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For Immediate Release

Contact: (spokesperson name)
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[NAME OF WINNER] NAMED BEST [CATEGORY] [SITE/VIDEO/AD] FOR THE 12th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

[Entry title] Tops the Shortlist for International Honor for the Web

CITY, STATE - DATE - The 12th Annual Webby Awards, today named [WINNER] as the Best [CATEGORY] [SITE, VIDEO, AD] of 2008. (If applicable: The site is produced by [the team, agency or professionals that built and/or manage the site]).

Winners will be honored at two star-studded ceremonies in New York City: The Webby Film & Video Awards on June 9th and The 12th Annual Webby Awards Gala on June 10th. A full list of both Webby Awards and People's Voice Awards winners can be found at: http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12

Hailed as the "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 Websites. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-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.

"The Webby Awards honors the very best of the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "[WINNER'S] win is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

[Insert Quote from Winner Spokesperson]

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore ("Please donÕt recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")

About [Website]

[Insert entry boilerplate/general description about your entry/organization here]

About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as the "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 12th Annual Webby Awards received a record 9,500 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; Nokia; .ORG; The Barbarian Group; Level3; Digital Kitche; Adweek; Fortune; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.