Federated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, today announced a strategic partnership with leading authoring tool provider Zemanta. This partnership will dramatically expand the scale and reach of FMP’s successful content marketing programs by helping brands activate hundreds of thousands of publishers on the Independent Web. 

Major players on the Web are taking action today to voice their concern over SOPA and PIPA, bills that might seriously impact the way business is done between publishers and advertisers on the Web.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, today announced DailyBuzz Healthy Living, the latest in the company’s series of DailyBuzz.com media properties. The site joins the already established properties including DailyBuzz Moms, DailyBuzz Style, DailyBuzz Luxe and DailyBuzz Tech. Both consumers and marketers can peruse and experience the entire portfolio by visiting www.dailybuzz.com.

For 2012, Federated Media Publishing’s acclaimed conference series will focus on clarity and comprehension. Digital marketing is well into its second decade, yet the most common refrain amongst its practitioners is one of confusion. A dizzying pace of innovation coupled with a lack of clear metrics, goals, and process has left most of us scrambling to prove what we know in our gut to be true: That joining the digital conversation is crucial to our brands, our customers, and ultimately, to the success of our businesses.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, today announced the launch of the company’s latest owned and operated media property: DailyBuzz Tech. Additionally, the company introduced DailyBuzz.com; a stylized online destination that cleanly aggregates the best content from all of FMP’s publishing partners. Whether interested in content for moms, style, luxury or technology, DailyBuzz.com is where brands, publishers and consumers all come together to engage in passionate conversations.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, today released the results of a survey conducted to better understand holiday trends according to authors on the Independent Web. The online survey polled more than 1,200 influential Federated Media and Lijit Networks publishers and expert bloggers from the robust Foodbuzz and The Clever Girls Collective communities.

Federated Media Publishing, which in conjunction with recently acquired Lijit Networks, Inc. powers the Independent Web, today announced an agreement with Automattic to provide advertising representation rights to the WordPress.com community of more than 24 million blogging sites. 

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the best of the Independent Web, today announced the acquisition of Lijit Networks, Inc. Lijit is a leading provider of advertising services, audience analytics and reader engagement tools for online publishers of all sizes. The combined entity will reach nearly 300 million global unique visitors according to Quantcast.

Federated Media Publishing, which creates conversational marketing programs for brands and powers the best of the Independent Web, today announced the introduction of DailyBuzz Luxe. The new site joins FM’s other owned and operated properties including Foodbuzz, BigTent, DailyBuzz Moms and DailyBuzz Style further expanding the company’s already deep lifestyle offerings.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the best of the Independent Web, today confirmed the agenda and speaker line-up for the company’s fourth and final 2011 Signal event: Signal Chicago. This action-packed, one-day event will take place at the W Lakeshore and will focus on the theme of marketing in real time.

Federated Media Publishing, which creates conversational marketing programs for brands and powers the best of the Independent Web, today announced the introduction of DailyBuzz Style. This new owned and operated online property discusses the very best personal style tips and will feature integrated, relevant brand content.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the best of the Independent Web at scale, today announced that Michael Gutkowski has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Operations. Gutkowski will oversee Federated Media's leading conversational marketing programs, ad targeting products and ad sales operations for the company.

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the best of the Independent Web at scale, is proud to announce the confirmed agenda and speaker line-up for the sixth annual Conversational Marketing Summit in New York City. The two-day event will again take place at the Hudson Theater and will focus on helping marketers understand how they can better engage consumers via today’s increasingly fragmented media landscape. 

Federated Media Publishing, which powers the best of the Independent Web at scale, today announced the launch of DailyBuzz Moms. The new online destination, which includes editorially relevant content from The Clorox Company, elevates established and emerging voices on the Independent Web through a themed collection of topics relevant to moms.

The event will feature a day of content-rich programming and conversation featuring the founders of Gowalla and Loopt as well as major executives at global companies including HP, Facebook, Google, Levi’s, American Eagle, Microsoft, and PepsiCo. Ignite, Foursquare, Pelago, and MondoWindow are among the companies that will be making product and company announcements onsite at the event.