Knowing Poe was awarded the 2005 Webby for Best Educational Website.  Hailed as the"Online Oscars" by Time Magazine, the Webby is a leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, functionality and creativity.   “The 9th Annual Webby Awards provide both a remarkable snapshot of digital life today and a powerful sneak preview of where we are going next,” said Tiffany Shlain, creative director and chairperson of The Webby Awards.  “We’re proud to shine a spotlight on outstanding sites like MPT’s “Knowing Poe.  

This year there were entries from more then 4,300 sites from over 40 countries.  The Awards are determined by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization whose mission is to help drive the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. In addition, the Academy also recognized both Thinkport.org and Villany, Inc. as Webby Worthies, an honor bestowed on less than 20% of the entries.

The Webby winners were honored in New York City on June 6th. The event was hosted by Rob Corrdry of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. More than 400 luminaries from the fields of media, advertising, business, technology, entertainment, politics and the arts were in attendance.