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2004 Weblog Awards: Recapping the 2003 Weblog Awards

September 28, 2004

Recapping the 2003 Weblog Awards

Have you forgotten the 2003 Weblog Awards allready?

Based on over 63,000 votes cast during the ten days polls were open (12/5/2003 -12/14/2003), here are the 22 winners of the 2003 Weblog Awards. Read on for the list of winners.

Best Overall Blog

Little Green Footballs


Best New Blog (Established in 2003)

Allah Is In The House


Best Group Blog

The Volokh Conspiracy


Best Foreign Blog

Merde In France
Merde In France


Best Humor Blog

Allah Is In The House


Best Looking Blog

Snazzy Kat
Snazzy Kat


Best Female Authored Blog (tie)

Meryl Yourish   Asymmetrical Information


Best Liberal Blog

Michael J. Totten


Best Conservative Blog

Hugh Hewitt


Best Media/Journalist Blog

Opinion Journal (Best Of The Web by James Taranto)
Opinion Journal (Best Of The Web by James Taranto)


Best Ecosystem Higher Beings & Mortal Humans Blog

James Lileks
James Lileks


Best Ecosystem Playful Primates Blog

Citizen Smash
Citizen Smash


Best Ecosystem Large Mammals Blog

damnum absque injuria


Best Ecosystem Marauding Marsupials Blog

Patterico's Pontifications


Best Ecosystem Adorable Rodents Blog

Yale Diva


Best Ecosystem Flappy Birds Blog

Busy Mom Blog


Best Ecosystem Slithering Reptiles Blog

Buddha's Den


Best Ecosystem Crawly Amphibians Blog

Tasty Manatees


Best Ecosystem Flippery Fish Blog

Sweetness Follows


Best Ecosystem Slimy Molluscs (and below) Blog

Jozjozjoz
Jozjozjoz


Most Egregious Omission

Not A Fish

Ecosystem categories were based on The Truth Laid Bear Blogoshpere Ecosystem that ranks blogs based on the number of other blogs linking to them. The rating levels use a evolutionary metaphor. I think most people liked the idea of competing against sites from the same TTLB Ecosystem level, but I think for this year we are going to need some better "awards show" names for those categories. I'm open to suggestions...

Posted by Kevin Aylward at September 28, 2004 09:50 PM | TrackBack
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