The Vodacom Stormers team blog, www.iamastormer.com, finished as the 2nd runner up in the 2008 SA Blog Awards in the Best Sports Blog category. Keo.co.za, the most trafficked blog in the country, was awarded with the title of Best SA Sports Blog at the Awards Ceremony at UCT on Wednesday 2 April.

Popular East Coast Radio DJ Just Plain Darren’s sports blog on the stations website was voted in as 1st runner up in the Sports Category, followed by www.iamastormer.com. Votes were open to the public over a two week period in March, with 70% of the audience votes affecting the end result (a panel of judges made up the other 30%). The best of the rest in the sports category were rugbydump.blogspot.com; africansurfer.com; sportblogs.24.com/frg; sarugbyblog.com; pakiscorner.com; sportblogs.24.com/ghana2008, with compleatgolfer.co.za coming in at the bottom of the log. www.iamastormer.com was the only rugby franchise up for nomination.

Clickthinking is proud to announce that they will be re-building the Medi-Clinic website. Website design will be based on sound Web 2.0 principles with a strong focus on usability and search marketing mechanics. Medi-Clinic is an established and innovative leader in the private hospital industry in South Africa, commanding a market share of some 23% with nearly 6 400 beds in their network and 12 000 full-time employees who service more than 50 hospitals countrywide and in Namibia.

The Vodacom Stormers stand to win again! The hugely successful Iamastormer.com has been selected as a finalist in the SA Blog Awards 2008. Currently the blog has over 4300 faithful fans, with the numbers increasing daily.

The site was launched in 2007 as part of the I AM A STORMER marketing campaign.

The main purpose of the campaign is to reinforce the spirit and support that the Stormers have enjoyed since the brands inception in 1998. Concept wise, rich or poor, famous or unknown, young or old – we are all Stormers. Our athletes are of course Stormers too, and the campaign recognises that the Vodacom Stormers are because of the thousands they walk amongst.

Building on this concept, www.iamastormer.com was launched as a blog in February 2007, allowing supporters to share their views on players and team tactics with other Vodacom Stormers’ fans around the world.

The site isn’t merely a comment portal, it is THE home for Vodacom Stormers fans, no matter where in the world they find themselves.

Thanks to your passionate and loyal support that drives this site, it is now up for nomination for BEST SPORTS BLOG in the 2008 SA Blog Awards.

Be proud to claim your allegiance to the Vodacom Stormers, and vote by visiting http://www.sablogawards.com/2008/

Scroll down to BEST SPORTS BLOG and vote iamastormer.com. Submit your vote by completing your email address in the space provided at the bottom of the page. Voting closes on 19 March

Nielsen/Net Ratings released the Top 10 performers for November, 2007 recently. Often dominated by Florists, it was interesting to see some change with a women apparel website leading the list.

Time to reflect on 2007, as food for thought, here are the Top 10 Google Search Terms (globally) for 2007:

1. iphone
2. badoo
3. facebook
4. dailymotion
5. webkinz
6. youtube
7. ebuddy
8. second life
9. hi5
10. club penguin

To quote Google: ” No matter how much changed throughout the course of the year, we found time to ponder a few age-old questions. The open-ended nature of many of these questions reminds us that sometimes it’s about the search — not the conclusion.”

Here are the Top 10 “How to” searches:

1. how to kiss
2. how to draw
3. how to knit
4. how to hack
5. how to dance
6. how to crochet
7. how to meditate
8. how to flirt
9. how to levitate
10. how to skateboard

From a girl’s perspective its refreshing to see kissing is still more popular than skateboarding
Wishing you all a fantastic 2008!