SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING: Interactive Web Seminar |
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Where did investigative reporters from
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, 20/20
and 60 Minutes learn to quickly
get accurate, up-to-date information from reliable sources on the Internet?
These respected journalists and more than 6,500 others were coached
by Sree Sreenivasan – WABC TV Tech guru and Professor of New Media at
Columbia University School of Journalism.
The SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR is
your chance to have Sree show you how to improve your searches, your research
and your online experience. Register now for Sree’s first online seminar,
brought to you by I-PR and whatsnextonline.com.
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for the SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR on Thursday,
April 10 from 4 to 5:30 PM EST (9 PM UTC)
Only $27! |
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If you’re like most Web users, you waste a lot of time when you look
for information, especially when you need something on deadline. If you are
tired of results that say "8,374 pages found," then you need the SECRETS
OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR.
Hands on, interactive and 100% useful
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The SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR is
a hands-on interactive session exploring the pros and cons of various sites.
Sree will
explore ways to make your Web time more efficient, using popular sites and many
extremely helpful sites you may not know. You’ll also learn where journalists
search for news sources and how to get your information there.
SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING is designed
for all levels of Web experience -- from eight days to eight years.
Sree will teach you to look at sites critically, always asking the crucial
questions, "Can I trust this information?" and "Who's the money
behind this site?" You’ll learn:
- How to find reliable stats fast.
- The Web site that’s your overall best bet for research. Hint:
it's not Google.
- Where you can find information people pay thousands to access -- for free.
- How to be sure you are not being suckered by information in polls
and statistics.
- How to track trends on the Web.
- A free service that lets you track keywords mentioned on TV,
- How to find the name and address of the owner of a domain name.
- Fast ways
to locate an expert who can give you a quote for an article
- Free professional advice on writing for radio and TV news.
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Journalists, lawyers, bankers, diplomats,
management consultants, PR pros, students, business owners, UN officials and
others have taken this workshop in seven countries.
You should sign
up now for SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING if
you are a:
- PR, marketing and sales professional
- Author or expert
- Business owner
- Consultant
If want your message to reach the media, you need to know where editors
look for news and how they verify facts. Sree will show you the sources journalists
use on the Web so you can be sure your information is there.
In the SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR Sree will:
- Show you dozens of Web sites where editors find facts without extraneous
and irrelevant junk results.
- Tell you how to get your information into sites
where journalists search.
- Reveal where hard-to-find information is readily available
online, and what information is useless, inaccurate, out of date or backed
by hidden special
interests.
There will be plenty of time for you to ask Sree questions.
Among the problems I-PR’s SECRETS
OF SMARTER SURFING WEBINAR will tackle:
- Unreliable information
- Too many search results
- Too few search results
- Lack of useful statistics
- Too much techno jargon
- Can't keep track of new sites
- Spam, pop-up windows and other annoyances
Among the issues SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING will cover:
- Useful newly-launched sites
- Which search engine is best for each search
- Finding sources/info on deadline
- Dealing with and digesting data and stats
- How to conduct online interviews
- When to use--gasp!--the library, instead
of the Web
100% Money Back Guarantee – Your
money back if you don’t feel you’ve gotten valuable information
that will help you in your work.
Here’s what
participants say about SECRETS
OF SMARTER SURFING:
"Very
valuable. Quick, easy, fun, informative. Several priceless navigational
tips." — SIG GISSLER,
administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes "Sree is my Internet guru.
Just one tip has saved me hours — his knowledge of the Internet
is mind-boggling." — BAMBE
LEVINE, owner/founder, Bambe Levine Public Relations, Inc.,
New York
"I found Sree's presentation
extremely helpful. He does a terrific job. In fact, I'd like to attend
again." — MERVIN BLOCK,
author, "Writing Broadcast News: Shorter, Sharper, Stronger" and
writing coach
"Anyone can surf the
Web. But to get something worthwhile from the effort -- that takes
navigation
skill and knowledge of the terrain, plus a healthy measure of skepticism.
Sree imparts all of that in a session that's tight, entertaining and
tailored to the participants." — LESTER
REINGOLD, contributor to American Heritage, Air & Space/Smithsonian,
The Washington Post, DiscoveryChannel.com. |
Online for the first time thanks to
I-PR!
Presented by I-PR – the world’s largest interactive
community of communications professionals -- whatsnextonline.com, DecisionCast,
and
Encounter Collaborative.
Webinars
are easy! No travel, no hassle. No high-tech gobbledygook. Learn
in the comfort of your own office.
Ready to tune into a world of knowledge without leaving your desk? All you
need is a phone and a PC. No airplanes, no rubber chicken lunches, no wasted
time. Just dial in to an 800 number, open a password-protected Website and you’re
at the Webinar.
All you need is your PC and your phone and
you can interact with Sree Sreenivasan for 90 minutes. You listen in by phone
and view the presentation live onscreen. There’ll be plenty of time to
ask your questions by phone or e-mail.
Register now and whatsnextonline.com will send you detailed information from
our producers - DecisionCast and Encounter Collaborative - explaining absolutely
everything you need to know about participating in the SECRETS OF SMARTER SURFING
WEBINAR.
You’ll receive a link to a Web site where you will complete the brief
registration process. You also will receive an 800 number to call and a four-digit
PIN number. There is nothing high tech about it but the name!
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