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Who has run the best Online Campaign of the Year? 05/05/2010

The Ninth Midlands Media Awards are taking place at the ICC, Birmingham next Thursday, 13th May.

This will be the second year that Birmingham City Council have sponsored the Online Campaign award which will be decided by public vote again this year.  This award recognises an “individual or group that has used social media tools to make a difference” and with that description I figure that we ought to have a whole heap of hopefuls vying for the prize.

Last year’s winner was Donato Esposito with his Black Country version of Facebook and it’s good to see that the group is still going strong with over 33,000 members as of today.

Nominations are now open, but be quick as you only have until Friday to make them.

Digital Press Awards announce winners 19/06/2009

The winners of the two brand new digital press awards were announced last night at the Midlands Media Awards dinner, organised by the  Press Club.  Huge congratulations go to Rhubarb Radio who wone the Birmingham City Council Digital Innovation Award, for their pioneering work in bringing volunteers from a whole variety of creative industries and social media groups to experiment with engaging both local and international audiences. 

The winner of the Online Campaign – People’s Choice Award (voted by the people) was wone deservedly by  the New Facebook – Black Country Version Group.  Donato Esposito who engineered the campaign, took a humerous stance at how Facebook’s new version could help raise the profile of local groups. 

Birmingham City Council and Digital Birmingham played a vital part in ensuring the press awards reflected the huge changes in traditional reporting and media activity over the past few years.  If you have any ideas how we can push the boundaries even further for next year, please let us know

Digital Birmingham is a Birmingham City Council initiative and part of a city wide strategic partnership of more than 40 public, private and voluntary organisations

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