Avvo Selected By AlwaysOn As An AO Global 250 Winner

Recognized for game-changing technology and market value

Seattle, Wash — Avvo, the only free website that empowers consumers to handle their legal matters with confidence, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners.  Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industries. Avvo was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Avvo and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford scheduled to occur on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day executive event highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries, and features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.

“The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global technology markets,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn.  “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time.”

The AO Global 250 was selected from over hundreds of companies, nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology, media, entertainment, enterprise and greentech sectors from around the world.

A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27959

“Avvo is pleased to have been selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 winner,” said Mark Britton, founder and CEO of Avvo. “Avvo’s recognition as a key resource for consumers and businesses to navigate the legal landscape highlights the demand for a level playing field when it comes to accessing critical information, such as that required to select the right lawyer.”

About Avvo

Avvo is the only free website that empowers consumers to handle their legal matters with confidence.  Avvo rates and profiles every lawyer to help consumers choose the right lawyer, and also offers client reviews, peer endorsements, attorney disciplinary records, and a question and answer forum (“Avvo Answers”) where consumers can anonymously ask attorneys any legal question and receive personalized answers.  Avvo gives every attorney a free online profile and an opportunity to give and receive peer endorsements.  The website currently includes profiles and ratings on every licensed attorney in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas Washington and Wisconsin, and will be adding more states throughout 2008.  Founded in early 2006, Avvo is privately held, with funding from private investors, Benchmark Capital and Ignition Partners.  For more information, visit www.avvo.com.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network.  In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine”. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.