Winners of the 2006 People's Media Awards Announced

Congratulations Winners!

By Pam Gaulin, published Jan 31, 2007
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On January 31, 2007 Associated Content announced the winners of the 2006 People's Media Awards (PMAs).

The AC People's Media Awards, is an award-program that honors the both the top Content Producers and the top content of the year.

In total, the winner will receive $10,000 in cash and prizes for their "outstanding contributions" to Associated Content, The People's Media Company, in 2006.

Two categories were selected by the AC staff. The winners will each receive $1,250.

Winner: Editor pick for top Content Producer of the Year: Timothy Sexton

Winner: Editor pick for top Content of the Year: Barry Freiman, "Getting HIV isn't a Death Sentence."

Content Producers in different topics also receive awards for top content. Page views affected the winners, who will receive $500 each.

City/Neighborhood Winner: Kate F., "Elvis and the Christmas Lights Spectacular in Mahwah New Jersey (Bergen County

College Paper Winner: Lori Voth, "The College Essay, Personal Statement and How to Choose a Theme"

General Article Winner: Myspace or Yours, "MySpace Codes: How to Hide Anything in Your Profile"

How-To Guide Winner: Lolaness, "Easy (and Complete!) Website Design in Photoshop"

Interview Winner: Sarahsponda, My Interview with Kat Von D of Miami Ink"

Local Activity/Event Winner: Jetlag Democracy, Top 5 Places to Host a Child's Birthday Party In New Jersey"

Local Attraction Winner: Terri Rimmer, "Holiday Entertainment for Theatre-Goers in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Area"

News Winner: John Constantine, Nintendo News: Final Fantasy, Rumors, Contests"

Op/Ed Winner: Abe Mohapatra, "10 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy PS3"

Review Winner: Bartleby, "Qdoba Versus Chipotle"

Travel Guide Winner: Gary Picariello, "Amsterdam Red Light District: The City's Nightlife for Adults Only"

Video Game Winner: BJ Keeton, "How to Be a Successful Healing Druid in World of Warcraft"

AC PMA Content Producer Awards

For Content Producers who went all out to build buzz around their content, and the work horses of AC, the PMAs winners of each of the following awards receive $500.

Most Prolific CP Winner: RS (Rebecca Sipper)

PMA winners were announced on January 31, 2007.

Credit: Associated Content

Copyright: Associated Content

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Thanks for your article and thanks for the congratulations, all.

Posted on 02/06/2007 at 4:02:00 AM

 
I am glad you covered this, I was really curious to see who won and why, so as that I could better understand, by example, what people are looking for in an online article. Congratulations to the winners!

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 7:01:00 PM

 
Great reporting. Congradulations to all the winners. I have visited and read some of their content already. They are all an inspiration!

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 5:01:00 PM

 
Wow I have some reading to do here. Nice report.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 4:01:00 PM

 
Congrats to all the winners. Can someone tell us neophytes whether top is rated by # of clicks, ratings or some other formula? Just in case we should be so lucky as to be considered next year...

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 3:01:00 PM

 
Congrats to all the winnners.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 3:01:00 PM

 
Congrats to the winners! Especially Timothy Sexton he really deserved it!

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 3:01:00 PM

 
Or...the same exact amount (to the penny!) that I won in the PMAs.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 1:01:00 PM

 
Congrats and God bless to all the winners! And thank you so much, Pam, for writing this pro bono. ;-)

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 1:01:00 PM

 
L. Vincent Poupard - That would be zero dollars.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 1:01:00 PM

 
Good report. Congratulations to all.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 1:01:00 PM

 
How much did AC pay for on article on thier own awards?

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 1:01:00 PM

 
Nice wrap-up. Congratulations to all the winners.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 11:01:00 AM

 
I'm glad someone covered this so we could say congrats to the winners, thanks. Great article.

Posted on 01/31/2007 at 10:01:00 AM

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