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Australian Internet Awards
Votes from Australia, and around the world, totalled over 13 000 for the 18 categories (the winners of which are listed further down), and there was a large increase in votes over previous years. Hugh Irvine and Chris Chaundy, founders of Connect (an ISP) were this year inducted into the Australian Internet Hall of Fame for "an exceptional contribution" to the development of the Internet in Australia.
The winners were as follows:
- Most Popular Australian Web site - Sausage Software
Most Entrepreneurial Internet Achievement - LookSmart
1999 Hall of Fame Inductees - Hugh Irvine and Chris Chaundy
Arts site - POD
Community and/or Special Interest site - Reach Out!
Corporate site (over 50 employees worldwide) - Westpac
Ecommerce site - Wine Planet
Educational site - Media Skills Online
Entertainment site - stuff-art 99
Government site - Airforce
Internet Applications - Active Concepts Funnel Web
Investment/Financial site - MercAdvicer
Media site - ABC Online
Multimedia/Broadband - Moove
Personal Web page - wasabi sneaker
Professional/Industry Association site - YHA Australia
Science and Technology site - the lab
Small Business site (less than 50 employees worldwide) - Jerrard & Stuck Lawyers
Sports site - Official AFL Website
Youth Internet Award - Brielle Online