PlaySpan Selected by AlwaysOn as an OnHollywood 100 Winner

Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) September 21, 2010

PlaySpan, the global leader in monetization solutions for digital goods, social networks, online games and videos, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnHollywood 100 winners. This year marks the third consecutive year that the company has been chosen by Always On as a top 100 private company.

Inclusion in the OnHollywood 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing and entrenched Hollywood entertainment. PlaySpan was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

The entire entertainment world is dependent on the Internet, social networking, and the burgeoning use of the iPhone and Googles Android smartphone platforms to market, distribute, and share entertainment, says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. When you review the OnHollywood 100 class of 2010 and see companies like PlaySpan, you will see that we have come a long way since early music sites like Napster and Kazaa began disrupting the entertainment world.

The OnHollywood 100 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and entertainment industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2010 list.

PlaySpan and the OnHollywood 100 companies will be honored at AlwaysOns fifth annual OnHollywood on September 27th, 2010, at the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC in Los Angeles, CA. This two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant trends affecting digital entertainment. Disruptive technology is forcing big changes in Hollywood: new contracts, new genres, new stars. As the behemoth industry steps into the digital era, entertainment execs will be paying even closer attention to the global Silicon Valleyespecially the startups that are writing the rules and creating the tools for the digital entertainment age.

PlaySpan and its executives have received numerous accolades and awards in 2010 including Ernst & Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and Inc. Magazines Top 5000 Private Companies list. Last month, PlaySpan secured an $ 18 million dollar series C round of funding led by Vodafone Ventures and Softbank Bodhi Fund.

A full list of all the AlwaysOn OnHollywood 100 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:

http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2010-OnHollywood-100

We are proud once again to have been chosen by AlwaysOn among the thousands of strong candidates under consideration, said PlaySpan Founder & CEO, Karl Mehta. Over the last three years PlaySpan has firmly distinguished itself as a global industry leader, with award-winning products and services, and a top notch team of monetization professionals that position PlaySpan well for future growth and continued success.

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Compendium Selected as One of the Top Three Innovations by Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Members, the Worlds Largest Marketing Organization

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) June 23, 2011

Yesterday, Compendium was named one of the top three Early Stage Innovations at the Direct Marketing Associations All For One Summit. This award comes on the heels of a 2011 eCommerce Rising Star award. In addition, one of Compendiums clients, Granite State College, earned a Merit recognition in the Total Advertising Award category for schools under 2,000 students from the Higher Ed Marketing Report for an integrated marketing campaign based in its blog. Together, these national awards recognize the impact of the Compendium platform in improving its clients online presence.

Were honored to be recognized for the innovation involved in creating a business blogging platform that gives the control of the message back to the marketer, said Frank Dale, President of Compendium.

Not only can marketers manage their blogs without burdening their IT staffs or relying on do-it-yourself alternatives, but Compendium makes it easy for them to capture customer stories to share.

The DMA Early Stage Innovation recognition was earned based on texted votes from the All For One Summit attendees. The award celebrates advancement in direct and digital marketing technology. Entries were based on three main criteria: how innovative the product or service is, the impact the product or service has on an end-user, and whether or not the product or service has made a difference in the community at large. A panel of judges will determine the ultimate winner who will receive their award along with other Innovation Award winners at DMA2011 in Boston on Tuesday, October 4.

World Business Research uses its Rising Stars designation to recognize companies that the eTail community feel have the leading-edge in value, performance and service excellence and are helping retailers advance their cause. Compendium was nominated as a Rising Star in the Content Marketing category by clients Gymboree Play and Music, Taiga Company, Lexicomp.com, and IVLProducts.

Granite State College began using the Compendium platform to let their students share the impact that getting an education had on their lives. Because of the enthusiasm of student bloggers, Granite State translated blog stories into an integrated marketing campaign including billboards, print ads and even a new sub-brand, "Granite State College Stories". The Higher Education Marketing Report recognized the power of this campaign with a Total Advertising Award category for schools under 2,000 students.

With more than 400 customers, Compendium is quickly becoming the business blogging platform of choice for marketers who are creating and capturing content online while maintaining control over the content they choose to represent their brand.

To learn more about Compendiums Business Blogging Platform, visit http://www.compendium.com.

About Compendium: Compendium is a Web-based blogging platform for businesses and organizations. Our software does the heavy lifting of a message, so that customers and prospects can find and engage with your business and organization. The Compendium platform allows its clients to collect stories from customers and manage posts from multiple internal bloggers with an easy-to-use administrative layer, organize a blog in a search-friendly format and broadcast blog content to social media sites and newsletter subscribers. Learn more at http://www.compendium.com

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