IRVINE, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Future Ads (www.futureads.com), one of the fastest growing and most innovative interactive firms, today announced that it has won two more prestigious national awards recognizing its business and innovation success: a Stevie Award for Fastest Growing Company of the Year in the 2009 American Business Awards, and an AlwaysOn Global 250 Award as a technology innovator in digital media for 2009. The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets.

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"This has been a watershed year for Future Ads: not only have we experienced our most dramatic growth in revenue and profitability, we've also significantly ramped up the adoption of our flagship products, Gamevance.com, PlaySushi.com and Resultlinks," said Future Ads CEO and Founder Jared Pobre. "The Future Ads team is honored to be recognized by these two very important business awards as we continue our core mission of bringing together interactive entertainment with savvy marketers to produce the most profitable Internet media."

Earlier this year, Resultlinks, the Company's self-serve and in-text display ad network, was named Internet Product of the Year by TechAmerica; Future Ads CEO Jared Pobre was named Ernst and Young 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year in Technology, Orange County/Desert Cities; and the Company was a finalist for Entertainment/Gaming Company of the Year in the 2009 TCOSC Industry Awards, alongside Blizzard Entertainment and RotoHog.

Future Ads: AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner

Future Ads was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction. The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.

"It's no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "The companies on this year's list have not only created innovative technologies that solve real business problems, but have stimulated economic growth through the generation of new jobs. I congratulate every winner selected for this year's award and wish them all tremendous success in the future."

Future Ads and the other AlwaysOn Global 250 winners will be recognized at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit, taking place at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, on July 28-30.

Future Ads: Fastest Growing Company of the Year Stevie Award in The 2009 American Business Awards

This was the first year that the Stevies awarded a Fastest Growing Company of the Year Award in the American Business Awards, recognizing outstanding revenue growth since the beginning of 2008. The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. The Stevie has become one of the world's most coveted business awards, and the program is governed by a Board of Distinguished Judges and Advisors, which include many of the leading figures in American business.

About Future Ads

Founded in 2001, award-winning Future Ads (www.futureads.com) is one of the online industry's most rapidly growing interactive marketing firms. The Company owns and operates Gamevance.com (www.gamevance.com), a Top-5 game site and one of the fastest-growing game sites and Web properties overall. The company enables advertisers to target the fast growing, highly desirable, and responsive casual gaming audience through Gamevance.com and through its rapidly growing casual game hub, PlaySushi.com (www.playsushi.com). The company's Resultlinks, a self-serve and in-text display ad network, is the fastest growing in its industry. Blending traditional and new media expertise with cutting edge technology, Future Ads' mission is to bring together interactive entertainment with savvy marketers to produce the most profitable source of Internet media.

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