I was not able to make an entry during last year’s Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs writing project. Fortunately, Janette Toral has decided to come up with The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008. The writing project is supposed to identify “influential” blogs that were created not earlier than July 1, 2007. While it may be quite challenging to identify blogs that are “gradually gaining influence”, I am identifying my choice of Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008 based on the following parameters:
1. Influential blogs are blogs that have the ability to start a “movement”. I should have included Macuha.com in my list for his pinay scandal movement but his blog was started somewhere in January 2007.
2. Influential blogs are blogs that are able to convert considerable number of visitors into readers. People won’t subscribe to your blog if they do not like or need what you post right?
3. Influential blogs are blogs that make people do what you advocate for and write in your blog. Filipinaimages.com should be in my list but the blog was created in June 2007 (just a month earlier).
– I have to agree with Quezon.ph that the criteria of “influential” differ from one person to another. My perception of influential blogs may be different from other bloggers who participate in this contest. I hope though that more participants to this writing project will be able to to at least show some criteria as to how they come up with their list of the ten emerging influential blogs.
Here is my partial list of my entries for the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008. Hopefully I will have this finished this week.
1. prcboardexamresults.com. This website is surely helpful to bar and board exam takers given that the PRC website is always down. Nevertheless, what makes this site influential is the fact that it has gained leadership among Philippine blogs that cover PRC board exam results. As for its readers, the site has gained more than 13,000 subscribers since its creation in September 2007. (Updated May 8, 2008: I am deleting this entry. The reason? I just asked myself how a website that shows PRC results can influence the way people think and act. I have also realized that being a leader does not necessarily mean influential. I am calling this site as outstanding but not necessarily influential).
21. Blog ni Inday. The site is primarily a humor blog that “gathers and shares Inday jokes found online and from SMS messages”. What makes this humor blog influential is that it inevitably establishes a new genre of Filipino jokes similar to the Erap Jokes a few years back and institutionalizes these “jokes” by publishing them in a new communication medium, blogging.
2. Filipino Voices.
Update: June 12
Geez, I really find it more difficult to finish my entries. Most of the influential blogs are not “new” enough.
3. Davao Food Huntress. When does a blog on food and dining become influential? I guess it is when people become used to checking it out to know where it is best to spend one’s money when eating out 
I love food and I always check this blog to know where it is best to eat in Davao City. Looking at the number of comments on each of this blog’s postS, I can say that there are lots of people who do just as I do. The first post of Davao food huntress is dated August 6. So I guess, this blog qualifies for the top ten emerging influential blogs.
wpthemedesigner.com At last, a Filipino WP theme designer!!!!
4. Mar Roxas for President in 2010. Let me give a personal political statement: I am NOT voting for Mar Roxas in 2010 (unless maybe he stops spending excessive money promoting his candidacy). Nevertheless, I am voting for the Mar Roxas for President in 2010 for the top 10 emerging influential blogs in 2008. Why? Realistically, more Filipinos are likely to vote for Roxas and they would be getting much info about him and his candidacy in this blog.
5. Ready to be Rich. I am tired of seeing the keyword “make money online” in money related blogs where bloggers usually write about blog monetization and even SEO. Fitz Villafuerte’s website is a relief from this as he does not only cater to those interested in blogging but also in giving money making and saving tips to the non web savvy individuals. His blog can potentially instill financial innovation among his readers.
Updated July 6, 2008
6. Fritzified A blog from a really good photo enthusiast! I hope Fritzified will feature more of his photos and make some of them available for other bloggers to use for free . We need more Filipino themed photos in our blogs!
7. Sino sila A watch dog of bloggers? Hmmmm.. this site may be visited by more and more “guilty” bloggers in the near future.
8. Project Vanity I guess it is time a pinay gives fashion and beauty tips for fellow pinays. At least most of the products featured in this blog is available locally, I do not have to spend a fortune buying from ebay.com to look and feel better
9. Wifelysteps Moms and wives are the future of the Philippine blogosphere besides reading this blog reminds me that being a wife and mother is cool.
jlozada.com I am voting for this blog for the same reason that I voted for Mar Roxas blog.
