<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Thanks to this week\u2019s advertisers and partners for enabling us to bring you the latest social media news and resources. Mashable's sponsors are as social media savvy as our readers!\nAdvertise with us and get noticed.\nMashable is seeking site sponsors for our large, diverse audience \u2014 social media users, venture capitalists, early adopters, developers, bloggers and many more.  You'll receive hundreds of thousands of views per day in addition to weekly recognition as part of our \"thank you\" to our premium sponsors. Are you interested? Contact us for more information and to receive our media kit and rate card.This week, our valued sponsors are: MessageMaker Social, Cisco, CBS Interactive, Lenovo, Campaigner\u00AE, CITGO and the Fueling Good Campaign, The Ben and Jerry's Scoop Truck, The Awareness Social Marketing Hub, AceProject, 7MainStreet, LoopFuse, BMW i, Discover Digital Group, Global Strategic Management Institute, Ford,, Sprout Social, Site24x7, IDG, CUNY School of Professional Studies, Oneupweb, SoftLayer, SRDS, Buddy Media, Clickatell, Microsoft BizSpark, MaxCDN and Eventbrite.\n\nMessageMaker Social is the social media management system (SMMS) that lets you publish and manage targeted content across a large number of social interaction points while generating actionable intelligence. This smart, simple SaaS solution elevates your company\u2019s social presence among thousands of social Pages and accounts, helping you meet compliance regulations, maintain brand consistency, maximize engagement and generate actionable intelligence \u2014 without adding additional human resource costs.\nMessageMaker Social supports Mashable's Social CEO Series. Follow MessageMaker Social on Twitter.\n\nThe Network, Cisco's technology news site. The Network features technology news, trends and information on video, collaboration, core networks, mobility, security, data, Cisco culture and social media. To subscribe to The Network, click here. You can also submit your story ideas here.\nCisco supports Mashable's Buzzword Breakdown Series. Follow Cisco on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nCBS Interactive, which helps brands find the perfect audience with a network of #1 sites like CBS.com, CBS Sports and GameSpot. To see how our exclusive content, video and mobile can help you engage with your ideal target, visit CBSInteractive.com/ideal.\nCBSInteractive supports Mashable's Consumer Trends Series. Follow CBSInteractive on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nLenovo does not just manufacture technology. They make Do machines \u2014 super-powered creation engines designed to help the people who do, do more, do better, do in brand new ways.\nLenovo supports Mashable's Tech Innovators Series. Follow Lenovo on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nCampaigner\u00AE email marketing enables small, medium and large businesses to strengthen customer relationships and drive sales by connecting to their customers quickly, simply and affordably. Visit www.campaigner.com to learn more.\nCampaigner\u00AE supports Mashable's Social Marketing Series. Follow Campaigner\u00AE on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nCITGO and the Fueling Good Campaign, helping to change the world one mile at a time through contributions to local charities.\nCITGO and the Fueling Good Campaign support Mashable's Stars of Social Good Series. Follow the Fueling Good Campaign on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nIn New York City or San Francisco and want a free scoop? Try the Ben and Jerry's Scoop Truck. \nThe Ben &amp; Jerry's Scoop Truck supports Mashable's Social-Savvy Food Truck Series. Follow the Ben and Jerry's Scoop Truck on Twitter at @BenJerrysTruck and @BenJerrysWest.\n\nThe Awareness Social Marketing Hub is the leading social media marketing software for marketers to publish, manage, measure and engage across the social web. The Awareness Social Marketing Hub is leveraged by companies of all sizes including Sony, MLB, American Cancer Society, and Starwood Hotels. Request a demo here.\nAwareness supports Mashable's Social Media For Business Leaders Series. Follow Awareness on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nAceProject is a collaboration-oriented project management web application that empowers you to manage projects, tasks and time sheets. Create your free AceProject account here.\nAceProject supports Mashable's Digital Collaboration Series. Follow AceProject on Twitter.\n\n7MainStreet is the first company to combine social networking, e-commerce, and comprehensive business reviews and listings. 7MainStreet helps organizations of all sizes.\nFollow 7MainStreet on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nLoopFuse provides forever-free marketing automation software that closes the loop between sales and marketing with smarter lead capture, scoring, and nurturing \u2014 plus Salesforce.com integration.  LoopFuse helps marketers build better pipelines, run more efficient marketing operations, and enable more effective sales teams leading to increased revenue and reduced costs. Learn more about lead nurturing with LoopFuse.\nLoopFuse supports Mashable's Social Ad Series. Follow Loopfuse on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nBMW i is a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles \u2014 it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com.\nBMW i supports Mashable's Global Innovation Series. Follow BMW i on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nDiscover Digital Group is a unique consultancy that focuses on identifying new e-revenue opportunities for both Fortune 1000 and startup clients alike. From developing new digital products to generating new audiences and revenue for existing online products, it creates smarter, more effective solutions for your business challenges. Follow DDG on Facebook to get a taste of the insights that are offered.\nDDG supports Mashable's Social CMO Series. Follow DDG on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nGlobal Strategic Management Institute is a leading source of knowledge for today\u2019s leaders. Its Social Media Strategies Series are the leading educational events for organizations looking to advance their online capabilities. Learn more at socialmediastrategiessummit.com.\nGSMI supports Mashable's Social Media 101 Series. Follow GSMI on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nFord supports Mashable Explore. The Content Exploration Series is presented by Mashable Explore, a new way to discover resources and information on your favorite Mashable topics. Mashable Explore is brought to you by the all-new, 100% reinvented 2011 Ford Explorer. Drive One.