Webby Awards
Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the world's "best" websites. The awards have been given out since 1996.There is also a second set of awards called the People's Voice Awards for the same categories which are given by popular vote.
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Webby Awards
;Activism: Sites facilitating political change, social movement, rights, public education, or revolution.
;Best Practices: Sites demonstrating unparalleled excellence in six areas:
;Broadband: Sites fully integrating bandwidth-intensive interactive content.
;Commerce: Sites dedicated to selling goods and products online, or using a 'particularly innovative' take on e-commerce.
;Community: Sites creating/facilitating online community, connectedness and communication around shared interests.
;Education: Sites promoting education or providing learning materials, for children or adults.
;Fashion: Sites dedicated to personal style, clothing, design, and accessories.
;Film: Sites dedicated to preservation, celebration and presentation of film and film culture.
;Finance: Sites providing financial services and/or information.
;Games: Sites dedicated to (the culture of) computer gaming.
;Government & Law: Sites dedicated to legal and government matters.
;Health: Sites dedicated to improving personal health and well-being.
;Humor: Sites dedicated to comedy or the art of laughter.
;Kids: Sites created for "the under-18 set".
;Lifetime Achievement: An honorary award granted to individuals who have been integral to the growth of the Web.
;Living: Sites providing information and resources that allow people to live on their own terms.
;Music: Sites dedicated to the distribution and presentation of music or its culture.
;NetArt: Sites that integrate art and technology, exploring and expanding the distinctive capacity of the medium.
;News: Sites dedicated to announcing and tracking recent goings-on.
;Personal Web Site: Sites created by an individual about themselves, or sites dedicated to an individual.
;Politics: Sites providing political information.
;Print & Zines: Sites dedicated to the written word, including online versions of print publications.
;Radio: Sites with ties to a radio network, station, or program.
;Rising Star: Given to the site with the greatest percent increase in visitors from April to May of the year in question, according to Nielsen//NetRatings data. Sites must meet a minimum cutoff of 500K unique visitors for April and May to be considered.
;Science: Sites dedicated to scientific exploration and news.
;Services: Sites that enable real world activities online.
;Spirituality: Sites dedicated to the spirit or the soul, or on any Divine power.
;Sports: Sites dedicated to athletics.
;Technical Achievement: Sites implementing technology that pushes the envelope, inviting visitors to believe in what once seemed impossible.
;Top Global Properties (Top U.S. Properties): Given to the site that draws the most visitors in the 14 countries that Nielsen//NetRatings measure (the U.S.).
;Travel: Sites dedicated to travel services and information.
;TV: Sites which are online counterparts of television programs or networks.
;Weird: Sites so forward thinking they seem strange when viewed without the future in mind.
;Youth: (see Kids)Business Awards
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