Unigo nominated for a 2009 Webby Award!

We’re one of five sites selected in the Social Networking category.

Unigo on ABC News

This morning, ABC News interviewed Unigo’s founder, Jordan Goldman, on Money Matters. In the video clip, Goldman shares tips on financing your college education in a down economy.

For advice on scholarship and loan programs — and unusual ways to squeeze cash out of your school — watch the video here.

Daily Grommet Features Unigo

Daily Grommet, a website for parents that highlights one site per day, chose Unigo as today’s site! “Unigo is one of those hit-yourself-on-the-head-why-didn’t-I-think-of-that brilliant concepts,” writes Grommet contributor Emily Lapkin.

To watch Daily Grommet’s video review, go here.

Unigo on CNN Money

Unigo’s founder, Jordan Goldman, explains how he obtained startup capital on CNN Money: “It’s not really an option,” he says, “to give up.” To see the video, go here.

Pop17 Features Unigo

Pop17, “a two-to-three minute daily exploration to track, analyze and understand the new cultural phenomenon of online micro-celebrity,” visited the Unigo office. To watch Sarah Austin’s interview with Jordan Goldman, go here.

Unigo in the WSJ!

Walt Mossberg — The Wall Street Journal‘s tech columnist — reviewed Unigo in an article and accompanying video today. The gist:

I’ve been testing Unigo, and I like it. In the sampling of college profiles I read, the site seems to have struck a good balance between the immediacy and candor of student submissions, and the professionalism needed to weed out wildly biased or inaccurate claims.

To see Mossberg’s video review, go here.

College Counselors Like Unigo!

Mark Montgomery, an independent college counselor and blogger, writes of Unigo:

The folks over at Unigo have been writing about the college dating. I should have read this stuff decades ago…might have improved my social life in college.

Check out Montgomery’s full post on the Carnival of College Admissions here.