Going around the horn with thanks to the Microsoft in Health blog, BNET, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Technically Philly

Last week was a big news week for us, with our $4.5 million financing announcement and our Microsoft's 2011 Life Sciences Innovation award win. Several reporters and bloggers featured us in their coverage, in addition to TechCrunch, which I blogged about earlier. Here are several other mentions that crossed my desk. I wanted to give a shout-out to all the folks who thought to report on us. Thanks to all!

• Michael Naimoli, Worldwide Managing Director, Microsoft Life Sciences, blogged about our winning the company's 2011 Life Sciences Innovation award with PPD on the Microsoft in Health blog.

Robert Scoble's ProtoSphere coverage is a Technically Philly must read

You could probably tell how excited I was about my video interview with Robert Scoble by my post last week. Well it looks like I'm not the only one holding it in high regard. The interview caught the eyes of the folks at Technically Philly, who featured it as a must read in their Startup Roundup series. Cool dudes, thanks for highlighting us.

Technically Philly features our ProtoSphere 1.5 open beta

We've had a lot of interest in our ProtoSphere 1.5 beta release since we made it available last Monday. Our development team has been getting some great feedback on the new features, what users like the best, and suggestions for improvements. Thanks to everyone who's taken part so far!

Technically Philly also featured our ProtoSphere 1.5 beta release in their coverage of local industry news last week. Flip over to get their reaction, and also peruse what else is happening around the Philly-area tech scene. Thanks to the editors for continuing to follow us.

And if you haven't tried ProtoSphere 1.5 beta yet, what are you waiting for? Give it a whirl by downloading it from our website, and let us know what you think in the comments.

ProtonMedia-IBM partnership buzz

A couple of thank yous are in order for Technically Philly and Virtual Worlds News, which recently featured our new partnership with IBM on their websites. Technically Philly also rounded up other tech news from around the region in its article, so click over to see what else they're following in the industry.

Gartner names ProtonMedia a "Cool Vendor" and other recent buzz

I have to admit, when I see buzz about ProtonMedia in the news, I get a buzz -- especially when it's about something as exciting as Gartner naming us a "Cool Vendor in the High-Performance Workplace." Several media points have taken note of the news, including Hypergrid Business,

Technically Philly,

and our perennial buddy and one of our biggest boosters, Dr. Karl Kapp.

While I'm on the subject of media coverage, The Philadelphia Inquirer featured news of Greg Pelton joining our Executive Advisory Board -- also an exciting development for me and the company!

Thanks to all for featuring ProtonMedia. With media and bloggers continuing to follow and be energized by news coming out of our shop, we must be on to something. You can bet more is to come! :)

Technically Philly highlights our BP case study among latest industry buzz

Technically Philly has started a new series, Startup roundup, where it highlights some of the latest news, developments, and innovations coming out of companies in our region. Its writers featured our BP case study this week, so thank you to their team! More happenings around the tech industry are included in Technically Philly's roundup.

A'BUZZ ABOUT BP: Technically Philly covers our BP case study

And in case you haven't seen it yet, we also posted our styled PDF version of our BP case study this week, which you're welcome to download and share.

Thanks to Technically Philly for covering LIFE SCIENCES 2010

Wanted to thank the fellas of Technically Philly for covering our LIFE SCIENCES 2010 event! They report on how recent layoffs in the pharmaceutical industry are driving companies to look at virtual worlds as a way to collaborate more cost effectively. Click over for their take.