PostSecret Dominates 2006 Bloggies

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