Third eircom Golden Spiders Nomination for Printing.ie

We’ve just been nominated for our third eircom Golden Spider Award today. The Official National Website Awards are a celebration of the best websites in Ireland. We were first nominated in 2005, then in 2008 and now in 2009. We are over the moon with being recognised as a leader in the Professional website sector in Ireland.

The 2009 eircom Golden Spider Awards will take place on November 19th in Dublin. This years host is Comedian, Des Bishop.

The Printing.ie website was designed and developed in-house by our web company Splash. Splash also recently received a nomination in the Business Awards for Hair Salon Website of the Year with Munster Salon of the Year Winner; http://www.seantaaffe.com

Check out the eircom Golden Spiders website http://www.goldenspiders.ie

Pictured at The 2008 Golden Spiders are Marc Fritsche - Web Development Manager; Sinead O’Sullivan - Sales Director; Stephen O’Sullivan - Managing Director.

A little bit about the Awards:

The eircom Golden Spiders - Recognising Excellence in Internet & Digital Media

The eircom Golden Spider Awards are an annual event honouring Irish individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements online and celebrating the successes of the Irish internet and digital media.

The awards not only reward Irish businesses and community organisations but also individuals for their creativity and innovation. The eircom Golden Spiders provide an important opportunity to recognise and showcase online excellence and are considered an important benchmark for distinction and merit in web-based business strategies. This year’s 20 categories range from “Internet Hero” to the overall “Grand Prix”, acknowledging the achievements across a wide range of industries - including Media, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure, Finance, Retail, Professional Services, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality and e-Business.

Although the eircom Golden Spiders have a strong business slant, the awards also recognise the importance of promoting internet usage within the community and award an accolade for “Best Community or Charity Website”.

2007 also saw the expansion of the “People’s Choice Award”. The general public were given an opportunity to nominate and vote for their favourite Social Networking and Community Website. This new People’s Choice Vote provided an interesting insight into what Irish Internet users thought about social networking and community sites.

The eircom Golden Spiders also introduced an award for “Young Talent of the Year” to recognise excellence in young innovative talent and providing an opportunity to excel within the industry.
The awards were judged by a prestigious panel of experts, comprised of leaders from industry, commerce, media and academia. The panel evaluates entries on a diverse range of judging criteria including content, structure & navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity as well as overall user experience.

The eircom Golden Spider Awards are managed by Business & Finance Media Group, publisher of Business & Finance and Magill magazine and owners of needavenue.ie, Ireland’s first independent website dedicated to corporate conferencing and events in Ireland.

Business & Finance Media Group also manages a number of other prestigious events, including, the Business & Finance Awards, the Business & Finance US-Ireland Awards, the Business & Finance Asia/Pacific-Ireland Awards, the Bord Gáis Energy National Media Awards, the International Financial Services Summit, the KPMG Financial Services Excellence Awards, the Magill Politician of the Year Awards and the eircom Junior Spider Awards.

eircom have been the title sponsors of the eircom Golden Spider Awards since 2004 and are delighted to continue its sponsorship of the awards entering their 13th year. The eircom Golden Spiders have become the most prestigious internet awards in Ireland and are widely recognised, having become a benchmark of excellence and a must-attend night for the industry.