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MyZipple.com has been chosen by the Connecticut Technology Council as a 2009 Company to WatchMyZipple.com has been chosen by the Connecticut Technology Council as a 2009 Company to Watch as part of the Third Annual Cantor Colburn / CAAT Innovation Pipeline Awards
Suffield, CT 8/27/09 " MyZipple.com has been selected by the Connecticut Technology Council as a 2009 Company to Watch in recognition of its unique technology product or service which is a Web-based news source and social network for small and medium sized towns. The Connecticut Technology Council, the State s industry association for the technology sector, annually recognizes companies with sales under $5 Million, an innovative product or service and a business model that demonstrates potential for future success.
My Zipple's CEO, Matt Conway attributes this honor to the viewers and advertisers who use MyZipple. Mr. Conway states, This is the type of concept that you can t really test offline. It has been gratifying to see that our concept for small and medium sized towns does work live and online.
For more information about the Cantor Colburn LLP / CCAT Innovation Pipeline Awards, or to attend this event, please visit the CT Technology Council s website at www.ct.org.
About MyZipple
MyZipple fills a vacuum in thousands of small and medium sized towns across the county for a truly local web presence. It provides all the local news, sports and entertainment as well as blogs and forums for town residents plus free text and video postings for their events, weddings, obits and more. MyZipple is like the water cooler of small and medium sized towns " it s where people go to give and get the scoop.
MyZipple generates revenue though sales to local advertisers. Advertisers like professional services (attorneys, dentists, physicians, veterinarians, insurance, mortgages, realtors), home services (plumbing, electrical, contractors, home improvement, carpet cleaning, rubbish removal, locksmiths, roofing, tree service), food (restaurants, pizza and catering), auto (dealers, repair and service, tires) and banks and hospitals. With the slump of traditional newspapers these types of advertisers often have limited outlets to reach potential customers.
About Cantor Colburn LLP
Cantor Colburn specializes in intellectual property law helping companies both large and small succeed in this critically important area of the law. Its philosophy is to partner with clients, both large and small, to provide them with quality, timely, and cost effective legal services so that they can maximize and enjoy the full value of their intellectual property assets. Its practice covers all aspects of intellectual property law, extending to industries as diverse as biotechnology, telecommunications, polymeric materials, optical imaging, petroleum, electrical power systems, medical instrumentation, software, optics, and industrial safety protection products.
About the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. helps private and public entities to apply innovative tools and practices to increase efficiencies, improve workforce development and boost competitiveness. CCAT functions as a unique economic development organization that combines expertise in cutting-edge technology with specialized centers of excellence in manufacturing, education, training, energy and entrepreneurialism. It promotes partnership between industry, academia and government to create a new collaborative framework for addressing 21st-century economic challenges.
About the Connecticut Technology Council
The Connecticut Technology Council is the state s industry association for the technology sector. CTC s mission is to connect people, ideas and opportunities to the global technology and innovation community. CTC provides members with business assistance and specialized programs, in addition to promoting and supporting public policies that position Connecticut to have a globally recognized culture of innovation that helps attract great ideas and entrepreneurs to in turn develop new jobs and wealth for the state. www.ct.org
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