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Posthumous Webbys

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 21-nerf-missile-salute dept.

Logic Bomb writes: "The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the nominees for this year's Webby Awards. The most obvious, and at this point predictable point of interest is the large proportion of nominated sites that no longer exist. But it seems people are finally acknowledging that beyond just being a shakedown, the last few months may be showing us what the web is most useful for. As the story says, "Take Activism nominee VolunteerMatch.org. It links do-gooders with opportunities, a use of the Web that, in retrospect, makes a lot more sense than selling dog food."" Hey, I bought cat litter from a certain online retailer which is now closed. Efficient? No, but it was amusing to see the UPS guy hauling 35-pound tubs of litter. Update: 07/19 8:31 AM by michael : The winners are now listed.

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  1. Link for the Webby Awards by Katravax · · Score: 4

    Since the original post was so nice to not actually link to the awards, here it is: http://www.webbyawards.com/main/.

  2. Darwin Web Awards... by don_carnage · · Score: 4

    Someone should draft the "Darwin Web Awards" for those sites that we are happy to see leave the web gene pool.

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  3. Napster? by daniel_isaacs · · Score: 4
    Why does Napster deserve a nomination? Thier website was merely a place to download thier client, which was decidingly NOT Web-based. What gives?

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