WINNERS 2OO9

There are very few compliments being paid to banks these days but with informative, interesting and varied content RaboDirect's web site fully deserves the accolade that it is receiving tonight. The copy is lively and refreshingly free of jargon and the style is friendly and sincere, complementing the company's branding in other traditional media.

Discover Craigavon was selected as the winner with the judges as it provided the user with an informative, enjoyable and captivating journey of what the region has to offer. It marries logical navigation with strong pictorial and video elements, an events calendar, mapping tool and e-card idea are just some of the elements which add to making this an outstanding site.

The judges agree that this site is an excellent example of a clever innovative approach to creating a website for a community based project. It is both engaging and interesting and utilises most of the social networking engines keeping it very current.

The judges liked the funky style and use of grahics that organcicsupermarkets.ie incorporated into their new fully functional nationwide e-commerce site. It has excellent product visuals and functionality to make the online shopping experience an easy transition.

Louder voice allows you to integrate user reviews seamlessly into your website. It's powerful and easy-to-use and a strong winner in this years ebusiness category.

Whoseview.ie have done a great job building out their content and building a thriving community around user reviews.

The Judges agreed bethedifference.ie was an extremely innovative concept, and very ambitious. This campaign was well targeted - it clearly had enormous appeal to rugby supporters, and extremely viral in nature. The key was the level of engagement which made the user feel like they were part of the team with reminders via e-mail and text message to maintain the relationship throughout the life span of the campaign.

Digital Media was a huge element across all categories in this year’s Golden Spiders. Morning Ireland stood out in providing access to a range of high quality content in an easy and elegant manner and in providing a well-managed forum through which users can engage with the programme.

The Judges thought what is striking about insolvencyjournal.ie is the quality of its execution. Great content, up to date with very high quality visuals used to illustrate data. It is a fantastic example of how good content can keep browsers on the site and more importantly coming back for more.

If measures of a good web site are that it holds your interest and makes you want to return on a regular basis to find out more, then this is definitely one of the best. These are commendable goals to strive for whatever the speciality but when the subject matters are maths, science and engineering, and the target market is schoolchildren, then you have to take your hats off to this division of Forfas for what they have achieved.

For this category the judges sought an entry that used film and animation in a way that created a new experience rather than just complimented an existing one. With it’s interactive map Discover Ireland built a multimedia platfom that told the viewer a story and informed them in an attractive and entertaining way.

Webfactory immediately strikes users with its bold, innovative design. However, what really sets Webfactory apart is the quality of its client portfolio. This was presented in a unique and innovative fashion which demonstrates the depth and quality of the client work that Webfactory has delivered for its customers.

MUZU.TV is an exciting Irish venture aiming to build an international presence in the on-line music scene. Working with the music industry, MUZU.TV has built a site that offers a different proposition to YouTube or other general on-line video sites. It really does bring you back for more.

Munster Rugby supporters are amongst the most enthusiastic in the world and they are lucky to have a web site to turn to that mirrors their passion and also provides wide-ranging and comprehensive content in a variety of stimulating formats. If the quality of this web site is anything to go by, Munster Rugby will remain world-class for some time to come.

Weddings On-line.ie was selected for the Classified section as it marries a range of classified offerings with a range of on-line tools, a vibrant on-line community and supporting e-mail communications. All of these offer compelling reasons for users to return to the site and access the classified listings as they prepare for the big day.

The judges felt that Ronan Lyons' blog is the best example of the real power of our blogosphere. It provides valuable insight into our economic crisis in easy-to-understand language, without dumbing down the economics.  It engages, it challenges and it informs better than most traditional media outlet can.

Lines are now closed… The public have voted and PIX.ie is this years favourite social networking site.  PIX.ie photo uploads and exchange is a popular feature in our current networking community.  Well done.

In awarding the Young designer award this year the judges have chosen to recognise a young man they feel shows great potential, this category recognises not only design skills but web development skills too. The winner this year started this project as a 16 year old and combined his passion for sport with an idea for his local football team. He has used combined web development skills with ecommerce and social networking tools and web skills to put together a site that brings fans together to support their club. And if that wasn't enough he finds time to provide the weekly editorial content too. The winner of the Young Designer of the Year 2009 is Declan Carey for Cork City FC.ie.

Realex is a great irish internet success story enabling many irish businesses to compete globally and their service and support is second to none. The recipient of this award is also a leading figure in the industry and so passionate about the business that earlier this year he founded the internet growth alliance, a business led initiative to support the international growth ambitions of Irish internet businesses. He is an excellent role model for all promising internet entreprenurs and start ups in ireland and absolutely deserves this recognition and award.