The Final Results for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards

Here you go, the long-awaited results for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards!

Congratulations to all of the winners! We will be back next year in October for a new round of nominations!

Yours truly,
Jonathan Kleiman, Toronto Business Lawyer and Small Claims Court Lawyer

P.S. Some of you have been thanking me for spending my time to manage these awards. I appreciate it. If you want to give back, please ‘like my page’ and +1 me and follow me on twitter!

RESULTS

Best Travel or Expat Blogs

My Sardinian Life – http://www.laavventura.wordpress.com
And the runner up by only THREE VOTES: The Local Traveler NS – http://thelocaltravelerns.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymaj

Best Science and Technology Blog

Get Connected – http://www.getconnectedmedia.com/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9g

Best Sports Blog

Straight from the Arse – http://www.straightfromthearse.wordpress.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9b

Best Blog Post

Dragon Edition Samsung – http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/08/samsung-sends-canadian-a-free-one-of-a-kind-galaxy-s-iii-dragon-edition-smartphone.html
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymat

Best New Blog

Frugal Mom Eh – http://www.frugalmomeh.com/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9w

Best Personal Blog

Dave Hingsburger – http://davehingsburger.blogspot.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9t

Best Blog about Art, Crafts, Cooking and Other Creative Activities

Just a Smidgen – http://www.justasmidgen.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymaz

Best Culture and Literature Blog

Perogies and Goyza – http://www.perogiesandgyoza.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9y

Best Political Blog

Calgary Liberal – http://www.CalgaryLiberal.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9n

Best Family Blog

Mom vs The Boys – http://momvstheboys.com/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymad

Best Religion and Philosophy Blog

Whatever he Says – http://whateverhesays.blogspot.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9j

Best Popular Culture Blog

XOXO JES – http://www.xoxojes.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9l

Best Feminism Blog

Feminist Current – http://feministcurrent.com/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymab

Best GLBT Blog

Slap Upside the Head - http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3yma6

Best Food and Drink Blog

2nd Win this year! Just a Smidgen – http://www.justasmidgen.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3yma9

Best Humour Blog

Journeys of the Zoo – http://www.journeysofthezoo.com/
And the runner up by only TWO VOTES: I’m Mr. Fabulous – http://www.immrfabulous.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3yma1

Best Business or Professional Life Blog

Jerry by the Sea – http://oceandelightcottages.net/jerry-by-the-sea-2/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymap

Best Law Blog

Wise Law Blog – http://wiselaw.blogspot.ca/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3yma0

Best Health Blog

50Plus Single BBW – http://40plussinglebbw.blogspot.ca/
Stats: http://poll.fm/3yma2

Best Collaborative/Multi-Author Blog

Doctor’s Wives Living – http://www.doctorswivesliving.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ymal

Best Music Blog

PeteHatesMusic – www.petehatesmusic.com
Stats: http://poll.fm/3ym9x

Call For Prizes

The voting for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards Finals has closed

While I’m tallying the results, are there any businesses out there who want to give prizes to our runners up and/or winners?

This is a great way to get free promotion for your business and to support the Canadian blogger community! There’s no fee, but you have to offer something decent or I won’t post it. Let me know at jonathan [at] jkleiman [dot] com.

Whether or not I’m able to line up worthy prizes for this years awards, the results will be posted shortly. Stay tuned!

Jonathan Kleiman, Toronto Business Lawyer and Small Claims Court Lawyer

P.S. Some of you have been thanking me for spending my time to manage these awards. I appreciate it. If you want to give back, please ‘like my page’ and +1 me and follow me on twitter!

Final Voting in the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards

Voting has begun for the FINAL ROUND of the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Each person is allowed to vote once in each category.  Spread the word about these great blogs and don’t forget to like us on Facebook! Voting will end on December 1, 2012. Good luck to everybody! If you have any questions you can find me on Twitter

Here’s your 2012 Nominee Badge!

Good luck!

- Jonathan Kleiman
JKleiman.com / TopBlogs.ca

2012 Canadian Blog Awards, Round 1!

Voting has begun for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

As always, with Round 1 we will narrow down the contestants to the close competitors for the final round of voting to determine this year’s winners. Each category will wind up with 3 to 6 finalists depending on the size of the category and the closeness of the race. Voting for Round 1 will end on November 1, 2012.

Each person is allowed to vote once in each category. Spread the word about these great blogs and don’t forget to like us on Facebook! If you have any questions you can find me on Twitter!

Update: Here’s your 2012 Nominee Badge!

Good luck!

- Jonathan Kleiman
JKleiman.com / TopBlogs.ca

Nominations for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards

We’re opening up nominations for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards a little early this year, and we’re changing the format a bit.

In the past the biggest complaint has been that people somehow missed out on the nomination period. This year we’re extending the process, and we’re keeping all nominations in the comments below. You can help out by sharing the Awards on Facebook and by announcing the news however you can.

To nominate a blog for this year’s Awards simply leave a comment reply on this post. You must include the name of the blog and the link to the blog itself and the associated category (see below for a list). For example: “Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog – http://www.bobswebsite.com – Best Law Blog.” Each blog only needs one nomination to qualify and there’s no benefit for multiple nominations.

Blogs that are nominated by multiple categories will be placed into up to 2 categories by management.

Nominations will close in September so keep an eye out for updates about voting. You can ask any questions in the comments or find me @TOBusinessLaw. Don’t forget to list your blog at TopBlogs.ca.

Good luck to all!

- Jonathan Kleiman (@TOBusinessLaw / Small Claims Court Lawyer)

The categories are as follows:

Best Blog about Art, Crafts, Cooking and Other Creative Activities
Best Collaborative/Multi-Author Blog
Best Culture and Literature Blog
Best Family Blog
Best Feminism Blog
Best Food and Drink Blog
Best French Language Blog
Best GBLT Blog
Best Health Blog
Best Humour Blog
Best Law Blog
Best Music Blog
Best New Blog
Best Personal Blog
Best Political Blog
Best Popular Culture Blog
Best Blog Post
Best Professional Life Blog
Best Religion and Philosophy Blog
Best Science and Technology Blog
Best Sports Blog

This Year’s Format

Now that we have a boardroom, and a team that actually hangs out together, there has been a lot of passionate discussion at the Awards office. Our goal: to find something to do to keep the community engaged between our annual competitions.

We have come up with a few ideas; some superbly simple, some grotesquely grand, some that we even dared to develop. In the end we were just mad scientists speculating alone together. With no clear winner, we needed a lifeline. We have chosen to ‘ask the audience.’

Should we have monthly mini-competitions? Should we develop a more functional forum? Would you use it? These days we can develop just about any feature for just about any platform so use your imagination and act as if there are no limits.

Post your ideas in the comments. Thank you.

Connect with us on Facebook!

Jonathan Kleiman
@TOBusinessLaw
Personal Injury Lawyer Toronto

Until Next Year…

Until the 2012 competition begins in October head on over to Facebook to connect with your fellow bloggers and readers – http://www.facebook.com/CanadianBlogs. Keep in touch and make sure you don’t miss the next contest.

Also check out TopBlogs.ca for a listing of Canada’s best blogs ranked by popularity.

Have a great year!

Jonathan Kleiman
Your Toronto Business Lawyer