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New Political / Commentary Winner

2012-01-22T20:23:00.001-03:30

After spending a good portion of my afternoon yesterday finally getting the category pages redesigned and promoting each of the winners in the 2011 Blogger's Choice awards, I came to realize that the blog for the crowned champion of the Political / Commentary section was no longer loading. After contacting the owner, I was told that due to her now being employed by Liberal Party of Newfoundland Labrador, that she was ordered ('as standard practice': read more here on Geoff Meeker's blog) to delete her blog entirely. I'm honestly shocked over this and deeply saddened. Not only did we lose a dedicated blogger from our wonderful community here, but all her thoughts and words were also willingly completely purged from the internet. Why would anyone agree to do that? Furthermore, what exactly did the Liberal Party not want anyone to read now that she is employed with them? Morso, why in the heck would it be 'standard practice' for any open honest political party to do this? It looks incredibly terrible in my opinion, not only for the person who agreed to delete her personal thoughts, but mostly to the party who demanded it happen.

Regardless, I'm trying not to speak too politically within this space as I am more saddened about losing this voice from our community over the disturbing politics involved. What I'm mainly here to do today is to announce a new winner in the Politics / Commentary category for the 2011 Blogger's choice Awards. There is no point in promoting a deleted blog after all. What's sad is that I'm not sure how special the runner up is going to feel, now that they are being rewarded due to these circumstances. As much as I can assure the new winner (and any visitor reading this) that the battle in this category was a very close one, there's something a little defeating I would assume about being awarded under this situation. None the less, it is something I feel that should be done, and I hope the new winner feels as special as they should feel in the meantime.

So without further ado, please take the time to visit and congratulate the new winner in the Political / Commentary section... The Rural Lens. All related sections around the site have been updated accordingly. Congrats to the winner! Now get visiting...

And The Winners Are!

2012-01-05T11:24:00.003-03:30

Waiting is finally over as the winners of the 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Blogger's Choice Awards have officially now been announced! To view the winners in each of the 10 categories, head on over to to the Awards Section now!

I'll be posting more about each winner on each of the separate category pages throughout the day and will be announcing winners on Twitter and the Facebook Fan Page as well. Stay tuned!

Before heading out and taking care of all that however, I want to thank everyone for their patience over the past few months. I know it must have been tough waiting and not knowing what was up, but the NL BlogRoll is back on track again now. Much more to come in the coming days and weeks, but right now let's focus on these awesome winners who we all should be visiting and congratulating. Well done everyone. Congratulations!

Now, go check them out: CLICK HERE to visit the awards page or use the menu above.

Winners to be Announced TOMORROW!

2012-01-04T16:43:00.002-03:30

The extremely long wait is nearly over my friends. The 10 winners of the 2011 NL Blogger's Choice Awards will be announced tomorrow and we'll be starting the day out in fine fashion. Not only will I be posting all about it here on this site (and all around the social media network this site exists within) but, I've also been invited on CBC Radio as well! That's right folks, tomorrow morning I'll be LIVE on the air for the St. John's Morning Show at around 8:20am where I'll be discussing the site and the winners prior to posting all about it online.

Be sure to tune to CBC radio in the morning to listen to the interview and then check here later in the day for a full announcement on the winners. Just a few short hours to go!

2012 Begins

2012-01-02T13:22:00.000-03:30

First of all, welcome to 2012 everyone and I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season to end 2011. The year was certainly a quick and busy one for me on this end, but a mostly joyous one none the less. I'm certainly excited for what the new year will bring, and I wish you all the happiness and success in this 12th year of the new millennium.

Secondly, and most importantly, you should know that this place is not dead. The last quarter of the year was indeed a lost one around these parts, but things are far from dead. I do realize that I left at an intense time without notice, but there was method to the madness (mixed with some uncontrollable events). In the end, waiting for the new year to kick back into gear was what was needed for me personally, and for the site in general.

Lastly, to begin the year, the first order of business will be the long awaited announcement of the 2011 Blogger's Choice Awards. Anxiety has surely come and gone for the nominees since October. Frustration has likely set in, anger perhaps, in anticipation for this announcement on these winners, but the wait is now over; All 10 winners will be announced this week! I promise.

With this announcement coming in January, what I've essentially done is made this initiative an end of year one and I will have more details on how this will progress in future years, plus I will be opening the floor for suggestions and comments on how it can be improved from your perspectives. First though, let me get those winners posted as you've all waited long enough. Please stay tuned throughout the week! It's a-comin'...

Vote Closed - What's Next

2011-10-01T10:57:00.000-02:30

The end of September has come and with it the end to voting in the 2011 Blogger's Choice Awards. Here comes the fun (and/or scary) part; counting the votes. With upwards of a 1000 votes cast in the past couple weeks, spread over the 10 categories, I have a bit of work on my hands. If only I made it simple and excluded the points system this would be no sweat but, with the 3 tiered system in place, the nominees are going to have to hang tight while I get this done. What's a voting session without some tension as we wait right? :) Hang in there folks, the winners will be unveiled next week!

In other news, the Blog of the Week initiative will launch again later this month after a several month hiatus. Be sure to stay tuned every Sunday when we do launch, as a new blog each week (of the over 300 listed) will be featured.

Also, to those who have requested to be added to the BlogRoll in the past few weeks, thanks for being patient. You'll all be added not long after the winners of these awards are counted and unveiled. Hang tight!

24 Hours To Go

2011-09-29T23:54:00.000-02:30

It's tough to believe that it's almost been two weeks since voting began in the Blogger's Choice Awards, but that is the reality; We're now down to just 24 hours left to vote! The voting threads will be closed end of day tomorrow, so time is short to get those final votes in.

Head over to the voting page while you still can!

Counting The Vote

2011-09-25T11:24:00.004-02:30

With now less than a week left to vote in the Awards (again, go vote here) it's quickly dawning on me that I have to count all these things. Perhaps I should be encouraging less votes at this point...

Nah, I only kid of course. Go on and vote. There's only 6 days left to do so! No need to worry about the necessity of the count. I have a plan of attack in place and have enlisted in some help from a good friend and fellow blogger, so I'll be fine.

As a reminder however, there is a three tier voting system wherby anonymous votes are worth one point, logged in voters are worth five points and votes from fellow BlogRoll members being worth ten points. This adds to the complexity of the count, but I'm so up for the challenge. It'll be fun! I like numbers, so lets get the totals up. Get out there and vote!

On Winning the Awards

2011-09-22T21:08:00.000-02:30

We're now nearly a week into the two week awards session, and as the votes keep streaming in (if you haven't voted yet, go to the Blogger's Choice Awards page and do so) I figured it was time to discuss again what exactly the winners of these awards actually get (besides bragging rights that is).

While I can't promise grand gifts of any physical kind, what I can do is provide the 10 winners of these awards with as much promotion as I can within this network. The bigger bonus is that the promotion will last for a full year until the next awards session launch in 2012.

What will these promotions entail?

Individual posts spotlighting each winner will be made a few days after the awards close and the votes are counted.
Mini clickable images will be placed in this sidebar on this main blog and in the Blogger's Choice Awards section.
Each winner will be publicized in the applicable category page with a larger clickable image plus RSS feeds for the blog.
Everyone will also have the option to partake in 'Guest Blogging' features throughout the next year, meaning unique posts made here with links and promos to their blog found within. More on this later!

And this is only the promos within the blog network. All this will feed through Twitter and Empire Avenue and any other social networks I play with.

What I'm trying to say I guess is, all I can give is promotion to blogs, and whatever ways I could come up with to do that will be done!

One week to go...

Troubles Voting?

2011-09-22T00:01:00.003-02:30

It's been reported in a couple of places as of late that some are having issues voting in some of the threads, some of the time. One such heads up came from fellow BlogRoll member Viewpoint who not only posted a comment (in this thread) about the issue, but also conducted some research into it as well. From what has been learned, not much can be done if it is happening to you, so it seems. I am looking into options or tips in the meantime...

I am curious to know how widespread the issue is though. Have many experienced any troubles attempting to post a vote on the voting page? Please let me know if so!

Getting out the Vote

2011-09-19T19:06:00.005-02:30

With candidates hitting the campaign trail in Newfoundland and Labrador, one may think this post would be referring to the upcoming election. Well, it's not. Nope, this post is in reference to the ongoing 2011 NL Blogger's Choice Awards of course. :)

As day 5 fades into the night we currently have nearly 500 votes cast, spread throughout all the categories. The sports and recreation thread is on fire at the moment with over 100 votes to itself. That could be a dog fight to the very end it seems. It will be interesting to see how all the categories turn out in fact, as the days move along here. Remember nominees, shameless self promotion is ~~accepted~~ encouraged.

In getting out the vote I've been reaching out to the usual social media networks. The Facebook page has been notified, the Twitterverse informed and ever the traders within Empire Avenue know about this thing. With the number of votes already cast, it appears to be working and hopefully this number will continue to rise as the week progresses. Stay tuned!

Psst - I encourage you to vote in the actual election too. :)

After Two Days of Voting

2011-09-17T12:30:00.000-02:30

We are now on Day 3 of the 2011 NL Blogger's Choice Awards! So far nearly 300 votes have been cast spread over the 10 voting threads, which to me is impressive. The hot categories at the moment are the Entertainment / Media and Science / Technology ones, both of which have nearly 50 votes. The other threads aren't far behind and I'm sure as the days go by, things will pick up even more.

As a friendly reminder, you can vote once per day, per category. If you're a fellow NL BlogRol member, your vote counts a heck of a lot with the 10 points it's granted. Head on over the Voting Page now and have your say!

2011 Choice Awards Launched!

2011-09-15T07:36:00.000-02:30

Voting for the 2011 NL Bloggers Choice Awards has been launched! 10 threads have been posted in the Blogger's Choice Awards section, each listing 3 nominees to vote on. To cast your vote, simple reply to the thread with you choice and that's it. Note that you can do so in all the categories and please remember, only one vote per day per category. Voting closes at the end of September.

To those who have been nominated, feel free to shamelessly promote your nomination. :)

Have fun!

Regarding the Nominees

2011-09-12T19:51:00.001-02:30

Just in case frequent visitors missed this post from a while back (or new visitors are jumping in for the first time), I wanted to remind everyone of some of the criteria I used in selecting nominees for this years awards session. They are listed below in no particular order:

Longevity - As this is the first year for these style awards, long standing members have been given a certain amount more consideration. There will be a much larger pool for selection next year.
Frequency of posting - Those who post more were considered more. Makes sense to me anyway. :)
Design - This was totally based on my opinion and believe me when I say that all were awesome, so this was moot really.

Having said that, I mainly just wanted to reiterate how difficult it was to select the final 30 to be put up for vote. You have no idea, trust me. The content of this collection (as I'm sure any browser already knows) is vastly diverse and all enveloped in awesomeness, so choosing only 30 out of over 300 was tough... and next year will only be more difficult. I think I'll have to put a nomination period in place or something... hmmm...

Anyway, let's stick to this year. 3 days!

Blogger's Choice Awards Set to Launch Sept 15th

2011-09-10T16:04:00.000-02:30

We're finally ready to launch the 2011 NL Blogger's Choice awards! As noted on this recent post in the Awards section, things will kick off very soon; this coming Thursday, September 15th!

Here's a run down of how things will work:

NOMINEES: Each category listed to the right has 3 blogs carefully selected based on many elements; design, content, frequency of posting and longevity on the list to name a few. The decision was solely at the discretion of the organizer of this list (for this first year anyway).

Early that day 10 posts will be made in the Blogger's Choice section, each listing the 3 nominees per category and will remain active for 2 weeks (well, 15 days) until the end of September. All one will have to do to vote is reply to the thread with their choice and that's it.

TO VOTE: All one must do is reply to the voting thread listing their choice(s). It'll be as simple as that. There is one slight addition however; certain value is applied to the type of blogger who replies:

NOTE: We are limiting the amount anyone can vote for any blog to be daily.

