The Rubicon Project Awarded Best 'Showoff' at Twiistup 3

Sold Out Southern California Tech Event a Success, More to Come

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Twiistup, a quarterly Southern
California event connecting people from technology, media and entertainment,
held it's third installment January 16th at The Air Conditioned Supper Club,
and was a raving success. Nine start-up companies were selected by committee
to "Showoff" their products to a sold-out crowd of more than 300 tech
enthusiasts, including investors, bloggers, CEO's and more. Attendees were
able to vote for their favorite showoff at the event and via text messaging.
Those that didn't attend were able vote at www.twiistup.com.
The Rubicon Project, a website that help users "make mad cash from ads on
their website," was selected as the night's favorite. Magento Commerce and
Thembid came in second and third, respectively.
Other noteworthy showoffs were:

* askmenow.com
* docstoc.com
* peoplejam.com
* officezilla.com
* speeddate.com
* yellowbot.com

"This latest installment of Twiistup was the best yet. The community that
came out to mingle, chat and discover new local companies was some of SoCal's
brightest. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with many requests
to participate in our summer event. A big thank you to everyone who attended,
blogged or recommended Twiistup," said Twiistup Founder, Mike Macadaan.
"Congratulations to the Rubicon Project for being picked as the best Showoff.
Their value proposition is so smart and cool that it might seem intimidating
but that feeling quickly turns to empowerment for website publishers when you
experience what they have created. Their service is a blend of smart
technology and beautiful yet functional design."
"There were a lot of very impressive companies at the Twiistup event, we
are absolutely honored and flattered that the audience chose us as their
Favorite Startup from such a deserving group," said Frank Addante, CEO &
Founder of the Rubicon Project. "The quality of companies and attendees at the
event was outstanding. Only in L.A. would you see such a strong melding of
top tech companies with entertainment icons such as Perez Hilton and Shira
Lazar. Twiistup did a superb job. It's great to see so much energy and
excitement surrounding the L.A. tech community."
The Twiistup team would like to thank the following generous sponsors that
helped make the event possible: AOL Developer Network, Userplane, Clearstone
Venture Partners, speakTECH, ThisNext.com, Yahoo! Search Marketing, Lewis
Public Relations, mediatemple, Microsoft, Annenberg School of Online
Communities (APOC) and Yelp!.
For more information on the Showoffs companies visit:
www.twiistup.com/showoffs.
About Twiistup
A step outside the box of traditional networking events, Twiistup connects
people from technology, media and entertainment. Held at a nightclub, our
quarterly events feature several startups chosen to 'showoff' their products &
services to influential bloggers, fellow tech-heads, investors, the media and
those interested in learning about what's hot in tech. Twiistup mixes it up
with tunes, video, bites, beverages, prizes, swag and the unexpected . Check
back with Twiistup.com for additional events planned for Southern California
in 2008.
SOURCE Twiistup

Stephanie Macadaan of Twiistup, +1-925-408-7412, steph@twiistup.com