WASHINGTON
The
online dating app Tinder was this year's "breakout" Internet service
while bad-boy news website Vice Media got multiple honours in the
"Webby" awards announced Monday.
The
awards, unveiled by the International Academy of Digital Arts and
Sciences, honoured dozens of websites and online services in categories
including entertainment, education, humour and news, in the online
equivalent of the Oscars.
The newly
released HBO Go service won the Webby for the best streaming media
website, while rival Hulu Plus won the "people's voice" award in that
category and another for best video mobile app.
Netflix
was also a player in the Webbys — Chelsea Peretti was cited for best
comedic performance for her Netflix special and Ellie Kemper and Tituss
Burgess got Webbys for best actress and actor, respectively, for roles
in the Netflix series "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
PEOPLE'S VOICE
Tinder,
the online dating app with over 50 million monthly users — known for
allowing users to "swipe" in either direction to show if they like or
dislike a potential date — got the "breakout of the year" Webby, which
will be presented at a May 18 ceremony.
The
awards included those determined by a panel of judges as well as
"people's voice" Webby awards based on voting from some 500,000 Internet
fans around the world.
Vice Media,
which has a popular following among 18- to 34-year-olds and last year
secured $500 million in funding from investors, took 10 Webbys including
for best writing, fashion and beauty, and for online documentaries.
The
New York Times took four Webbys, including a "people's voice" award for
best news website, best cultural blog and best travel and adventure
video.
The New Yorker won the Webby for best writing on a website and best magazine website, while BuzzFeed won for best news app.
Vanity
Fair's video segment on Edward Snowden, titled "Patriot or Traitor?,"
won the Webby for best single episode for online film and video.
TED,
an organization which produces video conferences on innovation,
inspiration and imagination, took 11 Webbys, mainly in the education
category.
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A lifetime achievement Webby went to Wired magazine
co-founders Jane Metcalfe and Louis Rossetto for their role in "shaping
the way the world thinks about the effects of technology on culture,
the global economy and civic life."
French
social media artist Jerome Jarre, known for using Vine and Snapchat for
personal and artistic expression, was given a special achievement
award.
Another special achievement
nod went to the creators of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which raised
awareness and more than $200 million to help fight Lou Gehrig's disease.
The
panel of judges included US television host Conan O'Brien, Tumblr
founder David Karp, media entrepreneur Arianna Huffington, YouTube star
and video artist Freddie Wong, Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Harvard
professor Susan Crawford.
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