Web Honors Go to Al Gore and Others (Webby Awards)

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Former Vice President Al Gore was given a Webby Award for spearheading legislative and political support that helped foster the growth of the Internet. (Tom Pich/Tom Pich Photography)

<snip> And the Webby Goes to …

Nine years ago, the Internet was still pretty much in its infancy. But a lot of people — both well-known names and unsung heroes — have helped shaped the Web to what it is today.

And at the ninth annual international Webby Awards in New York this week, one particular Net figure finally received his due: Former Vice President Al Gore.

Officials at the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences honored Gore with the Webby Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his pivotal role in the development of the Internet over the last 30 years.

Gore had been skewered during the 2000 presidential campaign for his remarks that suggested he was the Net's creator. But Vinton Cerf, one of the scientists who helped craft the actual Internet architecture, acknowledged that Gore was responsible for crafting important legislation and lending needed political support for "the information superhighway." <snip>

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2. The Webby Lifetime Achievement Award: Former Vice President Al Gore

Setting the record straight on one of recent history's most persistent political myths, The Webby Awards will present Former Vice President Al Gore with The Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the pivotal role he has played in the development of the internet over the past three decades. Vint Cerf, widely credited as one of the "fathers of the internet," will present Vice President Gore with the award.

http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/specialwin.php