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FT Alphaville wins a Webby

A massive thank you to all who voted - and left such kind comments. FT Alphaville has been honoured at the Webby Awards, taking both the judges’ panel and the People’s Voice awards in the business blog category.

We’re thrilled - and we’re already looking forward to what sounds like a swanky New York ceremony in June where the gongs get handed out. It sounds like Paul Murphy and Neil Hume won’t be the only celebs swanning around the awards gala.

Those of a creative bent may be able to give us one more little bit of help.

The Webby Awards are known for a famous five-word limit on acceptance speeches. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore (”Please don’t recount this vote”), Beastie Boys (”Can anyone fix my computer?”), and Prince (”Everything you think is true.”)

So we need a five-word acceptance speech. Any suggestions?

alphaville@ft.com

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This entry was posted by Helen Thomas on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 8:53 and is filed under M&A, Capital markets, Private equity, Hedge funds, People. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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  1. May 08   12:21 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    “No lack of liquidity tonight!”

  2. May 06   22:46 Posted by NickA [report]

    I think this calls for a double act:

    “Neil’s joining us……I’m here!”

  3. May 06   18:32 Posted by Paul Murphy [report]

    Very very very funny. Thank you for all those.

    Party planning (in London) underway.

    Murphy/Alphaville

  4. May 06   17:19 Posted by A Holt [report]

    We live in Financial Times

  5. May 06   16:20 Posted by hedgehog [report]

    “Sublime order emerges from chaos”

    well done mucho deserved - a great team effort.

    Remember to sell all holdings in betting stocks before you step of the plane.

  6. May 06   15:06 Posted by Monkey [report]

    actually one more for if Paul goes up and a GUARANTEED crowd pleaser:

    “The drinks are on me”

    I doubt an old portsmuthian could bring himself to utter those words in a group of more than 5 people though

  7. May 06   14:58 Posted by SFB [report]

    You could always ask the Aussies for help
    http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/04/23/12527/telling-it-like-it-is-down-under/
    http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/04/10/12219/stoush-stoush-down-under/

    Brief and to the point is the common characteristic..

  8. May 06   14:48 Posted by Monkey [report]

    SFB - sadly yes. All I have is my dreams …

  9. May 06   14:45 Posted by SFB [report]

    Anyhow back to important matters….When is the party for all who voted for you? Will you be providing plane tickets from overseas locations?… or do your overseas readers need to organise a “business meeting in London” to coincide with the party?

    “Bears use four words”…very very funny
    Monkey - Did Helen’s speech take place in your dreams?

  10. May 06   14:38 Posted by Monkey [report]

    Tedious lunch hour so a few more segguestions

    “two webbys, one world cup”
    “five words is unsufficient to …”
    “I’ve something profound to say”
    “we write proper good english”
    “dedicated to Robert Orrs memory”
    “this makes up for Iraq”
    “we won, others lost. Goodnight”

  11. May 06   14:26 Posted by coco [report]

    Yes, well done all.

    First port of call every morning for me.

  12. May 06   14:22 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    “Bears Use Four Words”

  13. May 06   14:16 Posted by Nick [report]

    “Neil is just logging in”

  14. May 06   14:10 Posted by toonie [report]

    three cheers for clickfraud

  15. May 06   13:07 Posted by a reeve [report]

    We did it our way.

  16. May 06   12:53 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    Well done, good to know my vote counted for once! Howz about - Pink paper lights fires fastest? My husband swears the FT is the best paper for getting a fire lit quickly.

  17. May 06   12:38 Posted by SFB [report]

    Apres moi le deluge!

  18. May 06   12:27 Posted by Karat [report]

    FTAlphaville Resuscitating Financial Journalism

  19. May 06   12:19 Posted by I Ody [report]

    Sorry….

    “They said IT wouldn’t work!”

  20. May 06   12:19 Posted by Ian [report]

    They said it wouldn’t work!

  21. May 06   11:38 Posted by Karat [report]

    Going, Going, Gong!

  22. May 06   11:36 Posted by Sentance [report]

    Markets Live, home of forward thinkers

  23. May 06   11:35 Posted by TheWord [report]

    “Thanks. We’re off to lunch.”

    [Well done, BTW.]

  24. May 06   11:32 Posted by OJ@Home [report]

    “built on a former Rock”

  25. May 06   11:29 Posted by grayder [report]

    Thanks for all the fish

  26. May 06   11:16 Posted by S Lynch [report]

    Well done, you deserve it!

