Second Porch bring social media to the vacation rentals industry
We are always so happy when people see how hard we are working to open up a new social channel for vacation home owners, and their guests, and this award, where the judges actually spent a long time with us discussing our plans, really means a lot to us.
Hmmm….”Second Porch, an award-winning vacation rental site”…has a nice ring to it. THANKS AlwaysOn!
Here is the press release we just issued:
Second Porch Selected by AlwaysOn as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Recognized for creating technology innovations for the Global Silicon Valley.
Portland, OR, July 27, 2010 – Second Porch, the social vacation rental marketplace, 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. Second Porch 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.
Second Porch and the AlwaysOn Global 250 companies will be honored tonight at AlwaysOn’s eighth annual Summit at Stanford, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
This two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Summit at Stanford’s goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.
“After examining the companies that are on the AO Global 250 list, it’s obvious that innovation is not only alive and well in the Global Silicon Valley, it’s accelerating in economic power and scope.” says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “The companies certainly represent some of the highest-growth opportunities in the private company marketplace.”
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 2010 list.
Second Porch is changing the way travelers find vacation lodging by helping them find vacation rentals recommended by the members of their extended social circle. Second Porch can be found at both http://www.secondporch.com/ and through its highly-rated Facebook application at http://apps.facebook.com/secondporch. Thousands of homes in over 100 countries are now becoming socially discoverable, tying together properties with communities of past guests and socially-connected ratings.
A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website:
http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2010-AlwaysOn-Global-250
“People have always preferred to pick places to stay based on the experience of their friends and family. We built Second Porch to make it simple search this way, and for property managers and owners to turn each satisfied guest into a word of mouth marketing channel for reaching future guests. We’re delighted that our innovation in social commerce has been recognized by AlwaysOn” said Brent Hieggelke, CEO and co-founder of Second Porch.
About Second Porch Inc.
Second Porch is the social vacation home marketplace, where travelers can discover the perfect vacation rental through their trusted social circle, when friends, or friends of friends have stayed in, rated, or own a vacation rental home. Second Porch enables vacation rental property managers and homeowners to add a powerful word of mouth marketing channel to their marketing mix, offering two new homes for building social awareness with its highly-rated Facebook application at http://apps.facebook.com/secondporch/ as well its standalone social marketplace at http://www.secondporch.com
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 Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, 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.
