TechWeb Lands 7 Finalists in Min's Best of the Web CompetitionPRNewswire Internet Evolution, Information Week, and bMighty recognized in five categories and will compete for top honors to be awarded March 18 NEW YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb announced today that three of its media brands have been named as finalists in Min's annual Best of the Web competition, which recognizes online publishing excellence in journalism, marketing, and use of technology. B2B social networking site Internet Evolution (www.internetevolution.com) led the field of TechWeb entrants, earning finalist honors in four categories:
Business Technology media powerhouse InformationWeek (www.informationweek.com) was tapped as a finalist in two categories including:
Small business Website bMighty (www.bmighty.com) was named a finalist in:
"We're humbled to have been selected as finalists and to share these recognitions with the country's preeminent publishers, recognizing the digital and new media innovation," said Tony L. Uphoff, CEO of TechWeb. "Congratulations to the Min's finalists in all 24 categories." Click here: http://www.minonline.com/awards/bestofweb-2009finalists.html to see all the Min's Best of the Web finalists. The winners will be announced Wednesday, March 18 in New York City. About Internet Evolution Internet Evolution (www.internetevolution.com) hosts more than 100 world-famous Internet experts - such as Kevin Mitnick, once the most-wanted computer hacker in the world; Dr. Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the world's foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google; Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com; Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Domain Name System (DNS); and Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity adviser - all of whom are addressing today's critical socio-economic issues within its ThinkerNet blogosphere. Internet Evolution also offers broadcast-quality broadband video documentaries and interviews; investigative reports; and user-generated content facilitated via the latest Web 2.0 technology. About InformationWeek InformationWeek (www.informationweek.com) is the anchor brand for the InformationWeek Business Technology Network -- a powerful portfolio of resources that span the technology market, including security with DarkReading.com, storage with ByteandSwitch.com, application architecture with IntelligentEnterprise.com, network architecture with NetworkComputing.com, communications with NoJitter.com, and Internet innovation with InternetEvolution.com. InformationWeek magazine reaches 440,000 business technology professionals at more than a quarter million unique locations. Its mission is to help CIOs and IT executives define and frame their business technology objectives. InformationWeek.com delivers breaking news, blogs, high-impact image galleries, and proprietary research as well as analysis on IT trends, a whitepaper library, video reports, and interactive tools, all in a 24/7 environment. About bMighty The Website bMighty.com is an online resource for small and midsize business and IT decision makers, helping smaller companies leverage technology to fight above their weight class and compete with bigger, better-financed contenders. bMighty.com focuses full-time on the unique IT information needs of smaller businesses, connecting the dots between the technology and business problem at hand, made easier by filtering out consumer and enterprise content that isn't relevant to small business. About TechWeb TechWeb (http://techweb.com/aboutus), the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million* business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events, Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, and Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services including next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. *13.3 million business decision-makers: based on number of monthly connections About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $2.5 billion. Contact
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