The Webby nominees are up! The 20th Annual Webby awards honor the best social media campaigns, websites and other innovative uses of the web. And best of all, we, the people, choose the winners.
Of particular interest to this blog's readers are the nominees in the law-website category. Here's the site where you can check out the nominees and place your vote. One of the nominees is the Institute for Justice, a champion of conservative causes started with seed money from the Koch Brothers — no surprise, they can afford a nice website, and they definitely don't need your vote!
My own favorite is the NuLawLab — a scrappy upstart visionary innovation lab at Northeastern Law School (full disclosure, I teach there). One of the NuLawLab's recent projects pairs mapping technology and story-telling with original research from Södertörn University and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute to chronicle Sweden's treatment of informal Roma settlements. The map and research received national attention in Sweden when they were launched last week, demonstrating the potential for this marriage of media and human rights analysis to reach policymakers and change the dialogue. Other NuLawLab projects include collaborations with Connecticut Legal Services on game technology for unrepresented litigants, and work with Pine Tree Legal Assistance to improve outreach to women veterans. So vote early, vote often, and please consider voting for the NuLawLab!