Anonymous voters will be worth 1 point. They can't be ignored, but shouldn't be overvalued (and flood control will be applied just for good measure).
Logged / linked in voters will be worth 5 points, as to me the non-anonymity of these votes are worth more.
Votes from fellow NL Blogger's currently listed on the roll will be worth 10 grand points. These are our true peers after all and adding this interactivity will only be a bonus in the end.

WINNER: The winner of each category will gain a tonne of free promotion, for a full year, within this site and the network it extends into. From promotional posts and badges on each category page, I have plenty of ideas up my sleeve for over the next year. I wish I could announce grand prizes of extreme extravagance, but these gifts of free promotion should not be undervalued I suppose. That's what any blogger wants right; traffic?

And with that, all that remains to do now is wait. Just a short wait however; 5 days. Just 5 days...

Biggest Blog Influx Ever

2011-08-07T23:13:00.004-02:30

Many new blogs have collected during the past couple of months and I figured it was about time I got them added. A lot of these are actual requests to be added, not just ones that I found in my travels around the web. I just wanted to say thank you all for being patient with me in getting you on the list.

With that, I'm going to shut up. There are over 60 new blogs added today (yes 60!), which means you all have a tonne of visiting to do. I will say that these new additions bring our total list to over 325 blogs, which is amazing. Simply amazing.

To all the newbies listed below, welcome aboard!

Mostly Waiting	Divinity Pet Service's
Camel's Courtyard Blog	SCRIBBLER
The ICH Blog	Drowningmandrake
John Somerton	Embraceware
Whereismypet.net	Twisted Sister's Boutik
My Mortgage Mentor	Living on The Rock
Paul Tucker	The Republic of Me
Jacquelines Jabberings	Labradore
Me on things	Junk Bake
Andrew Mercer's Blog	Momster Tales
a MESS of commentary	Michelle's Scrap bits
Carla, Baxter & Hunter	Paynes Brain
St John's Toddler	Oh That Girl
Satly Ink	One Busy Mom
BRISCOPHOTO	Concussion Talk
Heritage Row Reno	Newfoundland Direct
Short Thoughts. Big Ideas	The Shallow Minded
Jon Duke's Blog	A LA TARTE!
Baby Gear to Share	Aimless Photography
Protelo	The Balance Project
Virginia Middleton	hOOkwOrM
Vatch	Barry Langdon
Philip Norman Robbins	Gone Gallivanting
AETHER PUNCH	WeLa Photography
epistolae	BATSHITE
Sleepless Wonder	Nancy and Shawn Power
The Colorful Canary	Ottawa Mommy Project
Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides -NL
Beyond The Overpass Theatre Festival
Trouty Brook Kitchen Sessions
Everything Newfoundland and Labrador
Conversations From Land's Edge
The Kitchen at Caribou Hill
My Stampin' Scraps

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Blog of the Week on Vacation

2011-08-07T17:20:00.001-02:30

While I attempt to dedicate as much free time as possible into launching the Bloggers Choice Awards, I should note that the Blog of the Week initiative will now be on a temporary vacation (well, extending it's vacation; haven't had time to select one in a while as it is) until after the awards are through. Much of the posting in the coming days and weeks will be dedicated to these award,s so the weekly choices would only get lost anyway. Don't worry though, they'll be back in the fall!

In the meantime, stay tuned for a little later on this evening. I have a fairly large update coming, but not about the Awards nor the Blog of the Week...

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Social Media in NL Politics

2011-07-20T23:45:00.001-02:30

Mike Connors of NTV fame contacted me a couple weeks ago to have a sit down for a piece he was working on. He was interested in hearing my thoughts on the affect of social media in the coming provincial election and of course I jumped at the opportunity to have a gab. I just wanted to take a second to thank Mike for that opportunity. It was a great piece he put together and I suggest everyone check it out, which you can do by going here.

What's best is that not only did I get to sit down and have a great chit-chat with Mike, but we also received a nod to the NL BlogRoll in the process. You gotta love that. Thanks again Mike and NTV!

July 22nd edit :
There's a 2nd part to this story which aired two nights later. You can watch that part by going here.

Unexpected Hiatus

2011-07-20T18:16:00.000-02:30

In my world (like most others I would assume), when offline life becomes busy, the online world tends to suffer. This is exactly the case for my absence as of late. I shocked myself into posting this update this evening when I realized that I haven't posted anything in nearly a month now, not even the Blog of the Week. And here I was doing so well this year too, having missed only one Sunday since 2011 began. That has to be a record since I started the initiative so I should be happy about that I s'pose...

Anyway, while summer is normally a more active time for me regardless, it turns out that this summer happens to be a very busy period at work as well. It's good times when work is busy don't get me wrong but, I am kind of bummed that I haven't been able to keep up things around these parts. There's just not enough time in the day, and the time we have certainly does fly by in a hurry. To be honest, I'm not sure where the last few weeks have gone.

So, when I noticed the date of the last post, I felt I should let any frequent visitors know that everything I've been discussing over the past few months is still being worked on whenever I possibly can: The awards will come, the Blog of Week's will continue and many new blogs will be added (and I do have many not added yet). Just bare with me, I'll get there.

In the meantime, you all be sure to unplug now and then as well. Go take some time to enjoy any sun you're lucky enough to get!

Blog of the Week : 06/26 - 07/02 2011

2011-06-26T13:41:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for June 26th to July 2nd, 2011 is 'Hypergraffiti' and in fact, I'm going to do something I haven't done before and give shout outs to two blogs this time around. I'll get to the second blog in a second but this first one is a personal one from Trudy Morgan-Cole and is one which has been listed on the roll since 2006, pretty much since this whole thing began. The blogs content is evident from her about me section:

I'm Trudy J. Morgan-Cole. I'm a published writer, but never as published as I'd like to be. I'm married to the one of the funniest men I know, and I'm the hardworking, frustrated, delighted mom of two bright and beautiful kids. I'm an adult-ed teacher who thinks my students are the bravest people on earth. I'm a Newfoundlander first and a Canadian second.

I was originally going to select her reading/book review blog ('Compulsive Overreader') this week in reference to 'things to do in rainy weather', but realized there was a better story here; that being the longevity of her blogs being listed. Both of these blogs are wonderful additions to our community and have been for a while. It's about time I have them featured in this initiative and with that, it's time for me to shut up and for you to get visiting. There's two to check out this week after all. Have fun!

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Blog of the Week : 06/19 - 06/25 2011

2011-06-19T12:35:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for June 19th to the 25th, 2011 is 'Flatout Buddy'. I figured with summer approaching (though you couldn't tell by the bad weather) it was a good idea to select a recreational related site to feature this week, and this blog from Jim out of St. John's fits the bill perfectly. Jim's space is all about 'Balancing Life and a Love for all things Swimming Cycling, and Running' and is filled with a multitude of posts related to his journey into triathlon; everything from his training routine to nutrition and all things in between. It's a wonderful and informative site for anyone with similar interests and perhaps one that can inspire those who want to get into such activities but haven't yet. Either way, it's a great addition to our community here and one well worth visiting... which you should go ahead and do now. Get going!

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NL BlogRoll Makes The Telegram

2011-06-18T13:58:00.000-02:30

A couple of weeks ago I sat down with the awesome Colin MacLean of The Telegram to discuss our wonderful community here and I'm ecstatic to announce that today his article was printed in the weekend version of our provincial paper. How incredible is that?!

What's even more exciting than the fantastic article itself, is how heavily featured it was. Not once did I think so much coverage would have been given to our community here, but when I opened the paper this morning to see my mug plastered over the front page of the Province section, accompanied by a great article spanning two pages, I became very excited to say the least.

As I mentioned in the article, this whole thing is about promoting our Province and the Blogger's from here, and this article will do wonders in helping me achieve that. I want to take this time to thank the folks at The Telegram for printing the article and more so to Colin for writing it. He truly was a great guy and the hour I spent with him was quite fun. I wish him all the best in his career and I for one will follow his articles along the way. Best wishes to him and all the folks at The Telegram. Again, I can't say this enough; on behalf of the entire community here, I thank you.

Now go read the article!

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Category Pages Launched

2011-06-16T19:29:00.000-02:30

I've been teasing everyone with this development for quite a while now and it's about time I can finally announce the newest addition to our beloved hub here: Category Pages! That's right, the addition of categories this year didn't stop with the inclusion of those mini rolls found on this page, but also includes a new section where each category can easily be browsed and has a full list of applicable blogs found within.

The task took quite a while to sort out and get ready, but I'm happy to say that things are finally at a point where this announcement post can be made. I've been working feverishly in getting it done as I wanted them ready for the upcoming Bloggers Choice Awards. As I mentioned in this recent post, each of these pages will be used to help promote the winners in each category with each page having links and RSS feeds of the winners and they will stay that way for a year!

OH and to all the current members of the NL BlogRoll: If you feel your blog is better suited for a category different than what it's currently found in, please reply to this post (or email me) with your suggested category and I'll be sure to move it!

Now, all I have to do is finalize the prep work for the awards initiative and all I'll be well on the way to getting my task list for the year completed! As always, stay tuned for future developments on that and more.

Blog of the Week : 06/12 - 06/18 2011

2011-06-12T11:46:00.001-02:30

The Blog of the Week for June 12th to the 18th, 2011 is 'lowercase studio'; another delightful photography focused blog out of St. John's from the mind of a man who I could not describe better than he does himself:

By day i am a mild mannered designer and art director at a small marketing house. By night i play in traffic, i skulk with camera in hand and steal souls

If you haven't already gone to visit based on that, you may also like to learn that if you read 'The Scope' you're likely already familiar with some of his work, as he does contribute. As a member of the BlogRoll for going on 2 years now, he has also already contributed much to our community here, and with that the blog of the week is well deserved. Go check out some of the amazing shots!

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Blog of the Week : 06/05 - 06/11 2011

2011-06-05T11:27:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for June 6th to the 11th, 2011 is 'Conversations'. This space is from the mind of Jon Reid out of Corner Brook, which focuses mainly on Tech, Literature and Business but is essentially a true example of a 'Mixed Bag' blog. While Jon does indeed post quite a bit on the 3 main topics listed, there are posts found throughout on just about anything that he feels worthy discussing, each one as informative and interesting as the one before. From local issues and observations, to photography, to entertainment related topics, to anything and everything in between Jon definitely has a lot to say and all if it is well worth the read. At this point, instead of wasting any more time reading about the blog, go visit for yourself. There's a lot to take in, so get started! Click the pic.

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Twitter Tips for NL Bloggers

2011-06-01T22:15:00.000-02:30

Twitter has been invaluable to our community as of late and I'm not only talking about the wealth of new blogs I've discovered either. The ability to spread the word about our beloved blogroll to a whole new group of socially connected people has been very worthwhile. Not only have I met a tonne of new and awesome folks, many new visitors are checking out this blog as well and thus, everyone else's blogs. Most of all though, twitter has been fun and if you're a user yourself and an NL Blogger, you're going to want to read up.

Twitter Lists
I've created a bunch of Newfoundland and Labrador related twitter lists (NL Newsies, NL Arts, NL People and Newfoundlandia), some of them displayed on the sidebar, but the main one we have to chit chat about is the one dedicated to this BlogRoll community: NL Bloggers. It currently sits at 136 followed, all bloggers from the province also using twitter. If you're not listed there yet, let me know and I'll rectify that problem (@seliharris).

NL Blogger's Daily
A related initiative comes from a free service (Paper.li) which collects links from tweets into one online 'Newspaper'. I've created one for us (NL Blogger's Daily) which will collect posts found in the NL Bloggers Twitter list daily. Every 24 hours a new paper will be created and with that, a new tweet of the top stories selected from these posts sent out to the twitter-verse. Lovely no?

Twitter Feed
Speaking of sending posts into the twitter-verse, I strongly recommend any blogger n' twitter user sign up for TwitterFeed. It's again another free service which automatically tweets whenever you post a new entry to your blog. It creates a short url of your post and includes it in the tweet, along with the title. It also lets you add a prefix and suffix (any text you want) to the tweet as well. For mine, I decided to have 'NL Blog Post' before the link and title followed by a couple hashtags: #Newfoundland #Blogs. It can be anything you want though. Have fun with it. I think it's a great tool to easily help promote your blog posts. Check it out.

