Katnip Awards

You don’t need an Oscar or an Emmy. On Twitter, it’s all about
The Katnips -- awards given to those who delight and
intoxicate us with their tweets.

This week’s winners are (drumroll):

The Tripp Worth Taking Award
The judges at the Akatemy were really in a quandary this week. We had planned for over a month to give a Katnip to one of our favorite ad people. She’s a top-notch, super respected Creative Director from NYC whose blogs and tweets are the source of terrific information about the industry. Our admiration has only grown as we’ve come to know her better. So when she featured the Katnip Awards in her new B r a n d F o r w a r d B l o g this past Monday, we wondered: Should we hold off, so that it doesn’t appear as if she “bought” our votes? The members of the Akatemy protested that they had waited long enough. And they won. You’ll win too when you start following her. @michelletripp.


Bells & Whistles Award
It’s clear just from today’s tweets that this relative newcomer to twitter is a natural. He’s funny. Engaging. Modest. And truly brings out the best in others. (Read his bio and his #FollowFriday recommendations.) Yeah, he called us gurus. But that didn’t sway us one bit. We’d love him even if he called us ginsu's. Deserves 1000’s of followers. @Daveisbell


Miss Helen Award
Remember Romper Room? Remember Miss Helen? She would look in her magic mirror and call you by name. That’s what it’s like tweeting with this award winner. You would never know she has 40,000 followers by the way she tweets, because she truly makes you feel that she has taken a special interest in YOU. Not sure how she does it. But she manages to engage, inform, educate, and be a real person. She’s trying a new experiment on twitter time management. We wish her luck. We’ll keep following. @sharonhayes

Hole in One Award
We started an alliteration game on Twitter. Ours: Driving thru drizzle drinking Dunkin Donuts. His reply: Eight excellent eggs earning exceptional extra energy especially eccentric egomaniacs. From there, he was unstoppable. A champion in every sense of the word, on and off the course. Author. DJ. Great friend. @jmbuckingham said it best. Please congratulate @golfnovels


Most Riveting Award
If you like your tweets wry, with a twist, follow this witty Paradox who looks like Rosie the Riveter and calls herself a Contrarian with a heart of gold. We love her spunk, her spirit. And her generosity. Look at her tweetstream, and it’s 99% engagement. We’ve yet to figure out what is “sub” about her. As far as we can tell, she’s a cut above. @submom


Bayou Bengal Award
The first time we met this fanatical Fightin’ Tigers fan, he’d just been out for a 40 mile bike ride... on a Sunday morning...before 8 a.m. That’s the kind of passion and energy he brings to Twitter, too, where he’s always full of life and mostly full of good cheer. (Okay, we won’t talk politics.) All about interacting. And committed to putting together another list of 200 Top Twitterers to follow. Put him on your list. @CesLSU


Green Goddess Award
She’s a marketing consultant and entrepreneur who also happens to know her way around a garden. A huge advocate of all things “green” – not just veggies. Always seems to pop up with an encouraging word just when we need her. Can help you with your brand, share expertise on social media, show you how to grow papayas in New England and make a good case for a French pedicure. @dvautier


Son of a Ghandi Award
Peace-loving, joy-loving guy Mumbai, India who’s all about positive change. In fact, he’s a leader in Change Consulting who is not afraid to admit he’s also a “Mistake maker.” Combines business with heart. One of the nicest people you’ll meet. @JoyAndLife

So that’s it. Congratulate to all the winners!

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