Zannel Nominated for Best Mobile Social Network for the 12th Annual
Webby Awards
Zannel on the Shortlist for “Oscars of the
Internet”
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) April 16, 2008 --
The 12th Annual
Webby Awards (www.webbyawards.com),
nominated Zannel (www.zannel.com)
for the Best mobile social network of 2008. The network is produced
in-house by the team who previously built the largest mobile media
distribution platform in North America.
Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at a star-studded
gala in New York City on June 10th.
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet”
by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading
international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including
Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile
Websites. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of
Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members
include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s
Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s”
creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding
Websites that are setting the standards for the Internet,”
said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "Zannel’s
Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and
vision of its creators."
“It’s an honor to be
recognized by the The Webby Awards for mobile social networking,”
said Adam Zbar, CEO of Zannel. “While the
space is still new, we’ve experienced
tremendous growth during the past year thanks to our team, partners, and
the millions of people who now use our service on mobile and the web.”
From now through May 1st, online fans around the world can cast their
own votes for Zannel in The Webby People’s
Voice Awards presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com.
To vote: register, click on the mobile button, and select the social
networking category.
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60
countries and all 50 states.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous
five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al
Gore (“Please don’t
recount this vote”), Beastie Boys (“Can
anyone fix my computer?”), and Prince (“Everything
you think is true.”)
About Zannel
Zannel has launched the mobile industry’s
first Instant Media Messaging™ service, which
allows users to instantly and visually communicate with their friends
across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Founded
by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in
the US, Zannel has combined the best of mobile messaging, media sharing,
and social networking into a simple, compelling user experience. Zannel
is located in San Francisco, California and is backed by USVP and
Palomar Ventures.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet”
by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international
award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites,
interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites.
Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record
9,500 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The
Webby Awards is presented by The
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (www.iadas.net).
Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative
Group; .ORG; The Barbarian Group; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Variety;
Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail
and Museum of the Moving Image.
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