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GameJump is a Finalist for Best News and Entertainment Mobile
Site for the 11th Anual Webby Awards
Greystripe's GameJump on the Shortlist for Top International
Honor for the Web and Mobile Web
San Francisco, CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Webby Awards,
the leading international honor for the Web, today nominated
Greystripe's GameJump.com (wap.GameJump.com) for the Best News
and Entertainment Mobile Site of 2007. The site was developed by
Greystripe, the creator of GameJump.com, the world's largest
free, ad-supported mobile games portal.
GameJump.com and wap.GameJump.com are the world's first online
and mobile websites offering mobile consumers access to free,
ad-supported mobile games and applications. GameJump is a
showcase for the ad-supported mobile content distribution
solution that Greystripe has pioneered, reaching millions of
gamers in over 150 countries.
Users can take advantage of unique mobile community features
such as user-generated game reviews, contests, top 10 lists, and
a five star game rating.
Winners will be announced on May 1, 2007 and honored at The 11th
Annual Webby Awards Gala 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."
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
awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts &
Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie,
Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie
Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob
Glaser.
"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. "GameJump, the first
mobile web portal offering free ad-supported mobile games and
applications is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision
of its creators."
"We are truly honored to have the GameJump mobile site nominated
for a Webby award," said Michael Chang, CEO of Greystripe. "It's
a great honor because it validates that ad-supported mobile
content like free games is the future for the mobile web."
As a nominee for a Webby Award, GameJump 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.
The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries
from over 60 countries and all 50 states.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is known worldwide for its
famous five-word speeches.
About Greystripe:
Greystripe is the world's first ad-supported mobile games and
applications distributor. Greystripe's AdWRAP technology
enables: publishers to gain advertising revenue by serving ads
through their games; advertisers to reach a new mobile audience;
and consumers to download great games for free. The AdWRAP
system is protected by a broad array of patents pending and
currently serves ads into more than 500 game titles from 62
publishers supporting over 1,000 handset models. Greystripe
reaches millions of mobile game players through its online
portal GameJump.com, through the mobile web (http://gjmp.tw),
and through its AdWRAP Catalog Program. Visit Greystripe at
http://www.greystripe.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 & 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.