How did fritzified.com win, again? <—Insert Plurk emoticon (s_unsure) here —> More importantly, WHY? The citations the site got from the nominations might shed some light on this paradox (and I hope they won’t mind me reproducing their kind words here to further my gloating, tee hee):
“A new blog doesn’t have to be ground-breaking or political or showbiz to be influential. Sometimes, the blogger behind it just needs to be a good person for he, himself, to become a positive influence to the bloggers he meets and the readers he writes for. Well, Fritz Tentativa is certainly the nicest and friendliest new blogger I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, so my last slot goes to him” – Eugene Villar (vaes9)
“This blog demonstrates how personal experiences can be relate-able and interesting even to people who do not know the blogger. This blog excels in turning seemingly insignificant events and thoughts into interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining reads.” – Ria Jose
“Seriously, why are people forgetting about him? Fritz is probably the break out star of 2007 after whipping up one of the best looking themes we’ve seen in a while (but, he’s no longer using that now). He has made his mark as someone who could act as an elder statesman, a photography guru or the unfortunate victim to OmarItaygate. Yes people, YOU CAN VOTE FOR FRITZ.” – Benj Espina (Atheista)
“…halo-halo. Mga adventures ni kabayang Fritz, angkanyang mga gimiks at pagkakawanggawa. Nakakaaliw ang kanyang mga larawang kinukunan.” – SamJuan (the new anonymous)
“I love him cause he’s a funny guy.” – Raein
“Fritz has always wowed us with his point-and-shoot camera wizardry and has proved to us that with enough dose of creativity, one can turn the mundane to extraordinary!” – Dr. Tess Termulo (Prudence)
“a witty blogger and a mobile phone photography-fanatic, check out his Plurks too!” – Aileen Apolo
“Dickery + flawlessly-written posts = total Paparazziness. Despite his numerous attempts to become a rockstar of his own world – well it doesn’t matter. He might be putting a bit (or lots) of dickery in the middle of his formally tuned-up posts, but hey dude – I never thought it could sound so awesome (and his PICS! HIS PICS ARE JUST GUHHREAT)! …” – Kevin Bautista (then utakgago, now menthol-guy)
“Because he’s Fritz.” – Andrew DS (also, author of Ratified.org)
“Fritzified is always a fun read, and is of course updated and maintained by the one and only Fritz Tentativa. If you haven’t experienced his wit and photography skillz, then you’re in for a treat.” Marcelle Fabie (mistervader)
“Fritz Tentativa has a way with words — and pictures. With his biting wit (and massive rockstar potential [whatever that means]), he turns every blog post into…something someone with a biting wit and a massive rockstar potential would write. Armed with his Nokia N82, he snaps away, turning each moment into a photo you wouldn’t believe was taken with a camera phone. I guess that’s why he’s a diva.” – Nina Fuentes (justwandering.org)
“I’ve decided to nominate fritzified.com [...]. A wholesome combination of lifestyle, food, gadgetry, even fashion, but written from an intelligent point of view and not just flashy superficiality.” – Manolo Quezon III (mlq3)
“How can you not enjoy the ramblings and the musings of Fritz. From discussing the fine things in life to social and Philosophicals. Fritizified.com is a virtual cornucopia of ideas. Time spent there is not boring.” – Juned Sonido (baratillo)
The rest of the guys who voted for fritzified are:
Shari Cruz (misteryosa), Paolo Mendoza (blacklinemedia and 2007 winner), Arbet Bernardo (awbholdings), Rhodilee (cantalktech), Raein (one of the manilafoodistas) Rommel (inghinyero), Faith Salazar (aka Poyt, aka tanggera), Angel Juarez (aka bleue, aka lakwatsero, responsible for skillfully/craftilly designing the Visit Sagada website), Coy Caballes (vlogger thisiscoy extraordinaire), and Hener (wawsabaw).
See? I told you I know you all are! I THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH!
