SAN FRANCISCO--February 27, 2008—Online digital marketplace Zipidee was selected to present at the Dow Jones VentureOne Summit as one of the top 50 “Companies to Watch in 2008.” The two-day conference, held in Redwood City, CA, is the 11th annual Summit, which serves as a gathering of leading venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital marketplace for PGC (prosumer generated content) educational, instructional, and special interest programming. CEO Henry Wong was chosen to present by an advisory board of top investors from Accel, Battery Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Ventures, and North Bridge Venture Partners. The board selected companies it felt were the most promising startups in today’s market.
The VentureOne Summit featured industry discussions led by foremost investors and insights from industry analysts in addition to the start-up presentations. For more information about the event, visit http://ventureonesummit.dowjones.com/.
About Zipidee
Zipidee powers the Internet’s largest digital marketplace for instructional, educational, entertainment, health and fitness, sports, and special interest content through its destination marketplace Zipidee.com and also through its Content On-Demand Widgets®. Zipidee’s Content On-Demand Widgets® are fully transactional, handling the preview, purchase, and fulfillment of digital content. Each widget has an embeddable code that can be copied and pasted into any web environment for viral distribution. Our platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell digital products, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, by publishing and creating customized Content On-Demand Widgets®. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 1000 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. The Zipidee platform receives over 500,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1.5 million pages of digital goods for sale. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open and distributed marketplace. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors. For additional information on the Zipidee marketplace, please visit www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com.
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