Anyone still use press releases?

With all the social networking sites, jvs, affiliate marketing, etc., does anyone still use press releases?

I went over to PR Newswire and saw that they had dramatically raised their prices.

I have been thinking about something Skip and Gordon have been talking about for AGES dealing with small seminars, etc. and I FINALLY created a nice little e course that brings in 20 dollars a month per student. First course has 34 students and I am launching another course which should bring in about 100 students.

I figure the next course should bring in about 300 students.

Just spending too much time marketing. But with low numbers all that is needed for a profit, press releases might be the way to go.

Also figuring on hitting the radio interview market as well.

I'll let everyone know what happening.

Cheers,

Millard