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Community-driven awards celebrate the best in Drupal achievements

Submitted by Erik Wagner
on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 16:50

Portland, Oregon, May 23, 2013

Last night, Blue Drop Awards were handed out by Blue Drop Awards founder Ben Finklea.

“We appreciate the support from the Drupal Community ” said Ben Finklea, CEO, Volacci. “The Blue Drop Awards were created to promote Drupal to the greater technology community and to recognize innovative, next-generation websites and the companies that built them. ”

Here are the Blue Drop Awards 2013 winners

The Site of the Year:

Website categories:

Blue Drop Awards Voting Starts April 15, 2013

Submitted by Johanna Bergmann
on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 17:08

AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 15, 2013– The Blue Drop Awards organizers announce the voting to start on April 15 and it is open to the public.

Created in 2012, Blue Drop Awards is an independent, community-nominated, event that aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals, companies and projects that have pushed the limits and maximized the capabilities of the open-source content management system, Drupal.

“This year we have great contributors, innovative design and stellar work nominated for Blue Drop Awards” said Ben Finklea, CEO, Volacci.

The Second Annual Blue Drop Awards Celebrates Innovation

Submitted by Johanna Bergmann
on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 17:05

AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 26, 2013– Veteran Drupal community members, including Volacci, Door3 and Unleashed Technologies, announce the launch of the second annual Blue Drop Awards. Created in 2012, Blue Drop Awards is an independent, community- nominated, event that aims to publicly recognize the excellent individuals, companies and projects that have pushed the limits and maximized the capabilities of the open- source content management system, Drupal.

“We got a great response from the Drupal community during the inaugural Blue Drop Awards campaign so we are excited to do it bigger and better

2012 Blue Drop Awards Winners Announced

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 17:58

2012 Blue Drop Awards Winners Announced

 
Drupal Excellence Celebrated Through Community Event
 
AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 10, 2012 – The votes have been tallied for the first annual Blue Drop Awards
and the team of volunteers is proud to announce 2012 winners across nine categories. With over 200
website nominations, the community has voted and selected innovative, progressive and dynamic sites.
 
Technologies, LLC of Columbia, MD.
 
Eyemaginations, Inc.

Blue Drop Awards featured on the Agile Approach weblog!

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 20:48

http://www.agileapproach.com/blog-entry/blue-drop-awards-cast-your-votes

"Good stuff, right? Your time to make your voice heard is running out...if you're not registered, you'll want to sign up ASAP. If you are registered, well then get yourself over to Blue Drop Awards and cast your votes!!"

Blue Drop Awards featured in the AmazeeLabs blog!

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:33

http://blog.amazeelabs.com/en/blue-drop-awards-vote-our-nominees

"...every site, regardless of the category it is in, can be nominated as Best Drupal Website of 2012."

Blue Drop Awards featured in the Duo Consulting blog!

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:29

http://blog.duoconsulting.com/2012/04/03/best-drupal-websites-blue-drop-...

"Duo has placed four different entries in the competition, and we’re hoping to ramp up the votes and add some new prizes to our trophy case."

Blue Drop Awards featured on the Lullabot blog!

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 14:58

http://www.lullabot.com/blog/rock-vote-2012-blue-drop-awards

"We're very proud of these entries, and think they are excellent examples of Drupal being used to power some amazing sites. We'd love for you to check out our entries and vote before April 6. Let your voice be heard!"

Blue Drop Awards on the Modules Unraveled Podcast!

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 02:15
While we were at Drupalcon, Brian Lewis with the Modules Unraveled podcast stopped by and did an interview with Ben Finklea. Listen here!

Blue Drop Awards featured on OpenSource.com

Submitted by Ben Finklea
on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 16:17

On March 9th, 2012, Ben Finklea, Drupal, and Blue Drop Awards was featured on the home page of Red Hat's prestigious OpenSource.com community. The post was called, "Blue Drop Awards: Community recognition the open source way". Here is a key quote:

"What are the Blue Drop Awards?"

"It is, first and foremost, a vehicle to shine a spotlight on the Drupal community and raise our profile outside of the usual circles that already know Drupal.

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