Limelight Networks Announces Second Annual Digital Media Innovation Forum

Held 15-17 October 2008, this year’s conference will spotlight the key innovations across the digital media ecosystem

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Limelight Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: LLNW) today announced that it will host its second annual rich media summit, the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum (http://www.dminnovationforum.com/). The event will take place at the Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix on 15-17 October 2008.

With the theme “Innovation: From Creation to Consumption,” the three-day event will feature senior-level executives from the content publishing, technology, and telecom sectors discussing the opportunities and challenges in building a scalable and profitable online business.

“With 75 percent of the U.S. Internet audience now viewing online video*, and international Internet traffic growing 53 percent between mid-2007 and mid-2008**, it’s important to understand how to capitalize on this explosive growth of rich media,” said Jeff Lunsford, chairman and chief executive officer, Limelight Networks, Inc. “At the Digital Media Innovation Forum, we are gathering leaders from the entire content ecosystem to discuss and forecast the evolution of digital media and its effect on online business models.”

Featured speakers will include senior-level executives from Adobe, Accenture Digital Media Services, Associated Press, CNET Networks, Disney.com, Forrester Research, Fox Interactive Media, MTV, Microsoft, Motorola, and Veoh Networks. Attendees will learn about trends and innovations that are impacting their companies and reshaping the digital media landscape. Presentations and panel discussions will address topics and trends in entertainment, social media and e-commerce. Forum sessions include:

The future of digital media
The six secrets of successful rich media
Creating engaging online experiences
How to meet the needs of today’s “me-focused” online audience
Emerging solutions for contextual video advertising
Understanding next-generation mobile media consumption

The forum will not only provide insight into the opportunities and challenges in online business, it will present real-life case-study solutions to these challenges. For example, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at large-scale Internet event delivery through a case study on the largest online event in history, the 2008 Summer Games.

For more details on the conference and registration information, please visit the 2008 Digital Media Innovation Forum Web site at http://www.dminnovationforum.com. Journalists wishing to attend can request access by emailing palfieri at llnw dot com.

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About Limelight Networks, Inc.

Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) provides on-demand software, platform and infrastructure services that help global businesses reach and engage audiences on any mobile or Internet-connected device, enabling them to enhance their brand presence, build stronger customer relationships, optimize their advertising, and monetize their digital assets. For more information, please visit http://www.limelightnetworks.com or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/llnw/.

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