The Webby Awards
Ever heard of them? Neither had I until one of the nominees was Jurist, a legal website based out of Pitt (and to which my friend Jeremiah "technically" contributes (get it? 'cause he is a CMU computer science major...i'm so funny)
Google - if you're listening...I think you need to make a legal website like LexisNexis & WestLaw but free (it will be lower a barrier to entry for certain public interest lawyers or people who want to start their own firms).
But that's beside the point.
About the Webby Awards:
The Webby Award website is pretty funny. The voting ballot is huge. Some of these sites, I've never even heard about...For example without voting in the Best Blog - Culture/Personal category, I would have never found out about http://we-make-money-not-art.com and http://www.cuteoverload.com. (i'm a little overwhelmed with all of the stuff that's out there!)
True, I didn't really navigate the website and find all of the past winners (the Webby Awards have been around for 10 years or something) or the criteria, but I'm sad some of my personal favorites aren't up there (they're good - I promise - that's why they're my personal favorites!!). I mean, AllMusic definitely beats out their music nominees. Newgrounds is a great site for games (as long as you make sure you have a pop-up blocker). Pop Candy is great for pop culture or Entertainment humor, etc. I heard ProFootballTalk.com is good for sports (not up there) (another one for which I recommend a pop-up blocker). Mars Investigations (TV). J4J4J4J.com for social networking (kidding, that's my own parody of dating websites - a site exclusively for Jews for Jesus for Jews for Jesus...). Or reviewing Games (b/c my friend from high school wrote for it). Or reviewing movies... Event listing? (Concerts, at least) I use pollstar.
Again, these sites may have won or have been nominated in the past...i don't know...anyway, go & vote for Jurist (and put Pittsburgh on the map!!) or just check to see if your favorite sites are up there. Or...at the very least...find more procrastination tools.
Google - if you're listening...I think you need to make a legal website like LexisNexis & WestLaw but free (it will be lower a barrier to entry for certain public interest lawyers or people who want to start their own firms).
But that's beside the point.
About the Webby Awards:
THE WEBBY AWARDS
The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality. Established in 1996 during the web's infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 500-member body of leading web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.
The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes members such as musicians Beck and David Bowie, Internet inventor Vint Cerf, political columnist Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, "Smart Mobs" author Howard Rheingold, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, and The Body Shop president Anita Roddick. Members also include writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, and WallPaper. The 9th Annual Webby Awards received entries from over 40 countries and generated over 100 million media impressions.
The Webby Award website is pretty funny. The voting ballot is huge. Some of these sites, I've never even heard about...For example without voting in the Best Blog - Culture/Personal category, I would have never found out about http://we-make-money-not-art.com and http://www.cuteoverload.com. (i'm a little overwhelmed with all of the stuff that's out there!)
True, I didn't really navigate the website and find all of the past winners (the Webby Awards have been around for 10 years or something) or the criteria, but I'm sad some of my personal favorites aren't up there (they're good - I promise - that's why they're my personal favorites!!). I mean, AllMusic definitely beats out their music nominees. Newgrounds is a great site for games (as long as you make sure you have a pop-up blocker). Pop Candy is great for pop culture or Entertainment humor, etc. I heard ProFootballTalk.com is good for sports (not up there) (another one for which I recommend a pop-up blocker). Mars Investigations (TV). J4J4J4J.com for social networking (kidding, that's my own parody of dating websites - a site exclusively for Jews for Jesus for Jews for Jesus...). Or reviewing Games (b/c my friend from high school wrote for it). Or reviewing movies... Event listing? (Concerts, at least) I use pollstar.
Again, these sites may have won or have been nominated in the past...i don't know...anyway, go & vote for Jurist (and put Pittsburgh on the map!!) or just check to see if your favorite sites are up there. Or...at the very least...find more procrastination tools.
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