Best of Web

Best Commercial Site

Exemplifies the use of the Web to sell products or increase a company's visibility.: amazon.com (70%)
Honorable Mentions:
CDNow (17%)
FedEx (7%)
Best News Site

The best source for news on-line.: CNN (42%) (last year's winner)
Honorable Mentions:
MSNBC (31%)
ABC News (12%)
Best Entertainment Site

The best site relating to the entertainment industry.: Disney.com (29.2%)
Honorable Mentions:
E! Online (29.1%)
The Internet Movie Database (29.2%)
Best Sports Site

The best sports-related site.: ESPN.com (64%) (last year's winner)
Honorable Mentions:
NFL (17%)
NBA (11%)
Best Professional Site

Valuable sites to professionals in some field.: My Virtual Reference Desk (53%)
Honorable Mentions:
webreview.com (15%)
The Car Connection (15%)
Best School/University Site

A site that makes the school easier to use for students, and more attractive to the rest of us.: California Institue of Technology (42%)
Honorable Mentions:
Kansas State University (19%)
University at Buffalo (16%)
Best Educational Site

The most informative on the Web... this does not have to be school or university; it can be any information resource.: National Geographic (51%) (last year's winner)
Honorable Mentions:
NOVA Online (18%)
Learn2.com (15%)
Best Navigation Aid

The search engine, a meta index, or other tool that best helps users navigate the Web.: Yahoo (63%)
Honorable Mentions:
AltaVista (19%)
Infoseek (9%)
Most Entertaining Site

Not to be confused with "Best Entertainment Site." The site that is the most fun.: The Bartenders Joke of the Day (56%)
Honorable Mentions:
The Onion (16%)
Hellfire (13%)
Most Important Concept

An idea that breaks new ground on the Web.: MapQuest (38%)

Honorable Mentions:
AltaVista Translations (27%)
eBay (27%)
Best Community Site

The best site that exists to serve a local community.: RuralVermont.com (30%) (last year's winner)
Honorable Mentions:
Oxford Online (22%)
Aspen Snowmass Online (20%)
Best Government Site

The best site by a governmental agency.: NASA (63%) (last year's winner)
Honorable Mentions:
The White House (19%)
USPS (12%)