“Hailed as the ‘Internet’s highest honor’ by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Awards are given to Websites, Interactive Advertising & Media, Online Film & Video, Mobile & Apps, and Social. This year’s Webby Awards received more than 11,000 entries from over 65 countries. The shortlist has now been announced.
Winners will be announced on 22 May in New York where they will deliver five-word speeches in the tradition of past victors like Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote.”), Jimmy Fallon (“Thank God Conan got promoted”) and Anna Wintour (“Sometimes, Geeks Can Be Chic”).
While Academy members like Arianna Huffington, Instagram founder Kevin Systrom and musician David Bowie select the Webby winners, people can also vote in The Webby People’s Voice Awards. Many of this year’s nominees reflect the ever-growing role social experiences play in helping consumers discover new content, videos, communities and brands. Others succeed by confirming the significant effect of mobile and tablet devices”.
Info and nominees: http://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-release.php?id=238
Nominees for Best Education and Discovery
· TED
· National Geographic Education
· NASA Curiosity Mars Rover
· Medium
· New York Public Library
The Gallery & Archive is an interesting snapshot of how the web has changed since 1996 – good for graphic design, IT, sociology, media…
http://winners.webbyawards.com/