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Webby Talks presented by Vitamin T, is hitting the road from September 2011-January 2012!
Webby Talks is The Webbys’ view into the ever-changing landscape of what’s happening online, showcased in a special presentation highlighting some of the most innovative work on the Internet.
We’re thrilled to kick off our Webby Talks World Tour with a visit to global creative agency and 2010 Webby Winner JWT on Tuesday, Sept. 27th. Stay tuned for pictures from our session, exclusive interviews with JWT’s CEO and IADAS member David Eastman and Chief Creative Innovation Officer James Cooper, and more.
See when The Webbys will be in your city and book a Webby Talk or drop us a note at hello@webbyawards to set up a Talk — we’d love to swing by your organization soon!
Follow us on our trip around the globe @thewebbyawards and on Facebook at facebook.com/thewebbyawards
Jessica Stuart rocks QR Code Dress @ Webby awards
FYI - the QR code links to here
Can’t wait to see who tops this outfit at the 2012 Webbys! (But first, you have to enter! Submit your work by today’s final entry deadline at webbyawards.com)
Ready to make Webby Awards history? Today is the absolute day to enter your work for the 16th Annual Webbys! Submit your best digital now at webbyawards.com
Top 5 Reasons to Enter the 16th Annual Webby Awards:
- Webby Winners are chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, whose members include Biz Stone, Arianna Huffington, Adrian Grenier and Lisa Kudrow, and by the online voting public during The Webby People’s Voice Awards.
- Have your work seen by millions (last year’s Webby Awards generated nearly 2 billion media impressions!).
- Your 5-Word Speech will go down in Webby history.
- Webby Winners are invited to the can’t-miss awards celebration in New York City, where creative celebrities and industry leaders come together to celebrate you, the Internet’s finest.
- You deserve to be recognized as the Best of the Web.
Don’t miss your last chance to be a Webby contender! Friday, January 27 is the last day to enter work at webbyawards.com
Ben Folds Confirms New Ben Folds Five Album
“It’s happening fo sho - Day 1 in studio with Robert and Darren through March
#NewBenFoldsFiveRecord”
We hope the B-side includes a recording of his live, improved Chatroulette serenade from the 2010 Webbys.
Vitamin T.uesdays
We sure did visit tons of great places on the first-ever Webby Talk World Tour, but one city we missed this time around was Detroit. Luckily for us, Vitamin T has us covered on that front with its Global Office Tour series.
Vitamin T sat down with star agent Rebecca Sanders to learn what makes Detroit much more than just the “automobile capital of the world.”
Read Think You Know Detroit? Think Again! to get the inside scoop on the city’s best networking organizations, its finest ad agencies, and some sage advice for creatives looking to move to the Motor City.
(Source: Flickr / dexxus)
Don’t make that mistake, ladies.
Correction: Do make that mistake, ladies.
(Source: romanceandrevolution)
Thank God for the iPad. - Mike McCue accepts Webby on behalf of @flipboard #5wordspeech (Taken with instagram)
Vitamin T.uesdays
Never underestimate simple, as it can turn into something great. Such is the case with Vitamin T agent Jeremy Pair when he dreamed of starting a networking event with his friend Jala Smith-Huy.
What started out as a way to connect with fellow creatives became the event du jour for fellow talented folks in Portland. And how did they make it happen? Read How to Succeed at Networking Without Really Trying to learn more.
Ah, the Internet, what would we do without you? While you’re mulling over that question, be sure to RSVP to The Webbys’ own drink event Thursday, January 19 at 7pm in NYC, where we’ll be celebrating the first-ever Webby Talks World Tour!
We hope to see you there!
(Source: flickr.com)
Celebrating tech, past & present! Make Webby history, enter your work by 1/27 at http://wbby.co/win (Taken with instagram)
Vitamin T.uesdays
So, here we are; four months, nine countries and countless U.S. cities later, the first-annual Webby Talks World Tour will make its final national stop in Washington DC.
To say we’re excited to visit the home base of such Webby-winning organizations like NPR, the Smithsonian, and NASA is an understatement.
This city is also host to some of the best creative talent in the country! Read Washington, DC: Where ‘DC’ Stands for ‘Digital Creative’ to learn the ins and outs of this hotbed for interactive talent, straight from Vitamin T’s super agent (and DC insider) Alison Trip.
WEBBY TALKS:
#5THINGS WE LEARNED
Along our stops on the Webby Talks World Tour, we’ll not only share our presentation of the latest Internet trends, but we hope to gain new insights from all the industry leaders we meet around the globe. Here are the #5Things we learned in Brazil:
- Brazil is now the second largest population on Facebook, surpassing India and Indonesia at the start of 2012. What are the top 10 countries using Facebook today? The answer might surprise you.
- Television might be struggling to stay relevant in the US but it remains the most popular media in Brazil. In fact, 95% of the country’s people own a television set, and every night at 8pm about as many tune in to watch Brazil’s latest “telenovela”.
- We reconnected with 2011’s Webby Agency of the Year Wieden + Kennedy at their newest global office in São Paulo. As Brazil showed strong growth in 2011, with a 10.2% increase in ad revenue, it will be interesting to see what’s next for Brazil’s advertising world.
- Papo Boêmio is a geolocation meets group messenger mobile app that brings the socialization of social networks to the physical environment. Learn more about Papo Boêmio here.
- Speaking of social, it appears appears that 70% of The Webby Awards audience participates in online events and hangouts and about 50% do this at least once a week. (via Vitamin T survey)
THE WEBBYS WANT TO KNOW…
We know our community is filled with talent (it’s why we honor them annually as the Web’s best!), but we want to learn even more about you folks.
Allow us to pick your brain for a bit in our survey below. (It’ll take less than 5 minutes to complete, promise!)
There is still time to submit your work for the 16th Annual Webby Awards!
If you created amazing digital in 2011, then it’s high time for your hard work to receive the recognition it deserves! January 27 is right around the corner; enter now at http://wbby.co/win
