Ask.Com Mobile Nominated for the Best Mobile Web Site for the 11th Annual Webby Awards
OAKLAND, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire/ — The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, announced the nomination of Ask Mobile (http://mobile.ask.com/) for the Best Mobile Site of 2007. Additionally, Ask.com, AskCity and Bloglines have also been named as Official Honorees, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. Out of more than 8,000 entries submitted, fewer than 15 percent were named Official Honorees.
Winners will be announced on May 1, 2007 and honored at The 11th Annual Webby Awards Gala in New York City on June 5th. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian and actor Rob Corddry, star of Fox’s new sitcom “The Winner” and a former correspondent for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “Ask Mobile’s nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
“We are extremely pleased that Ask Mobile has been nominated for the prestigious Webby Award and that three of our other products — Ask.com, AskCity and Bloglines — have received honorable mentions,” said Doug Leeds, vice president of product management of Ask.com. “These accolades, together with the positive feedback we have received in the marketplace, are welcome recognition of our commitment to deliver exceptionally innovative and useful products to all of our users.”
As a nominee for a Webby Award, Ask Mobile is also eligible to win a People’s Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 10th to April 27th at http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com/.
The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is known worldwide for its famous five-word speeches.
About Ask Mobile
Ask Mobile (http://mobile.ask.com/), launched in October 2006, has been touted for its unique interface which eliminates the search box from the home page and instead provides links to key search services to minimize keystrokes and increase navigability on small displays. In addition, Ask Mobile utilizes Skweezer technology that “skweezes” Web pages to present content in a format that is easier to view and navigate on small displays and increases download speed. Ask Mobile allows more access to Web content by allowing pages to load that would otherwise be too memory-intensive for most mobile devices and helps searchers find what they are looking for faster.
About Ask.com
A leading search engine on the Web, Ask.com combines world-class search technology with one-of-a-kind search tools to help people get what they are looking for faster. Ask.com sites include Ask.com US (http://www.ask.com/), Ask.com Deutschland, Ask.com Espana, Ask.com France, Ask.com Italia, Ask.com Japan, Ask.com Nederlands and Ask.com UK. Additionally, Ask.com syndicates its search technology and advertising units to a network of affiliate partners. Ask.com is a division of IAC Search & Media, a wholly-owned business of IAC . Ask.com b-roll footage is available at http://www.thenewsmarket.com/ask.
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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS):
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Internet inventor and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf, “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net/.
Ask.com
CONTACT: Patrick Crisp of Ask.com Public Relations, +1-510-985-7696, orpatrick@ask.com; or Mel Bolton of Dotted Line Communications, +1-510-704-0870,or mel@dottedlinecomm.com, for Ask.com
Web site: http://www.ask.com/