the best blog i've seen come out of st. louis is an awareness blog called www.eyeswideblind.com. Very large following, I actually didn't know the staff was located in st. louis until recently.
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Finalists
Left Bank Books – http://www.facebook.com/LeftBankBooks.STL
Star Clipper – http://www.facebook.com/pages /Star-Clipper/275545919005
The Royale – http://www.facebook.com/royalestl
Foam Coffee and Beer – http://www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer
Best Use of Facebook to Promote a Personal Brand
Jennifer Silverberg
Ron Waterman, the brains behind the St. Louis Cardinals' "Stand for Stan" campaign, won our Tweet of the Year award.
Jennifer Silverberg
Stephanie Tolle's Iron Stef is the RFT 2011 St. Louis Web Awards' Best Food Blog.
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Angela Ortmann
http://www.facebook.com/STLwinegirl
The Judges Say: The STL Wine Girl does a great job of staying focused on her brand, even while interacting with her fans. There's a good balance of informative posts as well as personal, conversational status updates and a solid collection of photo albums. Ortmann also does a great job linking her Facebook page to her website and other social-media outlets.
Click here to read more on the STL Wine Girl.
Finalists
Beth Bombara – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beth-Bombara/191891043114
David Sheets – http://www.facebook.com/david.sheets
Steve Ewing – http://www.facebook.com /profile.php?id=502626235
Bill Chott – http://www.facebook.com/theimprovtrick
Best Locally Built iPhone App
PocketBooth
http://projectbox.com/pocketbooth
The Judges Say: Part of a popular trend in photo apps, PocketBooth helps users to create stylized retro images, with strips of four sequential shots. It's a fun app that's both well designed and well built, making it easy to share photos on Twitter, Flickr and Facebook.
Finalists
Metro STL – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/metro-stl/id385156722
Aisle411 – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aisle411/id394218369
Schlafly Beer – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/schlafly-beer/id366578488
Best Local Celebrity Site
Punching Kitty
http://punchingkitty.com
The Judges Say: This is the only nominee that has daily updates and includes "celebrities" with some kind of tie to St. Louis. Its post about KMOV-TV (Channel 4) morning news anchor Virginia Kerr tweeting her birth was one of the funniest reads of the year. Author Mike Flynn has a deliciously cynical sense of humor. He's a truly prolific and creative blogger who does it all, amazingly, in his spare time.
Finalists
ReviewSTL Celebrity Gossip – http://www.reviewstl.com/category/off-the-wall/celebrity-gossip
ToastedRav – http://www.toastedrav.com
Best Sex Blog
The Beautiful Kind
http://thebeautifulkind.com
The Judges Say: St. Louis mom Kendra Holliday "came out of the closet" last year, revealing herself as the sex blogger the Beautiful Kind. And while she's suffered for her revelation — her ex is now trying to change their child-custody agreement — her blog is better than ever. Holliday has a huge, devoted readership, and we can't help but admire how hilariously blunt she is. She got us feeling all hot and bothered, even as she provided an always-useful reminder that women who love sex aren't whores.
Click here to read "NSFW," RFT's feature on The Beautiful Kind.
Finalists
Sex Positive St. Louis – http://sexstl.com
Best Start-Up
Saint Louis Coworking
http://theshellbuilding.com/saint-louis-coworking
The Judges Say: The guys behind Saint Louis Coworking have done a lot in just five months: They've rented out tons of coworking space, hosted their own events and enlisted a virtual army of ambassadors to help promote their brand. We love their frequent Twitter posts, too.
Finalists
Appistry – http://www.appistry.com
Mom's Originals – http://www.momsoriginals.com
Aisle411 – http://aisle411.com
Whiz-Tech Technology Café – http://www.whiz-tech.net
Best Club Site
The Luminary
http://theluminaryarts.com
The Judges Say: The Luminary Arts has one of the most functional venue websites in St. Louis. While it's not the flashiest site, it works well, which from a reader's perspective is the most important thing. It's readable, clean and frequently updated. What more do you want?
