1of2_WEBBY AWARDS 2011 FLAW: Published Standings Induces Massive Vote Solicitation

EDITORIAL: Webbys need to clean up their act, eliminate Ballot Stuffing, Open Standings, and Stop Encouraging Nominees to run Campaigns to solicit votes. Flawed as Ebay Feeback, not true "People's Choice" awards, but winners based on who campaigns most effectively to GET OUT THE VOTE. If that's what they want, fine. But it's anything but prestigious to get a Webby based on their voting methodology. All one needs is relentless Re-tweets, "Vote for us" badges, and great PR director. This could easily be changed, and the Webbys made meaningful, just by closing the loopholes. The actual "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" entertainment awards know how to do it without ballot stuffing -- why can't the Webbys grow up after 15 years?

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• 15th Annual Webby Awards
• Condoned Ballot Stuffing
• Nominee Mobilization Campaigns
• PR
• Get Out The Vote
• Not Meritocracy Voting
• Inelegant Voting
• Not Actual People's Choice
• Flawed Like Ebay Feedback
• CNN Polling
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PART1 of 2: This is about THE WEBBYS -- not vimeo. EDITORIAL: Webbys need to clean up their act, eliminate Ballot Stuffing, Open Standings, and Stop Encouraging Nominees to run Campaigns to solicit votes. Flawed as Ebay Feeback, not true "People's Choice" awards, but winners based on who campaigns most effectively to GET OUT THE VOTE. If that's what they want, fine. But it's anything but prestigious to get a Webby based on their voting methodology.

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CONT'D ---- All one needs is relentless Re-tweets, "Vote for us" badges, and great PR director. This could easily be changed, and the Webbys made meaningful, just by closing the loopholes. The actual "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" entertainment awards know how to do it without ballot stuffing -- why can't the Webbys grow up after 15 years?

------- PLEASE PROCEED TO VIDEO PART 2 of 2....(aprox 7 monutes) There is also a ONE-SEGMENT version of this video that is complete -- at aprox 12 minutes long.