The People Have Spoken: Website Designed by West Virginia Company Nabs Honor as Best Government and Law Website

San Francisco -- July 18, 2001, YourCongress.com, created by TechMethods, LLC of Shepherdstown, WV, announced that it was awarded the Peoples Voice" award as the best Government and Law Site at the 5th annual Webby Awards. Among thousands of entries, YourCongress.com was one of five sites nominated for a Webby Award in the Government and Law" category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. YourCongress.com provides a funny, fun, interactive, information-packed, behind-the-scenes look at Congress, and offers a revolutionary free tracking service that lets citizens find out whats going on in Washington. TechMethods, the company that designed the website and tracking software, is a full service information technology company that recently moved from Northern Virginia to historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

July 19, 2001
Contact: Daniel L. Hunter, President
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The People Have Spoken: Website Designed by West Virginia Company Nabs Honor as Best Government and Law Website

San Francisco -- July 18, 2001, YourCongress.com, created by TechMethods, LLC of Shepherdstown, WV, announced that it was awarded the Peoples Voice" award as the best Government and Law Site at the 5th annual Webby Awards. Among thousands of entries, YourCongress.com was one of five sites nominated for a Webby Award in the Government and Law" category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. YourCongress.com provides a funny, fun, interactive, information-packed, behind-the-scenes look at Congress, and offers a revolutionary free tracking service that lets citizens find out whats going on in Washington. TechMethods, the company that designed the website and tracking software, is a full service information technology company that recently moved from Northern Virginia to historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

On the announcement, YourCongress.com Founder Christopher Porter said:

As a site designed for ordinary citizens, particularly those people who fell asleep in social studies class, we accept this Peoples Voice Award. Our thanks goes out to the small city of folks who use YourCongress to know what their elected officials in Congress are really up to."

Daniel Hunter, President of TechMethods said:

YourCongress.com has been a great project for us from a number of standpoints. The technology we've created is cutting edge, which keeps the programmers happy. And we've been given the opportunity to create something that is a great service to anyone who wants to know what's going on in Washington. The response we get from the users is overwhelming."

Maya Draisin, Executive Director of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences said:

The Webby Awards showcase the power of the Internet to entertain, to enlighten, and to share information. YourCongress.coms Peoples Voice award is a testament to its great contribution in pushing the Internet envelope.

The Peoples Voice Award is given to the site which garners the most votes from visitors to the Webby Awards website in their respective category. This year, over 300,000 people voted online. The 5th Annual Webby Awards took place at San Franciscos War Memorial Opera House and nearly 3,000 luminaries from around the world attended.

About TechMethods, LLC
TechMethods, LLC is an information technology solutions provider with proven expertise in developing custom applications and comprehensive database-driven systems that deliver results. They specialize in building internet applications and web based tools that make daily maintenance of a website a task that anyone can handle. Located in historic Shepherdstown, WV, they can be reached at info@TechMethods.com, or by calling Dan Hunter at 304.976.9103.

About YourCongress.com
YourCongress.com was launched in March of 2000 and has fast become the premier site on the internet for information about Congress. To talk with founder and CEO Christopher Porter about the site and the revolutionary free YourCongress.Watch Tracking Service, call John Lacey at (toll-free) 877-282-8170 or email john@yourcongress.com.

About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the Webby Awards
The Webby Awards is the leading international honor for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The Academy is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. Membership includes film director Francis Ford Coppola, musician Bjork, creator of The Simpsons" Matt Groening, as well as writers and editors from the New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Fast Company, and the Los Angeles Times. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net or http://www.webbyawards.com.