From the West Coast to the deepest parts of the East Coast, attendees gathered for what was a symbolic 8th Annual New Media Awards in downtown Toronto last night. Originally created by Adam Froman (Delvinia who we talked about a few times) and managed by Tannis Wengel. The event helps to identify and celebrate Canada’s new media cluster by giving recognition to individuals and companies for their contributions and innovation. This year was a unique year in the awards history as Adam passed the torch to the team at Next Media to run the awards moving forward. The event drew attendees from various companies including ThinData, Deloitte, BroadRamp Canada, Tech Capital Partners, Bluesponge, Invoke and CanWest (yes, I did network just a little). It was great to see familiar faces and meet a lot of new and interesting companies that have not been covered on Profectio yet but have some unique business offerings. Online video was a common theme that I came across last night, meeting at least three players who have different offerings to bring this hot technology to consumers.
“And the winners of the 2008 Canada New Media Awards are…”
Company Of The Year
marblemedia
Excellence In Gaming
Mario Strikers Charged
Excellence In News/ Information
Diamond Road Online
Excellence In Social Media
www.homelessnation.org
Programmer Of The Year
Evert Pot
Excellence In Children’s
Flip Boom
Excellence In Culture, Lifestyle Arts
1973: Sorry Out Of Gas
Excellence In Social Media Applications
Traveler IQ Challenge
Producer Of The Year
Mark Bishop
Most Promising Company Of The Year
Viigo
Excellence In Cross Platform
www.OddJobJack.com
Excellence In Learning
LeTapis Rouge
Educator Of The Year
Dan Zen
Designer Of The Year
Daniel Riley
