Webby Awards press release

For Immediate Release
Contact: Marco Kalnenek
webmaster@weirdomusic.com

 
WEIRDOMUSIC.COM NOMINATED FOR BEST ‘WEIRD’ WEB SITE
FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
 
Weirdomusic.com on the Shortlist for Top International Honor for Web Sites
 
Heerlen, 20 april 2004 – The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity, today nominated Weirdomusic.com as Best web site of 2004 in the category ‘weird’.
 
Hailed as “the online Oscars” by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a diverse organization that includes over 480 members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, and “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening.

“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding web sites that are setting the standards for the internet,” said Tiffany Shlain. founder of The Webby Awards.
 
“Weirdomusic.com’s Webby Award nomination is a testament to the imagination, ingenuity, and dedication of its creators,” adds Maya Draisin, Executive Director of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
 
As a nominee for a Webby Award, Weirdomusic.com is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 20 – May 7, 2004 at http://www.webbyawards.com/peoplesvoice. The winners of The Eighth Annual Webby Awards will be announced online May 12, 2004 at webbyawards.com.
 
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for its famous five-words-or-less acceptance speeches.
 
Weirdomusic.com has been online since 2001 and aims to discover the darkest corners of the musical universe.
 
About the Webby Awards
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selects the nominees, winners, and presents the awards event. Sponsors of The Webby Awards include The Creative Group, IDG, Business 2.0, Fortune, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information visit http://www.webbyawards.com/.
 
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. The Academy's goal is to assemble a brilliant panel of leading new media experts, visionaries, journalists, and luminaries to propel the Internet and Interactive Technology into the future. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 420 members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, “The Simpsons"creator Matt Groening, “Smart Mobs” author Howard Rheingold, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, and The Body Shop president Anita Roddick.
 
Members also include web developers, internet experts and technology writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Spin, Fast Company, Travel + Leisure, the Los Angeles Times, Dwell and wallpaper. For more information, visit http://www.iadas.net.