Indibloggies 2008 Winners Announced
Woh ghadii aa he gayii! The Indiblogosphere has given its verdict and has chosen a new set of winners from over 150 worthy contenders across 16 varied categories. The final phase of Voting at the Indibloggies 2008 event had total 4876 votes cast over a span of two weeks. The figures may be small, but being recognized as a blogger extraordinaire by your own community is no small an achievement.
“Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind” authored by Arnab Ray has won the top laurels of the “Indiblog of the Year 2008″. His blog has won in this and the “Most Humorous Blog” category for the second consecutive time at the Indibloggies. Please join me in congratulating him and all the other winners on their triumph. With this win Arnab also makes it to the coveted “Indibloggies Hall of Fame “. Congratulations!
I thank all the participants, the Jurors and the Sponsors for their help and encouragement. Hearty congratulations to all the winners.
Following is the complete list of Winners:
Indiblog of the year 2008 Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
A special “Indiblogger of the year” scrapture trophy, worth Rs 15,000, designed by Arun Verma Design Studios
Books worth Rs 3000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Copy of the book “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” authored by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett
Copy of Think Tweet Book 1, worth $19.95, by Rajesh Shetty
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Cash award of Rs 2,000 from Zoho
$30 from Indian Social Aggregator India Sphere
$15 in cash and a copy of the book Blog Blazers worth $17 from Chetan Bhawani’s thewwwblog
Best New Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Copy of Think Tweet Book 1, worth $19.95, by Rajesh Shetty
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Indi Microblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Copy of Think Tweet Book 1, worth $19.95, by Rajesh Shetty
Best Humanities Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Copy of the book “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” authored by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett
Most Humorous Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Group Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Indi Food/Beverages blog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Copy of the book “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” authored by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Entertainment Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Copy of the book “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” authored by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Travel Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
A Blog-hosting package (1 domain name + 1 GB webspace + Latest WordPress) worth Rs 5500 from web1.in
Best Sports Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Best Science/Technology Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Cash award of Rs 2,000 from Zoho
Cash Awards of $50 from techblissonline
Best IndiPodcast Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Best Business Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
Cash Awards of $20 from Learn QTP
Best Designed Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
Cash Awards of $50 from techblissonline
Best Indi Photoblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A copy of Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition (Graphics Series) by Ben Long, worth $26, from the food-blogger duo Jay & Bee of Jugalbandi
Best Personal Indiblog Prizes won:
Award Certificate from Indibloggies
Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 from Hachette India
A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s book “My Friend Sancho” from Hachette India
A surprise gift, worth Rs 155, by Pothi.com
A Blog-hosting package (1 domain name + 1 GB webspace + Latest WordPress + 1 Professional theme worth max $25) worth Rs 6500 from web1.in
Interested in statistics? The final tally foravailable here .
Winners, please send an email to indibloggies at gmail dot com with subject PRIZE CLAIM 2008, stating your Indian postal address and contact details so that prizes could be sent to you in due time.
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