As you can see, I've been busy trying all kinds of new way to help promote all of us here. Twitter has provided me an opportunity to network with a boatload of new people and with that an ability to talk about this beloved community we have here. That to me is worth all the time I spend there.

Of course, I'm slightly twit-dicted, so that helps too...

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Blog of the Week : 05/29 - 06/04 2011

2011-05-29T11:38:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of May 29th to June 4th, 2011 is 'Librarian Mom'; a personal blog from the mind of Lisa who writes mostly about being a new mom. I've always been impressed with personal bloggers who are freely able to share themselves to the world. It takes a certain something in a person to be able to let themselves be open like that and I fully respect it.What's best is what you can learn from such people as they share their experiences with us. In Lisa's case, she posts tales of being a new mother and there can't ever be enough information and advice on such a thing. Better still is the fact that Lisa's background is in research and within her blog she also responds to news and updates related to her new journey. It really is a delightful corner of the web and like every blog featured in this community, it's well worth the visit. At this point, you probably know what I'm going to say: go visit. :)

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Choice Awards Prep

2011-05-26T22:18:00.000-02:30

In preparation for the 2011 Newfoundland Labrador Blogger's Choice Awards, I am attempting to achieve many things, and with time winding down before my intended (unannounced) start date for the awards quickly approaching, the pressure to keep working is intensifying. Of course, it's more excitement than stress I should point out. I'm just ecstatic to get this thing on the go! In the meantime, I should cool my jets for a moment and take a break from the tinkering to fill you in on what I've been working on.

Shortlisted

As posted in the Bloggers Choice Awards section, 50 blogs have now been shortlisted. I will be finalizing the list of 30 (3 per category) as soon as possible. There are still some promotional and information items I'll have to take care of when the finalists are selected and time is running out. The thing is, it's rather difficult finalizing the list with so many awesome blogs to choose from.

Categorical Update

The most work I have to take care of before the dust settles within the awards, is finishing off the category pages that I've been working on. For those who don't know, I've been developing stand alone pages for the 10 categories we have within the BlogRoll here, each with a dedicated list of all the blogs found in that category. The intention is for a better browsing experience.

And just because I'm excited; if you'd like a sneak peak of what these pages are going to look like, check out a rough version of the Politics / Commentary one I've started. Keep in mind that this is not anywhere final, but it will give you an idea of where I'm going.

What's best about these stand alone pages is that it provides an opportunity to further promote the choice bloggers this year and beyond. Each category's page will have promotional items (badges, rss feeds, etc) for winner's blog for the entire year... and who knows where each page will go from there. With each category essentially now having it's own 'blog', the possibilities are endless really...

I should perhaps remain focused on the awards though. I have to remember that time is short and I am easily distracted... and with that, back at it!

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Blog of the Week : 05/22 - 05/28 2011

2011-05-22T15:30:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of May 22nd to the 28th, 2011 is 'Colin Peddle Photography'. If there's one thing we have an abundance of here within our community, it's Photography blogs and each one is filled with a wealth of delighful images to paruse. Colin's space is no different. With his self professed desire to get 'the shots that stand up to the test of time' Colin is well equipped from his location in Torbay, Newfoundland to deliver some beautiful images, and deliver he has. As I scroll through the posts filled with wedding pictures, portaits and pics from a variety of events, what I personally notice most is Colin's ability to wonderfully capture the moments he has set his sights on. There's no doubt there's talent there and with that, there's really nothing else I can say. After all, pictures are mean't to be seen... so go see. :)

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Just a teaser...

2011-05-19T22:33:00.000-02:30

In just a few short weeks, 30 carefully selected blogs from our beloved Newfoundland Labrador BlogRoll (of nearly 300 blogs) will be unveiled and for two weeks following, the people (visitors to this site) will vote on their favorites.

Voting will be simple. Each of the 10 categories will have a post with it's 3 selections displayed. All one will have to do is post a reply to that thread with their choice. It's as simple as that AND I am allowing one vote PER DAY. The way I see it, if someone is dedicated enough to vote more than once, I have to give kudos for that.

You may be wondering what is to gain from all this (besides you know, the fun of it all). Well, the winner of each category will gain a tonne of free promotion, for a full year, within this site and the network it extends into. I wish I could announce grand prizes of extreme extravagance, but these gifts of free promotion should not be undervalued I suppose. That's what any blogger wants right; traffic?

Well, hopefully the winners will enjoy what I have in store for them... but yeah, you'll have to wait on that. :)

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Blog of the Week : 05/15 - 05/21 2011

2011-05-15T12:31:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of May 15th to the 21st, 2011 is 'Desktop Gourmet'; a foodie blog from Karen who professes that she isn't a chef but instead 'just a girl who loves to eat and experiment with ingredients'. I don't know if it was because I was hungry this morning when checking for blogs, but this one really jumped out at me. It could have been the delicious pictures I was seeing or perhaps the delightful little articles posted with them, but either way this blog is definitely worth checking out. I mean, who doesn't like food right? Well if you do, especially experimenting with it, then do check out Karen's blog... but perhaps not when hungry because it'll just be a tease. Go check it out!

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Most New Blogs Ever!

2011-05-14T16:15:00.000-02:30

Not since the initial stages of this Blogroll 5 years ago, have I added so many blogs in one update. It was rather exciting for me to come to the realization today that I had collected so many. Most of these newbies are coming from my recent hardcore dive into Twitter, and it wasn't until I started adding them that I discovered I had come across such a large number. It truly is a lovely thing to realize.

With that, I think you all have some visiting to do! Tell them the NL BlogRoll sent ya. :)

Blood and Cupcakes	NL Stuff
Just a Foodie	Sin John's
Etching Postcards	atlantic whispers
Murray Premises Hotel	Remix 86
VeroZero Zone	Root Cellers Rock
Never Eat a Dinosaur	Daily Hundred
Displaced Townie Girl	Dreams in Code
oh lauren marie.	My Tech Cloud
East Coast Foodie	this is ordinary
the little world	Wicks on Flicks
Scratching the Surface	Hello Geri
Academicist	The Adam Walsh World
Just 2 Crafty	ShelCor
Below the Spruce	Catt's Craftiness
I grew up near Empire Avenue
On The Rock Photography

See, that's a lot of new blogs!

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Blog of the Week : 05/08 - 05/14 2011

2011-05-08T11:51:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of May 8th to the 14th, 2011 is 'Readily A Parent'. This personal space from the mind of Dara Squires provides a delightful insight into being a mother, a parent (and really just a person), from her point of view. It's perhaps no coincidence that I chose this blog today considering it's Mother's Day but, don't get me wrong, it's one that's been on my list to feature for a while now. The blog has been around for quite some time and anyone who has followed it, followed her on her journey as she grew as a parent. From the look of the network of friends proudly displayed on her site, many have joined her on that journey. Perhaps it's about time you did too? Get visitin'! Click the pic.

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Blog of the Week : 05/01 - 05/07 2011

2011-05-01T12:53:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of May 1st to the 7th, 2011 is 'Rock Solid Politics'. In keeping with the political motif as of late (as my way of reminding everyone to go vote tomorrow) this blog from Brad Cabana fits the bill nicely. Brad is a Political Scientist (and a retired captain I'd like to mention) living in Newfoundland and his blog is a reflection of that position in life with his frequent and informative posts. The blog has been listed within our community here for over a year now, and from his list of followers it seems to be a favorite beyond just me. It truly is 'Rock Solid' and well worth the visit... so get goin'!

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A Dozen Newbies

2011-04-30T15:56:00.000-02:30

My recent nosedive into other social networking sites such as Twitter and the fairly new highly addictive Empire Avenue have weilded strong results so far when it comes to finding new blogs to list. Due to the lack of time available to search for blogs in the past, the adding of newbies mostly have come via direct request to do so. This time however, I didn't wait, didn't have to in fact. As I played around the mentioned sites, these blogs popped out at me and considering I've now collected 12 in the past few days, I figured it was time to list them... so list them I did. Be sure to go visit now ya here!

Rant and Roar
http://rantinandroarin.blogspot.com/

Republic of Doyle Dreams
http://republicofdoyledreams.blogspot.com/

Storytelling St. John's
http://storytellingstjohns.blogspot.com/

Melissa King
http://melissaking.ca/wordpress/

TA Loeffler's Adventures that Move
http://taloeffler.com/tas-view/

Voice the Understood
http://voice-the-understood.blogspot.com/

Werebears and Only Children.
http://jbarrettart.com/

Momscaping
http://momscaping.blogspot.com/

My Kitchen Adventures
http://jessicasbaking.wordpress.com/

Peter Smith
http://thepetersmith.com/

What's On My TV
http://miket72.blogspot.com/

Omar Paint
http://omar-paint.blogspot.com/

Now, I gotta get back to work on the NL Blogger's Choice Awards. Enjoy the new blogs!

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Blogger's Choice Awards Update

2011-04-29T00:27:00.000-02:30

As the summer rapidly approaches, I'm becoming increasingly more aware of the fact that my intended launch date for the 2011 NL Bloggers Choice Awards is coming soon. To stop teasing with the start date, I can let you know that early June is what I've been targeting, but that's all I'll elaborate on for now. I will say that this now gives me roughly one month to get everything in order... which is good because, as I become more aware of the date, I realize how much work I have to do.

Having said that, I can report that I have accomplished a lot over the past few weeks as well. One of the main tasks checked of the list being the launch of a stand alone blog to handle the awards section of our community here (which can be found using the main menu above). This is where the voting and everything else related to the awards will be taking place when we fully launch and for now, there is some great information about last years fun times found within.

Beyond that, I'm trying to find the time to finalize all the single category pages which I've been creating. It was my intention to launch each one as I announce the winners of this years awards, so I have to focus on getting that done in the next few weeks. More importantly, I also have to make final decisions on the three choices per category that will be going up for vote. This has actually turned out to be the most difficult task of all. There are just too darn many great blogs here, and picking only three in each category is really tough... really, really tough. I'll have to set a deadline for myself, or perhaps recruit and outsider to decide for me. That may work...

While I decide, I'll leave you with that as another update from the land of the NL Bloggers Choice Awards. I do realize that I've been teasing you with it for months but... who doesn't like a good tease, right? :)

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Expanded Social Network

2011-04-28T00:13:00.000-02:30

In effort to further connect the bloggers of Newfoundland and Labrador, I've put a lot of time expanding our online social network as of late. Until now, it has always been in my mind to refrain from diving too deep into the other platforms in effort to help preserve this 'old fashioned' strait up way of blogging. As everyone knows, applications like Facebook and Twitter (and the million others) have sucked most of the 'true' bloggers away and I didn't want to help that along any faster than it was already moving.

Then I thought, there's over 200 blogs listed within this blogroll, a tiny piece of the 'interweb', one with a focus on a single province in a single country. This could only mean that there's tonnes of bloggers left out there! So with this thought in my head, I hit the social networks (and hit them hard) and instead of fear them, I embraced them:

FaceBook Fan Page
This is really something I should have perhaps done long ago but, it's better late than never. The NL BlogRoll now has a facebook fan page. Be sure to head on over there are 'like it'... if you do. :)

Empire Avenue
This is the newest network in which the NL BlogRoll has been listed and is perhaps the most exciting at the moment. It's a rather new platform whereby people actually buy virtual shares into your social network. They essentially invest in you. I'm finding it a fantastically fun way to help promote this blog and the community found within. I also whole- heartedly recommend it to any social media nut out there.

Twitter
As mentioned in one of the last posts, I do have a Twitter account which I use to help network with fellow Newfoundland and Labrador Tweeps. This is a personal account however (as a disclaimer) and not all my tweets will be NL BlogRoll tweets... just so you know.

All in all, I've been pretty busy hitting the virtual streets to try and get the word out more about this awesome community we have here. I've even created a YouTube channel associated with this place where I'm going to continue collecting random vids related to this province. This whole venture of mine is not only one to help promote blogs afterall, but also one to help spread the word about this wonderful corner of the universe I call home. Let's see how much this new social networking expansion helps out with that!

