- Earned Media (editorial coverage) 
- Digital + Print (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg) 
- Blogs (TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Next Web) 
- Broadcast (NBC, Bloomberg View, The Today Show) 
- Trade/Verticals (AdWeek, Governing, SearchStorage) 
2. Analysts (validation + category definition) -- Gartner, Forrester, IDC
3. Influencers + Pundits (Social amplification + street cred
