And the newbies emerge…
By bluepanjeet on Jun 10, 2008 in Blog Hop
When Janette Toral sent me a private message informing me of the Sequel of her very successful Project which is the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs, I readily prepared my LONG list of blogs that I want to nominate. Included in my list are 27 new emerging blogs from various niche and platforms. But because the project has a cut off of date of conception no earlier than July 1, 2007, my long list became a short list, cutting my nominees to 17 because some of the blogs included were conceived earlier than the cut off date. But what led me to my Top 10 emerging blog list is the criteria that the contest is asking. And because the project is called “emerging influential blogs” I focused on the two main key words. I asked myself if the 17 blogs included on my list are indeed emerging… meaning they are active, participating in the blog community and rising from their own limitations to cultivate their own potentials as bloggers. The next question I asked myself was, how do these blogs influence people, specifically on my own encounter with them? Are they beneficial to the common good? Are their entries provokes thinking and reflection among readers? Are they setting some trends considering that they existed less than a year? and are their contents have enough quality and sense to really influence people and say what they want to say regardless of popularity and comments acquired from readers? so answering my own questions, I came up with my final list of the 10 newbie blogs that OTWOMD is rooting for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs. Below is the list (in random order)…
I FOUND ME
Started on January 2008
http://ifoundme.wordpress.com/
LEAP OF FAITH
Starte on September 2007
http://chinois97.wordpress.com/
BLOGGITY BLOGS
Started on May 2008
http://bloggityblogs.wordpress.com/
CHRONICLES OF KOTSENGKUBA
Started on August 2007
http://www.kotsengkuba.com/
LITERARY EK-EK
Started on September 2007
http://buraotnaburaot.blogspot.com/
ETO ANG SAYO
Started on February 2008
http://mixglorioso.wordpress.com/
HOW BROTHER UTOY FAILED SALVATION HISTORY
Started on March 2008
http://utoysaves.wordpress.com/
READY TO BE RICH
Started on November 2007
http://fitzvillafuerte.com/
CLAY POTS AND WOODEN SPOONS
Started on August 2007
http://www.sandokatpalayok.com/
THE GREAT MALDITO
Started on September 2007
http://thegreatmaldito.wordpress.com/
***The Rules and Requirements of the Project are the following:
Who can join?
- Any blogger in the world. Only one entry per blogger.
- Blog or website owner profile and e-mail is accessible or visible online.
To join this effort, please do the following:
- Write a blog post and pick your choice of 10 (or less) emerging influential blogs.
- Any blog in the world can be picked.
- You can update the same post entry up to July 26. However, please inform us of any changes.
- Old blogs who move to a new domain are disqualified
- Blogs who remove their archives just to fit in the cut-off date are disqualified.
- Include a link to this post to help spread the word and encourage others to participate.
- Post a comment and let us know about your entry. Only one entry per blogger. Cut-off date and time for submission of entries is on July 26, Saturday, 5:00 pm (GMT+9:30). Afterwards, submission of comments in this page shall be closed.
Every week, beginning May 1, Janette Toral will:
- List the blogs that you’ve chosen. Only those that are blogs and created from July 2007 to the present shall be listed.
- Feature one sponsor per week (logo and one paragraph blurb).
- Each sponsorship slot is US$150.
- Those getting more than one slot will have their logo appear at the sidebar of this blog.
- Interested sponsors can email me at digitalfilipino at gmail.com
- All entries will also be put in a master list on the 2nd week onwards.
- She encourage you to subscribe to our blog and receive updates as this writing project evolves.
On July 27 to 31, I will:
- Make a final review of posts. We will post a message in your entry to inform you that we’ve completed the review and no more updates shall be entertained afterwards.
- Note that we have the right to disqualify entries and the citations they made, if we are not able to confirm or authenticate the blogger’s identity on or before July 29. This is especially true to blogs with anonymous identities and those with pre-dated entries (versus its blog date creation).
On August 1, 2008, we will do the following:
- List the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008 based from your posts.
- I will pick ten writing project entries in random who will get one hundred dollars (US$100) each.
- Only those who cited at least 10 qualified blogs in their entry shall be included in the raffle.
- Prizes are transmitted via Paypal.
- There’ll be three special prize winners as well (one for each) targeted to those who helped us promote this writing project via Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon
SO TO MY TOP 10 EMERGING INFLUENTIAL BLOGS OF 2008, GOODLUCK! AND PLEASE PROVIDE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS LOCATED ON YOUR CONTACT PAGE SO THAT THE ORGANIZERS CAN GET TO YOU WHEN NECESSARY
17 Comment(s)
By Maldito on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
hala..ano eto bro bluep?its so overwhelming..ahaha..disqualified na ako…mukha palang wala na talagang pag asa maka influence ng tao..lols…salamat….nakaka bleed ang mechanics….lols
Malditos last blog post..Lobo-hin mo ako
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By Leap of Faith! on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
Bluep, nakakatuwa naman itong ginawa mo para sa akin. Hindi ko akalain na kahit papaano ay mayroong influencia ako sa ibang mambabasa. Feeling ko kasi puro tungkol sa pamilya ko lang at buhay namin dito sa KSA ang aking naisusulat.
Nais ko lang sabihin sa iyo na bagamat ng Sep07 lang ako nagbukas ng Wordpress account, mayroon na rin akong blog sa Yahoo 360 noon at ito ay inilipat ko lang sa aking bagong blogsite dahil nagsarado ang Y360. Limited nga lang ang mambabasa ko dati dahil ito ay puro sa pamilya at kaibigan lamang (hindi katulad ngayon). Sayang naman at kung ma technical ka dahil dito.
