Comments on: Hah! Golden Spider Blog Award Nominees – Are you nominated? http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/ Invisible people have invisible rights Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Disclosure: I’m a judge at the Digital Media Awards http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-83399 Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Disclosure: I’m a judge at the Digital Media Awards Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:25:55 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-83399 [...] While I was away details of the Digital Media Awards were announced. These are the yearly awards that Ashville Media run. I was asked to judge a new category for the 2007 awards which is for blogging. It was pointed out to me when I was asked to be a judge that unlike the Irish Blog Awards these awards are pay to play type awards. Now I’ve gone on record before and slammed the Golden Spiders for their awards and the curious way that a sponsor of one category ends up winning another category. I’ve also expressed my unhappiness with the Netvisonary awards where if you are shortlisted and want to attend the event, you have to pay. [...] [...] While I was away details of the Digital Media Awards were announced. These are the yearly awards that Ashville Media run. I was asked to judge a new category for the 2007 awards which is for blogging. It was pointed out to me when I was asked to be a judge that unlike the Irish Blog Awards these awards are pay to play type awards. Now I’ve gone on record before and slammed the Golden Spiders for their awards and the curious way that a sponsor of one category ends up winning another category. I’ve also expressed my unhappiness with the Netvisonary awards where if you are shortlisted and want to attend the event, you have to pay. [...]

]]> By: Damien http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Damien Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:51:17 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-301 Since Internet usage in Ireland is so low, perhaps there should be grants for such things to get people to go online? Imagine getting a Government grant to get your readers to use the Internet? Since Internet usage in Ireland is so low, perhaps there should be grants for such things to get people to go online? Imagine getting a Government grant to get your readers to use the Internet?

]]> By: kate thompson http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-300 kate thompson Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:59:21 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-300 Hi, Damien - I guess the Kilrowan Arts Festival idea is a kind of viral marketing, but the trail does lead to my own personal site. Incidentally, the whole thing started as a bit of fun for my readers, and just grew wings. I'm pretty sure it's a www first. If you send and your mum's name and address to kate@kate-thompson.com, I'll put a signed copy of the book in the post to her. I hope she enjoys it! All best - Kate Hi, Damien -
I guess the Kilrowan Arts Festival idea is a kind of viral marketing, but the trail does lead to my own personal site. Incidentally, the whole thing started as a bit of fun for my readers, and just grew wings. I’m pretty sure it’s a www first.
If you send and your mum’s name and address to kate@kate-thompson.com, I’ll put a signed copy of the book in the post to her. I hope she enjoys it!
All best – Kate

]]> By: Damien http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Damien Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:39:53 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-299 Oh and congrats to www.kellymcerlean.com who won the award. Oh and congrats to http://www.kellymcerlean.com who won the award.

]]> By: Damien http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Damien Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:35:35 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-298 Kate, if the website was fictional and built to be part of your book, would that not be classed as marketing? I like the idea. It's a nice bit of viral marketing but as you said the site is fictional. Can this really be classed as a personal website or blog as such? Oh and I'll be happy for you to send me one of your books if you like. My mum likes that genre type. Kate, if the website was fictional and built to be part of your book, would that not be classed as marketing? I like the idea. It’s a nice bit of viral marketing but as you said the site is fictional. Can this really be classed as a personal website or blog as such?

Oh and I’ll be happy for you to send me one of your books if you like. My mum likes that genre type.

]]> By: kate thompson http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-297 kate thompson Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:45:18 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-297 Dear Damien, But it’s NOT just one page! Haven’t you worked it out yet? There's a Chinese Box of a website there! It’s a brand new concept – the very first Web-Linked novel ever published. I wish I could give the title, but I think Net Nanny bars the ‘S’ word. Anyway, it’s called ‘S**, Lies & Fairytales’, and it’s available in all good book shops now. Check out www.kate-thompson.com for details. Thanks for enhancing our presence on the net. I'll send you a Christmas card if you let me know your snail mail address, & I'd be glad to buy you a drink! Very best, Kate. Dear Damien,
But it’s NOT just one page! Haven’t you worked it out yet? There’s a Chinese Box of a website there! It’s a brand new concept – the very first Web-Linked novel ever published. I wish I could give the title, but I think Net Nanny bars the ‘S’ word. Anyway, it’s called ‘S**, Lies & Fairytales’, and it’s available in all good book shops now. Check out http://www.kate-thompson.com for details. Thanks for enhancing our presence on the net. I’ll send you a Christmas card if you let me know your snail mail address, & I’d be glad to buy you a drink! Very best, Kate.

