The 14th annual 2010

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s were held in New York City on June 14, 2010. They were hosted by comedian B. J. Novak,Staff. "99designs.com Wins People's Voice Webby." ''Manufacturing Close-Up''. 13 May 2010. and the lifetime achievement award was given to

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. The awards were judged by the

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. The set design for the show was provided by Tribal DDB Worldwide in an attempt to change the show's image by emphasizing the competitive nature of the awards, calling the ceremony "The Battle for Web Supremacy." EastMedia also altered the website to reflect The People's Voice campaign. As a result, the number of popular votes this year exceeded 900,000 and there were over 1 million site views (10% from social media).Gordon, Rose. "Showcasing creative solutions: The Webby Awards." ''DM News''. 23 August 2010. As in previous years, the awards ceremony was made available for viewers via the official Webby YouTube channel.

Nominees and winners

:''(from http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2010)''

External links

webbyawards.com
- official awards website
flash gallery of award winners

Notes

''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.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Webby Awards, 2010 2010 2010 awards in the United States 2010 in New York City June 2010 events in the United States 2010 in Internet culture