at the 1999 Webby Awards what American lawyer, businessman, and mayor lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City,
Rudy Giuliani
1999 Webby Awards
The 1999 Webby Awards were held on March 18, 1999, at the Herbst Theater (War memorial Opera House) in San Francisco, California.
 IDG, which still owned the awards organization, continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down.
 Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City, but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City's support, including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall.
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.
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 The awards ceremony was streamed live at the Webby Awards website. 2007 Webby Awards
The 11th annual 2007 Webby Awards were held in New York City on June 3, 2007.
 They were hosted by comedian Rob Corddry and were judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
 The ceremony saw 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 United States.
 Lifetime achievement awards were given to David Bowie and YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen.
 This award ceremony for the first time introduced category awards beyond Websites in the three new super-categories: Interactive Advertising, Mobile & Apps, and Online Film & Video. 2011 Webby Awards
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 The show was hosted by Lisa Kudrow and was streamed live via Facebook, The Huffington Post and Funny or Die.
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 The awards ceremony was streamed live on the Webby Awards website.
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