Inspiration Bit

I think everyone would agree that in order to be on top of what you do you must know your competition and strive to be better than them, and of course learn from those who already found the success you’re striving for. All this will help you to identify what you can do that the others can’t, or what new you can offer that the others don’t.

This is especially true about blogs. Currently Technorati is tracking 63.2 million blogs. Isn’t it incredible? Just a few years ago the word “weblog” didn’t even exist in the dictionaries.

That’s where the Weblog Awards site becomes helpful.
This is one site you don’t want to miss to see the Crème de la Crème of the blogosphere.

It’s been launched in 2001 to award the best blogs. All winners are chosen by the public. So check out the Seventh Annual Weblog Awards that already has posted the Best Bloggies 2007 (this part I don’t quite understand - how they can the best of 2007, when it’s been only one month since the 2007 year has began?) and cast your votes.

Here’s how the nomination process works:

1. From January 1, 2007 until January 11 anyone was able to nominate their favorite blogs.
2. On January 15 only 200 randomly selected voters received an e-mail with the list of weblogs that received the most nominations in ten random categories. They had to choose and vote on five favorites for each category by January 21.
3. On January 25 the finalists were announced, and now anyone can cast a vote by clicking on one of the radio buttons in each category.
4. Voting will close on February 2. The winners will be announced on March 12.

While browsing all those blogs in various categories I’ve discovered a few blogs that I didn’t know about before, but now I’ve added them to my Favourites:

• Daily Blog Tips - from the “Best Web Development Weblog” category
• Subtraction - from the “Best-Designed Weblog” category
• To Whom It May Concern - from the “Best-Kept Secret Weblog” category
• Notes from Inside my Head - from the “Best New Weblog” category

What new gems of blogosphere have you uncovered?

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