HBO's Ali G. Website Nominated for Best Practices Website for The Ninth Annual Webby Awards

HBO's Ali G. Website Nominated for Best Practices Website for The Ninth Annual Webby Awards

Ali G. Website Competes With Google on the Shortlist for Top International Honor for Websites

NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for websites, today nominated http://www.disbealig.com/ for the Best Practices website of 2005. The site was produced by Glow Interactive for the HBO Original Series "Da Ali G Show". Winners will be announced on May 3, 2005 and honored at The Ninth Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 6th.

Hailed as the "online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization with a membership that includes musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Matt Groening, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and fashion designer Max Azria.

Highlights of the site include a custom music mixer, unique flip-it e-cards, show clips, a photo section, and "Da Tranzlata," a page in which users can type a message in English and instantaneously translate that message into speech used by the show's host, Ali G. Translated messages and custom music mixes can be emailed to others.

The new site hosts a variety of viral components. "We wanted to allow users every opportunity to share their online experience with others. Whether it's sending unique flip-it e-cards, creating and emailing custom music mixes, or emailing messages typed in the translator; users experience engaging interactivity, as well as gain insight and awareness into the world of Ali G," said Pete Levin, CEO of Glow Interactive.

As a nominee for a Webby Award, http://www.disbealig.com/ is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 12th to April 29th at http://pv.webbyawards.com/.

The Ninth Annual Webby Awards received a record number of entries from over 40 countries and all 50 states.

About Glow Interactive

Glow Interactive, Inc. is a leading rich media development company serving the online advertising community. Glow focuses on the latest in flash design and custom programming, developing marketing campaigns and user experiences for leading companies in a variety of markets including HBO, Colgate, BMG, Sony, Cinemax, KPMG and others. Creating engaging, reactive media is the purpose behind every project. Glow Interactive maintains offices in New York.

http://www.glowinteractive.com/

Contact: Mike Molnar
212-206-7370 ext. 103
mike@glowinteractive.com

Source: Glow Interactive, Inc.

CONTACT: Mike Molnar of Glow Interactive, Inc., +1-212-206-7370 ext.
103, mike@glowinteractive.com

Web site: http://www.glowinteractive.com/
http://www.disbealig.com/
http://pv.webbyawards.com/

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