
It was just announced that Magnify.net has been named one of the AlwaysOn Global 250! We are thrilled to receive the award and to be recognized as leaders in the digital media space. Read the official release below.
Magnify.net Named AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Company Selected as Technology Innovator for 2009
New York, NY, July 29th, 2009 - Magnify.net today announced that it was winner in the prestigious and highly competitive 2009 AlwaysOn Global Competition. Magnify was a winner in the Digital Media catagory. The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets. Magnify.net was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, and quality of innovation and customer traction.
Magnify.net will be recognized at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford, taking place at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, on July 28-30. The conference is co-presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.
"Tony Perkins and his team continue to scour the glob for the leaders in technology and digital media. In a highly competitive field with serious and technologically brilliant competitors, we're honored and appreciative that the AlwaysOn team has selected Magnify as market leaders in the Digital Media category" said Magnify.net CEO Steven Rosenbaum.
"It’s no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "The companies on this year’s list have not only created innovative technologies that solve real business problems, but have stimulated economic growth through the generation of new jobs. I congratulate every winner selected for this year’s award and wish them all tremendous success in the future."
The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
About Magnify.net
Magnify.net lets publishers immediately deploy a Media 2.0 strategy by enabling them to leverage their best assets and combine them with those curated and uploaded by their community from across the social Web – all in one place through one easy-to-deploy video player, uploader and viewer. It provides a cost-effective and automated service that features and delivers a unique and engaging video mix. The platform currently serves 59,000 Web publishers.
For more information about Magnify.net, please visit www.magnify.net or contact Billy Linker at Billy (at) Magnify.net.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine” by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.