Posted on March 13, 2006
The winners of the 2006 Bloggies have been announced. PostSecret dominated the awards winning five bloggies including Best New Weblog
and Weblog of the Year. Over 16% of all the bloggies given went to
PostSecret. PostSecret is a blog and a book that posts anonymous post cards containing people's biggest previously untold secrets. Other multiple winners were Joshuaink.com, Go Fug Yourself and Boing Boing -- each of these blogs won two bloggies. Dooce, which won four bloggies in 2004, did not win this year. Cute Overload was nominated for a total of four bloggies this year and did not win. And My Boyfriend Is a Twat, Photojunkie and Wonkette won again this year in the same categories they won in last year.
Here is a list of the winners:
Best Web Application for Weblogs: Blogger
Best Australian or New Zealand Weblog: Loobylu
Best Asian Weblog: Tokyo Girl
Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog: Baghdad Burning
Best European Weblog: My Boyfriend Is a Twat
Best British or Irish Weblog: Girl With a One-Track Mind
Best Latin American Weblog: Cooking Diva
Best Canadian Weblog: Photojunkie
Best American Weblog: PostSecret
Best Tagline: Joshuaink.com: "More love than a bus full of hippies"
Best Podcast of a Weblog: The Movie Blog
Best Photography of a Weblog: FlickrBlog
Best Craft Weblog: Make:Blog
Best Food Weblog: Vegan Lunch Box
Best Entertainment Weblog: Go Fug Yourself
Best Weblog about Politics: Wonkette
Best Web Development weblog: ProBlogger
Best Computers or Technology Weblog: Slashdot
Best Topical Weblog: PostSecret
Best GLBT Weblog: Queerty
Best Teen Weblog: It's Raining Noodles
Best Humorous Weblog: Overheard in New York
Best Writing of a Weblog: Go Fug Yourself
Best Group Weblog: Boing Boing
Best Community Weblog: PostSecret
Best Designed Weblog: Joshuaink.com
Best Kept Secret Weblog: Needcoffee.com
Best New Weblog: Lifetime Achievement: Boing Boing
Weblog of the Year: PostSecret