I think I Plurked something like even if I don’t make the cut for the Top 10, being voted by the people whose opinion really matter would weigh in as “major gloat factor” more than anything else. And I meant that. I mean look at that lineup! LOL But seriously, it’s truly an honor to be on your list, guys. And I didn’t even force you to vote! (Although the now defunct “fans club” might have done it. And that “you guys have good taste” line might have pshyshed you up. Might. I guess we’ll never know LOL). It’s funny, though, that I’ve always known Visit Sagada would win. It has the making of a big hit from day 1: big project, great push, good looking site, informative, and tourism boosting. What could possibly stop that from winning?! Also, Big-FOUR FTMFW! LOL To my homies at The Man-Blog who had been very supportive of my perennial absence from article submissions, even if you didan’t vote, you majorly sick asses, I know that deep inside, you are wishing and hoping and thinking and praying, planning and dreaming each night for my best interest (wag nyo ko pahiyain, thumbs up naman dyan kahit pilit lang mga repapipz, YESSSSSS! Salamat, salamat!). OK, OK, I swear to write something again some time soon. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I MEANT SOON-EST! Jeez…
The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs project would not have been possible without Janette Toral. Thank you so much for creating an avenue where hard work in blogging is in a way commended by peer jury. It reminds me of the Actor’s Guild Awards, only bigger! Congratulations, Janette! More power to your future writing projects!
To the rest of the winners, good job you guys!
Here are your TOP 10:
- Manila Foodistas
- Filipino Voices
- Visit Sagada
- Missing Carlo
- Mar Roxas for President in 2010 blog
- You Got Tech
- The Not so Talented DJ Montano
- Davao Delicious
Music Picks - Bariles Republic
Fritzified - Bloggers Da Who
Read entries about this event from the influentialblogger.net master list.
Special thanks also go to the project/event sponsors:
Slycesoft Games Development is a small but agile creative and technology company specializing in design-to-deployment game development, 3d virtual walk through, and online virtual worlds. Prototypes include Away Agila, a 3D fighting game; Dyipoy, a Virtual Jeepney experience; and SunIsland, an Online Virtual World.
Legend Hotels International Corporation, a 100% Filipino-owned and Filipino-managed chain of hotels that provides accommodation beyond 600 rooms to a wide range of clientele – company executives, families, OFW’s, balikbayans, provincial business travelers, local and foreign tourists.
The writing project would not have been possible without the support of YesPinoy, a major sponsor. Also to minor sponsors such as PRC Board Exam Results, RegaloService.com, and Fil-Am Yellow Pages.)
Twitter Updates
12 August 2008 at 11:52 pm
i pluck fritz’s hair and keep it to make DNA clone babies of him!
12 August 2008 at 11:54 pm
Congratulations Fritz! You deserve to be included in the list. Hindi ka lang magaling na writer/photographer/model/rocker. Isa ka pang ideal opren LOL keep rocking Rockstar Fritz! (insert rocker icon here)
12 August 2008 at 11:57 pm
WOW FRITZ! CONGRATS :D
yehey influential ka namang tunay… tingnan mo pati kaibigan ko na hindi blogger kilala ka.
Ganon effect mo :D
weeee :D
13 August 2008 at 12:03 am
Yahoo! Congrats! :-) I wish somebody would post here your rockstar photo
13 August 2008 at 12:06 am
Your blog deserves the title, dude. You’re, like, the awesomeness! =D
Now, where’s our reward for voting for you?
13 August 2008 at 12:06 am
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Let’s make that magazine cover happen! HUZZAH TO NEXT LEVEL SUPERSTARDOM! (g_rock_n_roll)
13 August 2008 at 12:09 am
WAG PO! LOLOLOLOLOLOL Thanks, Dr. Tess!
13 August 2008 at 12:10 am
Dahil I feed and get my daily nourishment from compliments, dahil dito sa comment mo tataba na talaga ako ng husto! LOL Congratulations, too, Mica! w00t!
13 August 2008 at 12:19 am
Um, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARIIIIIIII! RAKRAKAN NA! (g_rock_n_roll) LOLOLOLOLOL (parang sirang plaka lang). Thanks man, you rock!
