SXSW Interactive Web Awards Announces Winners

SXSW Interactive Web Awards Announces Winners

12th Annual SXSW Interactive Web Awards Ceremony honors forward thinking technology

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 15, the SXSW Web Awards, sponsored by Adobe, honored 20 of the top Web developers and designers chosen from hundreds of entries submitted across the world. Baratunde Thurston, editor of the The Onion and clever political commentator for popular destinations such as Jack & Jill Politics, The Huffington Post, DailyKos and his own site baratunde.com, emceed the 2009 Web Awards Ceremony, which named winners in 20 content categories, including "People's Choice" and "Best of Show."

"As the Interactive festival sees exciting growth year after year, we are continually amazed by the highly innovative companies that submit entries for the Web Awards," explained SXSW Web Awards Producer, Shawn O'Keefe. "We would like to applaud all the 2009 Web Awards winners and are thrilled to see what the future holds for each of these companies." For a complete list of Web Awards winner, see the below list or visit the SXSW site here: http://sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/winners.

Activism
Tweet Congress
tweetcongress.org

Amusement
Addictionary
addictionary.org

Art
Things I Have Learned in my Life, So Far
thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com

Blog
The Bygone Bureau
bygonebureau.com

Business
Jasmax
jasmax.com

Classic
Flickr
flickr.com

Community
Lost Zombies
lostzombies.com

CSS
ProjectMiso
projectmiso.net

Educational Resource
The Cycle
explorethecycle.com

Experimental
We Tell Stories
wetellstories.co.uk

Film/TV
Hulu
hulu.com

Games
Why So Serious? The Dark Knight Alternate Reality Game
www.alternaterealitybranding.com/tdk_sxsw

Mobile
Gigotron
www.gigotron.com

Motion Graphics
NVIDIA Speak Visual
www.speakvisual.com

Music
James Zabiela
jameszabiela.com

Personal Portfolio
Ali Felski
alifelski.com

Student
Modernity Spirit of Experimentation
www.pedrovillegas.net/modernity

Technical Achievement
Aviary
a.viary.com

People's Choice Award
Lost Zombies
lostzombies.com

Best of Show
We Tell Stories
wetellstories.co.uk

About SXSW Interactive Festival

Scheduled March 13-17 in Austin, Texas, the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival provides practical how-to information as well as unparalleled career inspiration, bringing together some of emerging technology's most creative thinkers. The event features five days of keynote sessions, more than 200 panels, the SXSW Web Awards, the Interactive and Film Trade Show & Exhibition, the ScreenBurn Arcade, the Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW, and dozens of exciting evening events. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. For more information on SXSW Interactive, visit sxsw.com/interactive.

CONTACT:
Tammy Lynn Gilmore
Press + Publicity, SXSW Interactive
Office Phone: 512-467-7979 x.217
E-mail: tammy@sxsw.com

Source: SXSW

CONTACT: Tammy Lynn Gilmore, Press + Publicity of SXSW Interactive,
+1-512-467-7979, ext. 217, tammy@sxsw.com

Web Site: http://www.sxsw.com/interactive

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