| CHOW.com Takes Home Two Maggie Awards and a Webby Award |
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.
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