When it comes to the application of new media, so much of what’s happening right now is still in its formative stages, but there are companies and organizations and people that are nonetheless doing amazing things, and it’s with that in mind that the Society For New Communications Research (SNCR) is seeking nominations for its inaugural awards program (from the press release):
“The SNCR’s awards, which will recognize excellence in the use of new communications models and solutions, will be granted at the Society’s inaugural research symposium, which will take place this Fall. Additionally, the award-winning case studies will be published in the Society’s online publication, New Communications Review.”
“The SNCR’s awards will recognize innovative organizations and professionals who are pioneering the use of social media (i.e. blogs, wikis, podcasts, collaborative tools and other forms of participatory communications) in the areas of marketing, public relations and advertising, politics, entertainment, academics, and community and cultural development.”
Now, full disclosure, I’m an advisory board member and the best practices chairman for the SNCR, but regardless of this, I think I’ve also been fairly vocal online and off about the industry needing to get past all the new media rhetoric and hyperbole, and concentrating instead on real-world application and usage models — and the SNCR awards have been designed to scratch that itch. They’ve been designed to simply capture, recognize and showcase industry excellence.
Case study nominations are being accepted here in one of three award categories (business, academic or professional), and you have until Sept. 8th to get your stuff in, so there’s plenty of time. In November, we’ll be naming the award recipients at the SNCR’s inaugural Research Symposium. You can find more on that here (PDF) if you’re interested, also on the society’s site. Any questions, just drop me a note.
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