With winners announced on Friday night, the NEWi Awards, now in its third year, gives recognition to digital excellence and acknowledges the very best digital talent in Australasia.
Established by the Lunaticks Society of Newcastle, this year the awards saw an increase in nominations of more than 300 per cent, with winners decided via secret ballot voting from their 100+ eligible members.
Lunaticks Society of Newcastle founder Gordon Whitehead said that in order to reflect the breadth of the digital economy the NEWi Awards have been expanded to thirteen categories in 2013.
The NEWi Awards Winners for 2013 are:
- BEST WEB DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Harry Schnitzel Joint
- BEST GAME DESIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by Missing Mouse Design
Winner: Math Champ Challenge by Inkids
- BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Creating Cities by Marcus Westbury
- BEST SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: my life. On the internet by Marcus Westbury
- BEST ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Newcastle Herald
- BEST ONLINE CONTENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by Little Green Frog
Winner: Chinese Whispers Music
- BEST MOBILE APPLICATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Cycle Torque iPad Edition
- BEST TECH START-UP OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by Regional Development Australia Hunter
Winner: Chinese Whispers Music
- BEST COMMUNITY DIGITAL SOLUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by TAFE Hunter
Winner: Social Pinpoint
- BEST CLOUD SERVICE OR PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sponsored by University of Newcastle, Faculty of Business and Law
Winner: Social Pinpoint
- BEST TOURISM SOLUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: Blive – Surfest Festival Live Broadcast
- BEST NEW MEDIA ARTWORK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Winner: City Evolutions
- THE JOE AWARD
Sponsored by Forsythes Recruitment
Winner: Slingshot
The Lunaticks Society of Newcastle
Founded in 2010, The Lunaticks Society of Newcastle is a groups of digital and social media enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, creatives, app developers, film producers, investors and others wanting to encourage creative thinking and new ideas in a digital world.
