Help dotTech win “Best Geek Blog” of 2009 at Blogger’s Choice Awards!
December 7, 2009 82
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Back in March I asked for assistance in making dotTech number 1 in “Best Geek Blog” of 2009 at Blogger’s Choice Awards. Well 2009 is coming to an end and I would very much still love to win that award for dotTech. So, I once again ask the dotTech family to band together and vote for dotTech as the “Best Geek Blog” of 2009 at Blogger’s Choice Awards (click here to vote)! Currently the leader in the “Best Geek Blog” category has 510 votes; to lock in the first spot inshAllah I believe dotTech needs 1000+ votes because there is bound to be a last-minute surge by other blogs.
Unfortunately, to vote you do have to register with BCA. It is doubly unfortunate that registration involves entering a lot of personal information:
Now personally speaking, I would never enter that much personal information on a website run by an unknown company. Heck, I even bite my tongue when giving that information to my bank. So if you don’t feel comfortable giving that information out and therefore will not register and therefore will not vote for dotTech… don’t sweat it – I understand, it is OK. However, every and all votes are greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I VOTED FOR YOU TOO.YOU SIMPLY ARE A STAR . SPOILING US WITH THE BEST FREEBIES THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER!!!! HOPE WE HAVE ANOTHER CYBERLINK TYPE GIVEAWAY FOR CHRISTMAS TOO. THANKS.
YAL MAN I WAS LIKE THE 150TH VOTE FOR YA , JUST BECAUSE YOU ASKED. AND ALSO YOUR BLOGSITE KICKS COMPAIRED TO THE FRIENDS OF dotTECH.ORG – YOU NEED BETTER FRIENDS OR AT LEASE TEACH THEM THE REAL MEANING OF SOFTWARE GIVEAWAYS WHERE EVERYBODY GETS THE SOFTWARE. DONT OFFER IT – IF ITS IN SHORT SUPPLY !
Added 10 votes.Thanks for all the freebies and the reviews.If I could do more later on.I will.160 votes as of 12/17/09 6:22 am
I will do it for sure , your blog has been helping me alot ..
thank you for all your efforts.
Added my vote. But. . .
Is this award really worth having?
Not in my book.
Reasons are given in my comments in the dot tech blog award section, viz:
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I’m not actually sure whether the ‘Bloggers Choice’ award is even worth competing for, seeing as how there’s something highly suspect — to say the least — about two entries in the nominations list for the same *brian*.
Not only that: the ramping up of nominations by a single vote “click” is, candidly, pathetic: if a nominator *truly* believes her / his choice is worthy of an award, then the least she / he could do is say why.
Not only would this underpin the credibility of the nominator, it would guarantee the credibility of the award itself.
Anyway. As Pamanda has rightly said, the number of comments for Ashraf’s dot tech blog far, far exceeds the number of comments for any other nomination in the Geek category.
That’s not because of deceit or duplicity on the part of those commenting, but because Ashraf’s dot tech is a model of integrity, and attracts to it those who value integrity in the cyber world.
An invaluable rsource for objective, comprehensive computer-related information, dot tech will, in my book, continue to rank up there with the Internet’s very best — and to be honest, I couldn’t give a damn whether another blog site earns more single-click votes.
It’s the *feedback* of users that’s important.
On which basis, dot tech has already won hands down.
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‘S funny, the way sites like that one go to all the trouble of using captchas to (seemingly) ensure authetic voting, yet conspicuously fail to require voters / award nominators to say precisely *why* they’re giving such an endorsement.
In the *real world*, of course, it isn’t necessary at the ballot box to ever give a reason, otherwise a good proportion of the electorate wouldn’t have a clue what to say.
In cyber space, however, there’s no reason at all why higher standards should not apply — because that way, we won’t wind up with the kind of halfwits who earn / wangle / finesse kudos through the conventional 18th Century ballot system. . .
Bottom line: I actually couldn’t care less if dot.tech wins or not. The dot tech community, and the individual responsible for it coming together, is a winner all the way.
Voted for you! Your generosity begets a little back in return… Actually yours REALLY is the most enjoyable geek blog I read..
I am all for you winning this award. You have done a great job for all of us.
I promise not to egg your grandmother either!!