13 August 2008 at 12:20 am
Didn’t I give the awesomest reason to nominate you? LOL Congrats.
13 August 2008 at 12:21 am
Ah, eh, kasi IRL ako nangampanya talaga kaya nya ako kilala LOL. Thanks samieboy! Goodluck sa lovelife! (yonaman!)
13 August 2008 at 12:21 am
Yun ang pinaka essence, yes, I agree. *tambling mode* Thanks Andrew! w00t!
13 August 2008 at 12:53 am
Jayvee, that’s a great idea. I’ll sell them DNA! I’m bound to get rich.
13 August 2008 at 12:55 am
Congratulations Fritz! You did great! :)
13 August 2008 at 12:59 am
Ay hindi rin, kasi pandak ang produkto (pero may mga sapatos na pampatangkad so pwede na) LOL
13 August 2008 at 1:57 am
Congratulations Fritz. :)
13 August 2008 at 2:00 am
Ey, Philos, thanks man! XD
13 August 2008 at 2:00 am
Salamat Paolo-san!
13 August 2008 at 2:07 am
congrats dude!
13 August 2008 at 2:19 am
Thanks man!
13 August 2008 at 4:19 am
Fritz, congrats!!!
13 August 2008 at 4:57 am
Congratulations Fritz and may your victory inspire more bloggers to step up!
13 August 2008 at 6:05 am
Fritz: Vini,Vidi, Vici
Salutations, Felicitations and congratulations !
13 August 2008 at 7:27 am
dayum! top 10?! and they don’t even know that fritz does it for the lulz and the lulz alone! *clears space and bangs on desk with glee* ohfritzyourock.
13 August 2008 at 7:47 am
Hanep!
Congrats sa’yo kabayan!
Isang step patungo sa ‘yong pagiging ganap na rakstar!! Astig ka!!
Di ako nagkamali ng boto!
Mabuhay!
13 August 2008 at 8:26 am
CONGRATS!
waah! wala naman sabihan ng totoong pangalan diyan! ahihi
13 August 2008 at 8:44 am
Hi Fritz!
Am honored to share the #9 spot with you.
You have an awesome blog here. :)
Thanks for the link-up.
From the Tuna Capital, “Mabuhay tayong lahat!”
13 August 2008 at 10:06 am
LOOLOLOLOLOL Pinalitan ko na Hener! Salamat! :D
13 August 2008 at 10:17 am
Awww, thanks Janette!! :D
13 August 2008 at 10:21 am
Thanks, dhonjason!
13 August 2008 at 10:31 am
“Veni” raw sabi ng pack ng Marlboro Reds. Pero gusto ko yung dating nung catch phrase na yun, may pagka-grand and self-serving. LOL
13 August 2008 at 10:33 am
Ganap na, hindi lang kalat talaga (g_rock_n_roll). LOLOLOLOLOLOL Salamat katotong SamJuan!
13 August 2008 at 10:34 am
Ang lahat ng to ay isa lamang palabas, ganun ba Chix? yonaman no?! LOL Thanks!
13 August 2008 at 11:12 am
Congratulations! :)
13 August 2008 at 11:21 am
hey! CONGRATS!!
you truly deserve this!!!
^,^
13 August 2008 at 11:43 am
na ang lahat ng ito ay hindi pa maximum awesomeness! na ikaw ay papatay patay pa sa pagbblog. humanda na ang lahat! LOL!
13 August 2008 at 2:44 pm
Congratulations din! XD
13 August 2008 at 2:44 pm
Salamatz, Ria! Sa unang bumoto sa akin, woohoo!
13 August 2008 at 2:45 pm
Thanks Jo! Pakiramdam ko rin JOWKTIEMZ!
13 August 2008 at 2:46 pm
Ano na lang itsura nun kung todo, no? More importantly, ano na lang itsura ko? Di na matutulog! LULZ
13 August 2008 at 3:55 pm
Congrats Fritz!
