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Who's your daddy?
Category:
Blogging News
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Controversy
It's a good ten years the internet has been growing and stretching to accomodate blogs, morphing into a truly social animal full of divergent voices, opinions, and good old fashioned creativity.
It's ten years since the 'official' birth of the blog, and high time we knew the name of the father of all blogs, according to CNET:
"Was the first blogger the irascible Dave Winer? The iconoclastic Jorn Barger? Or was the first blogger really Justin Hall, a Web diarist and online gaming expert whom The New York Times Magazine once called the 'founding father of personal blogging'?"
With a timeline dating back to 1977 and lots of in-article links to various stops along the history of the weblog, the piece, entitled 'Blogs turn 10-Who's the Father?" is a must-read for those tuned in to the blogosphere as well as those just curious about how this whole thing got started.
It's ten years since the 'official' birth of the blog, and high time we knew the name of the father of all blogs, according to CNET:
"Was the first blogger the irascible Dave Winer? The iconoclastic Jorn Barger? Or was the first blogger really Justin Hall, a Web diarist and online gaming expert whom The New York Times Magazine once called the 'founding father of personal blogging'?"
With a timeline dating back to 1977 and lots of in-article links to various stops along the history of the weblog, the piece, entitled 'Blogs turn 10-Who's the Father?" is a must-read for those tuned in to the blogosphere as well as those just curious about how this whole thing got started.
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Upcoming events for bloggers
Category:
Blogging News
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Events-Conferences
We received notice of two blogging events on the horizon, info listed below:
What: 2008 Science Blogging Conference
When: January 19th, 2008
Why: "[The] conference addresses a variety of issues and perspectives on science communication, including science literacy, the popularization of science, science in classrooms and in homes, debunking pseudoscience, using blogs as tools for presenting scientific research, writing about science, and health and medicine."
Where: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
More information: Here
And...
What: Effective Business Blogging Webinar
When: Tuesday, March 27th at 12:30 PM
Why: "In a world of over six million blogs, it's increasingly difficult for companies to drive business through corporate blogs, primarily because most company business bloggers don't understand the difference between simply communicating and generating interest and excitement. Exclusive Concepts' webinar will introduce participants to the key differences between the two.
Topics that will be covered in the March 20th webinar include how companies can find a voice for their blogs, establishing themselves as experts in a particular area, encouraging dialogue with their readers and how to enhance search engine rankings with fresh content."
How much?: Free
Sign up: Here
What: 2008 Science Blogging Conference
When: January 19th, 2008
Why: "[The] conference addresses a variety of issues and perspectives on science communication, including science literacy, the popularization of science, science in classrooms and in homes, debunking pseudoscience, using blogs as tools for presenting scientific research, writing about science, and health and medicine."
Where: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
More information: Here
And...
What: Effective Business Blogging Webinar
When: Tuesday, March 27th at 12:30 PM
Why: "In a world of over six million blogs, it's increasingly difficult for companies to drive business through corporate blogs, primarily because most company business bloggers don't understand the difference between simply communicating and generating interest and excitement. Exclusive Concepts' webinar will introduce participants to the key differences between the two.
Topics that will be covered in the March 20th webinar include how companies can find a voice for their blogs, establishing themselves as experts in a particular area, encouraging dialogue with their readers and how to enhance search engine rankings with fresh content."
How much?: Free
Sign up: Here
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Get a paycheck for blogging
Category:
Blog Jobs
Check out the most recent blog job offerings from Craigslist:
This company is offering what they call a blogger's 'dream job' as an Insider Evangelist for Tech Start-Up.
AussieMommy.com is looking for an AmericanMommy based in Australia to contribute to their online network.
Inhabitat.com seeks a Brazilian blogger to cover design, architecture, and sustainability in South America.
A Montreal company is seeking their very own freelance 'blog monkey'.
If you or your company is offering a legitemate paid blogging gig, use our handy contact form to give us the details and we may publish it right here!
This company is offering what they call a blogger's 'dream job' as an Insider Evangelist for Tech Start-Up.
AussieMommy.com is looking for an AmericanMommy based in Australia to contribute to their online network.
Inhabitat.com seeks a Brazilian blogger to cover design, architecture, and sustainability in South America.
A Montreal company is seeking their very own freelance 'blog monkey'.
If you or your company is offering a legitemate paid blogging gig, use our handy contact form to give us the details and we may publish it right here!
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And the winners are...
Category:
Blog Awards
The 2007 Bloggies winners have been announced - you can find the list of best-ofs here.
And stay tuned as we plan our own little awards to bestow on the unsuspecting Blogosphere...
