Kerala Blogger Awards 2006
Welcome to Kerala Blogger Awards 2006
We are very happy to announce the results of Kerala Blogger Awards 2006. It was a very close competition. Here are the winners,
Kerala Blogger Awards winner for 2006 is Just Jo by Joseph Thomas with 46 votes. Jo’s blog deals with a wide range of topics including music, politics and personal stuff. Jo takes home gift coupons worth Rs. 6000.
The first runner up is Varnachitram with 44 votes. This blog is managed by two guys (This is a group blog, currently with two authors, who live geographically apart). Varnachitram is everything about Malayalam Cinema. You can find articles on Movies, music and arts here. Varnachitram takes home gift coupons worth Rs. 2000.
The second runner up is Uyarangalilekku (Scaling New Heights) by Brijesh with 20 votes. Brijesh writes on a variety of topics and blog posts are long and informative. Brijesh gets gift coupons worth Rs. 1000.
As promised, two lucky voters take home prizes worth Rs. 500. They are Sitara Anilal and jeevschennai. This is for all the hardwork you did in voting!
Congratulations to all the winners! Please contact me for your prizes.
Thanks to all the readers who has written to me with comments, suggestions and criticism. Special thanks to Brijesh and Jo for keeping me on the fire!! There were some issues in the voting which was later fixed. KBA 2007 awards will have a better process and that is a promise!
Voting is Closed! Click here to see voting results.
We are pleased to announce the Kerala Blogger Awards 2006. This competition aims to showcase the best Kerala blog in 2006. This award covers both Malayalam and English blogs. Since Kerala blogging is still in its early stages, there will be only one category for the competition.
The Process
Nominations for the Kerala Blogger Awards are open between 13th February 2007 and 28th February 2007. Public voting will be enabled for the nominated blogs between 1st March 2007 and 15th March 2007 17th March 2007. The voter registration will close on 15th March 2007. The Best Kerala Blog will be announced on 16th March 17th March. Since all the nominated blogs are put up for voting, there is no Jury involved.
How to nominate?
Currently nominations are closed. The nomination details can be seen here and here.
What are the prizes?
Total prize fund as of March 2nd 2007 is Rs. 10,000. It will be distributed as,
Best Kerala Blog : Rs. 6000
Kerala Blog 2nd : Rs. 2000
Kerala Blog 3rd : Rs. 1000
Lucky Voter Bonus (2 prizes) : Rs. 500
Prizes will be immediately dispatched on 18th March as gift coupons which can used on IndiaPlaza Website. Prizes are sponsored by KeralaTips and WebStuffScan. If you would like to sponsor prizes, please mail me at keralatips@gmail.com.
Promote your blog
Even Oscars are won by lobbying! The best way to promote your blog is let your readers know that you are nominated. Passionate readers are always ready to take extra pain in voting for you. You can use the badge on the right to alert your readers.
Kerala Blogger Awards 2006 - Nominations
http://alakananda.blogspot.com/
http://www.alexisleon.com/ros
http://arkjagged.blogspot.com/
http://arogyam.blogspot.com/
http://binnyva.blogspot.com/
http://campusfest.blogspot.com/
http://charukesi-charukesi.blogspot.com/
http://chinmaykrishna.blogspot.com/
http://chithravishesham.blogspot.com/
http://itival.blogspot.com/
http://jocalling.blogspot.com/
http://jyothisasthram.blogspot.com/
http://kathakal.blogspot.com/
http://kuttan.blogspot.com/
http://learngrafx.wordpress.com/
http://malayalam.usvishakh.net/blog/
http://mandatharangal.blogspot.com/
http://nedumangad.blogspot.com/
http://peringodan.blogspot.com/
http://poomanam.blogspot.com/
http://pramodinjhb.blogspot.com/
http://pranilokam.blogspot.com/
http://prathibhasha.blogspot.com/
http://www.rageshkurman.blogspot.com/
http://reshan.blogspot.com/
http://savekerala.blogspot.com/
http://sibin.blogspot.com/
http://silenteloquence.suryaonline.org/
http://sonyvellayani.blogspot.com/
http://thephilip.org/
http://thulasid.blogspot.com/
http://tksujith.blogspot.com/
http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/
http://umbachy.blogspot.com/
http://www.varnachitram.com/
http://varnam.org/blog