13 August 2008 at 7:09 pm
pwede pa ba humabol ng congratulations, kahit napipilitan lamang dahil sa frenship? wehehe! congrats, fritz, for the 9th place. oops, mejo familiar saken ang lugar na yan a, hahaha! :)
13 August 2008 at 8:41 pm
Wow, first quote ako. Hehehe.
Congrats, again! :-)
14 August 2008 at 2:22 am
Thanks man. Congratulations din!
14 August 2008 at 2:23 am
Parehong 9th ba? LOLOLOLOLOL Salamat ingkong, este, koya! L’oreal FTW! LOL
14 August 2008 at 2:27 am
Thanks for the vote, Mr. Lakbayan! Sabi sayo na-tats ako sa citation eh. Hehe. Salamat!
14 August 2008 at 8:38 am
Haha, ang dali mo namang mabola!
:) And of course, congratulations. Now you must expect for visitors to flood your blogstats. :p
Mas maganda yung Top 10 badge nyo! Argh. :P
14 August 2008 at 9:49 am
Shame on me. Missed the voting. IT’S ALL YOU MR. FRITZ!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! And yah, bookmarked. …since day one!
14 August 2008 at 10:27 am
Thanks sa vote Kevin-slash-utakgago-slash mr-influential-slash-mentholguy! wahoo! XD
14 August 2008 at 10:28 am
Onga, jm, since the launch pa. May pa iwan ka pa ng tsinelas before leaving your first comment kasi “squeaky clean” ang site sabi mo. Yes, I remember everything. Yay! Now gimme that coffee/espresso maker! LOL
14 August 2008 at 1:00 pm
I think… I know you already read my comment on Misteryosa… but congrats again anyway. Totally well-deserved! I would’ve voted for you, but I never made my own list as I just couldn’t get myself to break my 4-month blogging hiatus.
I’m assuming y’all got a certificate or something? When I won last year, I think Paolo Mendoza and I were the only ones who never got our damn plaques, LOL. Ma’am Janet Toral said she’d mail it to me in Canada… but alas, that never happened. Bummer. Oh well… no biggie.
Rock on, rockstar.
Regards,
Dead Blogger
14 August 2008 at 4:05 pm
4-month blogging hiatus? Sana may ganyuan dinat work pero with pay. Yay! Yes, may certificate Kamingnakuha. I guess Bryan won’t get his, either LOL Thanks for the very encouraging words, fruityoaty and thanks for taking thetime to drop by often! (g_rock_n_roll)
14 August 2008 at 8:04 pm
Congrats Fritz. Project Happy Slip Ver II wasn’t Omar Itay’d! hahaha
14 August 2008 at 10:23 pm
Seriously man, if I’d known your blog was qualified, I’d've included fritzified.com in my list! At any rate, it’s in the Top10! :D
Congrats and thanks for the link love!
14 August 2008 at 10:30 pm
Thanks Benj for having the vision that I’m like big as the cosmos (hmmm… I think Ima use this tagline soon. Big as the cosmos) LOL Seriously, thanks for the citations (from the nomination down to your aftermath post. Congratulations for Visit Sagada! w00t!
14 August 2008 at 10:32 pm
Awww, thanks Blogie! Hey, congratulation with davaodeli.com man! Cheers! XD
15 August 2008 at 1:25 am
Did you know that I received congratulatory messages because they thought I won this… LOL.
I said to them, no it was not me… it’s Fritz – just take my name and add an R to make it a Rockstar :D
Congrats man for winning! [insert plurk emoticon (g_rock_n_roll) here]
15 August 2008 at 10:48 am
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Onganaman kasi isang letter lang ang pagitan hehe. Thanks Fitz! Nice meeting you during awards night. (g_rock_n_roll)
16 August 2008 at 3:10 am
congrats… yun lang msasabi ko… hehehe
17 August 2008 at 9:48 am
That’s fantastic, Fritz! Congratulations! *clap*
18 August 2008 at 4:58 pm
Wow, 62 comments. I’m proud. Proud to be the only one who sees you half-naked every morning.
AIIIYYYYEEEEEEEEE!
*drool drool drool*