It started as a good idea,

Then it picked up momentum.

Companies and individuals donated time and money. Nominations came in followed by the votes.

And there it was;

THE SUCCESS OF THE INAUGURAL BLUE DROP AWARDS!

We didn't know what to expect. Would any one nominate sites? Would anyone vote? Will the DA support it? Will the community support it? Will anybody really care?

We are pleased to tell you that the answer to all these questions is YES! We are extremely excited at the response from the community and the feedback as well. Did we find some instant room for improvement? Oh! Yes! Will it rock even MORE next year? YOU HAVE NO IDEA!

THANK YOU to all who nominated and voted and donated and volunteered. Be on the watch for 2013!

What follows below is the official press release AND all the results. This can be found on the website here : http://bluedropawards.org/news-item/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.

Eyemaginations, Inc. is an industry leader in creating interactive media solutions that explain complex

medical subject matters to patients. Unleashed Technologies, a full-service Drupal web development

firm, created a website with enterprise CMS capabilities, easily accessible in-depth information and a

robust selection of media that displays Eyemaginations’ products and capabilities.

“Congratulations to our 2012 Drupal Website of the Year Winners, Eyemaginations.com and Unleashed

Technologies, and all the category winners. We salute your innovation!” said Ben Finklea, CEO, Volacci

and Blue Drop Awards organizer. “The Blue Drop Awards were created as a community-driven,

grassroots initiative that recognizes the stellar development work in Drupal. This inaugural event has

been a great success and we are excited to see the community excel.”

“Unleashed Technologies is tremendously honored to be recognized for the 2012 Drupal Website of

the Year in the inaugural Blue Drop Awards,” said Michael Spinosa, CEO, Unleashed Technologies. “The

Awards are a great way to recognize the excellent work being done in the Drupal community, of which

we are proud to be a member.”

Websites were voted as Blue Drop Award-winners across nine categories. The 2012 results are as

follows:

In the category for Best Enterprise Website Built with Drupal:

• Second Place: Subaru.com.au , developed by Sitback , Sydney, Australia

• Third Place: Grandhotel.se , developed by Happiness , Stockholm, Sweden

In the category for Best Business Website Built with Drupal:

• Second Place (TIE): Ternbicycles.com/us/ , developed by Zivtech , Philadelphia, PA

In the category for Best Marketplace Website Built with Drupal:

• First Place: Safaribooksonline.com , developed by Lullabot , Providence, RI

In the category for Best Social Website Built with Drupal:

• Third Place: 10000solutions.org , developed by KWALL , Scottsdale, AZ

In the category for Best Non-Profit/Education Website Built with Drupal:

• Second Place: k12videos.mit.edu , developed by Lullabot , Providence, RI

In the category for Best Media Website Built with Drupal:

• First Place: Grammy.com , developed by Lullabot , Providence, RI

• Third Place: Timeforkids.com/homework-helper , developed by Zivtech , Philadelphia, PA

In the category for Best Personal Website Built with Drupal:

• Second Place: AmandaRodriguez.com , Brooklyn, New York

• Third Place: Mcuk.si , developed by ETELJE , Ljubljana, Slovenia

In the category for Best Interesting Website Built with Drupal:

Canada

Representing more than 630,000 contributors and developers, Drupal is the largest, most active open-

source technology community in the world. 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. With thousands of sites leveraging Drupal, the new awards program was

designed to be the first democratic, voter-driven recognition program for Drupal members.

“The Drupal community is always innovating and pushing the envelope of web development. With

the Blue Drop Awards we were able to celebrate some of that innovation,” said Ron Huber, president,

Achieve Internet. “The Blue Drop Awards also allow the Drupal community to showcase the best-of-

Drupal to the rest of the world.”

The inaugural Blue Drop Awards were sponsored by veteran Drupal community members, including

To see the winning projects and check out the other nominated websites please visit

For more information on how to volunteer or participate as a sponsor next year, please contact Ben