10. Online Job Workers Honestly, I am running out of blogs to vote for hahaha so I am nominating my blog. Will this blog be influential too? Hopefully more people will soon visit this blog to learn where they can get legit online jobs. I hope the blog will be influential enough to change people’s online earnings and lives.
July 29, 2008
At last I got my 10 picks!
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May 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
Hi Rhodilee. Thank you for this one. Please don’t forget to post a comment in the writing project page to formally submit this blog post as an entry. Will be tabulating 1st week summary tonight and it will be great if this is included. Cheers!
May 1st, 2008 at 8:40 am
Thank you for the reminder Janette. I will really love to see my entries be included in the first tabulation
May 1st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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May 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 am
I wanna be included in your list. hehe…
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
Hmmmm…. I will check out your blog pacute but I cannot guarantee that I will include you hehehe. You see, I have a criteria here
May 5th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Please check out the Mar Roxas for President in 2010 Blog at http://marroxas2010.blogspot.com
ORAS NA! ROXAS NA!
May 9th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
hello there… please do check out my site, baka it’s worth a vote din
thanks!
May 16th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Hello
I hope you do check out http://www.missingcarlo.com . It is a blog about a sister’s love for her autistic brother. It also aims to promote autism awareness in the blogosphere
May 16th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Hi Rhodilee,
I’m likewise compiling my list and I share your sentiments on Macuha not qualifying. I really think he has been very influential to other bloggers.
Anyway, I’d like you to consider my blog for your list. Ready To Be Rich @ http://fitzvillafuerte.com was established last December 2007. It’s a personal finance website that occasionally talks about entrepreneurship.
Thanks and more power.
May 20th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Kevin,
If Mar Roxas wins this 2010, not only will Mar Roxas be influential but the “Mar Roxas for President” blog will be as well.
Micamyx,
I really like the objective of your blog. It helps promote awareness of a condition not very familiar to us Filipinos. And hey, both of us celebrate our bdays on May
Hazel,
I was reminded how Filipino politics and way of life are influenced by Christian teachings when I checked out your site. I am looking forward to know if there would be “Christian blogs” that will make it to the final top ten influential blogs.
Fitz,
Macuha is one hell of a blogger heheheh..
To everyone,
I will update my list later this month. Hopefully some of your sites will be in my list
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:02 am
If you may include our blog as part of the blogs you’ll consider, I’ll be deeply grateful
Browse through past blog entries — you might like it! There’s even a recipe there for apple cookies D: Smexy cookies LOL.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
@Rhodilee Yah! I hope you can include my blog. I leave the decision up to you. Thanks! More power!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:55 am
@Rhodilee Thanks a lot for including my blog! I’m very grateful for it!
More power!
June 12th, 2008 at 8:57 am
You can see in this post why I included the blog Kevin
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
hi…you may try to visit my blog. see if it suits your qualifications. i just started it last week of april and i have growing number of readers….
http://www.batanggenyo.net
July 11th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Hi Rhodilee. It seems Davao Food Huntress and Wifely Steps started before July 2007.
Thank you for updating your list. Cheers!
July 16th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Ugh… sorry for the carelessness Janette, will update this post again soon
July 18th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Thanks Rhodilee. Two more blogs and your entry will be included in the entries masterlist.
July 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Thanks for the mention! XD
July 18th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
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July 29th, 2008 at 5:37 am
I am through with my list at last!!!
August 9th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Hi Rhodilee. This is to mark your entry as complete.
I hope you can attend the August 11 eyeball and look forward in meeting you. Thank you for supporting this writing project.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
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August 26th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Hi Rhodilee! Just stumbled here! I see you’ve lined some blogs-what does it mean? Are these blogs not existing anymore? Keep on blogging!
August 26th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Hi Ann,
those blogs still exist but it’s either
1. I changed my mind and decided not to include the blog in my choice of top ten influential blogs
2. The blog is not qualified as an entry (blogs made earlier than July 2007 for example)
August 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
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