We, the Savers is the official blog of savers everywhere.

Why it’s in the Showcase: ING Direct is a virtual bank with operations in North America, Europe, and Australia. It is owned by ING Group, a finance company with more than 100,000 employees worldwide. We, the Savers is the official blog of ING Direct.

GigaOM Pro is a WordPress/BuddyPress-powered premium research membership site, focused on four initial verticals: Mobile, Green IT, Infrastructure, and the Connected Consumer. A network of independent analysts provide in-depth research papers and research notes, which subscribers can view on the site or download as PDF documents.

Why it’s in the Showcase: According to developer Mark Jaquith, “the Write screen for Curated Links looks nothing like the Write screen for Weekly Updates or Research Briefs.” Jaquith also commented on how the installation makes heavy use of WordPress’ category system and custom WP_Query objects and loops.

Ben & Jerry’s, headquarted in South Burlington, Vermont, is an international brand of ice cream, frozen yougurt, sorbert, and other ice cream novelty products.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Ben and Jerry’s is an internationally recognized brand and its decision to use WordPress to power its well read, frequently updated blog is significant.

Why it’s in the Showcase: AMD use of WordPress MU to power a variety of employee written blogs is a great example of a major company using blogging to reach out to its customers and developer community.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Ford is one of the largest companies in the United States and its decision to use WordPress to serve as the cornerstone of its initiative towards reaching out to social media is notable. Ford’s use of WordPress as a CMS is also well done and features a seamless integration of static content, videos, photos, and dynamic updates.

WannaNetwork.com is an online real estate networking community created to help industry professionals expand their reach and enable business opportunities through social media.

Why it’s in the Showcase: WannaNetwork.com uses WordPress MU, bbPress, and BuddyPress to easily power a comprehensive and seamless professional networking site.

Filippa K’s business idea is to design, manufacture, communicate and sell commercial fashion garments and accessories with its own, timeless style. By offering well-designed products with a clear concept and of high quality at an attractive price, Filippa K shall be one of the most attractive brands for both women and men who appreciate fashion and quality.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Filippa K website features a wide range of innovative galleries, a store locator, news posts, and more.

PlatinumGames Inc. is an independent entertainment developer based in Osaka, Japan, dedicated to making high quality, next generation games for a variety of hardware platforms. Loaded with some of the gaming industry’s most talented creators, PlatinumGames seeks to break the mold of a sequel driven industry by creating innovative, original IP that exceed users’ expectations.

Why it’s in the Showcase: PlatinumGames’ innovative website utilizes the new WordPress.com HD video solution and age age verification features. Everything on the site is powered by and managed with WordPress including pages, posts, sidebars, and other site features.

Founded in 1993, XPLANE is an information design consultancy that drives better results for many of the world’s leading corporations including Microsoft, Intel, Nokia, U.S. Department of National Intelligence, U.S. Marine Corp., Nike and BP through visual thinking and design. XPLANE offers clients unique and personalized service through its employees’ diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including journalism, consulting, technology, marketing, training, illustration, interaction, process improvement and information design.

Why it’s in the Showcase: XPLANE’s extensive corporate website, including about and portfolio content, is powered by WordPress.

The Flickr DevBlog is written by the Flickr developers for the larger Flickr development community. It covers changes to the API, cool Flickr related projects they discover, writing tutorials on Flickr API methods, and most anything else which catches their whimsy.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The Flickr DevBlog is an excellent example of a corporate blog. It’s updated regularly, features a wide variety of content, and appeals to its audience.