Webby Award nomination!
We just found out that Animoto has been nominated for a Webby Award in the best Web Service & Application category. Woohoo!
Apparently, the Webbies is like the Oscars of the Internet industry… except for the Red Carpet is filled with more Mark-Zuckerberg-types than Angelina-Jolie-types. Oh well. At least no one will care I got my outfit for exactly $18.37.
Other nominees we bow down to include: Mint, Kayak, Wired, Politico, Rock the Vote, The New York Times, and our friends with whom we happen to share our category, Blurb.
Like Animoto? Why not vote for us for the “People’s Voice award”! You know we’ll totally freak out if we win.
More about the Webbies:
Established in 1996, the Webbys are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of Web experts, business figures and celebrities including musicians Beck and David Bowie, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, R/GA Founder and Chairman Robert Greenberg, Virgin Atlantic Chairman and Founder Richard Branson, and The Weinstein Company Co-Founder Harvey Weinstein.
Academy members select the nominees in each category, as well as the winners. But the online community determines the winners of a People’s Voice award by voting for their favorite nominated work in each category.
Last year’s Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states, and generated more than 750 million media impressions worldwide.
Fans have until April 30 to vote for their favorites at the Webby People’s Voice site. Winners will be announced May 5, with the trophies handed out June 8 at an event in New York City hosted by “Saturday Night Live’s” Seth Meyers.
I just voted for you guys well done! This is a great bit of software!!