Spezify has recently been nominated in the category Rising Stars of the North in the European interactive entrepreneurial awards SIME, and are also releasing a new version of the popular search service.

Alongside prominent newcomers like Spotify, Bambuser and SoundCloud,
Spezify has been nominated in the category “Rising Star of the North” at the SIME Awards in Stockholm November 11-12.

The 36 nominees are all innovative companies producing interactive services with great future potential.

On Friday 23th of October, a new and updated version of the search service is released. Since its launch, Spezify has been internationally acknowledged as an innovative and new way of searching the web.

“In this version we’ve widened the array of medias to include sound and music. This was the next logical step, as we’re aiming for a completely media independent search experience, with everything under one roof.” Per Persson, co-Founder of Spezify, says.

In addition to more media types, more useful functions has been added, such as better search result filtering, zooming, ability to save and send favourites and more.

Spezify is a search service presenting images, sounds, videos and texts side by side. The service was founded by Felix af Ekenstam and Per Persson of Stockholm, both with more than 10 years of experience within the creative industry. Spezify was released on June 15, 2009.

SIME (Scandinavian Interactive Media Event) is northern Europe’s biggest conference on Internet and digital opportunities. More info on www.sime.nu and www.sime.nu/09/awards/rising-stars-of-the-north

Source: Spezify.com

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