We get hit up for sponsorship all the time. So I generally know how much all the awards events are charging (before they do any discounts) So who is the most expensive? Of the three annual awards that we know of (Eircom Spiders, IIA Net Visionary and Irish Web Awards) the single most expensive award is currently the Eircom Spiders (formerly known as the Golden … [Read more...] about Sponsoring Irish Internet Awards Compared
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Why I Won’t Be Attending The Golden Spiders
Although the company blog has been shortlisted for a Golden Spider this year I will not be attending the event.Why?Put simply the event's organisers appear to have serious communication issues.To start with we had to be told by a third party that we'd actually made the shortlist. Seemingly they contacted some of those shortlisted, but not all of them. Why? God only knows.Then I … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Be Attending The Golden Spiders
It’s Award Season (Again!)
It's that time of the year again.Web awards season is now open.So what do we have this year?Well if you're into commercially run awards ceremonies that require an entrance fee for nominations AND attendance, then there's the Golden Spiders. I've said enough about them in the past, so I won't bother wasting energy on them this year. Suffice to say that charging 150 euro for a … [Read more...] about It’s Award Season (Again!)
Grandad Lets The Cat Out of the Bag
Grandad has finally let the cat out of the bag!He swore me to secrecy some time ago about his book deal, but now it's all public and official. He also walked away with a lump of metal the other evening - a Golden Spider, so he's got two reasons to celebrate.I may not approve of the Spiders overall, but the blog award part was voted on by the public, so it's a bit more … [Read more...] about Grandad Lets The Cat Out of the Bag
More Golden Spiders Fun
Golden Spider bashing might appear to be a national pastime, but I guess it's all down to the size of the target!This year they've made a small effort to validate their weird choices by letting us, the public, vote on two of the categories. Of course, as Niall found out, the developers who did their site for them aren't exactly the most competent, as they didn't setup the forms … [Read more...] about More Golden Spiders Fun