EPpy Congrats To Texas Gigs
I don't normally get too excited about awards from outfits like Editor and Publisher, but this year's EPpy nominations are an exception for one reason: I see that TexasGigs is one of three finalist for an Interactive Media EPpy, in the category Best Internet Entertainment Service under 1 million unique monthly visitors.
My buddy Cindy Chaffin started TexasGigs as a music blog about the Dallas/Texas live music years ago, and more recently Mike Orren and the Pegasus crew joined forces with her to turn the thing into this huge, interactive, local music web destination. Congrats to them for the recognition!
Elsewhere, I see that the Austin American Statesman was nominated in the category Best Overall Design of an Internet Service under 1 million unique monthly visitors. They launched a very smart redesign of their site at the end of 2005 that was quite an improvement.
In contrast, Chron.com did not make the finalists in the Best Overall Design of an Internet Service over 1 million unique monthly visitors. Unfortunately, their 2005 redesign suffered flaws from the start -- flaws that resulted in less functionality (and flaws like limited RSS feeds that still haven't been addressed). But, they can serve ads more efficently than before, so that's exciting.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/22/06 11:39 | Media Matters | Technorati
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