The much awaited Zargon Awards are here and I know that there is a lot of expectation about who made it to the list. After all this award has no tradition at all. Unlike other less interesting awards the Zargon Awards are much loved by the general public because they don’t require anyone to vote. There are no fixed categories, no finalists, no sponsors, no after-award parties (you can make your own and it would be nice of you to invite me). I have also considered having a badge that you could print into a fridge magnet as a souvenir but, since there are no sponsors, I didn’t have the budget for it. Economic downturn, blame it on any finance mogul, move along now, nothing to print here.
The worldwide jury has convened, inside my head, and after much discussion that involved some violence and name calling, we reached a conclusion.
Here are the winners of
The Zargon Awards 2009 Part I
The Good Ones
Best # to follow: #RandomThoughts and #DAWWARS
Best Good Morning Tweets: @dustmotes
Best Good Morning Geek Tweets: @rmilana
Best use of #: @fjfonseca, @shellykramer
Best Random Tweets: @kieronjames, @Pure_Tone, @CTK1, @ambienteer, @fjfonseca, @mrbiterness
Best Good Vibes on Twitter: @adamsconsulting, @joycecherrier, @dkkipp, @mariabarret, @caro65, @jlkoctober
Best Music Source on Twitter: @thomasraukamp, @peterkirn, @netlabellover
Best Artist on Twitter: All of those released by @publicspaceslab in 2009 (except @quarterbit)
Best electronic music live act: @QuarterBIT Live at NetAudio Festival Berlin
Best Information Source on Twitter: @buzzedition, @kim, @contrafactos, @remixtures, @jafurtado, @booksbelow, @purplehayz
Best RTs on Twitter: @danielbarta
Best Event on Twitter: #ArtWalk
“I’ve got the Power” Award: @shellykramer, @bkmacdaddy
“I wish they tweeted more” Award: @catmagellan, @fernandomateus
Best Rant Award: @fjfonseca: “An Open Letter to Netlabels”
Best Twitter Based Idea: @missdestructo: “I Tweet Naked”
Best Celebrity on Twitter: @adognamedbo
Best Use of Twitter: @lostblacksheep
Twitter User of the Year: @fjfonseca
The Zargon Awards 2009 Part II
The Bad Ones
Best AUTO-DM Award: “Hello my friend. You are amazing. Let me help you to be happy“
Best Twitter related technology Award: Follow Unfollow Follow Unfollow till you suckers follow me
“Oh Gosh French people have no clue who I am!!!!” Award: Robert Scoble
“My list is bigger than yours, fool!” Award: Pete Cashmore & Guy Kawasaki
Best use of the Twitter API: Spam Bots
“I had to die to be a trending topic” Award: Michael Jackson
“I had to quit Twitter to be a Trending Topic” Award: Miley Cirus and Chris Brown
“We are not on Twitter because we are too cool for it” Award: Nokia
“Stop Blaming the poor mammals” Award: @Twitter (Fail Whale)
“Coolest Technology gone wrong” Award : GoogleWave
“Lamest Tweet” Award: “Vote for me!” and “Help me get my 2029 followers back“
Best Social Media Technology Award: To the hacker that will make it possible to permanently delete a Facebook account (This award is given in the same spirit of the Nobel Peace Prize)
Most lame Twitter Fight: @aplusk vs. @CNN
Absent Twitter User of the Year: Pope Ratzinger
Surely it comes as no surprise that the jury decided to give the Twitter of the Year Award to Fernando Fonseca. After all it’s me and I do believe in the work I’m doing on Twitter. If you don’t agree you can always go to your own blog, make your own awards and give the prize to yourself: I’m sure you deserve it. (If you find a sponsor for your awards please let me know)
Sound Designer, Electronic Music Producer, New Media Artist, Activist, Blogger, A&R of the 
#ZargonAwards: “I had to die to be a trending topic” Award: Michael Jackson | Check out the others @ http://tr.im/IsQ2
WOW RT @Daniel_Barta: THANK YOU!? Congrats @Daniel_Barta "Best Retweets on Twitter" Zargon Award Winner http://bit.ly/5lIOaA (via @jeffrago)
check out the 2009 Zargon awards!RT @fjfonseca:if you love a good rant! : http://tr.im/IsP9
@missdestructo Hi! Congratulations! you have own one award in 2009: http://tr.im/IsP9
@missdestructo http://thezargon.org/2009/12/the-zargon-awards-2009/
Best Twitter Based Idea: @missdestructo: “I Tweet Naked” (via @fjfonseca) http://thezargon.org/2009/12/the-zargon-awards-2009/
$$$? RT @fjfonseca: @kieronjames @ambienteer @pure_tone @mrbitterness @thomasraukamp @peterkirn @purplehayz You have WON: http://tr.im/Is7Q
congrats to all the great winners!!
