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AS announced last September 29 at the Digital Influencers Marketing Summit, the following are the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2012 as recognized by 2012 writing project participants. Full list at http://www.influentialblogger.net/2012/09/winners-top-10-emerging-influential.html
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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
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
Thanks to sponsors
• TofSalcedo.com • BNSHosting.net • HeartlandMalls.com
Thank you!
• Hope you can join • Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2013
Writing Project! – http://www.influentialblogger.net