Looking through the Webby Nominees and Winners was pretty entertaining. This eclectic list is full of something for everyone. I chose a site from the Youth section because it looked like it would be a lot of fun to explore. The nominee I chose was Marvel's create your own superhero at http://marvel.com/create_your_own_superhero.
Making your own superhero is indeed a lot of fun. I liked how easy the site was to use and that if you sign up it will save the characters that you make and you are able to download the characters. The template is easy to follow and you just go step by step until you are done making your hero. I could see this site being benefical in many library settings. The easiest place to use it would be as an activity in public libraries with patrons from children to teen. It could also be useful in all library settings as perhaps a fun team building activity. You could do this by saying make your version of a superhero and then explain about why you made them and what powers they would have etc. I made a whole superhero library team.
Overall the Webby Awards are a great idea and a place to find sites you may have never gone to before and http://marvel.com/create_your_own_superhero is a fun site whether you use it personally or in a library.
