GW'S INSTITUTE FOR POLITICS, DEMOCRACY AND THE INTERNET ANNOUNCES 2009 GOLDEN DOT AWARD WINNERS
Washington,
Apr 17, 2009 -
For Immediate Release
April 17, 2009
Contact: Michael
Ford, (202) 994-6000
GW'S INSTITUTE FOR POLITICS, DEMOCRACY AND THE INTERNET ANNOUNCES 2009
GOLDEN DOT AWARD WINNERS
Washington, DC- The Institute for Politics,
Democracy and the Internet today announced its 2009 Golden Dot Awards. The
awards will be presented at the 2009 Politics Online Conference on April 20 and
21. The Golden Dot Awards, which seek to recognize the best of the best at the
intersection of politics and technology, are one of the many draws to the
Politics Online Conference.
The nomination and voting process for the Golden Dot Awards
are conducted online. In a two month nomination period, over 100 different
entries were submitted for the 23 award categories. Online voting took place
over the course of a two week time period and drew over 5,000 unique voters.
“This year’s submissions were fresh from the campaign trail.
It’s really interesting to see how technology in politics evolves during
campaign season.” said Golden Dots Manager Michael Ford.
IPDI wishes to congratulate the winners for their excellence
in 2008:
Technology Impact Moment of the Year
- Republican - Yes on Prop. 8
Technology Impact Moment of the Year
- Democrat - The Obama Campaign’s announcement of Senator Joe Biden for
Vice President
Online Politician-of-the-year -
Republican - Ron Paul
Most Networked Campaign - Democrat
- Barack Obama
Most Networked Campaign - Republican
- Ron Paul
Outstanding Online Campaign -
National - Barack Obama
Outstanding Online Campaign -
State or Local - Yes on Prop. 8
Best Website - Federal Candidate -
Barack Obama
Best Website - Issue Advocacy -
The Pickens Plan Campaign
Best Blog - State or Local
Politics - Blue Oregon
Best Blog - National Politics -
Tech Republican
Best Blog - Candidate for Local,
State or Federal office - McCainBlogette
Best Blog -Issues Advocacy -
Wal-Mart Watch
Best Mobile/Text Message Campaign
- Barack Obama
Best Vlog - James Kotecki
Best Web Video - Supporter Created
- Barack Obama, “Yes we Can”
Best Web Video - Campaign - John
McCain, “The One”
Best Animation or Mash-up -Vote
Report/Inauguration Report
Best Online Game - Dress Like a
Palin
Best Online Campaign - Barack
Obama
Best Online Get-Out-the-Vote Campaign
- Obama for America-
Neighbor to Neighbor
Best Online Advertizing Campaign -
Yes on Prop. 8
The Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet
(IPDI) is part of the Graduate School of Political Management at The George
Washington University. Its mission is to promote the use of the Internet and
new communication technologies in politics to enhance democratic values,
encourage citizen participation and improve governance at home and abroad; in
short, to “democratize democracy.”
