2001 Search Engine Watch Awards

By Danny Sullivan , April 24, 2003

This is an example of the voting form for the 2001 Search Engine Watch Awards. The voting ran during January 2002. Results can be found here. THIS FORM NO LONGER FUNCTIONS!

2001 Search Engine Watch Awards

The Search Engine Watch Awards recognize the best in search over the past year, as determined by the editors of Search Engine Watch. Reader votes can help us in making our decisions. Let us know who you think should win, in the categories below. You can also learn more about the awards and see last year's winners in the Search Engine Watch Awards area of this site.

To vote, simply indicate what your favorites are any or all of the categories, below. If you don't see your favorite choice in the drop down boxes, then use the "write-in" box to nominate a candidate. You can also offer comments as to why you like a particular service. This is completely optional.

Outstanding Search Service
(includes both crawler-based search engines and human-powered directories)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Meta Search Engine
(if you don't use a meta search engine, just leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best News Search Engine
(if you don't use a news search engine, just leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Image Search Engine
(if you don't use an image search engine, just leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Design
(which search engine has a look & feel that you like best?)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this design?

Most Webmaster Friendly
(if you run a web site, which search engine does the best job
sending you traffic. if you don't run a web site, leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Paid Placement Service
(if you purchase placement -- where you pay by the click or by the
impression for a guaranteed position -- who has the best program?
if you don't purchase placement, leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Paid Inclusion Service
(if you purchase inclusion -- where you are only guaranteed to be included in listings but not necessarily to rank well -- who has the best program?
if you don't purchase inclusion, leave this blank)

Either choose one of these:

Or "write-in" one not on the list here:

(Optional) Why do you like this service?

Best Search Feature
(what do you think is the best particular feature offered by a search engine?)

I think the best search feature is....

(Optional) Why do you like this feature?

Best Specialty Search Engine
(is there a search engine that helps you seek information in a particular area,
such as science, the law, the "Invisible Web" or another area?
Let us know your favorite, below.)

My favorite specialty search engine is:

(Optional) Why do you like this search engine?

Final Questions

Your email address
(THIS IS REQUIRED. It is only used to avoid duplicate votes. 
You will NOT be put on any mailing list)

Any other comments?

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