Photo by Scott Beale

Last night, I ventured over to the first annual Vloggies, the award ceremony celebrating the top video bloggers in the world. The show, which was held at the Swedish American Hall in SF, was absolutely fantastic. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect–but, needless to say, my empty expectations were surpassed tenfold. Aside from a few technical issues in the beginning, the entire show went smoothly and professionally.

I go to a lot of tech events in the bay area, and the Vloggies was like no other tech event. This really was an award show. Most people showed up in their best dresses and suits, ready to receive or give awards. The show was also entertaining, striking the right balance between breadth and depth. This is really important, since there was no way they could have presented the thousands of video blogging nominees from all over the world.

The Vloggies was principally created and executed by John Furrier and Irina Slutsky of PodTech. Irina also hosted the show, and did a wonderful job.

Whenever I go to shows like these, I always find it surreal to watch video blogs on a big screen. When you think of Social Media, you usually imagine the millions of small screens that video blogs can easily reach. Traditional media is what we usually associate with big screens and budgets. It’s nice to see the big recognition that vloggers deserve.

In true SF fashion, there was a gaggle of top A-list bloggers, vloggers, and entrepreneurs were in the crowd, including Robert Scoble, Renee Blodgett, Kevin Rose, and Thomas Hawk. And obviously, there’s a steady stream of photos being uploaded to Flickr.

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