News Media Directories/Resources/Newswires

www.profnet.com Profnet	www.newsusa.com Prepackaged editorial to newspaper, radio, TV and the Web
www.prnewswire.com PR Newswire's home page	www.newswise.com Internet distributor of knowledge-based news
www.industrial-newsroom.com/ Press releases	www.businesswire.com Businesswire. Offers Dow Jones Business directory, trade show news.
www.experts.com Noble Group Internet directory of experts, spokespersons and consultants.	www.xpresspress.com PressXpress business and technology news distribution.
www.pitchengine.com/ Pitch Engine	www.ezwire.com Techwire: On-line database of electronics publications in Europe
www.newswire.ca Canada newswire	www.urlwire.com Eric Ward's URL wire distributes news selectively on Web launches and events
www.rushprnews.com/ Online press release distribution	http://press.org National Press Club
www.napsnet.com North American Precis Syndicate	www.pressreleasenetwork.com Press release distribution network concentrated in the Middle East.
www.middleeastmediaguide.com/ Middle East Media Guide	www.familyfeatures.com/ Creators and distributors of food and lifestyle content
www.gebbieinc.com Gebbie Press All-in-One Media Directory	www.hispanicprwire.com/ Newswire to Hispanic media
www.businesswireindia.com/ BusinessWire India	https://www.theexpertinstitute.com/expert-sources-for-journalists/ Experts for journalists
www.FashionWireDaily.com A fashion news service.	www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml ClickPress
http://media.netPR.pl Polish newswire distribution	www.csrwire.com/ Corporate Social Responsibility newswire
www.prweb.com/ PR wire service	www.usprwire.com/ News release distribution - US
www.pressdispensary.co.uk/ Press release writing and distribution (U.K.)	www.pr.com/ Press release distribution
https://www.responsesource.com/ Response marketing (UK)	http://ineedagreatstory.com/ Content creation
www.ereleases.com/ Ereleases	www.thenewsmarket.com/ Internet video distribution
www.prcompanion.com/c/home PR Companion	www.ezinearticles.com/?cat=Business:PR Articles for ezines
www.helpareporter.com/ Help a Reporter	www.mediamaxonline.com/ Media Max Online
www.pr-inside.com/ Free press release distribution	http://www.pressat.co.uk/ UK news distribution
http://24-7pressrelease.com/ Press release distribution	www.onlineprnews.com/ Press release distribution
https://www.irhalo.com/ IR Halo - AI distribution of financial data	www.prlog.org/ Press release distribution
https://www.presshalo.com/ AI Press release distribution	www.tradepub.com/ Trade publications
http://babbler.us/ Babbler	www.presspage.com Presspage

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News Clipping and Monitoring Services

www.fednews.com/ Federal News Service	http://www.cision.com Cision
www.tracktvinc.com/ Tracktvinc	http://muckrack.com Searches Twitter users/lists
www.gorkana.com Gorkana (UK)	http://tveyes.com/ Video searching and monitoring
http://www.carma.com/ Media analysis	https://www.kantarmedia.com Monitoring of UK media.
www.indianpressclearing.com Monitors media in India	www.mymediainfo.com/ MyMediaInfo
www.cormex.com/ Content analysis	http://www.sysomos.com/ Social media monitoring
www.digiclipsinc.com/ Broadcast news monitoring	www.burrellesluce.com/ Burrelle's Luce
http://www.hubspot.com/ Social media monitoring/tracking	http://sproutsocial.com/ Social media monitoring/tracking
www.talkwalker.com/alerts Monitors news, blogs, etc.	http://cn.isentia.com/ Asia-Pacific media monitoring
www.universal-info.com News clipping and measurement

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Speakers Bureaus

http://speakers.com Speakers on-line	http://www.primeperformers.co.uk/ UK speakers bureau
www.spokespersons.com Spokespersons Plus Network.	www.greatertalent.com Greater Talent Network. Celebrity Speakers.
www.executiveinterviews.biz Executive interviews	http://www.speakers.co.uk/ Speakers (U.K.)

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Marketing/PR Measurement Resources

www.iab.net Internet Advertising Bureau.  Nonprofit org.	www.meresearch.co.uk/ Media Evaluation and Research (UK)
https://www.millwardbrowndigital.com/ Surveys	http://www.carma.com/ Media tracking
www.woopra.com/ Web analytics	www.zoomerang.com Helps you build survey forms
http://www.qualtrics.com/ Online surveys	www.speedsurvey.com Online surveys
www.surveywriter.com/ SurveyWriter	http://klout.com/ For social media measurement
www.surveymonkey.com/ Survey Monkey	http://buzzsumo.com Content analysis for social media

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General Resources for PR Business Owners

