Macedonian blog aggregator Blogirame [“We blog”] published the results [1] [mk] of their first annual awards, as well as videos [2] [mk] from the ceremony held on November 23, 2012.
According to the popular vote:
- The best blog for 2012 is Common Sense Hate [3], which was also declared the most revolutionary (socially/politically engaged) and the funniest;
- Angela Dissected [4] was declared the sexiest blogger;
- Bookbox [5] – the best culture blog;
- Skopje Casual [6] – the best blog on fashion and other modern things, and also the best photo-blog;
- NBA Macedonia [7] – the best in sports blogging;
- This is Not a Social Media Blog [8] – the best IT/Internet marketing blog.
- Blog Post of the Year: “Life of an electrical engineering student” [9] [mk]
(Video by @banekoma [10].)
Winners in the top Twitter categories include:
- RumStangla [11] – the best debutante and the best female;
- OffNetMk [12] – the best company/organization;
- BatmanSaysT [13] – the highest improvement;
- Sead93 [14] – the most useful/valuable;
- Mekica [15] – the best avatar;
- Sulimanovic [16] – the wittiest Twitter user;
- IrenaXXXX [17] – the best after hours user in the so-called “third shift” (#третасмена [18]);
- SkDeeyasporah [19] – the most active diaspora member.
[20]Angela/@RumShtangla showing her three awards. Used with permission.
The top hashtag for 2012 is #ЗдравоБоби [21] (Hello Bobi). JovanaTozija explained [22] [mk] that unlike the lucrative motives of the past, now all you need to connect with fashion icon “is Twitter and a publicly expressed wish for sexual relation.” The meme started very innocently, when Bobi praised a “phenomenally beautiful” top model to the point of inviting her to become a mother to his child. She actually responded with a photo greeting [23].
The point of this viral campaign–or “successful trolling project” according [24] [mk] to RubinBT–was to “show the power of the social media to get a response by a celebrity soul-mate,” as Nixon, Inc elaborated [25] [mk].
The top tweet [26] for 2012 is by Ina…
Слободно може да се заебавате на моја сметка, блокирана ми е!
— Ina (@mnogufina) September 24, 2012 [27]
“You can freely have fun at my account, it has been blocked!”