CITYVOTER.COM NAMED BY ALWAYSON AS AN AO GLOBAL 250 WINNER

 Josh Walker among top 50 CEOs selected for 'CEO Showcase' at 'AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford'

 BOSTON (July 21, 2008) – CityVoter.com, the leading social platform for the insider’s scoop, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners. Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industries. CityVoter.com was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

 CityVoter.com and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford scheduled to occur on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day executive event highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries, and features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.

 CityVoter.com CEO Josh Walker is among 50 of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 selected to present their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in a “CEO Showcase.” Walker will present the CityVoter.com strategy on Wednesday, July 23 during the “Consumer & Media CEO Presentations” session.

 “The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global technology markets,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time.”

 The AO Global 250 was selected from over hundreds of companies, nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology, media, entertainment, enterprise and greentech sectors from around the world.

 CityVoter.com works with traditional media companies—television, radio and newspapers—to help them successfully converge with digital media, engage and monetize local audiences, and immerse their brands into the local social experience. The CityVoter.com social platform enables consumers to browse, vote for, comment on, and nominate their favorite local businesses, providing the insider’s scoop on everyday decisions, eliminating the guesswork from daily life.

 A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27959.

 “A great deal of technological innovation is currently targeted at the local media industry, which is undergoing a significant transition due to changing media consumption habits,” said Walker. “In this environment, it is particularly rewarding for CityVoter to be selected by AlwaysOn as one of the top technology companies in the world for our social technology platform and our approach to helping media companies and small businesses leverage the Internet to strengthen their position in the local market.”

 AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine”. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

 About CityVoter.com
CityVoter.com is the leading social platform for the insider's scoop. It allows insiders who know a city best to share their insight with information, ratings, and reviews on everyday decisions. By eliminating the guesswork from daily life, CityVoter.com helps people make the best decisions in all aspects of their lives, not just around the big events. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CityVoter.com helps leading media companies like FOX, Gazette Communications, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, and Post-Newsweek to engage and monetize their local audience, successfully converge with digital media, and immerse their brands into the local social experience. For more information, visit www.CityVoter.com.

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