- IZEA
Infobox_Company
company_name = IZEA
company_
company_type = Private
foundation =2006
location =Orlando, FL , USA
key_people =Ted Murphy ,CEO & Co-Founder
Paul Lewis, Co-Founder
industry =Consumer Generated Media Advertising
products = [http://www.socialspark.com/ SocialSpark] , [http://www.payperpost.com/ PayPerPost] , [http://www.zookoda.com/ Zookoda] , [http://www.izearanks.com/ IZEARanks] , [http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/ Blogger's Choice Awards] , [http://www.disclosurepolicy.org/ DisclosurePolicy.org] , [http://www.urlbrief.com/ URLBrief] , [http://www.bloginspace.com/ BloginSpace]
homepage = [http://www.izea.com/ www.izea.com]IZEA is a company that owns and operates multiple businesses in the social media marketing and
consumer generated advertising categories of the online advertising industry. [ [http://www.stonetemple.com/articles/interview-ted-murphy.shtml Interview with IZEA CEO, Ted Murphy] ]Business units
The company's businesses are organized as follows:
Blog Marketing
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SocialSpark [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2008/04/industrys-first.html Industry's First Advertiser Social Network Launches at Ad:Tech San Francisco] ] [ [http://mashable.com/2008/04/04/socialspark-invites/ Exclusive: SocialSpark Preview and Invites] ]Blog Advertising
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PayPerPost [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2006/06/payperpostcom-a.html PayPerPost.com Allows Advertisers to Bid for Bloggers to Post About Products and Services] ] [ [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118729653805300071.html Paying Bloggers for Online Reviews Can Fan Fame] ]Blog/RSS to Email
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Zookoda [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2007/04/payperpost-acqu.html PayPerPost Acquires Zookoda, Enabling Bloggers To Increase Visibility Via Email] ] [ [http://andybeard.eu/2007/04/payperpost-buys-zookoda-maybe-i-got-the-jump-on-techcrunch.html PAYPERPOST BUYS ZOOKODA] ]Blog Analytics
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IZEARanks [ [http://community.izea.com/blog/2008/01/izearankscom-al.html IZEARanks.com is live! Real Ranks for Real Bloggers] ] [ [http://mashable.com/2008/01/09/izea-fires-back-at-google-with-izearanks/ IZEA Fires Back at Google with IZEARanks] ]Blog Awards & Events
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Blogger's Choice Awards [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2007/11/2007-bloggers-c.html 2007 Blogger’s Choice Award Winners Announced] ] [ [http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/28/yawn-bloggers-choice-awards-announced Blogger's Choice Awards Announced] ]
*IZEAFest [ [http://blog.izea.com/2008/09/izeafest-was-fantastilicious.html IZEAFest Was Fantastilicious] ] [ [http://www.searchenginejournal.com/blogging-tools-plugins-panel-from-izeafest/7697/ Blogging Tools & Plugins Panel from IzeaFest] ]Blog Disclosure
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DisclosurePolicy.org [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2006/12/payperpost-requ.html PayPerPost Requires Disclosure by Marketplace Participants] ] [ [http://andybeard.eu/2006/10/disclosure-policy-generator.html Disclosure Policy Generator] ]Blog Tools
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URLBrief
*BloginSpace Funding & Acquisitions
On
October 1 ,2006 IZEA announced raising $3,000,000 inventure capital funding fromInflexion Partners ,Village Ventures , andDraper Fisher Jurvetson . [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2006/10/payperpost-fund.html PayPerPost Funded to Launch Consumer Generated Advertising Revolution] ]On
April 23 ,2007 IZEA announced acquiring blog-to-email providerZookoda . [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2007/04/payperpost-acqu.html PayPerPost Acquires Zookoda, Enabling Bloggers To Increase Visibility Via Email] ]On
June 2 ,2007 IZEA announced raising $7,000,000 inventure capital funding fromInflexion Partners ,Village Ventures ,Draper Fisher Jurvetson , andDFJ Gotham . [ [http://community.izea.com/izea_press_releases/2007/06/the-payperpost-.html The PayPerPost Revolution Accelerates, Sponsored Blogging Marketplace Secures $7 Million Series B] ]References
External links
* [http://www.izea.com/ Official website]
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