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Squidoo Wins at SXSW!

By Viget Labs in General
Mar. 12, 2007 | 5 comments

By Brian Wynne Williams, CEO & Co-Founder, in General
Mar. 12, 2007 | 5 comments

Congratulations to Squidoo, winners in the Community category at the 2007 South by Southwest web awards.  This category honors “sites and wikis that have quickly developed an extraordinarily active multi-user community and an exceptional following of users who assist with content development." 

The awards ceremony (hosted hilariously by zefrank) was a blast and showed off a lot of great sites.  We were thrilled to hear Squidoo called to the stage, and Gil and Corey (holding the award with me afterward in this photo) were really excited.  To no one’s surprise, Gil (on the left) was a bit more mic-friendly than his fellow squid as they accepted the award.  Our team built the initial Squidoo platform, and we’re honored to share it. 

Thanks to everyone at SXSW for putting together an impressive event.

Update: check out posts from Corey, Seth (explaining why he didn’t make the trip to Austin), and Megan on the Squidblog.

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Tiffany Dow said  on  03/12  at  09:13 AM

Wow! Congratulations, guys!  You work so hard and always have such a friendly attitude - I’m proud to be part of the community. Keep up the fantastic work! Tiff :)

Bette Holleman said  on  03/12  at  10:47 AM

Nice to see your hard work is being recognised. Keep it up!
Bette

Margaret Schaut said  on  03/12  at  03:39 PM

I knew that Squidoo would take the award, being one of the ‘passionate l lensmasters’ who has really been wowed by Squidoo, its platform, and the content provided by participants.  Gil is an inspiration of hard work and dedication.  I fully expect Squidoo will receive more awards in the future.  Congratulations to everyone!

Kimberly Dawn Wells said  on  03/13  at  02:17 PM

Way to go Squidoo!!  Nice work everyone!

Dave Tildawn said  on  03/13  at  03:18 PM

Woo hoo for Gil. He’s been my hero eversince his first business ventures. Everything he touches turns to gold. Squidoo is lucky to have him.  A true gem. A regular diamond in the rough. I look forward to the day i can pick his brain of vast knowledge and experiences.

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