Webby
Honouree
13 APRIL 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohbaby! NZWebsite On Top Of The World
They call it the Oscars of the internet, and a home-grown New Zealand business has proved it’s among the best in the
world – again.
www.ohbaby.co.nz has been given Official Honouree status in this year’s Webby Awards. Over 10,000 entries from around
the world were submitted in the 15th Annual Webby Awards. From that daunting number, the international panel of judges
including Martha Stewart, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Arianna Huffington, select just five award nominees in each
category. They also give special mention to the crème de la crème of the entrants - bestowing them with Official
Honouree status.
OHbaby.co.nz is in good company. Other Official Honourees in the Family/Parenting category are Nickjr.com and
healthychildren.org.
This isn’t the first time the New Zealand parenting website has been honoured by the Webby’s. It received Official
Honoree status in 2009 and 2007.
OHbaby! managing director Angela Pedersen says “this is a really big deal for our small New Zealand company, that I
started 10 years ago, to now be punching above it’s ‘weight’ on an international stage. It’s such a great achievement
for us, and a real testament to the small but immensely talented team of people who are OHbaby!”
The Webby Awards is now in its 15th year, and is the world’s leading honour recognising achievements in website, online
film and video, mobile and apps, and interactive advertising and media. Nominees in the Family/Parenting category are
BabyCenter, Making Sense of Baby, Parenting.com, The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Thomas & Friends. The winners will be chosen by public vote and honoured at a star-studded gala event in New York City on June
13th.
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