The Jamaica Blog Awards has returned after a hiatus and returned with increased scope as the Caribbean Blog Awards. The awards were created to honour the best in blogging, celebrating the leading online content creators for the region. Nominations for the inaugural Caribbean Blog Awards are now open and runs until November 22nd 2014 before the Awards event at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on December 5th 2014.
Awards up for grabs are divided into categories in the categories:
- Best Company and Business Blog
- Best Photography & Art Blog
- Best Entertainment Blog
- Best News and Current Affairs Blog
- Best Lifestyle Blog
- Best Beauty and Fashion Blog
- Best Personal Blog
- Best Food and Beverage Blog
- Best Music Blog
- Best Technology Blog
- Best New Blog (blogs started in 2014)
- Best Caribbean Blogger outside of the region
- Top Blog Post for 2014
Social Media Awards Jamaica
Also taking place concurrently with the Caribbean Blog Awards is the first ever Social Media Awards Jamaica. Created to celebrate the best in social media, rewarding content creators, social media users and brands in Jamaica who are using new media in viral and innovative ways.
Social Media Awards Jamaica 2014 are under the following categories:
- Government Agency | Best Government Agency in Social Media
- Journalist | Best Journalist in Social Media
- Athlete | Best Athlete in Social Media
- DoGood | Best NGO/Charity in Social Media
- SmallBiz | Best Small Business in Social Media
- Corporate | Best Corporate Entity in Social Media
- TVshow | Best Television Produced Show in Social Media
- RadioStation | Best Radio Station Programme in Social Media
- Politician | Best Politician in Social Media
- Personality | Best Media Personality in Social Media
- Best Use of Instagram | We couldn’t live without their posts on Instagram
- Best Use of YouTube
- TwitterPersonality | The tweets are for Retweeting
- Best Use of Twitter
- Best Use of Facebook
- Best Social Media Campaign