I’d like to thank everyone who voted for plasticbag.org at the Bloggies, where I’ve accidentally picked up Best British or Irish weblog. I’m particularly surprised given given the quality of the other candidates: Going Underground’s Blog, A Teenager Blogs, Greenfairy.com and The Big Smoker.
More importantly, I’m genuinely delighted to report that I somehow won the Best Essay Bloggie as well for (Weblogs and) The Mass Amateurisation of (Nearly) Everything. If anything I think that one is the more important to me because I spent a long-time writing that piece and thinking around it and I think it’s one of the best things I’ve written. I’d love it if more people read it and responded. So thanks again to everyone involved!
The big winner of the night was Boing Boing, who took home the Best American Weblog, Best Group Weblog and Weblog of the Year. I’m kind of surprised – given Cory’s alleged nationality – that they didn’t win Best Canadian Weblog too! Lifetime achievement rightly went to Heather Champ, whose creative output online has been astonishing for as long as I can remember. Well done!
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“I’m kind of surprised – given Cory’s alleged nationality – that they didn’t win Best Canadian Weblog too!”
You and me both, brother. You and me both,
Bravo!
Oh yes, the Bloggies
I’d forgotten about those annual awards (Fairvue) .
Many congrats, Tom. Both awards well deserved.
Well done old chap!
Hey Tom, congratulations on your Bloggies. Yes, good on you for the essay. I thought it was very thoughtful and clever, not amatuer at all :o)
Congratulations on a well-deserved victory Tom, particularly the Bloggie for your excellent article.
You totally deserve it! This site is not only a great read but wonderful to look at as well. I think you are “Lost in Translation” to Boing Boing’s “Lord of the Rings”. Nuff said.
Congrats!!
Well done Tom! Its utterly deserved!
Congrats Tom!!
Congratulations! They’re well deserved.
Great job with the essay.
And did you notice that Boing Boing linked to your Ninja/Pirate/Elf/Dwarf theory yesterday? Congrats!
And why were’t you there to receive your certificate?
The best part of BoingBoing’s 3 wins is that Cory had prepared speaches that he read from on his laptop.
vlargh…um.. sorry..
I meant “Speeches”
Congratulations. Funny thing is, I emailed Nikolai two weeks before the event telling him to please give you your prize.
Foresight, I have!