Blog award
Encyclopedia
A Blog award is an award for the best blog
in a given category. Some blog awards are based on a public vote and others are based on a fixed set of criteria applied by a panel of judges.
Various organizations have started blog awards with varying degrees of success. Some have become defunct.
or television
awarding committees, blog awards are started by a certain body, usually composed of blog enthusiasts. Since blogging is an Internet
activity, most of the process is done online.
Nominees are usually accepted from anyone in the Internet as long as the one who nominates adhere to given policies and procedures. The nominated websites, varying from independent servers to provider hosted are scanned by a selected team of judge
s.
The filtered nominees are then announced online or by other means such as newspaper
or radio stations. Other bloggers or Internet users are given the opportunity to vote for several categories such as Best Single Post, Best Blog Site, Best Design, and others. The winners are announced in a ceremonial night usually held in large venues and online.
There are also blog awards initiated by small groups of bloggers in certain locations. The nomination and selection process is usually the same with major awarding bodies but the awarding is usually less extravagant.
, and the BOBs
(Best of Blogs). The bestower of the BOBs, the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, describes their awards as "the world’s largest international blog competition". Awarded since 2004, the BOBs are selected by an "international jury of independent journalists, media experts and blog experts".
The Weblog Awards (Wizbang)
, have been canceled for 2010.
There are also blog awards targeted at people of various nationalities, races, and ethnicities. Indibloggies
, started in 2003, is targeted at Indian Blogs. The Black Weblog Awards
is targeted at Black bloggers and those in the African diaspora, and has been around since 2005. In 2007, the Greek
Blog Awards were determined by public vote. Awards were given to 12 blogs in different categories.
The Philippine Blog Awards which recognizes Filipino
blogging talent around the world, started in 2007. Another Philippine award honoring the best and inspiring Filipino Expatriates and Overseas Filipino
s' blogs and bloggers around the world is the Philippine (Pinoy) Expats/OFW Blog Awards started in 2007. The World Media Awards were launched in 2011 to celebrate the best in blogging and media.
CosmopolitanUK started the CosmoBlogAwards in 2010, celebrating the best of British fashion, beauty, lifestyle and other blogs. More than 15,000 blogs entered in 2010 and more are expected to in 2011.
In 2011, Handmade Reviews started a quarterly Beauty Blog Awards for blogs under 18 months. The award is open to all new beauty blogs around the world and helps to encourage new blogs. One grand prize winner is chosen every season to win the award and sponsorship prize package.
ran a Best British Blog competition in 2002 and another in 2003, but then stopped because of limited enthusiasm from the UK blogging community and a few public boycotts.
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
in a given category. Some blog awards are based on a public vote and others are based on a fixed set of criteria applied by a panel of judges.
Various organizations have started blog awards with varying degrees of success. Some have become defunct.
Process
Like filmFilm
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
or television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
awarding committees, blog awards are started by a certain body, usually composed of blog enthusiasts. Since blogging is an Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
activity, most of the process is done online.
Nominees are usually accepted from anyone in the Internet as long as the one who nominates adhere to given policies and procedures. The nominated websites, varying from independent servers to provider hosted are scanned by a selected team of judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s.
The filtered nominees are then announced online or by other means such as newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
or radio stations. Other bloggers or Internet users are given the opportunity to vote for several categories such as Best Single Post, Best Blog Site, Best Design, and others. The winners are announced in a ceremonial night usually held in large venues and online.
There are also blog awards initiated by small groups of bloggers in certain locations. The nomination and selection process is usually the same with major awarding bodies but the awarding is usually less extravagant.
Major awards
Among the major blog awards are The Weblog Awards (Bloggies)The Weblog Awards (Bloggies)
The Weblog Awards, nicknamed the Bloggies, are annual non-profit blog awards that have been presented since 2001. They are the longest running and one of the largest blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public...
, and the BOBs
The BOBs (weblog award)
The BOBs – Best of the Blogs - is the world’s largest international Weblog competition. Founded in 2004 and sponsored by Deutsche Welle, the German International Broadcasting Service....
(Best of Blogs). The bestower of the BOBs, the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, describes their awards as "the world’s largest international blog competition". Awarded since 2004, the BOBs are selected by an "international jury of independent journalists, media experts and blog experts".
The Weblog Awards (Wizbang)
The Weblog Awards (Wizbang)
The Weblog Awards, presented by Kevin Aylward's Wizbang LLC, were an annual blog award that have been presented since 2003. They were one of the largest blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public. The Weblog Awards are covered by many major news organizations...
, have been canceled for 2010.
Minor awards
Some blog awards are specific to a particular topic such as The Photobloggies, others to a specific region like the Search Maryland Top Blog Awards. The nominees are broken down into categories such as Environmental and Land Use Law Blogs, Criminal Law Blogs, Tax Law Blogs, and Divorce Law Blogs to name a few. They also choose the National Top 100 which is a compilation of the Top 100 blogs, regardless of category.There are also blog awards targeted at people of various nationalities, races, and ethnicities. Indibloggies
Indibloggies
is an annual blog-award website targeted at Indian Blogs and was started as a parody clique on the . The site slogan says that it showcases the best of the Indian blogosphere...
, started in 2003, is targeted at Indian Blogs. The Black Weblog Awards
Black Weblog Awards
The Black Weblog Awards is an online awards event which recognizes bloggers of African-American descent for their contributions in blogging, video blogging, and podcasting. The Black Weblog Awards started in 2005 with 11 categories, and has now grown to include 36 categories. Former Black Weblog...
is targeted at Black bloggers and those in the African diaspora, and has been around since 2005. In 2007, the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Blog Awards were determined by public vote. Awards were given to 12 blogs in different categories.
The Philippine Blog Awards which recognizes Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
blogging talent around the world, started in 2007. Another Philippine award honoring the best and inspiring Filipino Expatriates and Overseas Filipino
Overseas Filipino
An Overseas Filipino is a person of Philippine origin who lives outside of the Philippines. This term applies both to people of Filipino ancestry who are citizens or residents of a different country and to those Filipino citizens abroad on a more temporary status.Most overseas Filipinos migrate to...
s' blogs and bloggers around the world is the Philippine (Pinoy) Expats/OFW Blog Awards started in 2007. The World Media Awards were launched in 2011 to celebrate the best in blogging and media.
CosmopolitanUK started the CosmoBlogAwards in 2010, celebrating the best of British fashion, beauty, lifestyle and other blogs. More than 15,000 blogs entered in 2010 and more are expected to in 2011.
In 2011, Handmade Reviews started a quarterly Beauty Blog Awards for blogs under 18 months. The award is open to all new beauty blogs around the world and helps to encourage new blogs. One grand prize winner is chosen every season to win the award and sponsorship prize package.
Defunct awards
The UK newspaper The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
ran a Best British Blog competition in 2002 and another in 2003, but then stopped because of limited enthusiasm from the UK blogging community and a few public boycotts.