Business Tools
www.morebusiness.com Business Resource Center	www.annualcreditreport.com/ Annual credit report
www.creditkarma.com Free credit report	www.calculator.org/ Online calculator
www.credit.com/ Credit score	http://www.expertise.com/small-business/ Small business
www.bizmove.com BizMove	http://letsfreckle.com/ Time Management
www.nase.org National Association for the Self-Employed	http://www.thumbtack.com Directory of local business resources
http://pbwiki.com/ Online collaboration software	www.sba.gov Small Business Administration
www.allbusiness.com All Business	www.sugarcrm.com/crm/ Client/lead tracking
www.pb.com/pbsmartpostage/ Online postage	www.efax.com/ Faxes and voicemail by email
www.r-project.org/ Software for statistical computing - free	http://tinychat.com/ Online videoconferencing
https://slack.com Collaboration tool	www.tableau.com Data analytics for spreadsheets
https://wallethub.com Free credit score
Office Tools
www.code42.com/crashplan/ Backup service	www.hightail.com For sending large files over the internet
www.softwaregarden.com/products/wikicalc/ Online spreadsheet program	http://gliffy.com/ Online diagram drawing
www.utorrent.com File sharing- free	www.google.com/calendar Google online calendar
www.evernote.com/ Ever note	www.openoffice.org Office applications - free
www.mozy.com File backup - free	www.zoho.com Web-based office applications - free
https://formswift.com/edit-pdf Free pdf editor	www.sliderocket.com/ Online presentation software
www.accessgrid.org/home Shared whiteboards	http://ekiga.org/ Teleconferencing
http://younicycle.com/ Collaboration	www.dropsend.com/ For sending large files
www.webex.com/ Online meetings	https://workflowy.com Workflow organization
http://www.toodledo.com/ Online organizer	www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp HTML e-mail campaigns
http://mailchimp.com/ Email newsletters	https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira Collaboration software
http://www.streamsend.com/ Email marketing	www.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus Open Source desktop publishing
https://www.conferencecalling.com/ Online meetings	http://prezi.com/ Presentation software
www.huddle.com Collaboration tool	http://writemonkey.com/ Word Processing software
www.mint.com/ Personal accounting software	http://simplenote.com Simple Note
https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-to-do-list-app To do app	http://www.editme.com/ Tool for building collaborative websites
https://www.imeet.com/ Online videoconferencing	https://www.stride.com/ Group chat and IM
www.uberconference.com Teleconferencing	https://slack.com Collaboration tool
https://quip.com Collaboration tool	https://trello.com Collaboration software
Software Tools
www.bubbl.us/ Mind mapping	www.mindmeister.com/ Mind mapping
http://mindomo.com/ Mind mapping	www.fotojet.com Photo collages
www.drawanywhere.com/ Online drawing tool	www.canva.com/photo-editor/ Photo editing
www.portableapps.com Allows applications to be ported from machine to machine - free	www.flowchart.com/Home Flow charting
http://fotoflexer.com/ Online image editing	http://pixlr.com/ Photo editing
http://clip2net.com/ Publishes data to the internet	www.zamzar.com/ Online file conversion
www.lucidchart.com/ Online flow charting	http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page 3 D application server
www.7-zip.org/ File compression	www.xmind.net/ Collaborative mind mapping
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Mind mapping	www.revolutionanalytics.com/ Statistics processing
http://cmap.ihmc.us/ Concept mapping tools - free	www.cram.com/ Flash cards
www.pdftoword.com/ PDF to Word converter	http://thewirecutter.com/ Gadget reviews
www.wizehive.com/ Collaboration	http://www.piriform.com/recuva File Recovery - freeware
http://bitbucket.org/saketh/notalon/downloads/ Note taking program	www.diskinternals.com/zip-repair/ Repairs corrupted zip files
http://aviary.com/ Image editing/design	www.j2.com Online fax reception.
www.tomsplanner.com/ Gantt chart planner	https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Flash cards
www.wetransfer.com/ Large file transfer	www.onlinedoctranslator.com/ Translates documents between formats
http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/ Tips for proper photo lighting	www.instapaper.com/ Saves web pages for later reading
http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ Free word processor	http://issuu.com/ Online publishing
http://www.libreoffice.org/ Free office software system	http://www.lightworksbeta.com/ Video editing software (free)
http://repl.it/ For practicing computing languages	http://gofree.com/download/Windows-Software/Graphic-Design/gimp.php Image editing tools
www.roambi.com/ Analytics on the iPad	www.irfanview.com/ Multimedia viewer
www.documentcloud.org/home Turns documents into data	www.dropbox.com/ Cloud data storage
http://www.tableausoftware.com/ Data visualization	www.hubspot.com/ Marketing software
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ Online stopwatch	www.scribus.net/ Open Source desktop publishing
https://drive.google.com/start#home Cloud storage from Google	https://fruux.com/ Cloud-based calendar
http://www.portraitprofessional.com/ Optimizes portraits (release photos)	http://www.blender.org/ 3D content creation suite
http://www.codecademy.com Self-paced courses on software	www.smugmug.com/ Photo storage, curation site
http://www.myfitnesspal.com Fitness and calory counting	www.box.com Cloud sharing of data
http://quizlet.com/ Study tools	http://todoist.com List making tool
https://keep.google.com Note taking and list tool	www.any.do/anydo List tool
https://www.wunderlist.com List making tool	https://wetransfer.com/ Large file transfer
https://clipchamp.com/ Video editing tools	https://www.sharelov.com/ Social media collaboration
Purchasing Tools
www.techbargains.com/ Finds best bargains on technology	www.consumersearch.com/ ConsumerSearch
www.dealtime.com Product price comparisons	www.staples.com Office products
http://42floors.com/ For finding office space	www.smarter.com/ Price comparison
www.shopping.com/ Online shopping, price comparison	www.resellerratings.com/ Online store ratings
www.google.com/shopping Online shopping	www.nextag.com/ Online shopping and comparison
www.pricegrabber.com/ Price comparisons	www.bizrate.com Product price comparisons
http://camelcamelcamel.com/ Price tracker	www.mysimon.com Product reviews and searches
www.bargainist.com/ Searches for bargains	www.tinyprints.com/ Printing
www.amazon.com Amazon	www.bottomdollar.com Search engine for office products
	www.stamps.com Online postage
Freelance help
www.freelancer.com/ Freelancer	www.elance.com Elance
Other
www.supermemo.com/ Memory improvement	www.mindtools.com/ Self-improvement links
http://petapixel.com Photography information

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