'ABSOLUT DJ' Tour, G. Love & Special Sauce to Headline 1999 Webby Awards Bash; Conan Regular Marc Maron to Emcee Awards Show.SAN FRANCISCO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 3, 1999-- Bjork, Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 in Shamley Green, Surrey, England), is a British entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 , Geraldine Laybourne Join Stellar Roster of Judges; http://www.webbyawards.com The ultra-flavorful G. Love & Special Sauce and trailblazing trail·blaz·ing adj. Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique. multimedia artists Emergency Broadcast Network (EBN EbN abbr. east by north Noun 1. EbN - the compass point that is one point north of due east east by north ), a headliner on the ABSOLUT DJ Tour, will take center stage at The 1999 Webby Awards(r) post-ceremony bash at San Francisco City Hall The City Hall of San Francisco California, opened in 1915, in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, is a Beaux-Arts monument to the brief "City Beautiful" movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the period 1880-1917. , Webby Awards organizers announced today. Organizers also announced that Intel will be the exclusive sponsor of the post-ceremony bash. Hailed as "the Oscars of the Internet" by the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , The Webby Awards are the leading creative honors in digital media. More than 3,000 people from around the globe will descend on San Francisco for one of the year's hottest tickets, while thousands more will tune in to the live Webcast at the Webby Awards Web site http://www.webbyawards.com to watch the invite-only awards ceremony. Tiffany Shlain, executive producer/creative director of The 1999 Webby Awards also announced that comic Marc Maron, a Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. The show, hosted by Conan O'Brien, features varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. regular and the star of several Comedy Central and HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy comedy specials, will emcee the awards ceremony at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre on March 18, 1999. "The topcat of the alternative scene in Manhattan" (The New Yorker), Maron will be responsible for entertaining the crowd with his "twisted" sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour while holding winners to the Webbies' strict five word or less acceptance speech limit. Organizers also announced that PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hewlett-Packard will be the co-hosts of a VIP party for nominees and judges prior to the ceremony. "All of these acts are thrilling performers and complete originals," said Shlain. "I think we've lined up a post-show that may match the electricity of the Webbies themselves." Shlain added that Gillian Anderson, Bjork, the stellar roster of judges that will choose the best Web sites of the year in 22 categories. Other jof Digital Arts & Sciences will cast their balloip-hop has earned them a huge international following, will perform at The Webby Awards Post-Ceremony Party, self-titled debut album has sold more than 250, by Entertainment Weekly, EBN's multisensory multisensory /mul·ti·sen·so·ry/ (mul?te-sen´sah-re) capable of responding to more than one kind of sensory input, as certain neurons in the central nervous system. , mind-numbing performances involve everything from live DJ turntable operation to video projection and laser effects. EBN will be appearing as part of the ABSOLUT DJ Tour. An extension of ABSOLUT DJ http://www.aboslutvodka.com, an inventive and unique "visual music" Internet site, the tour features emerging artists from the growing underground DJ movement. About The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Webby Awards are the leading creative honors for digital media. Nominees and winners are chosen by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences or IADAS was founded in 1998 in New York to help drive the progress of the Internet and evolving forms of new media. The academy selects the nominees and winners for the Webby Awards. , a global organization dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of new media. The Webby Awards are an IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) event. The VIP pre-party is co-hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hewlett-Packard. Intel is the exclusive sponsor of the post-ceremony party. The Webby Awards ceremony is sponsored by Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine (The Digital supplement), vivid studios, Levi Strauss & Co., AboveNet, ABSOLUT VODKA, BroadVision, Access Magazine, AdForce, NaviSite, The Motley Fool, VISA, Hotel Triton, The Menlo Technology Group, Alice 97.3 (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. affiliate), PC World, TipWorld, LinkExchange, The Industry Standard, ARTBYTE, San Francisco Bay Guardian The San Francisco Bay Guardian (also known as the SF Bay Guardian, Bay Guardian, and the Guardian) is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B. , and Rocket Lab. For more information, visit http://www.webbyawards.com. About IDG Conference Management Company IDG Conference Management Company produces the broadest portfolio of executive conferences and events in the technology industry, including the Agenda(R), DEMO(R), DemoMobile(R), DemoEurope(R), Vortex(tm), Spotlight(tm), and EnterTech conferences, and the Webby Awards(R), the Internet's preeminent awards show. The IDG Conference Management Company also publishes DemoLetter(tm), and DemoLetter Weekly Edition(tm). IDG Conference Management Company is a business unit of IDG, and can be found on the web at www.idgconferences.com. IDG publishes more than 290 computer magazines and newspapers and 700 book titles and offers on-line users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries worldwide. 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