Web18 ‘Geniuses of the Web’ award Winners Announced

By Gautam Bhatia • October 19, 2007

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Web 18 part of network 18 group held a Award Ceremony at event at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai on October 18, (yesterday) where they launched the
‘Geniuses of the Web’ of the web awards, that would recognize outstanding industry achievements by companies that have done commendable work in the online space, spanning across 19 categories having over 87 nominations.

Some of the categories include - Airlines, Banking, Brokers, Education, Government, Hotels, Insurance, Matrimonials, Mutual Fund, Online Gaming, Social Networking and many more.

The Parameters –
Customer care
Number of hits per month
Registered users
User friendliness
Website dynamics
Website content
Depth and breadth of the information provided and technology adoption.

Here are the Winners -
Special User’s Choice Award - Yahoo India
Best Email Service Provider (Consumer) – Gmail
Best Social Networking Site – Orkut
Best Airlines – Jet Airways
Best Banking – ICICI Bank
Best Brokers – ICICI Direct
Best Business ISP – Bharti Airtel
Best Consumer ISP Broadband – Bharti Airtel
Best Education – ‘Education Times’
Best Email Service Provider Business – Indiatimes
Best E-Commerce Site (Online Gaming) – Yahoo India
Best E-Commerce Site (Matrimonial) – Shaadi.com
Best Hotels Site - Taj Hotels
Best Insurance Site - LIC India
Best Government and PSU Site - IRCTC India
Best Mutual Funds Site - Reliance Mutual
Best Trade Site in the country - eBay
Best Utility Site - Rel.co.in.