Shmoop Named Always On Global 250 Winner

July 30, 2009 - PRLog -- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA,  -- Shmoop (www.shmoop.com), an online learning and teaching resource, today announced that it has been selected to the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 List.  The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets.  Shmoop was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction.

“We are thrilled to be recognized along with an impressive list of technology companies who are transforming entire industries and tackling major social challenges,” said Ellen Siminoff, CEO of Shmoop. “Shmoop believes that digital learning materials will transform education. In addition to obvious cost-savings, digital textbooks will make learning more fun and relevant for today’s media-savvy students.”

Shmoop provides digital textbooks in literature, US history, poetry and plans to launch more subjects. Written by a team of Ph.D. and Masters students from top U.S. universities, Shmoop tackles classic topics like the American Revolution and The Catcher in the Rye in a fun, plain-spoken manner that appeals to today’s students.

Shmoop and the other AlwaysOn Global 250 Winners winners will be recognized at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford, taking place at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, on July 28-30.  This two-and-a-half day executive conference is co-presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program will highlighting the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.

“It’s no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “The companies on this year’s list have not only created innovative technologies that solve real business problems, but have stimulated economic growth through the generation of new jobs. I congratulate every winner selected for this year’s award and wish them all tremendous success in the future.”

The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.

A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/32719

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About Shmoop: An online study guide for English Literature, Poems and American History. It’s a perfect aid for students and teachers seeking guidance with advance study, essays and writing papers. Its content is written by Ph.D. and Masters students from top universities, like Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and Yale who have also taught at the high school and college levels. It promises to make learning and writing more fun and relevant. Teachers and students should feel confident to cite Shmoop as a source in essays and papers.