David Bowie Gets Webby

ALthough far better known for his interstellar rock career and gender-bending alter-egos, pop icon David Bowie is also a modern media mogul, and that's the side of him that will be honored on June 5 when he receives a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award.

Once called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, the Webby Award is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web sites.

Apparently, the "Thin White Duke" has done more than his fair share to promote the arts via the online world, enough so to earn him the coveted Webby, which he will receive next month at the awards gala in New York City.

From BowieNet, the seminal Internet service provider he launched in 1998, to UltraStar, his digital media company that creates cutting edge online content for artists like The Rolling Stones, The Police, and Mariah Carey, to BowieArt, an innovative website that connects emerging visual artists with collectors worldwide, the rock legend has consistently pushed the boundaries of art and technology since the popularization of the Internet in the early '90s.

Sounds like lifetime achievement to us.

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