It’s blog award season, with the Asia Blog of the Year (ABOTY) to be decided today. ABOTY is a strange site that claims to have received 9,000 nominations but has only one Technorati link - but if the $100 prize money is real, AP is pleased to be nominated.
As well, the Indibloggies are open - venture onward to discover new India blogs.
Plus, the 2006 Bloggies are accepting nominations.
While AsiaPundit would appreciate nominations, and thanks Lonnie for offering one without solicitation, there is something more important than AP’s own status in the blogosphere.
For far too long international blog awards have been pigeonholing Asian blog into a single category, limiting them from showing their true stature in the global blogosphere. One Asian blogger in particular has suffered because of this huge injustice.
XiaXue received 14,716 votes for Best Asian Blog, while the winner of the best blog received a mere 7,373 for the main category. That’s less than half of Wendy’s total and it is an outrage that the hosts of these awards have not yet allowed Wendy to compete for the top prize.
With that, AsiaPundit endorses XiaXue for Blog of the Year. He has already nominated Wendy and suggests all readers do so as well.
Just, please, please, please keep her out of the Best Asian Blog category. She doesn’t just have a fan base, it’s a cult!
And remember, just because you nominate XiaXue doesn’t mean you have to drink the Kool Aid. When AP nominated her, he was enjoying a fine shiraz.
Simon’s Asia Blog Awards are still under preparation.
January 10th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Damn, we have to remember to try that next year.