Rants – 2009 Winner

Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2009 SEMMY Award in the Rants category is … drum-roll, please …

Social Media Cash Grab
David Harry, Huomah | 7/16/08

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

I feel an personal dilemma in supporting social media in a world where the management of such locales seem unappreciative to those that have a major role in the building process. When a website is built with user generated content, showing some love to the users generating the content, might be a good idea now and again.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

1. Ranting: Google & Online Reputation Management
   Eric Lander | 9/9/08
2. The SEMMYS Launch, The Whineys TBA
   Rae Hoffman | 1/16/08

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!