Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year." [...]
Colbert's use of the Internet, including challenging the "truthiness" of Wikipedia, attracting 78 members per minute to the Facebook page for his candidacy for president and his ability to get fans to rack up donations online for DonorsChoose.org earned him the award.
Over the past few weeks, Colbert fans have helped raise more than $188,000 through DonorsChoose.org in honor of their favorite presidential candidate to provide nearly 45,000 PA students with needed books, technology, and supplies. Last year, when Stephen Colbert ran for president, supporters donated more than $65,000 for South Carolina classrooms.
The star-studded International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences' Webbys awards ceremony will take place June 10 in NYC at the Museum of American Finance and guests will include Colbert and Webby Artist of the Year will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, whose Barack Obama speech inspired "Yes, We Can" video went beyond viral. You can still get tickets now before they run out.
Oh, and yeah, I'll say it before Stephen does: suck on that, TIME!
