What are The Weblog Awards all about?
Fun! The 2008 Weblog Awards continue the traditions of the previous three editions. What sets The Weblog Awards apart from other awards (such as the Bloggies) is: 1) Open and public nominations 2) Categories that allow blogs of similar readership levels to compete 3) Real time vote totals 4) Quick turnaround of the results 5) Fun, fun, fun… In a nutshell The Weblog Awards is about honoring hundreds of blogs (nearly 500 this year) versus the same couple blogs over and over. Blogs are generally limited to appearing as finalists in one category (that’s a guideline not an absolute rule), ensuring that the same blog doesn’t sweep the awards from top to bottom. The notable exceptions to that rule is the Best Blog and Best Podcast categories, where finalists may appear in other categories. The Weblog Awards is about expanding your blog reading horizons by exploring the hundreds of finalists you may not be familiar with. Each poll includes links to the finalists as well as RSS or Atom feeds,
