Hi Folks,
Here is the sample press release I suggest we email bomb every
news site we can think of.
Some big English Language ones I can think of are slashdot, zdnet, cnet,
MSNBC, Australian Personal Computer, theage.com.au, the register etc....
A nice things would be for our translators to translate this to their
native language and submit it to local news sites in their country.
In the part about 30 different language, feel free to insert your local
language :-)
The press release is nice and short so it may not be too hard.
Feel free to add your own email address as the local language contact.
Cheers
Martin
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