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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

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AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett. Trails.com offers trail guides, topographic maps, travel gear, professional trail guides and reviews and more--and happens to be owned by Demand Media , the online media empire run by Richard Rosenblatt.

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PR Is A Passion Play That Cannot Be Outsourced

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Their best attempts to woo the media will never equal your ability to sing your own praises. Beyond PR, such roles include: Sales, Product Development, Strategic Planning and Fund Raising. It involves persuading jaded media gatekeepers that your venture’s story is compelling enough to warrant their audience’s valuable mindshare.

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Interview with Justin and Dawn Newton, Netki

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From NetZero, I went to Demand Media, where I was EVP of IT. It was a regional ISP, and got bough tout by Allegiance Telecom. There are people who are looking for ways to be able to get to someone else's funds. We also, very intentionally, diced we would not touch or hold user funds. How did that go?

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