Webby Awards Announce Winners for Best Automotive Site
For Immediate Release Gita Chandra, gita@mkpr.com Jenny Chang, jenny@mkpr.com Michael Kaminer Public Relations, 212.627.8098 THE 11th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS® ANNOUNCE WINNERS FOR BEST AUTOMOTIVE SITE OF THE YEAR Winners Will Be Honored at New York City Ceremony on June 5 http://www.webbyawards.com New York, NY (May 1, 2007) – The 11thAnnual Webby Awards today announced the winner for Best Automotive Site of the Year. 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, online film and video, interactive advertising, and mobile web sites. The Academy unveiled winners today in over 100 categories from over 60 countries and a full list of winners can be found at http://www.webbyawards.com. Reflecting the incredible caliber of Automotive sites on the web, the winner in the category is: •Volvo C30 - A Product of Free Will http://www.prize-entry.com/c30/webbyawards/websites/ In addition, over 400,000 votes were cast by people around the world for their favorite sites, videos, and ads in The Webby People's Voice Awards presented by Verizon. A full list of both Webby Awards and People's Voice Awards winners can be found at www.webbyawards.com •Yaris Virtual Test Drive http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minisite/yaris/experience/index.html The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with over 500 members including musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, and fashion designer Max Azria. "The Webby winners represent the very best in online creativity and innovation," said Webby Awards Executive Director David-Michel Davies. "We're proud to salute the people and organizations whose ideas and vision are transforming how we experience the world." Winners will be honored at a gala event on June 5th at New York City's historic Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall Street). Comedian Rob Corddry, the star of Fox's new sitcom The Winner and a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will be returning for the third consecutive year to host. In keeping with Webby tradition, winners will once again be held to a five-words-or-less acceptance speech. The Webby Awards and Webby People's Voice Awards voting process is audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Review all the winners for the 11th Annual Webby Awards at www.webbyawards.com 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; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image ### ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to submit@theautochannel.com. If you no longer wish to receive email from us, please follow the link below or copy and paste the entire link into your browser. http://www.xmr3.com/rm/1108649-22719510-2-4-AV1-D705/submit@theautochannel.com/HCSDA28