You won as well Hanne
Thank you for everything!
I have to agree with Google Wave fail. I remembered that I tried to wash the one hour and half video presentation for 3 times and I had fall asleep every time. When i finally get in into the Wave I just wanna get out.
Have you voted for the Zargon Awards 2009 ? You can't! But the results are in! http://bit.ly/7134Wu
w00t!! RT @karlkovacs: The Zargon Awards 2009 http://bit.ly/5lIOaA kudos @adamsconsulting @kim @shellykramer @buzzedition 4 making the list!
@KimbaGreen Well I got an award for them, must defend my title
http://thezargon.org/2009/12/the-zargon-awards-2009/
#ZargonAwards "Best AUTO-DM Award: “Hello my friend. You are amazing. Let me help you to be happy“": http://bit.ly/5lIOaA
@fjfonseca BTW Congrats on the award! http://bit.ly/8bGhVu #randomthoughts
RT @fjfonseca: @kim @adamsconsulting @booksbelow @ctk1 @shellykramer @dkkipp @rmilana You have WON an award: http://tr.im/Is7q
#ZargonAwards Who won? Who lost? Check it all here: http://tr.im/Is1H
LOL, I love your writing style and sense of humour!
I just also would like to say thank you for everything and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 
Congratz @daniel_barta for winning Zargon Award for Best RTs ! http://tr.im/Is7q #zargon
The awards are over the top funny! Next time get a sponsor so badges can be printed for the winners!
Viva,
Esclarecendo e dando por terminado o celeuma do DHX400, venho apenas afirmar que o DHX e o joseraposo são efectivamente users diferentes.
Abraço.
Looks like @fjfonseca is giving out awards – http://tr.im/Is7q – See if you're a winner, contact him for your prizes!
RT @fjfonseca #ZargonAwards Who won? Who lost? Check it all here: http://tr.im/Is1H amusing article
RT @ArtwalkTV: Oh snap. @ArtwalkTV just won 'Best Event on Twitter'! Presented by @fjfonseca, party of 1. http://tr.im/Is7q #Artwalk
RT @ArtwalkTV Oh snap. @ArtwalkTV just won 'Best Event on Twitter'! Presented by @fjfonseca, party of 1. http://tr.im/Is7q #Artwalk
Mr. @fjfonseca apparently wins a lot of awards! Check him out: http://thezargon.org/2009/12/the-zargon-awards-2009/
RT @CTK1: Mr. @fjfonseca apparently wins a lot of awards! Check him out: http://thezargon.org/2009/12/the-zargon-awards-2009/
HEY @jlkoctober you and I both snagged an award on this one http://is.gd/5Iboc but @fjfonseca won most of them
The Zargon Awards 2009 – http://bit.ly/8zGtjM
The bad ones are better. lol. ?The Zargon Awards 2009 | The Home Of Zargon http://ow.ly/SSOl
LOL rt @thechannelc The bad ones are better….The Zargon Awards 2009 http://ow.ly/SSOl