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Mill River Collaborative Website Wins WebAward
| September 15, 2009 -- The Web Marketing Association announced the winners of its 13th annual WebAward Competition for Web site development. The Mill River Collaborative website won a “Standard of Excellence” Award in the non-profit category. The award can be accessed here. More than 2,000 sites from 45 countries were adjudicated in 96 industry categories during this year's competition. Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology. |
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"Recognizing the best website in each industry is an important way to establish the ever changing standard of excellence in website development," said William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. "Each year the WebAwards receives amazing entries from around the world that show impressive creativity and functionality. As the Internet evolves, so does the state of website development and winning a WebAward is a great way to demonstrate the effectiveness of your Web development efforts."
“We are delighted to have this recognition for our website. It has been our intention to make the plans for the park and the opportunities for the community’s participation as accessible as possible to Stamford residents”, said Milton Puryear, Executive Director of the Mill River Collaborative. “Ron Breakstone of 180 Interactive did an excellent job building the site so it is intuitive, easy to navigate, visually engaging and functional. We congratulate him and thank him for the WebAward.”
Competition Format
The competition was judged by a team of independent Internet professionals representing a variety of relevant disciplines of Web site development. Judges included members of the media, advertising executives, site designers, creative directors, corporate marketing executives, content providers and webmasters.
The WebAward competition format allows Web sites to compete head to head with other sites within their industry to win the Best of Industry award. Entries also compete against a standard of excellence to win Outstanding Website and Standard of Excellence WebAwards. Each site is judged on seven different criteria.
About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association is working to create a high standard of excellence for Web site development and marketing on the Internet. Staffed by volunteers, it is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of Website development and marketing on the Internet. Since 1997, the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAward Competition has been helping interactive professionals promote themselves, their companies, and their best work to the outside world. Now in its 13th year, the WebAward Competition has become the premier award event for Web developers and marketers worldwide.
About the Mill River Collaborative
Mill River Collaborative is a non-profit corporation that is spearheading the restoration of Mill River and the creation of Mill River Park & Greenway in Stamford Downtown under a contract with the City of Stamford. The restoration of the river is currently underway including the removal of two dams and the reconstruction of the river channel. Park construction will follow the river restoration in several phases. The Collaborative invites membership from City residents and financial, volunteer and other forms of participation from corporations, individuals and organizations.
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