Digitalsmiths named one of DowJones' Top Companies to Watch in 2008

Digital video and contextual ad-matching company Digitalsmiths has been named one of the top 45 “Companies to Watch in 2008” by Dow Jones, and selected to present at the VentureOne Summit being held February 26th and 27th at the Sofitel in Redwood City, California. Digitalsmiths’ CEO Ben Weinberger will be a featured speaker at this year’s Summit.

According to the Internet Advertising Bureau, online ad revenues surpassed the $10 Billion benchmark for 2007 with the growth attributed to video-centric opportunities found in broadband, rich Internet applications, mobile, and social media. Empowering advertisers and publishers to capitalize on this trend, Digitalsmiths offers VideoSense®, the video advertising industry’s first completely automated suite of multi-platform contextual video ad targeting solutions. In addition to VideoSense®, the firm offers AdSafe™ and AdIQ™. AdSafe™ ensures that advertisers' brand and advertising messages will only be seen adjacent to the most appropriate content. AdIQ™ further extends the value of contextual advertising by providing competitive brand targeting capabilities.

“Digitalsmiths is honored to be recognized by DowJones for our technological innovation and market potential. Video indexing and ad targeting are extremely hot topics among leading web publishers and advertisers seeking to grow online audiences and capture new revenue. It is gratifying to see so much attention being paid to a category that Digitalsmiths has helped define over the last several years,” said Weinberger.

The eleventh annual DowJones VentureOne conference features industry discussions led by the country’s most active investors. The Summit’s advisory board, comprised of leading investors from Accel, Battery Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mayfield Fund, Menlo Ventures, and North Bridge Venture Partners, invites a select group of venture-backed start-up companies to present to its 400 attendees, choosing “the most interesting and most promising companies in the market today.”

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