Gamezebo

Gamezebo is the leading editorial Web site and community for people passionate about casual games. Gamezebo features reviews, previews, strategy guides for the latest and greatest in casual games, as well as industry insider editorials and interviews. Gamezebo also provides the social tools to rate, share, and connect with people online who are passionate about casual games.  Founded by industry veteran Joel Brodie, former head of business development at Yahoo! Games, Gamezebo is a Webby Nominee for Best-Games Related Site of 2008 and our content is translated and viewed by millions online through our Web site and syndication partners.  For more information, go to: http://www.gamezebo.com.

Casual Games Association

The Casual Games Association is an international organization with a membership of more than 10,000 gaming executives, publishers and developers. Dedicated to promoting casual games for general consumers and providing educational resources for game development, the association hosts annual conferences in Seattle, Kyiv and Amsterdam, publishes a magazine three times a year, and issues research reports on the industry. The association was founded in 2005 by members of the casual games industry.

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation

When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For 25 years, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation has dedicated itself to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight's programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom. To learn more visit http://www.starlight.org.

Lifetime

LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, LIFETIME is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. LIFETIME Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Digital (including myLifetime.com) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.

SomaTone Interactive Audio

SomaTone Interactive Audio is the number one provider of original music, sfx, VO, localization, and audio integration for the casual games industry. Specializing in game audio, the SomaTone Team provides soundtracks for around 200 games a year divided between casual, handheld, console, console-downloadable, online, and mobile. A full audio production house with production studios in San Francisco, Los Angeles, & Munich, clients include Big Fish Games, Konami, PlayFirst, PopCap, Wild Tangent, Mumbo Jumbo, EA, Disney, and many others around the globe. ST works with over 250 developers in 22 different countries. Focus is on providing exceptional service and management to offer a top, affordable source in audio. For more information on SomaTone, please visit http://www.somatone.com

Pearl Research

Pearl Research is an independent research and consulting firm retained to validate the voting results of the Zeebys.  Pearl Research's validation process includes ensuring the compliance of the following:  preventing multiple submissions, tracking IP addresses, ensuring only ballots that are cast within the allowable voting period are counted, and the compilation and analysis of results.

Based in San Francisco, Pearl Research is a market research and consulting firm that focuses on the digital entertainment, Internet and technology markets.  The company can be reached at 415-738-7660 or by visiting http://www.pearlresearch.com.

Triple Point

TriplePoint is the leading international agency serving the interactive entertainment industry. We have offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Munich, Germany. Founded in 2002 as Kohnke Communications by Erica Kohnke Kain, the agency has grown to be the market leader in public relations, marketing, business development, and product consulting within the games and digital media market. TriplePoint is the partner for those committed to success within the growing interactive entertainment segment. For more information, visit http://www.triplepointpr.com

Yin Media

Yin Media is a full service website design and development company. They design and build attractive, usable websites optimized for speed, lead conversion, readability and visibility in search engines. They focus on providing the latest in design built on a foundation of proven web technology and internet standards. For more information and to check out their portfolio, please visit http://www.yinmedia.com