In mid November I had the opportunity to talk to Greg Hartnett, President of Best of the Web… having stumbled across an advertisement for an editing position only marginally related to my eventual role. He was hunting a “senior editor”. After some discussion he had me assembling a directory editor “dream team“… virtually all of whom exceed my own editing skills. It is a privilege to work among them. The original Herd members just passed the 6 month mark at BOTW.

Shandyking that is.
About a week ago we announced the newest addition to the BOTW executive team. We are psyched to get Adam on board, and we’re confident that he’ll help us bring BOTW to the next level.
With more than a handful of projects running simultaneously, there are a lot of business opportunities […]

We announced via press release yesterday that we have some new additions to the BOTW editorial team. In an effort to provide users with a better resource, we decided that we could use the help of some editors with experience in building quality directories. Enter the Nerd Herd.
We ran an ad a handful […]

Best of the Web is looking for senior level editors to help in the oversight and growth of the Internet’s oldest directory.
Since 1994 BOTW.org has served as a destination spotlighting the best of what the web has to offer. Initially pioneering the web awards program, BOTW has transformed into a comprehensive directory, providing users with […]

We have long stressed the importance of surrounding yourself with the best people that you can find. We take great pride in the people that work for Best of the Web, and expect passion and a commitment to excellence from all. By attracting the best people we can continue to pursue initiatives fully […]

In a departure from our stance on the Web Directory, we have opened up the Blog Directory to volunteer editors.
We unofficially launched the volunteer program about 10 days ago, and have since received more than a few applications. Now that some of the bugs have been worked out, we felt we would officially announce […]

For my first entry to the BOTW Blog, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Joan Vasquez and I telecommute from Missouri. I love to read, research, write and learn new things, which makes BOTW my dream job. I have worked as an editor for BOTW since July and can […]

The Director of Technology at Best of the Web is a daunting post to hold. Yes, you do get to play around with “the latest and greatest”, but that “latest and greatest” just happens to be something that thousands, hundreds of thousands — Nay, millions — of folks like yourself happen to be checking […]

I have been pretty fascinated with the concept of blogging since it was first suggested to me. We had seen an increase in the percentage of submissions in blog format beginning mid-2004. We got involved in the space, when a few of our staff members got personal blogs, and we launched our first […]

We had a short week at headquarters, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. While the main office was closed, luckily BOTW is a 21st century workplace. For our editors outside of the US, it was just another Thursday and Friday. Our new additions were a little light the last couple of days […]