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Mother's Pride and Joy by
Wendy Sears (listed 1/23/2002)
"It
happened when I least expected. I was invited out for a drink by a colleague
who runs his own successful awards program. One thing led to another and
before I knew it I had given birth to an awards program of my own..." |
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Winning Evaluation Team by Jef Peace (listed
5/16/2001)
"There's no magical formula which will instantly produce a quality
evaluation team, but there are some ideas that can be shared... take a look at
motivations for assembling a team, methods of finding evaluators, tips on how
to keep the team together..." |
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About Content by Kim Shultz (listed 3/7/2001)
". . . Now you're going to give your own award. The first decision, perhaps
the most important decision, is the one that determines what you are going to
award. The two main types of awards are for web site design and web site
content." |
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Award
And Ethics Memberships - Why Bother? by Luuk Francken (listed 9/18/2002)
". . . By now, you will have come across either the words APEX, CEM/CEMA, AECG
etc. or you may have seen the badges from these associations..." |
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Award
Program Setup and Award Ratings by Luuk
Francken (listed 12/5/2001)
"How is it possible to have a
fine award program and yet the rating request you place with institutions like
Award Sites! or Webs Awards does not answer to your expectations?" |
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SITES! A Promotional Service and More! by
David Bancroft (revised 8/25/2000) "The purpose of AWARD SITES! is very straightforward.
It was developed as a free service that would be mutually beneficial to deserving
submitted websites and award-issuing sites." |
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| Behind
the Awards Scene by Richard Berends (listed 10/25/2000)
"You've seen them and you tried to earn them yourself... Ever wondered what really
happens behind the scene after you hit the "submit" button? I can assure you that
a lot happens. I will sketch..." |
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| Clarifying
Criteria for Family-Friendliness by Nicole S. Porter (listed 8/13/2003)
". . . The point of contention happens to center around the phrase "family-friendly".
By common definition, a family consists of a..." |
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Display
It with Pride by Jef Peace (listed
7/24/2000)
"Any serious Awards Program has a process that is time-consuming
and often emotionally challenging. Those who host serious Awards Programs
more often than not do so for..." |
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Introducing Disqualifying Material
by Wendy Sears (listed 11/5/2003)
"Like some extravagant theatrical show the award program invites
its audience to participate in what it hopes will be a well-tested flawless production..." |
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Disqualified... Why? by
Wendy and David Russell (listed 2/20018/2004)
"We
still remember our earliest experiences within the awards community. They were
confusing and frustrating to us. If we applied to an award program..." |
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Distinguishing Web Award Programs
by Míc Miller (listed 10/22/2003)
"Knowing
how to distinguish Web award programs can help you select which ones will have
the most meaning for you and save you time, energy, and, perhaps, some embarrassment..." |
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Do Award Programs Unknowingly Stifle
Creativity? by Cat Turner (listed 9/10/2003)
". . . We all as award givers say we wish to see things that
awe us, new approaches to creativity, innovations… yet our own criteria at times
limit those very things..." |
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Do's and Don'ts - When Applying for
Awards! by Vitor Oliveira (listed 6/16/2004.)
"The first thing you should do when you apply for an award is
read the PURPOSE of the award program..." |
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Dousing
or Fanning the Flames by Wendy Russell (listed 7/23/2003)
"Owning and or managing
an awards program have its definite benefits and can be very rewarding experience.
Conversely, it also has its darker and less desirable moments as well. What I
am referring to is of course those true to form..." |
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Earning
Awards For Your Website! by David Bancroft
(listed 6/1/2000)
"The attitude of winning an award is wrong. It must
be earned . . . A site should be developed with your target audience in mind and
should be synergistic. Content needs to be..." |
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From Cover Letters To Laudatios by
Karen Pimtzner (listed 8/15/2001)
"Simply put, a laudatio is the Latin term for laudation from
the word laud (to sing praise). Thus, a laudatio is the very act of praising
or commending an act or deed - in this case, the creation of an award-winning
web site." |
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How Do You Measure Success?
