The Mindanao Blog Awards aims to give recognition to the finest of weblogs of, in, or about Mindanao. What will set this Awards apart is its focus on content, and not on link popularity or search-engine ranking. Although such metrics will also be taken into account, the quality, consistency, relevance, depth and efficacy of a blog’s content will form the core of the criteria.
The Mindanao Blog Awards 2007, which is to be held as a culminating event of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit, is the pioneering endeavor of a group of Mindanaoans who envision a more progressive Mindanao through their activities as bloggers.
In order to be considered for screening and nomination, blogs must be submitted and accepted into the Mindanao Blog Directory. More information regarding the Awards will be posted here in the very near future. In the meantime, the following are the Awards Categories:
General Awards
- Best Advocacy Blog
• the best blog that furthers a worthy cause - Best Cultural Blog
• the blog that best exemplifies Mindanao culture - Best Current Events Blog
• the most informative news & media blog - Best Entertainment Blog
• The blog with the most appealing features on entertainment - Best Food & Drink Blog
• the blog with the most excellent features on cuisine & cooking - Best Health & Fitness Blog
• the best blog that discusses topics on health & fitness - Best Personal Blog
• the most readable personal journal online - Best Public Service Blog
• the best from among blogs of public servants and elected officials - Best Sports Blog
• the #1 blog that talks about sports & (non-computer) games - Best Technology Blog
• the best I.T.-related blog - Best Travel & Tourism Blog
• the blog that best showcases travelling & tourist destinations
- Proposed Criteria for the Above Categories:
- content — 40%
- focus / relevance — 10%
- writing style / voice — 15%
- language usage — 5%
- design — 5%
- popularity / ranking (Alexa, PR, Ratified, etc.) — 5%
- recency (how updated the blog is) — 10%
- XHTML/CSS compliance — 5%
Special Awards
- Best Designed Blog
- theme & modifications — 50%
- usage of visible plugins — 10%
- recency — 10%
- popularity / ranking — 5%
- XHTML/CSS compliance — 25%
- Best Photo Blog
- overall design — 20%
- photography — 60%
- recency — 10%
- popularity / ranking — 5%
- XHTML/CSS compliance — 5%
- Best Bisaya Blog
- blog must be written in Visayan (Cebuano, Ilonggo…)
- blog must be a member of BisayaBloggers.com
- Bloggers’ Choice Award
- We’ll put up a voting booth for this soon…
- Best Blog of Mindanao
- Criteria
- Criteria:
- Requirements:
Please check back soon for updates! For your thoughts and suggestions, please use our Contact Form, or leave a comment right here. We would love to hear from you!
UPDATED: 14 August 2007
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August 12th, 2007 at 12:20 am
looking forward to it!
August 12th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Good luck to all Mindanao bloggers!
Incidentally, may I suggest that the vinta sail be drawn as a computer screen? That way people will associate blogs with computers.
August 12th, 2007 at 6:47 am
Concern: What if the blog is purely written in the local language e.g. Talandig-Binukid, Kinongking… and none of the judges understand it, how will they judge it?
Zimm
August 12th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
@Zimm — That is a concern indeed! We thought that we’d get consultants on local languages, if the need comes up. Your blog, by the way, is that Camayo? My grandmother hails from Cateel, but sadly, I was never taught how to speak Dinabaw.
August 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
@Zimm — Oops, sorry. I was thinking of another blog when I asked if yours was in Camayo. I was thinking of the catilangnon blog.
August 12th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
i’m thinking if I’m worthy for any award, not because that i am included in the directory… but just a self-evaluation…
August 13th, 2007 at 12:02 am
@brVince — Yes, the Awards also aims to provide bloggers with a way to self-evaluate. It’s also a way to help one improve his blog by becoming aware of others’ blogs.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:31 am
Andrew & I tweaked the colors of the vinta a bit, to make it look more attuned to the traditional colors of Mindanao.
August 13th, 2007 at 5:52 am
@Blogie
Some of my posts in the http://www.pidjanga.blogspot.com are in Sinurigao (I think it’s 70% Cebuano). Cantilangnon’s posts are also in Sinurigao but slightly different from ours. Kamayo is completely different (I think around only 20% Cebuano). Periodico Surigao is COMPLETELY Cebuano.
Zimm
August 13th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
love the icon colors!
August 13th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Thanks Jojie! Coming from you, it’s more than just flattering!
August 14th, 2007 at 11:11 am
wow! this is cool… nakakainspired..
August 14th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
@RICHARD — Great! Good luck, bai! Malay mo manalo blog mo!
Blog on, everybody!
August 16th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Murag lingaw lagi ni… Unsaon pag-apil?
August 16th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
@Henry — Basta listado ka sa Directory, naa na kay chance modaog!
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August 26th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
hi, nag register na ako pero wala kasi sa category yung food and drinks….so sa entertainment ko na lang inilagay….
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September 1st, 2007 at 10:16 pm
@Felmar — Yup, kasali ka. All blogs that are found in the Mindanao Blog Directory are automatically eligible. We’ll be finalizing the mechanics soon!
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January 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
methinks you need to include the dumbest mindanaoan bloggers like me
January 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I wonder if you could possibly post the criteria for judging!