Top  10  Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  2010  

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Background  

•  Started  in  May  2007  •  Mechanics  – Anyone  in  the  world  can  join.  One  entry  per  blogger.  

– Any  blog  can  be  men1oned  as  long  it  follows  the  cut-­‐off  date.  

Emerging  Influen1al  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  Roman1c  

Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  2007  

•  Personal  •  Passion  •  Life  •  Novelty  

Emerging  Influen1al  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  

Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  for  2008  

•  Focused  on  what  ma8ers  to  You  than  Me.  •  Tells  stories  that  I  may  not  know.  

•  Blogging  is  serious  business!  – Demanding  (coverage  and  depth)  – Model  (business  or  otherwise)  – Mul1media  

Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  2009  

•  Wri1ng  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!  

Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  for  2009  

•  Masa  –  real  people  – No  longer  to  be  looked  at  as  an  eli1st  ac1vity  – Various  economic  class  

•  Ageless  – From  teenager  to  lolo  

•  Community  spirit  – Ac1ve  players  

Top  10  Emerging  Influen1al  Blogs  2010  

What  new  did  we  do  this  year?  

•  Started  wri1ng  project  by  end  of  May  1ll  end  of  August.  

•  Minimum  of  blogs  with  explana1on  

•  Ten  blogs  with  sponsor  link  for  raffle  

•  Have  special  prizes.  –  InWrite  – GeiserMaclang  

Observa1ons  on  2010  Blogs  

•  Passion  •  Profession  •  Iden1ty  –  brand  building  •  Individuals  rather  than  groups  •  Community  builders  

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Blogging  ahead  

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