Vibrant Co-Founders Doug Stevenson and Craig Gooding Named Finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Stevenson also named finalist for 2010 American Business Awards^SM

NEW YORK — May 28, 2010, (BUSINESS WIRE) — Vibrant co-founders Doug Stevenson, CEO, and Craig Gooding, CCO, have been named finalists for the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in Metro New York. The Entrepreneur Of The Year® award, organized by Ernst & Young LLP recognizes executives who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Stevenson and Gooding were selected as finalists from almost 70 nominations by a panel of independent judges.

“It is an honor to be selected as a finalist by both of these organizations,” said Stevenson. “This has been a pivotal year for Vibrant, having achieved record growth despite the economy. I wish to gratefully acknowledge the entire Vibrant team here and abroad for their contributions to our collective success.”

Adds Gooding, “Vibrant is at the intersection of content and advertising, and we see a bright future for our technology as the media landscape evolves.”

Separately, Stevenson has also been selected as a finalist for Executive of the Year in Media & Entertainment by the 2010 American Business Awards^SM, which is one of the nation's premier business awards programs that recognizes and honors the achievements and contributions of organizations and business people across the country. Winners are selected by a panel of judges representing a cross section of leaders in the American business community.

Together, Stevenson and Gooding led Vibrant to record profits in 2009 and record audiences, with over 170 million monthly uniques (comScore January 2010).

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award Winner will be announced on Tuesday, June 15^th and the American Business Awards will be announcing its award winners on June 21^st.

About Vibrant
Vibrant is a world leader in contextual technology aligning billions of words across the internet with relevant video, information, tools, and advertising. With over 4,000 premium publishers, reaching more than 170 million unique users per month (comScore January 2010). Vibrant gives top brand marketers the opportunity to deliver highly targeted advertisements within premium Web content and offers publishers premium editorial tools to re-circulate users throughout their websites. Vibrant works with top brand advertisers such as Microsoft, Unilever, Warner Bros and AT&T. The company was founded in 2000 and has offices in London, New York, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Dusseldorf. Vibrant's rapid growth has been recognized by the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Fast 50 lists. For more information, visit: www.vibrantmedia.com or www.hyperlinkevolved.com or http://www.facebook.com/vibrantmedia or http://twitter.com/vibrantmedia

About Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young LLP is a client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited located in the U.S.

About The American Business Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2010 American Business Awards include Infogroup, Netezza, CIGNA, Citrix Online, Epic Advertising, High Performance Technologies Inc., imagistic, John Hancock, LifeLock, Lionbridge, PetRays, RCN, and SoftPro.