Eligibilty Requirements I Judging Process I Past Winners I FAQ I Shortlist of Nominees

The 2008 Golden Dot Award winners have been announced. The winners were honored at the 2008 Politics Online Conference, held March 4 and 5 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel. Congratulations to all of this years winners.

The 2008 Golden Dot Awards were determined in the most democratic way possible in the history of the awards. All of the 100+ nominations and 4000+ votes were made by the public through the Internet.

The 2008 Golden Dot Award winners are:

Technology Impact Moment of the Year- Ron Paul 4.2 Million Dollar Money BombOnline Politician - Obama
Online Dream Team - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Best Website: Federal Candidate- Barack Obama
Best Website: State and Local Candidate- Daniel Biss
Best Website: Issue Advocacy Campaign- Team Darfur
Best EGovernment - Globalwarming.house.gov (Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming)
Best ECampaign Blog - Biss Blog
Best Political Coverage Blog - Marc Ambinder
Best Issues/Advocacy Blog - TreeHugger
Best Mobile/Text Message Campaign - Obama HOPE Campaign
Best Podcast - NYTimes on Politics
Best Networked Campaign - Barack Obama
Best Vlog - Playbook TV (James Kotecki)
Best Political Web Video - Yes, We Can
Best Political Animation/Mashup - In the Year 2007, JibJab
Best Online Collective Action Effort - Congresspedia
Best Online GOTV - Barack Obama
Best Online Political Application - I am Smoke Free, (Facebook Application)
Poli-Tech Innovator of the Year - Steve Grove, YouTube Politics
Best Political Advertising Campaign - Hillary Sopranos Ad

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