Oh, and don't worry, I'm still doing my part (we all are) to help prove that 'old fashioned' blogging ain't dead yet. Stick with it!

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BOTW Easter Hiatus

2011-04-25T19:19:00.000-02:30

Frequent visitors to this blog may have noticed something missing this week; that being the Blog of the Week selection not posted yesterday. Unfortunately, because of the holiday this weekend and me being out of town, I didn't get a chance to make said selection this time around. It's unfortunate because I was on quite a roll to start 2011, not missing one week until now, and it makes me sad when I think about it... so I won't think about it. Chin up (and I say that to myself more than anyone), things will return on Sunday!

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NL BlogRoll is Twit-dicted

2011-04-22T14:09:00.001-02:30

I'm slightly behind the curve on this one perhaps but, as of late things have gone all Twitter-pated around these parts. Though having an account on the (highly addictive) social network for quite some time, it's only as of late that I've really used it... and obsessively used it I have. The good thing is that in that obsessive use, I have found a wealth of new blogs to share. Better yet, I see the opportunity for many more to be revealed as I continue to play around and as anyone who has been following this blog knows, I love finding new bloggers to add to our community!

This new Twitter addiction is quite exciting for me at the moment as it provides a new opportunity to further develop our online community of social media enthusiasts. I've already gone ahead and added a couple of feed gadgets to the sidebar here in effort to help promote the many Newfoundland and Labradorian users I've managed to find already: One feed is a list of people from our province and the 2nd is one for random provincial tweets from businesses, news organizations, entertainment folks and all things in between. If you have a twitter account, feel free to follow the lists and keep in touch!

Oh, and at this point it's important for me to note that my Twitter account is my personal account and the posting there will not be limited to all things related to this great province of ours, nor always about this awesome collection of blogs. Just so you know...

And with that said, it's time for me to stop gabbing and share the newest blogs added to the list. As always, be sure to go say hello!

NL Dads Blog
http://nldadsblog.wordpress.com/

Bigger Pants
http://biggerpants.blogspot.com/

Live Rural Newfoundland & Labrador
http://liveruralnl.com/

Candice does the world
http://www.candicedoestheworld.com/

Calling Shotgun
http://ringkeeper.blogspot.com/

We Be's Bloggin'
http://rattlingblogers.blogspot.com/

Corner Brook Running Club
http://cbrun.wordpress.com/

Brian Carey Photography
http://blog.briancareyphotography.com/

Blue Hair. Green Attitude. Off-Colour Vocabulary
http://gardenvarietypunk.wordpress.com/

Welcome aboard newbies! I'm gone to look for more...

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Blog of the Week : 04/17 - 04/23 2011

2011-04-17T13:52:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of April 17th to the 23rd, 2011 is 'Uncommon Truths'. In keeping with the political topic due to the ongoing election campaign, I've decide to select another one of the many blogs found within this category. To provide some balance to last weeks political selection, this week's blog (which has two contributors) has a right leaning point of view. It does clearly state that it is not affiliated with any Conservative member or the party in general however, and is instead writings from the point of view of those who share similar values. Having being listed for many years, this blog is a long standing member of the Blogroll and it is definitely worth the visit, no matter what your personal political values are. So, nothing more to see around these parts; get going and check it out for yourself. Click the pic and away you go!

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Brand New Blogs!

2011-04-14T21:48:00.000-02:30

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I added a bunch of new blogs to our community here, but I'm happy to report that we haven't found all the Newfoundland and Labrador blogs yet! Here's proof with 11 brand new ones, added just today. Be sure to go say hello now won't you!

Newfoundland Political Junkie
http://www.blogistics.ca/

Newfileaks – Newfoundland Secrets Leaked!
http://newfileaks.wordpress.com/

Zombies Wearing Helmets
http://i-brain-zombies.blogspot.com

Postcrossing Journal
http://postcrossing-nfld.blogspot.com/

Conversations
http://www.jonreid.ca/

Harry Tucker - Observations and Musings
http://harrytucker.blogspot.com/

Four Little Dreams
http://apps.fourlittledreams.com/Blog/

Colin Peddle Photography
http://www.colinpeddle.com/

Felicie's Blog
http://www.babyfriendlynl.ca/felicie/

Mary Ellen's Blog
http://www.babyfriendlynl.ca/mary-ellen/

Librarian Mom
http://librarianess9723.blogspot.com/

If you know of any more, be sure to send them our way. You know we love our NL blogs around these parts, so keep 'em comin'!

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Blog of the Week : 04/10 - 04/16 2011

2011-04-10T13:50:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of April 10th to the 16th, 2011 is 'The Fighting Newfoundlander'; a politically inclined blog from the mind of Shannon Reardon, who is a self professed 'passoinate Newfoundlander'. With the federal election campaign in full swing, I thought it pertinent to focus on a political blog this week and Shannon's is a delightful one within the bunch. Her passion for our province is indeed quite evident within her frequently updated posts and her knowledge of politics, both federal and provincial, provide a delightful point of view no matter which end of the political spectrum your values lay. So, here's the point where you stop reading and start visiting. Be sure to say hello and perhaps a respectful debate or two may even be welcomed; click the pic and find out!

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Categorically Speaking

2011-04-07T22:33:00.000-02:30

In further preparation for the coming NL Bloggers Choice Awards, I've decided to simplify things a little more within the categories. As they say, 'less is more' and with that thought in mind I've gone ahead and cut the number of categories from 14 down to 10, combining some logical choices. Each mini blogroll in the sidebar for the new listings have been updated, and if you're curious the final list is below:

POLITICAL / COMMENTARY
PHOTOGRAPHY
MIXED BAG
PERSONAL / JOURNAL
SPORT / RECREATION
ART / CRAFT / FOOD
ENTERTAINMENT / MEDIA
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL / BOOKS
BUSINESS / TRAVEL

What this now means for the awards, is that we will now be selecting only 10 of the best (as voted by you) blogs found in our community of over 200.

Also, just to keep you in the loop on some of the other items I've been working on; sometime in the near future I'll be launching stand alone pages for each of these new categories. I'm mainly doing this for a better browsing experience within the full site but, this also impacts the choice blogger awards. By that I mean, for each of these categories, the winners will gain a full year of promotion on their corresponding stand alone page: 'ads, links, RSS feeds and whatever else I can think of. Each page will essentially facilitate a new way to promote the choice bloggers and you gotta love that!

Now... if I could only find the time to get all this done. That's always the struggle but, as I push through it, I'm sure I'll keep you in the know as I always try to do. Stay tuned!

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Blog of the Week : 04/03 - 04/09 2011

2011-04-03T11:16:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of April 4th to April 9th, 2011 is the self titled personal blog of 'Elizabeth "Tshaukuesh" Penashue'. This space is one of very few listed on the roll that are from the Big Land, Labrador and the first one from there to be featured in this weekly initiative. Elizabeth is an Innu Elder and passionate activist living in Sheshatshui who has dedicated an abundance of her life to protecting not only the environment, but also the Innu way of life. Her blog takes us on this journey with her as she passes along her passion and knowledge to her children and grandchildren in effort to never lose the Innu identity, culture and lifestyle. All in all, Elizabeth's blog is an incredible perspective and definitely worth a visit... so get goin'; click the pic!

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Blog of the Week : 03/27 - 04/02 2011

2011-03-27T12:43:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of March 27th to April 2nd, 2011 is 'Newfoundland Nature'. This is fairly new blog and is from the mind of 'T' who thinks Newfoundland is 'Awesome' and focuses his space on some 'cool aspects of the province's natural environment'. With spring officially here (but not apparent by looking outside), I thought it to be a good time to remind us all that there is an outdoors out there, and what better way to do that than point you to somebody who is very passionate about it. T's space is filled with interesting, informative posts on birds, bugs and the beautiful environments they exist in and like all the blogs here, it is well worth the visit. Don't take it from me though; head on over and check out the posts yourself. Oh, and be sure to welcome T to the Blogosphere while you're there! Click the pic and away you go...

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200 Plus Again!

2011-03-23T18:48:00.001-02:30

It's always a happy day when I finally get a chance to add new blogs to the the community and today we have a hearty new group of additions; 9 in total. Each are now listed in the main roll to the left and the related category in the right sidebar.

Better still is the fact that by adding these newcomers we break the 200 total mark which is something we haven't done in years. We currently stand at 208 which is pretty close to breaking a record I think but, I'll have to check the history to see what I can find out for sure on that...

Meanwhile, I should stop blabbering and get to the newbies. You don't care about the numbers, you want the blogs... so here they are! Be sure to check them all out, read a lot of posts and say hello while you're there. Enjoy!

Gillys Gab
http://www.toddgillingham.blogspot.com/

Mike Mahoney - Newfoundland Photographer
http://mikemahoney.ca/blog/

The Rural Lens
http://www.therurallens.com/

The Spice Who Loved Me
http://thespicewholovedme.blogspot.com

Poor Man’s Bike
http://blog.sweethomenewfoundland.com

The Fourth Corner
http://fourthcorner.tumblr.com/

A Moving Tale
http://amovingtale.blogspot.com

Sou'wester Soul
http://souwestersoul.blogspot.com/

St. Patrick's Convent School
http://stpatricksconventschool.blogspot.com/

Yee haw!!

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Blog of the Week : 03/20 - 03/26 2011

2011-03-20T11:05:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of March 20th to the 26th, 2011 is 'Virtual School Meanderings'; an excellent resource for anyone with an interest in distance education within the K-12 system. The blog comes from Michael Barbour who originally hails from this province but currently resides in Michigan, and is inspired by his own frustrations with inadequate learning opportunities within rural environments. It's a fantastic resource from an obviously informed individual and is a great addition to our collection here. Be sure to check it out. Click the pic!

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Blog of the Week : 03/13 - 03/19 2011

2011-03-13T11:47:00.000-02:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of March 13th to the19th, 2011 is 'The Owlery Chronicles'. This mixed bag of a blog is from the mind of a 'writer, photographer, animal rescuer, world wanderer and non conformist' living is St. John's. The Owelette brings many viewpoints to her space on the web as her blog is filled with a variety of random tidbits from entertainment items to posts on social concerns and personal opinions. As you scroll down through, you'll quickly realize that there are many items along the way to keep you entertained. In fact, I'm kinda late getting this posted today as I got caught up reading through her site... and furthermore, I'm going back! Join me won't you? Click the pic and away we go!

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Blog of the Week : 03/06 - 03/12 2011

2011-03-06T16:21:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of March 6th to the12th, 2011 is 'Own Your Food'. This space from a 'lifelong foodie' named Jennifer is a wonderful one for those who share such interests or just like to eat... and who doesn't? The blog is jam packed with unique recipes to try and they all come from a wide variety of influences. Some are unique to her, some modified from other well known peoples creations but, by the look of the pictures that accompany each post, they all look delightful. My mouth is watering as I type this as I'm sure yours will too as you peruse the site... which of course I'm going to tell you to do now. You won't find any delicious food ideas around these parts, so get clickin' and check out Jennifer's site! You won't be disappointed.

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Blog of the Week : 02/27 - 03/05 2011

2011-02-27T13:16:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of February 27th to March 5th, 2011 is 'GregPike.ca'. It's may be fairly evident from the title what this blog's main focus is but, don't let the personal title fool you. This space is jam packed with all things other than what Greg is up as this is far from a personal journal. Though more of a mixed bag of a blog, Greg's site has a clear focus on entertainment; everything from local celebrities to funny commercials to comic reviews to anything in between. There is an abundance of videos and pictures to keep anyone happy as they peruse Gregs site... so there's not much point sickin' around this boring place any longer with that said. Click the pic, meet Greg and prepare to be entertained!

