Internet Beacon Award Program
“You’ve probably found, that a lot of “award-winning” sites on the Internet leave a lot to be desired. Every day, I see sites that were built only to get someone’s money or to inflate someone’s ego. Many sites were built with good intentions, but are plagued with misspelled words, terrible grammar, and numerous technical problems that irritate the viewer and destroy the credibility of the site. Still other sites were built to spread illegal or illicit materials, or to use the Web as a bully pulpit to spread hatred. What a waste of the Internet’s enormous potential!
There is clearly a need to encourage the building of Internet sites for more noble purposes. I wanted to recognize those few webmasters who have worked hard to build a quality web site with the primary purpose of effectively providing positive information and valuable resources to the Internet community — not to collect money, but to make a positive contribution to the Internet and to humanity, asking nothing in return. Not everyone can be a talented computer programmer or graphic artist, and not everyone has access to the resources of a business or government agency, but I strongly believe that anyone who is willing to put in the effort can build a solid web site with quality, positive content. Additionally, I wish to encourage those who are just learning to build web sites to strive for excellence. One person, you see, can make a difference. I believe that with all my heart. Thus, the creation of the Internet Beacon Awards.
Are the Internet Beacon Awards prestigious? Are they difficult to win? That’s for someone else to decide. But I can tell you this: A quality site with excellent positive content and resources of interest to others stands out like a light in the darkness — an Internet Beacon. It is those sites that receive the Internet Beacon Awards”