Categories

Aaron Hawkins Award

This category is for bloggers that have been blogging since January 1, 2005.

Best Blog Design

This category is for well-designed blogs that incorporate a unique and eye-catching visual web design, keen use of typography, and a killer layout.

Best Blog Network

This category is for Black blog networks. Blog networks should be comprised of at least three (3) blogs with content updated regularly, include some level of quality control, and include some type of blog network indication (badge, link, etc.) which links to the blog network’s site.

Best Blog Post Series

This category is for a series of posts in a blog about a particular topic. Posts can be fiction or non-fiction, but post series must be linked by a common and identifiable theme with the ability to skip forward or backwards through the series for judging purposes (i.e., archives, pagination, etc.).

Best Business Blog

This category is for blogs that talk about the modern business world (advertising, marketing, finance, business trends, etc.).

Best Cooking or Food Blog

This category is for blogs which focus on food and/or recipes. Blogs may also include restaurant and product reviews.

Best Culture Blog

This category is for blogs which analyze and discuss Black culture and/or the African diaspora with respect to art, dance, Black history, music, and other related content.

Best Faith-Based Blog

This category is for blogs which feature unique religious and spiritual content from any religion or faith.

Best Fashion or Beauty Blog

This category is for blogs which cover the topics of beauty, fashion, clothing, cosmetics, design, accessories, personal styling, and other related content for either men or women.

Best Film Blog

This category is for blogs which promote or discuss films, actors, film culture, and other related content.

Best Gaming or Comics Blog

This category is for blogs which promote, discuss, or review video games, puzzles, comic books, games of skill or chance, and other related content.

Best Gossip Blog

This category is for blogs that focus on the reporting, satire, and lampooning of celebrities and pop culture.

Best Group Blog

This category is for a single blog which is updated by a group of people (two or more people). This blog can be about any topic.

Best Health or Wellness Blog

This category is for blogs that focus on health, fitness, living green, and overall physical wellness.

Best Hip-Hop Blog

This category is for blogs that focus primarily on hip-hop culture, including urban fashion, current events, hip-hop music, and other related content.

Best Humor Blog

This category is for humor blogs or blogs which feature humorous content. All sites comedy-related, including humor sites, sites spotlighting comedians, and sites that simply make you laugh.

Best International Blog

This category is for blogs of any topic that are based in countries other than the United States. The country of origin for the blog must be clearly identified for judging purposes.

Best LGBT Blog

This category is for blogs that relate to or are about the LGBT community, including news, pop culture, or personal stories.

Best Microblog

This category is for the following types of microblogs: Twitter profiles, Tumblr blogs, or Posterous blogs.

Best Music Blog

This category is for blogs that focus on music; blogs can provide downloadable mp3s, and may cover more than one genre of music. The majority of the blog should be about music, not satire on pop culture.

Best New Blog

This category is for blogs of any topic which have been started on or after September 1, 2009.

Best Parenting or Family Blog

This category is for blogs which center around the topics of family, raising children, families, etc.

Best Personal Blog

This category is for blogs written by individuals about themselves or about others. Blogs do not have to adhere to a specific theme, but should specifically be about the blogger’s life.

Best Photography Blog

This category is for blogs which present and feature photographs taken by the blog author.

Best Podcast Series

This category highlights podcasts — serialized audio files available to download — on any topic.

Best Political or News Blog

This category is for blogs which are about politics or current newsworthy topics.

Best Science or Technology Blog

This category is for blogs which feature content about biology, chemistry, physics, technology, the Internet, and the various realms of science.

Best Sex or Relationships Blog

This category is for blogs which discuss or analyze romantic or interpersonal relationship topics, sexual health, and/or other sexual or relationship topics.

Best Sports Blog

This category is for blogs which discuss or analyze anything sports-related, including professional sports teams, fantasy sports, sports players, and other related content.

Best Teen Blog

This category is for blogs of any topic where the author is anywhere from 13-19 years old.

Best Travel Blog

This category is for blogs which explore world travel, travel plans, tourism, travel writing, or other related content.

Best Video Blog Series

This category highlights blogs which feature original video content by the blog’s author on any topic. Blog content must be primarily video content.

Best Writing in a Blog

This category is for blogs which have exceptional writing.

Blog of the Year

The blog of the year has it all: great writing, frequent posts, active comments, and a strong reader base.

Blog to Watch

This category is for that great blog that not everyone knows about…but should! It’s undiscovered. It’s a best kept secret. (Although it won’t be anymore if they win this award!)

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