Escape the Blogomess with AFreePress.com

(PRWEB) February 9, 2005

AFreePress.com, part of the 45,000-site GetLocalNews.com citizen journalism network, organizes articles and ads by topic and by geography.

As the blogosphere expands, finding a blog about a specific topic is becoming increasingly difficult. That's true whether you want to post your own comments, buy a targeted ad or simply read the latest.

Just like the GetLocalNews.com community web sites, the topic sites in AFreePress.com function as group weblogs with citizen journalists' articles, message boards and free classifieds.

AFreePress.com is an unlimited network of topic sites. Start at http://www.Technology.AFreePress.com, drill down to http://www.CellularPhones.AFreePress.com and then to http://www.VerizonWireless.AFreePress.com, where readers are discussing a class-action lawsuit against Verizon that got its life from bloggers.

Or post your own articles about Michael Jackson's trial at http://www.MichaelJackson.AFreePress.com.

Each of these AFreePress.com topics is fully integrated into the GetLocalNews.com community sites. That means, for instance, when an author submits an article on Technology.AFreePress.com, that article appears the Technology page of all 45,000 sites in the GetLocalNews.com network.

For an example of how content is categorized at the geographic level, go to http://www.Education.BeniciaNews.com to see education articles posted to BeniciaNews.com, the GetLocalNews.com pilot site that won an Online News Association general excellence award in 2002. The citizen journalism content on this page is Benicia-only. Visitors who click on "To National Education Site" go to http://www.Education.AFreePress.com.

The AFreePress.com network is constantly growing. New topics are added daily.

Unlike one-person weblogs, AFreePress.com-GetLocalNews.com sites are intended to be highly interactive, collaborative citizen journalism venues. At the same time, individuals or businesses can publish their own blogs within this system.

For more information or to suggest a topic, go to http://www.AFreePress.com.

Management Team

Edgar Canon, publisher and CEO

•    Co-founder and CEO of RXList.com, an award-winning pharmaceutical information site. RXList.com was purchased by HealthCentral.com in 1999.

•    Founder and CEO of IRC, Inc., Medical/Science publishing company. 1991-1996

•    Served on numerous boards and commissions at the County, Regional and State level.

•    Elected to the Solano County Board of Supervisors, 1993 -1997

•    VP Marketing for Infostore, Inc. 1989-1991

•    MBA, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Ari Soglin, Editor

A former online editor with the Knight Ridder newspaper chain, Soglin oversees GetLocalNews.com's content development. He managed pilot site BeniciaNews.com when it won a general excellence award from the Online News Association in 2002. Prior to joining GetLocalNews.com, he was the editor of ContraCostaTimes.com. He has won numerous awards as a reporter and editor with 20 years of experience in print and online journalism.

Rick Robeson, CTO

Before joining GetLocalNews.com Robeson was the Manager of Technology at Global Med Technology, where he developed the SafetraceTX Transfusion System. Robeson has an extensive background developing Windows-based client-server and distributed database systems. His primary emphasis has been developing FDA approved medical software systems for Baxter Healthcare and Continental Healthcare. Additional experience includes development of real-time fault-tolerant factory control systems for NEC and integrated accounting software systems for the contractor industry. He has a wide range of experience at all levels of software development, hardware and network engineering as well as extensive functional/project management skills working with small to medium size technology teams.

Contacts:

Edgar Canon

Publisher and CEO

edgarcanon@getlocalnews.com

Ari Soglin

Editor

asoglin@getlocalnews.com

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