RVA Internet Awards: Go forth and nominate!
The time has come, dear friends, to bestow laurels upon a select few Richmond Internet superstars. Today marks the start of the first phase of the 2010 RVA Internet Awards… The Nominations. Or “The Nomz” as we call them around here. Because we do.
Nominations for the RVA Internet Awards are now closed. Voting will begin on Friday, so be sure to check back then!
The time has come, dear friends, to bestow laurels upon a select few Richmond Internet superstars. Today marks the start of the first phase of the 2010 RVA Internet Awards… The Nominations. Or “The Nomz” as we call them around here. Because we do.
Right now you might be saying, “But wait, guys. Isn’t it 2011? Why are these the 2010 Awards?” And to that we say “Don’t be confused, Little Bear. It is 2011 — you are not mistaken. But these awards are for feats of Internet wonderment that took place in 2010.”
So! You have between now and 10pm on Monday, January 24 to leave comments announcing your nominations for the following categories:
- Best blog
- Best community news site
- Best comment thread
- Best business wesbite
- Best use of social media by a business
- Best male Twitterer
- Best female Twitterer
Once we get all of the nominations sorted out, we’ll open up voting on Tuesday, February 1st with the winners announced shortly thereafter.
Speaking of those winners, they do get prizes beyond Internet glory and honor: an RVANews T-shirt and a handy-dandy button/badge/thing to do with what they like.
Now on with it! That’s right, put your nomz in the comz, folks!
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My picks:
Best blog: Marthable (http://marthable.wordpress.com/)
Best community news site: While I will always love Church Hill People’s News, Hills & Heights is fantastic
Best comment thread: All that jazzy: The Richmond Jazz Festival (http://rvanews.com/entertainment/jazz/all-that-jazzy-the-richmond-jazz-festival/30407) 117 comments and counting!
Best business website: Not sure yet. I will return with my answer!
Best use of social media by a business: Nate’s Taco Truck
Best male Twitterer: @heyitsphil
Best femail Twitterer: @danaynay
•Best blog: (http://dirtyrichmond.tumblr.com)
•Best community news site: RVA News is my go to
•Best comment thread: (http://rvashows.proboards.com)
•Best business wesbite: (http://rumorsrva.com)
•Best use of social media by a business: @2BNB
•Best male Twitterer: @aaronrva
•Best female Twitterer: @krissivee
Can I nominate Weather Dan as best local weatherman?
nomz in the comz = winz
Best blog: I Could Go On and On
Best communinity news: Hills and Heights with Carver-Jackson Ward second (and most improved)
Best business: Richmond BizSense
Marthable! Best blog!
Best blog: RVA Playlist http://rvaplaylist.wordpress.com
Best comment thread
http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2975
Best male Twitterer
@srbtsn
Best female Twitterer
@JessofRVA
weather dan!!
Best blog – Burgerphone! For real, it is! (burgerphone.wordpress.com)
Best business wesbite – Belmont Butchery
Best male Twitterer – @heyitsphil
Best female Twitterer – @tallskipants
best community news: hills and heights
best blog: kindness girl
best use of social media by a business: garnetts
Burgerphone!
My all time favorite comment thread is this one http://chpn.net/news/2010/10/26/leash-your-dog_16041/
75 comments strong! and full of sweeping generalizations, bitter rivalries, and hard truths. Community commenting at its best (worst?)
Best Blog: ONe Way Richmond http://www.onewayrichmond.com/
Best blog: http://ohonemorething.wordpress.com/
Katharina is a 22 year old student at VCU but writes an amazing food blog.
* Best community news site – Hills & Heights
* Best business website – Ellwood Thompson’s
* Best use of social media by a business – 2BNB
* Best male Twitterer – @WxDan (despite not currently being in RVA)
* Best female Twitterer – @cubs4emily
Best blog: http://darlingoctopus.wordpress.com/
Best community news site: GayRVA.com
Best comment thread: http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2975#comments In which foodies ironically call @jackgoesforth an elitist know it all.
Best use of social media by a business: @GayRVA working with @lostcats during Pride, utilizing rainbow cats to generate interest.
Best male Twitterer: @jackgoesforth
Best female Twitterer: @cafedarkness
Best blog: richmondfoodcollective.blogspot.com
Best community news site
http://www.rvanews.com
Best male Twitterer
@nearcticfauna
Best female Twitterer
@thecheckoutgirl
Best blog: One Way Richmond
Best blog – http://www.richmondmom.com
Best community news site – http://www.downtownshortpump
Best comment thread – Something by @jackgoesforth
Best business website – http://www.downtownshortpump.com
Best use of social media by a business – http://www.richmondmom.com
Best male Twitterer – @jackgoesforth
Best female Twitterer – @cafedarkness
I’ll 2nd or 5th Hills and Heights and throw in a few more for Best Community News Site: Carver/JWard, North Richmond, and Fan of the Fan.
