Vancouver, BC — July 07, 2008 — Lat49, recently named as one of the top 100 most promising companies driving the future of technology at the Red Herring 100 competition, has now been nominated by AlwaysOn for their Global 250 award. The AlwaysOn Global 250 celebrates the top 250 emerging private companies around the globe that are creating new and exciting business opportunities in the field of technology.
This is the third nomination for lat49 since January of this year — an impressive track record for a company that launched just nine months ago.
"These are exciting times for us," said Keith Ippel, President of lat49. "We are growing quickly, both in size and in revenue. On the near side of the horizon, the outlook for local-online and mobile-ad dollars is very promising. We are very pleased to receive this recognition from AlwaysOn for the pioneering work that we are doing in this space."
AlwaysOn is a leading media network with an editorial mission to identify high-growth markets where technology innovation is disrupting behavior and creating explosive new entrepreneurial opportunities for both startups and big businesses.
Keith Ippel will be speaking about the company and the merits of mapvertising at SMX (Search Marketing Expo) Local & Mobile 2008 on July 25th, at San Francisco's JW Marriott Hotel.