Finalists
The Pageant – http://www.thepageant.com
The Firebird – http://www.firebirdstl.com
Pop's Nightclub & Concert Venue – http://www.popsrocks.com
Best Restaurant Site
Crave the Cup
http://www.cravethecup.com
The Judges Say: From the moment you hit the Cup's website, you're bombarded with beautiful images of delicious cupcakes. The warm feelings continue as you notice the site's friendly usability. The Cup offers an amazing wealth of information, from the cupcake alert banner to the detailed availability calendar for each cupcake. Top it off with a sturdy social-media presence, and you have hands-down the best restaurant website in St. Louis.
Finalists
Latitude 26 Tex Mex – http://latitude26texmex.com
Pi Pizzeria – http://www.restaurantpi.com
Cheese-ology – http://www.cheese-ology.com
The Royale – http://www.theroyale.com
Best Twitterer
The Judges Say: Seriously, does this guy ever work? He's always tweeting! But 47,000 followers can't be wrong — and Chris Reimer is, in fact, funny as hell. His tweets mix marketing with the personal; he also does a great job of promoting other local entrepreneurs and making sure his followers feel appreciated.
Finalists
Nelly – @Nelly_Mo
Mayor Slay – @MayorSlay
Todd Randall Jordan – @Tojosan
Melody Meiners – @CosmosGirl
Tweet of the Year
@CardsInsider: Redbirds start the Stand for Stan campaign
"#Cardinals begin campaign to honor Stan Musial: http://tinyurl.com/24fr3lw Watch daily photo tweets of fans Standing for Stan #standforstan"
The Judges Say: This campaign embodies the power of Twitter. It's a perfect example of how to harness new media to get people excited, develop media buzz and make something happen — in this case, getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Cardinals great Stan Musial. It goes without saying, of course, that Twitter couldn't have found a more worthy man to celebrate.
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Why oh why hasn't BuenoJoe.com been nominated. I sure hope they get some recognition in the next awards show
Virginia Kerr how do you feel about Kent Ehrhardt making sexually explicit comments about your attire? And what does your very attractive young husband feel about it.
for more information on www.cubiclechick.com Danyelle Littlego to https://www.courts.mo.gov/case...
Put in Danyelle's name and you will find a wealth of information on the cubicle chickshould she have been nominated. You make the call.
So happy for all of you that won and were mentioned. Thanks@RiverfrontTimes for doing this. So just in case I missed anyone in my tweets Congrats
I hate that I missed the event! Congrats to everyone but especially my bros @rizzotees and @therisetothetop
Why didn't the RFT nominated showmedaily.org as a candidate for best political blog? The blog has frequent discussions of Missouri and St. Louis policy that go into much more detail and analysis than anything else nominated.
Tho, I don't understand how anything beat out Political Fix... That blog breaks news, whereas Fired Up! incoherently reacts to Political Fix's news updates and other independent reporting.
William. I ca't make it tonite now! My cousin Ashley Flinn would love to go. She's in the biz. Plus one. I won the tix today via FB. Back to the rough day, Lisa Mueller
This msg is for William. I am unable to come tonite. I won the tix via FB. Lisa Mueller. My cuz would love to have them. Ashley Flinn, plus one. She's in the music biz too. FB msg me back if u get this. Thanks a million. Now back to a rough day..
Props to Adam Shriver and St. Louis Activist Hub; my source for progressive discourse in St. Louis...
Thank you RFT for acknowledging some of St. Louis's best at what they love. You help keep St. Louis fresh and alive. All reports of the "death of St. Louis" pale in the people you have recognized. They have a zest and a feel for the topical. Thanks again.
Wow. WOW! Thank you judges, thank you RFT, thank you to my peeps at Scorch, and big thank yous to Falk Harrison for bringing me on. In the interests of full disclosure, Falk Harrison will be taking away my Internet access to ensure I get work done while on site. But I am taking steps to mitigate...... Hello Clear 4G Personal Hotspot! BWOOOHAAAHAAAHAAAAA!
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