CustomScoop CEO Chip Griffin to Speak at PRSA T3 Conference

CONCORD, NH - June 18, 2007 - CustomScoop, a leader in customizable media monitoring and analysis services, today announced that CEO Chip Griffin will present at the PRSA T3 Conference in New York on Tuesday, June 19.

Griffin will appear on a panel examining best practices for incorporating elements of social media into public relations campaigns. "I'm looking forward to this opportunity to share what I've learned as a blogger and podcaster with PR practitioners," said Griffin. "The foundation of a good PR campaign is to know how to best communicate with your target audience. With so many new ways to convey your message, PR pros need to include social media in their PR toolbox, and this session will help them do that in a smart way."

Griffin will be presenting on a panel titled "Blogs, Vlogs, & iPods: Best Practices for Implementing and Leveraging Social Media in PR Campaigns." Co-panelists include Tony Sapienza, co-founder and principle of Topaz Partners, and David Parmet, CEO of Marketing Begins At Home. The panel will be moderated by Don Bates, academic director of the Master's Degree Program in Strategic Public Relations, Graduate School of Political Management, at The George Washington University.

The T3-Theory, Tactics, & Technology-PR Conference is held in New York and is sponsored by the PRSA Technology Section in cooperation with the New York Chapter of PRSA. Information on the conference may be found at: http://www.prsa.org/networking/sections/technology/2007conference.html.

About Chip Griffin
Chip Griffin serves as the CEO of CustomScoop. He has more than 15 years experience in the business of public relations and public affairs. In that time, he has specialized in marrying technology and innovation with sound communications practices. He has developed a range of knowledge by working on crisis communications, grassroots PR, internet advocacy, and marketing communications. In addition, his background includes stints in government, with a PR agency, and as an independent consultant. He has been blogging since 1999 and has been published in a wide range of traditional and new media publications, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Miami Herald, and numerous magazines and web sites. A serial entrepreneur, he has been a founder or co-founder of more than a half dozen different companies. In addition, he is currently the Managing Director of AOS Ventures, a small group of angel investors that targets seed stage companies in New England. He is a graduate and active supporter of American University. He splits his time between Washington, DC and New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

About CustomScoop
CustomScoop, a leader in customizable media monitoring technology and services, delivers relevant market intelligence to its customers in public relations, marketing, sales, investor relations, and competitive intelligence. CustomScoop's solutions utilize proprietary software, an extensive database of sources and a team of search experts to deliver information quickly, accurately and with detailed reporting. Products range from an efficient online news clipping service to an enterprise-level blog monitoring and analysis solution. CustomScoop is headquartered in Concord, NH.