Webcameron is an Official Honoree in Webby Awards 2007
Tuesday 10th April 2007
The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the web, today recognized Webcameron as an Official Honoree in the Political Blog category, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement.
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
“The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “Webcameron’s Official Honoree selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
The 11th Annual Webby Awards received a record 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Out more than 8,000 entries submitted, fewer than 15% received this honor and were deemed an Official Honoree.
Saving the World with Ecorntech
Wednesday 28th March 2007
We’ve just launched a site for a pioneering green technology company, Ecorntech, who provide wood alternative solutions for the timber and paper industries, using agricultural waste as their raw material. It’s an amazing company with a unique philosophy – Dynamic Humanism.
Dynamic Humanism is Ecorntech’s way of combining eco-friendly business with humanitarian efforts, so that developing countries around the world can take full advantage of green technologies and achieve self sustaining growth at the same time. A great example of this new approach in action is their Bangladesh Housing Project.
Check out the full story on www.ecorntech.com.
Purely and ITV Local Mortgages together at last
Thursday 15th March 2007We’ve just launched two exciting new projects, the rebranding and redevelopment of Purely Mortgages together with a new ITV service – ITV Local Mortgages – which is a white label extension of the Purely offering.
We’ve created a new look and feel for Purely online, including a new brand identity and website and will be promoting the service through a variety of online marketing initiatives including the planning and management of PPC campaigns. The new ITV Local Mortgages service, a white label extension of Purely, was also designed by us. We worked with ITV Local and Purely management to ensure that ITV’s move into financial services complied with the broadcaster’s brand guidelines and technical constraints, whilst accommodating white labelling requirements. We’re also developing online advertising executions to promote the launch of ITV Local Mortgages.
Interactive designer wanted
Friday 2nd March 2007Head is looking to hire an experienced Interactive Designer who is willing to lend their impassioned and uniquely creative talent to our squad.
You should have a minimum of 3 – 4 years commercial experience. Your chances of selection increase if you hold an intimate acquaintance of various types of digital communication – web, mobile, online advertising the ‘whole enchilada’. We do a lot of work with social networking so being an active participant in web 2.0 and all it’s glories is another good thing.
Besides being an outstanding designer, we’re also looking for someone with enterprising ideas. Head has always taken an entrepreneurial and innovative approach to every project we undertake. We’re not afraid to try new things and we perpetually push the limits of our skills or even create new ones. It’s fun. We welcome someone with similar confidence and enthusiasm to join our ambitious spirit.
Job status: full-time
Job commencing: right now
You’ve looked around our site, if you’re up to the challenge send your CV to jobs@headlondon.com
Givealovenote.com wins NMA campaign of the month
Thursday 1st March 2007Our “cheeky little interactive piece” for the British Heart Foundation – givealovenote.com snagged New Media Age magazine’s Campaign of the Month stamp of approval. Steve Mulholland of Crayon who reviewed the site had some very positive words to say about his experience messing around with the love-note generator.
You can read the Features Ad Watch article here if you’re a NMA subscriber or you can click on a scan below for that “old time” hard copy feel.
