Blogs & Blogging – 2008 Winner

Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2008 SEMMY Award in the Blogs & Blogging category is … drum-roll, please …

The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book | 11/25/07

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

If another blog links to you, how much should Google trust that link as a vote to help your site rank better? Do any popular and trustworthy blogs link to that site? How many people subscribe to their RSS feed?

While services like Bloglines or MyBlogLog are able to answer some of these questions, Google can answer them more precisely than any other company.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

1. Must-Read Search Marketing Blogs
   Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 1/3/07
2. The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers
   Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 6/18/07

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!