With Internet Video, Online Advertising, and Mobile Booming, The 12th Annual Webby Awards Kicks-Off Call for Entries |
"Oscars Of The Internet" Adds 30 New Categories for Websites, Interactive
Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile
http://www.webbyawards.com
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Giving everyone from Internet
upstarts to international advertising agencies to media powerhouses a
chance to share the stage with the likes of David Bowie, Al Gore, and
Prince, The 12th Annual Webby Awards today kicked-off its annual call for
entries with more than 30 new categories.
Categories making their debut this year recognize achievement in the
rapidly expanding fields of Internet video, interactive advertising, and
mobile content.
The Webby Awards will honor work in new video categories including
Music, Sports, and Travel. New advertising categories include Integrated
Campaigns, Online Guerilla Marketing, Mobile Advertising, and Online
Commercials while Entertainment, Gaming, and Social Networking, are among
the new mobile awards.
To enter work in more than 100 categories, visit http://www.webbyawards.com.
The early entry deadline is October 26, 2007.
"Over the past year, we've seen new technologies open up whole new
frontiers for expression and innovation on the Internet," said David-Michel
Davies, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. "We are excited by the
opportunities these new categories present us to honor these emerging
online fields."
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times and "one
of the most prestigious awards in the world" by the BBC, The Webby Awards
is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a
550- person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor
Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief Bob Greenberg, "Simpson's" creator Matt Groening,
Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
The Webbys' expansion comes on the heels of its most successful year
ever. The 11th Annual Webby Awards and the first-ever Webby Film and Video
Awards, which honor original film and video that premiered on the Internet,
received a record 8,000 entries from over 60 countries. The awards season
was capped by star-studded June galas attended by Internet luminaries
including David Bowie, eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Beastie Boys, YouTube
co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, Jessica Rose ("lonelygirl15"),
Ninja of "Ask a Ninja", and the creators of "The Extreme Diet Coke and
Mentos Experiments."
Nominees for The 12th Annual Webby Awards will be announced in April
2008, and winners will be honored at a gala ceremony in New York City in
June 2008.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby
Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Web sites, interactive advertising, online film and
video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 11th Annual Webby
Awards received a record 8,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60
countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International
Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby
Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; dotMobi; The Barbarian Group;
CondeNast|CondeNet; Level3; Getty Images; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters;
Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net;
KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
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