Recognized for creating technology innovations for the Global Silicon Valley

NEW YORK, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- SkillSlate (http://www.skillslate.com), the leading auction website for local services, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners.  Inclusion in the AlwaysOn Global 250 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players in the Global Silicon Valley. SkillSlate was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

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SkillSlate and the AlwaysOn Global 250 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn's ninth annual Innovation Summit at Santa Clara University on July 28th, 2011, at the Louis B. Mayer Theatre at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.

This two-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Innovation Summit's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.

"This year's AlwaysOn Global 250 are companies driven by the biggest mega-trends, including the accelerating growth of mobile users, cloud computing, and SaaS offerings, globalization, and the socialization of commerce and basically everything online," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "This year's winners clearly represent some of the highest-growth opportunities we've seen in the private company marketplace in the history of the global Silicon Valley."

The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders.  The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2011 list.

SkillSlate helps consumers more easily find great local service providers and market prices traditionally hard-to-price services.  The company is taking a unique approach to the age old problem of people not knowing who to turn to for their local services needs, as well as how much they should be paying for such services.  SkillSlate's innovative solution focuses on providing more information about the people and businesses providing those services, as well as by more transparently honing in on market rates for various local services jobs.

A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2011-AlwaysOn-Global-250

"We are ecstatic and thankful to have been selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and partners to this exclusive list of technology innovators," said Bartek Ringwelski, CEO and Co-Founder of SkillSlate.  "To see SkillSlate listed among such amazing companies is a true honor."

About SkillSlate

SkillSlate (http://www.skillslate.com) is an auction site for local services that crowdsources the best people to apply for any job you need done.  Consumers post their job request, which can range from a handyman to a personal chef for a private dinner party, and everything in-between.  The job is instantly matched to relevant providers within SkillSlate's network of thousands of service professionals, and is also assigned to a SkillScout, a real person who works to find the absolute best people for your job. As service providers apply, they'll see each others' applications via a transparent auction, and will often lower their prices to win your business.  You anonymously review applicants' pricing and credentials to hire the right person at the right price.  SkillSlate is backed by top investors including Canaan Partners, First Round Capital, and several notable angels.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic / IMPACT 2011, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen Silicon Valley, and GoingGreen East. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

Media Contact: Bartek Ringwelski SkillSlate, (646) 831-8760, bartek@skillslate.com

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