NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The people have spoken! ZAGAT.mobi was chosen as the Best Listings & Updates site of the year in the Webby People's Voice Awards. ZAGAT.mobi features the company's signature restaurant, hotel, nightlife and shopping content for all major U.S. cities, London and other select international destinations -- and was built by Starcut, a leading mobile software company serving media, content owners and brands. Zagat Survey's website, ZAGAT.com was also recognized as an official honoree...

This year, nearly 500,000 votes were cast by people around the world for their favorite sites, videos, and ads in The Webby People's Voice Awards presented by Nokia. A full list of both Webby Awards and People's Voice Awards winners can be found at: http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12

"We're thrilled that ZAGAT.mobi is such a hit," said Lizzy Klein, General Manager, Interactive, Zagat Survey. "It's been an exciting year so far -- first we were featured in an Apple iPhone commercial and now the Webby People's Voice Award."

Hailed as the "the Internet's highest honor" 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, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.

"We always knew the combination of mobile tech and Zagat was a winner and we're glad the 'people' agree," said Klein. "Having the best info about dining at your fingertips at the point of making dinner plans is a technology whose time has come."

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

About ZAGAT.mobi

ZAGAT.mobi is designed for the growing number of mobile phone users who seek information via their mobile devices. ZAGAT.mobi provides all visitors free restaurant, nightlife, shopping and hotel information including important listing details (e.g. address, phone number, hours) and handy features (e.g. find nearby, maps, photos, send to a friend via SMS). ZAGAT.mobi is universally accessible from any web-enabled phone and features Zagat Survey's entire restaurant, nightlife, shopping and hotel content in the U.S. and internationally.

About Zagat Survey, LLC

Known as the wildly popular "burgundy bible," Zagat Survey is the world's most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality. Zagat Survey rates and reviews airlines, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, resorts, shopping, spas, and a range of other entertainment categories in over 100 countries and has been lauded as the "most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable guides ever published" and as "a necessity second only to a valid credit card." Zagat content is available in print, on the Web, on the Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems, on BlackBerry, on mobile phones, and on TV. For more information, visit ZAGAT.com.

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; Nokia; .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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Source: PR Newswire - Released : Monday, May 12, 2008 11:21 AM