SynthaSite Reaches One Million Users and Marks Occasion

Jan. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- SynthaSite, the leading do-it-yourself free Web site builder, today announced that it has reached the one million user mark in just a year. Additionally, the company unveiled the winners of its first “Best of SynthaSite” contest, which were chosen by SynthaSite’s growing community. Selected from more than 1,000 business and personal entries from around the world, Cosmic Sensorium and Forty-something showcase the best uses of SynthaSite’s DIY Web site builder technology in regards to focused purpose, visual appeal and innovative use of widgets.

“The two inaugural winners of ‘Best of SynthaSite’ show exactly how both businesses and personal users can leverage free, easy technology to do anything online from building a business to creating a community,” said Vinny Lingham, CEO of SynthaSite. “In fact, we’re looking forward to recognizing more and more Web sites from our rapidly-growing user base in the future. With small businesses continuing to leverage the Web to reach a wider audience and build their brand, we believe that people will continue to clamor for powerful, yet easy-to-use Web site builders.”

The contest was open to any individual, organization or company that built a site using SynthaSite. Five finalists in each category — Business and Personal — were selected by a panel of SynthaSite judges who evaluated each site for focused purpose, visual appeal and innovative use of widgets. The winners in each category were voted on and selected by the SynthaSite community on http://bestof.synthasite.com/.

SynthaSite’s Business Site Winner:
•   Cosmic Sensorium — http://www.CosmicSensorium.com

Finalists:
•   Digital Magic Studio Bloemfontein — http://www.digitalmagic.synthasite.com
•   Sovonex International — China Product Sourcing http://www.sovonex.com
•   The Wardrobe Studio — http://www.thewardrobestudio.co.za
•   Word/noise Creative Studios — http://www.wordnoise.com

SynthaSite’s Personal Site Winner:
•   Forty-something — http://www.forty-something.com

Finalists:
•   Building Windmills EduTech — http://edutech.synthasite.com
•   Camp Pendleton Team Handball — http://cpteamhandball.com
•   Codnor and District Local History and Heritage — http://www.codnor.info
•   Grace Hu-Morley — http://gracehm.com

The “Best of SynthaSite” winner in each category will be rewarded with: $1,000 USD; a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) lesson with SynthaSite CEO Vinny Lingham; and the Best SynthaSite logo, which can be used for promotional opportunities. SynthaSite will also honor the winners by featuring the Web site in the company newsletter and including the announcement in SynthaSite CEO Vinny Lingham’s blog.

DETAILS:    For more information, including official rules, please visit:  http://bestof.synthasite.com/

Social Media Links:
•   Vinny Lingham’s Blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com/
•   SynthaSite’s Blog: http://blog.synthasite.com/
•   SynthaSite’s Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/Synthasitehelp
•   Vinny Lingham’s TechCrunch Elevator Pitch: http://pitches.techcrunch.com/pitch/122-synthasite

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SynthaSite is at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement, offering a free Web site creation tool that empowers everyday users and small businesses to easily create professional quality Web sites. SynthaSite’s intuitive drag and drop technology enables users to easily incorporate a variety of widgets including YouTube videos, Google Gadgets, PayPal Widgets and many more without needing to leave SynthaSite or see any html code. Privately-held SynthaSite, backed by Reinet Fund, is the recipient of numerous industry accolades including The Industry Standard 100 and a Fast Company Fast 50 Reader Favorite. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.synthasite.com or call 415-227-0250.