]]> By: Jon http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Jon Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:08:34 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-279 Hi guys, you're comments are very interesting indeed! I am infact a nominee for the "personal website/blog" award which is on tonight in dublin. To answer all your questions, no i didn't have to pay any fees. my friends put me forward for the award and they deffo didn't pay anything! i do however have to pay for the ticket which is steep at 200euro. i can't go anyway but i think the nominees shouldn't have to pay for their ticket especially if you're in the "personal" category. Its ok for companies who can claim the costs back but for the guy off the street he's paying out of his own pocket. Anyway who do you think will win in our category? i'd love to hear your constructive comments. i think if you're a hill walker then the mountain view one must be very useful. Cheers, Jon Hi guys, you’re comments are very interesting indeed! I am infact a nominee for the “personal website/blog” award which is on tonight in dublin. To answer all your questions, no i didn’t have to pay any fees. my friends put me forward for the award and they deffo didn’t pay anything! i do however have to pay for the ticket which is steep at 200euro. i can’t go anyway but i think the nominees shouldn’t have to pay for their ticket especially if you’re in the “personal” category. Its ok for companies who can claim the costs back but for the guy off the street he’s paying out of his own pocket. Anyway who do you think will win in our category? i’d love to hear your constructive comments. i think if you’re a hill walker then the mountain view one must be very useful. Cheers, Jon

]]> By: kate thompson http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-277 kate thompson Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:09:16 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-277 Hi - may I make the point that the Kilrowan Arts Festival website is intended to have an amateurish look to it, since it is entirely fictitious! It is the first clue in an online treasure trail that leads to my personal website (www.kate-thompson.com) via other websites that have been constructed for the characters who appear in my latest bestselling novel. It is an elaborate piece of fun with lots of in-jokes for the reader (for instance, if you look closely at the image of 'Hugh Hennessy', who runs the 'festival', you will see that actually he is being impersonated by one Ciaran Hinds, who is currently starring as Julius Caesar in the BBC epic - 'Rome'. Hi – may I make the point that the Kilrowan Arts Festival website is intended to have an amateurish look to it, since it is entirely fictitious! It is the first clue in an online treasure trail that leads to my personal website (www.kate-thompson.com) via other websites that have been constructed for the characters who appear in my latest bestselling novel. It is an elaborate piece of fun with lots of in-jokes for the reader (for instance, if you look closely at the image of ‘Hugh Hennessy’, who runs the ‘festival’, you will see that actually he is being impersonated by one Ciaran Hinds, who is currently starring as Julius Caesar in the BBC epic – ‘Rome’.

]]> By: Fortuna http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Fortuna Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:14:18 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-272 Michele There is no fee for personal/ blog entry. Ask the organisers if you don't believe me. I think this is probably also the case for the charity category. The organisers are mostly making their money from selling tables or seats. Michele
There is no fee for personal/ blog entry. Ask the organisers if you don’t believe me. I think this is probably also the case for the charity category.
The organisers are mostly making their money from selling tables or seats.

]]> By: Michele http://www.mulley.net/2005/11/29/hah-golden-spider-blog-award-nominees-are-you-nominated/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Michele Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:29:15 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/?p=789#comment-270 Fortuna - are you sure about the fees? When I checked the site during the nomination period there seemed to be a fee for ALL nominations. Fortuna – are you sure about the fees? When I checked the site during the nomination period there seemed to be a fee for ALL nominations.

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