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Scientific American Web Awards

Posted by michael on from the top-five-percent dept.

ldopa1 writes "Scientific American has just announced their 2nd Annual Web Awards. The article outlines the very best of the best of the web in the following categories: Archaeology & Paleontology, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Environment, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics. Sadly, Slashdot isn't on the list, but some great sites are. It's worth checking out."

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  1. Ah, a Web Award that actually means something by Prof.Nimnul · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Hopefully S.A. can keep this up for several years to come. Two of the biggest drawbacks that I've found about web awards in the past are:

    1) Sites can suddenly disappear or (more frequently) slowly slid into inactivity.

    2) A number of awards really aren't all that impressive because the award was either given by a friend, or has been handed out so many times (i.e. a "Pick of the Day") that the luster fades about as fast as David Lee Roth's stardom after Van Halen.

    I've always liked the idea of an annual web awards, but given the very fluid nature of the web, I wasn't sure if the idea would really work. I suppose that other annual awards are given out for web work, but I think these are the first that aren't based (solely) on design and graphics.

    Matt