Muck Rack
{{Short description|Software industry}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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| founder = Gregory Galant, Lee Semel
| industry = software
|url={{URL|https://muckrack.com/}}
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| company_type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|2009}}
| location_city = Miami, Florida
| location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
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- Lee Semel (CTO){{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/07/muck-rack-the-journalist-database-raises-180m-in-its-first-outside-funding/|title=Muck Rack, the journalist database, raises $180M in its first outside funding|date=September 7, 2022|publisher=Tech crunch|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2024|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204012423/https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/07/muck-rack-the-journalist-database-raises-180m-in-its-first-outside-funding/|url-status=live}}
- Bryan Hamblin (CRO)
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| current_status = Active
| website_type = Software Development, News aggregator
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| CEO = Gregory Galant
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Muck Rack is a software database company founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel.{{cite web |year= |title=Gregory Galant |url=https://muckrack.com/gregory |access-date=March 1, 2024 |publisher=Muck Rack, LLC |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130091319/https://muckrack.com/gregory |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |author=Sarah Marshall |title=How journalists can use Muck Rack as a portfolio platform |url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-journalists-can-use-muck-rack-as-a-portfolio-platform/s2/a550527/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=journalism.co.uk |language=en-US |date=28 September 2012|archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003014905/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-journalists-can-use-muck-rack-as-a-portfolio-platform/s2/a550527/ |url-status=live }} An aggregator of online news, the software is free for journalists but subscription-based for public relation offices.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1684873/muck-rack-launches-public-relations-management-platform |title=Muck Rack launches Public Relations Management platform |last=Davis |first=Kim |date=June 9, 2020 |magazine=PR Week |access-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609150450/https://www.prweek.com/article/1684873/muck-rack-launches-public-relations-management-platform |url-status=live }}
According to Journalist Magazine, Muck Rack indexes every tweet sent by registered journalists, and if the tweets contain a link to an article they have written, that article too is indexed. It also sends a daily email to registered members on what other journalists are talking about on social media.
History
Muck Rack was founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel, who previously founded The Shorty Awards and Sawhorse Media.{{cite web |title=Want to Watch the Media Hug Twitter in Real-Time? This Is the Site for You |website=All Things D |url=https://allthingsd.com/20090416/want-to-watch-the-media-hug-twitter-in-real-time-this-is-the-site-for-you/ |date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=2 March 2024 |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215024219/https://allthingsd.com/20090416/want-to-watch-the-media-hug-twitter-in-real-time-this-is-the-site-for-you/ |url-status=live }}
In 2018, Muck Rack became more notable as a news aggregator and a social network for journalist. Natasha Tynes, a journalist and author said that the site allows the users to immediately see who is sharing their link by adding a bookmark to the user's browser.{{cite web|url=https://ijnet.org/en/story/reporters-use-muck-rack-bookmarklet-see-who-shared-your-news-story| title= Reporters: Use the Muck Rack bookmarklet to see who shared your news story| last= Tunes| first= Natasha| date= 30 October 2018| website= International Center for Journalists| access-date= 2 March 2024| archive-date= March 2, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302014838/https://ijnet.org/en/story/reporters-use-muck-rack-bookmarklet-see-who-shared-your-news-story| url-status= live}}
Since 2011, Muck Rack launched a software developing company.{{cite news |url=https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/muck-racks-global-media-monitoring-now-covers-over-600000-outlets |title=Muck Rack's Global Media Monitoring Now Covers Over 600,000 Outlets |work=Financial Post |date=21 March 2023 |language=en |access-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302113602/https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/muck-racks-global-media-monitoring-now-covers-over-600000-outlets |url-status=live }} In 2023 announced the launch of their AI called, PressPal.ai.{{cite press release |title=Introducing PressPal.ai, an AI-powered tool that surfaces relevant journalists based on press release keywords |date=April 6, 2023 |url=https://muckrack.com/blog/2023/04/06/introducing-presspal-ai |access-date=March 2, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302012434/https://muckrack.com/blog/2023/04/06/introducing-presspal-ai |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |work=Muck Rack}}
References
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External links
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- [https://muckrack.com/ Official website]
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Category:Online mass media companies of the United States
Category:Privately held companies of the United States
Category:Software companies of the United States