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Docstoc Buzz

Jason — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:05:42 +0000

We recently launched our new category BUZZ. Docstoc Buzz gathers the latest documents directly from todays headlines. You can find all types of content including

* Press Releases

* Court Cases and Legislation

* Recession Watch

* Off Beat News

Also check out BuzzStoc our new blog dedicated to highlighting the most interesting documents uploaded to this category, with some additional posts about topics in the headlines of the day.

And if you want to Add Buzz to your Blog to keep it updated with refreshing topical content (check out the left hand side of this blog), you can easily do so. Here is a video that gives a bit more information on how to feed our Buzz category into your wordpress blog.

Introducing Docstoc Private Documents

Sean Percival — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:31:38 +0000

We are happy to announce some great new private document features here at Docstoc. Tonight we are releasing a new set of private document tools. Now its easier than ever to store and share your private documents online.

Let’s take a look at a some of the key features:

Emailing Large Documents: Instead of trying to cram huge files through your email provider, upload them to Docstoc and easily share them.

Document Activity Log: For any private documents you share, easily track who views, downloads and emails your documents

Document Guest book: Anyone you share your private document link with signs a document guest book upon visit. Great way to track if your file actually made it or if the recipient actually viewed it.

Ultimate Document Protection: Want to share a Word or PowerPoint file without giving away the actual source file? Upload your document and mark it copy write and your document can be viewed but not downloaded.

We can’t wait to see how our users take advantage of these great new features. Watch as our CEO Jason Nazar takes us through a sample scenerio for entrepenuers looking to share their business plans.

What Others Are Saying:

Allen from CenterNetworks
Jason our CEO
Kat our Community Manager
Sean our Content Manager

Cuil New Search Engine Press Release - Featured Doc

Sean Percival — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:48:26 +0000

Cuil (pronounced COOL) is a search engine that combines the largest Web index with content-based relevance methods, organized results, and complete user privacy. The company’s next generation approach to search is the result of proprietary breakthroughs in search architecture and ranking algorithms.

Cuil New Search Engine Press Release - Get more Docstoc Buzz

AB 97- California Bill to Ban Trans-Fats in Restaurants

Jason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:09:27 +0000

This is the Bill that Gov. Schwarzenegger signed into law that will ban California restaurants from using trans-fats. It was originally proposed by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza.

AB 97- Callifornia Bill to Ban Trans Fats in Restaurants - Get more Docstoc Buzz

50 Cent V Taco Bell Yum Brands - Featured Doc

Jason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:59:22 +0000

It seems Taco Bell took a little too much free licensing of 50 cents image for their recent marketing campaign. The rap artist is now suing them for damages.

50 Cent V Taco Bell Yum Brands - Get more Docstoc Buzz

How to Be Creative - Featured Document

Jason — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:02:11 +0000

Hugh MacLeod, a brand consultant, cartoonist, and writer of the popular blog, Gaping Void, wrote this honest, inspiring, widely read document about what it takes to be creative.

How to Be Creative by Hugh MacLeod - Get more Creative Writing

Lead Nurturing - Featured Document

Jason — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:04:45 +0000

Leads360 provides details about lead management best practices, lead buying strategies, lead nurturing and other key aspects to contacting, working and converting internet leads.

Lead Nurturing - Get more Business Plans

And find more documents about Lead Nurturing on docstoc

Congratulations to Our TwiistUp Ticket Winners!

Sean Percival — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:51:20 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered our contest for free Twiistup tickets. The judges deliberated long and hard to make this tough decision. We poured through the entries, debated our favorites until well beyond 2am last night to pick our winners. Ok, so maybe we didn’t get a chance to start until 1am thanks to the TechSet event, but still.

So without further delay, here are the winners of the Docstoc Twiistup contest.

1. Lizamir

For her awesome Excel wedding planning tool. What a great resource for managing the all details of an upcoming wedding.

Wedding Planning Tool (budget, to do list, timeline, gift tracker, etc) - Free Legal Forms

2. NetZoo

Who uploaded his master thesis on GIS, mapping technologies and how they can tell a story. Titled “Viewing from Space“, this document is just the type of unique and high quality documents we want to share with the world.

Viewing from Space: Maps, geocodes, mashups, and interactivity in online news production - Get more Information Technology

Thanks to everyone who entered. We’d also like to give an honorable mention to user ConnectedGeek for uploading so many documents. Sorry Larry, we can’t include airfare for this contest!

Twiistup Ticket Contest - Upload the Best Document and Win a Ticket

Jason — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:24:06 +0000

Twiistup 4 is being held this Thursday July 17th at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The event is sold out with 650 people attending, and a waiting list of over 500 folks from what we hear. BUT, we have two extra tickets and we’re giving you the opportunity to win them in our Twiistup Ticket Contest.

Twiistup Ticket Contest Overview

Docstoc has 2 extra tickets to this week’s Twiistup Event. To enter the contest and have the opportunity to win one of the two give-away tickets simply start uploading documents to docstoc. The deadline is Wednesday July 16th at 11:59pm.

How to Enter

1.) Create an Account
2.) Start Uploading Documents - there is no limit to the number of documents you can upload; the more documents you upload the more chances you have to win.
3.) Tag each document you upload with “twiistup4″ so we can find it

Our staff will review ALL document submissions and we’ll pick two winners, who upload the best two documents, by 11:59pm PST Wednesday July 16th. The winners will be notified by email. The winners will also be featured on the home page of docstoc and their documents will be featured in our next blog post. Judging will be based following criteria.

Judging Criteria

1.) Best Quality Document - we’re looking for high value content that our users will find valuable and interesting. The documents can fall into any of our categories (Legal, Business, Financial, Educational, Technology, Creative, BUZZ) and you can upload any file type (word, excel, powerpoint, pdf, rtf).
2.) There is NO limit to the number of documents you can upload, the more docs you upload the more chances you have to win.
3.) BONUS: we’ll give you extra consideration if the documents you upload get embeded, blogged, and shared with friends (we’ll check the view/download count)
4.) Here are some examples of what we consider pretty cool documents

Business - The Essential Guide to Social Media
Creative - What People Thought the Future Would Look Like…100 Years Ago
Financial - Sample Due Diligence Accounting Checklist
Legal - Web Development Contract
BUZZ - FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Educational - Human Reproductive System
Technology - Web Widgets, Mash-Ups, and Platforms Explained

Additional Rules

1.) No Copyright Materials - Do not upload copyrighted documents for which you do not own the rights or have permission from the owner to share. Any copyright submission will automatically be disqualified.
2.) No Adult Content: All documents should be consider “safe for work” or PG-13.
3.) No Duplicate Content: We can not accept submissions of documents that have previously been uploaded to docstoc. Duplicate documents typically (but not always) have a bracket and number at the end of the title [1].

Contact Information
For additional questions, or clarification, contact our content manager Sean at seanp at docstoc

Docstoc Welcomes Sean Percival

Jason — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:13:43 +0000

We are happy to announce that Sean Percival will be joining the docstoc family. Sean will be heading up a variety of new efforts including content management. He’s a true web 2.0, social media, die hard web fanatic and he should fit right in.

You can read more about Sean on his blog: www.seanpercival.com or send him a heads up at his new residence seanp docstoc