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To: jlallen who wrote (33967)	5/4/2005 12:40:53 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 90947

*SCOFFER ALERT: AL "LURCH" GORE DID SO* INVENT THE INTERNET!** AL GORE WINS A WEBBY WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Whether Al Gore did or did not invent the Internet, the former vice president will be recognized for playing a substantial role in its development at next month's 9th Annual Webby Awards. To be held in New York June 6, the event at Gotham Hall will also recognize Websites in more than 60 categories for excellence and popularity. Gore will receive the Webby Lifetime Achievement citation "in recognition of (his) pivotal role in the Internet over the last three decades," the awards organizers said. Vint Cerf, a founder of the Internet, will make the presentation. Website winners include big and small: Mercedes-Benz USA (automotive), Google (GOOG) (Best Practices) and Dogster (community). "The winners reveal how the Web has become the driving force shaping popular culture, the marketplace, and society as a whole," said Tiffany Shlain, founder and chairwoman of the Webby Awards. webbyawards.com (http://www.webbyawards.com/) Another Internet-related get together is in the planning stages. Backers of PodcasterCon.org are trying to raise about $2,800 to produce a weekend event at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill marketwatch.com