#8211; Ziggs, the fastest-growing online community of global professionals, today announced that Jason Damas, a search engine analyst and consultant, has been selected as the individual
winner of Ziggs's8217; ZBest Profile Award for July, 2006. Jason is being honored with a ZBest Profile Award for his outstanding online presence created using Ziggs's8217; free profile
service. His online profile can be found in the Ziggs Index of Professionals.
Introduced in January 2005 to help set the Internet's8217;s standard for a quality, professional, online profile, the ZBest Profile Award is awarded monthly to both one individual and the
one organization that has developed and presented the most professional online profile listed in the Ziggs Index. Enjoying rapid global growth, Ziggs now provides people search and
profile services for customers in over fifty countries. As a result, Jason was selected for this honor from a pool of professional candidates that span the globe.
Jason's8217;s professional online presence, created with Ziggs Profile Manager's8482; begins with an inviting photo and a descriptive biography that presents an intriguing history of
Jason's8217;s student experience and early career process. His biography highlights his varied professional interests in journalism, the retail music industry and a brief adventure in
real estate. He weaves further interest into his bio by sharing a few of his unusual passions. Jason introduces his love of urban development, urban decay and urban planning. He documents
this interest in exploring dying shopping malls across the country by including a link to his blog on the retail industry: www.labelscar.com.
In addition to his professional photo and biography, Jason includes his seven years of work history in the background tab of his profile. His diverse experience from being a tour guide at
the Preservation Society of Newport County to his successful work as an editorial assistant and journalist at The Boston Globe demonstrates the creativity he has applied to his employment
pursuits before, during and after his college education. He supplements this detail with a self-written interview that shares a more three-dimensional view of himself with the reader. He
uses his interview to demonstrate his ambitious track record, working full-time through college and purchasing his first home at age twenty-two. He balances his ambition with his concerns
about the job market in New England and shares that he his always proactive in sharpening his skills to stay competitive.
's8220;As an ambitious professional in the field of search marketing, Jason recognizes the value of maintaining a professional presence on the Web for use in daily business,'s8221; said
Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. 's8220;Jason has developed a Ziggs Profile that successfully weaves both his professional and personal experience into a
presentation format that expresses his intelligence and creativity.'s8221; Jason was able to quickly and easily create his comprehensive online profile using Ziggs's8217; insightful
profiling template. To see Jason's8217;s online profile, people search at Ziggs for 's8220;Jason Damas.'s8221;
Winners are chosen by Ziggs at the close of a monthly review process that includes an assessment of the professionalism, content value, brand value and creativity of all online profiles
in the Ziggs Index. The professionalism measure weighs the overall quality of the entire profile, including the photograph. The content value measure rewards profiles that present the
most valuable information to a prospect or client reviewing the profile. The brand value measure assesses the profile's8217;s level of success in communicating the company brand and
corporate identity within the profile. The creativity measure seeks to reward profiles that are creative in their efforts to communicate all of the above three elements. In combination,
these measurements set the standard for the definition of a quality online profile.
Companies and individuals who wish to submit their online profile for consideration for future Ziggs ZBest Profile Awards can e-mail their profile submission to ZBest@Ziggs.com. Entries
received by the last date of a given month will be reviewed for consideration for the upcoming month's8217;s award. Winning entries are announced in a press release, presented online at
www.Ziggs.com, and receive a ZBest Award for display at their place of business. Help Ziggs help the industry raise the standard for professional online
profiles, and submit your quality profile for consideration today.
About Ziggs, Inc.
Ziggs is an online community for people in business who want to promote themselves or their business online and connect with other professionals. Providing the fastest-growing global
community of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs offers keyword-targeted people search and easy-to-use profile management services that allow companies and individuals to take
control of their online presence and professional reputation. Launched in October 2004, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.Ziggs.com.