Just a reminder - The Webbys are announced today
July 18, 2001 2:06 AM Subscribe
Just a reminder - The Webbys are announced today - But how come the BBC seem to think they've already won one, before they're even announced?
Odd. Very very odd.
posted by kchristidis at 4:22 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by kchristidis at 4:22 AM on July 18, 2001
The beeb is in a different time zone. They just knew earlier than the rest of us.
posted by vanderwal at 5:09 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by vanderwal at 5:09 AM on July 18, 2001
Since there are so many, maybe they have an early ceremony for some - kind of like the technical Oscar awards.
posted by centrs at 6:10 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by centrs at 6:10 AM on July 18, 2001
vanderwal: The Webby's are anounced at 8pm on the 18th July.
Not even the Beeb are *that* far ahead!
posted by metaxa at 6:22 AM on July 18, 2001
Not even the Beeb are *that* far ahead!
posted by metaxa at 6:22 AM on July 18, 2001
My guess: they didn't head out to the ceremony itself, but recorded their acceptance speech a couple of days ago, in best awards tradition. They could, at least, have embargoed it, though.
posted by holgate at 6:36 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by holgate at 6:36 AM on July 18, 2001
Actually, they are likely talking about the "People's Choice" componant, which was publicly voted on (and the results were displayed there on the site until just recently.) Perhaps they know they won the "People's Choice" for their category in the same way I know we didn't win the "People's Choice" for our category (my pub indieWIRE.com was running second in the race behind the Reqium for a Dream site in the "film" category.)
Of course, that's the real Webbies, which are selected by judges. Akk, awards ... pretty irrelevant for the most part (although their tradition of five-word acceptance speeches are pretty cool.)
posted by bclark at 6:37 AM on July 18, 2001
Of course, that's the real Webbies, which are selected by judges. Akk, awards ... pretty irrelevant for the most part (although their tradition of five-word acceptance speeches are pretty cool.)
posted by bclark at 6:37 AM on July 18, 2001
From the article:
The multilingual website beat off four challengers in its category at a ceremony in San Francisco.
Now that's being a gracious winner.
posted by anildash at 9:25 AM on July 18, 2001
The multilingual website beat off four challengers in its category at a ceremony in San Francisco.
Now that's being a gracious winner.
posted by anildash at 9:25 AM on July 18, 2001
Damn Anil, you beat me to the punch on that one. I have to start getting up earlier.
posted by jasonshellen at 10:03 AM on July 18, 2001
posted by jasonshellen at 10:03 AM on July 18, 2001
Akk, awards ... pretty irrelevant for the most part
Right, but somehow someone never fails to link them here. Ugh.
posted by john at 11:05 AM on July 18, 2001
Right, but somehow someone never fails to link them here. Ugh.
posted by john at 11:05 AM on July 18, 2001
The multilingual website beat off four challengers in its category at a ceremony in San Francisco.
"It was -- truly! -- an honor just to be nominated," one also-ran said. "How often do the losers get a hand from the winner?"
posted by bradlands at 2:02 PM on July 18, 2001
"It was -- truly! -- an honor just to be nominated," one also-ran said. "How often do the losers get a hand from the winner?"
posted by bradlands at 2:02 PM on July 18, 2001
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Which is exactly the sort of semi-coherent, sophomoric comment I hope you've all come to expect from me.
*cries*
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:35 AM on July 18, 2001