LOS ALTOS, CA -- 09/20/08 --
SezWho (
www.sezwho.com), a universal profile
and reputation service for the social web, and b5media (
www.b5media.com),
the global new media network, have formed a partnership to bring the SezWho
service to users of b5media's newly launched entertainment network,
Starked.com (
www.starked.com).
SezWho allows readers to rate posts and user-generated content across
social media, including blogs, discussion forums, and bulletin boards.
SezWho's sophisticated reputation engine tracks the ratings of participants
across all SezWho-enabled conversations and displays that activity in a
universal profile. Unlike comment replacement systems, SezWho augments
conversations rather than storing content. Data and content reside on the
host site, while users can access their universal profiles across all
SezWho enabled social media sites.
"SezWho profiles let users present their reputations, expertise, and
conversation legacy wherever they participate online," said Jeremy Wright,
President and CEO of b5media. "Because it connects conversations, SezWho
makes it easier for readers to find quality content within our network and
across social sites. As a blog network, it's also important that SezWho
helps increase participation and improve content discovery without asking
us to give up control of our data. This makes for a more secure and
engaging community experience."
b5media comprises a diverse network of over 350 premium blogs across 12
popular channels. Starked.com is b5media's newly launched entertainment
portal covering hot stories on celebrities, music, and television. SezWho
will allow network participants to contribute and discover context-based
content and rate posts and comments.
SezWho currently tracks 4 million conversations across 1 million user
profiles and 14,000 sites. The service will be demonstrated in booth #302
at BlogWorld Expo (http://www.blogworldexpo.com/), held in Las Vegas,
September 19-21, 2008.
About SezWho
SezWho (www.sezwho.com) is a universal profile service for the social web
that engages communities and enables content discovery. SezWho's
sophisticated reputation engine informs and improves conversation across
distributed social spaces, including blogs, forums, social networks, wikis,
and any site with collaborative content. SezWho encourages a more engaged
community by inspiring commenters to leave more insightful comments, as
well as having readers vote on the feedback of others.
About b5media Inc.
b5media Inc. is a global new media network featuring a wide variety of
topics ranging from entertainment and lifestyles to sports and technology.
With over 350 blogs, including Problogger, eBeautyDaily and Healthbolt,
b5media reaches nearly 10 million unique visitors and receives 30 million
page views a month. Launched in September 2005, b5media is a venture-backed
company based in Toronto, Canada. For more information, visit:
www.b5media.com.
Press Contacts:
Brian Solis
FutureWorks PR for SezWho
Email Contact
+1-408-720-8228 Ext. 101
Tedd Corman
SezWho
Email Contact
+1-650-559-9652
