"Fedde le Grand and Websdesign Internet Communicatie have built an online community in an innovative way, where interaction plays an important role…" the judging panel reported. "Thanks to this community the site offers a possibility to release an own made track on the Fedde related label Flamingo Recordings. Talent is mobilised to create new things under the Fedde le Grand flag. This is how a community is supposed to work!"

With 140,000 friends on MySpace, 63,400 on Facebook, 20,300 on Dutch site Hyves and over 22,400 on Twitter, online is not a new territory for Fedde. However in the seven months since his original site was revamped, over 8500 members joined and now run the show. Earlier this year, the release of the site through the iFedde iPhone app increased the accessibility of the community even further.

Speaking about the growth of the site, manager Marc Pols said, "The development of Fedde's own Internet community has made it possible to significantly strengthen the bond between Fedde le Grand and the fans. The possibility of direct communication between his fans is of great importance to him and the community has developed into a meeting point for music producers and music lovers in a short period of time."

Fedde underlined the importance of fans' continued participation, saying "This website became a success because of their interest and active participation. We will continue to work on new tools to keep it exciting for the members!"

Websdesign owner Camiel Freriks, who jointly accepted the award with Fedde, added "Last year we intensely worked together to improve the online position of the brand name 'Fedde le Grand'. We are therefore extremely proud to win this prestigious prize."

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