The 2011 Sowambe! Award Winners

The winners of Sowambe Awards 2011 were announced over the weekend at BellaNaija.com, the official online media partner for Sowambe.com.

About 750 votes were counted and after an editorial judging process, the following winners emerged (based entirely on number of votes) as the best use of social media in Nigeria.

Here’s the full list of winners at Sowambe Awards 2011:

Best Social Aggregation Tool

Tweetdeck

Best Micro-Blogging Platform

Twitter

Best Social Networking Site

Facebook

Best Social Media Job Site

Jobberman

Best Social Media Thinker/Influencer

Adeola Kayode (www.adeolakayode.com) (Winner)
Dayo Adefila (1st Runner-up)
Abasiama Idaresit (2nd Runner-up)

Best Social Media TV/Radio Station

The Beat 99.9 FM

Best Social Media Activist

‘Gbenga Sesan

Best Social Media Site

Twitter

Best Social Media Newspaper

NEXT (www.234next.com)

Best Social Media Politician

Babatunde Fashola (Winner)
Nuhu Ribadu (1st runner-up)
Goodluck Jonathan (2nd runner-up)

Best Social Media Celebrity

Banky W (Winner)
D’banj (1st Runner-up)
MI (2nd Runner-up)

Best Social Media Personality

Nmachi Jidenma

Best Use of Facebook (Personal Brand)

Goodluck Jonathan

Best Use of Facebook (Corporate Brand)

Samsung Mobile

Best Use of Twitter (Personal Brand)

Eldee The Don – @eldeethedon

Best Use of Twitter (Corporate Brand)

Arik Air – @arikair (Winner)
UBA Group – @ubagroup (1st Runner-up)
GTBank – @gtbank (2nd Runner-up)

Best Use of Youtube (Corporate Brand)

Oceanic Bank

Best Ad Campaign on Facebook

The Experience 2010

Best Digital Media Agency

Wild Fusion (www.wildfusions.com)

Best Twitter Trend

#lightupnigeria