TiE Boston held its Annual Gala Dinner in Boston on November 8th, where Chitika CEO Venkat Kolluri was honored with the “Crystal Award.”
Big news from the awards front, our recently-launched Chitika Mobile Ads are one of three finalists to win the annual DPAC award for Best Mobile Advertising Network Innovation. The winner will be announced on Deceber 9th at the DPAC Awards ceremony in New York. Fingers crossed!
We’d like to thank the Academy… and all of the hard-working engineers who spent weeks locked in the server room with only a bowl of runny gruel every afternoon until they completed the first mobile ad that worked perfectly on non-mobile sites.
Find out more about the Mobile Ad Unit at chitika.com/mobile, and if you’re into digital advertising drama, pick up a ticket and head to the DPAC Awards on December 9th in New York.
Chitika was named to the top 100 technology companies founded and managed by Indians in the U.S. at SiliconIndia 2010. Winners are chosen by a panel of industry experts, from technologists to venture capitalists. Companies were chosen “…based on the competency of the management team, the performance of the company, the nature of employees, their customer traction and their potential impact on the industry.”
Chitika has built innovative technology behind an ad suite that is now made up of over 70 ad units for the last 5 years. In 2008, Chitika took online-video-branding to a new and exciting level with the Chitika | VBU. It’s interactive features, not available in any other ad unit on the web today, is just one reason the VBU was selected as a 2008 MITX Tech Awards Finalist.
With the VBU, we introduced a general-purpose framework for conversational brand marketing in the new web with full flexibility and control to advertisers. (See our advertiser case study). The units are highly customizable and offer several different options for viral marketing, including “Comment”, “Share it”, and “Rate it” tabs. The VBU also has advance targeting capabilities that perform well at the site, category and keyword levels.
“Chitika has always provided TechEBlog with a variety of eye-catching ad units that provide a nice stream of revenue. Their latest product, VBU is definitely no slouch, giving our readers a chance to comment on the great products shown in the ad units.”
-Steve, TechEBlog.com
*UPDATE: Read more in our MITX Tech Awards Finalist Press Release.
Chitika is very happy to be selected as a finalist for a 2nd time. Chitika was first selected as a MITX finalist in 2005 for our eMiniMalls ad unit. MITX Awards have grown into one of the largest and most prestigious awards competitions in the country for technology innovations, and celebrates the best creative and technological accomplishments emerging from New England.
What’s even better than being recognized as a leading online ad network? Being recognized by Red Herring, a known leader in finding and advocating the most promising tech startups. Chitika has been selected as one of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in North America.
“Chitika is honored to be selected as a finalist for the Red Herring North America Awards for our innovative and entrepreneurial achievements,” said Venkat Kolluri, CEO, Chitika. “We are dedicated to delivering innovative technology for online branding and advertising, such as our new Viral Branding Unit, and this recognition is further proof that we are striking a chord with brands and publishers in the new web.”
The unveiling of the Top 100 private companies in North America will be at the annual Red Herring North America conference on May 12-14.
For the past five years we have successfully created new revenue-earning products for our users. Each year we are adding more features and different kinds of products to suit the many different needs of our users. A big thanks to our 17,000+ publisher base for being our inspiration in creating new innovations each year.
It was because of you that AlwaysOn has selected Chitika as one of the Top 100 fastest-growing companies in the Northeast. This goes a long way in validating our belief in the power of the blogosphere.
The Top 100 will be honored at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit East held April 7 – April 9, 2008, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA.
Inc.com released their list of the top free services for generating revenue on your website, and chose Chitika | eMiniMalls best for promoting products.
The ads are relatively slick, and you get to decide what sorts of things are in them by choosing from 45 categories of stuff. Keep reading…
As a Chitika publisher you have access to millions of products to display on your blog or website. Each eMiniMalls unit is loaded with helpful information for your readers, such as product descriptions, best deals to buy, and the ability to search for more products & information right within the unit – without having to leave your page.
Inc.com article, “Clicks for Cash”
Learn more about Chitika eMiniMalls.
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