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Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs 2012

Janette Toral http://www.influentialblogger.net

Background

•  Started in May 2007 •  Mechanics

– Anyone in the world can join. One entry per blogger.

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

Emerging Influential 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 Romantic

Emerging Influential Blogs 2007

•  Personal •  Passion •  Life •  Novelty

Emerging Influential 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 Influential Blogs for 2008

•  Focused on what matters to You than Me. •  Tells stories that I may not know. •  Blogging is serious business!

– Demanding (coverage and depth) – Model (business or otherwise) – Multimedia

Emerging Influential Blogs 2009

•  Writing 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 Influential Blogs for 2009

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

•  Ageless – From teenager to lolo

•  Community spirit – Active players

Emerging Influential Blogs 2010

•  When in Manila •  Nomnom Club •  Facebuko •  Ganda Ever So Much •  Kusina Maria •  Project 52 Weeks •  Fat Girl No More •  Music Vlog

•  The Creative Dork •  The Thirsty Blogger •  Foodie Manila •  Jay.eLx •  Paolodome Edge HD •  Get Prettified!

Observations on 2010 blogs

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

Emerging Influential Blogs 2010

•  When in Manila •  Nomnom Club •  Facebuko •  Ganda Ever So Much •  Kusina Maria •  Project 52 Weeks •  Fat Girl No More •  Music Vlog

•  The Creative Dork •  The Thirsty Blogger •  Foodie Manila •  Jay.eLx •  Paolodome Edge HD •  Get Prettified!

Observation on 2011 blogs

•  Girl power! – The mommy and girls

blogging community got their act together. Gave full support to each other.

•  Communities matter! – Bloggers who invested

time to build relationship, contributed to causes, and supported fellow bloggers – thrive.

Emerging Influential Blogs 2011

•  Certified Foodies •  My Green Living

Ideas •  The Bloggers Journal •  Mom Writes •  Mommy Survival

Guide •  Notepad Corner •  The Pepperrific Life

•  Levyousa •  My Painted Lips •  The Tottering Mama •  RizalPark.org •  Blogger Manila •  Eat's Terrific

Changes in 2012 Writing Project Mechanics

•  Blog to be mentioned qualification: created anytime from June 2011 to the present –  Must have no less

than 20 blog post as of nomination time.

•  Writing project participants blog used to submit an entry must be: –  At least 3 months old –  No less than 10 blog

post as of nomination time.

Changes in 2012 Writing Project Mechanics

•  Weekly winner for best writing project entry. – Keep us aligned and reminder that this is a

writing project.

Blogging Ahead Framework still holds true

http://www.bloggingfromhome.com/2009/04/politics-of-blogging.html

Thank you!

Hope you can join Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2012 Writing Project!

http://www.influentialblogger.net