Jay Gillette

Distributed networking strikes again: Practice and theory show in 2007 Canadian Blog Awards

For your interest, here are the winners of the
Canadian Blog Awards for 2007.

Continue reading, and you will see that the awards themselves
are a product of the blogging community, started by one person.
In that sense they are not "official" and don't represent a previously-organized group
as in the Academy Awards, which are selected by
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

These Canadian Blog Awards were put together first by one person, Robert McClelland.
Now the 2007 awards "are being operated by a diverse group of bloggers."
The votes are by people entering the voting process.
Looks like anyone in the world can vote.

I forecast that these awards will become more important,
then institutionalized,
then become supported
and make money and accrue prestige.

Lao Tzu says to see things in seed. Watch this one grow.

Below is the Canadian Blog Awards information from their website:

The Canadian Blog Awards is an annual event on the Canadian Blogosphere in which Canadian Bloggers and Blog Readers vote to decide which blog is the best - either overall or within a category.

The first Canadian Blog Awards were held in 2004, by Robert McClelland of MyBlahg. The Canadian Blog Awards in 2005 and 2006 were also organized by Robert McClelland.

The Canadian Blog Awards in 2007 are being operated by a diverse group of bloggers: Saskboy of Abandoned Stuff, NBC Dipper of Northern BC Dipper, Stephen Taylor of StephenTaylor.ca, Dani of Postcards from the Mothership, Jason Cherniak, Dean Shareski of Ideas and Thoughts, James Bow, Kevin Grandia, Joey Devilla of Accoridian Guy, Jill “Cenobyte”, Dave Hingsburger of Chewing the Fat, and several blogging volunteers. Special thanks to Debbie Ridpath Ohi for providing the updated graphics.

Political Multimedia "Viral Marketing"--Newly Redemonstrated Power of Distributed Information Networking

Coming up for air
after long weeks of work and work

I caught this item in the New York Times
on the power of the Internet, and distributed information networking,
a song and video production in support of the political candidate Obama.

Here's the money quote:

The song is a prime example of how the Web’s user-generated content sites are undeniably affecting voter engagement this election cycle. Purchasing four and a half minutes of national TV airtime would have been near impossible, but the Internet can reach that highly sought youth audience gratis.

(Source: Ariel Alexovich, "Obama Supporters Sing, ‘Yes We Can,’" The Caucus: New York Times Politics Blog, February 4, 2008, 4:00 pm.)

Yes, the times they are a-changin'

It's good to be part of it.