March 28th, 2010
Best Popculture blog
– Sponsored by Insure.ie
Best Food/Drink Blog
– Sponsored by Bord Bia
Best Beauty/Fashion Blog
– Sponsored by Spinnakerpro
Best Music Blog
– Sponsored by deStudio
Best Photo Blog
– Sponsored by Pix.ie
Best Technology Blog/Blogger
– Sponsored by Bitbuzz
Best Sport and Recreation Blog
– Sponsored by Boards.ie
Best Blog of a Business
– Sponsored by RedCardinal.ie
Best Arts and Culture Blog
– Sponsored by Poetry Ireland
Best Blog from a Journalist
– Sponsored by BVisible
Best News/Current Affairs Blog
– Sponsored by dediserve
Best Group Blog
– Sponsored by Red Fly Marketing
Best Political Blog
– Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries
Best Blog of a Politician
– Sponsored by Leviathan.ie
Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
– Sponsored by Edgecast Media
Best Specialist Blog
– Sponsored by iQ Content
Best Newcomer
– Sponsored by LastMinute.com
Best Youth Blog
– Sponsored by Spunout.ie
Best Personal Blog
– Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group
Best Humour Blog
– Sponsored by Maximise
Best Blog Post
– Sponsored by KRO IT Solutions
Best Blog
– Grand Prix – Sponsored by WHPR
Beaut.ie
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March 23rd, 2010
Doors open:
Doors will open at 7pm. Present your printed tickets at the desk to be allowed in.
Ticket sales:
Please note: We will not be selling tickets on the night. You will need to buy tickets in advance.
Category Running Order:
The main event starts at 8pm and usually runs until 10pm. This is the running order for the 2010 Blog Awards. After 10pm we’ll break out the dancefloor. There is a bar extension.
Food and Drink:
Captain Morgan are sponsoring Captain Morgan drinks before the event. There will be finger food after the main ceremony.
Dress code
Wear clothes. Dress up, dress down. All is good. Black might be nice though…
Seating:
Seating is theatre style, grab any seat you want.
Nominees and winners:
Clap for everyone, please. We all deserve a clap for working hard on our blogs. If your name is called out, you can walk to the stage, collect your trophy and you will be asked to give a thank you speech. It’s not the Oscars, go over the top, cry, shout, jump, dance, you have plenty of time. Afterwards you will go down the steps on your right (left as you look at the stage) and have your photo taken with the category sponsor.
Wifi:
Bitbuzz will be looking after Wifi. A representative will be there if you need connection help.
Streaming:
We won’t be live streaming, but anyone that wants to is welcome.
Twitter and hashtags:
The hashtag is #iba10, the official Twitter account is IrishBlogAwards. Winners will only be tweeted after they are announced on the night. Don’t trust any sources before the event starts!
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March 21st, 2010
Best Blog Post – Sponsored by KRO IT Solutions
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March 19th, 2010
Irish Blog Awards are on Twitter if you want to be updated on the competition. Please note you will need to buy your ticket online for the Blog Awards this year. Purchasing page.
Before making comment, please thank the sponsors for believing in the Blog Awards and making it happen. Why not link to them and thank them? Please congratulate your felllow nominees and the finalists. 120 judges broke their backsides to judge all the nominated and shortlisted blogs, giving up a good deal of time between them. On average, a blog in round 2 was judged by 8 judges. Good luck and we hope to see you on March 27th in Galway.
Best Popculture blog
– Sponsored by Insure.ie
Best Food/Drink Blog
– Sponsored by Bord Bia
Best Beauty/Fashion Blog
– Sponsored by Spinnakerpro
Best Music Blog
– Sponsored by deStudio
Best Photo Blog
– Sponsored by Pix.ie
Best Technology Blog/Blogger
– Sponsored by Bitbuzz
Best Sport and Recreation Blog
– Sponsored by Boards.ie
Best Blog of a Business
– Sponsored by RedCardinal.ie
Best Arts and Culture Blog
– Sponsored by Poetry Ireland
Best Blog from a Journalist
– Sponsored by BVisible
Best News/Current Affairs Blog
– Sponsored by dediserve
Best Group Blog
– Sponsored by Red Fly Marketing
Best Political Blog
– Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries
Best Blog of a Politician
– Sponsored by Leviathan.ie
Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
– Sponsored by Edgecast Media
Best Specialist Blog
– Sponsored by iQ Content
Best Newcomer
– Sponsored by LastMinute.com
Best Youth Blog
– Sponsored by Spunout.ie
Best Personal Blog
– Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group
Best Humour Blog
– Sponsored by Maximise
Best Blog Post
– Sponsored by KRO IT Solutions
Finalists announced on Sunday
Best Blog
– Grand Prix – Sponsored by WHPR
Announced on the night
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March 12th, 2010
Before, during, after there’ll be a painting exhibition from Eolai.
