YapStar Wins 2009 WebAward for "Outstanding Achievement in Web Development" from Web Marketing A

Online, October 1, 2009 (Newswire.com) - YapStar (www.yapstar.com), a leading pet social networking, social shopping and local search and review site, announced today it has been recognized with the 2009 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development. The Web Marketing Association's WebAwards has recognized YapStar with their Social Networking Standard of Excellence award.

The Web Marketing Association's annual WebAwards are highly coveted by web designers and developers and distinguish the best-of-the-best in the industry.

"We are thrilled to be recognized by the Web Marketing Association for this prestigious award and consider it to be a great honor to be recognized for our efforts to create an exceptional experience for our users." said Laurie Martin, CEO of YapStar. "Great content, design and usability are essential parts of our effort to become the absolute best pet social networking site on the web."

There are 96 industry categories and YapStar went head-to-head with other sites in the Social Networking Category from 45 countries. This recognition puts YapStar in a respected group of the 2009 winners including Business Week, Bank of America, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Online, About.com, and CBS Radio.

"Recognizing the best Web site in each industry is an important way to establish the ever changing standard of excellence in Web site development," said Web Marketing Association President William Rice. "Each year the WebAwards receives amazing entries from around the world that show impressive creativity and functionality."