Tenth Annual Weblog Awards: The 2010 Bloggies

Ten years ago, bloggers were joining webrings, ranting about the A-list blogs, and journaling about little girls on bikes. The Bloggies were born then and have been grown ever since, becoming the Web's largest blog awards ceremony. This is the 2010 Weblog Awards, where the Web will award the first Bloggies of the new decade.

What You Need to Know

A "weblog" is defined as a page with dated entries.
The contest is open to any weblogs that existed for a period of time during the year 2009, so weblogs that were discontinued during 2009 are also eligible.
Only one nomination form and one finalist voting form may be submitted per person.
E-mail addresses are required to vote. You must use your own address and confirm the validation e-mail.
If you attempt to submit a second ballot, your first one will be replaced.
In the nomination phase:
- URLs are required.
- At least three (3) different weblogs total must be nominated.
- There is no limit to the number of categories a weblog may be nominated for.
- Nominees have to fit the category they are placed in.
Weblogs may win a category over multiple years a maximum of three times.

How It Works

Friday, January 1 12:00 AM EST (GMT-5): Nominations open.
Tuesday, January 12 10:00 PM EST: Nominations close.
Wednesday, January 13: 200 randomly selected voters receive an invitation to choose the finalists from a list of the most-nominated weblogs in ten random categories.
Monday, January 18 10:00 PM EST: Finalist voting closes. The five (or six for Weblog of the Year) weblogs with the most votes become finalists. I will solve any ties for fifth place.
Thursday, January 21: Finalists are announced and voting reopens to all to choose the winners.
Sunday, January 31 10:00 PM EST: Voting closes.
February / March: Winners are announced.

Where It Will Happen

Okay, so there won't be a ceremony in the usual spot this year...let me mull this over and post an update when I figure out the best plan.

What the Winners Get

As is tradition with the Weblog Awards, the Weblog of the Year will receive 2,010 US cents (US$20.10).

South by Southwest Interactive offers Bloggie finalists a special discount to attend the festival. The cost of Interactive registration for Bloggie finalists is $395.