TheNewsRoom: Get Free Content for Your Website or Blog

If you have a blog or website and find it hard to come up with content or you just want some relevant and timely news content for your site. Well, with TheNewsRoom you can get videos, text, and picture from of the top names in publishing, such as CBS, the Wall Street Journal, AP, NHL, AFP, and Reuters, just to name a few of the more than 170 content sources. With good and relevant content, you can attract and keep more visitors to your site.

Publishers of all kinds are welcome to join and mash content from TheNewsRoom, from individual bloggers to large media organizations.

TheNewsRoom is an online news site of Voxant, and powered by the Viral Syndication Network (VSN). This unique viral mashing™ technology allows news organizations and advertisers around the world to get their content found, and played or read.

You can get this content licensed and free through TheNewsRoom. The content you mash will be accompanied by ads, each time your mashed content from TheNewsRoom is viewed on your site/blog you earn. It is not enough to retire on, but it is worth the effort. Especially, if you have a lot of traffic already. You are guaranteed to earn a CPM (cost per thousand impression). People that visit your site/blog can mash your NewsRoom content to their website/blog and earn 'views" for you. Video, text, and picture content al have different CPM,

TheNewsRoom tracks your "views". However, they are unable to track content views on a referred or a destination page inside an iframe or anything like that. For exact CPM rates go to TheNewsRoom 'Getting Paid' section.

Embedding the content on your site is very easy; just click the "Mash" button that is next to the content you want on your website/blog. Then copy and paste the code for your content to the appropriate Module on your blog or website.

Of course, you must register as a TheNewsRoom member to be paid for views. Registering is quick and easy, you just supply your name, email address, company name (if applicable), website, or blog URL where content will be mashed too. Be sure to read the "membership agreement". Since your email will serve as your signature that you will NOT abuse their content and, be your user name. As NewsRoom member, you get access to full features they offer, and their weekly email newsletter (if you subscribe) with all the latest about TheNewsRoom, new content providers, new features, and ideas as to how you can use TheNewsRoom content.

Things you MAY NOT DO: Do not direct attention to player/content with arrows or phrases such as "support us" or any other graphical gimmicks.

No placing misleading images next to feeds, no promoting sites with TheNewsRoom content with unsolicited email or unwanted third-party website advertisements. No compensating people for "viewing" content. The most important, do not obscure any portion of the ads running with TheNewsRoom content. The content producers have also made their own rule for using their content; it may not be placed on any website or blog that could be deemed "inappropriate". If you are not sure whether your site is inappropriate, contact TheNewsRoom for clarification.

TheNewsRoom is working on making it so you can upload your own content to TheNewsRoom and Syndicate it as if you were the Wall Street Journal. If this sounds like something you could be interested in, make sure you register and sign up for the newsletter so you will be notified when it is available.