NOMINATIONS CLOSED.
EDIT: For those that are not reading this post and are nominating people in the comments,I shall repeat and put it all in bold text – If you wish to nominate yourself or someone else then you can email irishawards (at) gmail.com with a link to the blog and/or the post you want to nominate and for which category.
Categories:
- Best Blogger
- Best Blog Post
- Most Humorous Post
- Best Photo Blog
- Best Fictional Piece in a Blog
- Best Arts and Culture Blog
- Best Political Blog
- Best Group Blog
- Best Comment/Commenter
- Best Personal Blog
- Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
- Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere (Tech wise)
If you wish to nominate yourself or someone else then you can email irishawards (at) gmail.com with a link to the blog and/or the post you want to nominate and for which category. No, there’s no automated process to do this yet. I’ve asked before and tumbleweed flew past. I need someone to write a few forms for me, which will automate the process. Anyone want to do so?
How this will work is the nomination process will be open for a few weeks. Anyone can nominate anyone, including themselves. We will sift through all the nominations and create a short-list for each category based on number of nominations as well as quality. We will ask people then to vote on their favourites from the short-list and then based on the number of votes and other factors, again such as quality of the blog/posts, the judges will pick a winner.
Here too are some of the things I want to do for the awards:
If someone wants to create a little button with a “Blog Awards Nominee” and some HTML code linking to this site, then work away but it is not mandatory to link back to here.
I would like to create an e-book of all the short-listed posst and host it on the server here. Maybe encourage everyone to host it too. This e-book would in a way be a testimony to non-bloggers. “This is what we do and look at how well we do it”.
No event decided yet. No prizes. No final date. While we don’t necessarily need them, I do want to go drinking with you all and celebrate! I’m around Dublin this weekend so I shall scout a few locations.
Where’s the “Adventure/Resuce/Outdoors/Gear” or “Niche Topic” category?!! How will I ever win now 🙁
Silly question: what makes a Blog Irish? In my own case, I’m Scottish, resident in Dublin, my webserver is in Kentucky, and I rarely (if ever) blog about Ireland. Oh well… 8)
Hi !
I am going to make a complete show of myself and nominate a blog which I assist in putting together . I do not expect to get anywhere but , then again , ‘our type’ never did have much faith in the voting procedure !
Sharon.
http://1169andcounting.blogspot.com
What is a blog?
how about best use of chesse cake in a blog.
I nominate Simon for “Most Surreal Comment On A Blog Post” category, so long as he buys me a cheesecake.
Ina has the best set of blogs ever. Not bad for a blog trotting blogger
…yeah and where’s the category for best ‘Podcasting’ blog?? 😉
and i don’t know if we’re even allowed cause we’re out of NORTHERN IRELAND…but sometimes Dublin/Glasgow/London…
37 emails so far with nominations. Not bad at all, with even people in China having their say. 🙂
Macdara’s blog from the Leb best commentary blog…..
I’m with Mark. Ten out of ten for Ina’s blogs. Where do I sign?
Mike
do people really need awards for blogging..all blogs are great as theyt give you an insight into the bloggers mind
I was going to suggest a ‘best newcomer’ category for 2005, but there again 95% of blogs would be in that category …
Hmmm. Why does Mark McCullagh’s name link to the blog he’s expounding so heartily?
I nominate Disillusioned Lefty for best political blog.
An blag is fearr in Éirinn, maith thú a Chonn
Best Irish podcast: imeall.blogspot.com
I’m not Irish, but I blog and podcast in Irish. Do I count?
Best political blog in Irish: http://caomhach.blogspot.com/
Best American podcast in Irish: http://philo-celtic.blogspot.com/
Award name: The Blog Art award (soulds like blagart / black guard / bligeard)
ww.blog.rymus.net is the bestest blog since blogs started,its blog heaven for photos,humourous reading and general storytelling.
VOTE RYMUS!!!!
I want to nominate VaporiseBarney or the Anti-Barney at his most excellent site: http://selfunemployed.blogspot.com/ .
Category: Best Blogger.
and any others that fit. He won’t win the technical one I don’t think.
I too would like to nominate http://selfunemployed.blogspot.com/ for the categories of:
Best Blogger
Best Personal Blog
AinmnÃm An tImeall http://imeall.blogspot.com arÃs – ag déanamh an-jab gan bheith ró-pushy faoin nGaeilge. An-nadúrtha go deo faoi agus réimse leathan ábhar á phlé aige ar a phodchraoladh.
I nominate An tImeall http://imeall.blogspot.com again – doing great work without being too pushy about the Irish. Very natural altogether about it and covering a really broad range of subjects on his podcast.
RS
Vote for 20
Hi – I nominate http://www.fustar.org in the Best Arts and Culture Blog.
imeall.blogspot.com
My blog is a bit of a holding ground for all sorts of reviews and anecedotes that end up making their way elsewhere so I’ve no idea where it would fit in an awards like this.
I want to nominate Twenty Major, http://twentymajor.blogspot.com/ for best blog.
Can I vote for http://fdelondras.blogspot.com/ as Best Blogger. And http://www.fustar.org/ as Best Arts and Culture Blog. Thanks.
I agree with Colm who wrote on January 5. He’s a bit long-winded but his point that there is no realistic way of determing best blog is right on. That said, I nominate Monasette, North Atlantic Skyline. You’ve got way too many categories but he would fit in Best Blogger; Best Arts and Culture; Best Commenter; and Best Personal. If you haven’t seen him, take a look! One particular entry might not blow you away, but for sustained quality and interest….he’s amazing! [I say “he” but that “-ette” says I might be wrong. I don’t know: can’t tell.]
Isn’t it spelled blogosphere?
To encourage youngsters etc. there should be some sort of education or students category?
http://blather.net/snackboxdiaries/
There can be no finer.
I have to agree, by any standard this is exceptional stuff.
This one is a contender in the personal category and has been running for over 2 years!
http://imeall.blogspot.com/ an Blag Gaeilge is fearr cinnte. NÃl mórán blagadóirà in aon teanga a chuireann podchraoladh le chéile chomh rialta agus dheanan eiseann. Fairplay dhuit Conn.
A very refreshing, corrosive and humoristic blog!
I nominate Howl At The Moon for best blog.
Lets push the boat out for this one. I nominate El Blogador and United Irelander for Best Blog