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ZOOZOOM was saluted alongside David Bowie, eBay's Meg Whitman, and YouTube Co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen at the 2007 Webby Awards.

www.zoozoom.com

ZOOZOOM, The Original Online Glossy, was honored with the Webby for Best Fashion Site of 2007 at The 11th Annual Webby Awards, June 5th. The Ceremony was held at Cipriani, Wall Street, New York.

Hosted by comedian Rob Corddry the Webby Award recognized ZOOZOOM for its innovative online Fashion Magazine. In keeping with Webby tradition, winners limit their speeches to just five words. Accepting the award for ZOOZOOM, Publisher David McIntyre said "Not just a pretty face." After the event he explained he was referring to their success in delivering an amazing 27% click through for their advertisers. 'We're more that a collection of original, beautiful pictures, we're a site that delivers results to our advertisers which is why many top luxury brands such as Chanel and Nieman Marcus choose ZOOZOOM as an integral part of their media mix. This is the future for sites that create real and compelling content and for advertisers like Chanel which don't want to be seen in banner ads.'

ZOOZOOM prides itself on its content and design. Commissioning their own fashion and beauty editorials that are comparable in quality and creativity to high-end, glossy print magazines the resulting features are presented large, so you can see every stitch.

ZOOZOOM was saluted alongside Webby Award winners in a wide range of categories from Blog to Fashion to Weird, as well as three Special Achievement honorees - David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement), the eBay community and CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement), and YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley (Webby Person of the Year).

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards are the leading international honors for websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile content. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief Bob Greenberg, 'The Simpson's' creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.

THE 11TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
http://www.webbyawards.com

PICTURES: ZOOZOOM's royalty free pictures of the event can be found at http://www.blog.zoozoom.com/press/2007/06/zoozoom_to_atte.aspx For hi-res versions please email requests to m.hartley@zoozoom.com

WHO:
- David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement)
- eBay CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement: The eBay Community)
- Beastie Boys (Webby Artists of the Year)
- Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, co-founders of YouTube (Webby Person of the Year)
- ZOOZOOM Best Fashion Website

Present at the event from ZOOZOOM were.
David Mcintyre - Publisher
Kelley Quan - Editor in Chief
Mike Hartley - Creative Director
Julie Grahame - Managing Editor
Brian Winkowski - Video Director
Martin Cooper - Systems Director
Xenia Viray - Senior Fashion Editor

The BUZZ

ZOOZOOM to be saluted alongside David Bowie, eBay's Meg Whitman, and YouTube Co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen at the 2007 Webby Awards.

www.zoozoom.com

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 4, 2007 -- ZOOZOOM to honored with the Webby for the Best Fashion Site of the Year at The 11th Annual Webby Awards, June 5th. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street, New York.

Hosted by comedian Rob Corddry, the event will recognize ZOOZOOM's founders for their innovative and original online glossy Fashion Magazine.

ZOOZOOM prides itself on its content and design. Commissioning their own fashion and beauty editorials that are comparable in quality and creativity to high-end, glossy print magazines, the resulting features are presented large, so you can see every stitch. But the other side of the ZOOZOOM success story is their non-intrusive advertising delivery system that delivers full-screen ads with results that are breaking industry records: select campaigns are enjoying click-through rates of over 27%.

ZOOZOOM will be saluted alongside Webby Award winners in a wide range of categories from Blog to Fashion to Weird, as well as three Special Achievement honorees - David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement); the eBay community and CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement); and YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley (Webby Person of the Year).

In keeping with Webby tradition, all special achievement honorees and winners will limit their speeches to just five words (Al Gore's 2005 speech: "Please don't recount this vote.")

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile content. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief Bob Greenberg, "The Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.

MEDIA ALERT/TIP SHEET:

David Bowie, Beastie Boys, eBay's Meg Whitman, YouTube founders and ZOOZOOM to be honored at the 11th annual Webby Awards on June 5th.

WHAT: THE 11TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
www.webbyawards.com

WHO: David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement)
eBay CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement: The eBay Community)
Beastie Boys (Webby Artists of the Year)
Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, co-founders of YouTube (Webby Person of the Year)
ZOOZOOM (Best Fashion Website)

Present at the event from ZOOZOOM will be:
David Mcintyre - Publisher
Kelley Quan - Editor in Chief
Mike Hartley - Creative Director
Julie Grahame - Production Editor
Brian Winkowski - Video Director
Martin Cooper - Lead Developer
Xenia Viray - Senior Fashion Editor

PICTURES: ZOOZOOM's royalty free pictures of the event will be here on the morning of the 6th. For hi-res versions please email requests to m.hartley@zoozoom.com

WHY: Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The 11th Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring websites, online film and video, interactive advertising, and mobile content.

