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BzzAgent Webcast

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

A good webcast (42 mins) featuring Dave Balter of BzzAgent. It’s a good way to see who is the real guy behind the controversial company.

Several readers here don’t like BzzAgent at all. I have to admit some admiration for them despite qualms about the ethics of rewarding folks for talking up products.

Thanks to Jackie Huba for the link.

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