CelebrityTweet Nominated for Best Celebrity/Fan Site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards
Social networking phenomenon Celebrity Tweet nominated for Best Celebrity/Fan Site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards.
New York, NY, April 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Fans Can Vote Online to Help CelebrityTweet Win Internet's Top Honor
http://pv.webbyawards.com.
CelebrityTweet announced today that it has been nominated for Best Celebrity/Fan site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards.
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.
Social networking phenomenon Celebrity Tweet collects short online blurbs from Hollywood stars via Twitter along with celebrity Twitter trends and timelines.
"Nominees like CelebrityTweet are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year."
As a nominee, CelebrityTweet is also eligible to win a Webby People's Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 30th, CelebrityTweet fans can cast their votes in The Webby People's Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com
Winners will be announced on May 5th, 2009 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 8th hosted by Seth Meyers. Winners will be able to share one of the Webby's famous five-word speeches with the world. Past Webby Award winners - and their speeches - include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote."), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Stephen Colbert ("Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.").
The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-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.
About CelebrityTweet
CelebrityTweet was created in 2008 by Independent New York City developer Ian Corbin as a pop culture experiment powered by Twitter.
About he Webby Awards:
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, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 13th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 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: Microsoft Silverlight; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images; The Barbarian Group; Digital Kitchen; Wired; IDG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
Contact: Ian Corbin 917.536.7284 ian@iancorbin.com
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http://pv.webbyawards.com.
CelebrityTweet announced today that it has been nominated for Best Celebrity/Fan site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards.
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.
Social networking phenomenon Celebrity Tweet collects short online blurbs from Hollywood stars via Twitter along with celebrity Twitter trends and timelines.
"Nominees like CelebrityTweet are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. "It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year."
As a nominee, CelebrityTweet is also eligible to win a Webby People's Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 30th, CelebrityTweet fans can cast their votes in The Webby People's Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com
Winners will be announced on May 5th, 2009 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 8th hosted by Seth Meyers. Winners will be able to share one of the Webby's famous five-word speeches with the world. Past Webby Award winners - and their speeches - include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote."), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Stephen Colbert ("Me. Me. Me. Me. Me.").
The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-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.
About CelebrityTweet
CelebrityTweet was created in 2008 by Independent New York City developer Ian Corbin as a pop culture experiment powered by Twitter.
About he Webby Awards:
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, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 13th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 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: Microsoft Silverlight; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images; The Barbarian Group; Digital Kitchen; Wired; IDG; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
Contact: Ian Corbin 917.536.7284 ian@iancorbin.com
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