To be honest, I really don't ever pay much attention to it. As you saw, it always gets spammed pretty heavily so the results tend to be a joke. Last year was Y! (as you saw) even though I can't say I've ever seen a real person using it... And the year before that Digsby won most of it by a very, VERY (suspiciously) large margin. But yeah, if we want to promote it then I can add it to the blog.
-Eric On Jan 9, 2010, at 2:14 AM, Ryan Govostes wrote: > Kind of odd that almost all of last year's winners were various Y! > Messenger implementations. > > Is this going on the blog? > > -- Ryan > > On 1/6/10 4:05 PM, Eric Richie wrote: >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Brandon De Hoyos <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:03 PM >> Subject: The 2010 Best IM Awards/Reader's Choice on About.com >> To: Brandon Bernard De Hoyos <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Instant Messenger Developers: >> For the third year, About.com is hosting the Reader's Choice Awards, >> honoring the year's best >> in technology, including the best IM clients in the industry. >> >> Now through midnight EST, on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, we are >> accepting nominations through >> our easy-to-use nominations form (located at >> http://im.about.com/library/blnominate.htm) in the following >> categories: >> >> Best IM Client Overall >> Best Third-Party IM Client >> Best Mac IM Client >> Best Mobile IM Client >> Best IM Feature >> Best Chat Rooms on IM >> Best IM Design >> Developers of the Year (IM) >> >> We invite you to tell your fellow developers, associates and users to >> vote! The top five nominees in each category will go on to the voting >> phase beginning February 1. >> >> Winners in each category will be given featured Essentials placement >> for one year on http://im.about.com, in addition to all the bragging >> rights among the IM community. >> >> May the best IM win! >> >> Brandon De Hoyos >> Guide to IM >> About.com | Guidance. Not Guesswork. >> >> C: 832.352.8617 >> >> IM (All Networks): Brandon4IMHelp >> >> >> >> About.com is part of The New York Times Company >> > >
