Irish Blog Awards, 2009

Anouilh · 03-01-2009 12:00pm #1

Photo Bloggers might like to be nominated for the
Irish Blog Awards.

http://awards.ie/blogawards/nominations/

We have until 14 January, 2009 to decide who will be
Ireland's Top Bloggers.

Anouilh · 13-01-2009 2:43pm

A reminder that tomorrow is the deadline for nominations.

Photographedublin.blogspot was short-listed in 2007, which was very encouraging.

Are there many winners from past Awards here?

Culann · 13-01-2009 6:48pm

My blog is in the nominations list for the first time, so....good luck me, but I won't be holding my breath.

Anouilh · 13-01-2009 7:37pm

Culann wrote: »

My blog is in the nominations list for the first time, so....good luck me, but I won't be holding my breath.

Many congratulations!

And how do you know this?
Is there a preview of nominations out already?

I made a thread at Techfocus that has some links from topical blogs and some memories of Award Ceremonies past.

http://lounge.techfocus.net/showthread.php?p=360558#post360558

Calina · 13-01-2009 8:06pm

you are allowed to nominate yourself although I personally never do.

Quite a few regular posters here were nominated last year.

GristlyEnd · 13-01-2009 8:11pm

Calina wrote: »

you are allowed to nominate yourself although I personally never do.

Didn't know you could do that and like you I wouldn't nominate myself either.

I'm heading to the awards whether I'm nominated or not. Hotel and flights booked. Should be a great weekend.

elven · 13-01-2009 10:02pm

If I was Irish i'd be pimping for votes - but I don't think I'm allowed! Well, that and... I have a rather niche audience :rolleyes:

Calina · 13-01-2009 10:03pm

Yes you are. One of last year's nominees was Polish, based in Nenagh County Tipp.

kjt · 13-01-2009 10:30pm

I hope to see some of you guys up there

Best of luck to everybody!!

Anouilh · 13-01-2009 10:51pm

elven wrote: »

If I was Irish i'd be pimping for votes - but I don't think I'm allowed! Well, that and... I have a rather niche audience :rolleyes:

It is for "Irish" related blogs and not a nationality test.
I have nominated people who were not born here.

ThOnda · 14-01-2009 12:24am

Anouilh wrote: »

... I have nominated people who were not born here.

Culchies?

Valentia · 14-01-2009 3:02am

Culann wrote: »

My blog is in the nominations list for the first time, so....good luck me, but I won't be holding my breath.

Interesting. How do you know this a day before nominations close?

I nominated myself. If I was waiting for someone else I'd be waiting so what the heck...:p I also mentioned one or two others

Fionn · 14-01-2009 3:06am

whats this blogs thing?
and
who are you calling a culchie???

:):rolleyes:;):D:pac:

he he laughs!! etc....

hey Danny hows the going???

Anouilh · 14-01-2009 1:32pm

ThOnda wrote: »

Culchies?

By that reckoning I am beyond the Pale and should not be in the running for nomination.

A Galwegian by birth.

latchiko · 14-01-2009 1:50pm

I was lucky enough to be shortlisted last year which was very unexpected. While there's nothing stopping you from nominating yourself (I think), part of the magic for me last year was seeing my url on the nominations list and knowing that somebody out there not only enjoyed by blog but took the time to nominate it.
I'm looking forward to seeing the list once it's announced. There are always a few new blogs in there worth checking out and I still have some of my discoveries from last year in my feed reader.

Marcus · 14-01-2009 1:55pm

Anouilh wrote: »

Photo Bloggers might like to be nominated for the
Irish Blog Awards.

http://awards.ie/blogawards/nominations/

We have until 14 January, 2009 to decide who will be
Ireland's Top Bloggers.

Good man! I was just about to post that nominations are closing today!

Pixie is sponsoring the Best Photo Blog category again this year

Marcus

Anouilh · 14-01-2009 2:03pm

iampixie wrote: »

Good man! I was just about to post that nominations are closing today!

Pixie is sponsoring the Best Photo Blog category again this year

Marcus

Glad to be of service...

Anouilh · 14-01-2009 2:13pm

But...

I'm a Lady 6034073

Marcus · 14-01-2009 2:21pm

Anouilh wrote: »

But...
I'm a Lady

Oooops - Good woman!

rymus · 14-01-2009 2:40pm

iampixie wrote: »

Pixie is sponsoring the Best Photo Blog category again this year

Great stuff.. Was going to ask Damien who the sponsor was.. Now I don't need to

Anouilh · 14-01-2009 7:35pm

Now that the nominations are closed it would be interesting to know if there are any rumours about who has been nominated.

Exciting times...

Anouilh · 15-01-2009 11:36am

The Blog Awards people are looking for judges.
This would be a great opportunity to learn about blogging from the inside, as well as for photographers to have their input.

http://awards.ie/blogawards/2009/01/14/want-to-be-a-blog-awards-09-judge/

The interesting thing about the Internet is that for the first time, we have a medium of communication that has the power to be truly democratic.

rymus · 15-01-2009 4:37pm

Anouilh wrote: »

Now that the nominations are closed it would be interesting to know if there are any rumours about who has been nominated.

I could nearly give you a list off the top of my head if the last few years are anything to go by.

Anouilh · 17-01-2009 12:02pm

rymus wrote: »

I could nearly give you a list off the top of my head if the last few years are anything to go by.

You may be right, in part.

However, I think there are quite a few new faces on the block.

I nominated a very good web designer who has only made a photo blog recently.

It's all very inspiring, as more people lose their fear of making work in public and having it reviewed by a wide audience.

Valentia · 17-01-2009 1:49pm

You will find that most nominees know of or each other. The nominations are based as much on how actively people participate in the community as on the quality of the snaps. That's just the way most online stuff works.

There are the odd exceptions like DDOI & A Walk Through Durham Township. But these are international. No Irish photoblog that I know of has broken through on any scale like these either at home of abroad.

Both of these blogs have a big advantage over us though. They get real weather!

Anouilh · 17-01-2009 5:03pm

Brave photographers may be out in Ireland at the moment recording the lashing winds and rain. We may as well photograph what is there.

There are some very good photographers in the "Photo Blog" category for last year's awards:

http://awards.ie/blogawards/2008/02/11/irish-blog-awards-2008-shortlists/

Your view that participation in a community leads to success is true. I was nominated in the first round two years ago by a really friendly poster on Blather.net.
We had some nice chats afterwards, but he seems to have disappeared.

Has anybody seen Podge recently?

Could be a photographic quest...

GristlyEnd · 20-01-2009 12:07am

Nominations will be announced tomorrow. Excited to see who has been nominated.

Anouilh · 20-01-2009 1:24pm

Voilà!

http://awards.ie/blogawards/2009/01/20/2009-irish-blog-awards-nominations/

GristlyEnd · 20-01-2009 1:26pm

Some familiar blogs there and some new ones.

rymus · 20-01-2009 1:32pm

loads of new ones.. will have to do a little bit of browsing after lunch to check out the competition

Marcus · 20-01-2009 1:38pm

Congrats to all those that made the list! Best of luck for the shortlist

Irish Blog Awards, 2009

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