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For Immediate Release

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[ENTRY TITLE] NOMINATED FOR BEST [WEBBY CATEGORY] [WEBSITE/MOBILE SITE/INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING WORK] FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS

[Entry title] on the Shortlist for "Internet's highest honor"

CITY, STATE - DATE - The 12th Annual Webby Awards today nominated [entry title] for the Best [Category] [Website/Mobile Site/Interactive Advertising Work] of 2008. (If applicable: The work is produced by [the team, agency or professionals that built and/or manage the work]).

Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at The 12th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on [June 9th for Webby Film & Video winners, June 10th for all other winners].

Hailed as 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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, AKQA Global Creative Director Rei Inamoto, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and The Weinstein Company's Harvey Weinstein.

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "[Entry title's] Nominee selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

[Insert Quote from Nominee Spokesperson]

As a nominee for a Webby Award, [entry title] is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. People's Voice voting, sponsored by Nokia, is open to the public from April 8th to May 1st at http://pv.webbyawards.com

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.

Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is known worldwide for its famous five-word speeches. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")

[About [Entry]

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About The Webby Awards:

Hailed as 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 & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 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; Nokia; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images; Level3; The Barbarian Group; Adweek; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.