Sunday, October 22, 2006
WebAwards -- 2006
The WebAwards for 2006 have been announced in the tenth annual competition for outstanding web site development. The awards are coordinated by the Web Marketing Association which was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and web development. More than 2,300 web sites were reviewed in this year's competition.Entries were judged on the following criteria:
- design
- copy writing
- innovation
- content
- interactivity
- navigation
- use of technology
- Best of Show
- Best of Industry
- Outstanding Website
- Standard of Excellence
Web developers can use these award-winning websites to benchmark design standards and to stimulate design ideas.
The design firms with offices in the Boston area that won awards at this year's competition included the following:
The Best of Show (overall winner) award went to the TBS: Department of Humor Analysis website.
Listed below are the Best of Industry award winners in 96 industry categories:
- Advertising > Spot Runner
- Advocacy > Live with It
- Airline > American Airlines - We Know Why You Fly
- Application Service Provider > Offermatica
- Architecture > VMDO Architects
- Arts > Houston Theater District
- Associations > National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
- Auction > Leading B2B Online Auction Marketplace
- Automobile > Una Noche IS
- B2B > Bottlerocket Post
- Bank > Wachovia Championship 17
- Beverage > KING JAMES
- Biotechnology > Cara Therapeutics
- Blog > Bannerblog
- Broadcasting > USA Network
- Brokerage > Spotting/Seizing Opportunity
- Catalog > L.L.Bean, Inc.
- Computer: Hardware > Broadcom
- Computer: Retailer > Dell Home/Home Office
- Computer: Software > See Windows Vista Website
- Construction > PAF Painting
- Consulting > Landor Associates
- Consumer Goods > Merillat
- Credit Union > Union America Mortgage
- Design > Experience Wonder You
- Directory or Search Engine > Best Specialty Search Engine
- Diversified Business > First Quality
- Education > Discover Antarctica
- Electronics > Z5 Digital Audio Player
- Email > Monk-e-Mail
- Employment > Dice.com Being IT
- Energy > Edison International
- Entertainment > Barrio RBK
- Events > Rogers FIFA World Cup 06
- E-Zine > The Gospel of Judas
- Faith-based > Dallas Theological Seminary
- Family > The Great Family Cookbook Project
- Fashion > Bikkembergs Football
- Financial Services > Chase card with Blink
- Food Industry > Coca Cola BlaK
- Game Site > Knights of the old Republic
- General Interest > Noxzema Site Redesign
- Government > National Library of Scotland
- Health Care > Kaiser Permanente Interactive Health Plan Advisor
- Healthcare Provider > J&D Dental
- Home Building > BUILDER Online
- Hotel and Lodging > ExperienceMarriott.com
- Information Services > Help Desk II
- Institutional Services > Parents Program at the University of Denver
- Insurance > Blue Shield of California
- Interactive Services > It's a Wonderful Internet
- International Business > FedEx Global Trade Manager
- Internet Service Provider > EV1Servers
- Intranet > Merrill Lynch Intranet: WorldNet
- Investment > BetterInvesting Website Redesign
- Investor Relations > AirTran e-Annual
- Legal > Yanowitch Law, P.A.
- Leisure > San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
- Magazine > Resort Living Online Magazine
- Manufacturing > My1stop Printing
- Marketing > Silvertip Resort
- Media, Photography > Slate Magazine
- Medical Equipment > Guidant.com
- Medical > WebMD
- Military > TodaysMilitary.com
- Movie > Walk the Line DVD Official Website
- Music > Metzler Violin
- Mutual Fund > Cohen & Steers
- News, Newspaper > NYTimes.com
- Non-Profit > VH1 Save The Music/P&G brandSAVER
- Online Community > YourMembership.com
- Other > Refinery Corporate Website
- Pharmaceuticals > CVS Medicare Expert
- Political > The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com
- Portal > SonyATV.com
- Professional Services > Hire Jeffrey
- Public Relations > PRWeb.com
- Publishing > Arcadia Publishing
- Radio > Radio Margaritaville
- Real Estate > coldwellbanker.com
- Regional > New York's Tech Valley
- Restaurant > Montage Studio
- Retail > RBK Music
- School > St. George's School
- Shopping > ShopLocal
- Small Business > BusinessWeek Online - Small Biz
- Sports > Soloflex, Inc. Microsite
- Technology > MediaMax, powered by Streamload
- Telecommunication > TELUS Mike Microsite
- Television > TBS: Department of Humor Analysis
- Toy & Hobby > MJ Trim
- Transportation > Freedom of the Seas
- Travel > RIU Cancun Portal
- University > The Road to Xavier
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from early October]