The Philippines amounts as one of the biggest users of the internet. In fact, it is the social networking capital of the world. Whether on blogs, Facebook, Twitter or Youtube; the Pinoys’ creativity, wit, and command for the medium are truly amazing. That is why Globe Tattoo created the Tatt Awards – a ground breaking avenue that recognizes individuals who share Tattoo’s fiery passion for greatness, founded on individuality and a sincere interest to lead by sharing with others.
With 13 categories honoring those who made remarkable impact on the local social media landscape, the Tatt Awards shall search for the best of the best from the 17th of April until its main event on June 30, 2013 (the program period) through an exciting and innovative process of nominations, screening, judging and public voting.
Here are the official finalists in their respective categories:
Voting will be open to anyone in social media space, but a Facebook, Twitter and/or Google account is required as votes can only be entered upon logging into the Tatt Awards portal via the accounts of users previously mentioned.
After the Judging period, the Social Media Engagement and Influence score (20%) and Tatt Council score (70%) of the shortlisted nominees will be added. The nominees with the highest scores will be the 5 finalists who will be publicly announced on the second week of June. Finalists will be personally notified via his social media site/s (maybe Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or blog site). From there, they will be invited to a special gathering with all other finalists to formally announce their inclusion in the Top five (5). The finalists shall submit documents as requested by Tattoo. They will also be notified via registered mail thus there is a necessity for them to provide Tattoo with their contact details (postal address). If they do not comply with the necessary documents, Tattoo has the right to disqualify them.
The remaining 10% of the total score of the 5 finalists will be determined by public voting. One unique account can vote once per category every hour. The finalist with the highest number of votes will get the highest score. The voting will be open to everybody. To vote, a person must log in to the Tatt Awards portal via their Facebook, Twitter, and/or Google account. Voting period is from June 13, 2013 at 11:00 PM to June 20, 2013 at 11:59 PM. Final scoring will be on June 21, 2013.