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Kent Blumberg Honored by Ziggs as Winner of the ZBest Profile Award

Ziggs, the fastest-growing online community of global professionals, today announced that Kent Blumberg, a senior manufacturing operations executive, has been selected as the individual winner of Ziggs's8217; ZBest Profile Award for June, 2006. Kent 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, Kent was selected for this honor from a pool of professional candidates that span the globe.



Kent's8217;s professional online presence, created with Ziggs Profile Manager's8482; begins with an inviting photo and succinct biography of his accomplished multi-national experience in leading the turnaround of underperforming businesses. His biography highlights his ability to facilitate multi-site operational process improvements in diverse markets and cultures. Kent also uses his biography to introduce the expertise that he brings to market, ranging from strategic planning and execution to change management, operational efficiency and turnarounds. Kent rounds out his biography by including his resume in his Ziggs Profile.



In addition to his professional photo and biography, Kent's8217;s online profile presents a self-written interview designed to share a more three-dimensional view of himself with the reader. He starts his interview with a profound personal viewpoint: 's8220;life gives in proportion to my curiosity -- the more I wonder, the more joy I find in life.'s8221; He credits Frank Belleque as an early motivator in his life. He then uses his interview to express his passion for photography, including links to his photo collection. To give his online profile a well-rounded conclusion, Kent presents a series of meaningful links in the Interest section of his Ziggs Profile. He includes the blog he authors on leadership, additional links to his online photo gallery, plus a short list of books on leadership that he personally recommends.



's8220;As an experienced expert in manufacturing operations, Kent recognizes the importance of maintaining a professional profile on the Web for use in his daily interaction with global employees, manufacturing suppliers and consultants,'s8221; said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. Kent was able to quickly and easily create his comprehensive online profile using Ziggs's8217; insightful profiling template. To see Kent's8217;s online profile, people search at Ziggs for 's8220;Kent Blumberg.'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.

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