Since starting Nuffnang my partner Ming and I have had the most exciting time of our lives. The adrenaline, the rush, and ironically the stress has made the experience of being entrepreneurs one that we will always remember.Ming and I have been very lucky though.We have had good support from people around us ranging from our mentors, clients, venture capitalists and most importantly…. you guys… the Nuffnangers that have stuck with us from the start and always believed in us that we will build Nuffnang to the growing community we are today.In the past months however both Ming and I have both seen many young Nuffnangers who aspire to me entrepreneurs, coming to us for advice in which we often remind them that as much advice as we give, all of us at Nuffnang are still playing the learning game.That being said, we found an opportunity to help our young aspiring future entrepreneurs, and that is through a partnership with Youth Malaysia for “The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search” as part of our Community Initiatives.Here’s some information I pinched from YouthMalaysia’s website on “The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search”.Brought to you by: YouthMalaysia.com, Nuffnang, MIRC IncubatorSponsored by: Tunemoney.comTagline: Web awards recognizing the very best commercially viable web projects by Malaysian youthsConcept:With the burgeoning growth of Internet users in Malaysia, particularly amongst the youth, there is a steady community of technopreneurs whose technological skills and efforts are overlooked. The Malaysian Dotcom Youth Search therefore aims to bring out these hidden technopreneurs by hunt down the websites, portals and even blogs with the ability to generate income and influence communities with an innovative factor.By scouting the web and evaluating nominated sites using a well established criteria and evaluation procedure, the search selects and showcases future thinking, progressively established websites which use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas that lead the way for the future generation in entrepreneurship on the internet.The search requires permission to feature a website/portal/blog. Therefore, websites must be submitted by site official(s)/representative(s)/developer(s). Please note that we only accept nominations from official site representatives and/or the design/development team of any given website. No website will be featured at the search without the relevant authority/permission.Methodology:Pre-Event:An extensive recruitment drive will be conducted throughout December via:- Online, with our partners(MIRC Incubator, Nuffnang, YouthMalaysia.com)- Roadshows- Promotional CollateralsEvent: Prize giving ceremony to be highlighted on Main Stage on Day 1 of YOUTH ’08.(Duration: 2 hours)Judging CriteriaAll sites will be judged based on the following, 3I’s:INCOME (40%): Ability to generate income (if the website does not generate any income, this criteria will be judged on the potential of the site to generate)INFLUENCE (40%): Content 20%, Traffic 10%, Vote 10%INNOVATIVE (20%): User-friendliness 10%, Graphics 5%, Personality 5%Judging ProcessAll sites will undergo an initial evaluation by the Organizer in all areas of the criteria. Eligible sites must score at least 50% to be selected for the search. Sites that pass this evaluation will enter the next phase, whereby the site’s profile will be featured as a nominee in www.youthmalaysia.com, whereby the public will be able to vote for their favorite nominee.Shortlisted sites will be notified within 1 day after the application is sent.Upon approval of each application, an email with a HTML code will be sent to the nominee, whereby he/she is required to install an emblem on the website/portal/blog which notifies the participation in the search. This HTML code will act as a hit counter as well as vote tracker for the particular site.We will not evaluate sites which:1. Contain nudity, violence, defamation or any other elements deemed offensive by the organizer.2. Promote or contain illegal activities, i.e. copyright infringements, etc3. Do not respect their legal obligations, i.e. privacy policies4. Are based outside of Malaysia, or developed by non-MalaysiansAs part of our commitment to the program, Nuffnang will also be launching and running PAID advertising campaigns to bloggers in our network .Aspiring Nuffnanger entrepreneurs… I wish you all good luck. Rest assured that the people behind Nuffnang will show you as much support as you have shown us before.Click here to register for the Search.Have a wonderful weekend ahead everybody!
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