27 February 2008

Yahoo announced last month the results of its annual competition, judging the best UK websites across a number of categories including ecommerce, innovation, education and just plain strange.  The panel of 10 judges were journalists and/or web specialists. 

The list of winners were:

Ethical: The Nag  (www.thenag.net).  A website asking people to "Do one thing a month to make the world a better place".

Travel:  World Reviewer  (www.worldreviewer.com).  Providing information on destinations, holidays and experiences for the discerning traveller.

People's Choice:  Move Me (www.moveme.com).  Providing advice and guidance on how to make the stress of moving house as simple as possible.

Educational:  Friends Abroad (www.friendsabroad.com).  Learn a new language for free by find a friend on the language learning network.

Social:  Doggy Snaps (www.doggysnaps.com).  Everything you need to know about dogs and all things "pooch", with forums and photos.

Weird and Wonderful:  Faces in Places  (www.facesinplaces.co.uk).  A social networking site enabling people to post pics of themselves and their favourite haunts...

Charity: Free Rice  (www.freerice.com).  For every correct answer to a word game, the site will donate grains of rice under the UN World Food Program.

Shopping:  Nigel's Eco Store  (www.nigelsecostore.com).  Online store for environmentally friendly gifts and products.


Check out these sites and go to http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/finds2007 for more information about the awards, the runners up and the judges.

 

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