The 12th Annual Webby Awards announced winners in seven categories honoring mobile
Websites.
Achieving critical and popular consensus, ESPN.com Wireless won both a
Webby Award and a Webby People’s Voice Award in the mobile Sports
category.* The New York Times *won in the News and Listing & Updates categories.
Other winners ranged from major brands like NBC’s “Heroes”
(Entertainment), Chase SMS Banking (Mobile Marketplace & Services),
and Nike 10R (Gaming) to emerging mobile brands like Zannel (Social
Networking).
Winners will be honored at the star-studded 12th Annual Webby Awards
Gala in New York on June 10th. Hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Seth
Meyers, the ceremony will showcase winners delivering the Webbys’
famous five-word speeches. The winning mobile Websites will be saluted
alongside a remarkable slate of special achievement honorees, including
Stephen Colbert (Webby Person of the Year) and musician and producer
will.i.am (Webby Artist of the Year).