Best community news site? That’s easy! It’s RVANews!! You guys are my one-stop shop for all of RVA. You have the general news of the area and links to the community blogs.
Best Community News Site: CHPN – http://chpn.net/news/
Best Use of Social Media by Business: Lewis Ginter
Best Blog: The Hat by Harry Kollatz
Best blog – http://www.rvafoodie.com
Best community news site – http://www.cjwn.net
Best comment thread – All of them
Best business website – http://www.ilovestickyrice.com
Best use of social media by a business – Mekong (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
Best male Twitterer – @ChadBrownRVA
Best female Twitterer – @cafedarkness
Best Female Twitterer: @bookladysblog
Best Blog: http://www.thebookladysblog.com
Best Use of Social Media by a Business: Fountain Books
Best Community News: Bon Air Buzz……website, FB and Twitter.
* Best blog: I Could Go On and On
* Best community news site: North Richmond News
* Best comment thread: http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2645
* Best use of social media by a business: Steady Sounds
* Best male Twitterer @rvafoodie
* Best female Twitterer @bookladysblog
best community site – Bon Air Buzz and use of FB, twitter
These nomz are quite sad
* Best blog – Bon Air Buzz
* Best community news site – Bon Air Buzz
* Best business wesbite – Rocket Pop Media
* Best use of social media by a business _ Rocket Pop Media
Wow, look what http://www.onewayrichmond.com says about RVANEWS’ internet awards.
•Best blog: http://www.fuckyeahmotherhood.com/
•Best community news site: RVA News
•Best business website: http://www.circlesstudios.com/
•Best use of social media by a business: @2BNB
•Best male Twitterer: @epicrva
•Best female Twitterer: @a1ne
•Best blog: Gonna pull a crazy move here and nominate my own site – simplysolo.wordpress.com
•Best community news site: http://www.downtownshortpump.com
•Best comment thread:http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2975#comments
•Best use of social media by a business: @2BNB
•Best male Twitterer: @RVAfoodie
•Best female Twitterer: @meganmarconyak
I voted for myself just for the fun of it
•Best blog – http://www.worldwidebrian.com and http://www.newsfromdoswell.com
•Best community news site – http://www.nbc12.com
•Best male Twitterer – @worldwidebrian
•Best female Twitterer – @anaRVA
best blerg: rvafoodie
best community news: rvanews
best comment thread: http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2645
http://www.rvafoodie.com/?p=2645
best use of social media by a business: Nate’s Taco Truck
best business website: http://pizzatonight.tumblr.com
best female tweeter: @bookladysblog
oops! best business website: http://pizzatonightrva.com/
that’s better.
SELFISHNOMZ!
Best blog: http://valwolf.tumblr.com/ — I realize that I am nominating a site about my very own wife’s twitter on my very own site. BUT GUYS. It makes me ial!
Best community blog: http://northrichmondnews — I RUN THIS SITE. SO, LIKE, IT IS MAD SWEET.
Best comment thread: I was going to nominate one of those dang RVAFoodie threads, but you know what? How about this thread were people talk about how they actually liked Avatar: http://rvanews.com/features/avatar-old-story-new-dimension/24173
Best business website:
Best use of social media by a business: Hands down: Nate’s Taco Truck.
Best male Twitterer: Well, obviously, @rosscatrow. I MEAN COME ON GUYS, HAVE YOU SEEN THAT GUY? HE’S TOTALLY A GUY!
Best female Twitterer: Since I can’t nominate myself in this category it either has to be @bpfox or @utensilitis.
I try to ignore these awards, but who doesn’t like being nominated for stuff? And once that got my attention, I really liked seeing how eclectic people’s tastes are (Richmond Mom’s blog and Jack Goes Forth’s twittter?). So, I feel like I should give some recognition back:
Best blog: Richmond Gastronomy: http://dininginrichmond.blogspot.com/
Best community blog: As much as I love running http://www.byrdpark.net and I kinda view http://www.eatingrichmond.com as a sort of community blog, I think http://hillsandheights.org/ is making the biggest strides in galvanizing its constituency.
