The WebAwards for 2005 have been announced. 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.Entries were judged on the following seven criteria:
- Design
- Innovation
- Content
- Technology
- Interactivity
- Copywriting
- Ease of use
The four WebAward levels are as follows:
- 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. Beantown Web will launch a new service next month called "How Did They Do That?" These periodic postings will focus on a single site, deconstruct an interesting design idea, and show you, step-by-step, how you can incorporate the design concept into your work.
So, let's take a look. The Best of Show (overall winner) award went to National Geographic - Inside The Mafia.
Listed below are the Best of Industry award winners in 92 industry categories:
- Advertising - Meet the Lucky Ones
- Advocacy - Exhale
- Airline - We Know Why You Fly
- Application Service Provider - MailChimp
- Arts - San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Associations - Advertising Hall of Fame
- Auction - Major League Baseball Auctions
- Automobile - Volkswagen 2005 re-design
- B2B - Signity - Inspiration, Innovation, Information
- Bank - Sainsburysbank.co.uk
- Beverage - Dare Shot
- Biotechnology - Hutchinson Technology BioMeasurement Division
- Broadcasting - The Family Channel website
- Brokerage - A Defining Year
- Catalog - L.L.Bean
- Computer: Hardware - HP.com
- Computer: Retailer - HPshopping.com
- Computer: Software - Avid Technology, Inc. corporate website
- Construction - Bell-Corley.com
- Consulting - Jack Morton Worldwide
- Consumer Goods - Nestle Kids Ice Cream
- Credit Union - America First Credit Union
- Design - Nokia Nseries Sitelet
- Directory or Search Engine - Scirus, the science-focused search engine
- Diversified Business - The Official Anne Geddes Website
- Education - Hot Shot Business
- Email - SAP Funk Brothers
- Employment - Au Pair & Nanny Agency
- Energy - AGL Resources
- Entertainment - National Geographic Inside The Mafia
- Events - The Microsoft PDC Website
- E-Zine - Hong Kong E-zine
- Faith-based - Talbot School of Theology Website
- Family - FamilyCookbookProject.com
- Fashion - Tommy Kids Web Site
- Financial Services - Merrill Lynch Gateway Website
- Food Industry - Jacqmotte Escape
- Game Site - Star Wars Mercenaries Game Site
- General Interest - Try-A-Hairstyle, from LHJ.com
- Government - Postage Rate Calculator
- Health Care - Cochlear Website
- Healthcare Provider - Mount Sinai Hospital Montreal
- Home Building - Andersen Windows
- Hotel and Lodging - WARWICK International Hotels
- Information Services - Intellithought, Inc.
- Institutional Services - ABF U-Pack Moving
- Insurance - Medical Mutual - Ohio's Get-Well Card TM
- Interactive Services - AgencyNet Interactive
- International Business - SAP Business Community
- Internet Service Provider - Fios Internet
- Intranet - My MetLife
- Investor Relations - Limited Brands 2004 Annual Report
- Investment - BusinessWeek Online
- Legal - Frost Brown Todd LLC Attorneys at Law
- Leisure - Intel Digital Home
- Magazine - Meredith Corporation
- Marketing - Nurun Ant Farm Interactive Website
- Manufacturing - Sub-Zero PRO 48 Refrigerator
- Media - JupiterImages Corporation
- Medical - LocateADoc.com
- Medical Equipment - MyLabOnline
- Military - Defense Department Transformation
- Movie - Crash
- Music - Red Bull Music Labs
- Mutual Fund - Cohen & Steers Website
- News - BusinessWeek Online
- Newspaper - Variety.com
- Non-Profit - Project Rebirth Web Site
- Online Community - Procter & Gamble's Beinggirl Website
- Other - Aftermarket Sport Compact Auto-Parts Reseller
- Pharmaceuticals - BotoxCosmetic.com
- Political - The Wall Street Journal's OpinionJournal.com
- Portal - Galderma Skin Resource Center Website
- Professional Services - Interviews from Hell
- Public Relations - Community Coffee History Site
- Publishing - The Official Anne Geddes Website
- Radio - Classical 102.1 KDFC
- Real Estate - Coldwell Banker Previews
- Regional - Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation
- Restaurant - Johnny Rockets
- Retail - Nike ID
- School - West Clermont School District
- Shopping - The Luxury Gift Company Online Shop
- Small Business - Stuart Row Landscapes, Inc.
- Sports - Nike Basketball
- Technology - Nokia Nseries Sitelet
- Telecommunication - Disney Mobile Studios
- Toy & Hobby - A Toy Store of Toy Stores
- Transportation - ECourier
- Travel - YellowstonePark.com
- TV - Jon Brunson Outdoors
- University - San Diego State University Timeline
