Associated Content Honors Year's Best Content Producers, Awards $10,000 in Prizes

Associated Content Honors Year's Best Content Producers, Awards $10,000 in
Prizes

DENVER and NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Content
(http://www.associatedcontent.com), the leading online platform for original
content producers, named the winners of its 2007 People's Media Awards,
distributing cash prizes and recognition to some of Associated Content's
highest-performing Content Producers.
Associated Content awarded a total of $10,000 in prize money across a
variety of categories, including content quality and page-view performance.
All Content Producers who published articles, video or audio content through
Associated Content during 2007 were eligible to win.
"The People's Media Awards represent Associated Content's core commitment
to encouraging and rewarding the participation of each Content Producer within
this Content Economy," Geoff Reiss, CEO of Associated Content, said. "These
award-winning Content Producers exemplify the connection between producers and
consumers happening nearly a million times every day at Associated Content."
Associated Content has more than 100,000 registered Content Producers from
across the U.S. and around the world and is open to anyone with an interest in
creating and publishing content on any topic. Submissions are evaluated by
Associated Content for financial compensation, ranging from up-front offers to
page-view bonuses, along with highly discoverable distribution.
2007 People's Media Award winners reflected the breadth of voices among
Associated Content's Content Producers, ranging from Rosa Hayes' powerful
"Oklahoma City Mother Recounts the Death of Her Son" to Aaron Jaffe's
hilarious video, "Diamonds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend." Successful and
popular Content Producer Pam Gaulin won "2007 Content Producer of the Year."
Content Producers whose submissions finished in 2007 within the Top 1,000
"Top-Performing" pieces of content will be recognized on their Content
Producer profile pages in the form of special "PMA" marks. Associated Content
selected the "Best Of" award winners, with input from the Content Producer
community. "Top-Performing" award-winners were derived from content-audience
data.
"Rewarding content based on both qualitative and quantitative performance
captures the essence of the people who produce content online in 2007 and
beyond," Reiss said. "Whether you publish content on Associated Content, on
your own blog or on your Facebook page, everyone wants to have an audience
-- and quality completes the producer's connection with the consumer.
"That's what Associated Content is honoring."

The winners of the 2007 People's Media Awards:

Content Producer of the Year
Pam Gaulin
Pam Gaulin's CP page
Prize: $2,000

Best of AC Text #1
Michelle Devon
Confessions of a Writer: The Ugly Truth About Being a Writer
Prize: $1,000

Best of AC Text of AC #2
Rosa Hayes
Oklahoma City Mother Recounts the Death of Her Son
Prize: $1,000

Best of AC Text #3
Jean Riva
How My Husband's Stroke Changed My Life
Prize: $1,000

Best of AC Video
Aaron Jaffe
Diamonds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend
Prize: $1,000

Best of AC Audio
Ken McCoy
Ken McCoy Entertainment Report
Prize: $1,000

Best of AC Slideshow
Aly Adair
Aly's Aesthetic Glory
Prize: $1,000

Top Performing Text:
Bryce Baker
Webkinz World Secret Cheat Codes
Prize: $1,000

Top Performing Richmedia:
Kelly Fleming
Craigslist: There is Something for Everyone
Prize: $1,000

About Associated Content:
Associated Content is an online publishing platform that enables anyone to
publish original content in any format on any topic and connects that content
with the declared interests of consumers, advertisers and distribution
partners. Those who contribute to Associated Content's ad-supported collection
of original text, video, audio and images gain exposure and often earn
compensation for their participation.
Media Contact:
Lisa Harman Gooder,
VP of Community Development
Associated Content
212-897-4077 | 917-687-0117
press@associatedcontent.com

SOURCE Associated Content

Lisa Harman Gooder, VP of Community Development of Associated Content,
+1-212-897-4077, +1-917-687-0117, press@associatedcontent.com