Slate.com Editor-in-Chief Jacob Weisberg on Bush

April 11, 2008

Jacob Weisberg, Editor-in-Chief of Slate, an award-winning site “offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, and culture.”

Weisberg joins hosts Eric Olsen and Shaun Daily on BlogTalkRadio Today to discuss his newest book entitled The Bush Tragedy.

Weisberg was previously Slate’s chief political correspondent, and has written for New Republic, Newsweek, and New York Magazine, to name a few.  Weisberg has authored several books on politics including In Defense of Government, The Road to Chadville, about the 2000 election, and the Bushisms series.

The discussion gets underway here.


The Features Request Form is born!

April 11, 2008

Today we have released a new form which will simplify the Featuring process on BlogTalkRadio.

You can find the form when you login and hit the “Promote” tab under “Features Requests.” Or click here.

The form allows hosts to select a segment, describe why it should be featured, input guest information, insert weblinks to promotional materials, and upload photos all in one form.

With this easy-to-use form, you can request to be featured in a few different ways.

  1. Featured On the Homepage scrollbar (upcoming)
  2. Featured in Category (archive)
  3. Considered a Featured Host
  4. Request a segment to consider for Best of BTR

With all these different types of Features Requests in one place, it will be much easier for hosts to submit information directly from their segments, and easier for BlogTalkRadio to keep track and process your requests.

Please check out the form, and try it out! The form has fields for detailed information, but not all fields are required to submit. When you have submitted the information successfully, you will receive a message confirming receipt of your request. Its simple and cuts down on the (digital) paper trail of sending multiple emails.

The Features and Promotion team will always be available at hostpr@blogtalkradio.com to assist, answer questions, and read schedules you are working on. The Features requests, however, will have to be submitted through this form in order to be processed. You’ll have time to transition, but if you try the form, you’ll want to switch right away!

As always, since BlogTalkRadio is a live network, featuring decisions are made according to requests received and daily content. For this reason, BlogTalkRadio is unable to confirm featured slots in advance. Featured spots are limited and BlogTalkRadio has sole discretion about promotion and feature status.

Thanks for hosting in our BlogTalkRadio community! Please email us if you have further questions.


Reinventing Advertising with Joe Marchese on BlogTalkRadio

April 11, 2008

Alan Levy welcomes Joe Marchese, a respected thought leader in the social media and advertising industry to BlogTalkRadio. Joe writes weekly for MediaPost publications and has also keynoted various digital advertising and media summits as well as contributed to a number of national publications as an expert on new media.

Marchese Joe Marchese is reinventing advertising through his company SocialVibe.com, by recognizing the power of the people within social media and converting media dollars into charitable donations. He’ll go into detail on The Alan Levy show today at 4pm ET.

SocialVibe recognizes that individuals hold the key to generating attention and wielding influence in social media. It’s a powerful new way for brands to interact with people and changing the way brands participate in social media. Find out more today.


CrunchGear Launches BlogTalkRadio Show

April 11, 2008

CrunchGear, part of the TechCrunch Network, launches a BlogTalkRadio show today.

CrunchGear is a blog covering gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Today they join the audio side of the online conversation as they unveil the new CrunchGear show on BlogTalkRadio. The inaugural show goes live at 1pm ET where the staff at CrunchGear.com analyzes this week’s biggest tech and gadget news on CrunchGear Friday.

If you’re a reader of CrunchGear or a geek interested in the latest gadgets and widgets - you will love this show.

CrunchGear is a part of Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch Network.