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Katharine Mieszkowski on why the dot-com bust didn't kill the Webby Awards' spirit -- and how yet another wacky Net celebrity stole the show.

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Sure, half of last year’s Webby Award winners are dead and gone — and maybe the digs weren’t quite as glamorous as in years past — but the Webby spirit of wackiness and unexpected celebrity lives on.

Katharine Mieszkowski describes the scene at San Francisco’s fifth annual Webby Awards — complete with live soundbites from the awards show.

Special thanks to Becky Bond for the sound recordings.

By Salon Staff

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