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Rants – 2010 Winner

]]> 2010 SEMMY WinnerLet’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2010 SEMMY Award in the Rants category is … drum-roll, please …

Ignore the Silly Man, SEO Still Matters For SMBs
Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media | 12/16/09

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

Robert should know better. It’s just misguided for him to say that SEO isn’t important for a small business owner and to advise them not to worry about it. It’s irresponsible because, at least in some circles, Robert Scoble still has some street cred. People might actually believe him. And frankly, that’s scary. On a lot of levels.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Google Hypocritical on the Importance of Privacy
    Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 12/13/09
  2. For Your Sunday Bullshit Reading: Search Ads Are “Misdirection” Advertising
    Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 3/22/09

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

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Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

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Rants – 2010 Winner

]]> http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-2010-winner/feed/ 0 Rants – 2010 Finalists http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-2010-finalists/ http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-2010-finalists/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:28 +0000 Matt http://www.semmys.org/?p=267 This is a post from SEMMYS.org.

Rants – 2010 Finalists

]]> The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Rants category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you; winners historically have actively promoted the SEMMYS to their readers.)

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.

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]]> http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-2010-finalists/feed/ 1 Rants – All 2010 Nominees http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-all-2010-nominees/ http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-all-2010-nominees/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:27 +0000 Matt http://www.semmys.org/?p=153 This is a post from SEMMYS.org.

Rants – All 2010 Nominees

]]> Congratulations to the following nominees in the Rants category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 3-4 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

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]]> http://www.semmys.org/2010/rants-all-2010-nominees/feed/ 0 Rants – 2009 Winner http://www.semmys.org/2009/rants-2009-winner/ http://www.semmys.org/2009/rants-2009-winner/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:43 +0000 Matt http://www.semmys.org/?p=120 This is a post from SEMMYS.org.

Rants – 2009 Winner

]]> 2009 SEMMY WinnerLet’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2009 SEMMY Award in the Rants category is … drum-roll, please …

Social Media Cash Grab
David Harry, Huomah | 7/16/08

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

I feel an personal dilemma in supporting social media in a world where the management of such locales seem unappreciative to those that have a major role in the building process. When a website is built with user generated content, showing some love to the users generating the content, might be a good idea now and again.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Ranting: Google & Online Reputation Management
    Eric Lander | 9/9/08
  2. The SEMMYS Launch, The Whineys TBA
    Rae Hoffman | 1/16/08

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

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Rants – 2009 Winner

]]> http://www.semmys.org/2009/rants-2009-winner/feed/ 0 Rants – 2009 Finalists http://www.semmys.org/2009/rants-2009-finalists/ http://www.semmys.org/2009/rants-2009-finalists/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:00:32 +0000 Matt http://www.semmys.org/?p=101 This is a post from SEMMYS.org.

Rants – 2009 Finalists

]]> The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Rants category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you.)

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on February 2, 2008.

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Rants – 2009 Finalists

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Rants – All 2009 Nominees

]]> Congratulations to the following nominees in the Rants category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 3-4 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

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Rants – All 2009 Nominees

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Rants – 2008 Winner

]]> 2008 SEMMY WinnerLet’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2008 SEMMY Award in the Rants category is … drum-roll, please …

Web 2.0 & SEO: Must We Piss In Every Public Fountain?
Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start | 9/8/07

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

Imagine that you live in a village. The villagers need water. It’s a long walk to the river. So some of the village leaders get together and decide to dig a well. They create a public fountain, and everyone can get water from it. It’s a wonderful thing, until the village drunk starts pissing in the fountain.

Now replace the fountain with Wikipedia, and the village drunk with SEOs… and you have a perfect picture of why Wikipedia had to nofollow outbound links.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Why The SEO Folks Were Mad At You, Jason
    Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 2/8/07
  2. SEOS: The Card Counters of the Internet
    John Andrews | 9/9/07

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Rants - 2008 voting

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

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Rants – 2008 Winner

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Rants – 2008 Finalists

]]> The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Rants category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun.

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 30, 2008.

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Rants – 2008 Finalists

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Rants – All 2008 Nominees

]]> The following are the nominees in the Rants category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

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