Australians vie for best blog title
The SmartyBlog awards, established by Melbourne web hosting company SmartyHost, were announced two weeks ago and will close tonight at midnight.
Blogging or "web logging" is a growing phenomenon worldwide, as Australians increasingly embrace it as a means of communicating ideas and opinions. A blog takes the form of an online diary or newsletter and can span any topic from politics to sport.
SmartyHost said the competition was accepting entries from any Australian regardless of the where their blog was hosted, and out of 25,000 visitors to the entry page, 500 had so far put their blog forward for the top prize.
Anoosh Manzoori, managing director, said this was the first time a competition of this size had set its sights on blogging.
"The judging will assess the actual content of the blog and how frequently they update their content," he said.
The judging panel will comprise a number of journalists, academics and executives from outside the company, who will jointly decide on the winning blog.
The winner of the grand $10,000 prize will be announced on
December 5 along with ten runners up who will each receive a $150
package of internet services from SmartyHost.
source: SMH
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