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Jingle Networks Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner Provider of 1-800-FREE411 Service Recognized as One of Top Technology Upstarts

July 12, 2006 – Menlo Park, Calif. Jingle Networks, Inc., operator of the 1-800-FREE411 directory assistance service, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. Jingle Networks was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria – technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

As the nation’s leading advertiser-supported directory assistance service, Jingle Networks’ 1-800-FREE411 offers an interactive, one-to-one communication with targeted prospects at crucial moments in the sales cycle, delivering lower-cost, no-risk customer acquisition compared to traditional media. The service has captured approximately two percent of the directory assistance market, which attracts 18 million users per day. Since its introduction in September 2005, Jingle Networks’ free directory assistance service has processed nearly 49 million calls. More than 11 million calls were made by more than 3 million consumers in June, an increase of 13 percent from the previous month.

Jingle Networks and the AO100 will be honored as part of the AO2006: Stanford Summit, July 25-27, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California. It will bring together successful entrepreneurs, business and political thought leaders, and top venture capitalists to spot trends and spark new ideas and initiatives. The AO100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage.

“The AO100 companies are driving the next wave of innovative technologies that are disrupting the old guard and shaping the new media landscape,” said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. “As ever, we were inundated with nominations from leading companies, and it’s heartening to know that tomorrow’s thought leaders and technology visionaries are already out there. My congratulations to each AO100 winner – these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year.”

“Being recognized by AlwaysOn as one of the most innovative and successful private companies is a testament to our explosive growth as well as our leadership in the emerging market of advertiser-supported directory assistance,” said George Garrick, CEO of Jingle Networks. “We have quickly become the undisputed leader in this break-through industry, and see the directory assistance channel as the next major marketing platform for brand, direct response and local advertisers.”

A full list of all the AO100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://stanfordsummit.goingon.com/permalink/post/866

AlwaysOn, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network; establishing it as a leader in the open media revolution. Borrowing on the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AlwaysOn (www.alwayson.goingon.com) was launched in 2003. Today, AlwaysOn’s annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print “blogozine” and online services encourage direct collaboration between the global thought leaders and technology insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the always-on world.