FunkySexyCool is 2008 Red Herring 100 North America Award Winner

New York, United States

FunkySexyCool, the global, mobile-based social dating community that bridges the gap between social communities and dating sites, announced that the company has been named a 2008 Red Herring 100 North America Award Winner.

"We are pleased and excited to be recognized with the Red Herring Award," said Tim O'Connor, CEO of FunkySexyCool. "The award highlights the appeal, popularity and global potential of our unique brand of social networking site, and we are honored to be among the other distinguished winners in the Top 100."

FunkySexyCool is unique among communities in that it is a gathering place for young adults who perceive traditional dating sites as too expensive and serious, and perceive other popular social communities as great general-purpose sites, but not effective or efficient at matchmaking.

FunkySexyCool provides a premium mobile and web social dating network for 18-34 year olds that is a fun and fast way to meet people and discover new trends. The unique online community enables members to contact and vote for other people in their space who share similar interests. Members can socialize through browsing by gender, location, interest or age group, and can vote other members to be "funky," "sexy" or "cool." Users can also send messages to other members, create friends groups, and share and discover interests. All of the features are available via any WAP-enabled mobile phone or device. FunkySexyCool is available in 10 different languages with more to be announced soon. The service is live in Europe, Asia, Africa, India and most recently the US.

Red Herring, Inc. is a media company that covers innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. For the last 10 years, the company's editorial team has surveyed entrepreneurship around the globe and has acknowledged extraordinary companies with the Red Herring Award. Technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument to discover and advocate the promising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation.

About FunkySexyCool

FunkySexyCool (FSC) is a global mobile-based social dating community that makes it fast, fun and easy to meet new people, connect with friends, and discover and share new interests. Through partnerships with phone carriers and major organizations such as MTV and Ford Models, FSC is growing faster every day. With hundreds of thousands of registered members, FSC is quickly becoming the premium global mobile social community for meeting new people.

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Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)

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