A number of Irish blogs and sites attracted a great many links and attention over the past 12 months but I think I can safely say that the Irish Blog Awards deserves the much coveted “Irish Linkbaiter of the Year Award”. If Damien didn’t delete his own blog from nominations he’d certainly be up for a gong or two!
Not to be left out, I’ve linked to the Awards site too, and I noticed that I’ve been nominated in three categories:
- This blog is nominated in the best technology blog category.
- I’m nominated in the “Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere” category
- Finally, In Photos has been nominated in the best photoblog category.
I voted a few days back and I remember nominating In Photos (hey, why leave things to chance?), but thanks to whoever nominated me in the other categories. Now all that remains is for everyone to vote for me! Go on, you know you want to!
I won’t make it to the awards ceremony this year either but Ryan will be on hand to take a few photos. I look forward to seeing his brilliant black and white shots of the event. My reason for not attending are the same as last year, but thankfully, this year it’s under much happier circumstances!
The voting page doesn’t link to the participating blogs and personalities, but Jason Roe came up with the goods and has linked to them all. Fire up your browser and open them tabs! Ah yes, the Red Cardinal has done the same.
Meanwhile, in typical Rebel Cork style, the Gamma Goblin is holding his own alternative blog awards where, “I’m gonna have my own awards and give ye all nothin! I’m gonna print up flyer’s and stuff, and have cake, and pop… and then maybe a raffle. None of you cretins will get any of the tickets, I’ll keep all the tickets, that way I will definitely win the spot prize’s, which will consist of, a collection of items, and a pile of things.” Go on GG, blow your own bugle, you’ll enjoy it!
I’m sponsoring two awards this year, I think I’ll not appear twice. 🙂
As I just posted about, Red Cardinal has gone one better than simply linkbaiting: Quality Linkbaiting.
He’s got people linking into him using the post title and link term Search Engine Optimisation. Brilliant.
Of course, in return he will possibly be doing a trojan amount of Free SEO…
Hey, thats copyrighted material you stole off me boy! And what kind of tone is that about my bugle! Leave my bugle out of this! Sounds to me like the jealousy bug has hit town. None of you are invited to my “Bog” awards!