Multiplied Media's Poynt Local Search honoured with Canadian New Media Award

CALGARY , Dec. 3 /CNW/ - Multiplied Media Corporation (Multiplied) (TSX:V MMC), a Calgary-based provider of mobile local search services, is pleased to announce that their Poynt Local Search application has won the Best Location Based Service at the Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs).

The CNMAs honor the best of the best in Canada's digital media landscape. Winners in 19 categories were recognized at the event, held earlier this week in Toronto .

" Canada has a tremendous amount of talent in the digital media industry as seen by the caliber of nominees and winners at the CNMAs. We are pleased to be recognized among our peers," said Andrew Osis, CEO, Multiplied Media. "I once again have to thank our team for their efforts in making Poynt the success that it is."

Poynt is a convenient and timesaving GPS-enabled application that connects consumers to local businesses, people, restaurants and theaters at the moment they want to buy or acquire products or services. Poynt allows consumers to move beyond discovery of their local area to view movie trailers and showtimes, book dining reservations, view directions on a map, click-to-call the business, or view their website. Poynt is currently available to BlackBerry(R) smartphone owners in Canada , the United States , Germany and the United Kingdom . It is available through BlackBerry(R) App World or via Over the Air download at m.poynt.com.

    
    About Multiplied Media Corporation
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Multiplied Media (www.multiplied.com) has developed the award-winning application Poynt (www.mypoynt.com), the mobile local search service available over BlackBerry smartphones. Through agreements with directory and vertical content providers in Canada , the United States and Europe , Poynt simplifies finding and connecting with businesses, people, retailers, restaurants and events wherever and whenever it is most convenient for the consumer. Headquartered in Calgary , AB, Canada , Multiplied Media trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol MMC.

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For further information: Anders Steele, FortyThree, Inc for Multiplied Media Corporation, [phone], [email protected]