AS announced last September 29 at the Digital Influencers Marketing Summit, the following are the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2012 as recognized by 2012 writing project participants. Full list at http://www.influentialblogger.net/2012/09/winners-top-10-emerging-influential.html
Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs for 2012 Winners
1. Top Ten Emerging
Influential Blogs 2012
Janette Toral
http://www.influentialblogger.net
2. Background
• Started in May 2007
• Mechanics
– Anyone in the world can join. One entry per
blogger.
– Any blog can be mentioned as long it follows
the cut-off date.
3. Emerging Influential Blogs 2007
• An Apple a Day • Kubiertos
• The Philosophical • FruityOaty
Bastard • PinoyBlogero
• The D Spot • The Dork Factor
• CokskiBlue • The Anitokid
• Make Money Online Chronikos
with a 13-Year Old • Gibbs Cadiz
• Culture Shiok! • Confessions of a
• Utakgago Hopeless Romantic
6. Emerging Influential Blogs 2008
• Manila Foodistas • You Got Tech
• Filipino Voices • The Not so Talented
• Visit Sagada DJ Montano
• Missing Carlo • Davao Delicious
• Mar Roxas for • Music Picks
President in 2010 • Bariles Republic
blog • Fritzified
• Bloggers Da Who
8. Emerging Influential Blogs for 2008
• Focused on what matters to You than Me.
• Tells stories that I may not know.
• Blogging is serious business!
– Demanding (coverage and depth)
– Model (business or otherwise)
– Multimedia
9. Emerging Influential Blogs 2009
• Writing to Exhale • Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0
• Patay Gutom • Tales from the Mom
• The Struggling Side
Blogger • Adaphobic
• Zorlone • Lakwatsero
• Father Blogger dot • Let's Go Sago!
Com
11. Emerging Influential Blogs for 2009
• Masa – real people
– No longer to be looked at as an elitist activity
– Various economic class
• Ageless
– From teenager to lolo
• Community spirit
– Active players
12. Emerging Influential Blogs 2010
• When in Manila • The Creative Dork
• Nomnom Club • The Thirsty Blogger
• Facebuko • Foodie Manila
• Ganda Ever So Much • Jay.eLx
• Kusina Maria • Paolodome Edge HD
• Project 52 Weeks • Get Prettified!
• Fat Girl No More
• Music Vlog
17. Observation on 2011 blogs
• Girl power!
– The mommy and girls
blogging community got
their act together. Gave
full support to each other.
• Communities matter!
– Bloggers who invested
time to build relationship,
contributed to causes, and
supported fellow bloggers
– thrive.
18. Changes in 2012 Writing Project
Mechanics
• Blog to be mentioned • Writing project
qualification: created participants blog used
anytime from June to submit an entry
2011 to the present must be:
– Must have no less – At least 3 months old
than 20 blog post as of – No less than 10 blog
nomination time. post as of nomination
time.
19. Challenges in
2012 Writing Project
• Removed “trending” to influence outcome.
• Quality entries rather than quantity.
• Formal event to recognize winners.