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LAist Featured Photos Pool Wins LA Weekly Web Award
photo by Jo Martin Pix via LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr.
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We didn't win an LA Weekly Web Award this year and we're thrilled about it... because our readers did! Among the most important assets to LAist are the photos and stories contributed by our eclectic and perceptive community of readers. Many of the photos we use with our stories every day are sourced from the LAist Featured Photos Pool on Flickr, a crowdsourced archive of photos relevant to Los Angeles which now includes nearly 70,000 photos shared by a community of more than 1,500 readers.
Do you have photos that would help us tell our daily L.A. stories? Add your photos here (and yes, there are a couple rules -- but we may use your photos on the site but we'll gladly give you credit).
Below is the full list of winners in the second annual LA Weekly Web Awards. Congrats to all the winners!
Best Tumblog
The Streets Are Calling
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Best Comedy Blog
Christwire
Best Music Blog
L.A. Record
Best News Blog
LA Observed
Best Twitterer
Alyssa Milano
Best Business Twitterer
The Roxy
Best Vlogger
Philip DeFranco
Best Retail Site
JapanLA
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Best Home Page
LA Metro
Best Government Site
ZevWeb
Best Food Blog
Street Gourmet LA
Best Home-Cooking Site
In Erika's Kitchen
Best Cocktail Blog
Thirsty in LA
Best Food Porn
Matt Bites
Best Beer Blog
Beers in Paradise
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Best Restaurant Site, Minimalist
Chego
Best Restaurant Site, Maximalist
Starry Kitchen
Best Flickr Pool
LAist Featured Photos
Best Band Site
Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All
Best Site Aesthetic
The League of S.T.E.A.M.
Best Geek Blog
Hero Complex, L.A. Times
Best Gamer Blog
G4
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Best Counterculture Blog
The WOW Report
Best Lowbrow Arts Blog
SupahCute
Best Highbrow Arts Blog
The Fox Is Black
Best Sports Blog
Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness
Best Neighborhood Blog
The Eastsider LA
Best Local Activism Site
Streetsblog Los Angeles
Best Police Blog
Venice 311
Best Politics Blog
Digby
Best iPhone App
Das Bunker
Most Shameless Self-Promoter
Perez Hilton
Best Blog Post
"this morning i woke up and there was a complete stranger sitting in my living room. robbie." by Moby
Best Comment Thread of the Year
Blogging L.A.'s "The 5 Worst Trader Joe's Parking Lots in L.A."
Best Online Video
"Geek and Gamer Girls Song," by Team Unicorn
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