Sprout was formally introduced at the DEMO 2008, where it walked away with the illustrious DEMO God Award and financing that allowed the company to focus on launching the Sprout Platform to the public. Sprout solves a problem that has been plaguing new media marketers for years; How to quickly create brand experiences that are easily transportable across Facebook, MySpace and other social networks without needing expensive development resources. Some of the companies that Sprout has worked with include Sony Pictures, MAC, REI, Warner Bros Records, Universal Pictures, Bandi Namco and Island Def Jam Music Group, to name a few. In addition, we counsel leading interactive and creative agencies on their customers' social media strategies. Where did Sprout get its social media expertise? * The company grew out of ChipIn, a service that makes it easy to collect money by enabling users to organize group payments and fundraisers quickly, easily, and securely. ChipIn also makes it simple for organizers to publicize their ChipIns, by providing powerful fundraising widgets that can be embedded in social media. People began asking for ways to customize the fundraising widgets... and thus Sprout was born. * Sprout was behind one of the most viral Facebook applications of 2008, Vampires and Werewolves. Within a month of launch, nearly 500,000 Facebook users had downloaded the application. Today, Sprout focuses exclusively on enabling brands to engage their audience across the social graphs. With expertise in widgets, viral applications and social media, Sprout is ready to help brands meet their social media challenges head on.