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I am very excited to announce that my first speaking engagement as part of CenterNetworks will take place at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas next month. We will roll the dice, hit on 17 and light up the nights! I will be speaking with b5media CEO Jeremy Wright on the topic of "Thriving as a b-list blogger". Now I know what you are all thinking, "Allen, you ain’t no b-lister, you are lucky if you are c-list, maybe even d-list!" Don’t worry, we will bring the thunder. I can only tell you this so far, Mr. Miagi might make an appearance.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Vegas – you’ve got to attend my session – you never know what I might say :) Check out the full day of education and register for the event. The conference is three days (November 7-9) and is a great bargain with the awesome talent lineup.

Some other notes/questions:

• Anyone up for a blogger dinner in Vegas?
• I will be providing conference coverage for the balance of the conference
• I will be attending and covering Postiecon (the PayPerPost conference) the day after Blog World Expo

Drop me a line if you plan on attending either my session and/or the conference in general.

b5media announces the launch of Spekked.com, a destination for the best television and movie news and information on the web.

TORONTO, ON- October 8, 2007:  b5media, Inc. (www.b5media.com ), global new media giant, today announces the launch of a new entertainment news gateway Spekked (www.spekked.com), a destination for a wide variety of television and film content. Spekked is a destination for the latest information about television shows, from 24 to VH1, and other entertainment and movie news.  Spekked consolidates the content from dozens of individual communities from b5media’s Entertainment Channel into one easy-to-navigate destination.

Maintaining Spekked are veteran b5media entertainment editors Arieanna Schweber and Leora Zellman.  Arieanna notes that "Spekked blog communities are already some of the top destinations on the web for TV and entertainment enthusiasts. Spekked makes it quick and easy to discover what’s going on across all our sites."  Spekked will feature current news, spoilers, and analysis from Spekked writers, and will be a gateway to further participate in the communities surrounding each show. 

CEO of b5media, Jeremy Wright, says of the Spekked launch, "Spekked is a fantastic look into b5media’s amazing Entertainment blogs, featuring the best content from across the network, showcasing daily blogs and bloggers and bringing together great content from around the web for the benefit of our readers."

Interested media may contact Arieanna Schweber (arieanna@b5media.com 604-782-2417) for more information or to schedule an interview.

About b5media
b5media (www.b5media.com) is a global new media network that features a wide variety of subjects ranging from entertainment and news to technology and sports. With content written by passionate people that attract more than nine million visitors a month, the Toronto-based company is among the world’s largest blogging/new media networks.  b5media received venture capital financing in late-2006 from JLA Ventures and Brightspark Ventures.

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post may not necessarily represent the views of CenterNetworks. This press release was provided in its entirety by b5media.