Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009
I’ve nominated some blogs in the 2008 edition and was an observer in the 2007 version. Like any other blogging events that I’ve heard while not actually participating in person, everything was just forgotten. Until Ms. Janette Toral approached our lonely table during the after-event party of iBlog5 and told us about her writing project.
I promised her that I’d join the project (and hopefully the EB party and the raffles, too). So, here are my 10 nominees for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009:
1. Agiledeals.com – A travel blog by one of my best buddies. The blog author is not entirely a newbie but his blog is something fresh in the blogosphere. I wonder if he has an About page in his site.
2. Dearbloggery.com – She hops around the blogosphere by the name Snow.
3. Writing to Exhale – I really wonder why Jan used Sa Labas ng Mandaluyong as a title for a blog. Maybe he has an explanation for it. Now he moved to his own self-hosted domain and renamed it Writing to Exhale. There’s a chance that he could be more popular than Problogger someday.
4. Millionaireacts.com – Tyrone chose the personal finance path. It might be a long way to stardom but he could replace Money Smarts at Inquirer one day.
5. Zorlone – Doc Z shows his literary prowess in his piece of property in the web. Poetry and flash fiction are his favorites. He plays badminton too.
6. The Struggling Blogger – With Roy’s many sites, I wonder what particular site I would nominate. But to be safe, I’ll just use the one nominated by the Reyna.
7. New Media by Carlo Ople – Politics runs in his blood. Despite the controversial PGB classification, he still manages to appear in public, and most probably shook hands with his critics too. Oh well, this guy is already a heavyweight, and one influential blogger too.
8. Patay Gutom – A group blog run by the hotshots of Philippine problogging. This blog could be this year’s runaway winner. I love food trips!
9. Barrio Siete – A group blog run by the queen of the blogosphere, Reynaelena. Newly created, and very fresh, tackling the hottest of today’s issues. Between now and the last week of nominations, this blog could already reach a very wide sphere of influence.
10. Palawan Anecdotes – This site is run by my cousin John Ray who is now based in Palawan. He’s an educator by profession and he loves to write and shares his ideas. I hope he won’t go into blogging hiatus again.
So there’s my ten. I would have liked to nominate the two below but they’re disqualified. Sorry, Elmot and Bruce, I’ll have to replace both of you. But i’ll still give you some linkloves.
1. Pinoy Sounding Board – Elmot, an ex-seminarian who tries his luck at political blogging.
2. An American In Davao – This is about Bruce, an American who happily married a Davaoeña. He is now enjoying his retirement years in Davao, and happily connecting with people around the world through his blog.
If you want to join this project, go and post your 10 nominees now. The rules say:
1. Any blogger in the world can join.
2. Only one entry per blogger.
3. Blog or website owner profile and e-mail is accessible or visible online
4. Write a blog post and pick your choice of ten (10) emerging influential blogs.
5. Any blog in the world can be picked.
6. You can update the same post entry up to August 2 (date may be extended). However, please inform the project owner of any changes.
7. Old blogs who move to a new domain are disqualified
8. Blogs who remove their archives just to fit in the cut-off date are disqualified.
9. Include a link to the original post of Janette Toral to help spread the word and encourage others to participate.
10. To be included in the raffle, which I should do, links to the sponsors should also be in the entry. They are Absolute Traders, My Brute Cheats, Business Summaries, Fitness Advantage Club, Events and Corporate Video, Events at Work, Dominguez Marketing Communications, Red Mobile, Budget hotel in Makati, Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies, and Blog4Reviews.com.
11. Post a comment to Ms. Toral’s origibal post and let here know about your entry.
Cut-off date and time for submission of entries is on July 30. After the said date, submission of comments in this page shall be closed. Only those with a complete list of ten qualified blogs shall be included in the entries masterlist and shall serve as final count basis.
Writing participants can also join the eyeball event wherein The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009 will be announced. Ten writing project participants will be randomly picked to win one hundred dollars (US$100) each. Yay, dollars! That’s equivalent to 3 months of chasing ppc money.
Why wait till the last week, join now.
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Ceblogger is a CPA trapped in his cubicle while his mind wanders outside watching the world, and exploring possibilities his mind conceived.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
thank you very much for the honor ceblogger!
I like what you said about Jan, and you could be right, he could be as popular, if not more popular, than problogger someday
May 20th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Ceblogger,
Thank you so much for this nomination!
This just gave me a high – satisfaction.
These excellent and remarkable people,
are deserving for the title.
Made me think of what will be
a better friendship, you and me.
Lest, I warn you that in the badminton court,
we’ll be opponents dude, thanks again for the support.
(p0520200910151018m)
I met Ceblogger at the iblog5 summit and from then on, been trying to schedule a badminton game. But the time of a busy corporate worker and a hardworking doctor, can’t sync.
You made my day man! Thanks for believing!
Z
May 20th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
you’re welcome, Roy!
As i see it, Jan follows the path of the Problogger, a future maven.
May 20th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
The PF site I was telling you about is Millionaire Acts hehehe. ^^ You probably met him at iblog5 as well. After 9 months, his next payment came in 3 months and then in 2. Rising star talaga ^^
Money Smarts already said goodbye.
