What an overwhelming response this year! With over 8,000 votes logged, the winners of the 2009 Black Weblog Awards have been selected by you, the blogging public, and our team of distinguished judges.
Without further ado, the winners are listed after the break.
Please help us get to SXSW 2010 by voting for the panel “Black Blogging Rockstars”!
Just visit this link: http://bit.ly/2Tv45h. It takes just a few minutes to register and vote.
While you’re at it, check out these other great panels by Black bloggers which need *your* vote to make it to SXSW!
Black Female Bloggers & the Future of Media: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3198
How Social Media Can Destroy Your Business Model: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3635
Can Online Social Media Erase The Digital Divide?: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4325
Jingaling Baby! Making Money from Music for Media: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4513
“Preserve the Sexy” of Your Brand through Social Media: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4517
The Revolution Will be a #Hashtag: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/2274
Online Gatekeeping: Who Died and Made You King?: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4753
Can I Reserve This Book With My iPhone?: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3175
Thanks for your support and keep those votes coming for the Awards!
We’ve sorted out the database issues and the “Best Microblog” finalists are now showing properly on the ballot. We also added them to the finalist list.
Mucho apologies for the lateness of the finalist list (we still have a few kinks to work out). Here are the top five finalists in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards categories (with the exception of “Best Business Blog” which has the top two finalists).
NOTE: We’ve worked out the database errors; the “Best Microblog” category is now showing.
NOTE: We’re still getting the “Best Microblog” category straightened out as well due to some technical glitches, so please, bear with us. Here we go!
Best Blog Design
This Week in Blackness
My Two Cents.
MyBrownBaby
Houseofaura.Com
Straight From The A
Best Blog Post Series
Mane & Chic
The Black Snob
Wet Wednesdays Series on NakedWithSocksOn.com
30 in 30 Blog Marathon on NakedWithSocksOn.com
Starving Artists Series on 25 Magazine
Best Business Blog
Best Culture Blog
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
This Week in Blackness
The Black Snob
Black Girl with Long Hair
Afrobella
Best Faith-Based Blog
Reflections of a Jazz Theologian
Big Is The New Small
The Fab Empire
Infinite Gen
Neo95
Best Food Blog
The Duo Dishes
The Ghetto Cooking Show
FlavorDiva.com
LBJ’s Brown Bag
A Lot About Nothing
Best Gossip Blog
The Fury
Straight From The A
StraightOuttaNYC
The Black Socialite
AJ Supreme-World Famous
Best Group Blog
Cosby Kids
Very Smart Brothas
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Three Ways to Take It
MESH.
Best Health and Wellness Blog
The P.O.S.H. Life
TNM Blog and Newsletter
The Green Doorway Lifestyle Design
Mother Knows Best
Little Golden Lamb
Best Hip-Hop Blog
25 Magazine
GangStarr Girl
The Rap Up
D.Omen’s D.Omain
Straight From The A
Best Humor Blog
The Fury
This Week in Blackness
Awesomely Luvvie
My Two Cents.
Fish And Spaghetti
Best International Blog
Black and (A)Broad
Ebony Intuition
Black Women in Europe
D W Jazzlover
London To MK
Best LGBT Blog
Xem VanAdams
Ray’s Bleu Juice Blog
ADTV
Maybe It’s Just Me
SistersTalk
Best Microblog
@elonjames
@xemvanadams
@maneandchic
@brotherjesse
@nakedwithsocks
Best Teen Blog
I (heart) That
The Puff Reports
Roc4Life
vivalajuicy
Houseofaura.Com
Best Music Blog
GangStarr Girl
My Mood is Music
D.Omen’s D.Omain
The Rap Up
Sound-Savvy
Best New Blog
Cosby Kids
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
MESH.
Three Ways to Take It
Ray’s Bleu Juice Blog
Best Parenting and Family Blog
spelhouseLove
Blog It Out, Bitch
MyBrownBaby
The Ghetto Cooking Show
Makes Me Wanna Holler
Best Personal Blog
NakedWithSocksOn.com
Brother Jesse Blog
Blog It Out, Bitch
Babs In Blogland
Awesomely Luvvie
Best Photo Blog
KidduNot.com
HomeGirl
Discoveringhair
Street Etiquette
Swagger: Paris, New York
Best Podcast
The Insanity Report
WTF Online Radio
AnalogHype – The Urban Gamers Blog
Rainy City Radio
Man and Wife TV
Best Political/News Blog
The Black Snob
The field Negro
Postbourgie
The Intersection of Madness and Reality
The Insanity Report
Best Science/Technology Blog
Urban Science Adventures! (c)
BDPA Foundation
AnalogHype – The Urban Gamers Blog
Black Digerati
The Koalition
Best Sex and Relationships Blog
Very Smart Brothas
NakedWithSocksOn.com
Single Black Male
BlogXilla
undressingHER
Best Sports/Recreation Blog
Olympiahoops
Hail Mary Jane
Ed The Sports Fan
MKRob’s Sports Blog
DaLockerRoom.com
Best Style and Fashion Blog
Mane & Chic
Black Girl with Long Hair
The Fashion Bomb
FresherThanChris
Stuff Fly People Like
Best Video Blog
Xem VanAdams
This Week in Blackness
The Ghetto Cooking Show
ADTV
Best Writing in a Blog
Very Smart Brothas
Xem VanAdams
NakedWithSocksOn.com
The Black Snob
Three Ways to Take It
Blog of the Year
Mane & Chic
NakedWithSocksOn.com
Brother Jesse Blog
The field Negro
Single Black Male
Blog to Watch
Cosby Kids
Very Smart Brothas
Mane & Chic
Xem VanAdams
FreshXpress .:. The PULSE of Young Black America
Finalists can use this graphic badge on their blogs to publicize their finalist status:
Voting ends September 1; winners are announced on September 4.
We like to change things up a bit every year, and this year is no exception. We have a few new rules and new categories, so listen up!
Rules
Like we stated before, we lifted that “you can’t nominate your own blog” rule. Now, blog owners can easily nominate their own blog through our simple process. When you’ve completed it, you will receive a unique link for your blog that will allow other to vote for you for the finalist round!
Next up, we’ve changed the duration of the Awards just a bit. Nominations this year start on June 20 and end on July 25, which will give you plenty of time to get your nomination in AND have people vote for them. Finalist voting has also been lengthened, and now runs the entire month of August. Winners are announced on September 4.
There’s also a new rule out there for those repeat winners. Blogs that have won a particular category at least three times are no longer eligible to win for that particular category. This includes blogs that have won either the Judges’ and/or Popular vote for their category. We’ll go into more detail about this, since several categories have changed names over the years.
Categories
Based on growing demand, we have added the following four categories for this year:
- Best Health and Wellness Blog
- Best Microblog
- Best Parenting and Family Blog
- Best Sex and Relationships Blog
Unfortunately, we do have to say goodbye to the following categories based on decreasing activity:
- Best Blog Community
- Best Celebrity Blog
- Best Fictional Blog
Categories always come and go, and we’re always gauging category popularity based on demand and user activity; we’re always taking suggestions on new categories, so feel free to speak up (just don’t demand it).
That’s what’s new for this year! Nominations end on July 25.
