The 2008 SEMMYs include articles/posts written by 127 authors representing 111 blogs/sites, all classified into 15 categories. Please read About the SEMMYs to see how the nominees were selected.
How are the finalists chosen?
A group of search marketing experts have volunteered to serve as judges. These judges will narrow down the original list of candidates to a group of 3-6 finalists in each category. Judges are not allowed to handle a category in which s/he is also a candidate. Judges will have a week to review the nominees and determine the finalists. The finalists in each category will be announced around January 23.
How will the winners be chosen?
When the judges have chosen the finalists in each category, we’ll announce them on SEMMYS.org. At that point, you will be able to vote for a winner in each/any category. Public voting will be open for one week. When public voting ends, we’ll announce the winners in each category here on SEMMYS.org!
You can use the RSS buttons at right to subscribe and get instant updates throughout the process.
Timeline/Overview
Here’s the schedule we hope to keep:
January 14/15: Official Launch
January 21: Judges’ deadline to decide category finalists
January ~23: Finalists announced; public voting begins
January ~30: Public voting closes
February ~1: Winners announced
