Lauren Zalaznick, Tina Brown, Donna Byrd and Ilene Chaiken Set to Headline BlogHer '09 -- The Largest Conference for Women Who Blog

Speakers at Fifth Annual Conference Include Some of the Biggest Names in the
Media Industry
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
BlogHer, the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network
for women online, today announced the keynote speaker line-up for BlogHer
Business and BlogHer `09, both to be held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in
Chicago, IL from July 23-25. On July 23rd, Lauren Zalaznick, President of NBC
Universal`s Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Network, will headline BlogHer
Business -- BlogHer`s annual crash course on best practices for marketing to
women online. On Saturday July 25th, Tina Brown, founder and editor-in-chief of
The Daily Beast; Donna Byrd, publisher of The Root and Ilene Chaiken, creator of
"The L Word" and OurChart.com will headline BlogHer `09, discussing how they are
revolutionizing popular, for-profit media by placing online, social media front
and center.

"We are thrilled to welcome Lauren, Tina, Donna and Ilene as keynote speakers
for this year's BlogHer conference," said BlogHer COO and co-founder Elisa
Camahort Page. "They represent some of the most influential women in the field
of media today and are powerful examples of how to marry traditional experience
with new tools and incisive business savvy."

Other speakers scheduled for the 2009 conference include online safety experts
Anne Collier and danah boyd, Op-Ed Project founder Catherine Orenstein, Blogging
While Brown founder Gina McCauley, blogger-author Stefanie Wilde-Taylor and the
four recipients of BlogHer`s International Activist Blogger scholarship program,
hailing from Malawi, India, Bolivia and Nigeria.

For more information on this year's speakers, please visit:
http://www.blogher.com/blogher_conference/conf/9/speakers/1

About BlogHer`s Keynote speakers:

Tina Brown is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast. She is the
author of the 2007 New York Times best seller "The Diana Chronicles." She has
written for numerous publications including The Times of London, The Spectator,
and the Washington Post. Tina's revitalization of publications began at the
Tatler - she became editor-in-chief in 1979; circulation rose dramatically and
soon purchased by Condé Nast in 1982. She became editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair
at the end of 1983. With Tina at the helm from 1984-1992, they won 4 National
Magazine Awards; she was named Advertising Age's first Magazine Editor of the
Year. In 1992, Tina took on revitalizing The New Yorker. In her 6 ½ year tenure,
circulation increased 28%; in 1992, Tina was the first magazine editor to be
honored with the National Press Foundation's Editor of the Year Award. In 1998,
she co-founded Talk Media with Harvey and Bob Weinstein of Miramax, launched
Talk magazine and Talk Miramax Books which published best sellers by Rudy
Giuliani, Queen Noor and Madeleine Albright.

Donna Byrd is Publisher of TheRoot.com, a daily online magazine that provides
thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black
perspectives. As publisher, Byrd leverages her expertise in marketing, strategic
business planning and digital innovation to lead one of the top African
American-focused daily magazines on the Web. Prior to joining TheRoot.com, Byrd
was CEO of Black America Web, where she worked with entrepreneur and national
radio personality Tom Joyner to launch one of the top three African-American
news and lifestyle websites. Most recently, she was a founding partner with
Kickoff Marketing, a strategic planning and brand firm, where she used her
extensive experience in brand development, marketing and strategic planning.
Byrd has held previous positions at The Coca-Cola Company and Procter and Gamble
where she developed and managed marketing strategies and advertising for new
products, among other initiatives.

Ilene Chaiken is an award winning writer and producer of film and television who
has worked openly as a lesbian in Hollywood for over 25 years. She is
internationally known for her creation of Showtime Networks' groundbreaking
series, "The L Word." "The L Word" has grown into a cultural phenomenon, giving
a worldwide audience of both gay and straight fans the opportunity to get a
glimpse into the complex lives and relationships of a group of LGBT friends and
lovers. Since the creation and subsequent success of "The L Word," Chaiken has
been recognized as one of Power Up`s Top 10 Lesbians in Hollywood and as one of
OUT magazine`s 100 most powerful gay people in Hollywood. In January 2007,
Chaiken and a small group of prominent women from the entertainment and
technology worlds launched OurChart.com, a fully-featured social networking and
media site on the Web for lesbians and their friends.

Lauren Zalaznick, President of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment
Networks, oversees Bravo Media, Oxygen Media, iVillage - the original online
destination for women - and "Green is Universal," NBC Universal`s ongoing
environmental initiative as well as NBC Universal`s health and wellness program.
She was named President, NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment
Networks in May 2008, when she added iVillage to her portfolio and announced the
launch of Women@NBCU, a sales and marketing initiative designed to create custom
solutions for advertisers seeking to connect with a highly targeted female
demographic. Zalaznick was named president of Bravo in May 2004 and expanded her
oversight in May 2007 when the network announced the formation of Bravo Media, a
multimedia global content company targeting every consumer touch point. Under
her watch, Bravo has become the No. 1 ranked entertainment cable network for
upscale, educated and engaged television viewers. Since NBC Universal acquired
Oxygen in 2007, under Zalaznick's oversight the network has shattered every
previous ratings record and recorded its best year ever in 2008 across all
demographic, on-air, on-line, and financial metrics. Zalaznick was named among
Time 100`s most influential people in 2009.

About BlogHer

Founded in February 2005 by Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa
Stone, BlogHer`s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue
exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. BlogHer is the leading
participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online and
creates opportunities for its members via a community hub (http://blogher.com),
annual conferences and an publishing network of more than 2,500 qualified,
contextually targeted blog affiliates. BlogHer provides the highest quality
content on a range of topics, with all blogs continually edited to meet strict
editorial standards, including content quality, category relevance and blog
frequency. BlogHer enjoys a strategic partnership with iVillage, part of
Women@NBCU, which includes other NBC Universal brands including Bravo and
Oxygen. BlogHer`s investors include Venrock, Peacock Equity, a joint venture
between NBC Universal and GE Commercial Finance`s Media, and Azure Capital
Partners.

Racepoint Group
Lindsey Scott, 415-694-6713
lscott@racepointgroup.com
or
BlogHer Inc.
Elisa Camahort Page, 408-504-5708
elisa@blogher.com

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