The big names dominate at OnlineStars 2006

On Wednesday evening, the OnlineStars Internet Audience Awards were presented for the eighth time. In Munich, RTL host Katja Burkhard presented the awards, which were initiated by the Ebner Ulm publishing group.

The OnlineStars internet audience awards were presented for the eighth time on Wednesday evening. RTL presenter Katja Burkhard presented the prizes initiated by the Ebner Ulm publishing group in Munich. Over 2.6 million Internet users from all over the German-speaking world voted for their favorites in 14 categories from 20,000 suggested sites, as Werben & Verkaufen reported on Thursday. Among the winners were mainly well-known names, but there were only a few surprising online stars:
Google.de (Category: Portal)
Adac.de (Auto, Motor, Sprot)
Wikipedia.org (Knowledge, news and information)
Amazon.de (shipping portal)
Otto.de (fashion and lifestyle)
Sparkasse.de (Money and career)
Chip.de (Computer and Technology)
Youtube.com (weblogs, video blogs and podcasts)
Expedia.de (travel and leisure)
Studivz.net (social networks and chat communities)
Sport1.de (Sport)
Musicload.de (Entertainment)
Lotto.de (Games)
Gesundheit.de (Health and wellness)   
Special prizes were awarded to Lukasz Gadowski, founder and CEO of Spreadshirt, who was named Internet Entrepreneur of the Year, and to Sternstunden e.V., the children's charity of Bayerischer Rundfunk, for special social commitment.

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