NOTE FROM KIM:

The winners of the Seventh Annual Webby Awards
will be announced on June 5, 2003.

The Top 9 Surprises
at the 2003 Webby Awards

9> Best online Web awards site: www.webbyawards.com. Again.

8> Although nominated for 14 consecutive years, www.susanlucci.com once again fails to win.

7> “So I’m all set to relaunch WebVan with a working business model, and my partner gives an endorsement contract to Ruben from ‘American Idol.’”

6> “Okay, tell me: How can Amazon.com be up for the Best E-Commerce Site award if they can’t get out of the red?”

5> “And this year’s Lifetime Achievement award goes to… Al Gore!”

4> Presenter for the “Best Disappeared Into Thin Air Dot-Com?” Saddam Hussein.

3> Introduction of controversial new “I Can’t Believe They Haven’t Gone Bust Yet” award.

2> During every award presentation, one of the nominees for “Most Annoying Pop-Up Ads” runs on stage and gives his own speech.

and the Number 1 Surprise at the 2003 Webby Awards…

1> Winner of the “Best Politics, Law and Humor Site” award? SCO Unix Group.

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Credits:

Selected from 38 submissions from 13 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 1, 9
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 2
Matt Hurlburt, Stow, OH — 3
Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 4
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 5
Matt Van Opens, Kenosha, WI — 6
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS — 7, 1
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 8
Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 9
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator