Local media companies across the country to experience enhanced discovery, engagement and monetization of online content through WorldNow / EveryZing partnership
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – June 1, 2009 – In a move that will expand content search and discovery for more than 500 local media affiliates, online technology and revenue-solutions leader WorldNow has selected EveryZing, Inc. to power universal search and publishing. WorldNow will deploy three of EveryZing’s turnkey solutions — MediaCloud, ezSEARCH and ezSEO — to extend its roster of rich publishing solutions, thereby driving search engine discovery, deepening user engagement and enhancing online advertising revenue.
As the only solution for the comprehensive indexing of all content formats, EveryZing’s technology will easily integrate with WorldNow’s existing publishing platform. MediaCloud will process all of WorldNow’s customer content (text, image, audio and video) and create rich metadata and tags, indexing it for use with the ezSEO and ezSEARCH solutions. ezSEARCH will power universal site search across all WorldNow properties, blending articles, videos, podcasts and images into a single search box experience with unequaled relevancy and freshness. In addition, ezSEO will enhance the discovery of content by automatically organizing the information into topics and publishing search engine friendly pages across WorldNow customers’ sites.
“EveryZing’s technology will unlock the vast quantities of online content from WorldNow’s network of media partners, ensuring quality information is archived, indexed and plugged into the search economy,” said Tom Wilde, EveryZing CEO. “As the media industry continues to experience major changes, local media companies will increasingly rely on next-generation technology and solutions to achieve their business goals and drive revenue. This new partnership further proves we are the ‘secret weapon’ to get them there.”
“At WorldNow, we’re passionate about empowering our local media partners to achieve success in a digital age, and our partnership with EveryZing is an investment in this opportunity,” said Gary Gannaway, CEO of WorldNow. “EveryZing has the best-of-breed solution for universal search and publishing, and continues our track record of providing the most innovative and forward thinking capabilities for our customers.”
About WorldNow
A leader in Internet technology, content and revenue solutions, WorldNow, a New York-based technology and sales company, is the only company to provide a comprehensive technology platform and strategic advertising services that enable media companies to expand to the digital realm with innovative Web publishing tools, advanced video delivery technology and industry-driving advertising leadership. WorldNow’s proven technology and advertising leadership equips its media partners with the tools to make the transition to the digital marketplace, expand their footprint in the online ecosystem and realize real-world profitability from their investment. Current WorldNow customers include affiliates of major broadcast television, newspaper and radio groups. For more information please visit www.WorldNow.com.
About EveryZing
EveryZing, Inc. is powering next-generation universal search and publishing technology for online content. As the only solution for the comprehensive indexing of all content formats (text, audio, video and image), EveryZing’s white label products enable its customers – purveyors of online “infotainment” such as news, entertainment, sports and business – to improve the search experience, drive user consumption of multimedia content and capitalize on the $20 billion online advertising market. The company’s core intellectual property and capabilities leverage speech-to-text technology and natural language processing to drive its suite of solutions, including ezSEO, ezSEARCH, MetaPlayer, MediaCloud and RAMP. For more information visit www.everyzing.com.
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Media Contact:
Katie Judd
Racepoint Group, Inc.
781-487-4656
kjudd@racepointgroup.com
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Hank Kim
WorldNow Media Relations
917-647-0500
hank@hankkimconsulting.com
khank@hankkimconsulting.com
