Tabrio™ Moves Into Top 40 on Canadian StartUp Index
For Immediate Release
Announcement Highlights
- Tabrio™ moves up 57 places to #38 on Techvibes Canadian StartUp Index
- Within one spot of Top 10 placing on Vancouver Index - #11 (#28 in September ‘08)
- Rankings consider both alexa.com and compete.com scores for overall positioning
Vancouver, BC, Canada – October 2, 2008 – Verb Exchange, Inc. (TSX:V‐VEI) is pleased to announce Tabrio’s™ second consecutive month on the Techvibes (www.techvibes.com) StartUp Index for October 2008. Tabrio’s™ recent swell in web traffic secured its improved position at #11 on the Techvibes Vancouver Index. The Company is also pleased to report Tabrio’s™ placing onto the Top 100 Canadian StartUp Index at #38, up 57 places from September’s index.
The Techvibes StartUp Index lists the hottest online startups across the country based on monthly website traffic scores. The Techvibes.com StartUp Index creates a hybrid score based on the overall rankings from both alexa.com and compete.com. City specific indexes across Canada are also available for review and index scores are updated monthly. Other noteworthy company’s to make the coveted index list for October are Plenty of Fish (www.plentyoffish.com), Adhack (www.adhack.com), and Now Public (www.nowpublic.com), which was named a ‘Top Site of 2007’ by TIME Magazine.Certain directors, officers and shareholders of the Company have also arranged the sale of certain shares of Verb through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange. The net proceeds from these transactions are being used to fund a portion of the private placement financing.
For more information please visit: www.tabrio.com, or from your mobile device, hit ‘browse’ on your cell phone and enter: m.tabrio.com to make calls or send text messages globally.
To view the Canadian StartUp Index, please visit:
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canada-startup-index-october-2008
“We’re starting to see some fantastic traffic growth as a result of the viral interest in Tabrio™ over the last month. We intend to keep pushing Tabrio™ towards improved rankings on the index, consistently each month. Our marketing department continues to be focused on new user acquisition and the continued expansion of our advertising partnerships,” said Craig Goldenberger, CEO of Verb Exchange.
*Note: The Techvibes.com StartUp Index creates a formulated rating based on third-party website traffic numbers. In no way does it measure any other metrics or specific products of Tabrio™.
For more information please visit: www.Tabrio.com, or from your mobile device,
hit ‘browse’ on your cell phone and enter: m.tabrio.com to make calls or send
text messages globally.
About Tabrio
Tabrio is a personal communications service developed by Tabrio Communications, Inc. a wholly‐owned subsidiary of Verb Exchange, Inc. Tabrio provides global users with low cost, crystal clear long distance calling, two‐way text messaging and easy contact management. Tabrio runs on existing equipment, and does not require a special phone or headset. Every user receives a $5 US credit following account creation, and pays only for the minutes they use. For advertisers, proprietary advertising and analytics technologies ensure precisely targeted campaigns to Tabrio users based on detailed geographic, demographic and psychographic profiles. For more information and to download Tabrio visit on and to download Tabrio visit www.tabrio.com.
About Verb Exchange
Verb Exchange (TSX‐V:VEI) is defining the next generation of mobile and online communications for consumers and advertisers. A leading digital media company, Verb Exchange delivers international connectivity with its telecom‐grade carrier services, and is revolutionizing global communication with the introduction of Tabrio, a personal communication service for low cost, high quality long distance voice calling and text messaging. Proprietary advertising and analytics platform ensures precisely targeted campaigns to Tabrio users based on detailed geographic, demographic and psychographic profiles.
In 2007, Verb Exchange was recognized as Canada's #1 technology company by Backbone Magazine, and by BIV Magazine as first on its list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in BC. For more information, see www.verbx.com.
Statements included in this announcement, including statements concerning our plans, intentions and expectations, which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, "forward‐looking statements" for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward‐looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "expects" and similar expressions. The company cautions readers that forward‐looking statements, including without limitation those relating to the company's future operations and business prospects, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward‐looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact
Arlen Hansen
+1 866.568.9528
arlen@kincommunications.com
Media Relations Contact
Christopher I. Bennett
Manager, PR and Corporate Communications
Verb Exchange, Inc.
+1 866.824.2273
christopher@verbx.com
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