8 best Armenian websites to be announced in December 2010

PanARMENIAN.Net - The first ever Armenian web contest, Armnet Awards, initiated by SP Marketing Solutions, Circle.am and Orange Armenia, under the auspices of the Minister of Economy of Armenia will be held from November to 10 to December 4, 2010.

“The main goal of the contest is development of web technologies,” said Haykuhi Taksildaryan, SP Marketing Solutions director. “We have specialists and good ideas but we lack investment programs and working knowledge of marketing tools,” she said.

Orange Armenia CEO, Bruno Duthoit, noted for his part that the contest is a good opportunity to develop internet content in Armenia.

According to the armnetawards.am, Armnet Awards will be held in two phases. During the First Phase, which starts on November 10, internet users will be voting for their favorite websites by clicking on the icon of the website on the special catalog page on armnetawards.am website. The first Phase ends on November 30. The voting participants can vote for as many website as they like, but for each website in the list they can vote only once. In the Second Phase, the top 75 websites with the highest votes gained in the First Phase will participate. The international judges will choose one winner for each nomination category from the list of the websites participating in Phase 2. The judges will be grading each website according to the 1-100 point system for each nomination of the competition. In each nomination, the website that will have the most points will be recognized as the winner.

Websites that meet the following criteria of the competition are eligible to participate in the awards: a. Websites that were created during the years 2008-2010, or have been undergone noticeable changes (in design, content, technology used); b. Website that meet one of the following criteria: Website that are developed for the Armenian (Armenia or Diaspora) market, or Website that present the culture, the history, the issues, etc. of Armenia, Armenians and Armenian Diaspora, or Websites that are entirely developed by a company registered in Armenia.

The competition will be held in the following nomination categories:

Design and Usability – will be awarded to the website with the best design and the best usability; Innovation – will be awarded to the website, which was the first to implement a considerable technological innovation during the last 2 years

Technological Development – will be awarded to the website, which has implemented technological solutions in the best way Content – will be awarded to the website, which has an original, interesting and literate content. For this nomination category, special priority will be given to the websites that have a version of their content in literate Armenian

Breakthrough of the Year – will be chosen by the judges, and awarded to the website which has most achievements and technological breakthrough during the last year. The winner of this nomination category doesn’t have to be included in the list of the websites that were chosen in Phase 1.

Grand Prix – will be awarded to the website, which has the most point in all the categories together People’s Choice – in this category the winner will be recognized the website which gains the most points from the social vote in Phase 1.

Special Prize from Orange-Armenia – the award is provided by Orange Company for the best mobile website.

8 best Armenian websites will be announced on December 4.