Getting out the word online without spamming

This list of essential resources, most recently distributed at a workshop at the 10th Anniversary NYC Computers for Social Change Conference, June 20, and previously given at a workshop at the Institute for Alternative Journalism's Media & Democracy Congress in San Francisco March 2, 1996, and a presentation on "Commerce on the Internet" at MacFair in NYC, March 23, is derived from Felix Kramer's Grand Links -- 1422 favorite places, found at <http://www.nlightning.com/bookmarks.html>.

If you're looking at a printed version of the HTML page, just visit the web address at the bottom of the page to reach the sites. That's a good separate bookmark, since we update and refine this page from time to time.

Posting to search engines and announce outlets

• Submit It! batch announce
• PostMaster both a lite try-it demo, full commercial version
• Net-happenings key spot

Requesting cross links

• Alta Vista is a handy way to locate anything, including typing "link:url" for an existing page
  (see also our online links to Search Engines)

Usenet (newsgroups) and Mailing Lists (listserv, majordomo, et al.)

• Newsgroup Locator search by word
• Usenet FAQs List web version of news.answers newsgroup
• Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists more accessible version of news.lists newsgroup
  (for instance, At PAML, go to Index/subject/politics)
• Liszt searchable directory of Mailing Lists

Contacting publications and journalists online (carefully!)

• Netiquette Guide especially for email and for discussion groups
• NetMedia with links to the web pages of the world press.
• Journalism List for media resources

Getting online interviews

• Feed and Salon are two of many e-zines
• Web Active for nonprofits and activist organizations
• TV Life and Online News from USA Today lists schedules for guest areas at online services

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