May 15th, 2007
NOTE FROM KIM:
The Top 8 Highlights
of the 2007 Webby Awards
of the 2007 Webby Awards
8> “And, once again, the award for this category just happens to go to another one of our biggest sponsors!”
7> A confused Spider-Man leaves disappointed, utterly astonished that he lost to a sock puppet.
6> Ask-a-Ninja guy confesses Viacom hired him to kill YouTube founders live on stage.
5> The folks from Mozilla actually set a fox on fire.
4> It was cute at first, but the 87th time the presenter cat asked, “I can has envelope?” it just got annoying.
3> AACS-LA wins the Law category, for protecting 16 bytes.
2> YouTube had an exclusive license to broadcast the event live, but thanks to a DCMA complaint it was blocked anyway.
and the Number 1 Highlight of the 2007 Webby Awards…
1> Digg honored for promoting activism in their contributors to fight Digg.
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Credits:
Selected from 15 submissions from 5 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:
Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 1, 3
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 2, 4
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 5
Matt Van Opens, Watertown, WI — 6
Marshall Gatten, Glendale, CA — 7, 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator, Topic