Between now and February 1, we will share selected mainstream and niche social networks with which SocialGrow will be compatible:



Note: Specific compatible social networks are subject to change without notice.



December 14: LinkedIn

With over 53 million members representing 170 industries in over 200 countries and territories, LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world.



December 17: hi5

With over 50 million monthly visitors, hi5 is the world’s largest social entertainment destination.



December 21: Facebook

Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.



December 28: Twitter

Twitter is a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices. In countries around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends.



January 4: MySpace

MySpace empowers its global community to experience the internet through a social lens by integrating personal profiles, photos, videos, mobile, messaging, games, and the world’s largest music community.



January 11: Avatars United

Avatars United (AU) is a community for your virtual avatars. Register your avatar, upload your profile picture, write your biography and share some of your exploits in virtual worlds through pictures, videos, blogs, and more.



January 14: Orkut

Orkut’s social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures and messages, and establish new ones by reaching out to people you’ve never met before.



Los Angeles, CA. — November 17, 2009 — SocialGrow, a Microsoft BizSpark program member, today announced that it has opened registration for alpha users to test its first release of the SocialGrow Web and Mobile Phone Software Application. Developed on Windows Azure, SocialGrow’s Web and Mobile Phone Software Application will enable users to search for and connect with people online, both professionally and personally. Participants will be limited to the first 500 users who register on the SocialGrow website at: http://socialgrow.com.



“By leveraging Windows Azure and exciting new features in Windows 7 through the Microsoft BizSpark program, Social Grow was able to develop an application that automates the process of inviting people to join users’ online social networks,” said Marsh Sutherland, President of SocialGrow. “This makes it faster and easier for users to grow their connections across profile-based social networking websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, and for users running Windows 7, sending an invitation to connect can be as quick and easy as highlighting the person’s e-mail address and right-clicking.”



“Windows Azure allows SocialGrow to be flexible and rapidly scale as it starts to build its customer base,” said Prashant Ketkar, senior director of product marketing for Windows Azure at Microsoft Corp. “Combined with reduced upfront hardware costs, Windows Azure lets SocialGrow developers focus their time on building innovative solutions instead of managing the underlying hardware infrastructure provisioning and scaling.”



SocialGrow was recently named the Microsoft BizSpark most promising “Start-Up of the Day”, and selected by MassHighTech (The Journal of New England Technology) as one of their “Five Start-Ups You Should Follow”. Additionally, SocialGrow’s Chief Marketing Officer Ken Herron was named one of the “Top 10 Chief Marketing Officers in North America” by Systemic Marketing for SocialGrow’s use of Twitter on @SocialGrow (http://twitter.com/socialgrow).