{"id":1129,"date":"2017-03-08T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2017-03-05T11:07:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:07:04","slug":"best-technology-websites-of-2017-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/best-technology-websites-of-2017-to-be-named-by-web-marketing-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Technology Websites of 2017 to be Named by Web Marketing Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WebAward17_Banners_250x250.jpg\" alt=\"WebAward17_Banners_250x250\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WebAward17_Banners_250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WebAward17_Banners_250x250-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.webaward.org\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WebAward17_Banners_250x250-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best technology websites in the world as part of their 21st annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">www.webaward.org<\/a>. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 96 industries, including technology, computer hardware, computer software, electronics, information services, applications services providers, interactive services and internet service provider websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for technology web sites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Technology-related Websites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the technology category is judged against other technology websites and then against an overall standard of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>All technology entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific criteria scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward\u2019s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of a WebAward in the technology categories will also receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handsome statue or certificate of achievement<\/li>\n<li>Increased visibility for their company<\/li>\n<li>Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media<\/li>\n<li>Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO<\/li>\n<li>A highlight for your resume<\/li>\n<li>Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each year, the Web Marketing Association names the Best of Industry for the various technology categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.<br \/>\n<strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Technology&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Technology Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 TMP Worldwide for TMP Worldwide Website<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Comrade for Palerra Website<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 SharpMotion for AceCGT NutriGene Website<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; Euroweb Internet GmbH for Ulrich Berninger Wassertechnik<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; Cisco Systems, Inc for Cisco Support Community<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Intel Corporation for Intel Reinvents Its Online Newsroom<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Cisco for Cisco.com<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 Venables Bell &amp; Partners for Sponsors of Tomorrow<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; eBusiness Marketing &amp; Strategies for Gene.com<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; WIRED Digital for WIRED.com<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; R\/GA for Nokia Nseries Sitelet<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; Streamload for MediaMax, powered by Streamload<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Computer:%20Hardware&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Computer Hardware Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Extractable for Cypress Semiconductor<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Cibo for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Launch<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 SapientNitro for Intel Ultrabook &#8211; Sponsor of Tomorrow<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 VML for Dell The Power to Do More<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Velocity Micro Electronics for Cruz by Velocity Micro<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Extractable for SanDisk<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 6Connex and HP for HP Virtual Event Central<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; HL2 Microsoft Hardware Sidewinder Mouse<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 Dell Global Site Design for StudioDell<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; Broadcom Corporation for the Broadcom web site<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u2013 HP for HP.com<\/li>\n<li>2004 &#8211; Hill &amp; Knowlton for HP com<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 HP for the HP Public web site<\/li>\n<li>2002 &#8211; Palm Inc. for Palm.com: Products, Services &amp; Company Information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Computer:%20Software&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Computer Software Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 SignUpGenius for SignUpGenius Website<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Active Ingredients for Lithium Website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Cuker Interactive for Web Cube Site Redesign<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 DVDVideoSoft Limited for DVDVideoSoft<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; Global Intelligence Alliance for The Intelligence Plaza<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 VML for Sound of Code<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 AGENDA (H.K.) Limited for Microsoft Office 2010 &#8211; I love Mum and Dad e-card competition<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 Ounce Labs\/iMarc for Ounce Labs<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; FINE Design Group for Norton Today<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; BLITZ for Adobe<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; Worktank for See Windows Vista Website<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; Avid Technology for Avid Technology corporate website<\/li>\n<li>2004 &#8211; Wind River for Wind River Website<\/li>\n<li>2003 &#8211; Novell, Inc. for Novell Worldwide Web Site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Electronics&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Electronics Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 Global Reach Internet Productions for Racom Corporation<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Extractable for Micron<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Cuker Interactive for Nixon Blaster Microsite<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; Unbridled Brain\/Leftlane Creative for Electrorent.com Redesign<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 