2008:

International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences 2008 Annual Webby Awards

Official Honoree in the Online Film & Video division, "Documentary: Series" category for the "Invasion of our Lifetime" video project. Video by Michelle Cassell

Newspaper Association of America 2008 Digital Edge Awards

Finalist for Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling for the "FGCU Interactive" (circulation less than 75,000)
Finalist for Most Innovative Use of Interactive Media for the "Studio 55 Vodcast" (circulation less than 75,000)

2007:

Florida Society of Newspaper Editors 2007 Online Service Competition

1st place - Innovation That Drives Audience for the "Studio 55 Vodcast"

Editor & Publisher 2007 Eppy Awards

Best Use of Video in a Web Site (tied with AppealTV.com) (fewer than one million unique visitors per month)

Newspaper Association of American 2007 Digital Edge Awards

Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling for the "Studio 55 Vodcast" (circulation less than 75,000)

Inland Press Association 2007 New Frontier Awards

3rd Place Creative Use of Multimedia for "Studio 55 Vodcast"

National Press Photographers Association’s Best Of Photojournalism 2007

2nd Place - Web Sports Feature for "Swamp Buggy Race" by Brian Kauffman

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Mother's Day 2008 Interactive Greetings

The Naples Daily News asked readers to help us build an interactive map of Mother's Day greetings from around Southwest Florida and you responded! The majority of our responses were from Collier County, but we received Mother's Day messages from all over the United States, including Louisiana, Arizona, Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia and Missouri, as well as locations on Florida's East Coast. Find your message on our interactive map of Mother's Day Greetings

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naplesnews.com Traffic Page

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BEACH POLL 2008

Summer is right around the corner and The Citizen would like find which area beaches are most popular with our readers and why. TAKE OUR SURVEY and share your opinions. Send your best beach story or comment to news@colliercitizen.com. Results will be published in the July Swimsuit edition.

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