Best comment thread: I love the comments on my blog more than anything I post to kick things off. I stuck my neck out a few times and that Ellwoods post was definitely the most gratifying. Aside from my blog, the hot debate that Stuzzi’s soggy pizzas inspired really entertained me: http://whinemedineme.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/stuzzi-do-we-need-to-rethink-pizza/ (until the owner just wasn’t funny anymore)
Best business website: http://pearlscupcakeshoppe.com/PearlsMenu.htm I hate cupcakes, but even I gotta admire this page (and not just cuz my wife designed it)
Best use of social media by a business: @RostovsRocks tweets are sweet
Best male Twitterer: one day, I wanna meet @Ali_Faruk
Best female Twitter: @kitchenmusings
best community blog = hills and heights
Best Blog – the 408 (Chris Dovi)
Best community news: Hills & Heights
Best blog: http://valwolf.tumblr.com/ (because it’s hilarious)
Best use of social media by a business: Nate’s Taco Truck (natestacotruck)
Best male Twitterer: genecoxnbc12
Best female Twitterer: thecheckoutgirl
Best Blog: Coffee Culture RVA
Best Community News Site: Hills and Heights *Richard Rocks*
Best Common Thread: got nuttin’
Best Business Website: http://www.blanchardscoffeeco.com
Best use of Social Media by a business: Nate’s Taco
Best Male Twitterer: @RigganRVA
Best Female Twitterer: @bpfox
•Best blog: http://kitchenmusings.com/
•Best community news site: http://www.eatingrichmond.com/
•Best comment thread
•Best business wesbite: http://belmontbutchery.com/
•Best use of social media by a business: Mekong
•Best male Twitterer: RVAfoodie
•Best female Twitterer: KarriPeifer
I accept the nominations, and also I’ll have chicharones tomorrow.
Best blog: http://www.lateenough.com/
Best business wesbite: http://www.floricane.com/
Best use of social media by a business: FeedMore (Central Virginia Food Bank and Meals on Wheels)
Thanks for the nomination guys, in two categories no less. :)
Best business website: http://www.taboolicious.com
Best use of social media by a business: Taboo! http://www.facebook.com/taboolicious http://www.myspace.com/taboolicious http://www.twitter.com/TabooRVA etc.
I just started a blog about Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Richmond. I’d love for you to check it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.richmondbaby.blogspot.com
I’m just getting into the RVA blogging world, so I look forward to checking out these nominations. Thanks!
My nomination for BEST Male Twitterer is:
Gene Cox at NBC 12.
I dare you not to laugh when reading through Gene’s Tweets. They are as original as he is. Plus, he is always glad to make sure you are using proper grammer even in the Twitter world.
Plus I nominate myself for the same thing because its just nice to be nominated. :)
This is the best website for a complete list of exciting things to do with the ENTIRE family in the Richmond area!
Best community news site – http://www.downtownshortpump.com
Best male Twitterer – @genecox
Best Blog: http://www.richmond.macaronikid.com
Best community news site = Carver Jackson Ward News cjwn.net
Best blog: http://www.eatingbirdfood.com
Best community website: http://www.eatingrichmond.com
Best social media by a business: @ellwoods
* Best blog: http://timvidra.blogspot.com/
* Best community news site: http://hillsandheights.org/
* Best female Twitterer: @meganmarkonyak
* Best blog
http://www.richmond.macaronikid.com/
* Best community news site
http://www.downtownshortpump.com/
* Best use of social media by a business
Chick-fil-a Parham
Best blog: http://www.wtvr.com/weather/blog/
Best community news site: http://www.wtvr.com
Best business website: http://www.jeffersonhotel.com
Best use of social media by a business: @CBS6
Best male Twitterer: @LorenzoHall
Best female Twitterer: @SouthernRedRose
* Best business wesbite: The Republic http://www.therepublicrva.com
* Best use of social media by a business: The Republic Twitter and WordPress feeds directly into their site http://www.therepublicrva.com
* Best male Twitterer: @robhuddlestonva of course
Best Business Website: The Republic ( http://www.therepublicrva.com )
Best use of Social Media by Business: The Republic – Twitter, Facebook, and Worpress feeds on their homepage ( http://www.therepublicrva.co )
Best Male Twitterer: @robhuddlestonva of course
how about Best Band or Artist website category???
Hands down the winner would be this guy: http://www.foundationbandrva.com
This is my nomination for best business website. It’s based out of Richmond and helps young athletes get recruited to play college sports.
Best business blog: HYPE
Thanks for your nominations everyone! We’ll be sorting through them over the next couple days. Voting will start on Friday!