Showing posts with label Winners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winners. Show all posts

Friday, 25 November 2011

Opticsplanet Announces the 2011 Brilliance Award Winners

Northbrook, IL (PRWEB) November 23, 2011

OpticsPlanet (http://www.OpticsPlanet.net), an online retailer of high-performance and technical gear for demanding professionals and enthusiasts, has just finished tallying the votes for the 2011 Brilliance Awards, with top brands and products for all their major categories, from rifle scopes and red dot sights to sunglasses and flashlights.


Now in their fourth year, OpticsPlanets annual Brilliance Awards are designed to give customers more information on what brands and products are preferred by experts, and other customers. The awards are split into two main categories, with half the awards decided by product and industry experts, and the other half determined by enthusiastic OpticsPlanet customers who wish to show their support for the products and brands theyve most valued in the past year.


Popular voting this year was conducted using Facebook Likes. OpticsPlanets integration with social media sites has encouraged greater interaction with customers and fans of top quality hunting, tactical, sports and fashion gear. Voting took place from October 12, 2011 through October 27, 2011, with thousands of votes cast for a wide variety of items.


Throughout the year, the Brilliance Awards guide customers who are seeking more information on which item is right for them. Hundreds of thousands of products have been distilled to the best and brightest of 2011. The Brilliance Award will be displayed on the product or brand page all year for greater prominence amongst the wide selection of products across OpticsPlanets network of stores.


About OpticsPlanet, Inc.

Founded in 2000, OpticsPlanet, Inc. is the leading online destination for technical and high-performance gear. OpticsPlanet, Inc. serves demanding enthusiasts and professionals who are passionate about their jobs, serious about their recreation, and devoted to their service. Currently offering over 500,000 items from 2,500 brands in 300 niche specialty categories, OpticsPlanet, Inc.s wide selection combined with great prices, in-house customer service and a knowledgeable team of specialists has helped it grow into one of the largest online retailers in the world.


In 2011, the company was recognized for the fifth straight year by Internet Retailer Magazine as one of the top 500 e-retailers in the United States. OpticsPlanet, Inc. has also been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 5000 fastest growing companies in the country, and the Better Business Bureau has ranked them as A+.


Some of the stores in OpticsPlanet, Inc.s portfolio include OpticsPlanet.com, Dvor.com the worlds first members only store devoted to gear EyewearPlanet.com, Tactical-Store.com, and LabPlanet.com.


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Winners Announced for the 2011 OpenCourseWare People's Choice Awards

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

From interactive natural history to free textbooks and online DNA, Education-Portal.com's 2011 First Annual OpenCourseWare People's Choice Awards honored the best OpenCourseWare initiatives. Education-Portal.com is excited to profile the winners and finalists that collectively garnered over 16,000 votes from our readers and OCW enthusiasts around the world.


Voters from the U.S., Brazil, Turkey, The Netherlands and other countries visited Education-Portal.com and selected a winner in each category:


Most Accessible - Open Course Library
Best Video Lectures - Middle Eastern Technical University General Chemistry Lab
Best Emerging Initiative - African Virtual University OER
Best User Experience - Science to Superheroes to Global Warming, UC Irvine
Most Open - College Open Textbooks
Best Instructional Supplement - DNA from the Beginning
Best Student Participation - Open Study
Best OER (non-video) - MIT Physics Department
Most Interactive - American Museum of Natural History
Most Innovative and Avant-Garde - FGV Online

Over the past week, we awarded and profiled each winner and the finalists on the Education-Portal.com's Education Insider. The OCW Peoples Choice Awards was a fantastic way to spread the word about the free online courseware from top universities that's available to all students. Education-Portal.com believes that OCW and the Open Education Movement is the future of higher learning and the key to making education accessible. We are proud to showcase all ten amazing initiatives as well as the great finalists.


Voters passionately believe in open education and each of these initiatives:


I loved the way art history came alive on this site, through discussions illuminating works of art and the context in which they were created. Maureen Mackey White about Smart History


"I was a student on P2PU School of Social Innovation, and it has helped to shape my perspective and what I think it possible!" Erin Krampetz about P2PU School of Social Innovation


As we wrap-up our exciting announcements, please stayed tuned for our next great initiative, the Education Resources Peoples Choice Awards. Education -Portal.com is accepting nominations until Friday September 2nd. Have your voice heard and nominate your favorite Education Resource initiatives!


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