(Cross-post between my two blogs; well, the two public ones anyway.)
Sometime this year, probably in May 2008 (yup, Jayvee let that slip -- more on that later), the stars of the firmament of the Pinoy blogosphere will be recognized in the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards. Preparations are ramping up for this event, as is buzz (I love the new logo, don't you?).
Quite obviously, Jayvee, Abe, and Gail will need help to pull off this labor of love, so here's my bit to help them:
(Don't be stingy, folks -- you know how much reach an excellent blog can provide your products and services?)
I'm wondering if I can find the time to help out personally (yes, there's a call for volunteers too), but with a lot of things apparently still up in the air, I'm sure that keeping the PBA 2008 trio in mind is enough at this point. When word finally gets out, let's sign up to help out, shall we?
(Let's try that again.)
(Heh heh.)
Another thing I've had a brainwave or two about would be about the apparent "flores de Mayo" theme that Jayvee let slip -- the theme is so Pinoy, I love it. Are we going to have the traditional Reyna Elena/ Constantino roles, the parades with the arches and all that? (Heh heh -- I remember seeing an old photo of my mom being a Reyna delas Letras or something like that; the scene was so, well, cute.)
Such being the case, I'm hoping that the PBA 2008 will showcase a bit more of the cyberFilipino... like say, some new categories. Last year, these were the categories:
Best Technology Blog
Best Travel Blog
Best Entertainment Blog
Best Personal Blog
Best Home & Living Blog
Best Socio-Political Blog
Best News & Media Blog
Best Business/Entrepreneur Blog
Best Sports & Recreation Blog
Best Fashion & Lifestyle Blog
Best Photo Blog
Podcast of the Year Award
I'm hoping that this year a couple more categories be added, like say: best OFW blog, best global Filipino blog (blog of an overseas Pinoy not an OFW), and Filipiniana blog (blogs written in the vernacular), best Education blog, stuff like that. Maybe a couple of categories could be merged (say, Fashion & Lifestyle with Entertainment; yeah, I suppose best OFW/ global Filipino blog would make sense too); maybe some subcategories be made (Business/Entrepreneur -- e-Business, and Business/ Entrepreneur -- Offline) -- just so that the jurors will have an easier time of voting on their choices. Maybe Podcast of the Year could be Podcast/Vlog of the Year (kinda exciting when technology improves this quickly, doesn't it?).
What else would I like to see in the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards? Hmmm. Media coverage? Quite likely there'll be more of that now than last year, what with the increasing influence and visibility of blogs. Celebrity hosting? Naaaaah -- though a professional host (someone geeky enough, like David Celdran? heh heh) just might add luster to the occasion (I doubt if there are local celebs who understand the blogging community, let alone understand geeks). The food last 2007 was great; I hope that doesn't change.
(I recall The Bachelor Girl having a couple of post-PBA 2007 suggestions -- she did, didn't she? -- and ; I wonder how else we can help?)
Hmm, just so it's an awards night and not a convention, maybe we can change the registration-table type of welcoming to just plain and simple show-an-invite kind of thing, with some maitre 'd of sorts checking off if the person is on the list (and then handing over the schwags haha)?
I think sponsor booths defeat the idea of bloggers mingling; what sponsors can do is to hand over the schwags earlier, but for purposes of exposure (aside from tarps below the stage and all that), the sponsors can ask bloggers to post sponsor-designed posts and pictures (downloadable kits in zip files or something) instead of just links.
Hmmm... a special award that will be awarded a week AFTER the awards night: best PBA 2008 coverage by a photoblogger? By a vlogger? (Forget text, any blogger can do that; in fact, after the awards night there'll be the rush to post first. However, it takes talent, skill, and time to make great photoblog/ vlog coverage.)
It's rather cool that Pinoy talent, ingenuity, and expression are shining in the blogosphere. I hope that one day relevance crosses over from online to real-world; while that has yet to become widespread, I'm fairly certain that events like the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards will help to this end.
(And, yes, though it's almost half a year away, I'm already looking forward to the event. It'll be fun.)
(Oh, and because we let it slide last year, if Arbet wins another iPod this year that will be the last time anyone will have ever heard of him. Haha.)
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