We’re awfully proud of the work we’ve done with Dell here at FM. Check out Digital Nomads and Dell’s Facebook Graffiti Contest for some of the brand’s most innovative work in social media. Now they’ve been named the Brand of the Year by the Society for New Communications Research. Congratulations!
From the press release:

The Society for New Communications Research, a global nonprofit think tank focused on the latest developments in new media and communications, today announced the Society’s Fellows’ choices for the Visionary of the Year, Innovator of the Year, and Brand of the Year awards as part of the SNCR Excellence in New Communications Awards program.
The Fellows have chosen:
* Dell, Inc., the 2008 SNCR Brand of the Year. The Brand of the Year is awarded to the organization that made the most significant advances in utilizing new communications and social media tools, technologies and practices.
* Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff, co-authors of Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies (Harvard Business Press), the 2008 SNCR Visionaries of the Year. The Visionary of the Year Award is presented to individuals whose ideas and achievements have contributed inspiration and leadership to the evolution of the new media and communications landscape.
* Twitter founders Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams, the 2008 SNCR Innovators of the Year. The Innovator of the Year is awarded to the organization or individual(s) whose technological innovations had the most impact on the communications and media industry.