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TalentZoo.com nominated for prestigious Webby Award in the Employment category

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The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for Web sites, today nominated Talent Zoo for the Best Employment Web site of 2006. Winners will be announced on May 9, 2006 and honored at The Tenth Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 12th.

Hailed as the "Online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with a membership that includes musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria.

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding web sites that are setting the standards for the internet," said Tiffany Shlain, founder and ambassador of The Webby Awards. "Talent Zoo's Webby Award nomination is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

As a nominee for a Webby Award, Talent Zoo is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 11th to May 5th at http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com

The Tenth Annual Webby Awards received a record number of entries from over 40 countries and all 50 states.

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-words-or-less acceptance speeches.

About Talent Zoo: Talent Zoo is North America's premier employment resource specializing in recruiting and online job placement for the advertising, marketing, and public relations industries. Focusing on account service and creative jobs, Talent Zoo performs both agency and client side searches. Chosen as Forbes "Best of the Web" for online job boards, TalentZoo.com has developed into a forum for discussion of trends, events, and employment issues in the communications industry.

About The Webby Awards: Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, the Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, creativity, usability and functionality. Established in 1996, the 10th Annual Webby Awards received over 5,500 entries from all 50 states and over 40 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: AOL; The Creative Group; Verizon; Adweek, Brandweek and Mediaweek magazines; Fortune; OnRequest Images; IDG; iStockphoto; American Marketing Association; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced Studios; MX Interactive and Museum of the Moving Image. For more information visit www.webbyawards.com.

About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS): The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.

About Plexus Web Creations

Plexus Web Creations has been in business since 1997 and was incorporated as a Georgia corporation in October 2000. Currently Plexus Web Creations employs seven full-time design and development professionals that share skills sets ranging from graphic design to user interface design to flash design to database design and development. They are a full-range Internet consultancy, to include everything from hosting world-wide web sites, to design, development and implementation of those sites. They specialize in tailoring their services to best meet your needs, in keeping ahead of the market trends and bringing you the latest in innovations, in making sure that your online efforts are timely and effective.