Zannel Nominated for Best Mobile Social Network for the 12th Annual Webby Awards

SAN FRANCISCO--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--The 12^th Annual Webby Awards (www.webbyawards.com), nominated Zannel (www.zannel.com) for the Best mobile social network of 2008. The network is produced in-house by the team who previously built the largest mobile media distribution platform in North America.

“While the space is still new, we’ve experienced tremendous growth during the past year thanks to our team, partners, and the millions of people who now use our service on mobile and the web.”

Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at a star-studded gala in New York City on June 10th.

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 Websites that are setting the standards for the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "Zannel’s Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the The Webby Awards for mobile social networking,” said Adam Zbar, CEO of Zannel. “While the space is still new, we’ve experienced tremendous growth during the past year thanks to our team, partners, and the millions of people who now use our service on mobile and the web.”

From now through May 1st, online fans around the world can cast their own votes for Zannel in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com. To vote: register, click on the mobile button, and select the social networking category.

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote”), Beastie Boys (“Can anyone fix my computer?”), and Prince (“Everything you think is true.”)

About Zannel

Zannel has launched the mobile industry’s first Instant Media Messaging™ service, which allows users to instantly and visually communicate with their friends across mobile and the web, including all major social networks. Founded by the team that built the first large-scale mobile media storefronts in the US, Zannel has combined the best of mobile messaging, media sharing, and social networking into a simple, compelling user experience. Zannel is located in San Francisco, California and is backed by USVP and Palomar Ventures.

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 (www.iadas.net). 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.

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