{"id":38200,"date":"2018-05-15T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=38200"},"modified":"2018-05-15T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T21:03:08","slug":"wp-engine-helps-celebrate-the-internets-highest-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engine-helps-celebrate-the-internets-highest-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine Helps Celebrate The Internet&#8217;s Highest Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, May 14th, WP Engine helped celebrate the best of the internet at the 22nd annual Webby Awards. The Webby Awards is the Internet\u2019s most respected symbol of success and more than 13,000 submissions from 70 different countries were submitted this year.\u00a0 Awards were given in a variety of categories including websites, film &amp; video, advertising, media &amp; PR, mobile sites &amp; apps, social, podcasts, and games. This year, the Webby Awards honored noteworthy individuals and organizations creating change and pushing the boundaries for what is capable online. Notable winners included Adam Sandler, Susan Fowler, and the March For Our Lives movement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5KLvoUpOMz8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WP Engine is proud to partner with the Webby Awards to help power a great experience for users on the Webby Site-whether they are voting for winners or just perusing the extensive winner&#8217;s gallery that contains 21 years of internet royalty. Want to learn more about how The Webby Awards works with the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/webby-case-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case study<\/a>. Also, check out<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webbyawards.com\/webbyforgood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Webby For Good<\/a>, a WP Engine and Webby Awards\u00a0collaborative program showcasing Webby-recognized projects built to change the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38203\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3779\" height=\"3017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards-.jpg 3779w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards--300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards--768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards--1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Team-at-the-Webby-Awards--1500x1198.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3779px) 100vw, 3779px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Notable Speeches<\/h2>\n<p>In honor of the Webby&#8217;s, here are some of our favorite 5-word speeches from this year&#8217;s show:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Get shit done. You&#8217;re welcome.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<em><strong>Apalon, Mobile Sites + Apps, Productivity<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Afraid? Okay. Do it afraid.&#8221; &#8211;<em>Jesse Williams, Special Achievement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;MSG is good for you.&#8221;<em>-David Chang, Special Achievement\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;If you see, you care.&#8221;<em>\u00a0-Anders Hammer (The Guardian), News and Politics: Individual Episode in Film and Video<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38204\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards-.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WP-Engine-Lights-at-the-Webby-Awards--1500x1125.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>See you next year!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, May 14th, WP Engine helped celebrate the best of the internet at the 22nd annual Webby Awards. 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