Folks,
We’re delighted to let you know that Aodhan Cullen (founder and CEO of StatCounter) has been chosen as this year’s Internet Hero at the eircom Golden Spider Awards! The award, sponsored by Business and Finance, was created to recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development of the internet.
Aodhan was honored to receive the award from last year’s Internet Hero, Dr. Denis Jennings.
Here’s a transcript of the speech given by Aodhan last night as he accepted the award in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin…
- Once upon a time, there was a little boy who lived in Castleknock [residential area in Dublin, Ireland]. Although small for his age and quite shy, this young chap was also very determined… he wanted to earn some extra pocket money [allowance] and he wanted to earn it NOW!
- The judges for choosing me.
- All the team at eircom and Business & Finance for organizing tonight’s event.
- All my family & parents – who still to this day, get calls asking about CV [résumé] typing!
- And of course my wife Jenni who is thrilled to be Mrs Internet Hero 2008!
- Thanks also to my colleagues on the StatCounter Team and all the StatCounter members worldwide – without their loyalty & support I wouldn’t be here tonight.
So, despite being just 10 years of age, he put an ad in the Golden Pages [telephone and business directory] for typing services… “£2 / page & a free copy with that!”
Although he counted doctors, professors & other highly qualified people among his clients, I can assure you that 10 year old had absolutely no idea that 15 years later he would be standing here tonight before his peers to accept such a prestigious award.
“Business Link” that first typing business is no more but these days I work on StatCounter – a free online visitor stats tool that helps 2 million website owners and bloggers worldwide understand and optimise their websites. If you haven’t yet got a StatCounter on your website, then you need to get one! Look us up tomorrow!
I am thrilled & humbled to be the recipient of this year’s Internet Hero Award. Tonight I’m being presented with some big shoes & I hope I can fill them.
I’d like to thank a few people:
Finally, I want to thank all of you sitting here tonight, my friends & peers in the internet industry – many of you have offered advice & support to me over the last 15 years, in some cases just via email or message boards so that we have never actually met in person. To one and all – thank you!
And I look forward to trying to live up to my new title in the next 12 months.
Goodnight and God bless!
We, the StatCounter Team, don’t think Aodhan will have any trouble living up to the new title… look how well the suit fits?! 😉
Congrats! You deserve it man and happy for you.
Nice Title – What you’ve done is genuinely heroic.
Keep up the good work!
Simon
Congratulations. I just love the easyness of Statcounter. Keep up the good work.
Sounds like you earned it, good job.
Well done. Statcounter and the team behind it deserve all the praise they get!
I still can’t get it working on WP.org though!
Congratulation Aodhan, Well deserved. Hope next time you will do better.
Congratulation Aodhan, Well deserved.
When I learned of the existence of StatCounter, I did not think he was going to be a tool of the day to day. Aodhan thanks for the service and congratulations, you deserve it, as you deserve my personal thanks.
Sincerely,
Jaime Briceno
MiniBooksWorld.com
Excellent! Congratulations!
Never seen such an excellent tool!
I use it sinde 3 years and I am 100% satisfied.
Kind regards,
Alex Beer
www.energie-systeme.eu
Congrats Aodhan,
It is very exciting to see someone receive real awards for truly useful content and work. Dwanine Designs thrives on statcounter and its capabilities. I enjoy the features and look forward to seeing what else will be available in the future. Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Sherretta Clarett
Dwanine Designs
www.dwanine.com
he’s a cutie! 😉
Well done. Like thousands of other webmasters around the world, let me also say thank you for the service that you provide to everyone for free. While most people are eager to earn money off of the Internet, there are a few of us still left out here that make a few bucks every now and then – but the real reason we use the World Wide Web everyday is because we love to be a part of this massive and growing medium.
Mark
Congrats Aodhan. You truly deserve it!
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Well done – a well deserved away.
Thanks again.
Sime
Congrats, you deserve it!
Bravo, cher ami, pour ce prix, pour tout ce travail autour de Statcounter et pour la belle fraternité que vous savez entretenir.
Merci à vous et aussi à toute votre équipe. On ira loin ensemble! Bonne fin d’année.
I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year, a pocket full of money and a big fat pig!
Maurice
Congrats! This really is a big deal. Keep it up.
Congratulations Aodhan!!!
I won’t surprise to know soon that you’ve bocome a Nobel Laureate.
Best Regards,
Asish Kumar Das
www.astrocopia.com
Other than analyzing my raw server logs, it’s statcounter and Super Aodhan to the rescue!
Congratulations Aodhan on a great product and service. Statcounter is an amazing tool. Keep up the good work. We are all very proud of you.