SAN LEANDRO, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Webby Awards, the leading
international honor for web sites, today named CafePress.com
(http://www.cafepress.com) the Best Retail web site of 2005. CafePress.com, an online
marketplace with over 2 million members and as many daily page views, was
named top Webby Winner for Retail. The Webby Awards are hailed as the "online
Oscars" by Time Magazine. Target.com and Home Depot were among the other
finalists.
A first-time Webby Winner, CafePress.com joins a growing list of companies
including Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo!, Evite, Meetup and Google -- all recognized
in the past by the Webby Awards as industry leaders. CafePress.com won the
People's Voice Webby award in 2001.
Winning a Webby Award is an unparalleled accolade recognizing the very
best of the Internet. With over 4,300 sites entered from all 50 states and
over 40 countries, Webby Winners truly represent the best of the web. Retail
is a new category in this year's Awards.
"We are proud and honored to win this prestigious award," said Fred
Durham, co-founder and CEO of CafePress.com. "We're particularly thrilled that
CafePress.com, an entrepreneurial web site for creative entrepreneurs, has
beaten two titans of American industry in this important, totally independent
competition. Our site is designed and improved based on feedback from our
millions of shopkeepers and customers, and this award recognizes their
creativity and innovation and -- to some degree -- our ability to take that
direction from a million entrepreneurs and creative folk and translate it into
an obviously popular, dynamic marketplace for creativity."
The Webby Award winners are selected by the International Academy of
Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with a membership that includes
musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, The Body Shop
president Anita Roddick, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO
Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria.
About CafePress.com
CafePress.com is an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-
commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of
personalized products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually
every topic. Launched in 1999, CafePress.com is the intersection of
entrepreneurship and self-expression -- enabling consumers to create their own
businesses without inventory or investment and empowering them to express
their individuality. CafePress.com manages every aspect of doing business
online, including storefront development, site hosting, order management,
fulfillment, secure payment processing, and quality customer service.
Additional information about CafePress.com is available at
http://www.cafepress.com.
About The Webby Awards
Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, the Webby is
the leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, creativity,
usability and functionality. Established in 1996, the 9th Annual Webby Awards
received over 4,000 entries from all 50 states and over 40 countries
worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of
Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include:
The Creative Group; Adweek Magazines; Fortune and FSB; Ektron; 2Advanced
Studios; The Online Publishing Association; MX Interactive; IDG;
PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information,
visit http://www.webbyawards.com.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS)
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the
creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and interactive
media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes
over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields,
such as musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, business
guru and author Tom Peters, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion
designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob
Glaser. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net.
The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and
Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group.
Media Contact
Erin Fors
415-939-0582
efors@cafepress.com
SOURCE CafePress.com
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http://www.cafepress.com
CONTACT:
Erin Fors of CafePress.com, +1-415-939-0582
or efors@cafepress.com
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