TulipTools Internet Business Owners and Online Sellers Community

Quote:Video-sharing site YouTube said it will hold the first YouTube Video Awards to recognize the best-user created videos of 2006. Whether the YouTube Video Awards becomes a permanent, annual affair is likely, said Jamie Byrne, head of product marketing at YouTube, but it will depend on how the first awards are received...

The awards will be handed out in seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series, best comedy, musician of the year, best commentary and "most adorable video ever."...

full article: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/THFQ...ards.xhtml

Update: the winners have been announced.

Quote:YouTube highlighted its starmaking ability Monday by unveiling its first batch of YouTube Video Award winners, several of which have become virtual household names over the past year.

Power pop band OK Go and the video series "Ask a Ninja" were among the seven winners in the video-sharing site's inaugural awards. YouTube last week selected 10 nominees in seven categories, the winners of which were decided by user votes.

It was a quick, hasty process begun and concluded in just a week - a far cry from the many months of, say, Oscar campaigning...

full article: http://ibtimes.com/articles/20070326/youtube-awards.htm

the complete list of winners: http://www.youtube.com/ytawards