Vimeo Receives a 2008 ‘Webware 100′ Award for Video
Posted on April 22, 2008
Filed Under Digital Video, News
Vimeo today announced that it has received a 2008 Webware 100 award for video by Webware, a CNET site. The Web 2.0 user community cast nearly two million votes in an online voting poll, which ultimately determined the winners. Finalists for the 2008 Webware 100 Awards were selected by the editors of Webware.
The 2008 Webware 100 Awards recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation. Webware editors received and reviewed thousands of entries. A complete list of the winners can be found at www.webware.com/100.
Vimeo (www.vimeo.com) is home to an innovative online video community and features advanced privacy options, sharing tools, and the first video-sharing platform to offer true high definition viewing and video encoding. Founded in 2004, Vimeo currently boasts over 4,500 unique video channels.
“The Vimeo community is extremely passionate about creating and sharing videos,” said Tim Allen, Vice President of IAC Consumer Applications and Portals. “The CNET Webware Award confirms Vimeo’s goal of differentiating itself by not only the quality of its content but by the quality of its video viewing platform.”
“The Webware 100 list has proven to be such a valuable resource for people new to Web 2.0,” said Rafe Needleman, editor at Webware and CNET. “We honor those organizations who strive to deliver the most innovative Web 2.0 sites, services and applications.”
Winners are invited to celebrate at the Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco (http://www.web2expo.com/) held April 22-25, 2008 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. Webware will honor the winners with a celebration as part of the Web 2.0 Expo Booth Crawl on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. PDT on the show floor. The Web 2.0 Expo is the official partner of the 2008 Webware 100 Awards. To view all the winners and finalists, go to: http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/winners.html.
About IAC Consumer Applications and Portals
IAC CAP, a wholly owned business of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) , is a leading web developer of consumer applications, platforms and portals enabling users to creatively and visually express themselves online. IAC CAP brands include the Excite, IWON and My Way portals, as well as Zwinky, Smiley Central, Webfetti, Popular Screensavers, My Fun Cards and Cursor Mania.
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Source: IAC Consumer Applications and Portals via PRNewswire
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