\nCheck out Mashable Explore here and follow Ford on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nSite24x7, an online website monitoring service which allows users to monitor their website, web application and online web transactions. Users can get instant alerts when their website goes down. Site24x7 allows monitoring from across 25+ global locations. Site24x7 pricing starts from $1/Month/URL. Sign up for a 15-day Free Trial!\nFollow Site24x7 on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nWith the explosion of mobile devices, advertising dollars will begin to shift to mobile for tech marketers this year. IDG Global Solutions President Matt Yorke talks about the rise of social and how IDG helps marketers create social campaigns. The line is fading between social media and traditional media. Earned media or sharing of information within social networks is becoming mainstream whether on a PC or mobile device. Learn more.\nIDG supports Mashable's Modern Media Agency Series.\n\nOneupweb is an agency specializing in search marketing, social media and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Keep up with Oneupweb through its blog and monthly newsletter.\nOneupweb supports Mashable's Behind the Social Media Campaign Series. Follow Oneupweb on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nSoftLayer provides global, on-demand data center and hosting services from facilities across the U.S. it leverages best-in-class connectivity and technology to innovate industry leading, fully automated solutions that empower enterprises with complete access, control, security, and scalability.\nFollow SoftLayer on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nSRDS connects agencies, brands and media through its online database of media planning data. SRDS is committed to making it easier to buy online ad space and build integrated marketing campaigns. Sign up for a free 14-day trial of the SRDS consumer and business database here.\nFollow SRDS on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nBuddy Media is Power Tools for Facebook. Have something new to tell 500 million people? Learn the best way to manage multiple brands on Facebook with this webinar.\nBuddy Media supports Mashable's Facebook Marketing Series, which is about how brands can advertise on Facebook. Follow Buddy Media on Twitter and Facebook. \n\nClickatell was the first provider of Online SMS Gateway connectivity, and after 10 years, is still the leading provider. Clickatell can deliver your SMS text messages to over 818 mobile networks in more than 222 countries and territories.\nFollow Clickatell on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nBizSpark is a program which offers new software businesses and entrepreneurs access to Microsoft design, development and production tools with no upfront costs for up to three years. Learn more or connect with a Microsoft BizSpark advisor here.\nBizSpark supports Mashable's weekly Spark of Genius Series, which showcases promising startups. Follow Microsoft BizSpark on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nMashable uses MaxCDN - Content Delivery Network to deliver its static content such as pictures, helping Mashable load much faster. Try it on your site now, and get a 25% discount with this coupon code: mashable. \nFollow MaxCDN on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nEventbrite is an online events marketplace where tens of thousands of individuals, businesses and organizations of all sizes manage, promote and sell tickets to their events.  Make your event a success on Eventbrite. \nEventbrite sponsors Mashable's weekly social media and marketing event guide. Follow Eventbrite on Twitter and Facebook.\nAdditionally, thanks to the following partners for making Mashable happen:\nIntridea is an application development consultancy specializing in Ruby on Rails and mobile development, and has worked with many Fortune 500 companies and funded startups. Visit intridea.com or call 1-888-968-IDEA (4332).\nIntridea has created the official Mashable apps for platforms including Android, iPad, and the Mac App Store. Follow Intridea on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nWebtrends founded the web analytics industry in 1993. Today, its leadership extends much further to social media measurement, paid-search optimization and connecting the online and offline data silos scattered throughout organizations. Webtrends helps you analyze the data generated by your web site, blogs, online campaigns and enterprise systems to understand your customers and, ultimately, business opportunities.\nFollow Webtrends on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nSince 2007 W3 EDGE has assisted with creative, web development, and search and social media marketing for Mashable.com and its other web properties and projects. Day-to-day maintenance and support is handled by Frederick Townes and his W3 EDGE team.\nFollow W3 EDGE on Twitter.\n\nRackspace Hosting is the world's leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry. The San Antonio-based company provides Fanatical Support\u00AE to its customers across a portfolio of IT services. For more information, visit rackspace.com.\nMashable.com is hosted on Rackspace, and Rackspace sponsors Mashable's Web Development Series. Check it out here, and follow Rackspace on Twitter.\n\niStockphoto offers easy, affordable inspiration with millions of safe, royalty-free photos, illustrations, video, audio and Flash\u00AE files. Browse the best stock library of royalty free content at prices anyone can afford. Mashable readers save 10%. \nMashable sources many of its photos from iStockphoto. Follow iStockphoto on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nDyn Inc. is a world leader in managed DNS, powering the best brands on the web including Gowalla, Mashable, Twitter, Wikia and more. For more information about Dyn Inc., visit www.dyn.com, e-mail hello@dyn.com or call +1-603-668-4998. \nMashable provides exclusive content on Dyn.com. Check it out here, and follow Dyn on Twitter and Facebook.\n\nConcentricSky offers web and mobile development with a focus on emerging technologies. With partners ranging from National Geographic and Encyclopedia Britannica to NASA and The World Bank, Concentric Sky is known for delivering innovative, world-class software solutions. \nConcentric Sky is the only App Developer officially endorsed by Mashable. Learn more here, and follow ConcentricSky on Twitter.\nWe can get your name out there.\nContact us for more information about supporting Mashable's growth and development.  Alternatively, visit our advertise section for more details about:\n\nCompetitive direct ad sales\nSponsorship opportunities for events and other channels\nSponsored giveaways and contests\nCustom ad deals and partnerships\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://mashable.com/2011/08/12/mashable-supporters-8-12/>