iDate Awards Voting Now Open to the Public

I see that the iDate Awards voting is now open to the public. The iDate Awards is part of the Internet Dating Conference which takes place early next year in Miami. This is the first year of their annual awards and the third year for our DSR Awards (see Story).

The iDate Awards has 11 Categories:

• Best Dating Site
• Best Dating Site Design
• Best Software Provider
• Best Mobile Dating Site
• Best Matchmaker
• Most Innovative Company
• Best New Technology
• Best Payment System
• Best Affiliate Program
• Best Marketing Campaign
• Best Up and Coming Dating Site

Voters get to pick from 6 to 8 preselected nominees, which was decided earlier by vote and the conference organizers. I am a little surprised at some of the nominees, especially in the best dating site category (no mention of POF and eHarmony). What they did do though, which I thought was a great idea, was iDate included a "None of the above" option in the poll. This enables people to skip categories that they either know nothing about or, that they do not agree with the list of available dating services to vote for.

To vote, in the iDate awards visit their website and while you are at it, you should also vote in our Dating Sites Reviews Choice Awards. This year you can vote for your 2 favorite dating sites. You can choose 1 from 10 of the most popular paid dating sites, and for 1 of the top 6 free dating sites.