IZEA is a next-generation, Web-based social media marketing company. Comprised of properties including PayPerPost, Zookoda, Bloggers Choice Awards and RockStartup, IZEA aims to empower everyone to value and exchange content, creativity and influence. IZEA's current flagship product is PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for Consumer Generated Advertising that connects advertisers and consumer content creators to deliver compelling marketing messages. IZEA is venture funded by Inflexion Partners, Village Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Advertisers, consumer content creators and partners are encouraged to join the social media revolution at www.izea.com. http://izea.com/press_center.html 2007 IZEA, Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:23:00 -0400 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:23:00 -0400 Social media marketing pioneer PayPerPost, Inc. today announced it is changing its corporate name to organize the multiple properties its has developed within the fast-changing world of social media. Effective immediately, the company will operate under the parent name of IZEA™ Inc., incorporating consumer generated advertising network PayPerPost.com and other Web sites currently operating under the PayPerPost, Inc. umbrella. http://www.izea.com/Izea_name.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:23:00 -0400 Social media marketing company IZEA™ Inc. today announced its "Blog America Tour," a combination corporate community building and charity drive across America from IZEA headquarters in Orlando, Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada. Led by IZEA's CEO, Ted Murphy, the tour will allow IZEA team members to meet hundreds of America's blogging community while making the pilgrimage to PostieCon, IZEA's annual user conference held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 10, 2007. http://www.izea.com/blog_america.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:23:00 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace connecting marketers with bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, announced the launch of the PayPerPost for Facebook application. http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/facebook_announcement.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:56:19 -0400 Draper Fisher Jurvetson leads round and joins Board of Directors. http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_revolution_accelerates.html Tue, 02 Jun 2007 09:54:19 -0400 PayPerPost Direct disrupts the industry PayPerPost created with a widget that enables bloggers and advertisers to complete direct transaction outside of its own marketplace. http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_direct.html Wed, 30 May 2007 15:02:19 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, announced today that it has acquired Zookoda, a pioneering provider of blog broadcasting services. Currently used by over 10,000 bloggers around the world, Zookoda keeps readers updated via email whenever their favorite bloggers issue a new post. Over 2.3 million people opt-in... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_acquires_zookoda.html Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:19 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced the results of a user survey it conducted amongst the bloggers in its marketplace community. The informal survey was designed to measure the impact of creating sponsored content among bloggers... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/raise_the_blogging_bar.html Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:58:25 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced a new promotion designed to increase exposure and experimentation with the industry's only blog segmentation platform. The platform allows advertisers to target the sponsorship opportunities they offer to blogs and bloggers who meet certain criteria... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/oppapalooza.html Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:53:36 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced that it is ramping up its efforts to attract more college students into its growing community of consumer content creators. PayPerPost will be marketing its site to students via a variety of online guerilla marketing tactics... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_seeks_college_students_to_blog.html Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:47:06 -0400 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace connecting marketers with bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, introduced a new standard for Word-of-Mouth (WOM) transparency with the debut of "Disclosure Badges". The badges—a small graphic appearing directly in blog postings created by the company's participating Consumer Content Creators—allow readers to not only see who is sponsoring the content... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_takes_transparency_to_a_new_level.html Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:38:40 -0500 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn Media as one of the AO Media 100 Top Private Companies. The AO Media 100 is a power list of the top private digital media companies. PayPerPost was handpicked by the AO Media editorial team... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/aom_award_winning_ppp.html Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:33:06 -0500 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace connecting marketers with bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, announced the second phase of its full disclosure model, whereby participating Consumer Content Creators are required to disclose their sponsored status. The new Terms of Service, effective today, will bring greater transparency to the growing Consumer Generated Advertising industry... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_requires_disclosure.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:26:22 -0500 Former MySpace Sales Executive Brings Extensive New Media, Interactive Advertising Experience; Candidate Enticed by Videos Created by PayPerPost Bloggers... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/randy_mountz_joins_payperpost.html Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:21:22 -0500 Camera Goes Behind the Scenes to Capture Life On the Road, Around the Conference Table And In the Cubicle as 12 Passionate Employees Build PayPerPost.com... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/rockstartup_launches.html Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:56:25 -0500 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced it has funded, created and launched <a href="http://DisclosurePolicy.org">DisclosurePolicy.org</a> to accelerate transparency across Consumer Generated Media (CGM). Resulting from months of research... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/disclosure_policy.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:49:16 -0500 PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers, videographers, photographers, podcasters and social networks, today announced it has secured $3 million of venture capital... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/ppp_closes_3_million_in_venture.html Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:31:05 -0400 PayPerPost.com, The World's First Consumer Generated Advertising Network, announced today that their first blogger has surpassed $1,000 in online advertising income. Colleen Caldwell of Tampa, Florida is the enterprising blogger to first reach the mark using the online advertising service on her blog... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/blogger_reaches_one_thousand.html Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:09:49 -0400 PayPerPost.com(TM), The World's First Consumer Generated Advertising Network, released Beta 2.0 of its online blog advertising service. The Web 2.0 company, which signed over 500 online advertisers in its first five weeks of operation, announces the upgrades were quietly rolled out on Friday, August 11, 2006... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_release_2_0.html Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:08:48 -0400 PayPerPost.com, The World's First Consumer Generated Advertising Network, announced today that it has signed up over 500 online advertisers in its first five weeks of operation. The company, which pays bloggers to provide their opinion about products and services, has exploded despite the controversy... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/consumer_generated_advertising.html Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:42:07 -0400 PayPerPost, The Consumer Generated Advertising Network, announced today that it has successfully completed its first payments to bloggers who have participated in the company's blog advertising service. PayPerPost launched a heated debate last month... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/first_payment_to_bloggers.html Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:41:58 -0400 PayPerPost, The Consumer Media Advertising Network, today announced a revolutionary concept in charitable fundraising. The company, which pays bloggers to blog about topics paid for by advertisers, now provides bloggers with the option to keep the money they have earned or select to donate it to a recognized charitable organization... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/payperpost_charity_program.html Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:35:36 -0400 PayPerPost announced the formation of a new company and service offering today that connects advertisers and bloggers in a whole new way. The company, founded by Internet marketing entrepreneur Ted Murphy, will allow advertisers to reach out to bloggers... http://payperpost.com/company/press_releases/announcement_of_payperpost_service.html Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:33:44 -0400