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Flock Browser Finalist for Social Networking Category of the 12th Annual Webby Awards
Flock on the Shortlist for “Oscars of the Internet”, Alongside of Bebo, Facebook, ChangeEverything.ca and Ning
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2008--The 12th Annual Webby Awards have nominated Flock, the innovative social web browser, for the Best Social Networking Web site of 2008. Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at a star-studded gala in New York City on June 10, 2008. The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from more than 60 countries and all 50 states.
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Websites. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson's” creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding Web sites that are setting the standards for the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “Flock’s Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
From now through May 1st, online fans around the world can cast their own votes for Flock in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com.
“Flock delivers a level of convenience and enjoyment that cannot be achieved with a conventional browser,” said Shawn Hardin, CEO of Flock. “We are honored to be nominated for a Webby award among such great company in the Social Networking category.”
Flock is now available for free download at http://www.flock.com.
About Flock
Flock -- The Social Web Browser -- is built on Mozilla’s constantly improving Firefox architecture (http://www.flock.com/mozilla). It is free to download and use at http://www.flock.com. Flock simplifies and extends the use of social and web-based applications to enable the richest user experience possible across information-gathering, sharing, communication, self-expression and interaction. Flock delivers a more personal experience of the web, where its users are in control and more connected to what they value. Flock was founded in 2005. The company is based in Redwood City, CA, with an office in Victoria, British Columbia.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; .ORG; The Barbarian Group; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
