Aardvark Awards 1998

The 1998

Here are the 1998 Aardvark Net Industry Awards as voted by Aardvark's readers.

Because these awards have been chosen by the people who use the Net, I like to feel that they are an accurate representation of the public's taste and preferences. The "Total Nominations" refers to the total number of sites, products or services nominated for the award.

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to all those who took the time to register their votes.
Bruce Simpson, Editor/Publisher, Aardvark

Last Year's Awards

	SODA 57% of Aardvark readers voted SODA the best Internet-based Award but the Wammo Award put in a good showing this year Total nominations in this category 6
	NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR 4.x Netscape still clearly has the most vocal following amongst Aardvark readers, scoring 48% of the vote Total nominations in this category 6
	IHUG's STARNET Just to show how people appreciate faster connections, last year's winner was X2 56K technology - this year it's something that offers up to seven times the speed. With 22% of the votes cast, StarNet was a clear winner. Total nominations in this category 23
	DREAMWEAVER This was very close, scoring 12% of the votes, with Microsoft's FrontPage'98 coming in just 1 vote short of a tie. Total nominations in this category 29

	ASB BANK FASTNET Another closely fought category and just a 2-vote winning margin for FastNet with 8% of the vote. Total nominations in this category 36
	RUSSELL BROWN With 12% of the vote, runner-up last year, Russell wins this years Netizen award by a small margin over Tim & Nick Wood who tied with Dave Blyth for Second. This was a hotly contested category! Total nominations in this category 25
	NZ HERALD It's amazing what a facelift will do for a site and it seems that 16% of voters thought the NZ Herald site was most improved. Total nominations in this category 35
	USR/3COM X2 MODEMS For the second year in a row, USR have won Best Modem category, this year with almost the same share of the vote at 35%. Total nominations in this category 13

ICQ
Another repeat winner with 24% of the vote. Linux put in a strong showing this year also with 11%..

Total nominations in this category 26

NZ NETGUIDE MAGAZINE
This year, NZ NetGuide actually increased their lead to 76% of the votes cast and took the Best Net Publication award for the second time in a row.

Total nominations in this category 8

MAURICE WILLIAMSON
Ousting the infamous Danny De Hek from his coveted position, Maurice Williamson is the Lemon Of The Year choice for 13% of those who voted in the 1998 Aardvark Awards.

Honourable mention goes to the Sky City web site with 10% of the hotly contested vote.

Total nominations in this category 31

Congratulations to all the winners and good luck for next year.

Award winners are entitled (but not obliged) to use the relevant
graphic on their own sites with an optional link back to this page.

You are invited to have your say about the awards, the winners and anything else related to the Internet.