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
http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com
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
#2
http://manilafoodistas.blogspot.com
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!
http://writingtoexhale.com
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!
http://wheninmanila.com
Observations on 2010 blogs
• Passion • Identity – brand building • Individuals rather than groups • Community builders • Profession
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
http://www.certifiedfoodies.com
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.
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.
Challenges in 2012 Writing Project
• Removed “trending” to influence outcome. • Quality entries rather than quantity. • Formal event to recognize winners.
Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2012
http://www.unsugarcoatedreviews.com/
http://www.lifeafterbreakfast.com/
http://betweencoordinates.com/
http://musicrepubliq.com/
http://www.filipinobloggersworldwide.com/
http://www.eccentricyethappy.info/
http://www.gelleesh.com/
http://the-urban-walker.blogspot.com/
http://www.rappler.com/
http://www.gadgetgambit.com/
http://www.pinaythrillseeker.com/
http://www.thepurpledoll.net/
Blogging Ahead Framework still holds true
http://www.bloggingfromhome.com/2009/04/politics-of-blogging.html
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• TofSalcedo.com • BNSHosting.net • HeartlandMalls.com
Thank you!
• Hope you can join • Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2013
Writing Project! – http://www.influentialblogger.net
