My List Of Ten Is Complete! - Vote For Happy Slip You Freaks!!!
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Last updated June 6, 2007 0454
In a novel attempt to expose the emerging influential blogs of this year, Janette Toral (of DigitalFilipino fame) has decided to open the floor for nominations for the blogs worthy of such an honor. This exercise seeks to champion the new bloggers (and blogs) who are slowly making a name for themselves in the already-crowded blogosphere. It could be any blog in the world as long as the blog was started August 2006 or later.
Janette asked everyone to list ten (10) or less choices, so here it goes. [note: I can change this list until July 28]. I’ve seen a lot of entries and they seem to be focused on a particular corner of the blogosphere. Hopefully, my entry would feature another sector.
In random order:
What is wrong with you people?! Yes, I know she’s already won second in the YouTube Awards, but Happy Slip still falls within in the regulations of the contest!!! She only started making her video September of last year! She deserves to be in the list of ten emerging influential blogs for sure! She’s a superstar! Yes! A Superstar! Now admit the error you committed by leaving her out by voting for her NOW! I LOVE EXCLAMATION POINTS!
NO VOTES FOR HAPPY SLIP?! AND A NUMBER XX RANKING FOR XXXXXXXX?!?!?!
This is MADNESS!
Cokskiblue by Coy Caballes (April 2007) - The allusion to the beverage is fitting, this blog definitely brings out something refreshingly cool and different. The mere fact that the blogger is using a totally different medium to get his point across makes his content more compelling and a lot more palpable. This guy definitely breaks the mold as far as 20-something bloggers go and I’ve heard there have been some people who have done their own video blogs because of his precedent.
Fire Eyed Boy by Sir Tech Agnostic (January 2007) - Though not exactly a newcomer to blogging, Sir Tech Agnostic overhauled his blog when he folded up shop and packed his bags to Wordpress. So far so good. Long live the curmudgeons!
The Dork Factor by Jhed Cabrera - To say that Jhed has legions of fans is an understatement. He has enough readers to put up a good fight against Xerxes’ army in the movie 300. Everything is easy breezy in Jhed’s blog, it’s perfect for people who want to have a nice laugh at the expense of an exhibitionist tell-it-all teenager.
Kubiertos by Chris and Apples Havarata - Yes, the couple with the coolest-sounding surnames come up with one of the better-looking and painfully-appetite stimulating sites in the Pinoy Blogosphere. This site is definitely a shoo-in.
The D Spot by Dine Racoma - This blog wasn’t on my original list. Why? Because I made the silly assumption that she has been blogging for years now. One quick look at her blog roll reveals that despite being the matriarch of the esteemed Racoma blog dynasty, she is still a newcomer when it comes to online journals. With her deft writing skills, she’s able draw and keep readers from her generation as well as visitors from her kids’ generation (i.e. mine). That has to count for something, right?
This Is Not Pink! This Is Salmon. by Kevin Bautista - I didn’t consider him initially due to the following reasons: 1) he was blogging before I started last year and 2) he was way too popular during the summer of 2006 to be considered as somebody emerging. I think this guy is already a sensation even before he started this new blog. His new page fulfills the criteria so what the hell, let’s keep him here. His writing style in undoubtedly great and the little place he has for improvement (mostly on the technical side) will soon be ironed out as soon as this big shot finishes his first semester at the University of the Philippines.
Spots 8-10 will be filled at a later date. I can’t seem to think of other sites that fit the criteria as of the moment.
Gibbs Cadiz by Gibbs Cadiz - I really thought that he was blogging way before the contest period. Well, apparently, he’s eligible so here he is. Do I think he’s emerging? No. He’s already a super giant in his niche (theater). And yes, that niche was non existent until blog came along. Is his blog influential? I don’t know if more people are watching plays now, but more people seem to be reading about them thanks to Gibbs. Theater has an audience - at least in cyberspace.
Froodee by Various Bloggers - As they say, you can’t help but to love your own. Froodee is nouvelle blog that seeks to break the mold of niche blogs. Instead of having a focused topic, each blogger is encouraged to post something different to the table. It’s only a few months old, but it’s definitely gaining steam. VOTE FOR FROODEE!!!
The Construct by Alex Maximo - Whew! I had no idea he only started blogging last August. He manages to funny and be politically correct at the same time and that has to count for something. Other than, his mastery of the English language is something that we all should aspire for.
Other sites that I would’ve wanted to include in my list include:
Friendly Atheist by Hermant Mehta (June 2006) - This would have been a shoo-in. Easily the best Atheist website.
Ditz Revolution by Helga Weber (May 2006) - Everything about this blog seems so right - the words, the layout, the pictures - you can’t help but come back for more.
Atheista by Benjamin Espina (January 2007*) - This is really dicey. I started March 2006 in Wordpress, moved to MyJournal in February 2007 and went with a self-hosted blog in March 2007. Do I still qualify, Janette? Hehe I’m not qualified due to my blog’s age so you all have to think of someone else to nominate. hehe
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I’ll ignore the fact that you called me an exhibitionist. Haha!
But seriously, thank you for considering me as an emerging blogger. LOLz. Makes me want to reveal more in my blog. Haha! Just kidding.
Hello! It was my first time to see your blog, and see, I was fascinated and somewhat intimidated with the volume of comments you are getting here! I’m freaking envious! Haha! Congrats!
