AWARDS
Webby Awards nominees announced
"Chocolate Rain," "I've Got a Crush on Obama" and "Swift Kids for Truth" top nominees.
The Envelope
April 8, 2008
Highlights of the 12th Annual Webby Awards nominees include:
MULTIPLE NOMINEES
NPR.org (8)
NYTimes.com (8)
The Onion (6)
Hometown Baghdad (4)
PBS.org (4)
TED.com (3)
Apple.com (3)
BBC.co.uk (3)
CNN.com (3)
Guardian.co.uk (3)
Flickr (3)
SuperDeluxe.com (3)
Zopa.com (3)
BREAKOUTS
I Can Has Cheezburger? (Humor and Weird)
Passive-Aggressive Notes (Weird)
Trevor the Mentos Intern (Online Guerilla Marketing)
Indexed (Cultural Blog)
Vice.tv (Broadband)
MOO (Retail and Service)
Farecast (Travel)
NOTABLE NOMINEES FOR BEST COMEDY SERIES
Wainy Days from director David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer)
23/6's Swift Kids for Truth
Goodnight Burbank
Onion News Network
You Suck at Photoshop
BEST VIRAL VIDEOS
"I Got a Crush on Obama"
"Chocolate Rain"
"Tony vs. Paul"
"BalconyTV"
"Here Comes Another Bubble"
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Bebo
ChangeEverything.ca
Flock The Social Web Browser
Ning
BEST PRACTICES
Digg
Flickr
NYTimes.com
Yelp
Winners will be announced on May 6th, 2008 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 9th. For a full list of nominees, past winners and links go to www.webbyawards.com..