WHERE: Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street (b/t William and Pearl Street)

WHEN: Tuesday, June 5, 2007

TIME: 5:00 PM - Press check-in begins
6:00 PM - Red carpet arrival begins
7:15 PM - Awards ceremony begins
10:30 PM - Awards ceremony ends; photo op onstage with David Bowie, Meg Whitman, YouTube Founders

In keeping with The Webby's famous tradition, Bowie, Beastie Boys, Whitman, and Webby Award winners in nearly 70 categories - from Blog to Weird - will deliver their acceptance speeches with just five words.

NOTES: Media outlets must submit a request for press credentials in order to attend the event. Please email: gita@mkpr.com For information regarding ZOOZOOM call Julie Grahame at 212 629 7335 julie@zoozoom.com

For Immediate Release
05 01 07
McEye Media Inc.
212 629 7335

ZOOZOOM Wins Best Fashion Website in 11th Annual Webby Awards.

ZOOZOOM, the Original Online Glossy, has won the Webby Award for Best Fashion Website for the second time in its history. Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The online magazine, which is published by McEye Media, has also been named an Official Honoree for its video coverage of New York Fashion Week. http://www.zoozoom.com

More stylish than ever.

Publisher David McIntyre said "It's a great honor. It's a great time to be ZOOZOOM. From the beginning our main focus has been producing original high-end content. We believe Web 3.0 will be about professionally produced content, and now after six years it feels like the industry is moving towards our model. Major fashion houses are advertising with us and our inventory is sold out. This reinforces our ongoing position as one of the premium fashion destinations."

ZOOZOOM prides itself on its content and design. They commission their own fashion and beauty editorials that are comparable in quality and creativity to high-end, glossy print magazines. The resulting features are presented large, so you can see every stitch. But the other side of the ZOOZOOM success story is their non- intrusive full-screen advertising delivery system which is returning results that are breaking industry records: select campaigns are enjoying click-through rates of over 27%. Currently, one major online fashion store is also sponsoring ZOOZOOM's editorial fashion and providing stockist links direct to their store. You can click through and buy any of 19 items direct from the editorial.

ZOOZOOM's viewers commended ZOOZOOM with these statements during the Webby People's Voice Awards:

"Fashion is a disease and ZOOZOOM is the cure!"
RickyRicky

"Unquestionably the best! Not only best on the web, but ZOOZOOM would easily be best in print and all other forms of media. Constantly updating the material, ZOOZOOM is razor sharp at the cutting edge. Everything from editorials to advertising, ZOOZOOM is light years ahead of the pack. The folks at ZOOZOOM do not skimp on anything; therefore, they are unequaled in class, integrity, and innovation..."
Onemorecup

"ZOOZOOM has the best writing team ever assembled for an online Fashion Mag. Kudos."
Romy Emmanuel

"I LOVE ZOOZOOM! Gorgeous photos that are big and bold, a great fashion point of view, provocative and inspirational. Did I mention Gorgeous? I love it and maybe if Bob Geldof had ZOOZOOM, he would have had a reason to love Mondays..."
Cookie1

"The medium is the message ...like an international glossy magazine you'd pay 20 bucks for, free and constantly updated."
mto

"The Webby Awards honor the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "ZOOZOOM's nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

About ZOOZOOM:
ZOOZOOM's advertisers include: Chanel Fashion and Chanel Fragrance and Beauty, NET-A-PORTER.COM, Diesel, L'Oreal Paris New Vive Pro and Feria, Neiman Marcus, Clinique Happy, CITIZEN:Citizen.

ZOOZOOM has 150,000 unique visitors per month.

ZOOZOOM publishes original, edited and exclusive content that is consonant with the finest brands.

The ads (like the magazine) are big - the double page unit scales full-screen and has no competing brand assets.

The ad does everything its print counterpart does and more. It can be shared, clicked, tracked and updated - all in real time. You can even print it!

ZOOZOOM's experience with fashion designers, retailers and non- endemic advertisers enables the team to help brands achieve their goals.

As more and more people spend less time reading magazines and more time online, ZOOZOOM is in the right place. As they tell their clients "We're online, just like your customers."

Rated by TIME as one of the coolest websites of 2005; Webby Nominated for Best Fashion Site in 2005 and Webby Winner of Best Fashion Site 2002; ZOOZOOM has also been Adobe Site of the Day, winner of a Silver Davey and is the current holder of The Pixel Awards, Fashion.

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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 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; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.

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, Internet inventor and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.

For Immediate Release
NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 10TH 2007

ZOOZOOM NOMINATED FOR BEST FASHION WEBSITE, AND NAMED HONOREE, IN THE 11TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

ZOOZOOM (http://www.zoozoom.com), the premier online fashion magazine, announces it has been nominated for a Webby Award. 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.

ZOOZOOM, which is published by McEye Media, has been nominated in the category of Best Fashion Website for the third time in its history. It has also been named an Official Honoree, in which "the 11th Annual Webby Awards recognized sites and teams that demonstrated a standard of excellence." Of the more than 8,000 entries submitted to the 11th Annual Webby Awards, fewer than 15% were distinguished as an Official Honoree.

ZOOZOOM won the Fashion Webby in 2002, was nominated in 2005, and in the meantime won commendations from TIME.com, a Pixel Award, a Silver Davey and others.

