AlwaysOn Unveils the Coveted 2009 OnHollywood 100

Honors the Best Up-and-Coming Companies in Digital Media and Entertainment
LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--
AlwaysOn, the media network that provides an open and participatory editorial
environment, today announced its highly anticipated OnHollywood Top 100 Private
Companies list, featuring the top emerging companies in digital media and
entertainment. The list will be showcased at the 2009 OnHollywood event taking
place April 27-29, 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel in West Hollywood, California.

AlwaysOn editors compiled the fourth annual OnHollywood 100 with assistance from
KPMG`s emerging business group, KPMG VC Practice. The OnHollywood 100 were
selected from more than 500 nominations made by venture investors, investment
bankers, and technology insiders.

Companies demonstrating innovation, market traction, and
significanttechnological advancements in the following sectors were selected to
be part of the OnHollywood 100: consumer services, content delivery platforms,
digital content publishers, enabling tools, gaming, and mobile.

Each OnHollywood 100 winner demonstrated leadership in innovation, market
opportunity, commercialization, media buzz, and stakeholder value creation.

"This year`s OnHollywood 100 companies represent the future of entertainment and
spotlight how technology and digital media have and will continue to deeply
impact the entertainment industry as we know it," said Tony Perkins, founder and
CEO of AlwaysOn. "Despite the economic downturn, the pace of innovation
continues to progress, making this year`s selection even more difficult. We are
pleased to see what 2009 has in store for the entertainment industry, and we are
happy to reveal the 2009 OnHollywood 100."

The OnHollwood 100 is available online at:

http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31890

The 2009 AlwaysOn OnHollywood 100 digital media and entertainment winners are:

Consumer Services

* Cooliris
* Eventful
* FameCast
* imeem
* IMVU
* Jinni Media
* Livekick
* MyYearBook
* Or Die Networks
* OVGuide
* Project Playlist
* Quick Hit
* Raptr (cateogry winner)
* Slacker
* Sprout
* World Sports Network
* ZillionTV (Newcomer of the Year)

Content Delivery Networks

* Auditude (category winner)
* BitGravity
* Cast It Systems
* Clearspring Technologies
* Club Cooee
* Fliqz
* Gigya
* iWidgets
* Kyte
* Mogulus
* Ooyala
* Pandora Media
* ReverbNation
* RocketOn
* Roku
* TuneCore
* Tvinci
* Ustream.tv

Digital Content Publishers

* 60Frames
* Big Fantastic
* Boom! Studios
* boxee
* DECA
* Generate
* INgrooves
* lala
* Lumosity
* MRC Digital
* MyHollywood.com
* Real Girls Media
* Revision3
* Strike.TV
* Tapulous (category winner)
* Topspin

Enabling Tools

* Band Metrics
* CrestaTech
* Delivery Agent
* Digitalsmiths
* Ensequence
* Genkii
* ImageSpan
* Jetcast
* KickApps
* Laser Light Engines
* MediaUnbound
* Peanut Labs Media
* RipCode
* Rotohog (category winner)
* TubeMogul
* Twofish
* View2gether
* VMIX
* Vobile
* Zenverge

Gaming

* BigFoot Networks
* Exponential Entertainment
* Fluid Entertainment
* Gazillion Entertainment
* Heyzap
* Live Gamer
* OMGPOP
* OnLive (Overall Winner)
* Outspark
* PlaySpan (category winner)
* Social Gaming Network
* Sulake
* Virtual Greats
* Watercooler
* Zynga

Mobile

* Azuki Systems
* Buzzwire
* Flurry
* FunMobility
* Greystripe
* Mozes
* ngmoco
* PlayFish
* Playphone
* roundbox
* SendMe
* Trilibis Mobile
* Vidiator
* Viximo (category winner)

The 2009 OnHollywood event brings the most cutting-edge thought leaders together
with Hollywood`s digital entertainment executives to discuss and develop
innovative solutions to transform the entertainment industry. Companies involved
in OnHollywood will discuss online video content, venture capital, online
advertising, digital technology in movie theaters, the future of journalism and
news reporting, virtual worlds, and Web entertainment.

For more information on the OnHollywood 100 and the upcoming OnHollywood event
visit the Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31243.

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 (STANFORD
SUMMIT, ONHOLLYWOOD, ONMEDIA, VENTURE SUMMIT EAST, VENTURE SUMMIT SILICON
VALLEY, GOINGGREEN WEST and GOINGGREEN EAST) 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.

LEWIS PR for OnHollywood
Victoria Yarnish/Amy White, 310-407-5186
onhollywood@lewispr.com

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