GO.com's ESPN.com and ABCNEWS.com Win 2000 Webby Awards.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2000 A pair of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO) sites, ESPN.com and ABCNEWS.com, garnered three awards at last night's 2000 Webby Awards ceremony in San Francisco. The Webby's, presented 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. , are divided into 27 categories including sports, news, travel, finance and politics. ESPN.com was awarded the 2000 Webby Award for sports, as voted on by a select group of industry executives, as well as the People's Voice Award, as voted by Internet users. ABCNEWS.com collected the People's Voice Award in the news category. Considered to be the "Oscars of the Internet" by worldwide media, the awards were presented and judged by the 350-person International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. An additional 130,000 votes were cast online in the Webby Awards' People's Voice campaign. "The fact that ESPN.com was recognized the top sports site by both critics and users alike speaks volumes," said John Skipper, senior vice president and general manager, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Internet Group. "It's a real testament to our team and their dedication to producing the premier sports Web site. We couldn't be more pleased." "Winning the 2000 People's Voice Webby Award is a tremendous honor," said Bernard Gershon, vice president and general manager of ABCNEWS.com. "It is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. because this award was given to us by the general public, those who consider us their top online source for news." GO.com (NYSE:GO) is the Internet business of The Walt Disney Company. GO.com manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including the GO.com portal. GO.com also manages the web sites for some of the most well known brands in their industries, such as ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, ESPNstore.com, EXPN EXPN Expand .com, Family.com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, NBA.com and NFL.com. Steven M. Bornstein is the chairman of GO.com, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, California, with operations in Sunnyvale, California; Seattle, Washington; Bristol, Connecticut; New York; and London. |
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