In doing our daily headlines and scouring the web for great writers, we run across lots of websites and many of them are excellent, for lots of reasons—political opinions, strange art, interesting histories we might not have learned about otherwise. We have been online long enough to appreciate people’s pictures of their cats, and we celebrate all forms of online publishing, be they blog, portfolio, merchandise, or widget.
And though we’d love to include our own writers and staff in the list (Fireland, Hoopla, Sarah Hepola, Defective Yeti, Ftrain, MightyGirl, Dannygregory, WhyGodWhy, Identity Theory, McSweeney’s, Coudal, Whalelane, The MoOM, Gawker, Geoffbadner.com, Choiresicha.com, Hivelogic, Cultureplex, the Journal), we thought you’d enjoy more a list of sites you didn’t already know were excellent. (And thanks to Jim at Coudal/Jewelboxing for the graphic.)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Newspaper
The New York Times
(specifically, video and audio features, e.g., Kristof’s multimedia op-eds)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Magazine
The Economist
(specifically, backgrounders)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Indie
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Foodie
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Creepy
Favorite Independent Sustained Coverage of a Single Topic
Favorite Dedication to Seemingly-limited Concept
Favorite Message Board
Favorite Columnist: Relevance
Favorite Columnist: Consistency
Favorite Link Pools of Things Otherwise Ungrouped, English edition
Favorite Link Pools of Things Otherwise Ungrouped, Japanese edition
Favorite Concept for a Politics Weblog
Favorite Fire Worth All The Smoke
First Favorite Magazine With Least Favorite Website
Second Favorite Magazine With First Favorite Website
Favorite Library of the Classics
Favorite Guide to New York
Favorite Guide to New Jersey
Favorite MP3 Blog: Rock/Pop
Favorite MP3 Blog: Eclecticism
Favorite MP3 Blog: Quantity & Quality
Favorite Promotional Website
Favorite Database of Quotes
Favorite Dedication to All Names in Publishing
Everyone Who’s Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing
Favorite Dedication to Online Supplementary Material
PBS.org (e.g., Egg: The Arts Show, Beyond Brown)