Nice blog!
Ummm excuse me po off-topic. Hehe Wala po sa akismet yung mga links nyo na nahuli.
ayos na pala. hehe. salamat po uli.
benj, thanks for putting Kubiertos in your list… feels good to know someone appreciates our efforts…
benj, dear
that’s kinda flattering. and yes, i started blogging in november 2006. am glad that i am able to reach across different age groups, including yours–which qualifies with my sons’ generation.
thanks, benj!
Benj, di ka rin qualified because you’ve passed the “emerging” stage. Nasa “emerged” level ka na. Hehe.
Thanks again pare for putting me on the list. This inspires me more to think of new concepts and produce more vlogs.
Hope to hear more feedback from you. Your insights have been really helpful to my work. Thanks again!
Jhed: You love being on the spotlight so I’m putting you there. Haha.Enjoy!
Sexy Mom: Yup, blogging moms are cool! If all moms were bloggers, the world will be a better place. hehe
Chris: Ok, you guys deserve it even if you make go into a premature mental phase of digestion every time I visit Kubiertos. Hopefully you’ll get [more] sponsors so you can start raffling off free gift checks for your loyal fans! hahaha
CoyYou deserve it! Sana ituloy mo yung plano mo. That move would send shock waves and raise the bar! Hehe.
Can’t think of the five other names. Hmmmm…
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all praises sa lahat ng nakalista dito… i’m bowing to them too. lahat ng mga topics nila ay sensible and really amazing.
try ko kayang maging sensible din at hindi na yung pasenswal at sekswal para man lang makasama ako sa emerging bloggers list mo sa 2020… kayanin ko kaya?
i particularly like Helga’s. her in person and her blogging are two very reconcilable entities. ahloveit.
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It’s all part of my plan to rule the world using a remote control, really. Just need to show more titties. Or something.
Liz: Helga and I weren’t that close in high school.
Our batchmates weren’t good judges of coolness. No, forget about that. The only interaction we had was when we interviewed SLAPSHOCK (lolololol) for the school paper. HahaHelga: You should’ve procrastinated more! You were early by two months. Tsk tsk. I hope you’ve learned your lessons.
billycoy: It actually works for Mr. Cabrera. Haha.
I havent even renewed my domain haha. I was supposed to over the weekend, but life got in the way.
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We should hack Helga’s site and erase all the entries from before August 2006.
i saw something like this on another site but i’ve got to say that he has bad taste. his list contains sites which does not exhibit ‘influence’ (interesting posts, good reads) to be called influential.. kahit ng ‘emerging’ nde rin masyado. tsk, tsk..
nice list!
thanks a lot, dude, for the mention.
i’ll give mine soon.
i do remember those blogspot days: like what you’ve said, i got better commenters right now than back then!
thanks thanks dude.
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Thanks for the heads-up. I’m adding the blogs you cited and will include them in week 4.
Oh. I haven’t seen this list of yours before. And now that I see it, I’m thinking if I’m gonna make mine, too. Or maybe not. I’m just too cramped up in a corner of the blogosphere and I know I need to explore more to see blogs which are worthy to be in this list.
Just sharing my thoughts.
Visit the Janette Toral’s blog.
There’s a potential ‘incentive” for people who would join.
1. Jhed
- Confident enough to create personal scandals. Explicitly powerful and straight to the point. He does, and he says. I guess he had a very good skip from movie reviews to more ‘blog-worthy’ posts.
2. Coy
- Grabe, first time ko pa lang na-visit ang vlog niya, I swooped down for too much amens and hallelujiahs. (haha). As if your like talking to someone who knows how to pave the conversation for you even if you don’t have to effort on responding to his tols and tsongs, and pares. Para ka lang may kausap na kabarkadang magaling mang-entertain ng bisita. Right term—audiovisually palpable, with no segues and literary pretenses. Basta, astig!
3. Kevin
- I agree, matagal-tagal na ring blagista ang batang ito, and I even recall him obliging us to comment on his blog if he comments on ours (blatantly). Well, that’s understandable. He was a kid. Hanggang ngayon pa rin naman, he still is a kid.
And he has really improved a lot. Magaling na bata itong Moses. You can easily see his patterns of writing by the book he reads, judging by the words he introduce. An aspiring writer. When I was the same age as his, it took me hours to compose a literary writeup similar to the average length of his posts. But he can do it as if he doesn’t have to. Malayo mararating nitong Booberman na ito sa larangan ng pagsusulat.
That’s it! Sila lang ang napag-interesan kong basa-basahin.
Dude, post mo sa blog mo. Tapos post ka sa blog ni Janette Toral. May prizes. hehe
nice choices! most of them are blogs I read…
and i checked out those I haven’t and they were good! 
I would be happy to vote for happyslip!
kiss
fendi
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Hi, awesome list! And you did nominate Gibbs Cadiz too! hahaha too bad I’m not as widely-read as you are, had I bumped into you before I listed my ten, I would’ve considered Happy Slip (silly, silly, silly, me, i know).
But, I stand by my list…we all make mistakes.
I’m one of those “A NUMBER XX RANKING FOR XXXXXXXX” that you mentioned but even if xx=01 vote (instead of a rank) it already made me happy.
I say, vote for the underdog! The popular ones already have it all, do they really need a trophy? hahaha
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