Nominations begin today. Nominations close November 24, 2006. Voting will begin the first week of December.
Here are the categories this year:
Nomination Categories
Best Blog
Best New Blog
Best Individual Blog
Best Group Blog
Best Humor Blog
Best Comic Strip
Best Online Community
Best Liberal Blog
Best Conservative Blog
Best Centrist Blog
Best Campaign Blog
Topic Areas
Best Media Blog
Best Technology Blog
Best Sports Blog
Best Military Blog
Best Law Blog
Best Business Blog
Best LGBT Blog
Best Parenting Blog
Best Educational Blog
Best Science Blog
Best Medical/Health Issues Blog
The Arts
Best Photo Blog
Best Culture Blog
Best Diarist
Best Gossip Blog
Best Music Blog
Best Podcast
Best Video Blog
Video Of The Year
International
Best Canadian Blog
Best UK Blog
Best European Blog (Non UK)
Best Asian Blog
Best Middle East or Africa Blog
Best Australia or New Zealand Blog
Best Latino, Caribbean, or South American Blog
Ecosystem Based
Best of the Top 250 Blogs
Best of the Top 251 - 500 Blogs*
Best of the Top 501 - 1000 Blogs
Best of the Top 1001 - 1750 Blogs
Best of the Top 1751 - 2500 Blogs
Best of the Top 2501 - 3500 Blogs
Best of the Top 3501 - 5000 Blogs
Best of the Top 5001 - 6750 Blogs
Best of the Top 6751 - 8750 Blogs
Best of the Rest of the Blogs (8751+)
TexasRainmaker, which was formerly known as Generation Why? was a Top 5 finalist last year in the “Best of the Top 501 - 1000 Blogs” category. Thanks to all of you who visit this site, TexasRainmaker is now ranked #479 in the ecosystem. So the good news is we’ve moved up in rankings… the bad news is we’re now among some biggies in the new category. Sites like MichaelMoore.com, Oliver Willis, Firedoglake and Moveon.org on the Left and RiehlWorldView, Redstate, SayAnything, TammyBruce, HotAir, Confederate Yankee, Sister Toldjah, Austin Bay on the Right. I’m humbled that you guys have propelled this blog into such company. And I encourage you, if you don’t nominate TexasRainmaker to this category, please consider nominating one of these other fine conservative blogs.
