The 1997 Webby Awards were the first of the annual

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, and also the first-ever nationally televised awards ceremony devoted to the Internet. 700 people attended the event on March 6, 1997, at Bimbo's Night Club in

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Nominees and winners

:''(from http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/winners-1997.php)

Panelists

Whereas in later years the panelists were official members of

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, in 1997 the awards were chosen and given by IDG's ''The Web Magazine'', which appointed a panel to judge the competition. The panel of judges was: :

References

''Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the

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firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of

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s, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available

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version before the awards ceremony and, where available, the current website. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.''

External links

Official website
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