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Here are the results for Round 1 of voting for the Canadian Blog Awards, in random order. The actual voting results are available if you click on “results” at the bottom of the polls themselves. The blogs below have made it through to Round 2.
In the past we have taken a more rigid approach to Round 1 of voting. Last year we brought 5 from each category forward to Round 2, or 10 if the category had 30 nominations.
This year we have decided to use our discretion to ensure that the race is not a close one, with an absolute maximum of 12 nominations per category. We are using Round 1 to identify the nominated blogs that can gather a reasonable amount of support from their readers. Round 2 is where the winners are found. We also let a few in from the last-chance-to-nominate post.
I will be posting the polls for Round 2, the Final Round, shortly.
Congratulations to all of the excellent bloggers who were nominated.
– Jonathan Kleiman
Toronto Lawyer, @TOBusinessLaw
(need a lawyer?)
Best Overall:
– Praxis Theatre
– Listen to Lena!
– Nag on the Lake
– Blue Like You
– Rolling Around In My Head
– Mike’s Bloggity Blog
– Susan Delacourt on Politics
– Mommy Moment
– Graceful Agony
– Country Living in a CaribooValley
– XOXO Jes
– Sir Robert Bond Papers
Best Blog Post:
– Praxis Theatre
– Sync
– XOXO Jes
– Sync
– The Queer Behind the Mirror
– The Equivocator: The Politicization of Canadian News
– Calgary Grit
– Pundits’ Guide
– Robyn Urback
– Half Soled Boots
Chronic Illness:
– Chronic Connection
– Graceful Agony
– The Seated View
Collaborative/Multi-Author Blogs:
– Apartment 613
– Kids in the Capital
– Losing it in Ottawa
– UrbanMoms
– Yummy Mummy Club
Art, Crafts, Cooking and Other Creative Activities:
– Shoot First
– Glutastic
– Walking With A Camera
– Aagaard Farms The Vine
– indi girl
– After the Harvest
– Sarah Vaughan Photography
Culture and Literature:
– Brain Droppings
– Praxis Theatre
– Gender Focus
– The Queer Behind the Mirror
– ATP Insider
Family:
– Listen to Lena!
– Nattering Nic
– Kids in the Capital
– Loulou’s Views
– Half Soled Boots
– Why Mothers Eat Their Young
– Calgary Daddy
– How to Survive Life in the Suburbs
– Where did all this come from?
– Dispatches from the Failed Mommies Club
– Cheaper Than Therapy
– Living with Autism: A Parent’s Perspective
Food and Drink:
– After the Harvest
– Glutastic
– Accustomed Chaos
– The Hungry Hobbit
French Language (Francais):
– Vies de fous
– Dans me bulle!
– La Boite a Males
GBLT:
– Alfred Lives Here
– The Queer Behind the Mirror
– The Gay White North
– Gay Persons of Color
– Gay in the City
– Driving Fast on Loose Gravel
– Queer Two Cents
– Slap Upside the Head
Health:
– Graceful Agony
– Rolling Around in my Head
– DiabetGuy
– Those Emergency Blues
– Caregiver Exchange
Humour:
– How To Survive Life In The Suburbs
– Sex Drugs & CT Scans
– XOXO Jes
– My Road Trip To Awesome
– The Momb Shelter
Law Blogs:
– Legal Frontiers
– Lawiscool
– Michael Geist’s Blog
– LawDiva
– Wise Law Blog
Music:
– Ear Buds and Ticket Stubs
– NxEW
– Electro Toronto
– Vapor Music
– I Was Young when I Left Home
– Sound Mind
New Blogs:
– Alfred Lives Here
– Graceful Agony
– Accustomed Chaos
– Daily fromage
– Fridaysoff
– Meet My Ugly Baby
– Canadian Blogger Girl
– Devoted To The Lamb
– FunnyFace Beauty
– Filthy E-Mails (NSFW)
– A Penny Saved
– Mommy Moment
Personal:
– The Middle Ages
– Rolling Around In My Head
– Graceful Agony
– Gin and Tonic
– BORED Mommy
– Lectio
– Daily Fromage
– Unemployed and Changing My Life
– Little Juan on the Prairie
Political:
– Dawg’s Blawg
– Impolitical
– The Equivocator
– Five Feet of Fury
– Blazing Cat Fur
– Calgary Politics
– Pundits’ Guide to Canadian Federal Elections
– Pulpit and Politics
– People, Places, Issues
– The Enlightened Savage
– CalgaryRants
– Sir Robert Bond Papers
– Immigrant Children
Popular Culture:
– La Carmina
– Nag on the Lake
– Mike’s Bloggity Blog
– XOXO Jes
Professional Life:
– MediaStyle
– Swag2.0 – Rightsleeve Marketing
– Carbon49
– The Rurban Fringe
– On Product Management
Religion and Philosophy:
– Canadian Atheist
– I am Unique!
