsRoom(tm), scheduled to open next month.
The 2006 Online News Association 7th Annual Conference
and Awards Banquet, (October 5-7) is the premier
conference for those who work in, or have an interest
in, online media and news. The Online Journalism Awards
Banquet honors the very best online journalism produced
in the past year. For more information, please visit
http://www.journalist.org/2006conference/
WHEN: Saturday, October 7, 2006
12:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Capital Hilton, Congressional Room, 1601 16th St.,
NW, Washington, D.C.
About Voxant
Voxant's Viral Syndication Network(tm) for online news unlocks vast new markets for news organizations and advertisers around the world, helping them get their content found, played, and paid for on the Web. Voxant's viral mashing(tm) technology provides a powerful new way to distribute and monetize video, audio, print and still photos to the millions of Web sites and blogs that comprise the 'long tail' of the Web. Voxant distributes and promotes news for leading companies such as Reuters, the Associated Press, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Bloomberg through a partner network that includes LexisNexis and Factiva, as well as a variety of Web publishers and bloggers.