Springbox Designs Lollapolooza.com, Winner of People's Voice Award at 11th Annual Webby Awards
Austin, TX — May 5, 2007
The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for websites, today named Lollapalooza.com as the best event website of 2007 in the annual People’s Voice voting. The work is produced by Springbox, Austin’s premier interactive marketing agency. People’s Voice Winners will be honored at The 11th Annual Webby Awards in New York City June 3-5, 2007.
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 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. "Lollapalooza.com’s Winner selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."
“Winning the People’s Voice Award for Lollapalooza is a special honor for us,” says Dan Isaacs, co-founder of Springbox. “Recognition from peers is always great, but when the people who use your site daily say they love it, you know you’re doing something right.”
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 Lollapalooza.com:
Lollapalooza.com was created as an online portal to all that is the Lollapalooza Music Festival. The site allows users to get a taste of the Lollapalooza experience and to participate in the community surrounding the festival. Users can view festival lineups, purchase tickets and merchandise, interact with the festival sponsors, and have “backstage access” to all things Lolla.
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; The Barbarian Group; CondéNast|CondéNet; 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 Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, business guru and author Tom Peters, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.
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