CNET (www.cnet.com), where people go to discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics, and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced that CNET Webware is now accepting submissions for the first ever “Webware 100″ Awards. The awards, which are chosen by users with input from the CNET expert editorial team, recognize the best Web 2.0 sites, services, and applications that are leading the next wave of innovation.

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Set aside your current paying agency projects and devote talented staff to work for 24 hours straight — all for charity. Organizers of the 2007 CreateAthon, a 24-hour creative blitz during which advertising agencies and design firms work on a pro bono basis for nonprofit organizations, are inviting agencies across to country to join them in this unique philanthropic program.

CreateAthon was founded in 1997 by RIGGS, an advertising agency in Columbia. To commemorate the program’s 10th year of service, RIGGS hopes to partner with 40 agencies this year in the national CreateAthon effort, scheduled for the week of September 10th. Their “call to armsâ€? is a friendly challenge to agency executives looking to develop an organized program for dealing with pro bono requests, make a tremendous positive difference in their respective communities, and internally, create a renewed sense of morale and teamwork within an agency. The deadline for agencies and design firms to sign up for the program is 18 May. Information is available at www.createathon.org.
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BRITDOC is an intense 3 day experience, a think-tank for investigating new business models for funding and distributing documentaries. As the media landscape in the UK transforms faster than the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, we need to put our heads together and reinvent the future of documentary.

This year we are welcoming art and artists to BRITDOC. Over the past few years the most daring experimentation with and critiques of documentary have come from the art world rather than television. Leading artists like Gillian Wearing and Michael Landy will be joining us and we will hosting a series of exhibitions and installations. Feature documentaries and shorts are welcome for entry. Submissions for feature films close on Friday 11th May 2007. Submissions for shorts closes on Friday 26 May 2007. Visit the site for details.

Communicating with Pattern: Squares, checks, and grids, the third title in this series, celebrates the squarest, most linear patterns in every design discipline. The book is an inspirational graphic collection of squares and grids from all environments, and an exciting sourcebook of pattern ideas for designers across disciplines.

If you have produced work within the last five years that demonstrates a highly creative use of photography and/or illustration RotoVision would like to hear from you. The deadline for entries is 31st May 2007. Upon publication, designers whose work is selected for the book will be notified and will receive a 50% discount on purchasing unlimited copies of the book. Nice for someone who hasn’t been published yet. Visit the site for details.

StartUp2.0 is a competition of European web 2.0 sites whose objectives are to promote and reward the European startups (either created or willing to do so in the future) that work in the field of 2.0 technologies. The websites that take part in the competition will not only be valued by an impressive jury, composed by some of the best bloggers of Europe, but also by the users, so that they will be an active part when the prizes are given.

Call for entries will last until 5 May. The 15 final nominees will then be announced so that they can take part in an event in Madrid on 10 May. Visit the site for details.

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It’s that time of year - time to check with your local county boards to find out when and where your local county fair will take place. You might be surprised at what types of competitions you’ll discover, such as the ones listed at the Marin County (California) Fair’s photography competitions. Unlike some county fairs, this competition will accept entries from all U.S. residents.

Celebrating this year’s theme of “Aquatic Adventures,� the 2007 Marin County Fair has announced an underwater photography competition. Only images taken along the California coastline are eligible for the separate print and digital categories, and the deadline for entry forms is May 17, 2007 (with the actual entries due June 14). Visit the site for details.

The 2007 Into the Pixel Art Exhibition (ITP) is an exploration and celebration of the art of the video game, curated by interactive industry veterans and experts from the art establishment.

The Into the Pixel exhibit will feature 16 exemplary works of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions gleaned from artists around the world. The exhibition offers an opportunity for published video and computer game artists to be reviewed and recognized by the public and by their peers in both the art and video game milieu.

The 2007 Into the Pixel Art Exhibition will premiere at Creative Artists Agency in June. The framed art will be unveiled in July at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Santa Monica, California. The Exhibition will open to the public at the new E for All Expo at the LA Convention Center, October 18-21, 2007. Deadline for entry: 4 May. Visit the site for details.

NOTE: Deadline extended until 15 June.

The WebAward Competition is open to all organizations and individuals involved in the process of developing web sites for organizations, companies and the government. Web sites entered must have been in general use for at least part of calendar year 2006 or early 2007. Sites that have won awards in past WebAward Competitions are eligible for the current competition.

The person submitting the entry will be considered the “nominator” and will receive all communications regarding the WebAward Competition. All changes to an entry can only be made by the nominator or by the designated backup named in the entry. You do not have to be a member of the Web Marketing Association (WMA) to enter. Web sites that are not currently available online may be submitted via CD-ROM.

Visit the site to view categories and other stipulations. Deadline for nominations is 31 May.

The International Urban Landscape Award 2007 will honor a ground-breaking, newly designed or redeveloped urban space. Relevant urban design projects will be considered, including residential blocks or mixed-use areas, neighborhood developments, estates, and urban districts. Sustainable and innovative contributions to town planning and to the economically and socially viable city of the future are required.

Also sought are urban design solutions for the challenges of dynamic population development and changing economies, creative concepts for social and economic integration within the city and its districts, as well as energy-efficient building and resource-optimized construction. Submissions should foster the citizens’ identification with their city while respecting historical roots and the changing globalized world.

This competition is in recognition of public and private commitment to the improvement of the urban environment and continuing development of the city. Entries must be received by 31 May 2007. Visit the PDF for more information.

If your design is chosen as a finalist and you’re voted by America as the winner you could win $10,000. You can use Pepsi’s tools or your own if you download their template. Contest ends at 3:59pm EST on 10 May. Visit the site for details.

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