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Blog of the Week : 02/20 - 02/26 2011

2011-02-20T11:45:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of February 20th to the 26th, 2011 is 'Random thoughts...'. This is a personal space from blogger Lisa who is a self professed "community volunteer, book lover, foodie and salt beef junkie". Before blogging became political, before each space developed any clear topic for that matter, we had Web Logs; online journals where people expressed their daily lives and happenings freely to the world. Lisa's space is much like that with her posts being filled with personal experiences, which don't necessary have any political or social commentary attached. Most of the posts are just about her, the things she likes and what's she's been up to. In selecting this blog this week, I'm paying homage to not only a great site but, perhaps to the blogging of old as well. And don't worry, those who crave the political commentary will find snippets of such throughout as well. It truly is a grab bag of information written by another dedicated Newfoundland and Labrador blogger and is well worth the visit. So go. Like now. Click the pic!

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Blog of the Week : 02/13 - 02/19 2011

2011-02-13T23:37:00.001-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of February 13th to the 19th, 2011 is 'Digital Pics'; a photo blog from the mind (or better yet, eye) of Eric Bartlett who resides in St. John's. The first thing that jumps out at me with this space (well the 2nd thing; it's impossible to not notice the pictures first) is the frequency of posts found here. It's a near daily occurrence, with each post displaying his talent to beautifully capture whatever subject he focuses on. From browsing, you quickly realize that these subjects can be just about anything but, there is a main focus on landscapes and scenery of our beautiful province. It's been a while since we've featured a photo blog here and with so many of these type listed it's about time we did again so, enough with the words. It's time to focus on some pictures. Go visit Erics blog!

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Blog of the Week : 02/06 - 02/12 2011

2011-02-06T15:14:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of February 6th to the 12th, 2011 is 'Planting Dandelions'; a web space from the mind of Kyran Pittman, who is an author (and a proud Contributing Editor of Good Housekeeping magazine) from this province but, now living in the US. The blog is quite aesthetically pleasing with it's lovely design and is filled with with personal posts on being a writer, a mother, a wife and everything in between or beyond. The posts are very well written (not surprisingly considering her profession) making this site one well worth the visit... which you should do right now. Click the pic and follow Kyran as she shares her stories with us.

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Newbies and News

2011-02-05T13:06:00.001-03:30

Before getting into the listing of new inclusions to the blogroll, I wanted to take a moment to provide an couple updates:

Happy 5th Anniversary:
On January 31st, 2006 I posted the very first entry here and I thought it would be fun to note that this blog and the BlogRoll itself is now 5 years strong. Over the the last half decade we've been through a multitude of ups and downs and redevelopments; a true roller coaster ride for me in fact. When I started this thing way back then, I had no idea the heights it would reach, nor the community that would eventually be built. Through the years I have constantly been reminded of how incredibly wonderful this collection of minds truly is. I'm very proud of this place and the blogs which are featured within and I want to take this time to thank you all for your hard work and dedication to your own spaces within the blogosphere. Without your beautiful minds, this place would have no reason to exist.

Bloggers Choice Award
It's been a while since I last discussed the initative and I want to ensure everyone that it's still being developed. I'm currently in the process of weeding through all the blogs to decide on those which we'll be voting on. As you can imagine, with there now being 199 blogs on the roll, this continues to be a lengthy process. Having said that, my intention was to launch the initiave during the spring or summer months anyway, so things are still on target.

Newbies
My main reason for posting today was to welcome the newest blogs to our community here. I've added 10 new ones today so be sure to browse you way over to each and say hello!

Freshwater Bay
http://freshwaterbay.blogspot.com/

Own Your Food
http://ownyourfood.blogspot.com/

Feller From Away
http://fellerfromaway.wordpress.com/

Nancy's Photo Journal
http://nancyhawkinsphotography.blogspot.com/

Grand Falls Station Chronicle
http://gfwchroncile.blogspot.com/

NL Matters
http://nlmatters.blogspot.com/

Twig (v. to catch the meaning)
http://twignl.wordpress.com/

Newfoundland Computer Resources
http://www.bekcomputers.com

I code by the sea
http://icodebythesea.blogspot.com/

I also make Cookies
http://ialsomakecookies.blogspot.com/

Have fun visiting and be sure to tell them the NL BlogRoll sent ya! :)

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Blog of the Week : 01/30 - 02/05 2011

2011-01-30T12:35:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of January 30th to February 5th, 2011 is 'The Scope'. This space is the online presence for the popular free newspaper distributed monthly in St. John's and surrounding areas. The blog has been listed on the BlogRoll for a very long time and anyone who has been watching (like me) would have seen it evolve from a simple blog (mainly to help promote the paper) to the full service site it is today, packed with original content not necessarily found in the print version. It has rants, restaurant reviews, music info, classifieds and a general cornucopia of culture. In all it's excellence, the site retained the ability to comment on it's constantly updated posts keeping it's original blog like essence in tact.

So, enough out of me; I think you've been here long enough. Click the pic and get visitin'!

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Blog of the Week : 01/23 - 01/29 2011

2011-01-23T17:41:00.002-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of Jan 23rd to the 29th, 2011 is '365 Days Of Children's Books'. This blog is a fairly new addition to the BlogRoll and the Blogosphere as a whole, having only begun this year. The theme of the site is fairy evident from it's name, but what's interesting to note is that each and every week, the creator of the site will be featuring at least one Newfoundland and Labrador author. With now 22 posts, it'll be interesting to follow the site at it's reaches 365. At which point, I wonder whether or not the name of the site will change. :) I guess we'll find out next year but, in the meantime, be sure to check out this great resource for children's books for yourself. Click the pic and away you go!

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Blog of the Week : 01/16 - 01/22 2011

2011-01-16T11:18:00.000-03:30

The Blog of the Week for the week of Jan 16th to the 22nd, 2011 is "Model Citizens". This is the online web presence for a nifty little shop in downtown St. John's. The blog is much more than just way to promote a business however; With discussions on design, constant additions of original photography and random other tidbits found throughout, the site is always an interesting visit. In fact, I just read that a new contributor to the blog has been introduced, which can only mean more additions to already wonderful site.

If you haven't gone already, what are you waiting for? Click the pic and check it out!

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Listed, Relisted and Delisted

2011-01-13T18:59:00.000-03:30

One of the many tasks I've been trying to get to was a clean up the main list to remove any blogs that were seemingly abandoned. It's a normal duty of mine and felt now that I'm in the mix of revamping, it was time to do so again. I should note that I only removed the blogs from the main listing on the left hand side but they will remain in the category listing, just in case.

In doing this task, I decided to add the new requests for additions at the same time. It felt so good to be adding new blogs instead of subtracting them that I decided to go mining for extra additions. The first place I searched was through all the blogs that have previously been removed, just to see if any had reserfaced. As luck would have it, some did...

Anyway, enough of me blabbering on here; go check out some blogs!

THE NEWLY LISTED

NLPOST
http://nlpost.wordpress.com/

365 Days Of Children's Books
http://365daysofchildrensbooks.blogspot.com/

Newfoundland Nature
http://www.newfoundlandnature.blogspot.com/

THE RE-LISTED

Sue's Blog
http://nlpost.blogspot.com

Labrador Power
http://www.labradorpower.blogspot.com/

NL Outport Life
http://nloutportlife.blogspot.com

Gone to the Dogs
http://vickyth.wordpress.com/

THE DE-LISTED

Self-Worth: The Fuel for My Fire
http://www.theworthinstitute.com/
Last post: Dec 6th, 2009

Stackelberg Follower
http://stackelbergfollower.blogspot.com/
Last post: Dec 1st, 2009

Tom's Image Blog
http://tomsimageblog.blogspot.com/
Last post: Oct 28th, 2009

NL Politics: Serious Business
http://politicos4tw.blogspot.com/
Last post: Sept 15th, 2009

Stay Between the Ditches
http://staybetweentheditches.blogspot.com/
Last post: Sept 5th, 2009

Photography of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://atlanticshore.blogspot.com/
Last post: July 11th, 2009

Techreluctant.com
http://techreluctant.com/
Last post: July 8th, 2009

Basement Glass
http://basementglass.blogspot.com/
Last post: March 2nd, 2009

Another To-Do scratched off the list!

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Blog of the Week : 01/09 - 01/15 2011

2011-01-09T14:02:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Jan 9th to the 15th, 2011 (and our first selection since the return to this initiative) is "Fisherman's Road". This space comes from the mind of Ryan Cleary, who many people in Newfoundland and Labrador should be familiar with. From his days with The Independent, to his time in radio with VOCM to the tossing of his hat in the political arena for a federal election, Ryan is no stranger to our province. His blog is a treasure trove of political opinions and social commentary and one well worth the visit. With the consistency of posting you're sure to always find something new to digest... so no need to further read anything here; get on a pay him a visit. Click the pic and away you go!

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NL Bloggers Choice Award

2011-01-06T00:15:00.000-03:30

The Newfoundland Labrador Bloggers Choice award is back and better than ever! Well, better than year one. This is only it's second year... but you get the point. Year two of this initiative features a dramatic shift in it's operation. I've decided, now that we have all the blogs categorized, it only makes sense to have winners for each separate grouping. So that's what we've done! That's right, now up to 10 winners will be chosen each year by their peers, deemed a NL Bloggers Choice Blog and featured heavily apon this site.

Here's how it will work:

Each category listed to the right will have 3 blogs carefully selected based on many elements; design, content, frequency of posting, etc, etc and solely at the discretion of the organizer of this list (for the first year anyway).

These blogs will then be put up for vote and voting is quite simple. All one must do is reply to the voting thread listing their choice(s). It'll be as simple as that. There is one slight addition however; certain value is applied to the type of blogger who replies:

Anonymous voters will be worth 1 point. They can't be ignored, but shouldn't be overvalued (and flood control will be applied just for good measure).
Logged / linked in voters will be worth 5 points, as to me the non-anonymity of these votes are worth more.
Votes from fellow NL Bloggers currently listed on the roll will be worth 10 grand points. These are our true peers after all and adding this interactivity will only be a bonus in the end.

Then, after a week of voting, the blog with the highest number of points in each category wins: Simple, well somewhat simple, but effective. :)

All this will commence sometime very soon and further details even sooner than that. Just wanted to let everyone know that I think we're in for a fun ride. I'm hopin' so anyway!

As always, stay tuned...

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Beginning 2011

2011-01-02T11:15:00.001-03:30

Now that 2011 has come and the busy holiday season is quickly ending, I can fully concentrate once again on getting things back in order around these parts. There's still quite a bit of work to do, but I would like to provide some updates on where things stand and whats on the way.

Blog of the Week
After a very long hiatus, this initiative will commence again in one week on January 9th and I will be doing everything in my power to continue from there every single week without any large gaps between postings.

NL Bloggers Choice Award
Sometime in the coming week I will be posting the new rules and regulations for how this awards initiative will continue this year and going forward. There is still much for me to do before setting out get some votes, but the details on how things will work have been developed and will be shared in the coming days.

Guest Bloggers Initiative
Sometime in the near future, I will be calling for submissions from fellow Bloggers who may be interested in being a guest writers on this blog. This is intended to be a way of further promoting the great talents which exist in our community here, with full credit and link backs provided within the post. Full details on how this will work continues to float around my brain and will be shared in the near future.

Other Items
In addition to the 3 main initiatives above, there a few other items I have in store. Sometime in the coming months, I'll be posting some blogging tips that I've learned over the years as a way of helping any new bloggers who are just starting out. I'll also be working on more ways to help cross promote each other, which is something we lost with the closing of BlogRolling.

As you can see, there is still a lot of work to do on this end but the light at the end of the tunnel is somewhat visible. I can't tell you exactly when all this will be finalized, but what I do know is that as we quickly approach the 5th anniversary of this space, things certainly are shaping up for the better. Please stay tuned as I unveil everything as it gets developed.

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Ending 2010

2010-12-29T15:12:00.001-03:30

As we jump into the 11th year of this new millennium, I figure I'll post one more update to close out the 10th. The following additions will the be last for 2010 and in adding these few, we will have the final list of blogs to be included in the NL Bloggers Choice award. Details of such will come in the New Year, but for now please take the time to welcome these newbies to the listings!

