On the first anniversary of the launch of the .CO domain, the winners for the first Bulby Awards were announced.  The Bulby Awards, created in sync with the Under the Bulb Campaign, celebrates the trailblazers, big dreamers, innovators and inspiring entrepreneurs that are helping to create the .CO global community. 

There were 45 nominations across ten categories for the inaugural Bulby Awards, covering a variety of areas relating to the development and marketing of online business.  The winners were chosen via an online voting process where the nominees could lobby for votes using their favorite social media tools.

Finally all the votes are in, all the clicks have been counted -- and the .COmmunity has spoken! 

 Take a look to see who got to take home this .COveted new award.  Maybe next year, it will be you!

2011 BULBY AWARD WINNERS

Best Creative Agency - TinyFactory.CO – an innovative web development company based in Las Vegas.

Best Company Site - JCO.CO – a fast growing coffee, doughnut and beverage chain with operations in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Best New Platform (Joint Winners - Tie)
BZA.CO – an online marketplace for creative objects.
Top10.CO – a social site where people can talk about, discover and share the things they love with the world.

Best Content - Sociable.CO  - a technology news website that analyses the popularity of stories based on social media.

Best Social Idea - NWC.CO - a coworking space and center for independents in New York City.

Coolest Creative Idea - IJS.CO – an innovative ice cream and confectionary shop based in the Netherlands.

Best Startup Resource - ANGEL.CO – the world’s leading community of startups and angel investors.

Best Personal Site - JOAN.CO – comedian Joan Rivers’ official website.

Best Use of a Single Letter Domain - X.CO – one of the shortest, publicly available URL shortening services in the world, created by Go Daddy.

Best Idea - PLAYBUTTON.CO – a hip, wearable music device that features album artwork.