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CategoriesPartnersSpecial sectionsLifestyleArchivesIn the news | Blog awards include statisticsThe fifth SA Blog Awards, taking place on 25 September 2010, will for the first time include statistics from nominees' sites and form part of the evaluation criteria for the judges in each of the categories. Nominations will take place 2-27 August 2010 and the top ten nominees in each category will go into the public vote phase from 1-17 September. The results of this vote will go to the judges who will cast their votes thereby deciding the category winner. The judges will choose the overall winner of the SA Blog Awards from the selection of category winners. New CEO Given the past success of the awards and the increased interest in the 2010 event, The SA Blog Awards has appointed JP Naude, Cape Town businessman and radio personality, as CEO for the Awards. One of his focus areas will be raising the profile of the awards ensuring a heightened sense of credibility in 2010. Naude has already implemented a partnership with Afrigator, one of South Africa's foremost blog statistic measuring companies, whereby it will act as an independent auditor providing accurate and up-to-date information on the nominated blogs to the judges. He will be working alongside the original SA Blog Awards team with organiser Chris Rawlinson being the backbone of the awards, and Huddlemind CEO Dave Duarte, adding strategic value. Sponsors News24, one of South Africa's leading digital news brands, has been confirmed as the headline sponsor this year. "Having News24 on board will help us take the awards to a new level. Last year alone, the event attracted more than 5 000 blog nominations and over 100 000 individual votes. With its commitment to showcasing content from the nominated blogs to its audience of more than 2 million online South Africans, we expect these figures to increase impressively," adds Naude. In addition to News24, category sponsors this year include Ogilvy Cape Town, kulula.com, Old Mutual, The UCT Graduate School of Business, Evox, Olmeca Tequila, Jameson, Havana Club Rum and Atmosphere Communications, a PR agency. Categories This year the awards categories include the newly introduced SA Tweeter of the Year - acknowledging the best Twitter account, Best Company Blog, and Best Fashion Blog. The entry criteria state that only blogs written within South Africa and/or blogs written by South African citizens are considered eligible for the awards.
Go to www.sablogawards.com for more information on the awards and the nomination process.
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