CafePress
Company: CafePress, Foster City, CA
Company Description: CafePress.com is an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products, and offers buyers unique merchandise across virtually every topic.
Nomination Category: Web Site Categories
Nomination Sub Category: E-commerce
Nomination Title: CafePress - the Voice of the People, 150 million products strong
When was this web site first published?
CafePress began in 1999. The Election portal and Meter launched in January of 2007.
Briefly describe this entry’s communications objectives and how it met those objectives. Include here the URL of the nominated web site. (up to 100 words):
http://www.cafepress.com
CafePress allows anyone to reward their self-expression by finding or making
merchandise that speaks to their interests and passions. With 6 million users
and 150 million+ products (10 will get made while you read this), our
Marketplace is an instantaneous and often colorful reflection of the public
discourse. From the Obama groundswell to Spitzer’s demise, today’s headlines
are barely read before we see thousands of designs joining the debate. Call it
“T-shirt blogging” or just call it Web 2.0 – either way, the voice of the people
is loud as ever, even when expressed via the unlikely canvas of a thong.
List the appropriate creative and production credits for this entry:
Nick Giovanello, Art Director
Marc Cowlin, PR
Fred Durham, CEO