NEW DELHI, December 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Times of India, Economic Times, Indiatimes and Zigwheels voted as the Best Websites of the Year
Times of India.com (http://www.timesofindia.com) is crowned the best news and information website of the year whereas Economic Times (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/), Indiatimes (http://www.indiatimes.com) ZigWheels.com (http://www.zigwheels.com) have scooped the prizes for the Most Popular Websites at the Ascendas Website of the Year (WOTY) awards 2013. ET was adjudged the most popular site in 'finance' category, Indiatimes in the 'news and info' whereas Zigwheels clinched the award in 'automotive' category. The brands are key properties of Times Internet-the largest Indian Internet Network which is also the digital venture of Times of India Group.
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The 7th edition of Ascendas India best website awards started on October 14, 2013 and saw a phenomenal response with 1,24,432 votes casted making it one of the most voted online award this season. It saw 238 websites nominated in 20 categories with majority of voters from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The nominated websites were evaluated on the parameters of content, navigation, design, engagement and user interface.
Times of India Online (http://www.timesofindia.com) won the title 'Best news and Info Website of the Year' with the highest average score on the four elements. As one of India's most popular news websites, Timesofindia.com offers a complete and up-to-date coverage for national, international and city-specific happenings related to all topics like sports; entertainment; lifestyle and business. Timesofindia.com website in India caters to over 12 million unique visitors and more than 190 million page views as per ComScore Oct 2013 report, making it India's most preferred English news site.
India's No.1 business and financial news website Economic times bagged the most popular website award in Finance category .The only site in India which covers business & markets 24X7, and updates 500 stories per day, It clocks 134 million page views each month; is read by over 6.4 million unique visitors who spend almost half an hour on the site. In addition, 3 million visitors have downloaded ET apps on mobile & tablet across all mobile platforms.
ZigWheels.com is India's No.1 automotive portal & has more than 3 million unique visitors every month. It is India's most exhaustive auto portal cutting across cars & bikes. The portal carries a range of news & views on motoring like reviews, road tests, exhaustive galleries and specialty content on motorsport, tools & tips and international motoring events. ZigWheels has successfully become the platform of choice for buyers & sellers as also automotive enthusiasts and this award is a further testimony to that.
Indiatimes.com is a youth-focused content portal that curates the trending and buzzing stories from entertainment, news, lifestyle, technology, sports and more. With close to 60 million page views a month and 3 million unique visitors, the site won the 2013 'Most Popular News and Info' award.
Speaking on this Satyan Gajwani, CEO, Times Internet said, "Times Internet is the leading digital company in India, and these awards are a testimony to our innovative content, strategy and consumer focus. We will continue to pioneer the industry and will focus on creating brands that delivers best in class user experience and functionality."
On the occasion, Mr. Winfred Samson - Head - India Operations, Markettools said, "We are quite happy with the response we have received this year for WOTY. Today's economic scenario has changed the entire definition of a website; they are not a mere company's platform to represent its stats and data, rather websites work as direct interface between the company and the users. WOTY recognises companies which come up with innovative websites."
Mr. Lee Fu Nyap, CEO, Ascendas India said, "We are pleased to have been associated with MetrixLab for WOTY 2013. There are many websites today and to be relevant and the best among those is a great achievement. Congratulations to all the winning website."
About Times Internet Limited:
Times Internet (TIL) is the digital venture of India's largest media house-the Times Group. Since its inception in 1999, TIL has led the internet revolution in India and has emerged as India's foremost digital entity that engages millions of users globally. Today, it is the largest Indian online group in India, according to comScore, with over 50 million monthly unique visitors and over 1 billion monthly page views encompassing portals in news, entertainment, local, music, movies, telecom, e-commerce & deals, online advertisement solutions, communities and more.
The key properties include in the news category - Timesofindia.com, Economictimes.com and Navbharattimes.com. It also has in its stable Gaana.com, the largest music streaming service in India, BoxTV.com the No.1 video streaming site, Tlabs - an early stage incubation company & Indiatimes Shopping is the top 5 e-commerce company in India and others.
In the stewardship of its CEO Satyan Gajwani , TIL has embarked upon actively exploring partnerships with global companies to help them grow through its tremendous reach and media platforms. The alliances range from licensing partnerships to investments to acquisition. The company has made 2 acquisitions, 5 global-company partnerships, 15 TLabs investments, and 4 other minority investments. For more information please log in to - http://www.timesinternet.in/
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