On the day of the Irish Blog Awards in Galway there’ll be the Ladies Tea party.
There will also be a photowalk. (Please check with the photo bloggers on whether you are eligible to be in their club)
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March 10th, 2010
Irish Blog Awards are on Twitter if you want to be updated on website updates.
Congratulations to all who made it this far, a massive massive thank you to all the judges who worked their socks off to bring us to this point.
Judging Round 1 is now done. Judging Round 2 will start on Friday. After Round 2, a finalist lists will be released.
Below are the Shortlists. With all blogs judged, we have shortened the lists to 25 in some categories and less in others. Some blogs are listed in multiple categories, however a blog can only be moved forward into one category. Shortlistees have until Friday at 3pm to choose the category you want it to remain in or it will be done for you. Please email Contact < at > awards.ie with the exact subjectline: Blog Choice 2010, tell us what categories it was shortlisted in and what category you want it moved forward in to.
Best Popculture blog
– Sponsored by Insure.ie
Best Food/Drink Blog
– Sponsored by Bord Bia
Best Beauty/Fashion Blog
– Sponsored by Spinnakerpro
Best Music Blog
– Sponsored by deStudio
Best Photo Blog
– Sponsored by Pix.ie
Best Technology Blog/Blogger
– Sponsored by Bitbuzz
Best Sport & Recreation Blog
– Sponsored by Boards.ie
Best Blog of a Business
– Sponsored by RedCardinal.ie
Best Arts and Culture Blog
– Sponsored by Poetry Ireland
Best Blog from a Journalist
– Sponsored by BVisible
Best News/Current Affairs Blog
– Sponsored by dediserve
Best Group Blog
– Sponsored by Red Fly Marketing
Best Political Blog
– Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries
Best Blog of a Politician
–
Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
– Sponsored by Edgecast Media
Best Specialist Blog
– Sponsored by iQ Content
Best Newcomer
– Sponsored by LastMinute.com
Best Youth Blog – Sponsored by Spunout.ie
Best Personal Blog
– Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group
Best Humour Blog
– Sponsored by Maximise
Best Blog Post
– Sponsored by KRO IT Solutions
Shortlistees to be announced soon
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February 26th, 2010
To let those new to this Blog Awards business know what’s happening:
Judging:
Judging is about to start. It’ll run for about a week. Round 1 of judging will see all sites judged on general criteria. This will create a “long” list for each category.
For those blog owners who show up in multiple categories in the longlists you will have to choose which category you want to be in and your blog is moved forward into the next round of judging in that category. If you don’t want to make the choice we’ll randomly select one of the categories.
This will then create a finalists list, the winner of each category will be announced on the night.
Ticket Reservation:
We’ll be opening up reservation and ticket sales in the next while. Tickets will be priced at 15 euros.
Hotel deals
See here for discounts for hotels.
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February 7th, 2010
Update 26th Feb 2010 – Thank you all for applying. We now have enough judges for this year.
We very much would like your help with the 2010 Blog Awards. Every blog is judged at the Blog Awards. With no nomination fee it means there are hundreds of entries to go through. We need your help each year to do this and the help has been fantastic. This year we’ve gotten a surge of nominated blogs so we need a lot more judges. Up to 100! You can be one if you wish. It’ll make a difference and it’s fun. You’ll probably find some new and interesting blogs on the way too.
Thank you!
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January 25th, 2010
The 2010 Irish Blog Awards will take place on March 27th. They will be in the Radisson Blu hotel in Galway.
We’ve got a deal on reduced prices with the hotel for March 27th. The hotel is full on the 26th (the night before) due to a conference booking every room so we have done a deal with Hotel Meyrick for reduced prices on March 26th and March 27th. Hotel Meyrick is pretty much around the corner.
To avail of the reduced prices you need to email or phone in your booking.
Details:
Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa – Galway – Saturday March 27th only available. Please quote the Blog Awards – code Blog2703 to ensure you avail of the discounted negotiated rate.
Rates – €130 single and €150 – per room B&B
Maria Booth – Reservations Supervisor
T: +353 91 538200, D: +353 91 538520
maria.booth < at > radissonblu.com
Hotel Meyrick – on Eyre Square – Rates available for Friday March 26th and Saturday March 27th. Please quote the Blog Awards – code Blog2703 to ensure you avail of the discounted negotiated rate.
Rates – €115 single and €135 double per room per night, B&B
091 564041
Orla Johnston, ojohnston < at > hotelmeyrick.ie or reshm < at > hotelmeyrick.ie
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