Island Girl
http://jennabarnable.wordpress.com/

M. Paterson's Class Blog
http://grade4beachycove.blogspot.com/

The Fighting Newfoundlander
http://thefightingnewf.blogspot.com/

Progressive Tory
http://progressive-tory.blogspot.com/

Designing Home
http://www.designinghome.blogspot.com/

Port aux Basques
http://portauxbasques.blogspot.com/

Two Hundred and Ten Thoughts For 2010/11
http://blockader.wordpress.com/

Happy New Year everyone. I wish you all the best in 2011, and by the best I mean all the peace, love and happiness that you can find!

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Categories Complete: Next!

2010-12-19T17:10:00.000-03:30

Okay, so having a minor case of OCD isn't a bad thing when you want to get things done. I sat down and really focused over the past 24 hours and my reward is that I now have all the mini blogrolls for each category listed. You can check them out on the right hand sidebar. I hope you enjoy!

Oh, and to those listed here; if you happen to see your blog in category you feel it doesn't fit, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll change it.

So, what's next for this ol' place? Well, it's probably easiest to show my to do list:

Scrap the current NL Bloggers Choice award and announce how things will progress starting early 2011. As a hint, the main focus now will be on awards for each of these new categories and will also feature more involvement with fellow members of the BlogRoll.
Return to posting Blog of the Weeks and try really really hard to do so more consistently, you know like every week... considering the title of this initiative.
Continue to try and find ways to help cross promote each other, something we've lost with the BlogRolling software being down.
Search for possible willing participants to be Guest Bloggers for this ol' hub here.
Do some general cleanup of the roll, removing blogs which have not been posted; normal stuff every year.

As you can see, there's still lots tickin' in this brain of mine and lots more to come to this BlogRoll of ours. With the holiday season here however, a lot will have to wait until the New Year. 2011 is shaping up to be pretty exciting around these parts though. Stay tuned!

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Creating Categories

2010-12-18T12:17:00.001-03:30

As I previously mentioned, one main focus of mine in this new re-development of the BlogRoll is the creation of categories for the listings. It's actually something I've wanted to do for years, but never found the motivation until recently. It was forced motivation perhaps, but BlogRolling's shutdown has certainly lit a fire under my butt to get it done... and I'm getting closer as each day passes.

At this point I have all 180+ blogs organized into categories that I feel they fit best and believe me, this was no easy task at times. As I visited each blog over the past few days, one thing I noticed (beyond how awesome this collection of blogs is) was that each space is so unique to itself and finding a common theme for many was difficult. Luckily however, in my days within the blogosphere I've come to learn of the term 'Mixed Bag' but I really tried to refrain from using that label unless absolutely necessary. I wanted to put the blogs in a category that I felt they fit best, what the main theme was. A Mixed Bag blog to me, has to hit several different topics in their posting, never knowing what will come the next time, which some of the blogs do.

Looks like we'll have about 15 different categories at this point though, which is pretty neat-o if you ask me. In the coming days and weeks, I'll be adding mini blogrolls to the right hand side of this blog; one for each of these categories. Like the main roll, newly updated blogs will bump to the top of each of these lists. The idea is to give visitors a better browsing experience by giving them a way for topical reading.

Beyond that however, the NL Bloggers Choice award will soon be updated as well. It will soon not be about the Blog of the Weeks any longer, but instead it will be about these categories. You'll have to stay tuned for that though. Give me a chance b'y! :)

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Next Step: Newbies

2010-12-13T22:24:00.002-03:30

Now that I have all the oldbies added to the main roll, it's time to add all those people who have been waiting (some of them) months to be added to our beloved list here. I do very much apologize for the wait. I've had a busy / crazy half a year...

Regardless, the wait is over; behold, the newbies! Be sure to visit every single one of them and say hello for me!

This and That, but Mostly the Other Thing
http://mostlytheotherthing.blogspot.com/

The Penny-Roach’s
http://blog.canadianparents.com/pennyroach/

thenewfoundlandjournalist
http://thenewfoundlandjournalist.blogspot.com/

Knix Hand Knit
http://www.knixhandknit.blogspot.com/

travelling infinity
http://travellinginfinity.wordpress.com/

Sedna Photography Blog
http://sednaphotography.wordpress.com/

365 Project Blog
http://project3three6sixty5five.wordpress.com/

Technological Affair
http://technologicalaffair.blogspot.com/

Trevor Dean Photography
http://trevordeanphotography.blogspot.com/

BLARM!
http://blarmcast.com/

The Owlette
http://www.theowlerychronicles.wordpress.com/

Sorcha's Haven
http://anunquietspirit.wordpress.com/

Charlotte Morgan
http://www.charlottemorgan.com/site/

Brain Droppings
ringkeeper.blogspot.com/

24 Hours to Midnight: The Blog!
http://24hourstomidnight.wordpress.com/

Matthew Barter
http://matthewbarter.wordpress.com/

Danielle's World
http://daniellepercy.wordpress.com/

Crysto'
http://cryst0.blogspot.com/

St. John's Mom
http://stjohnsmom.blogspot.com/

that girl from around the bay
http://baygirl32.blogspot.com/

kim Vazquez.com
http://www.kimvazquez.com

Da View From Here...

http://daviewfromhere.blogspot.com/

Now that that's done, next up on my list of things to do is the development of the Categories. Stay tuned!

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Reconstructing

2010-12-11T23:17:00.001-03:30

If you haven't noticed, things are a little different around these parts. If it's your first time here, well I just finished updating the template a little. While I still have a long way to go to get everything I have planned in order, having some progression feels good.

I've decided to move on completely (for now) from finding a widget or gadget to applet or whatever to host our blogroll in a way that we can all have the list easily. There is just nothing else that does what blogrolling did. Not in any realm which I've searched anyway. So, in moving on I have begun using the blogroll widget here within blogger which does indeed bump updated blogs to the top of the list. You can see this list to the left. Ain't it pretty? I plan on creating several more of these for a variety of categories in the future as well, each displaying 5 of the most recently updated blogs in that topic. I already have the nearly 200 blogs categorized and now I just have to add them. First up is finalizing the main list however, which includes an addition of many new faces that have been waiting a very long time to be added.

As I said, there's a long way to go but, things are moving along. Check back soon for more updates!

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Minor Setback

2010-12-04T15:06:00.000-03:30

Some sad news to share as I continue redeveloping things around these parts; it appears that the new system I found doesn't quite do everything we were used to. I can indeed create a list that with a little code we can all share, but this list does not update as new entries are posted. It seems that BlogRolling was the only system out there that does this or all that I can find anyway. It's a sad day in Stephen land...

Having said that, I will continue to collect the list in the new software and provide for sharing soon. It'll be in alphabetical form but, a great list none the less. I'll also continue looking for alternatives and please let me know if you come across any on your net journeys.

I'm also going to continue developing the categories idea I have and organize things a little better with these in mind. This will also be the start of the evolution of the Bloggers Choices Awards...

Not all is lost, but BlogRolling continues to be a service that is sorely missed.

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Plan of Attack

2010-12-04T00:02:00.002-03:30

So you know, I am busy trying to get everything back up and running again. I've been spending any chance I have as of late adding all the links (over 190 of them) to the new system I spoke of in the previous post. As soon as I have that done, I'll reveal it and pass along the new code for everyone to add to their sites. This is of course in attempt to reconnect our beautiful network of Newfoundland and Labrador Blogs.

It doesn't end there though. I'm also visiting each page and categorizing each link this time around. I plan on adding more navigation sections throughout (like mini blogrolls for each category for example) to the site and also intend on redesigning the NL Bloggers Choice award to be now about winners for each of these categories. I'll have far more details in the future, but things are movin' in my mind and my available time is being spent getting things in order.

Oh, and to all those who have requested to join the blogroll in the past few months, you will definitely be added to this new system.

Bare with me but, I'll be sure to let you know as things progress!

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Well Holy Crap

2010-11-28T20:24:00.000-03:30

It looks like I may have found a solution that fits pretty much every need (so far as I can tell right now) that we have. I won't get into the details right now, but it looks like we may be able to keep this thing going as it was. You're still going to have to bare with me as I get all the links listed in this new location, but so far I'm pretty excited about things. Motivated.

In the meantime, as I do that, be sure to remove the current BlogRolling code that you have on your websites if you haven't already (but you can keep the image and link to this place if you want). The service is officially dead. I'll have some new code to provide the the coming days (weeks... umm, maybe months because of the busy season) so be sure to keep an eye out.

Stay tuned!

Just so you know...

2010-11-27T11:29:00.000-03:30

... the blog IS being reworked. I have some ideas that I'm working on in my spare time and am constantly searching for alternatives to BlogRolling. I have a couple to test, but nothing solid as of yet. I do have a remodeling idea for this whole thing though, so if all else fails, I'm going with that. Bare with me.

Don't Worry...

2010-09-02T21:38:00.003-02:30

...It's coming back.

To all those waiting to be added, you'll get there.

Stay tuned... :)

Approaching Two Hundred

2010-06-05T14:29:00.000-02:30

With the addition of the new blogs below, we stand at 192 blogs on the BlogRoll. Outstanding!

Please take the time to check out the new additions and be sure to say hello.

Meadowsweet Organics

http://www.meadowsweetorganics.blogspot.com/

The Bellevue Guy - Bryan
http://thebellevueguy-bryan.blogspot.com/

Stephen Rowsell Photography
http://srowsell.wordpress.com/

RONiN photography
http://roninphoto.blogspot.com/

Birding Newfoundland
http://birdingnewfoundland.blogspot.com/

JeffPower.ca
http://jeffpower.ca/

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Blog of the Week : 05/16 - 05/22 2010

2010-05-16T14:32:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of May 16th to May 22nd 2010 is "Newfoundland Labrador Travel Blog". With summer fast approaching, so is the tourism season and I figured this was a good a time as any to select this space for promotion. The blog is a subsection of NewfoundlandLabrador.com which in itself is a wonderful tool to help plan your trip to our beautiful province. The blog itself focuses on things you can do while you are here and features pictures, videos and articles of many activities, sights and sounds of our beloved province. It's well worth the visit and more importantly, its something to share with non Newfoundland and Labradorians as they start planning their vacations. We love visitors!

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Blog of the Week : 05/09 - 05/15 2010

2010-05-09T13:27:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of May 9th to May 15th 2010 is "K. Bruce Lane - Photo of the Day". It's been a while since I've selected a photo blog for this initiative and with so many of this type on the roll, I figure it's about time I did. K. Bruce's blog is particularly unique due to the frequency of posting. For several years now, he has posted a beautiful original photo (or many most times) each and every day. It takes dedication to keep this sort of thing going and I commend him fully for doing so, especially considering how wonderful all the pictures are. I highly suggest a visit and no matter what day you choose to do so, you're in for something new. Get going!

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Unforgettables

2010-05-05T17:52:00.000-02:30

There's a couple of reminders I've been meaning to make for quite some time now and as I mentioned in my last post, I've reserved this week to do just that. I can't believe how fast Wednesday has come actually....

Adding the BlogRoll List to Your Blog

I can't stress the importance enough of adding the actual blogroll to your own blogs. The reason why this whole thing works so well is because it's a targeted (the main topic of course being Newfoundland and Labrador) interconnected list of blogs. A portion of your traffic is most definitely coming from other blog owners who have the list on their site and the more that have the list, the more the traffic everyone will receive. Without the connection, nobody is finding anyone and we certainly don't want that, right?

Adding the code is very easy if your familiar with using your blogging software at all. You just have to grab the code (which is here) and put it wherever you want on your site. There's a couple of different display options for you to chose from as well.

I encourage everyone listed on the BlogRoll to do this. There's a link about this on the main menu up top for future reference as well.

PING Your Blog

I should actually put this topic first in the post, but now that I'm on a roll here I'm going to keep rolling on...

It is highly, extremely, incredibly important to take the time and ping your blog; but not only pinging it using free services like pingoat.net/ or pingomatic.com/, but also BlogRolling itself. This is the service that is hosting the BlogRoll and often times is not listed on those aforementioned free ping sites.

The key thing to keep in mind here is that, by doing this, you will bump your blog up to the top of the list letting everyone know that you've updated. I'm sure you can see why this is a handy thing to do. It's honestly the first thing I do when I hit submit on a new post. Keep in mind that there are over 180 blogs listed here and at least half have the BlogRoll added to the page. Pinging is important...

