Earlier today, I was browsing through the categories for Nominees of the Weblog Awards for 2005 and noticed several of our clients were nominated in many different categories this year. The finalists aren’t announced, yet. From the Weblog Award website:
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An operation of this magnitude will never be without its share of controversy or problems. There’s one part of The Weblog Awards that will never get any easier - the finalist cut down. Explaining why many nominated blogs are not finalists is always the trickiest part of The Weblog Awards.
To maximize participation there will be as little overlap in the selection of finalists in the categories as possible [Note: This is a guideline, not a rule]. Even with that general guideline there are bound to be thousands of nominated blogs that for one reason or another will not be finalists in any category.
There will be more written about the finalist selection process later, but in advance please understand that the constraints of the number of categories and the maximum number of finalists per category really ties our hands. The goal is to get the most representative slate of 15 finalists per category. We’re under no illusion that (even with unlimited time) we could prune each category to a list of the 15 blogs that everyone would agree were the absolute best 15 blogs that category has to offer. We do what we can under incredible deadlines to pick the best slate possible. In the process I’m sure many excellent blogs are overlooked…
E.Webscapes wishes all of the nominees for the 2005 Weblog Awards the BEST of luck!
Our own clients, by category:
Best Blog
Sister Told Jah
Pundit Review
La Shawn Barber’s Corner
The Political Teen
Right Wing Nuthouse
Best New Blog
Gentlemen Prefer Blogs
Best Blog Design
Mom 2 Mom Connection
In The Bullpen
Sister Told Jah
Just A Girl
Gentlemen Prefer Blogs
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (The ‘Geek Girl’ Theme and the ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Theme only)
Best Group Blog
The Wide Awakes
In The Bullpen
GOP Bloggers
Best Humor/Comics Blog
Six Meat Buffet
Gentlemen Prefer Blogs
Best Conservative Blog
Six Meat Buffet
Right Wing NutHouse
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
La Shawn Barber’s Corner
The Political Teen
Sister Told Jah
Commonwealth Conservative
Bearing Drift
Best Media/Journalist Blog
Pundit Review
Blog For Books
Best Culture/Gossip Blog
Martinis, Persistence and a Smile
Best Sports Blog
Red Leg Nation
Best Military Blog
Sgt Hook
My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
Best Religious Blog
Oh How I Love Jesus
La Shawn Barber’s Corner
Best Parenting Blog
Mom 2 Mom Connection
Best Business Blog
Blog For Books
Good luck everyone!