Earn and Save Money the Right Way
The Pinoy Entrepreneur
May 21st, 2009 at 12:31 am
doc Z, laro tayo mamaya. Stephen of http://personal-finance-free.blogspot.com is also a very good badminton player. kaya lang, he’s based in Davao.
Steph, i wasn’t able to meet Tyrone of Millionaireacts during iblog5. Late na sya dumating and kunti lang talaga time for interaction with other bloggers. The first $100 is really the most difficult part. Bangka daw inig adto nimo Cebu next week. hehe.
May 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
wow. si kuya roy nakakarami na talaga na influencial blogger.. bongga.. been here because of my friend kuya roy..
love your site btw..
May 21st, 2009 at 3:56 pm
walongbote, thanks for the visit! nagvote ka na ba? vote mo na rin si roy and those on my list above.
May 21st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Ceblogger,
Makati is far for me. Can we meet half way? There is a nice badminton court at Intramuros Manila. Feathers and Strings, I think.
Then, we can just rent a court?
Z
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Thanks a lot for voting my blog as one of your Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009.
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:35 am
I heard that agiledeals.com is one awesome blog. Wahahaha!
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
you’re welcome, tyrone!
fence, one awesome blog indeed. go get your elves workin.
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:07 am
I thought so!
Z once more threw poetic verses here!
way to go Z!
that’s what you call branding
@Jen (walongbote)
thank you very much for your support!
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Hello. Kindly note that American in Davao started before May 2008. Please advise when you update. Thank you.
May 23rd, 2009 at 6:07 pm
yes janette, i will. i didn’t notice it.
May 24th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Hi Novz, thanks a lot! Now I know us calendar boys do stick together huh?
I\’m just another blogger, just another tweeter. And yet you choose me. I\’m so humbled by your leap of faith. How can you trust a guy you barely know? \”,)
Thank you too for praising my efforts in blogging. For the record, Darren is my idol. Maybe as you say I have a shot to be well known too. But for that to happen I will have to be more humble, industrious and helpful. All qualities that define Darren Rowse the man and the blogger.
Update: My tech guru is working on the blog transfer now. I\’d be moving to writingtoexhale.com, my new domain name. I\’d tell you when it goes life, Novz. Thanks! \”,)
May 24th, 2009 at 3:04 am
roy, poetic talaga si Doc Z. I wonder what rhymes would he utter when we play badminton.
jan, you’re worthy to be up there in janette’s list.
May 24th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Novz,
Thanks for the mention. I am a little hurt that I was not that influential.
Oh well, at least got to my site and vote for me each 24 hours at http://bloginterviewer.com/travel/american-in-davao-bruce-linder
I could use the win.
May 24th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Your nomination is indeed an honor! Thank you so much. ^_^
I really really appreciate your confidence vote. God bless.
May 24th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
bruce, blogs created prior to may 2008 are not qualified for the 2009 edition. your archives says you started october 2007, probably in your previous blog. anyway, i voted for you in bloginterviewer and made a tweet for it.
snow, kaw pa! i noticed your blog na since you started.
May 28th, 2009 at 8:35 am
many many thanks for the nomination!
May 29th, 2009 at 7:48 am
thanks for nominating PG
btw, you used to blog at i.ph din? 
May 29th, 2009 at 8:51 am
@Ceblogger – maraming salamat talaga. My only regret is that, I haven’t met you sa iBlog5. ^_^
May 29th, 2009 at 9:43 am
you’re welcome reynz! kakatuwa dun sa new site mo, though I could not comprehend some of the Tagalog words (bisaya kasi eh). it’s gonna be famous someday, as it is already famous now. At ma-feature pa yan sa TV.
micamyx, i also have a blog at i.ph. it’s still there now but the last post was dated January 09. na meet namin si peter juan dun sa iblog5.
snow, my bad! I waited till the afternoon before I approached Z, Roy and Mon. At ayun, umalis ka na. Actually, i already saw your group sa morning pa.
May 31st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Congratulations to the nominees. Good to know friends are in your list.Good luck.
June 1st, 2009 at 3:44 pm
jena, thanks for dropping by! yep, our friends are in my list. they’d better launch a unified campaign fast.
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:00 am
oks lang un bro! no problem. slamat ng marmi sa link love, ehehe! owow, i am glad that all the gangs are here on you list, eheheh!
masaya to kapag nanalo lahat ng mga manok natin.
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
elmot, magpiyesta tayo pag nanalo sila.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:38 am
thank you for the nomination once again! i put it on the sidebar sa pader nang barrio siete!
June 21st, 2009 at 8:49 am
Nakakainggit ang list mo. Both PG and Barrio Siete are in it. I have only one more slot left. What a headache! Ahahaha.
Novz, can you update my blog url in your top 10 list? It’s writingtoexhale now. “,)
Thanks.
June 21st, 2009 at 9:49 am
reyna elena, ako yata unang bumoto for your site. hehe.
jan, done with the edit.
August 1st, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Hello. This is to mark your entry as complete. Kindly update your list of sponsors for inclusion in the raffle. See you on August 8!
August 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 am
Good Luck sa lahat ng mga nominee….
Blogfornoob Dot Com
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:25 am
done with my sponsors’ update Janette!
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