Golden Spider Awards
Encyclopedia
The Golden Spider Awards, often just called the Golden Spiders, are an annual event honouring Irish
individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements on-line and celebrate the successes of the Internet
and digital media
in Ireland
.
The awards were established by Business & Finance
magazine in 1996 , and have grown from the first year to become the main Internet awards in Ireland. The main sponsor in 2007 was eircom
.
The 2008 Internet Hero award recipient was Aodhan Cullen
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements on-line and celebrate the successes of the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and digital media
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
The awards were established by Business & Finance
Business & Finance
Business & Finance is an Irish business magazine that was established by Hugh McLaughlin in September 1964.. It provides news, comment and analysis on Irish and international news stories...
magazine in 1996 , and have grown from the first year to become the main Internet awards in Ireland. The main sponsor in 2007 was eircom
Eircom
Eircom Group LTD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Ireland, and a former state-owned incumbent. It is currently the largest telecommunications operator in the Republic of Ireland and operates primarily on the island of Ireland, with a point of presence in Great Britain.As Bord...
.
The 2008 Internet Hero award recipient was Aodhan Cullen
Aodhan Cullen
Aodhan Cullen is the CEO of StatCounter, a web statistics company he founded at the age of 16. In 2008 the company surpassed two million members globally. It currently monitors three million websites and tracks over 10 billion pageloads per month. Cullen currently resides in Ireland with his wife...
.