ZOOZOOM 'The Original Online Glossy' nominated for The 11th Annual Webby Awards in the Fashion category.

ZOOZOOM's coverage of New York Fashion Week Spring 2007 has been selected as an Official Honoree for the News/Documentary/Public Service category in The 11th Annual Webby Awards.

Publisher David McIntyre said "It's a great honor. It's a great time to be ZOOZOOM. We haven't followed the current web publishing playbook, our main focus has been producing original high-end content, in other words Professional, and after six years the industry is moving towards us. Major fashion houses are advertising with us and our inventory is sold out. This nomination reinforces our ongoing position as one of the premium fashion destinations online."

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "ZOOZOOM's nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

As a nominee for a Webby Award, ZOOZOOM is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 10th to April 27th at http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com

Winners will be announced on May 1, 2007 and honored at The 11th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 5th. The ceremony will be hosted by comedian and actor Rob Corddry, star of Fox's new sitcom "The Winner" and a former correspondent for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

About ZOOZOOM

ZOOZOOM's Advertisers Include
Chanel Fashion and Chanel Fragrance and Beauty, NET-A-PORTER.COM, Diesel, L’Oreal Paris New Vive Pro and Feria, Neiman Marcus, Clinique Happy, CITIZEN:Citizen.

Traffic
150,000 unique visitors per month. Each visitor comes for an average of 5 minutes 1.3 times per month. An aggressively cleaned subscriber list is over 10,500.

Awards and Commendations
Rated by TIME as one of the coolest websites of 2005; Webby Nominated for Best Fashion Site in 2005 and Webby Winner of Best Fashion Site 2002; ZOOZOOM has also been Adobe Site of the Day, winner of a Silver Davey and is the current holder of The Pixel Awards, Fashion.

Design
ZOOZOOM is designed so that the photographs automatically resize to fill the screen, the bigger the screen the bigger the picture. "You should see this on a 30 inch monitor... wow!" says Publisher David McIntyre. The navigation is simple and the viewer sees the image, not the internet.

Advertising
Unlike other sites that are plagued by small ads that share the screen with the content, ZOOZOOM's proprietary design allows content to be displayed without ads and the ads to be delivered full-screen at a time and place that is in synch with the viewer - it's as nonintrusive as the ads at the end of a TV show. The results are breaking industry records, with some select campaigns enjoying click-through rates of over 20%!

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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 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; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.

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, Internet inventor and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.

Contact: David McIntyre
917 923 7696
d.mcintyre@zoozoom.com

April 2006
ZOOZOOM NOMINATED FOR BEST FASHION WEBSITE IN THE 10TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

ZOOZOOM (http://www.zoozoom.com), the premier online fashion magazine, announces it has been nominated for a Webby Award. 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.

Other nominees in this category are Style.com, Gap Watchmechange, Marc Jacobs, Nylon Magazine and Another Magazine.

ZOOZOOM, which is published by McEye Media, has been nominated in the category of Best Fashion Website for the second time; ZOOZOOM won the Fashion Webby in 2002, was nominated in 2005, and in the meantime won commendations from TIME.com, a Pixel Award, a Silver Davey and others.

'The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet,' said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. 'ZOOZOOM's nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.'

About ZOOZOOM

ZOOZOOM's Advertisers Include
Chanel Fashion and Chanel Fragrance and Beauty, NET-A-PORTER.COM, Diesel, L’Oreal Paris New Vive Pro and Feria, Neiman Marcus, Clinique Happy, CITIZEN:Citizen.

Traffic
150,000 unique visitors per month.

Awards and Commendations
Rated by TIME as one of the coolest websites of 2005; Webby Nominated for Best Fashion Site in 2005 and Webby Winner of Best Fashion Site 2002; ZOOZOOM has also been Adobe Site of the Day, winner of a Silver Davey and is the current holder of The Pixel Awards, Fashion.

Design
ZOOZOOM is designed so that the photographs automatically resize to fill the screen, the bigger the screen the bigger the picture. 'You should see this on a 30 inch monitor... wow!' says Publisher David McIntyre. The navigation is simple and the viewer sees the image, not the internet.

Advertising
Unlike other sites that are plagued by small ads that share the screen with the content, ZOOZOOM's proprietary design allows content to be displayed without ads and the ads to be delivered full-screen at a time and place that is in synch with the viewer - it's as nonintrusive as the ads at the end of a TV show. The results are breaking industry records, with some select campaigns enjoying click-through rates of over 20%!

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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. 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; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.

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, Internet inventor and Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf, 'The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening and other luminaries. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.

Contact: David McIntyre
917 923 7696
d.mcintyre@zoozoom.com

Webby Nomination

ZOOZOOM has been nominated for Best Fashion Site in the 2005 Webby Awards. Please visit the nominations page to see the other winners and please vote. [You have to register first.]

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The other nominees are:
Alexander McQueen
Hint Fashion Magazine
Nike Genealogy of Speed
English Vogue

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