Digital Edge Award winners
The Digital Edge Award winners for this year were announced. Congratulations to Steve Yelvington for winning the Online Innovator Award.
Here is the complete list of winners of the Digital Edge Awards.
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The Digital Edge Awards, founded in 1996, recognize online publishers from newspapers of all sizes that engage online audiences with Web-enhanced news coverage and effectively deliver advertisers’ interactive marketing messages. This year’s winners were selected from 199 entries in nine categories – Best Overall News Site, Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling, Most Innovative Visitor Participation, Best Design and Site Architecture, Best Classified Innovation, Best Use of Interactive Media, Best Advertising Program, Best Local Shopping and Directory Strategy, Best Local Guide or Entertainment Site.
“The Edgie Award winners are at the cutting edge of a changing industry,” said President and CEO of MediaNews Group Interactive and New Media Federation President Eric Grilly. “The winning sites and finalists exemplify the best in innovation and raw talent that NAA member organizations have to offer.”
The list of Edgie winners follows.
Online Innovator
Steve Yelvington, Media Strategist for Morris Digital Works and Blogger, Yelvington.com
Best Overall News Site
Circulation less than 75,000
Naplesnews.com,
Circulation 75,000-250,000
Roanoke.com, The
Circulation Greater than 250,000
washingtonpost.com, The Washington Post
Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Circulation 75,000-250,000
John Muir Trail blog, The Fresno Bee
Circulation Greater than 250,000
Chicagotribune.com,
Most Innovative Visitor Participation
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Savannahnow.com,
Circulation Greater than 250,000
Gasparilla – The Movie, TBO.com
Best Design and Site Architecture
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Lawrence.com, World Online
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
Statesman.com/austin360, Austin American-Statesman
Circulation Greater than 250,000
StarTribune.com, Star Tribune,
Best Classified Innovation
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Gainsville Sun online classifieds and GainesvilleList.com, The Gainesville Sun
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
Circulation Greater than 250,000
MiamiHerald.com – Pets Classifieds,
Best Use of Interactive Media
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Pigskin Review, Amarillo.com/Amarillo Globe-News
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
RandomThis,
Circulation Greater than 250,000
azcentral.com and the
Best Advertising Program
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Latest News Expandable Ad – Prime Home Builders
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
PalmBeachPost.com/
Circulation Greater than 250,000
Best Local Guide or Entertainment Site
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Lawrence.com, World Online
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
Spokane7.com, Spokesman Review
Circulation Greater than 250,000
Vita.mn, StarTribune.com
Best Local Shopping & Directory Strategy
Circulation Less Than 75,000
Naplesnews.com Restaurant Guide,
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000
Tri State Home Show, Evansville Courier Company
Circulation Greater than 250,000
ShopMinnesota, Star Tribune
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1 comments about 'Digital Edge Award winners'I'm concerned. I really am. I haven't taken the time to peruse the other winners, but am personally familiar with Statesman.com, the online component of the Austin American-Statesman, and it deserves no awards for its design and architecture. The content is less than engaging; the format is non-descript; the multimedia functions are difficult to navigate; there are few places available for reader comment; their bloggers are disconnected from the larger Austin blogging community; few visit the site. The Statesman does not engage the reader/viewer/blogger/watcher/commentor.
In my humble opinion, it is very telling that Statesman.com is winning awards yet failing to attract followers. In short, Statesman.com has missed the point with their website and should be disqualified. No matter how clean and pretty it looks, it doesn’t get the job done.
Posted by Adam Steed at March 12, 2007 1:06 PM
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