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WHO rocks your online world?
Tattoo, the #1 broadband in the Philippines
continues this year with its trailblazing recognition of social media
celebrities and influencers with the prestigious Tatt Awards, the first-ever
awards platform for online personalities who have inspired, led, influenced and
sparked changes in the world in a positive way.
The first-ever Tatt awards held last year gathered
and shone the limelight on technophiles, video vamps and passionate advocates
of change:
Young celebrity stylist Laureen Uy bagged last year’s Stylisimo Award for
her fresh take on fashion, her very successful online store, Stylebreak and her
religiously followed fashion blog, Break My Style.; `Professional heckler’ Loi Reyes Landicho received the Word Slayer award; TV
host-columnist Bianca Gonzales was voted by her followers as the #1 Thoughtmover;
Mikey Bustos for the Video Slinger award; Up Dharma Down, for Indie Rocker;
Marc Macanas for Tech Junkie and the Philippines’ pride, Lea Salonga, for the
Ball Breaker award.
“This year’s Tatt awards will honor a new batch of
digital rockers,” explains Dong Ronquillo, head of the Tattoo Nomadic Broadband
Business. “What sets Tatt awards from other web-centric awards is that we look
beyond mere statistics and acknowledge individuals who have expressed an
opinion, created inspiring works or ignited social change. This is not a mere
popularity contest but a recognition of people who used the social media space
to share what they are most passionate about and, in the process, created
positive influence and stirred action among people,” he adds.
Tatt Awards 2012 also proudly reveals its new Tatt
Council, a group of celebrated online thought-leaders led by Ronquillo, that will
collectively serve as judges to determine the winners in the different
categories.
The Council members include award-winning
journalist and ABS-CBN News & Public Affairs social media pioneer Maria
Ressa; Filipino singer, comedian, and YouTube sensation Mikey Bustos; TV
Personality-columnist and style guru Tim Yap; former music director for the
rock station NU107.5 FM and musician Francis Brew; Multi-awarded humor blogger
and one of Tatt Awards 2011 winners, The Professional Heckler, Loi Landicho;
one of the most sought-after corporate, fashion and advertising photographers
in the Philippines, Wig Tysmans; TV Host, Editor, Columnist, Endorser and Actor
Raymond Gutierrez; model, host, magazine editor and sports enthusiast Rovilson
Fernandez; Commissioner to the National Youth Commission and Outstanding
student leader Gio Tingson; and Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of
the Philippines (IMMAP) Vice President Pao Peña.
“The
Tatt Awards is our venue for recognizing digital rockers who, through passion
and individuality, have created a space that is uniquely theirs, but sincerely
shared with others.”
Support your favorite online rock stars who rocked
the social media stage as Tattoo opens the curtain once again to give them
their well-deserved Tatt awards.
Live without limits. Rock on with Tattoo!
