Wanted: Web personality of last year!

Darmstadt, January 12, 2006. - Voting for the "people award" is set to begin on January 15. This accolade, which is part of the New Media Award, will be presented by organizers T-Online, InteractiveMedia and Horizont to the "Web Personality" of the past year. Up until February 15, 2006, internet users are invited to visit the www.newmediaaward.de site and cast their vote to decide who will collect the coveted prize this time around.

The organizers and their media partner Horizont are offering the award to creative persons - working in agencies, the new media or the world of business - whose remarkable ideas or efforts caught people's attention during 2005.

The nominations this year are as follows: Andreas Gahlert, Managing Partner, Neue Digitale; Johnny Häusler, operator of Spreeblick Blog; J. Johan Jervoe, Vice President Marketing, McDonald's Germany; Harald Kratel, founder and former CEO of online research institute Arbeitsgemeinschaft Onlineforschung (AGOF); Markus J. Krechting, Head of Marketing, Neckermann; Hans-Christian Schwingen, Head of Marketing Communications, Audi; Adelina Trenton, Global e-Marketing Manager, adidas; and Volker Wiewer, founder and CEO of eCircle AG.

The winner of the "people award" will be announced at the New Media Award prizegiving ceremony and anniversary celebrations, to be held in the Palais im Zoo, Frankfurt am Main, on March 30, 2006.

Additional information is available at www.newmediaaward.de