NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc. magazine ranked MyDailyMoment.com at No. 3 in Media and 142nd overall on its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy--America’s independent entrepreneurs. Online retailer ideeli tops this year’s list. GoLive! Mobile tops this year’s list in the media category. MyDailyMoment.com joins Thrillist, Everyday Health, Pandora, Demand Media and other prominent brands featured on this year's list.
MyDailyMoment.com, launched in May 2008 and owned and operated by Flatiron Media, was named among the top media companies on the Inc. 5000. A leading women's destination, MyDailyMoment.com provides daily content in various lifestyle and entertainment categories including diet and fitness, food and easy healthy recipes, parenting, style & beauty, horoscope, and celebrity gossip and news. In the past three years, the company’s user base has grown to more than 4 million newsletter subscriptions.
"MyDailyMoment.com is honored to be recognized for its monumental growth over the last three years. This award vindicates our decision to focus on content delivery via e-mail as a means to provide today’s woman with valuable solutions-focused information to help her navigate her busy life. Although this is our first year on the list, we’re optimistic it won’t be our last," says Flatiron Media President and Co-Founder Ray Costa.
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.
"Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is," says Inc. magazine Editor Jane Berentson.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 500|5000
Methodology
The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent--not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies--as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/5000.
About MyDailyMoment.com and Flatiron Media
Launched by Flatiron Media in May 2008, MyDailyMoment.com delivers high-quality female-focused content to women via its suite of e-mail newsletters and its Web site. Flatiron Media is an online publishing and ad representation company, based in New York.