AlwaysOn Reveals 2011 OnMedia 100 Award Winners

Ground-breaking Technology Companies Recognized for their Contributions to Marketing, Branding, Advertising, and Publishing

Winners to be Honored at OnMedia Conference January 31 - February 2 in NYC

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Jan 20, 2011, 12:37 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AlwaysOn, the leading open media blog and event community, today announced the winners of the 2011 OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies. This award recognizes the cutting edge technology companies that have emerged as leaders in the worlds of advertising, media, marketing, branding, and publishing. Each winner will be acknowledged at the OnMedia conference on January 31 – February 2 at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.

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In its fifth consecutive year, AlwaysOn challenged companies to demonstrate that they excelled in five primary categories: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value creation, and media buzz. During the two-and-a-half day executive event, the top CEO's from the OnMedia 100 will present their market strategies in a series of "CEO Showcases" and engage in high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities through technology and innovation. The agenda for OnMedia NYC can be found here: http://alwayson.goingon.com/AOEvents/OnMedia/OnMedia-NYC-2011.

"When choosing this year's finalists from among the many submissions we received, we took three key criteria into account: the innovative nature of the company; the impact that we thought their products might have on their respective markets; and their ability to leave a lasting impression on our audience," said Tony Perkins, CEO & Founder, AlwaysOn. "The very high quality and variety of the entries we received this year shows that the OnMedia Top 100 continues to be the essential focal point for innovation in the media world.

"I congratulate every winner selected for this year's award and greatly look forward to watching these companies as they stimulate economic growth and further diversify the industry," added Perkins.

To order tickets by phone or inquire about group rates, please contact Neda Blocho, Director of Communications at [email protected]. In honor of the Top 100 winners we are extending the opportunity for you to attend OnMedia at 50% off the regular price. Just register here: http://www.aonetwork.com/cart/add/p67003?destination=cart

The AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe select the top 100 private companies. This year's OnMedia 100 winners include:

Overall Winner—Consumer Company of the Year

Category: Community Platforms

Headquarters: New York, NY

CEO: David Karp

Year Founded: 2007

Employees: ca. 20

Investors Include: Spark Capital, Union Square Ventures

Overall Winner—Business-to-Business Company of the Year

Category: Advertising Service Providers

Headquarters: Bellevue, WA

CEO: Omar Tawakol

Year Founded: 2007

Employees: ca. 50

Investors Include: Redpoint Ventures, Battery Ventures, GGV Capital

B2B: Advertising Networks

B2B: Advertising Analytics

B2B: Technology Enablers

Consumer Services: Community Platforms

Consumer Services: Online Content Publishers

Consumer Services: Social Commerce

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network (alwayson.goingon.com). In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen, GoingGreen East, and GoingGreen Europe. The AlwaysOn network and live event series empower readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers to spearhead the global innovation economy.

SOURCE AlwaysOn

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