... and to close by return, you can now fully understand why adding the list to your own site is as well quite important. The community thrives on it.

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

New Blogs But No Blog of the Week

2010-05-02T16:12:00.001-02:30

I've decided to postpone the Blog of the Week selection for this week, mainly because I have a number of posts that I wanted to write that I've yet to have time for. I figured I'd use this week to do just that and not risk bumping the Blog of the Week selection too far down the page as I do so.

In the meantime, please take the time to check out these 6 new blogs I just added to the roll. That should keep you busy for a bit...

Rock Solid Politics
http://rocksolidpolitics.blogspot.com/

It's A Cabana Life
http://its-a-cabana-life.blogspot.com/

Creating Health
http://healthwithmax.wordpress.com/

Torbay Today
http://torbaytoday.blogspot.com/

Pyro Pat's Newfoundland Fireworks
http://pyropatsnewfoundlandfireworks.blogspot.com/

Little Green Room
http://littlegreenroom.blogspot.com/

Check back next Sunday for the selection that week and be sure to tune in during the week as well as I have a number of this to discuss. Until then, be well!

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Blog of the Week : 04/25 - 05/01 2010

2010-04-25T12:18:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of April 25th to May 1st 2010 is "Rattling Books Blog" which is run by the Canadian audio book publisher based in Newfoundland and Labrador with the same name. The blog is updated in a semi frequent fashion with posts featuring the latest news, information on upcoming related events, background info on authors and books and even has some excerpts from said books to sit back and enjoy. All in all, it's a nice little space from a well known publishing company in the province and well worth the visit... so get goin'!

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Nearly a Dozen New Blogs

2010-04-24T13:31:00.000-02:30

It's been a while since I've had a chance to add any new blogs to the roll and as you can see below, I've had a lot of requests; 11 new additions in fact!

Please welcome them on board by way of a friendly visit. I'm sure they'll enjoy the company!

Florabirdie's Nest
http://florabirdie.blogspot.com/

Exposing The Truth On The RocK
http://www.exposingthetruthontherock.blogspot.com/

Readily a Parent
http://www.readilyaparent.com/

My Newfoundland Adventures
http://mynewfoundland.blogspot.com/

Snow Kiting in Newfoundland
http://snowkite.ca/

Humber Valley Resort
http://humbervalleyresort.blogspot.com/

Norton’s Cove Studio
http://www.nortonscovestudio.blogspot.com/

Norton's Cove Cards & Mini-Prints
http://www.cardsandminis.blogspot.com/

Bonavista North Museum & Gallery
http://www.bonavistanorth.blogspot.com/

Cupids Cove Chatter
http://cupidscovechatter.com/

At Home on the Rock
http://www.athomeontherock.blogspot.com/

Newfoundland, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, BlogRoll

Blog of the Week : 04/18 - 04/24 2010

2010-04-18T12:56:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of April 18th to April 24th 2010 is "The Grumpy Goat Gallery"; an extremely colorful blog out of Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland. This space is the online presence for 2 artists (Cara and Pam) from the area and features a collection of beautiful work from these two. With images and descriptions of many of their incredible pieces, this is the one stop shop for a collection of wonderful artwork from local artists. I highly recommend visiting to check them all out for yourself! Click the pic and away you go!

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Blog of the Week : 04/11 - 04/17 2010

2010-04-11T11:12:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of April 11th to April 17th 2010 is "Canadians For 9/11 Truth"; a blog out of St. John's which has been a member of the roll since the beginning. The site focuses on the events of September 11th 2001, but more specifically on the tireless efforts of many people in Canada who have an overwhelming drive to expose the realities and truths about that fateful day. This is the central hub for dozens of 9/11 Truth Groups across our great country and a place you can not only find out what people are doing to spread information, but also discover the very information that is being spread. With many articles posted, a discussion forum available and over 60 videos on the topic embedded on the site, this blog is one that could keep you busy for quite some time. I encourage you to check it out.

NOTE:

With today being Truth Action Day for April ('Every 11th of Every Month Until Justice') I could not pass up joining in the efforts by selecting this space as the Blog of the Week this time around.

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Blog of the Week : 04/04 - 04/10 2010

2010-04-04T12:27:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of April 04th to April 10th 2010 is "Rand and Roar"; a blog by John Meany who is freelance cartoonist (amoung many other things as noted in his bio) out of St. John's. The blog has little writing and is very plain but I actually enjoy it that way as it helps accentuate what the blog is actually about; the cartoons. There are tonnes of them posted at nearly daily offerings and every single one of them is great. John has had many of his cartoons published in the past and rightfully so I say as he does indeed have a great talent. Go check them out for yourself and I'm sure you'll agree!

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Blog of the Week : 03/28 - 04/03 2010

2010-03-28T12:22:00.002-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of March 28th to April 3rd 2010 is "Eastern Health - Discovery Needs Assessment". This particular blog is dedicated to discussing and developing a health needs assessment in the region and provides a great way for locals to communicate and further take part in the process of doing just that. With all the news as of late regarding Eastern Health, I figured this blog was a good one to highlight this week. There is plenty of information on Eastern Health and their challenges and I highly suggest anyone interested in the topic to check it out. Click the pic to take you there!

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Clean Up Time is a Sad Time

2010-03-24T20:21:00.001-02:30

I took a peak at all the links in the list tonight and weeded out any dead and inactive ones, and by that I mean in this case a non poster for about 8 months. As always, if you're blog is listed below and you get back on the go, please let me know.

I didn't mean to do that; that rhyme thing.

I do plan on going back and looking through all the blogs that I've removed since we started so many moons ago... when I find the time. I'll get there. In the meantime, below are the ones we wave so long to for now:

Journeys in Eternity
http://journeysineternity.wordpress.com/
Last Post: July 3rd 2009

Handmade Naturals
http://handmadenaturals.blogspot.com/
Open to invited readers only

flip or fantasy
http://fliporfantasy.blogspot.com/
Last Post: July 8th 2009

Scenes and Things
http://www.beothic.blogspot.com/
Last Post: May 11th 2009

THE ASSOCIATION OF DISAFFILIATED ARTISTS
http://www.tadanl.blogspot.com/
Last Post: March 30th 2009

Hightone Cafe
http://hightonecafe.blogspot.com/
Last Post: APRIL 26, 2009

Nook and Cranny
http://nfldnookandcranny.blogspot.com/
Does not exist anymore

You will marry your true love and be happy
http://steffmckenzie.blogspot.com/
Last Post: June 16, 2009

POP CULTURE REFERENCE
http://bagofhats.blogspot.com/
Last Post: JANUARY 15, 2009

REDEFiNE iT
http://redefineit.blogspot.com/
Last Post: MAY 10, 2009

life as i know it...
http://skylarkd.blogspot.com/
Last Post: July 07, 2009

Canadian Politico
http://canadianpolitico.blogspot.com/
Last Post July 14, 2008

Newfoundland News of Note
http://nnofn.blogspot.com/
Opened to invited readers only

Comical Hell Sin
http://mcanagram.blogspot.com/
Last Post: JULY 27, 2009

MoneyGrubbingLawyer
http://moneygrubbinglawyer.com/
Closed

Labrador Power
http://www.labradorpower.blogspot.com/
Last post: JANUARY 24, 2009

Expatriate Games
http://koreangoldfish.blogspot.com/

Cameron Inquiry | Breast Cancer | Blog
http://www.cameroninquiry.ca/
Last Post: March 1st 2009

The Awake
http://theawake.blogspot.com/
Last Post: MAY 27, 2009

TRUTH&FICTION
http://nltriction.blogspot.com/
Last Post: JUNE 26, 2009

TOWNIE EATS
http://www.townieeats.blogspot.com/
Last Post: JULY 24, 2009

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Donna O'Rielly Found

2010-03-24T17:18:00.001-02:30

In reference to a post from a couple weeks back, some fellow bloggers may be interested to know this. Updates on the situation can be found on CBC's site but I am happy to report that she is alive and in good health.

Blog of the Week : 03/21 - 03/27 2010

2010-03-21T14:40:00.001-02:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of March 21st to March 27th 2010 is 'The Other Side of Sixty'. This space from 'Wisewebwoman' (who is an Irish born Newfoundlander) features 'random thoughts from an older perspective' and her posts are be focused on just about anything; spirituality, climate change, knitting, movies, books, organic gardening and so on. Like I said, just about anything. Her perspective on such things is an important one as it provides insight into our past in relation to now. Her posts are fun to read and very informative so I highly suggest you check it out. Go on!

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No Cleanup but a Few Newbies

2010-03-20T15:06:00.000-02:30

I didn't get a chance to clean up the blog this week (so if you haven't posted in a while and are listed, be sure to get something on there to show you're still active) BUT I do have some New Blogs to share which I've listed today.

This Rock Rocks
http://www.thisrockrocks.com/php_blog/

Baby Names Research
http://babynamesresearch.com/blog/

Lost and Found
http://lostandnewfound.blogspot.com/

ViewPoint 2010
http://2010viewpoint.blogspot.com/

Go say hello!

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NO BOTW This Week

2010-03-14T17:20:00.000-02:30

If you came here looking for the Blog of the Week for this week, I have to apologize, there will be no selection this time around. It's been a busy day and I've had minimal access to the PC until now. Please come back next week and see who the selection is.

Also, as a heads up, I plan on doing some cleanup this week and removing any blogs that have not been active... and add a couple new ones in the process.

Stay tuned...

Blog of the Week : 03/07 - 03/13 2010

2010-03-07T13:17:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of March 7th to March 13th 2010 is 'Newfoundland Hockey Talk'; "the definitive fan site for minor and senior hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador." With the Olympics just ending (and Canada winning Gold!!), the NHL pushing it's way to the playoffs and any other hockey organization perhaps doing the same, I figure this was a great time to select this blog. The site has been around since 2005 (with the blog being added in 2007) and boasts as being the largest fan site for this topic... and I wouldn't doubt that one bit. It has a lovely design and many articles for anyone interested in local hockey and beyond. So, don't waste time reading what I have to say, go check it out for yourself!

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Newfoundland Woman Missing From Moncton

2010-03-04T17:07:00.001-03:30

Steve at Oh Me Nerves gave me the heads up on this. If anyone reading this happens to know anything, please contact the appropriate people. Help find Donna O’Reilly.

On Friday February 26 at 8 pm, Donna O’Reilly, 54, disappeared as she was leaving her job in Highfield Square in Moncton. She was seen leaving the building but never made it to her car just a few metres from the door.

Donna, a native of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, is five-foot-three, 130 pounds, and has green eyes and shoulder length hair. According to CBC.ca, her family believes the only possible explanation for her disappearance is abduction.

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Blog of the Week : 02/28 - 03/06 2010

2010-02-28T15:27:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Feb 28th to March 6th 2010 is 'Adventures of Canadian Post Secondary Education'; a blog from Dale Kirby who is an assistant professor of Post Secondary education studies at MUN. This space from Dale is described as "devoted to the identification and discussion of major issues, policies, practices, problems and research in post-secondary education in Canada and elsewhere." It has been around for a number of years and is a wealth of information for anyone interested in education; students, teachers and the general public as a whole. Check it out!

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Blog of the Week : 02/21 - 02/27 2010

2010-02-21T11:56:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Feb 21st to Feb 28th 2010 is 'The Ocean View Hotel'; a blog out of western Newfoundland and used mainly as a way to promote this hotel in Battle Harbour. The blog is not solely about self promotion however; there is plenty of information by way of articles and videos that promote Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole, but specifically the majestic Gros Morne National Park. With travel information, special packages and plenty of info on this beautiful park, it's a one stop spot for your wilderness travelling needs. Go on and check it out!

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Newly Listed

2010-02-20T13:30:00.000-03:30

I've been wanting to get to this for quite a while, but just have not had the time. As you can see below, there were quite a few new blogs waiting to be listed... and finally, they are! Please take the time to visit.

