The Indibloggies 2008 Sponsors

Do take a look at the award categories for the upcoming 2008 event. We would only be too happy if you could lend your support to this movement.

Would you like to be a part of the Indibloggies 2008 event? Please write to us with your proposal.

INDIBLOGGIES 2008 SPONSORS LINE-UP

SILVER SPONSORS

Wordpress

Books & Goodies from Hachette India

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Hachette India would award:

  • Books worth Rs 3000 to the “Indiblog of the Year 2008″
  • Book Hampers worth Rs 1000 to the winner in each award category.
  • A copy of award-winning blogger Amit Varma’s upcoming book “My Friend Sancho” to the winner in each award category. Amit’s book will be published by Hachette India in April this year.

    • BRONZE SPONSORS

    Scrapture Trophy from Arun Verma

    Arun VermaA special “Indiblogger of the year” scrapture trophy, worth Rs 15,000, designed by Arun Verma Design Studios.

    Problogger Book

    Copies of the book “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income” authored by well known professional bloggers Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett. For further details on the book please visit its official website.

    Cash Awards from Zoho

    ZohoZoho would award Rs 2,000 each for the “Best Science/Technology Indiblog” & “Indiblog of the Year” categories. Zoho is a comprehensive suite of online applications (services) that you can easily access from Zoho.com.

    Blog Hosting packages from Web1

    Web1Web1 would award a Blog-hosting package (1 domain name + 1 GB webspace + Latest Wordpress + 1 Professional theme worth max $25) worth Rs 6500 to the winner of the “Best Personal Indiblog” and a Blog-hosting package (1 domain name + 1 GB webspace + Latest Wordpress) worth Rs 5500/- each to winners of the “Best Designed Indiblog” and “Best Travel Indiblog”.

    ThinkTweet Book by Rajesh Shetty

    ThinkTweetCopies of Think Tweet Book 1, worth $19.95 each, by Rajesh Shetty.

    Surprise Gift from Pothi.com

    Pothi.comA surprise gift to winners (in select 13 categories), worth Rs 155 each, by Pothi.com.

    OTHER SPONSORS

    AWARDS FROM THE BLOGGER COMMUNITY
  • Indian Social Aggregator India Sphere would award $30 to the winner in “Indiblog of the Year” category.
  • A copy of Complete Digital Photography, Fourth Edition (Graphics Series) by Ben Long, worth $26, for the Best Photo Blog from the food-blogger duo Jay & Bee of Jugalbandi.
  • Chetan Bhawani’s thewwwblog would award $15 in cash and a copy of the book Blog Blazers worth $17 to the “Indiblog of the Year”.
  • Cash Awards of $50 for the “Best Science/Technology Indiblog” and $50 for the “Best Designed Indiblog” from techblissonline.
  • Cash Awards of $20 for the “Best Business Indiblog” from Learn QTP.
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64 licensed DVD worth Rs 12,000, by Anand Khanse, Microsoft MVP of winvistaclub.com for the “Best Science/Technology IndiBlog”. Update [11 Jan 2009]: Anand has informed me that his offer was time-bound (which was not agreed upon when he offered the sponsorship) and that he has given the DVD to “another deserving winner”. Indibloggies apologises to the winner Amit Agarwal for this thoroughly unprofessional behaviour of Anand.

    • Our heartfelt thanks to all the Sponsors!

    January 7th, 2009 | 3 comments | Permalink  

    The Indibloggies 2008 award categories

    The upcoming 2008 event of the Indibloggies would award outstanding blogs in the following award-categories:

    1. IndiBlog of the year
    2. Best Humanities IndiBlog (IndiBlogs covering Art/Craft/Painting, Hobby, Literature, Poetry/Fiction)
    3. Best Entertainment Indiblog (blogs on Music, TV, Movies, theatre & fashion)
    4. Best Sports IndiBlog
    5. Best Science/Technology IndiBlog
    6. Best IndiBlog directory/service/clique/network
    7. Best Designed IndiBlog (Blogs with original designs or with major visible customizations to existing themes)
    8. Best Food/Beverages Indiblog
    9. Most Humorous Indiblog
    10. Best Indi Podcast/Vidcast
    11. Best Travel Indiblog
    12. Best New Indiblog (IndiBloggers who began blogging on/after July 1, 2008)
    13. Best Photo Indiblog
    14. Best Personal Indiblog New category
    15. Best Group/Community Indiblog
    16. Best Business Indiblog New category
    17. Best Indi Microblog New category
    To know about the prizes being distributed in these award categories please click here.

    Nominations for the 2008 Indibloggies haven’t started yet. We would make an announcement about nominations shortly. Meanwhile, please don’t send nominations via contact form or comment form.

    January 7th, 2009 | 9 comments | Permalink