
It's the hottest trend in online publishing and publicity -- perhaps the blogs of the future -- several folks we know are mimicking the success of Wikipedia by launching public wikis. The newest we've heard of is Affilipedia.com, just launched by the folks behind the Affiliate Summit. Organizer Shawn Collins tells us he's looking for articles (that can include links to your site) to flesh it out. It's your chance for fame in the affiliate world... except watch out, because when you post an article to a wiki, anyone passing by can edit it!
http://www.affiliatetip.com/wiki/index.php
http://www.wikipedia.org

Better late than never. Fast Company has at last opened the nominations forms for its 5th annual Fast 50 contest. This year the focus is on creative individuals likely to change the world in the next decade. All nominations are posted live online for everyone to surf, so pay attention to the form where it says (repeatedly) check for typos before clicking "submit." You don't want the world to mock your bad spelling. Deadline 11:59 pm ET, Nov 24th:
http://www.fastcompany.com/fast50_06/

This award is for every database marketing expert who is sick of graphic artists and copywriters being referred to as "Creatives" instead of themselves. Are you ingeniously leveraging your marketing database? Enter today for your reward. Deadline Oct 21st:
http://images.ncdmwinter.com/files/1105/ncdmw05_AwardsEntryForm.pdf

http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/
Oct 14: YoungGuns Int'l Ad Awards for Under-30 Creatives
http://www.ygaward.com
Oct 14: International Automotive Advertising Awards (IAAA)
http://www.iaaawards.com
Oct 15: Digital Printing Case Studies Sought by PODi
http://www.podi.org
Oct 17: Caples Awards
http://www.caples.org
Oct 30: MarketingSherpa's Email Summit Speaking Nominations
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=172291382418