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mSpot Selected by AlwaysOn as an AO100 Winner
AlwaysOn Judges Recognize mSpot for Innovative Mobile Music Services
| Source: mSpot, Inc.
PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - July 18, 2007) - mSpot, a pioneer in mobile music and radio,
today announced it has been selected by AlwaysOn as one of the 100 Top
Private Companies for 2007. mSpot was chosen from more than 1,000
nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry
experts and named for its innovation and best of breed services in the
Mobile category.
"mSpot has been paving the way for music and radio innovation on mobile
since 2004 and we are thrilled to be recognized by AlwaysOn," said Daren
Tsui, co-founder and CEO of mSpot. "We will continue to develop music and
radio services to transform the mobile phone into the always connected
portable media player of choice."
mSpot operates the largest live and on-demand mobile radio network in North
America today spanning across carriers such as Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile,
Sprint, TELUS and U.S. Cellular. mSpot Radio has over 100 channels of
crystal-clear music, news, sports, finance, entertainment, talk, podcasts
and videos from radio's most recognized brands -- CBS Radio, Clear Channel,
ABC Radio, Fox Sports, Marketwatch, NPR, Radio Disney and more. In
addition, mSpot Radio lets users choose their favorite local content from
over a hundred live radio stations throughout the United States. In March
2007, mSpot launched Remix, a mobile music player with over-the-air (OTA)
syncing capabilities that allows consumers to listen to the music on their
PCs from their mobile phones.
"The AlwaysOn 100 companies will shape the future of our globally connected
technology environment," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn.
"We were inundated with nominations from leading companies driven by
tomorrow's thought leaders and technology visionaries who are hard at work
pushing the limits of innovation. My congratulations to the AlwaysOn 100
winners -- these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest
market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches
this year."
mSpot and the other AO 100 Top Private Companies for 2007 will be honored
at the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit to be held July 31 - Aug 2, at Stanford
University. The Stanford Summit is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering
that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends
affecting the global technology industries. The idea behind the AO100 top
private companies list is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial
opportunities and investments in the global technology industry. For a
complete listing of companies visit
http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/15899.
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, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media and GoingGreen)
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.
About mSpot
mSpot's groundbreaking mobile music, radio and movie services enable
carriers to deliver exciting, consumer-centric entertainment to mobile
phones. mSpot has been pioneering mobile multimedia entertainment since
launching the first mobile streaming radio service in April 2005. Today,
more than one million consumers across North America use mSpot's services
to discover, manage, purchase, and enjoy music, live radio, podcasts,
videos, and movies from the biggest names in entertainment, including ABC
Radio Networks, Buena Vista VOD, ClearChannel, FOX Sports Radio, Lionsgate,
Marketwatch, Radio Disney and Universal Pictures. mSpot powers
entertainment services in the U.S. for Sprint, U.S. Cellular and Boost
Mobile and in Canada for TELUS and Bell Mobility. Founded in 2004, mSpot is
a privately held company headquartered in Palo Alto, California and on the
Web at www.mspot.com.