For those of you who follow us on Albany Alive Twitter. You may have saw we were offering a prize for our 100th follower! It just so happens, the winner is Big Floppy Disk. Thanks guys! We have managed to break 100 followers in just two weeks!

For additional prizes, events, and exclusive information you don’t see here on the front page everyday, be sure to follow us on twitter. Not only will we keep you updated with what’s going on in the Capital Region that we are covering, but we will let you know about all the other local business specials, coupons, and discounts.

Stay tuned, Cage War Videos will be up soon and we are announcing an exclusive event in the next few days!

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Whether it is to help a cause, prove one will, or encourage kinship there are all types of fights and bouts going on around the Albany, NY area.  This past weekend we were able to attend some fighting events.

We started off at the Taste of Compassion for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at the Wolferts Roost Country Club.  There attendees of the event tasted exquisite wines from renowned vintners, enjoy the sounds of the Ray Alexander Trio, and participate in live and silent auctions all to raise funds to help fight types of Blood Cancers.

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On the other side of Albany a bell rings in a new fighting atmosphere in the Capital Region with Cage Wars at the Washington Avenue Armory.  Five Guys Fighting brings various forms of fighting to the fans of Upstate NY with Boxing, JiuJitsu, Muay Thai, Karate, and other forms of Mixed Martial Art Fighting.

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The Washington Armory then transforms from the ring to the floor and opened their doors with the Albany All Stars Roller Derby League.  This week they matched up against the Green Mountain Derby Dames.  Win or lose, their fans of friends and families get to cheer on their own local team here in the Albany area.

Thank you to those that invited us to support the fights!!

We also have exclusive ring-side video from Cage Wars coming to you very soon. (3) Full fights of action to be published and up for sharing on YouTube. Stay tuned!

When Alive Entertainment acquired AlbanyAlive.com, we knew it was something great, but we weren’t 100% sure what it would become. We knew we would be announcing and marketing events, we knew we would be taking photographs of people enjoying their time out and about, and we knew we would keep growing the website and business because we love the NY Capital Region and love what we do.

Albany Alive has snapped over 100,000 photographs in seven years. While we only have 37,000+ images published on the website at this time (haha, only), we still have almost every photograph ever taken archived and we still get requests for photos from previous years. Just a few months back we helped a fan find the photo of him and his current fiancé on the night of their first date at Noche Lounge. We think that is pretty cool!

Now we get to share something else we think is cool: We have broken into the top one million websites on the Internet. Sure, there are plenty of other websites ahead of us on the Internet, but we have been true to what we do, and we are proud to have the regional recognition, regional brand name, and support from fans, friends, and local businesses.

Albany Alive Global Alexa Rank: 994,471

Albany Alive US Alexa Rank: 139,485

Alexa, a subsidiary of Amazon is well known for being the top website popularity ranking system on the Internet.

All that being said, we just want to say thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way. In 2010 we are going to keep bringing you events, updates, and of course photographs!!

Thank You for supporting us along the way! It has been a lot of fun and we are looking forward to the future.

Spread the word, because YOU made us who we are:

· Become a fan of Albany Alive on Facebook
· Become a friend of Albany Alive on MySpace
· Follow Albany Alive on Twitter
· Share the Capital Region photographs we provide for free with friends and family.
·Get your band listed for FREE under our Capital Region Music page.
· Link to us from your blog, website, or company page.  (If you want a custom link graphic, we will make you one, just let us know.)
·Contact us with your fundraisers and charity events.
·Hire us through Alive Entertainment to help you promote your special events and/or venue.

Cheers to 2010!

Sincerely,

The AlbanyAlive.com Team