Valtech for Jabra<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 LEVEL for BlackBerry Playbook<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Bump Networks Inc. for HD Relay<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 Media Explorer Limited for Sony A900<\/li>\n<li>2008 \u2013 Casio \/ Zugara for Casio Exilim You Tube Capture Mode Campaign<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 Web Associates for BlackBerry Corporate Site<\/li>\n<li>2006 \u2013 Cheil Communications America for Z5 Digital Audio Player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Information%20Services&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Information Services Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 Perficient Digital for Veritas<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Extractable for Keynote Software<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Faction Media for CSC CIO Barometer Microsite<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 World Wide Web Domination for Perbadana Putrajaya Portal<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 SAI Global for NCC Standards Interactive House<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 World Wide Web Domination for Lesotho High Commission &#8211; Malaysia<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 One to One Interactive for Iron Mountain Corporate Site<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 The BrainStorm Group for hireimmigrants.ca Roadmap<\/li>\n<li>2008 \u2013 EMC Corporation for One EMC<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 Sapient for Yellowpages ReLaunch<\/li>\n<li>2006 \u2013 Greg Kaplan for Help Desk II<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u2013 Intelithought, Inc. for Intelithought, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>2004 \u2013 Hoover\u2019s, Inc. for Hoover\u2019s Online<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 MarketResearch.com for MarketResearch.com \u2013 Strategy Starts Here<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Application%20Service%20Provider&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Application Services Provider Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 SecureWorks for Global Web &amp; Demand Generation Relaunch<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Pixe Social for Pixe Social Website<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Fuzz \u2013 Credly for Credly<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 Luca De Rosso, Saskia Ketz, SumAll Team for SumAll &#8211; Damselfish Release<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 ThoughtMatrix for DocuSign<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Second Thought, Inc. for Logicworks BUILDER<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 YourMembership.com Inc. for YourMembership.com<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 VerticalResponse for VerticalResponse Website<\/li>\n<li>2008 &#8211; VerticalResponse for VerticalResponse Website<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 iCIMS for iCIMS Web Site<\/li>\n<li>2006 \u2013 Offermatica for Offermatica<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u2013 The rocket Science Group for MailChimp<\/li>\n<li>2004 \u2013 Leopard for Leopard em Web Site<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 Exciting New technologies for Exciting New Technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Interactive%20Services&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Interactive Services Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 VIVIDSITES Digital Marketing Agency for VIVIDSITES Website UI\/UX Design<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 FirmStudio Ltd for FirmStudio Agency Website<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Duda for DudaOne<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 Competir for Aula365 &#8211; Kids News<\/li>\n<li>2012 \u2013 Bozell for QRinkle Web App<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Blenderbox for blenderbox.com<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 Draftfcb Healthcare for dDFCB Web Site<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 Loewy Design for Loewy Design Website Redesign<\/li>\n<li>2008 \u2013 Molecular &amp; adidas for adidas miCoach<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 Massive Interactive &amp; Bigpond for Official Bigpond V8 Supercars Australia<\/li>\n<li>2006 &#8211; nurun | ant farm for It\u2019s a Wonderful Internet<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u2013 AgencyNet Interactive for www.agencynet.com<\/li>\n<li>2004 \u2013 Arc Worldwide for Behr Paint<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 Behr Interactive Marketing Team for Behr Paint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/winners_detail.asp?yr=all&amp;award_level=best&amp;category=Internet%20Service%20Provider&amp;utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">Best Internet Service Provider Web Site<\/a> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2016 \u2013 Spectrum Business Enterprise Solutions for Spectrum Business Enterprise Solutions Website<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Lopez Negrete Communications for Crea Futuro<\/li>\n<li>2014 \u2013 Adam Internet for Adam Internet Website | www.adam.com.au<\/li>\n<li>2013 \u2013 Adam Internet for Adam Internet Website | www.adam.com.au<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; Euroweb Internet GmbH for Corporate Website<\/li>\n<li>2011 \u2013 Lopez Negrete Communications for Verizon FiOS Website<\/li>\n<li>2010 \u2013 WhittmanHart \/ AT&amp;T for AT&amp;T Web Hosting<\/li>\n<li>2009 \u2013 GE and frog design for GE intranet<\/li>\n<li>2008 \u2013 JWT INSIDE for Jet Blue \u2013 Blue Tube<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; Avenue A | Razorfish for Avenue A | Razorfish Wiki<\/li>\n<li>2006 \u2013 Merrill Lynch for Merrill Lynch Intranet: WorldNet<\/li>\n<li>2005 \u2013 MetLife for My MetLife<\/li>\n<li>2004 \u2013 Ogilvy PR Creative Studio for DHL Merger Intranet<\/li>\n<li>2003 \u2013 FedEx for AGFS Human Resources Find-It-Fast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technology Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2017 Best Technology Website WebAward at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webaward.org\/?utm_source=WMABlog&amp;utm_medium=Release&amp;utm_content=Technology&amp;utm_campaign=WebAward\">WebAward Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can improve their chances on winning a WebAward by visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/webmarketingassoc\">Web Marketing Association Facebook Page<\/a> and becoming a fan of the page.\u00a0 The Web Marketing Association will be providing hints and tips on how to improve your chances on winning a top award though out the award program entry period.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: EContent Magazine, PR.com, iContact, ad:tech conferences, Cranbery Radio, and Website Magazine. 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