Across the Afrosphere
2009 Black Weblog Award Winners Announced
By: lizburr (follow this member)
Mon, 09/07/2009 - 07:20
Late last week, the winners of the 2009 Black Weblog Awards were announced. In its fifth year, the Black Weblog Awards is an annual contest that showcases the best in Black blogging. Over the years the contest has grown to award 200 blogs in over 30 categories. Each category is awarded a Popular Vote, chosen by the public, and a Judges Vote, chosen by a panel of judges. The Aaron Hawkins Award is the only category awarded by the judging panel, given to a blogger who has been blogging continuously for at least five years.
2009 Winners List
Best Blog Design
Popular Vote: My Brown Baby
Judges’ Vote: Black Digerati
Best Blog Post Series
Popular Vote: “Starving Artists” Series on 25 Magazine
Judges’ Vote: “Wet Wednesdays Erotica” Series on Naked With Socks On
Best Business Blog
Popular Vote: BDPA Foundation
Judges’ Vote: BDPA Foundation
Best Culture Blog
Popular Vote: Afrobella
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Best Faith-Based Blog
Popular Vote: Infinite Gen
Judges’ Vote: Reflections of a Jazz Theologian
Best Food Blog
Popular Vote: FlavorDiva.com
Judges’ Vote: FlavorDiva.com
Best Gossip Blog
Popular Vote: The Fury
Judges’ Vote: The Fury
Best Group Blog
Popular Vote: MESH.
Judges’ Vote: Very Smart Brothas
Best Health and Wellness Blog
Popular Vote: Mother Knows Best
Judges’ Vote: Mother Knows Best
Best Hip-Hop Blog
Popular Vote: GangStarr Girl
Judges’ Vote: The Rap Up
Best Humor Blog
Popular Vote: Awesomely Luvvie
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Best International Blog
Popular Vote: Ebony Intuition
Judges’ Vote: black and (A)broad
Best LGBT Blog
Popular Vote: Xem VanAdams
Judges’ Vote: Xem VanAdams
Best Microblog
Popular Vote: @brotherjesse
Judges’ Vote: @elonjames
Best Music Blog
Popular Vote: GangStarr Girl
Judges’ Vote: Industry Plug
Best New Blog
Popular Vote: Three Ways to Take It
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Best Parenting and Family Blog
Popular Vote: My Brown Baby
Judges’ Vote: spelhouseLove
Best Personal Blog
Popular Vote: Brother Jesse Blog
Judges’ Vote: Blog It Out, Bitch
Best Photo Blog
Popular Vote: Swagger: Paris, New York
Judges’ Vote: Street Etiquette
Best Podcast
Popular Vote: Man and Wife
Judges’ Vote: Man and Wife
Best Political/News Blog
Popular Vote: Postbourgie
Judges’ Vote: The Field Negro
Best Science/Technology Blog
Popular Vote: Urban Science Adventures! (c)
Judges’ Vote: The Koalition
Best Sex and Relationships Blog
Popular Vote: Single Black Male
Judges’ Vote: Single Black Male
Best Sports/Recreation Blog
Popular Vote: Ed The Sports Fan
Judges’ Vote: Ed The Sports Fan
Best Style and Fashion Blog
Popular Vote: Mane & Chic
Judges’ Vote: The Fashion Bomb
Best Teen Blog
Popular Vote: Houseofaura.com
Judges’ Vote: I (heart) That
Best Video Blog
Popular Vote: Xem VanAdams
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Best Writing in a Blog
Popular Vote: Very Smart Brothas
Judges’ Vote: The Black Snob
Blog of the Year
Popular Vote: Brother Jesse Blog
Judges’ Vote: TWiB! | This Week in Blackness
Blog to Watch
Popular Vote: Mane & Chic
Judges’ Vote: FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
And the winner of the Aaron Hawkins Award is…
Bill Cammack is an Emmy Award-Winning freelance video editor who has focused his attention on the New/Social Media space.
RELATED STORIES
-
Michael Steele Changes His Blog's Name From 'What Up?'Wed, 10/14/2009 - 09:54We can't say we're disappointed. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has changed the name of his blog at GOP.com from What Up? to Change the Game. Not surprisingly, the name had been mocked and, to make matters wors ...
-
FTC Rules Require Bloggers To Disclose PaymentsMon, 10/05/2009 - 14:10According to InformationWeek, the Federal Trade Commission announced Monday revised advertising rules to clarify that bloggers are covered by the agency's requirement that publishers disclose "material connections" to advertisers, such as endorsements made in exchange for payment or other consideration. ...
-
Viral Web Site Mocks Wal-Mart CustomersThu, 09/03/2009 - 07:59It's a blog where people post, and make fun of, pictures of out-of-shape, poorly dressed and otherwise awkward people shopping at Wal-Mart. And, in less than a month, with no marketing to speak of, it's become the toast of the Internet. "People of Wal-Mart," a gag started by two 20-something brothers and their buddy to share crazy pictures with their friends, has gone viral. Promoted largely on sites like Digg and Funny or Die -- and linked ad nauseam on Facebook and Twitter ...
-
Outed 'Skank' Blogger To Sue GoogleMon, 08/24/2009 - 09:38A blogger stripped of her anonymity by the U.S. courts has said she plans to sue Google for handing over her real identity. Rosemary Port, a 29-year-old fashion student from New York, has said she will file a $15 million lawsuit against the internet giant after it complied with an order from a US court to reveal that she was behind the vitriolic "Skanks in NYC" blog. The case erupted last week after the Manhattan Supreme Court ruled that Google must hand over the identity of ...
COMMENTS
Post new comment