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Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0

2008 Bloggies are open

Bloggies
The Golden Globes may be canceled but awards season is still underway. No, we're not talking about the Oscars... the verdict is still out on them, but the nomination round of the eighth annual Weblogs Awards are underway.

Categories range from food and fashion to computers and tech. You can nominate up to three weblogs in each category, or up to four blogs in the coveted weblog of the year category. Anyone can vote, but you can only vote once. If you visit the site a second time and try cast a new vote your first vote will be overwritten.

The Bloggies may not have the red carpet or the low-cut dresses of the Oscars, but the winners do get the glamorous prize of 2007 pennies. That's right a whopping $20.07. Oh, and bragging rights.

You have until 10pm PST on Friday to cast your votes. So vote early and umm... infrequently.

Filed under: Internet, Social Software

Last call for Open Web Awards nominations

Open Web AwardsWe just wanted to remind you that today is your last chance to enter nominations for the Open Web Awards. This is the first annual collaborative awards event honoring the best social networking services.

We're asking readers to choose their favorite companies in five categories:
  1. Mainstream and Large Scale Networks
  2. Applications and Widgets
  3. Start Pages
  4. Mobile
  5. Niche and Miscellaneous Social Networks
Please choose just one company or web site per category and leave a comment on our nominations page. All entries must be received by 3:00PM EST today. Around 30 blogs are participating in the Open Web Awards, which are sponsored by Mashable. Your nominations will be thrown into the larger pool and soon we'll start the voting rounds.

Filed under: Design, Developer, Fun, Apple

Apple Design Awards deadline is approaching

apple design awards for mac osxAll of you Mac OS X software designers and developers take note, Apple's Design Awards is coming up, and they are looking for some winners!

The Apple Design Awards have entered their 12th year in recognizing technical excellence and outstanding achievement in the design and development of software for Mac OS X.

Think your application has what it takes? Categories include:
  • Best Mac OS X Leopard Application
  • Best Mac OS X User Experience
  • Best Mac OS X Developer Tool
  • Best Mac OS X Game
  • Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
  • Best Mac OS X Dashboard Widget
  • Best Student Application
If you are planning on entering, or want to give us a shout about your Mac OS X application, send us in a tip. Deadline for entries is April 23rd.

Filed under: Design, Macintosh, Apple

Apple Design Awards 2006 winners

Apple Design Awards 2006Today this year's winners of the annual Apple Design Awards were announced. The awards aim "to recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement on Mac OS X" in eight categories. Here are the winners (uh, spoilers):
  • Best Developer Tool: TextMate 1.5.2
  • Best Use of OS X Graphics: modo 201
  • Best Dashboard Widget: iClip lite 2.0
  • Best Automator Workflow: Build Real Estate Catalog/Ultimate Productivity Action Pack 1.0
  • Best User Experience: iSale 3.1
  • Best Game: The Sims 2, 1.0 Rev E
  • Best Scientific Computing Solution: EnzymeX 3.1
  • Best Student Product: Lineform 1.1
You can go to the Apple Design Awards 2006 site for more information and the runners-up, which is mysterious absent of links, or you can head over to Phill Ryu's blog where he lists them all with links and some commentary on the award ceremony. Ryu runs Widget Machine and co-developed iClip lite (winner of Best Dashboard Widget above) with Inventive.

Filed under: News

2006 Webby Award winners

2006 Webby AwardsLast night was the awards ceremony for the 10th annual Webby Awards. I can't believe it's been ten years already. Though a popular topic of discussion among bloggers is whether the Webbys are really relevant, I do enjoy the five-word speeches mandated by the ceremony. Winning lifetime achievement awards were internet pioneer Dr. Robert Kahn ("discover digital objects and handles") and Prince ("everything you think is true"), who gave a surprise performance. Breakout of the Year went to MySpace ("fun for the whole family"), and author Thomas Friedman ("the world really is flat") won Person of the Year. Also winning awards were Bebo ("in your face, my space"), JDate ("Jewish American Princesses... Smokin!"), Google Earth ("application formerly known as keyhole"), Google Maps ("make more magnificent mass something"), Flickr ("sorry about the tag clouds"), and PayPal ("PayPal thanks *a hundred and five* million users"). See the Webby web site for the complete list of winners as well as all the five-word speeches, or if video is your thing take a look at Amanda Congdon's highlights reel over at Rocketboom.

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