 RAIN 5/6: BBC, ACCURADIO WIN "BEST RADIO" WEBBYS ·May 6, 10:51 AM BBC WORLD SERVICE, ACCURADIO WIN “BEST RADIO” WEBBYS: The Webby Awards Academy STEPHEN COLBERT AWARDED WEBBY “PERSON OF THE YEAR”: Satirical pundit and host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” Stephen Colbert has won the “Person of the Year” Webby AT-WORK LISTENERS BOOTING UP, TUNING IN: Arbitron and Edison Media say the BUSINESS WEEK BLOG CALLS CBS’s PLAY.IT “ITS OWN PANDORA”: The blog entry makes a point of the fact that the new CBS online radio initiative (presented in Los Angeles yesterday and covered in RAIN here, as well as in Kurt’s blog on the homepage) is not based on the Last.fm technology. CBS bought Last.fm last year for $280 million. BW also has lots of screenshots of the Play.it prototype (like the “drag and drop bullseye” pictured below). CBS says the service will roll out over the next few months. See Business Week here. INTERNET RADIO DEVICE OF THE DAY: OLINDA: Here’s the catch — it’s for AM/FM listening, but uses its Internet connectivity for other features. The device (a prototype, not share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
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announced the winners for its 12th annual 
honors today, and chose the 
of Webby site visitors. Other radio nominees included 
“in recognition of his pioneering role in utilizing the Internet as a significant tool for interaction with fans” of his show. Colbert regularly prompts his young demo (and presumably Internet savvy) audience to participate in the show (he’s offered video for fans to edit, featuring the best on the air) and promote his celebrity through online pranks (changing Wikipedia entries, and winning an online vote to get a bridge in Budapest named after him). Musical artist will.i.am will also be honored for “Webby Artist of the Year” in recognition of his contribution to the political landscape with his making of the Obama videos.
number of on-the-job radio listeners using their computers (instead of an AM/FM radio) to listen to radio is growing quickly — to 20% this year from 12% just one year ago. And while the report gave no indication of programming preference, Edison president Larry Rosin points out to broadcasters that “on the Internet, the competition is not just the other stations in town… the possibilities are essentially infinite.” The researchers also point out that college grads were far more likely to listen to radio online while at work (30% do) than non-college grads (12%), undoubtedly since college grads are more likely to work with computers and in acceptable listening environments. For the full press release (and an easier-to-read chart), click 
a ready-for-market product) uses a Wi-Fi connection to monitor when your friends are online, and if they’re listening to the same radio station. The unit is expandable with physical “plug-ins” (the “Klippit” module has a button you press when you find a radio program you like, it gets added as a favorite on your Facebook profile; the “Volume Voting” module allows you to rate songs by how much you turn up the sound). 