by Wendy Russell and Wendy Sears (listed 3/3/2004)
"For
as many times, as one asks this question, there will be as many different responses
to it..." |
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Inside the Rating Panel
by former AS! RPM (listed 6/1/2000)
"There are a lot of
myths and misconceptions about the Award Sites! Rating Panel, and this article
seeks to dispel them, give some advice, and answer the commonly asked questions." |
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In Search of Web Excellence
by Míc Miller (listed 6/9/2000)
Recognition
is acceptance by others... This acceptance can be a simple "hello" acknowledging
your existence or a symbolic gesture bestowed upon you for achievement or..." |
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Is there merit in a merit award?
by Wendy Sears (listed 1/22/2003)
". . . defines
merit as 'a thing that entitles one to reward'. Award managers would say that
they give merit awards because they feel that the recipient is entitled to it
in some way..." |
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How Many is Too Many? by
Jef Peace (listed 5/16/2001)
"How many awards can a site earn before it is
considered excessive? This is a hot topic these days and I'd like to discuss it
in this article. The answer that comes immediately to mind is..." |
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Leave the Award Alone by
Richard Fox (listed 7/11/2001)
". . . Changing
the graphic shows disrespect for what you wanted to win as well as not keeping
a promise you made when you applied and probably copyright laws also. You
can lose that award you wanted by changing it..." |
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Mother's Little Horror
by Wendy Sears (listed 11/12/2003)
"Bringing a healthy infant award program into the world is no
mean feat. There are the sleepless nights, constant feeding and the regular changing,
until the..." |
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Objectivity and Site Purpose: Key to
Setting Criteria and Judging a Site by Betty Malheiro
(listed 4/4/2001)
"In applying for awards for my site, I've come across many
awarding sites who have set their award criteria so high that no one could possibly
meet their requirements--not even themselves." |
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Sorry, I Only Speak One Language
by Wendy Sears (listed 12/5/2001)
"One of the more pleasurable aspects of
running an awards program is finding those sites that are pure gems. However
on occasion sites may appear that are not in the native language of the reviewer..." |
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Opinions - Everybody's Got Them
by Maggi Norris (listed 6/9/2000)
"In my opinion a well-designed site that earns
a Gold Award is one that is so beautiful I want to hang it on my living room wall. It
has to leave me stunned... " |
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Picking Up The Broken Pieces
by Tony Bucaro (listed 9/4/2002)
". . . So, after what
seems like hours of reading and rereading the criteria over and over again, you
feel it’s time. The moment of truth has come, the application..." |
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Raising the Mark by
Terrance "TnT" Emerson (listed 6/21/2000)
"The
Internet awards programs are all over the place. Four out of five are meaningless
giveaways intended only as hit makers . . . Then I discovered..." |
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Rating Criteria and Rules
by former AS! RPM (listed 9/15/2000)
"Because every award giver wants to get a 5.0 rating level, this article will
discuss in depth the criteria necessary to achieve that level." |
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Replying to Applicants by
Karen Pimtzner (listed 1/31/2001)
"The reviews are complete and the
awards prepared. All that remains
is to send the reply letters. How well we communicate with
the..." |
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The Role of Evaluators by
Richard Berends (listed 11/22/2000)
". . . a nightmare for site evaluators
who have to deal with the new developments. However, the basics will NEVER
change." |
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Standard Awards Criteria - Or, How
To Truly Frustrate Your Applicants by Jonathan Hayward (1/30/2002)
". . . Like many of you, I share my website with friends,
but I haven't put it on the web just so I can write my URL on a napkin after I
meet someone. I want to share it with the world. When an awards program
recognizes a website..." |
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Today's Awards Community
by David Bancroft (listed 6/6/2001)
“Bettering
the Net By Striving For Excellence... perfectly symbolizes everything
about today’s growing and diverse web awards community.
And yes, it happens to be the Award Sites! (AS!) slogan. These seven
words also represent a stark contrast to what I encountered five years ago when
I launched my first site..." |
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Why Are You Applying For Awards?
by Jef Peace (listed 5/16/2001)
". . . If you can't answer
this question or if you answer it with something akin to... Award givers
are generally a goldmine of useful tips and information. It takes a rare
individual to offer a serious award..." |
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