MGX Lab Nominated for Webby Award for Ali.com
New York, NY – MGX LAB, LLC (mgxlab.com), a full-service digital media, brand strategy, and business development agency, announced today that Ali.com has been nominated for Best Celebrity/Fan site in the 13th Annual Webby Awards. Ali.com’s site architecture, design, and functionality were built and are managed by MGX Lab.
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.
Ali.com is the official online home of Muhammad Ali, one of the most beloved athletic and cultural icons in history. The site enables fans to relive his storied career in the ring as well his unparalleled social, political, and humanitarian contributions made outside the ring. Ali.com empowers users to connect with “The Greatest of All Time” through digital innovations such as the Ali Interactive Timeline, direct messaging tools, and a wealth of visual assets. The site also serves as the access point for Ali social networking platforms on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, allowing fans to experience and follow “The Champ” like never before.
“Nominees like Ali.com are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of the Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the nearly 10,000 entries we received this year.”
“We are honored to be recognized by our digital media peers with this Webby nomination,” said Keith Wortman, President of MGX Lab. “Ali.com has received an amazing response from Muhammad’s fans, and that is due to the close creative collaboration we’ve had with Muhammad Ali Enterprises.”
As a nominee, Ali.com is also eligible to win a Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted online by the global Web community. From now until April 30th, Ali fans can cast their votes in The Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com.
Winners will be announced on May 5th, 2009 and honored at a star-studded ceremony in New York City on June 8th hosted by Seth Meyers.
The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 650-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA’s Chief Bob Greenberg, “Simpson’s” creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
