...And Here Are The Categories

So after months of asking for input from the community, as well as conducting our own research (like our SXSW panel and our internal Category Popularity Matrix), we are pleased to announce the new categories for this year's 2010 Black Weblog Awards.

(Or if you want to cheat and skip ahead, just go to the Categories page.)

Here are the new categories:

• Best Film Blog


• Best Travel Blog

We also decided to tweak the names on a few existing categories, as well as bring one category back from the void.

• Best Blog Network (formerly Best Blog Community from 2006-2008)


• Best Cooking or Food Blog (formerly Best Food Blog)


• Best Fashion or Beauty Blog (formerly Best Style and Fashion Blog)


• Best Health or Wellness Blog (formerly Best Health and Wellness Blog)


• Best Parenting or Family Blog (formerly Best Parenting and Family Blog)


• Best Photography Blog (formerly Best Photo Blog)


• Best Podcast Series (formerly Best Podcast)


• Best Political or News Blog (formerly Best Political/News Blog)


• Best Science or Technology Blog (formerly Best Science/Technology Blog)


• Best Sex or Relationships Blog (formerly Best Sex and Relationships Blog)


• Best Video Blog Series (formerly Best Video Blog)

And one category (Best Sports/Recreation Blog) has split in two!

• Best Gaming or Comics Blog


• Best Sports Blog

And despite what the CPM told us, we've decided not to get rid of any categories this year. If you're keeping track at home, this bumps us up to 35 categories -- over three times as many as when we started back in 2005. Whoa!

You can check out the Categories page for the new titles and descriptions. Soon, we'll announce when nominations will begin, as well as some new rules for this year. Thanks for your input!

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[zillz]

"excellent!" -- c. montgomery burns

[mikeydigital]

Excellent!!! Can't wait for the nominations!