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Backbone Magazine Selects Pixton for PICK 20 Award

Hot off the press in today's issue of The Globe and Mail, Pixton was named one of the "20 companies that are driving innovation and changing the way we use the Internet" by Backbone Magazine.

Judge Michael Geist, an expert in internet and e-commerce law, enjoyed seeing something “new and creative” and Judge Bradley Shende, media expert on Global’s Morning News, said Pixton “outputs creativity, collaboration, crowdsourcing and community all in an innovative new spin on an old, previously non-democratic medium.”

PICK 20 is the only national ranking of its kind and judges scored the nominees against five criteria: ROI, competitive advantage, ongoing value, execution and innovation. Other winners include Now Public, Kaboose, and social gaming powerhouse Club Penguin.

Pixton.com attracts people of all ages, from 199 countries representing more than 40 languages, to tell jokes, share stories and express opinions in professional-quality comic formats. Members can grab, create and remix their own Pixton comic characters and storylines with a click of the mouse, making do-it-yourself comics a fun, social and interactive game-like experience found nowhere else.

So far we've doubled our membership twice over the past six months, with over a quarter of a million characters created. Our vision is to transform how the world makes comics, creating a premier destination on the web while driving a high-growth business, and this award recognizes us at a time when we're only just getting started!

Congratulations to the other winners! Read more about the PICK 20 here.

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Dell, Education and Pixton Comics

Brianne Brewer, Manager of Edu4U, Dell's online Primary/Secondary education community, recently invited Clive to blog about comics in the classroom. What are your thoughts on using comics and social media in the classroom?

Read the article here</a>.

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Pixton Trailer with Spanish Subtitles

Thank you Portalac for transcribing the Pixton trailer into Spanish!

To view the video, please click here.

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Help Pixton win the SXSW "People's Choice Award" - vote now!


Pixton has been named a finalist in the Amusement category for the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards in Austin, TX.

The SXSW Web Awards honor the most innovative new projects and destinations on the internet. We are thrilled to be selected for this award, it is a great honour and we are looking forward to attending the ceremony.

Help us win the People's Choice Award! Every vote counts, and you can vote for Pixton once a day until March 6th.

Pixton is an exhibitor at the SXSW Interactive Trade Show (Mar 14-16). So if you will be in Austin and would like to meet up, please feel free to contact us or drop by our stand #208 for a larger-than-life demo.

Thank you for your support, and good luck to all of the other finalists.

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