– Whatever He Says
– Holy Experience
– Religious Right Alert
– Other Food
Science and Technology:
– Climate Audit
– Sync
– One More Gadget
– The Review Crew
– OLDaily
Sports:
– The Cheap Seats
– Some Canadian Guys Writing About Soccer
– Rider Prophet
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Thanks for working on all of this, Jonathan.
James
Watts Up With That is not a Canadian Blog
I’m the blog owner, Anthony Watts, and I’m in the USA. Please remove.
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Thanks for your work on this, Jonathan. Just so you know the culture and literature poll results are still set to private.
How do we see the actual vote count for Round 1? When I go to the poll, I still see it says The Results are Private….
Results should be visible now. It only seems to let me make them visible to voters. So, you should be on a computer you voted from in the past I guess, since they’re closed to voters now.
I can see other categories, just not Culture and Literature, which says the results are set to private.
Hmmm, OK, I just tried again and it still won’t work. It still says the results are private. I’m on the same computer….
Any chance you could put up a list on your main page?
Thanks for the heads up. Fixed.
So does Best Blog Post.
Thanks very much to all who nominated Wise Law Blog in the Law Blogs category.
Garry
It looks like Best Blog, Best Chronic Illness Blog, Best Health Blog are all set to private still.
Thank you SO much Jonathan for all your hard work! And a shout out to all those running.. what amazing blogs are going on to Round 2! It’s an honor to be included!
Jolene
http://www.gracefulagony.wordpress.com
Thanks Jolene. Fixed.
Fyi, I still can’t see the GLBT Round 1 results.
Thanks
Thanks for organizing this Jonathan! And woo hoo – this is exciting! (One a side note, I knew I should have been nicer to those 9 people who said, “One day you may need my vote.”) Alas, I’ll have to twist some more arms in Round Two.
Congratulations to all the nominees and the stellar blogs!
I see the poll results now, thank you!
And thanks everyone who voted for our blog….nice to be in such great company!
I don’t see any results at all, not anything to click on. Would be nice to see the actual vote.
Thanks Jonathan… You always have your finger on the pulse, and so quick to help!
It is amazing to me how much this means to me, and the rest of the nominees I am sure!
Again, GOOD LUCK to everyone!
Thanks Jolene. You’re right to assume it’s a ton of work =)
This is so cool! Thanks for all the work you are putting into this. I’ve got a ton of new blogs on my list now.
I agree with the others, thanks for you effort. Just curious as to the time table, when will the next round of voting start? Thanks again, Dave
How hard can it be to just publish the numbers? None of this seems very credible to me.
I would like to vote but don’t know how to do it. I don’t see any instructions.
Hmmm checked out the voting page for Best Creative blog and the results are still private.
Hmm they’re all published now I do not have any idea why you can’t see them.
How do we cast our vote for round 2?
Okay I am a little confused. The title of this post is Round 2 Voting Results – when did round two take place? Did I miss it?
The comments seem to indicate that Round 2 has not taken place yet, wondering what is going on… and, is there a different post that I am not seeing? Can someone please post the link if this is the case? Thanks
Ruby: That’s funny … you’re the first person to notice the error I guess, or at least the first person to tell me. I’ve fixed it.
Round 2 will be ready at some point today or this evening. I’m doing my best, but it’s a busy day.
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I just wanted to say “thank you” again to everyone involved in putting this on. I’ve discovered some fab blogs and garnered a few more readers of my own. Your efforts are applauded and appreciated.
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Very interesting to visit some of the listed blogs:)
– Cheers Gisela.
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