    Now you can con some extra budget to sort out the tech (or buy some semtex and finish it off so you can start again)…

  27. May 06   11:01 Posted by hin tat [report]

    Never Was Much Good With Numbers

  28. May 06   10:57 Posted by bsb [report]

    congradulations all - richly deserved

    anonymous’s 5-worder get’s my vote - “not just big in japan”

  29. May 06   10:54 Posted by Eagle-eyed [report]

    Sadly Churchill was a bit wordy to supply anything memorable for a Webby acceptance speech. “We will fight them on” would not have worked as well.

  30. May 06   10:49 Posted by Monkey [report]

    Fitz: I was barely able to enjoy the long weekend. But romance is never easy and am I am in it for the long haul. As Churchill said: “This is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning!”

  31. May 06   10:48 Posted by maximus [report]

    Extraordinarily well done folks. How about ” Thanks, got to go now”, Agree that Monkey has truly stolen the show

  32. May 06   10:45 Posted by Ando [report]

    when’s the party?

  33. May 06   10:41 Posted by Fitz [report]

    There is absolutely no way I can to top what Monkey just posted. ML is definitely gonna break the record for posts this a.m. Cheer up Monkey maybe Helen can post from NY on occasion?

    Here goes.
    “To all the Little SIVs (that helped make this happen).”

  34. May 06   10:41 Posted by be british [report]

    We’re here for free booze

  35. May 06   10:35 Posted by Monkey [report]

    The 5 most appropriate words would have to be “sorry we’re late, tech issues”. Of course if Helen is doing the speech all I want to hear “yes Monkey I’ll marry you”.

    I am so going to reget posting this in ML at 11.

  36. May 06   10:31 Posted by TheOptimist [report]

    The Credit Crunch is Over

  37. May 06   10:31 Posted by Kamekon [report]

    Two cheers for webocracy.

  38. May 06   10:30 Posted by grayder [report]

    More famous than John-Luc Godard

  39. May 06   10:30 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    How about ” You read it here first!”

  40. May 06   10:27 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    Not just Big in Japan

  41. May 06   10:26 Posted by farik [report]

    Congrats. Well desereved.

    “Former Bank brought us fame”

  42. May 06   10:16 Posted by Monkey [report]

    First Mugabe and now this - proof positive if any was needed that you CAN rig elections! Can’t wait for the party …

    What a weekend of voting! - Boris wins and now this. I’m 2 for 2!

  43. May 06   10:06 Posted by coffin dodger [report]

    “Alphaville - first amongst financial equals”

  44. May 06   10:04 Posted by JP [report]

    anyone have a spare tin hat ?

  45. May 06   10:01 Posted by Harry Hindsight [report]

    lunch is for winners

  46. May 06   9:59 Posted by Study War No More [report]

    Congrats to all the team! you richly deserve the award!!

  47. May 06   9:58 Posted by Karat [report]

    It ain’t Soccer it’s Football !!

  48. May 06   9:57 Posted by Lemmy [report]

    Congratulations to everyone involved.
    “Welcome. Sorry we are late”

  49. May 06   9:48 Posted by TheHoof [report]

    Even with the tech problems

  50. May 06   9:46 Posted by Karat [report]

    Thanks to the Duplicate Voters ! !

  51. May 06   9:44 Posted by Warren [report]

    Tough Markets don’t last, tough people do. (that’s too long…).

  52. May 06   9:38 Posted by TheHoof [report]

    “See you at 11″

  53. May 06   9:33 Posted by Harry Hindsight [report]

    business never intrudes on lunch

  54. May 06   9:31 Posted by Karat [report]

    To all the Portacabin Boys!!

  55. May 06   9:26 Posted by Karat [report]

    Don’t Believe the Bull Stories !!

  56. May 06   9:24 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    Glückwunsch from Germany!

  57. May 06   9:17 Posted by savvyinvestor [report]

    Trust no one but Alphaville

  58. May 06   9:17 Posted by ss [report]

    we are buying free drinks

  59. May 06   9:16 Posted by taxloss [report]

    I didn’t vote for ‘em!

  60. May 06   9:14 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    Tin Foil Hats For All!

  61. May 06   9:13 Posted by PMorgan [report]

    If in doubt, publish anyway

  62. May 06   9:10 Posted by Karat [report]

    Eat This BBC’s Robert Preston!

  63. May 06   9:08 Posted by Anonymous [report]

    “Please don’t touch my Webby!”

  64. May 06   9:06 Posted by VP [report]

    “Stock market meltdown is coming.”

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