Of the five finalists in the People's Choice category of the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards, only three can take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and it is up to you, the voting public, to decide their fates.
Voting in this category runs between December 21st and December 28th, and in that time you will be allowed only one vote, so choose wisely.
Let the voting begin!
Labels: People's Choice
The 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards are currently in the second and final jury stage. Our 49 jurors are tabulating scores for
the top five finalists in each category according to
our ten criteria – with an extra 0, 1, or 2 points awarded for Category Fit – so that we can arrive at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. I am slowly entering the final scores on my very important spreadsheet as they arrive. We are working out kinks, jurors are helping me out with ideas for the coming year, and the excitement levels are rising.
I AM SO EXCITED.
Once all of the scores are in over the next day or two, I am going to be crazy with keeping the results secret until New Years at midnight EST. I am totally going to be that nerd with her finger hovering over the enter key that night, just itching to let the world know just five minutes early.
The other thing that excites me? VOTING IN THE FINAL ROUND FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE CATEGORY BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT. I will put the poll up at midnight
Saskatchewan time tonight so that you can all start voting for your favourite of
the top five. And, again, I will be that nerd with her finger hovering over the enter key tonight, just itching to start the poll five minutes early.
See you back here later!
Labels: CWA business
It has been one week since
the announcement of the top five finalists in each of the 37 categories in the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards, and I am here to tell you that the response has been tremendous. It's a thrill to see so many good weblogs receive at least some of the attention they deserve for the hard work their respective bloggers put into them.
I just finished dividing up the 37 categories and their five finalists each among 49 jurors across two languages, and, let me tell you, I feel like I have scaled K2 and come back to tell about it.
But, you know what this means, don't you? We are officially in the second and final round of jurying. Our jurors are hard at work reading, watching, analyzing, and tallying to work out the top three weblogs in each category so that we can announce the best of the best on January 1st. The top three in each category will be announced at the stroke of New Years' midnight EST.
Who is going to be out celebrating the New Year and the 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards announcement? If you are, I would love it if you would keep me updated about the festivities. On the evening of December 31st/early morning of January 1st, send me photos, video, links, etc. for me to post here. That way, in lieu of a single location recognition of the awards, we can have a cross-Canada celebration from coast to coast.
What do you think? If you have any ideas about how to best go about this, shoot me an e-mail. Let's give Canadian blogging its due!
UPDATE: The People's Choice category, our sole category up for public vote, will have its poll open between December 21st and December 28th.
Labels: CWA business, outreach
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