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The 2005 Bloggies Nominees

The Bloggies site

is still down from having served more than its monthly allotment (the

page shows the dreaded “509 – Bandwidth Limit Exceeded” error). Luckily

for those who want to know who got nominated, Firda Beka of Weblog

Wannabe (a nominee in the “Best Asian weblog” and “Lifetime

Acheivement” categories) has replicated the list of nominees. If you

were interested in voting in the Bloggies but had no idea who the

candidates were, here’s her list, slightly rearranged to emphasize the

category in which this blog appears.

Note that for the first time, two Blogware-based blogs are among the

represented: this blog for “Best Canadian Weblog”, and Tom Reynolds’ Random Acts of Reality for “Best Tagline” (“Trying to kill as few people as possible”) and as the subject of Random Reality Bites, a Guardian article nominated for “Best Article or Essay About Weblogs”. Well done, Tom!

Best Canadian Weblog

The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century (vote for it!)

Marmalade.ca

Bacon and Eh’s

Photojunkie

ChromeWaves.net

Best Meme

A replicating idea that spread about weblogs.

Flickr

Podcasting

The Grey Album

Is My Blog Burning?

Photo Friday

Best Article or Essay About Weblogs

New Kids on the Blog

Random Reality Bites

Blogs, Bandwidth, and Banjos: Tightly Knit Bonds in Weblogging

How to Blog

Warning: Blogs Can Be Infectious

Best Web Application for Weblogs

Something that helps you publish, make comments, anything that has to do with developing a weblog.

HaloScan

Del.icio.us

Movable Type

Flickr

MT-Blacklist

Best Australian or New Zealand Weblog

Bizgirl

What’s New, Pussycat?

Boudist

Spiceblog

Kitta.net

Best Asian Weblog

Weblogs from Asia, not including the Middle East.

Weblog Wannabe

Noodle Pie

Tokyo Times

Xiaxue

Life in Mono

Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog

360 Degrees of Sky

A Family in Baghdad

Subzero Blue

Benn Loxo du Tàccu

Where Is Raed?

Best European Weblog

My Boyfriend Is a Twat

Papel Continuo

Chocolate and Zucchini

La Coquette

Near Near Future

Best British or Irish Weblog

Weblogs from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

GreenFairyDotCom

Londonist

Hicksdesign

PlasticBag.org

London Underground Tube Blog

Best Latin American Weblog

Isopixel

Overcaffeinated

Bibi’s Box

Denken Über

KnowProSE.com

Best American Weblog

Weblogs from the United States.

Dooce

Go Fug Yourself

Eschaton

Tequila Mockingbird

Wonkette

Best Tagline of a Weblog

Pesky’Apostrophe: “Always better than an unexpected period”

Scaryduck: “Not scary, not a duck”

The Gospel According to Rhys: “Chronologically inept since 2060”

Dooce: “Not your average clenched-cheek sprint to the bathroom”

Random Acts of Reality: “Trying to kill as few people as possible…”

Best Photography of a Weblog

Photoblogs and other weblogs that regularly feature photography.

Rion.nu

Satan’s Laundromat

The Narrative

The Snowsuit Effort

Daily Dose of Imagery

Best Non-Weblog Content of a Weblog Site

Many sites contain more that just a weblog. This is for those pages with something extra.

WorldChanging

The Soxaholix

Siteway

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

Gothamist

Best Food Weblog

TastingMenu

Simply Recipes

The Food Section

100 Cookbooks

Cooking for Engineers

Best Entertainment Weblog

Stereogum

Largehearted Boy

Defamer

Fluxblog

Whatevs (Dot Org)

Best Weblog About Politics

Low Culture

WatchBlog

Wonkette

1115.org

Pandagon.net

Best Web Development Weblog

Weblogs completely about Web design and development.

SimpleBits

Mezzoblue

Stylegala

ScriptyGoddess

456 Berea Street

Best Computers or Technology Weblog

Weblogs about computers and/or technology, other than Web design.

Slashdot

Engadget

Daring Fireball

Near Near Future

Gizmodo

Best Topical Weblog

Weblogs with a definite topic other than the ones in the categories above.

The Policeman’s Blog

Treehugger

London Underground Tube Blog

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

Bookslut

Best GLBT Weblog

Webloggers in the gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgendered community.

How to Learn Swedish in 1000 Difficult Lessons

SistersTalk

Tranniefesto

Troubled Diva

Hot Toddy’s Toaster Oven

Most Humorous Weblog

Go Fug Yourself

Geese Aplenty

Davezilla.com

Dooce

Defective Yeti

Best Writing of a Weblog

Weblogs with great writing, from personal journaling to professional journalism.

Real E Fun

Tequila Mockingbird

Londonmark

Dooce

Greek Tragedy

Best Group Weblog

Weblogs written by an exclusive group.

Go Fug Yourself

Popgadget

Boing Boing

Low Culture

A Fistful of Euros

Best Community Weblog

Weblogs where everyone is invited to post.

Slashdot

Overheard in New York

MonkeyFilter

MetaFilter

Fark.com

Best-Designed Weblog

Karen Cheng

Jason Santa Maria

Loobylu

Brookelyn.org

ShaunInman.com

Best-Kept-Secret Weblog

The best underrepresented weblogs.

Manhattan Transfer

Mixed Media Watch

Susan Mernit’s Blog

Teaching the Indie Kids to Dance Again

He Looks Like…

Best New Weblog

Weblogs that began during the year 2004.

Petite Anglaise

He Looks Like…

Preshrunk

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

Defamer

Lifetime Achievement

Webloggers who have been blogging at least since January 1, 2001.

Tom Coates

Ernie Hsiung

Meg Hourihan

Derek Powazek

Firda Beka

Weblog of the Year

This is it: the category for the best weblog overall.

Gawker

This Fish Needs a Bicycle

Wonkette

Boing Boing

The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

Gothamist

Joey deVilla

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