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MAZDAUSA.COM WINS ‘BEST OF SHOW’
AT ORANGE COUNTY’s FIRST ‘eWARDS’ GALA

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 20, 2000 – Mazdausa.com was hailed as the best Orange County Web site in the 1st Annual Orange County eWards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 19 in Newport Beach. Mazdausa.com received the “Best of Show” eWard in the competition, and nine other Web sites received awards in various categories.

Judging was based on six criteria: design aesthetics, content, technical innovation, functionality, interactivity, and user experience.
Winners and their categories are:

• gateway.com, Business-to-Business E-commerce
• mazdausa.com, Business to Consumer E-commerce
• riechesbaird.com, Business-to-Business Service
• stemcellselection.com, Education/Training
• 1221oceanavenue.com, Business-to-Consumer Service
• mymission.com, Non-Profit/Association
• alisogolf.com, Travel
• flyweight.com, Lifestyle
• surfermag.com, Online Publication.

The eWards were conceived by Web site developer Lisa Rubenstein as an opportunity to showcase Orange County’s growing technology sector. Rubenstein is the founder and president of WebEvents Orange County, an organization devoted to celebrating Orange County’s online achievements.

“I’m really pleased with the turnout,” Rubenstein said. “Orange County has such a fantastic Web community, and everyone really rallied together in the spirit of WebEvents. I’m already looking forward to next year.”

Proceeds will benefit Goodwill Industries of Orange County
(www.ocgoodwill.org) and AnotheR BytE (www.recycles.org/byte), a non-profit organization that recycles older computers nationwide for organizations and individuals in need.

Event sponsors were EmergingTechPR.com(www.EmergingTechPR.com)
City National Bank (www.cnb.com)
Internet.com (www.internet.com)
EarthWeb (www.earthweb.com)
HWB Productions (www.hwbpromo.com)
Metro Information Services (www.metrois.com)
e3Financial (www.e3financial.com)
Fourth Medium (www.fourthmedium.com)
Hilary Kaye Associates, Inc. (www.hkamarcom.com)
AdForce (www.adforce.com)
Orange Coast Magazine (www.orangecoast.com)
Winfire (www.winfire.com)
Crisp Digital Branding (www.crispdesigns.com)
and Newsblaster.com (www.newsblaster.com).
 

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