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Three Wins, Thanks Tyee Fans!
You voted us several Best of 604 online awards.
'Best of 604' awards night. Photo credit: Derek Miller on Flickr.
The Tyee scored first place in three categories -- Best Multi-Author site; Best site for News; and Best site for Politics -- last night at the first annual Best of 604 Online awards presentation in downtown Vancouver.
The sold-out event drew bloggers and other online creatives out of their virtual realms and into the crowded, festive atmosphere of The Cellar bar on Granville Street. To be in the buzzing room was to feel the arrival, and impact, of social media and online culture in this corner of Canada. As event organizer Rebecca Bollwitt wrote on her Miss 604 blog this morning: "Some may think it's a silly idea to have an awards night for bloggers and websites, but I think that (especially in this town) so much effort, passion, care, humour, and personality goes into creating such great content that everyone deserved a night out regardless."
Bollwitt, whose own blog has a large and loyal following, certainly deserves huge credit for organizing so successful an event, the proceeds from which went to the food bank.
Some 7,000 people cast votes via the web for Vancouver region nominees in 14 categories.
For Best Multi-Author site, the Tyee edged out Beyond Robson (second) and Vancouver is Awesome (third).
The Tyee was voted Best site for News just ahead of CBC and News 1130.
In the Best site for Politics category, runners up to The Tyee were Matthew Good and Jonathon Narvey.
Here is the full list of winners, with percentage of votes each received:
Best site for sports
- BC Soccer Web 35%
- Canucks Hockey Blog 35%
- Outdoor Vancouver 15%
Best podcast (audio or video):
- Lipgloss and Laptops 35%
- Choogle On 14%
- TikiBar TV 11%
Best site for events:
- Beyond Robson 40%
- From Blown Speakers 19%
- Vancity Buzz 13%
Best multi-author site:
- The Tyee 23%
- Beyond Robson 16%
- Vancouver is Awesome 15%
Best new blog of 2008:
- Modern Mix Vancouver 31%
- 3 Degrees West 12%
- Tiny Bites 9%
Best site for tech:
- Buzz Networker 21%
- Techvibes 18%
- iPhone in Canada 16%
Best site for news:
Best site for politics:
- The Tyee 35%
- Matthew Good 22%
- Jonathon Narvey 18%
Best site for humor:
- The Province Live @ 5 24%
- CondoHype 17%
- Your Dose of Lunacy 13%
Best company blog:
- Raincity Studios 18%
- BuildDirect 17%
- Degrees West 10%
Best site for food (directory or blog):
- The Well-Tempered Chocolatier 14%
- Farmstead Wines 11%
- Chow Times 10%
Best site for photos:
- Waxy Photography 16%
- Marc L'Esperance 13%
- Blue Olive Photography 11%
Best site for fashion or style:
- Demicouture 24%
- The Style Spy 20%
- The Conveyor Belt 17%
Best personal site:
- John Chow 46%
- Gus Greeper 7%
- Delicious Juice 6%
A big thanks to our contributors, our readers, the blogging community and all who cast a vote for The Tyee!
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Miss604
3 years ago
Congratulations!
Thank you for attending, David and most of all thanks to The Tyee for all of the amazing content - cheers!
trishussey
3 years ago
Well deserved
The Tyee certainly deserves all these accolades. You've been pushing out great content (and boundaries) for years.
Now is your time to shine.
quarry bay
3 years ago
Congrats Tyee
The more people you can draw to this site the better, besides being deserving of the awards, sites like the Tyee and others might be the last uncorrupted source of news for the masses.
Just be careful Tyee, there are powers at play and you are certainly creating enemies within goverment.
If you need any hired muscle, just give me a buzz.
NicS
3 years ago
Better than the CBC!
High praise indeed, and I didn't even get to vote!
towelpower
3 years ago
A win well won
Well-deserved accolades indeed. The Tyee is the most interesting local news source, no question.
Waxy
3 years ago
Yes!
I've been a big fan of The Tyee ever since moving to Vancouver from Chicago. It's been a great way to connect with new city and country.
Personally, as a photographer, and winner of the best of 604 photo site, one my favorite regular features are the photo essays. Keep 'em coming!
Congrats! All three wins are well deserved.
southdeltawalker
3 years ago
By the way....
If there was a an equity category for featuring women/minority writers-The Tyee certainly wouldn't win.
monty
3 years ago
southdeltawalker
EDITED FOR PERSONAL INSULTS -- TYEE MODERATOR ... These awards are something to celebrate.
..EDITED..
I thoroughly appreciate the efforts of David Beers and his crew to provide us all with information that is usually sealed in containers below ground.
Have a nice holiday, Mr. Beers et al.
DSB
3 years ago
I'm just curious - wouldn't
I'm just curious - wouldn't The Tyee and CBC be better suited to compete in national news and magazine competitions? The 604 award matches a curious crew of after-work bloggers against business blogs in the same category.
David Beers
3 years ago
DSB, Interesting point
You point out a real difference in resources among the various entries. I think the general frame was online only. And though we may have more resources than the average blogger, we have vastly less than the CBC or corporate media. But it's an interesting question you raise and I'd be interested in what the online community has to say.