Social
Networking Expert to Discuss Proven Methods and Best Practices for
Utilizing Online Conversations to Gain Exposure for Your Company and
Product
LANHAM, MD February 15, 2008 -- PRWeb, a Vocus, Inc. company and leader in online news and press release distribution,
today announced it will sponsor a free hour-long webinar offering
companies advice on how to find and participate in social media
discussions. Titled "PRWeb presents: Locating and Participating in the
Online Conversations that Matter," the online presentation will be held
on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 at 1:00 pm ET as well as on Wednesday,
February 20th, 2008 at 1:00 pm ET. To register for the event, please
visit http://prweb.webex.com.
Teresa Valdez Klein, director of Web Operations for the Parnassus Group,
will examine key techniques for monitoring online chatter and joining
in the discussion. Klein will also explore how to use tools and
applications, such as RSS readers, social networking sites and
microblogging networks to track what is being said and provide a
platform to respond and gain valuable exposure for any business.
About PRWeb
PRWeb is recognized as a leading online news and news release
distribution service worldwide. Since 1997, PRWeb has been changing the
way businesses, marketing departments and public relations firms think
about press releases. PRWeb was the first company to develop a
distribution strategy around direct-to-consumer communication and to
build and offer a search engine optimized platform for press release distribution.
PRWeb, located in Ferndale, WA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vocus,
Inc., a leading provider of on-demand public relations management
software. For more information, go to www.prweb.com.
About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management.
Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to
fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and
the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their
ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the
critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring.
We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable
application and system architecture, which allows our customers to
eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly
deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than
2,000 organizations worldwide and is available in five languages. Vocus
is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.
For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 
800.345.5572
.
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