Mediatech 100

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The Library House 2008 Mediatech 100 supported by Kemp Little and NMA represents the hottest 100 private mediatech companies in Europe, selected by rigorously assessing companies using Library House proprietary data filters, and an expert advisory panel. By considering growth potential and market impact potential, the Library House 2008 Mediatech 100 supported by Kemp Little and NMA  will form a collection of 100 companies among those most likely to change the mediatech world.

Advisory panel members include some of the most prominent mediatech investors and experts in Europe, with senior mediatech representatives from  Microsoft UK, Amadeus Capital, Kodak External Alliances and Advent Venture Partners to name but a few.

CEOs from all of the companies successful in making the final 100 were invited to attend the event for free, ensuring entrepreneurs of the highest calibre were present. In addition some of The Library House 2008 Mediatech 100 supported by Kemp Little and NMA showcased their company to potential investors and the audience as a whole.

The Library House 2008 Mediatech 100 supported by Kemp Little and NMA- Top 10 companies

1. Flirtomatic United Kingdom

Handmade Mobile Entertainment runs the Flirtomatic service, a fast-paced messaging platform, entertainment and dating. Handmade distinguishes its service from other dating sites by an emphasis on "spontaneous fun", and its cross-platform web-mobile interoperability. The service is free to use, but revenues are generated through advertising and by up-selling of value added services for small fees. 70% of Flirtomatic's users are aged 18-24.

2. MOO Print United Kingdom

MOO Print is a printing company, producing a variety of printed products (cards, stickers etc) based on users' photograps. Users can upload photographs directly, use stock MOO's designs, or use the MOO.com interface to take images from accounts on Flickr, Facebook or other similar websites. A pack of 50 business cards could have a different image printed on each card.

3. Where Are You Now? United Kingdom

Where Are You Now (WAYN) is a social networking community which emphasises the formation of contacts between travellers around the world, as well as helping friends who met whilst travelling to stay in touch. The network has over 13 million users, and is present in 193 countries. WAYN allows users to share photographs and videos via its site, and it has SMS functionality.

4. Dailymotion France

DailyMotion is a destination website hosting user-generated videos. The French website has been growing steadily since its launch in for those wishing to publish videos online, or to watch the video others have uploaded. The site has in excess of 30m page views per day, and has a global Alexa rank of 38. In February 2008, the site began to support HD video.

5. King.com United Kingdom

Midasplayer.com Ltd runs the King.com website, a successful casual gaming site where players compete against opponents from around the world. The games played are casual and skill-based, and presented in flash. The site’s main attraction is that it allows players to back themselves with small monetary stakes, avoiding gambling restrictions as the games are skill orientated, rather than games of chance.

6. Sulake Finland

Sulake runs the popular Habbo site, a free-to-use, browser-based virtual world in which players customise an avatar character and its room in a virtual hotel. Sulake generates revenue by selling in-game furniture in order to personalise the character’s space. Habbo has 19 websites running, in 30 local communities. The site receives 8 million unique visits per day, and has 100 million avatars registered.

7. Playfish United Kingdom

Playfish develops and publishes games for integration into social networks. Its most popular games are on the Facebook platform. Playfish’s games have over 20 million active users, and this number is growing rapidly. The company has three games on offer currently, with the aim of encouraging interactions between friends through gaming sociably.

8. Blyk Finland

Blyk is an advert-funded mobile telecoms network for 16-24 year olds. Users receive a set number of texts and minutes per month, which can be topped up through payment. In exchange for free messages and minutes, users are sent multimedia adverts directly to their mobiles, which they can easily interact with by replying to messages.

9. Plastic Logic United Kingdom

Plastic Logic has developed a low-power, flexible display, initially for use in the company’s portable document reader. The device will be released in 2009 and encompasses a touch screen interface, along with the robustness of the company’s display technology, which is built on a plastic substrate.

10. Stardoll Sweden

Stardoll is an online community website and browser game aimed at people aged 9-17 who are interested in fashion. The site is centred on a dressing-up game, wherein a user chooses the clothing an online avatar will wear. The service has over 8 million unique page views per month. The game is free to play, but small subscription fees open additional content.

Remaining top 100

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