CHOW.com Honored With Best Web Publication Site, Best Overall
Design, and People's Voice Award for Best Food Website
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2008--CHOW (www.chow.com),
an interactive Website for food and drink enthusiasts, and a property
of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), received top recognition by the
Western Publications Association (WPA) at the Maggie Awards, and by
the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) at the
The Webby Awards. Each year, these organizations honor the best
publications and Websites. The WPA presented CHOW with Best Web
Publication Website and Best Overall Web Design at the 2008 Maggie
Awards, and the IADAS presented CHOW with a Webby People's Voice Award
for Best Food Website.
"This is a thrill for us at CHOW. It's wonderful to see vision and
hard work come together and be recognized by industry leaders," said
Jane Goldman, editor-in-chief and vice president, CHOW. "This small
team at CHOW.com -- that creates recipes, videos, stories, photographs
-- is terrific. We're happy that others think so, too."
The Maggie Awards, the Western Publications Association's most
prestigious publishing event, honors editorial, design and promotion
excellence in magazine, tabloid, newsletter and online publishing.
This year a total of 88 awards were bestowed at the black-tie soiree
held in Los Angeles, attended by more than 500 industry giants. WPA
also nominated CHOW for "Best Regularly Featured Web Column" and "Best
Web Article."
This year, nearly 500,000 votes were cast by people around the
world for their favorite sites, videos and ads in the Webby People's
Voice Awards. Hailed as "the Internet's highest honor" by the New York
Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring
excellence on the Internet, with categories that include Websites,
interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Websites.
CHOW has also recently received a number of award nominations from
organizations serving the publishing and culinary worlds. The American
Society of Magazine Editors recognized CHOW with a nomination in the
General Excellence Online category, and the International Association
for Culinary Professionals nominated CHOW's "By the Way, I'm Vegan"
story for the Bert Greene Award. In addition CHOW has been nominated
for two James Beard Foundation awards for Best Webcast and Best
Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition.
About CHOW.com
CHOW (www.chow.com), a property of CNET Networks, Inc., is an
interactive media property for food and drink enthusiasts online. CHOW
combines fresh editorial content with a passionate community to
deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for today's contemporary culinary
explorers. From simple, sophisticated recipes, DIY projects and travel
features to etiquette advice, engaging videos and lively forums, CHOW
dishes up content for a new generation of food enthusiasts -- smart,
youthful, social urbanites driven by deliciousness, discovery and
sharing.
About CNET Networks
CNET Networks, Inc. is a global interactive media company whose
leading brands collectively attract more than 160 million people each
month, making it the 10th largest Internet network on the Web. The
Company builds Websites focused on the information and entertainment
people crave, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology,
business, food and parenting, and its premier brands include BNET,
CNET, GameSpot, TV.com and CHOW. Founded in 1992, CNET Networks is
headquartered in San Francisco, California. The Company also operates
internationally in countries including Australia, China, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom.
CONTACT:
Rogers & Cowan
Ivy Mollenkamp, 310-854-8100
Imollenkamp@rogersandcowan.com
or Wendy Zaas, 310-854-8100
Wzaas@rogersandcowan.com
SOURCE: CNET Networks, Inc.
