LifeLock® Nominated for Best Service for the 12th Annual Webby Awards
April 24th, 2008 Leave a comment Visited 27 times, 1 so far today
LifeLock® on the Shortlist for “Oscars of the Internet”
The 12th Annual Webby Awards, today nominated LifeLock® for the Best Service of 2008.
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. “LifeLock’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 LifeLock in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com.
“As a company that relies heavily on our website to communicate the importance of our service and enroll members, we’re extremely honored to be nominated for this prestigious award,” said LifeLock CEO Todd Davis. “A very large percentage of our new members enroll through our website, so it’s important that we have something that is functional, informative and secure. Our website team works around the clock and I’m proud that they get this recognition.”
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 LifeLock®
Famous for its CEO giving out his Social Security Number in advertising and national press, the company is experiencing strong growth. Located in a secure facility in Tempe, Arizona, LifeLock® (www.lifelock.com) is a private company backed by Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, as well as Bessemer Venture Partners. Winner of the 2007 American Business Award for the Best Radio Advertising Campaign, LifeLock was a finalist for 10 other ABA awards, including Best New Company and Best New Product/Service. Recently the company was named recipient of the Red Herring 100 Global Award as one of the Top 100 start-up’s in the world.
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.
Contacts
LifeLock
Mike Prusinski
Vice President, Communications
480-544-2222
mike {at} lifelock(.)com
or
Tami Nealy
Director of Communications
480-457-2127
tami {at} lifelock(.)com
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