The recent list of winners for the 2011 Webby Awards were announced earlier this month. What are the Webby Awards?
The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which includes an Executive 750-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities, and Associate Members who are former Webby Award Winners and Nominees and other Internet professionals.
After writing about the win by Canada’s Pizza Pizza iPhone app, I noticed something peculiar about the rest of the winners–of all the 25 categories, every single winner had an app from the App Store. Check out the list below:
Best Use of a Device Camera
– Chase Quick DepositBest Use of GPS or Location Technology
– FoursquareBest Use of Mobile Video
– MLB.com at BatEducation and Reference
– HowStuffWorks AppEntertainment – Handheld Devices
– This American Life for iPhoneEntertainment – Tablet & All Other Devices
– PBS for iPadExperimental and Innovation
– AirwalkGames – Handheld Devices
– Angry BirdsGames – Tables and Other Devices
– JambalayaGuides/Ratings/Reviews
– YelpIntegrated Mobile Experience
– Nike+ GPS (this is currently a free download!)Lifestyle – Handheld Devices
– Jamie’s RecipesLifestyle – Tablets and Other Devices
– MOMAMusic
– PandoraNews – Handheld Devices
– New York Times MobileNews – Tablets & All Other Devices
– FliboardProductivity
– EvernoteServices
– DropboxShopping – Handheld Devices
– Pizza Pizza Mobile (Canada!)Shopping – Tablets & All Other Devices
– FandangoSocial – Handheld Devices
– FoursquareSocial – Tablets and Other Devices
Sports
– MLB.com at BatTravel
– TripItUtilities and Services
– Chase Quick Deposit
If you want to have a mobile presence, you’ll have an app in the App Store. The above list is a clear indication of that. It was recently noted the App Store surpassed 500,000 apps.
