June 2008
From comedian Stephen Colbert to will.i.am to David Byrne, winners at Tuesday night's 12th Annual Webby Awards proved once again that less is more with a speedy procession of the awards' trademark five-word speeches.Unlike most awards ceremonies, The Webby Awards limit speeches to just five words.
"Me me me me me," said Colbert.
Colbert was honored for the innovative way he has used the Internet to interact with fans of The Colbert Report — from Google-bombing to make him the top search result for "greatest living American" to challenging the "truthiness" of Wikipedia to the "One Million Strong for Stephen T. Colbert" Facebook group.
A list of all speeches can be found here.
Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief Bob Greenberg, "Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
More than 700 winners, industry leaders, and celebrities attended the gala event, which was hosted by comedian Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live).
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