I'd like to try and out the advertisers and marketing firms on digg (and maybe even Netscape, who knows) that are paying folks to submit news for them. If you know of a firm doing this send me their name, the email they sent you, the URL of the story on digg/netscape, and/or who they are paying.

If your tip pans out I'll send you $100 via paypal. Yep, I'll pay you for ratting these folks out.

I will also keep your submission 100% confidential.

Also, if you've been paid for doing this in the past I'll also keep your information 100% confidential. Remember, I don't work at Netscape any more so I'm basically a very interested 3rd party. I just want to understand what these folks are doing.

You can send the emails to my personal account jason at calacanis dot com.

Again, 100% confidential. Let the madness begin. :-)

OK, drop everything... Engadget/Joystiq live press conference coverage is starting!

If you want to be credible in the blogosphere please do not have your PR people beg for links.... beg for links yourself!

Blogs about being authentic and direct. You don't have PR people write blog posts for you and you don't have PR people lobby for links... come on people, get with the program.

I've officially had enough today... I'm taking a half day... I'm out of here.

j
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kathy hale <kathy@redboots.com>
Date: Apr 7, 2006 11:46 AM
Subject: IT Giants video
To: Jason Calacanis

Hi, Jason,

Our second "Who Am I" video about giants of the Tech indutsry is out and, this time we've attached it to this email. Wouldn't Calacanis readers be interested in this?


If you prefer not to download the video you can watch it on the site
http://www.thenewsshow.tv/who/?kw=TNSWAIrbb_040106


Your viewers can also submit their guesses for a chance to win a cool tech prize.
http://www.thenewsshow.tv/who/?kw=TNSWAIrbb_040106


For more info on the show check out the press release:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-04-2006/0004333550&EDATE=


Disclosure: I am part of the marketing team trying to get the word out about these shows. If you have any questions or want to contact me, email me at the address below.


Kathy Hale
RedBoots Consulting
(703) 556-6957
Kathy@redboots.com
http://www.redboots.com

... on his new gig at Edelman. I told him a couple of times he should just start his own firm--I give him 6-12 months before he starts Rubel PR.