Help Us Decide the Categories
August 20, 2008 · Print This Article
At this time we have come up with the following categories:
- Best News Website
- Best Blog
- Best Entertainment Website
- Best Traditional Media Website
- Best Web Designer
- Best Corporate Website
- Best e-Commerce Website
- Best Event
- Coolest Website
- Coolest Web Company
- Coolest Web Developer
- Coolest Web Developer
If you don’t like one, let us know. If you think a new one should be added, let us know. Leave your ideas in the comments on this post so we can easily keep track of the thread.
We don’t want to dictate what is voted on - we want the community to decide. The list above is completely arbitrary and is just a starting point for brainstorming. Once we have gotten a good list of categories going we will close the comments here and proceed with taking nominations for each category.
The 2008 Iowa Web Awards Categories will be finalized on Wednesday, August 27th 2008.
Leave your comments here to help us decide what categories we should have!
best forum / local discussion board
Oh my there must be a best video blog category. I mean, that crazy John Pemble keeps recording himself in the darndest situations… in a hair salon, on a plane, at a convention, at a state fair, and many where he is drinking booze.
@John hah was wondering if you’d chime in with that category!
Perhaps best Podcast ?
I’d agree that it’d be nice to see the “best blog” category expanded a bit… for example, CSSnewbie wouldn’t stand a chance in the “best blog” category (too diverse!), but “best tech blog” or “best educational blog”? Well, there’s something I can enter!
@Rob I like that idea… We can break the “Best Blog” category down into topical areas.
Best Tech Blog
Best Music Blog
Best Des Moines Blog
Etc…
JakeBouma suggests:
Best College Website/Magazine/Blog - http://twitter.com/jakebouma/statuses/895809915
JustinWise suggests:
best religious blog/website - http://twitter.com/JustinWise/statuses/895813228
I suggest:
The Best Iowa law blog not written by Brett Trout.
Rush
Suggested Categories:
Most socially inept developer:
Prima Donna Developer Syndrome Award:
Most eyeblinks in one minute by a developer having a business conversation:
Best Community Developer:
“Lifetime achievement award” (in web years that’s anyone who’s been in the business 6 months or more)
Best use of media/multimedia
@Rush hmm I wonder who that leaves as nominees
@Doug now, now we’ll consider “Best Community Developer” and “Best use of media/multimedia”. Be kind to developers - we make the world go ’round.
i’m just being a punk…you know that. i get along with ALL developers and rely on the good ones
YOU know that.
dm
Love this. We definitely need best podcast / vlogger.
How about best Twitter-er? (Defined as somebody who entertains, inspires, educates and converses with their followers.)
Best Iowa company that uses Twitter.
@Nathan I like both of those suggestions!
Doug Mitchell. Triathletes can say whatever they want.
Category:
Most Socially Responsible.
Best Community Resource.
Best Music Blog
Best Food Blog
How About Best Resource Blog and Best How-To Blog?
Ok…obvious choice from me for a category…
Best Videoblog
Sorry…had to say it.
Best non profit web site. This would be sites like historical societies and art centers.
Best Iowa focused site.