The Best of What's New
Last week, I was in New York City for the
29th
annual national editorial awards event for the American Society of Business
Publication Editors (ASBPE). As usual, when I visit the Big Apple, the entire
eastern seaboard was in the grip of a lunatic heat wave, with temps pushing
95 degrees as I pounded the 10 blocks to the Roosevelt Hotel.
I seriously need to visit this town in October.
As it turned out, I braved the summer swelter for good reason. Redmond Developer
News was twice recognized by the ASBPE that evening, earning top honors
in the New Publication
and New
B2B Web Site Publication categories.
This is a terrific accomplishment that reflects highly on everyone involved,
from the editors and designers who craft the publication to the publishers and
business managers who helped us carve out a vital niche. Kudos also to our online
team -- including Rita Zurcher, Becky Nagel and Mike Domingo -- who did an amazing
job getting our Web site launched.
Finally, Redmond Media Group Vice President and Editorial Director Doug Barney
gets called out because he's been working the idea of a developer book in the
RMG family for years. This is his baby. Doug, RMG President Henry Allain and
Vice President of Publishing Matt Morollo all took a big risk launching a print
publication when they did.
Winning the best new publication and Web site categories is like being Rookie
of the Year: You get one chance to earn that recognition. Now it's time for
us to move on to bigger and better things.
So, you tell us what you want in RDN. What products and technologies
do you want covered? What kind of news, features, columns and advice do you
want to see every two weeks? And how can we do a better job of getting all that
to you? E-mail me at mdesmond@reddevnews.com.
Posted by Michael Desmond on 08/08/2007