Better late than never, especially for some thoughts on the internet's "webbiest" sites.
The Webby Awards are a concept I was unfamiliar with until last week's class, but the concept makes perfect sense. We have awards for TV, movies, books and all other forms of entertainment, so why not the dub dub dub? It would be interesting to see a broadcast on these awards though...imagine all of the creators emerging from behind their computer screens and making an acceptance speech.
While the SAAB test drive website held my interest, I decided to search the Webby's for a topic that interested me. I checked out a few categories but I think the one worth mentioning is the People's Voice Webby Award under the category of humor...failblog.org. It not only qualifies as one of the funniest websites I've ever laid my critical eyes upon, but it is also one of the newest blogs I will be adding to my list. I cannot believe I didn't find it in my search for blogs (maybe because it is completely devoted to people's mistakes? I'm laughing with you, not at you. I swear.)! Regardless, failblog.org is quite literally devoted to the failures of the world which, come on people, are some of the time none other than laughable.
Exhibit A.
The hilarity of the fail blog is only one small reason of why the people chose it to win a coveted Webby award. It involves multi-media blogs that appeal to all the senses, and it is user friendly to even the most amateur website goer. The only aspect of this website I did not like were the endless ads that monopolized the top and right side of the page, but those are a small price to pay for endless entertainment.
"We live on the leash of our senses" - Diane Ackerman
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