Boston, MA - May 5, 2009

CityVoter.com, the leading social platform for the insider's scoop, today announced that it has been named by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the Eastern United States. Nominations for this award are accepted from investment bankers, venture investors along with other industry experts and are based on leadership in key areas; customer adoption, market potential, media buzz, innovation and investor value creation.

CityVoter.com and the other AlwaysOn Top 100 winners will be honored at a reception at AlwaysOn's Venture Summit East from May 20-22, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston.

"Despite a floundering global economy, it is clear from this list of nominees that innovation and growth are alive and well in the East," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "Even the difficult economic times have not slowed the pace of innovation for these organizations. The AlwaysOn East 100 winners have the demonstrated a tremendous ability to overcome some of the most challenging economic conditions in our nation's history to create new strategies and plans for growth and to serve as a beacon for private companies everywhere."

CityVoter is a community of people who vote for their favorite places and share recommendations. CityVoter partners with leading media companies across the country to help them successfully engage and monetize local audiences and immerse their brands into the local social experience. With more than 3 million votes and counting, CityVoter's social platform is helping people make better everyday decisions.

"In this fragmented and chaotic media environment, it is really difficult for advertisers to reach consumers who are clearly researching online before spending locally" said Josh Walker, CEO of CityVoter. "We continue to demonstrate we can engage this valuable audience even in this tough economy. We are honored to be selected by AlwaysOn and to share the company with so many other innovative private companies."

The full list of the AlwaysOn East 100 Top Private Companies for 2009 can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at http://www.alwayson.goingon.com/.

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 (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) 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 CityVoter.com

CityVoter.com is the leading social platform for the insider's scoop. It allows insiders who know a city best to vote for their favorites and leave helpful recommendations. CityVoter.com guides people in discovering great new places and making the best decisions in all aspects of their lives, not just around the big events. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CityVoter.com helps leading media companies like Belo, Barrington, FOX, Raycom, Hearst-Argyle, Hearst Newspapers, McGraw-Hill, and Post-Newsweek to engage and monetize their local audience, successfully converge with digital media, and immerse their brands into the local social experience. For more information, visit www.CityVoter.com.