Tickling Bight
http://ticklingbight.blogspot.com/

Newfoundland & Labrador-”As I see it”
http://maverick1966.wordpress.com/

Dolce
http://candishop.net/dolce/

#Goodtimes
http://goodtimesblog.ca/

All Things Newfoundland
http://allthingsnewfoundland.blogspot.com/

Handmade Naturals
http://www.handmadenaturals.blogspot.com/

I'se the B'y
http://isetheby.org/

Donna Ramsay Photography
http://www.donnaramsay.blogspot.com

Newfoundland and Labrador 9/11 Truth
http://nl911truth.blogspot.com/

NOTE: This last one is another one of mine and it was part of the roll in the past. It is returning now because I've once again found the light inside to tackle this topic head on.

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Blog of the Week : 02/14 - 02/20 2010

2010-02-14T13:16:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Feb 14th to Feb 20th 2010 is 'NewfoundlandPhotographer.ca' which is a photo blog by the lovely and talented Kim Goodyear. Kim describers herself as a 'self confessed people photographer' and as you scroll through her many posts of pics, it's clearly evident that she has a knack for capturing subjects beautifully. From baby pictures to wedding snaps, Kim has a bevy of delightful pictures to peruse and even has information on how she can be hired to take your snaps. So,no need to waste any further time here, go check it out!

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Blog of the Week : 02/07 - 02/13 2010

2010-02-07T13:11:00.002-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Feb 7th to Feb 13th 2010 is 'Polemic & Paradox'. This frequently updated blog from Peter L. Whittle is a long time member of the BlogRoll and features a variety of topics from every aspect of life, both in and beyond our Province. Though often political in his discussions, Peter does not limit himself to just analyzing every move the Premier or Prime Minister make. As you scroll down through the posts you can find anything from UFO sighting information to random funny videos on just about anything with a mix of cartoon panels posted throughout. It's a great addition to your blog travels, so if you haven't been there yet, there is now no excuse. Go! Click the pic.

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Blog of the Week : 01/31 - 02/06 2010

2010-01-31T12:45:00.001-03:30

The 'Blog of the Week' for the week of Jan 31st to Feb 6th 2010 is 'Signal - The St. John's Blog', which is a fairly new addition to the roll but equally worthy of this designation. The space is self described as "more than just a blog about St. John’s - Signal is the St. John’s blog." and whether or not this declaration is universal truth, this blog does have a bounty of discussions surrounding the capitol city. With contributors to the site being local writers, musicians, filmmakers and many others, it certainly is "A celebration of – and infatuation with - everything unique and wonderful that this city has to offer". That's their words... and I completely agree with it!

Take the time to pop on by and be sure to tell them that the NL BlogRoll sent ya! Click the pic and away you go.

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Rollin' Some New Blogs

2010-01-28T18:45:00.000-03:30

Here's a few more new blogs for ya'll to chew on. Go say hello!

Pop Goes The Rock
http://popgoestherock.blogspot.com/

Eastern Health - Discovery Needs Assessment
http://www.discoveryneedsassessment.blogspot.com/

Clarenville Campus Life
http://www.clarenvillecampus.blogspot.com/

St. Mary's Anglican Church Clarenville
http://unofficialstmarysanglicanchurch.blogspot.com/

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Blog of the Week : 01/24 - 01/30 2010

2010-01-24T13:06:00.001-03:30

After a long hiatus from posting here, followed by a crazy two weeks of voting for the NL Bloggers Choice award, The 'Blog of the Week' returns for round 2 of the newest of initiatives. So, without further delay the blog of choice for the week of Jan 24th to Jan 30th 2010 is 'A Wicked Scoff'. Besides the "recipes, photographs, anecdotes, reviews and other insights on everything food related" that this blog brings, what's equally delightful to me is that the blog owner is giving us a Newfoundlanders perspective as he lives in New England, USA. The blog itself is self described as a "fusion of both Newfoundland and New England perspectives of the culinary world" and for that, it's a must visit for any food lover... and who isn't right? So get going... unless of course you're on some sort of New Year's Diet. Then, I'd probably stay away. :)

Click the pic to check it out!

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We Begin Again

2010-01-23T14:00:00.000-03:30

In late 2008, as a way to further help promote the blogs in our community here, we started a Blog of the Week initiative. While this little adventure was a huge success in itself, it was decided that to build the community further, something else was needed and voila; the NL Bloggers Choice was born... and with resounding success!

Before tomorrow and the start of a new round of Blog of the Weeks, I just wanted to recap the first ever Bloggers Choice awards which clued up just last week:

Due to heavy promotion by the blog owners in the first round, an explosion of traffic came to this site resulting in thousands of votes. It was complete madness, in fact. With over 550 comments posted in the vote thread and 4800 votes cast via the Poll, I was completely blown away by the response.

'The Maintream Media' caught wind of the initiative and thought it interesting enough to talk about. I was on the Morning Show with Jeff Gilhooly, had a wonderful article by Kerri Breen published in The Telegram and was interviewed by Angela Antle of CBC's Weekend Arts Magazine who provided me with a link to a podcast of our talk.

And of course two blogs won and those are again John Gushue... Dot, Dot, Dot and Bitstop. Congrats! Bravo.

Also, as a heads up, I did learn a few things from this initial round of the NL Bloggers Choice. I kind of now consider it a beta test for an ongoing project. The response to this whole thing has not only rejuvinated my drive to keep this place updated but also awakened my mind to thoughts of bettering it. So, here's what I've been thinking.

Instead of 10 blogs per round, I will up the total to 16. I did not want to saturate everything by going every 2 and a half months, PLUS I wanted to give more exposure to those that are voted the winners each round.

With that thought, I'll also be inviting the winners to add exclusive content monthly to the hub here, with links back to their blogs of course. This is in effort to add a little more value to the NL Bloggers Choice Award.

Voting will change as well. Instead of just a 2 fold system of poll votes and comment votes, I'm going to add further complexity to it all. The poll votes will remain the same, but the change comes with regards to how comments are valued. It'll now be a 3 fold system within itself:

Anonymous posting will be worth 1 vote.

Non (those with profiles or links to them) will be worth 2 votes.

AND, in effort to further develop our community here, fellow NL Bloggers will be worth 5 votes. One vote only and distinguished with a link back to their blog in their comment.

As I stop here and look at this now, I come to the realization that I perhaps put entirely too much thought into all this. Then again, you should see what I do as the commish for fantasy hockey league. Now that is obsessive compulsive. This is nothing!

So stay tuned for tomorrows blog because it all begins again. With these first round behind us and with what I believe to be improvements put in place, it's sure to be a fun ride! Let's see what happens shall we...

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First and Foremost - New Blogs!

2010-01-19T18:00:00.000-03:30

Before I do anything else here (ie: recap the last couple of weeks), I really have to take the time to add the new blogs that sprung up recently. While I'm at it, here's an invite to the rest of you to go visit. In other words...

10 New Blogs!! Go say hi.

Ramblings from Afar
http://baygirl-ramblingsfromafar.blogspot.com/

Greg's Real Estate Blog
http://activerain.com/blogs/rgosmond

Nate Gates' Blog
http://www.nategates.com/theblog/

What you see in here, stays in here
http://www.vickielinegar.blogspot.com/

My Yellow Apple
http://myyellowapple.blogspot.com/

Don't Know Much About Photography
http://aurorastears.blogspot.com/

Model Citizens
http://modelcitizensvintage.blogspot.com/

Judy Cooper Textile Designs
http://judycooper.blogspot.com/

A Newfoundland Blog
http://nfldblog1.blogspot.com/

Coastal Cruising in a Pathfinder
http://buildingpathfinder.blogspot.com/

Did you visit them all? Nice wha'?!

Please, as this list grows, remember to PING YOUR BLOG each time you post something new as this will bump your blog to the top of the list, letting everyone else know to check it out!

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And the Winner is...

2010-01-17T12:42:00.000-03:30

After a whirlwind of a couple of weeks for myself and this blog which followed a response that completely blindsided me, this day came pretty quick. It seems like the contest just started, but now the votes have been cast and counted for our first ever NL Bloggers Choice award. It's now the moment we've all been waiting for; Announcing the winners! Let's get right to it shall we?

As you may have read, there are 2 winners for this award with those being the top 2 blogs out of the 24 listed with the most votes (by way of a Poll worth 1 point and Comments worth 2). The two winners this time around did a brilliant job at getting out the vote and truly commanded the lead in votes by doing so. In the end though, there is only one top winner and for this round, nobody got out a vote like John Gushue did. With that, his blog is declared the first place choice NL Blogger.

NL Bloggers Choice Award - Top Winner

John Gushue... Dot, Dot, Dot

2722 Points

NL Bloggers Choice Award - 2nd Place Winner

Bitstop

1774 Points

Congratulations to both of you. It is well deserved!

Besides the 2 winners, I'd like to share some love to the 5 blogs who were runners up in the contest. They are as listed below. Please take the time to visit and say hello.

This was all very exciting folks. I have a recap of everything this week and also a couple of annoucements on some changes that'll come to the contest for the next round. For now, please take the time to not only the 2 wonderful winners and the 5 runners up but also all the blogs on the NL BlogRoll. It's a wonderful ride. Trust me.

Until next time, congratulations to all once again!

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Newfoundland Labrador Blog Roll

New Political / Commentary Winner

And The Winners Are!

Winners to be Announced TOMORROW!

2012 Begins

Vote Closed - What's Next

24 Hours To Go

Counting The Vote

On Winning the Awards

Troubles Voting?

Getting out the Vote

After Two Days of Voting

2011 Choice Awards Launched!

Regarding the Nominees

Blogger's Choice Awards Set to Launch Sept 15th

Biggest Blog Influx Ever

Blog of the Week on Vacation

Social Media in NL Politics

Unexpected Hiatus

Blog of the Week : 06/26 - 07/02 2011

Blog of the Week : 06/19 - 06/25 2011

NL BlogRoll Makes The Telegram

Category Pages Launched

Blog of the Week : 06/12 - 06/18 2011

Blog of the Week : 06/05 - 06/11 2011

Twitter Tips for NL Bloggers

Blog of the Week : 05/29 - 06/04 2011

Choice Awards Prep

Blog of the Week : 05/22 - 05/28 2011

Just a teaser...

Blog of the Week : 05/15 - 05/21 2011

Most New Blogs Ever!

Blog of the Week : 05/08 - 05/14 2011

Blog of the Week : 05/01 - 05/07 2011

A Dozen Newbies

Blogger's Choice Awards Update

Expanded Social Network

BOTW Easter Hiatus

NL BlogRoll is Twit-dicted

Blog of the Week : 04/17 - 04/23 2011

Brand New Blogs!

Blog of the Week : 04/10 - 04/16 2011

Categorically Speaking

Blog of the Week : 04/03 - 04/09 2011

Blog of the Week : 03/27 - 04/02 2011

200 Plus Again!

Blog of the Week : 03/20 - 03/26 2011

Blog of the Week : 03/13 - 03/19 2011

Blog of the Week : 03/06 - 03/12 2011

Blog of the Week : 02/27 - 03/05 2011

Blog of the Week : 02/20 - 02/26 2011

Blog of the Week : 02/13 - 02/19 2011

Blog of the Week : 02/06 - 02/12 2011

Newbies and News

Blog of the Week : 01/30 - 02/05 2011

Blog of the Week : 01/23 - 01/29 2011

Blog of the Week : 01/16 - 01/22 2011

Listed, Relisted and Delisted

Blog of the Week : 01/09 - 01/15 2011

NL Bloggers Choice Award

Beginning 2011

Ending 2010

Categories Complete: Next!

Creating Categories

Next Step: Newbies

Reconstructing

Minor Setback

Plan of Attack

Well Holy Crap

Just so you know...

BlogRolling Security Warnings

Don't Worry...

Approaching Two Hundred

Blog of the Week : 05/16 - 05/22 2010

Blog of the Week : 05/09 - 05/15 2010

Unforgettables

New Blogs But No Blog of the Week

Blog of the Week : 04/25 - 05/01 2010

Nearly a Dozen New Blogs

Blog of the Week : 04/18 - 04/24 2010