March 2013 archive

So the voting has ended, the results have been tabulated and here they are. There were over 80 new blogs on the ballot this year and 4 new blogs to make the top 25. This year there was over 1300 votes compared to around 1200 last year. Voters were asked to pick their top 10 favorite blogs and them rank them from 1 to 10. The votes are weighted so a #1 vote is worth 10 points, a #2 vote is worth 9 points all the way down to a #10 vote being worth 1 point. The total points for each blog were added up to determine the results. It’s a pretty time consuming process for me, some of it is automated but I still have to add up votes and drop them into a spreadsheet to determine the winners.

Be sure and watch the special vChat top blogger awards episode that we recorded with special guest John Troyer as we count up the top 25 winners with lots of color commentary. The vLaunchpad and Planet vSphere-land will be updated soon to reflect the new voting results. Thank you everyone who voted and congratulations to the winners. With so many bloggers out there its a tough scene but I seriously encourage you all to keep at it, the longer you stick with it, the more people notice and will reward you with their vote. You guys are all winners, I know how hard it can be to find the time to blog but do know that your efforts are appreciated and your unselfish dedication makes a difference to a great many of people.

Special thanks to TrainSignal for sponsoring it again this year, be sure and check out their website for their new unlimited IT Training For Only $49 a Month.

Here are the overall voting results…

And here are the top blog category winners…

…you’ll have to wait a few days to find out. I’ve tabulated all the votes and applied points to the votes and have computed the results. We’ll announce the winners on a special vChat episode that we are recording on Friday with John Troyer and should be available on Monday. While you’re waiting here’s a few tidbits of information on this years voting:

• There were over 1300 votes this year
• 47% of the votes were from the US, next highest was 13% from the Netherlands followed by 6.5% from the UK and 3% from Germany
• We had voters from 60 different countries including Mongolia, Uruguay, Slovakia, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Iceland, Estonia, Egypt, Bermuda and the Isle of Man
• There are 243 blogs in the voting this year, last year there were 187
• There were some fierce competition this year in the top 10, there were 8 position changes in the top 10
• There were 7 blogs in the top 25 that were not in there in 2012
• There were 13 blogs in the top 50 that were not in there in 2012
• There were 4 blogs that were newcomers this year in the top 25
• There were 9 blogs that were newcomers this year in the top 50
• There is 1 blog new to the top 10
• One blogger in the top 50 moved up 86 places from last year, another one moved up 110 places from last year

That’s it for now, tune in next week to see the full results and find out if Duncan can retain the crown for #1 blogger…

Voting closes at midnight tonight, so far the voting numbers have surpassed last years with almost 1,500 votes collected since the voting began. The results this year should definitely be interesting with newcomers like Cormac Hogan making a big splash. I’ll tabulate the results by applying weights to the votes and we’ll be ready to announce the results on a special vChat episode with John Troyer that we will record soon.

So if you haven’t voted yet, what are you waiting for, git-r-done!