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MUMBAI:
IBNLive.com, India's leading news portal from Web18, the online
property of Network 18 Group has been selected as an 'Official Honoree'
for the 'News' category in The 12th Annual Webby Awards. Out of
nearly 10,000 entries submitted from over 60 countries and 50 states
to the 12th Annual Webby Awards, less than 15% are deemed as 'Official
Honorees'.
Elated
with the recognition, Surya Mantha, CEO, Web18 said, "We are
really honored to receive this global recognition at an International
platform. IBNLive.com has lived up to its early promise of empowering
people and has successfully managed to carve a niche for itself
in a very short span of time."
Hailed
as the "Oscars of the Internet" 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, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna
Huffington, AKQA Global Creative Director Rei Inamoto, Matt Groening,
Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO
Rob Glaser.
Mr.
David-Michel Davies, Executive Director, Webby Awards, said, "The
Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards
for the Internet. IBNLive.com's Official Honoree selection is a
testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."
The
Webby Awards accept four types of entries: Websites, Interactive
Advertising, which includes banners, viral, branded content and
more; Online Film & Video, premiering on the Web including Comedy,
Live Events, Music and more; and Mobile, which recognizes the emerging
category of Mobile Websites. With nearly 70 categories, Website
entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and
Honorees. As a result of the superior quantity and quality of sites
entered, the 12th Annual Webby Awards recognized sites and teams
that demonstrated a standard of excellence.
Apart
from IBNLive.com, prominent players such as cnbc.com; guardian.co.uk;
reuters.com will also be honored as "Official Honoree".
The 12th Annual Webby Awards will commemorate 'Official Honoree'
achievement by presenting them a Complimentary Framed Certificate.
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