2 articles from 2008
6 May 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Here's a newsflash with "truthiness" written all over it. Stephen Colbert and will.i.am earned top honors at this year's Webby Awards, the group announced Tuesday. The awards – now in their 12th year and widely considered to be the "Oscars of the Web" – recognize excellence in Web sites, online film and video, interactive advertising and mobile Web sites. Colbert, the irreverent host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, was named person of the year thanks to the "innovative way he has used the Internet to interact with fans," a Webby rep said in a statement. One highlight? During his aborted presidential campaign,
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Kate Stroup
8 April 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
Chalk up another tip of the hat to Brad Pitt and Ellen Degeneres: the Make It Right Web site on which they appear in support of rebuilding New Orleans is one of the nominees for the Webby Awards, in the activism category. The two join a host of other names – both familiar and un- – in more than 100 categories in the running for what are widely considered the Oscars of the Web. Now in their 12th year, the Webby Awards recognize excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, online film and video, interactive advertising and mobile Web sites. The Office's Rashida Jones,
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Stephen M. Silverman
2 articles from 2008