The top three .INFO sites (clockwise starting at top left) are klimaretter.info, glutenfreehelp.info, and Greentravelclub.info.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Afilias (www.afilias.info), the operator of the .info registry, has named Greentravelclub.info (www.greentravelclub.info) the winner of its 2010 .INFO Awards Program, designed to highlighted some of the best .INFO sites of 2010 and award them cash prizes totaling more than $15,000.
According to the Internet infrastructure provider’s Monday announcement, Greentravelclub, a portal site that lets visitors search for eco-friendly hotels while traveling throughout Europe, was named the top .INFO site for 2010. Second place was awarded to glutenfreehelp.info, which provides information on the subjects of gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, and third place was awarded to klimaretter.info, a Berlin-based news source on climate change and global warming.
By drawing attention to a number of successful websites, the .INFO Awards Program has helped raise the profile of .info, which has seen some success as one of the more popular generic top-level domains outside of the .com, .net and .org space.
“.INFO has proven itself as an intuitive top-level domain with millions of great websites,” said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Afilias. “Our 2010 winners have embraced the need to globally share information on the Web with a secure and information driven domain name.”
More than 130 sites were submitted, representing more than 20 countries. .INFO site owners were able to submit their sites from August 9 to September 10, 2010. A short list of the top 10 sites was selected by a distinguished panel of judges from the online, media and technology industries (including WHIR editor in chief Liam Eagle) and then opened for public vote between October 5 and November 2.
“We are overwhelmed by this amazing success for our company and website,” Greentravelclub representative Yvette Schlutter stated. “This is definitely a confirmation that we are on the right track and have been able to successfully spread the word about eco-friendly hotels on the Web.”
In winning first prize, greentravelclub was awarded $7,500, second place was given $5,000 and third place $3,000.
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