Categories

Each magazine can enter any number of categories per the flat entry fee, with the exception of "Magazine Website of the Year" (as noted below). 

Magazine Website of the Year
A magazine may only enter one of of the following sub-categories:

• News, Business & Finance
  Recognizes overall excellence and innovation in content, design, functionality and usability in magazine websites that focus primarily on general news, social topics, business or finance
  
• Service & Lifestyle 
  Recognizes overall excellence and innovation in content, design, functionality and usability in magazine websites with a regional focus (e.g. cities or states), or are primarily service-oriented in the fields of beauty, fashion, travel and home
  
• Enthusiast
  Recognizes overall excellence and innovation in content, design, functionality and usability in magazine websites that primarily focus on targeted interests, be it hobbies, physical activities (e.g. running, skiing), automotive, science or gaming
  
• Entertainment & Sports
  Recognizes overall excellence and innovation in content, design, functionality and usability in magazine websites that focus primarily on entertainment, spectator sports and celebrity

Magazine Blog of the Year 
Recognizes creativity, voice, writing style, the use of hyperlinks and comments to encourage conversation. A magazine may enter up to TWO blogs (not posts)

Best Online Video -- Standalone
Recognizes creativity and content in  video produced for the web. The video must be original content created by the magazine and can be part of a series (but will be judged as an individual video). A magazine may only enter one video in this category.

Best Online Video -- Series
This category recognizes creativity and content in a video series produced for the web. The series must be original content created by the magazine. A magazine may only enter one video series in this category, and must include links to TWO individual installments from the series.

Best Podcast Series
This category recognizes creativity and content in an audio podcast series. The series must be original content created by the magazine. A magazine may only enter one podcast series in this category, and must include links to TWO individual installments from the series.

Best Mobile Strategy
Recognizes innovative and effective use of the mobile platform for original content, applications or other initiatives

Best Online Community
Recognizes the innovative and effective use online social networks, user-generated content and other interactive features that engage readers. A magazine may enter the homepage for its community section, or, if a landing page is not available, submit URLs for individual sections that illustrate the strength of the community.

Best Web-only Tool
Recognizes the best web-only applications that facilitate user-customizable content. A magazine may enter only one tool.

Best Magazine E-Store
Recognizes excellence in design, usability, functionality and merchandising in a magazine online shopping experience