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Here’s a link to Technorati’s my favorite blog for WordSpreadsQuickly.
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Here’s the best way to find me…
I. Go to Google.
II. Type Todd Tweedy
III. Click “I’m Feeling Lucky”
OH YEAH!!

Last night, I noticed that both WordSpreadsQuickly and BoldMouth had finally been pageranked by Google. WordSpreadsquickly has a PR4 and, BoldMouth a PR5. Now, this morning they are both at zero.
Strange…
TAGS: BoldMouth, PageRank, Word Spreads Quickly

More news last week about WOM agency acquisitions and this time it’s from Isobar, an interactive agency network scooping up Ammo, a word-of-mouth publicity group based in San Fran…
What’s interesting is how Sarah Fay framed the announcement:

Photo Credit: AdWeek
“We believe, as do the principals of Ammo, that word-of-mouth marketing will become a fundamental part of [...]

Chris Heuer’s BrainJams happened in DC on Monday, January 30th.
BrainJam’s is a refreshing new approach to knowledge sharing, networking, and the introduction of new technology concepts. It’s a full day event and is non-stop for nearly seven hours. The premise is “what do you want to talk about. ” Of course, [...]

Julie Bosman wrote a wrap up piece in the NYT’s today about WOMMA’s Word of Mouth Basic Training conference that was held last week in Orlando. The piece is titled: Advertising is Obsolete. Everyone says so.
There was certainly a lot of people preaching at the event, and Julie certainly tapped into it:
At times, the [...]

I got squeezed. I was presenting today at the WOMMA conference on creating a word of mouth marketing model with Paul Rand from Ketchium and Dave Evans of Digital Voodoo. I was up third. Not a surprise.
But, what do you expect when you have an 8:00 am morning session on Day 2. [...]

Stowe Boyd, an internationally recognized leader in real-time technologies, collaboration and social networks has resigned from his leadership post at Corante to start /Message.

In his Back to Basics post yesterday, Stowe indicated that he would remain a shareholder in Corante. Stowe’s former blog - Get Real - is still live but has not [...]

Today, BzzAgent.com announced a $13.5 million Series B round of funding from IDG Ventures and General Catalyst Partners.
Congrats to the team at BzzAgent.com.
So the question of the day: Does VC funding serve as a catalyst for WOM? How important is this announcement?

The 2006 IN and OUT list for Word of Mouth Marketing:
1. Word of Mouth - in and out — Buzz Marketing
2. Social Incentives - in and out — Economic Incentives
3. Individuals — in and out — Customers
4. Communities — in and out — Audiences
5. Strong Ties — in and out — Influencers
5. Recommendations — [...]