GIANTMAG.COM AND THEURBANDAILY.COM SELECTED
AS OFFICIAL HONOREES BY 13TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
Interactive One Sites Receive Internet’s Most Prestigious Honor,
As Well As Being The Only African American Websites Honored
New York, NY April 20, 2009 – GIANTMag.com and TheUrbanDaily.com, two industry leading websites and part of InteractiveOne, LLC The Digital Connection For Black America were named official honorees by this year’s Webby Awards, the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Additionally, they are the only African American websites, not cause-related to be named as official 2009 honorees.
GIANTMAG.COM AND THEURBANDAILY.COM SELECTED
AS OFFICIAL HONOREES BY 13TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS
Interactive One Sites Receive Internet’s Most Prestigious Honor,
As Well As Being The Only African American Websites Honored
New York, NY April 20, 2009 – GIANTMag.com and TheUrbanDaily.com, two industry leading websites and part of InteractiveOne, LLC The Digital Connection For Black America were named official honorees by this year’s Webby Awards, the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Additionally, they are the only African American websites, not cause-related to be named as official 2009 honorees.
The 13th Annual Webby Awards will be presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences to GIANTMag.com and TheUrbanDaily.com on June 8th in the categories of “Magazine” and “Celebrity/Fan” for excellence and outstanding performance. Over 10,000 entries are submitted each year, but only a select few are awarded honorable mention. GIANTMag.com, which is being honored in both categories, is the digital extension of GIANT Magazine, a bi-monthly urban magazine dedicated to showcasing celebrity, fashion, art, lifestyle and culture that has featured everyone from Beyoncé to 50 Cent. TheUrbanDaily.com, which was honored in the “Celebrity/Fan” category, has its fingers on the pulse of the entertainment industry, providing entertainment news, information, gossip and opinion and original celebrity interviews.
Both sites are powered by BlackPlanet.com, the largest African American social network. Parent company Interactive One connects BlackPlanet to these sites as well as NewsOne.com and HelloBeautiful.com to create diverse content that meets the needs of the diverse African American community. Altogether, the sites reach 50% of the African American online community.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by the Webby Awards,” said Smokey D. Fontaine, Chief Content Officer, Interactive One. “We are very proud of the communities we are building around our sites, and of course, it is an even greater honor to have the only African American sites breaking through and creating quality content that is engaging our audience. It speaks to our company’s mission to be the leading and highest quality destination for anyone seeking out the African American perspective.”
Interactive One was launched by Radio One in 2007 to complement Radio One’s existing portfolio of media companies targeting the African American community. Since its launch, Interactive One has quickly become the #1 online platform for the African American community, serving more than 9 million users. Interactive One is powered by the mission to create an online community that engages and positively impacts the lives of African Americans.
ABOUT INTERACTIVE ONE
Interactive One has over 15 million members and reaches over 10 million Black Americans each month. With approximately 8 billion annual page views on its suite of sites, the Company has become the definitive social network for Black America through BlackPlanet, as well as a number of leading content sites. These sites include: NewsOne (www.NewsOne.com), which provides up to the minute, comprehensive coverage of newsworthy events relevant to African Americans across the country and the world through syndicated news, original news reports, local content and opinion blogs from some of the most provocative minds in Black America; TheUrbanDaily (www.TheUrbanDaily.com), which serves as the eyes and ears for African Americans looking for a one-stop, comprehensive destination for entertainment news, information, gossip and opinion and original celebrity interviews; HelloBeautiful (www.HelloBeautiful.com), which celebrates the lives and style of African American women with a dynamic daily mix of fashion, beauty, entertainment and relationship content; GIANTMag.com (www.GIANTMag.com), which highlights today’s hottest celebrity, style, and culture; and Elev8 (www.Elev8.com) which is a personal empowerment website dedicated to uplifting and enriching the lives of African Americans by offering services, tools, information and community..
ABOUT RADIO ONE
Radio One, Inc. (www.radio-one.com) is one of the nation’s largest radio broadcasting companies and the largest radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners. Radio One owns and/or operates 52 radio stations located in 16 urban markets in the United States. Radio One also owns Magazine One, which publishes Giant Magazine (www.giantmag.com), interests in TV One (www.tvoneonline.com), a cable/satellite network programming primarily to African Americans, Reach Media (www.blackamericaweb.com), owner of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and other businesses associated with Tom Joyner, and Interactive One. The company is led by Chairperson and Founder Catherine L. Hughes, and her son, Alfred Liggins, III, who is Chief Executive Officer and President.
