PR Web (get your 15k of fame)

In the future (or maybe it's now the present), everyone will (or does) have their own 15k of fame. That's not a typo-I think fame can be more accurately measured today in bandwidth than time. If you have something to say or something to sell, or both, you had better get it out there; make sure your message is put in front of the right people at the right time. And to make up for that platitude, I'm now going to actually say something specific. PR Web offers anyone the opportunity to issue FREE press releases, the kind that actually end up in front of journalists, freelance writers and plain all-around RSS-feed newshounds. You are encouraged to make voluntary contributions to help support the ongoing services of the site, but there are no actual fees. Of course, like anything else online there is the potential for abuse. PR Web and other press-release outlets have been used in the past by, for example, self-interested short sellers looking to trash the reputation of a company with a false press release and profit from a momentary stock price plummet. And of course there would always be spammers lined up around the block to issue a 'press release' for V1@gr@. So when you submit your press release(s), make sure that they are written with actual relavent content and not as blatent advertorials, or your release may get squashed by PR Web's minders.