A brief about the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs Writing Project 2013 organized by Janette Toral, InfluentialBlogger.net (http://www.influentialblogger.net). The writing project is now on its 7th year.
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
• The Philosophical
Bastard
• The D Spot
• CokskiBlue
• Make Money Online
with a 13-Year Old
• Culture Shiok!
• Utakgago
• Kubiertos
• FruityOaty
• PinoyBlogero
• The Dork Factor
• The Anitokid
Chronikos
• Gibbs Cadiz
• Confessions of a
Hopeless Romantic
6. Emerging Influential Blogs 2008
• Manila Foodistas
• Filipino Voices
• Visit Sagada
• Missing Carlo
• Mar Roxas for
President in 2010
blog
• You Got Tech
• The Not so Talented
DJ Montano
• Davao Delicious
• Music Picks
• Bariles Republic
• 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
• Patay Gutom
• The Struggling
Blogger
• Zorlone
• Father Blogger dot
Com
• Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0
• Tales from the Mom
Side
• Adaphobic
• Lakwatsero
• Let's Go Sago!
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
• Nomnom Club
• Facebuko
• Ganda Ever So Much
• Kusina Maria
• Project 52 Weeks
• Fat Girl No More
• Music Vlog
• The Creative Dork
• The Thirsty Blogger
• Foodie Manila
• Jay.eLx
• Paolodome Edge HD
• Get Prettified!
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. Emerging Influential Blogs 2012
• The Purple Doll
• Pinay Thrillseeker
• Gadget Gambit
• Rappler
• So Gelleesh
• Blogged: Eccentric
Yet Happy
• Filipino Bloggers
Worldwide
• Music Republiq
• Between Coordinates
• Life After Breakfast
• Unsugarcoated
Reviews
20. Observation on 2012 blogs
• “Individuality”
– Diverse personalities
where bloggers in the
roster mostly didn’t know
each other.
• Open on choices
– Writing project participants
took time to check out
potential blogs rather than
just relying on friends
suggestion.
21. Changes in 2013 Writing Project
Mechanics
• Blog to be mentioned
qualification: created
anytime from July
2012 to the present
– Must have no less
than 20 blog post as of
nomination time.
• Writing project
participants blog used
to submit an entry
must be:
– At least 3 months old
– No less than 10 blog
post as of nomination
time.
22. Challenges in
2013 Writing Project
• Remove weekly updates that may
influence “trending” and affect outcome.
• Quality entries rather than quantity.
• Formal event to recognize winners.
23. Be a sponsor
• US$250 to cover writing project winners
prizes, winners event, and logistics.
24. Thank you!
Hope you can join
Top 10 Emerging Influential
Blogs 2013 Writing Project!
http://www.influentialblogger.net