And stay tuned as we plan our own little awards to bestow on the unsuspecting Blogosphere...
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Nikolai Nolan: Bloggie Awards Founder
Category:
Blogging News
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Blog Awards
The Annual Weblog Awards, or Bloggies as they are more commonly known, are set to be announced this coming Monday, March 12th. With the growing success of The Bloggies, now in their seventh year, we decided to get in touch with the man who made it all happen, Nikolai Nolan, and find out a little about why he initiated the project and has nurtured it into one of the premier awards in the blogosphere:
BPedia: When and why did you start The Bloggies?
NN: Around 2000 there was discussion going around weblogs about whether the "A-List" blogs deserved to be so popular when there are lesser known blogs that are just as good. So I wanted to see which blogs the public would choose as the best, and it resulted in both well-known winners and
less popular winners.
BPedia: Did you expect it would be such an important aspect of the blogosphere?
NN: I wanted it to, but I didn't expect it to grow so large.
BPedia: How much time do you invest in each year's contest?
NN: Hmmm, a lot? I dunno an estimate since I do things off and on for the Bloggies from
December through March.
BPedia: Why do you believe The Bloggies offers a valid view of which blogs are the most popular?
NN: I think the multi-step process is a way to filter all the nominees with as little bias as possible.
BPedia: How are blogs nominated?
NN: The Weblog Awards site has a form on it in the first half of January for people's nominations. Then a random selection of nominators choose finalists from the most-nominated blogs.
BPedia: Which blog(s) over the course of the previous years have received the most awards? (For example, Postsecret won just about every category it was nominated to last year. Have there been other 'landslides'?)
NN: Wil Wheaton Dot Net won six Bloggies in 2002.
BPedia: When do you think the word 'blog' and related terms will be recognized by spellcheck as a viable term?
NN: I think it'll take a while.
We're so inspired by Nikolai's project that we've decided to host our own blog awards here at Bloggapedia (blogs must be listed in the directory to be nomiated!) so check back for more info as we develop the project.
In the meantime be sure to check out the official Bloggies website, where this year's winners will be revealed in just a few days!
BPedia: When and why did you start The Bloggies?
NN: Around 2000 there was discussion going around weblogs about whether the "A-List" blogs deserved to be so popular when there are lesser known blogs that are just as good. So I wanted to see which blogs the public would choose as the best, and it resulted in both well-known winners and
less popular winners.
BPedia: Did you expect it would be such an important aspect of the blogosphere?
NN: I wanted it to, but I didn't expect it to grow so large.
BPedia: How much time do you invest in each year's contest?
NN: Hmmm, a lot? I dunno an estimate since I do things off and on for the Bloggies from
December through March.
BPedia: Why do you believe The Bloggies offers a valid view of which blogs are the most popular?
NN: I think the multi-step process is a way to filter all the nominees with as little bias as possible.
BPedia: How are blogs nominated?
NN: The Weblog Awards site has a form on it in the first half of January for people's nominations. Then a random selection of nominators choose finalists from the most-nominated blogs.
BPedia: Which blog(s) over the course of the previous years have received the most awards? (For example, Postsecret won just about every category it was nominated to last year. Have there been other 'landslides'?)
NN: Wil Wheaton Dot Net won six Bloggies in 2002.
BPedia: When do you think the word 'blog' and related terms will be recognized by spellcheck as a viable term?
NN: I think it'll take a while.
We're so inspired by Nikolai's project that we've decided to host our own blog awards here at Bloggapedia (blogs must be listed in the directory to be nomiated!) so check back for more info as we develop the project.
In the meantime be sure to check out the official Bloggies website, where this year's winners will be revealed in just a few days!
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More blog jobs
Category:
Blog Jobs
We've got some great blog jobs highlighted this week, once again courtesy of Craigslist:
A Portland company is looking for a Full-Time Tech Blogger.
Out of Chicago comes this fun request for a Rock & Roll Fashion Blogger.
A New York real estate company seeks an industry savvy Full Time Photog/Blogger.
And the well known Bloglines is looking for something a little more complicated than just straight blogging as it seeks to hire a Product Director/Senior Manager in Campbell, California.
If you know of any great blogging jobs available let us know and we'll share the info with our fellow bloggers!
A Portland company is looking for a Full-Time Tech Blogger.
Out of Chicago comes this fun request for a Rock & Roll Fashion Blogger.
A New York real estate company seeks an industry savvy Full Time Photog/Blogger.
And the well known Bloglines is looking for something a little more complicated than just straight blogging as it seeks to hire a Product Director/Senior Manager in Campbell, California.
If you know of any great blogging jobs available let us know and we'll share the info with our fellow bloggers!
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