Ulit, ako ay nagpapasalamat sa iyong recognition, kapatid. Tunay na ikaw ay katulong naming mga newbie sa pagblo-blog.
Leap of Faith!s last blog post..Star Struck
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By Fitz on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
Very much honored to be a part of your list. This further inspire me to become better as a blogger. Please accept my sincerest gratitude. Salamat brother!
Fitzs last blog post..Things To Do When Dealing With Frustration
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By ifoundme on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
blue, i feel flattered pero natatawa rin at the same time. halo halo blog ko eh… it’s something random…
ifoundmes last blog post..breakdown and friends
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By Kotsengkuba on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
playing safe, alam ko ako dapat ang number 1 jan pero nag-alphabetical order ka. hehehe
salamat bluep, pag tinanghal akong mayor ng mga bloggers magpapatayo ako ng waiting shade sa tabi ng blog mo. hahaha.
salamat pre, ngayon ko lang na-realize na meron pala kong nakabalandrang email address sa blog ko bukod sa contact form. hahaha
Kotsengkubas last blog post..As bushy as a beast
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By K on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
Goodluck to all of the above ‘influential bloggers’.
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By Mahalia on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
Ay naku po, salamat ng marami. Di ko maipaliwanag ang aking utang na loob at pagpapasalamat sa iyo.
Walang biro yaan!
Hayaan mo at ililibre ko ang lahat ng magiging anak mo sa Jollibee, kaya magmadali–mag-start kaya ako ng MeetYourWifeDatingService.com? heheh. Biro lang.
Di kita makakalimutan sa buong buhay ko dahil sa pang-aapi mo sa akin noong grade school.
Ay mali–ulit ulit. Di kita malilimutan dahil nagpakabait ka na.
Ay mali uli–ulit ulit. Di kita malilimutan dahil sa totoo lang ha, mabuti kang kaibigan at pinagtyatyagaan mong basahin ang mga kalokohang sinusulat ko.
Mabuhay ka, aking kaibigan.
@sa lahat–>mabait talaga yang si BlueP. Walang bayad ang testimonyang ito.
Mahalias last blog post..More on Baby Business
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By Janette Toral on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
Hello Bluepanjeet. Thank you for joining this writing project. Please don’t forget to post a comment in the writing project page so I can have it included in the week 7 summary tomorrow.
Maraming salamat muli!
Janette Torals last blog post..Week 6: Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2008
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By brotherutoy on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
had I known that you’d feature my blog this soon, nanghiram muna ako sana ng kurtina sa kapitbahay. my blog looks bare! hehehe… but I thank you all the same, bluep. ngayon eh hindi ka lang mentor, model, guide, defender and blogging demigod for us, newbies, but our cyber-stage mother as well. LOL
thanks for believing in me, for believing in us, bluep. God bless!
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By chuvaness on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
uyyy betching ko si chronicles, si utoy, literary ek ek, great maldito, nika’s sandok at palayok and fitz
the rest, will check on them too
teka bat di mo ko sinama dito??? impluwencial naman ako ah hahahhaahaha
chuvanesss last blog post..Dear Chuvaness,
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By Pinky on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi BlueP! Bagamat nakapagpasalamat na ang aking kabiyak sa iyo, nais ko ding ipaabot ang aking taos-pusong “thank you” dahil sa pag-”recognize” mo sa mga munting kontribusyon ng aking mister sa blogging world. Tunay na nakakataba ng puso!
Mabuhay ka, kapatid!
Pinkys last blog post..LP #11: Kalayaan
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By dimaks on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
those are cool find blogs and bloggers.. good luck to them. may this be a way for further growth of the Philippine’s blogging industry.
dimakss last blog post..Firefox 3 On June 17th!
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By Maldito on Jun 14, 2008 | Reply
i dont think i am ready to be influentianl bro ep!
Malditos last blog post..Ang Sabungan
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By Meeya on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply
bluep, i agree sa iyong nomination kay keith.
he’s such an inspiration to all ofws, parents, and spouses. magaling na role model, magaling pang magsulat. 
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By Munchkin Mommy on Jun 18, 2008 | Reply
yey for my kamaganak..si leap of faith! hahaha! agree ako sa pagpili mo sa kaniya at sa lahat ng sinabi ni meeya.
bluep, i emailed you last week pero hindi ka pa nagreply. i was asking for your address kasi nga diba, may anniversary give-aways ako sa blog ko?! email me ha. ikaw na lang ang di ko namemail ang abubot.
God bless!
Munchkin Mommys last blog post..Celebrating Father?s Day
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By mixglorioso on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
Bluep, ano ito? hehe nawala lang ako sandali eh nakapaskil na ako dito. hehe! salamat ng marami sa pagturing mo sa aking blog na influential, hindi ko alam kung para san yan, mang mang pa rin ako pagdating sa mga ganyan hehe, dapat ikaw ang kasali diyan.
SENSEI!
mixgloriosos last blog post..Eto Ang Sayo Presents: Isang Daan na! Sampung Libo Pa!
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By Janette Toral on Aug 8, 2008 | Reply
Hello Bluepanjeet. This is to mark your entry as complete. Please don’t forget to confirm your attendance for the August 11 eyeball. Thank you.
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