October 16, 2007
Without doubt, Anil Dash is one of the pioneers of blogging. His knowledge and experience are sought after on the speaking circuit - worldwide. Today, he’ll be speaking on BlogTalkRadio with John C. Havens about transparency in the new media world.
An early and influential blogger, Dash is a VP at Six Apart and a self-proclaimed writer/geek/New Yorker. He’s best known, he says, for having been involved with blogs since the early days of the medium. 1999? Yes, I’d say so. You can find his main blog here and a list of his other blogging endeavors here.
Dash will be live on Media 2.Open - Talk About Transparency at 5pm ET today. The show focuses on transparency in business.
From Dash’s “standard biography“
Anil Dash is Chief Evangelist at Six Apart, Ltd, where he’s played a formative role in helping create the world’s leading blogging company. Dash is a recognized expert on blogs, web technology, web culture and the software industry, having founded one of the earliest and most popular weblogs on the Internet, which was named as one of MSNBC’s “Best of Blogs”. A frequent keynote speaker, Dash has given presentations around the world about the future of social communication online, the relationship between blogs and traditional media, and business blogging.
This will surely be one for the record books. My advice is to take advantage and speak with him live. If you can’t make it, certainly don’t miss the archive on the host page or via RSS.
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BlogTalkRadio, Business, Site News & Updates, Social Media | Tagged: anil dash, six apart, transparency in business | 
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Posted by Luke Armour
October 16, 2007
Moments with Melinda is back tonight on BlogTalkRadio, for its second show in only a few days.
Melinda Doolittle, a semifinalist of last season’s American Idol, the powerhouse singer who attracted a following of admirers, wants to make sure she can reach all her fans.
Brought to us by MelindaFan.net, this show aims to bring the American Idol fan favorite from last season a little closer to her fans. When Melinda had dozens of fans waiting on queue to talk to her when she ended her hour long show on Saturday, she promised she would come back soon to talk to those callers she didn’t get to. And three days later, she’s back.
Get your Moments with Melinda tonight at 8pm ET.
Melinda’s appearance on the show will be frequent, as she promises to use the tool to keep in touch with her audience around the globe. This isn’t the first American Idol great we’ve welcomed to the airwaves. Jennifer Hudson’s appearance on Idol Radio Show also had scores of fans waiting to speak to the Oscar-winning Dreamgirl.
Recently, BlogTalkRadio has also welcomed Vote For the Worst to the network. This show was started by a die-hard group of Idol watchers who wanted to take the power of the audience to shape the show into their own hands by starting a website to keep on their favorite contestants, despite their singing ability. These fans aimed to keep certain contestants on the show for their entertainment value, while creating a media phenomenon.
Entire shows, Idol Radio Show as well as Idol Radio Buzz, are dedicated to interviewing and keeping in touch with our favorite Idol contestants.
We welcome any and all fan shows to the network, and love how these let Idol followers join the conversation with their favorite contestants.
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Posted by Hilary Leewong
