Malaysia's Internet Sensations Battle it out for DiGi WWWOW Internet for All Awards
Malaysia's Internet Sensations Battle it out for DiGi WWWOW Internet for All Awards
Last chance to vote for Malaysia's favourite Internet sensations
SHAH ALAM, 10 May 2012 - Malaysia's favourite music parodies, short films, cute babies, podcasts and at least one marriage proposal are among the contenders battling it out for a coveted DiGi WWWOW Award this year. With public voting closing this Sunday, 13 May 2012 Malaysia's top talents in video, social media, digital content and web commerce have just a few more days to win the public's votes.
With the launch of YouTube Malaysia this year and the growing popularity of smartphones making video-making easier than before, this year's DiGi WWWOW Awards has not one but two Video categories attracting a total of 160 video entries.
Visitors to the award website wwwow.my will probably recognise some of the most watched viral hits of 2011/2012 including JinnyBoy TV's hilarious homage to school days "My Generasi", TwitterJayaTV's Malaysianised music video parody (of LMFAO's Moves Like Jagger) entitled "Lembu Nak Jaga", and "Meme Proposal", a marriage proposal that hit 3 million views and was even covered by international press. These YouTube giants will compete for votes alongside equally inspiring home-made films by students, housewives, proud parents and webcam-owners; many of which are attracting a wider audience through being part of the WWWOW Awards.
Winners will be unveiled in June 2012 with over RM200,000 worth of prizes at stake including cash, flight tickets, smart devices, pre-loaded debit cards and many more.
"This year, the WWWOW entries just rock. We couldn't be prouder and we can't wait to see who finally clinches each of the 16 awards this year. If you've any doubt that Malaysians are every bit as talented as online innovators anywhere else in the world, just go check out wwwow.my. If you already have a favourite, now's the time to vote!" said Sulin Lau, DiGi's Head of Marketing Services.
Just like last year, the public will have a say in all categories, except for The Best of the Best category, which will be decided by the panel judges that include leading industry authorities. After public voting ends on 13 May 2012, the votes will be tallied together with the votes by the panel of expert judges.
To vote for Malaysia's most creative online innovators, head over to www.WWWOW.my
- ASTRO Top Online Over-Achiever Under 15
- Nuffnang Fave Makan-Makan Expert 2012
- Nuffnang Fave Kay Poh 2012
- Lowyat.net Fave Tech Head 2012
- Says.my Online Shop of the Year 2012
- Nuffnang Blogger of The Year 2012
- Google Most Inspiring Internet for Good Award 2012
- Innity Funniest Video of The Year 2012
- InMobi Mobile Short Film of The Year 2012
- Malaysiakini PhotoJournalist of The Year 2012
- MSN Breakthrough Star Performer of The Year 2012
- Yahoo! Social Media Gathering of The Year 2012
- Mudah.my Most Promising Webpreneur of the Year 2012
- Samsung App of the Year Award 2012
- DiGi WWWOW People's Choice of The Year Award 2012 (by popular vote)
- DiGi WWWOW Of The Year 2012 (The Best of The Best)
About the DiGi WWWOW Internet For All Awards 2012
The DiGi WWWOW Awards is Malaysia's and only Internet For All awards, celebrating the achievements of ordinary Malaysians online. The DiGi-initiated awards celebration is based on 100% user-generated entries to showcase the incredible creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurialism of ordinary Malaysians using the Internet in extraordinary ways to inspire others. It is supported by PEMANDU along with 20 partner brands and companies who believe in the power of the Internet to transform collaboration, community and commerce.
The inaugural DiGI WWWOW Awards 2011 was a big hit with 5,800 user-generated entries, generating 1.4 million images, blogs, videos, discussion threads and tweets, recording 2.6 million page views on the DiGi WWWOW Awards official site and registering 230,000 unique votes.
The winner of the People's Choice of the Year Award 2012 will be determined by popular vote while the winner of The Best of the Best Award is selected by the judges from the winners of the remaining 14 awards, all of which are selected based on a combined score of popular votes and judges' decision.