Consumerist Nominated For 3 Bloggies - Last Chance To Vote!

The Consumerist made it to the final round of the Bloggies and we need your votes by the end of today to get the gold. We're finalists in three categories: Best Topical Weblog, Best Group Weblog, and Weblog of the Year. If you haven't voted yet, today is the last day. Head on over to 2008.bloggies.com to let your voice be heard on who you think are the best of the blogs. Click the buttons under at least three categories. Complete the word verification test at the bottom. Enter a real email address that you can check. Wait for the verification email and click the URL inside to finalize your ballot. Last time we posted this, people were concerned about their email address getting sold to marketers. This is not one of those operations. And once again, should we win, on the day that it's announced, all the posts during that day will be illustrated with cat-based photography.

Eight Annual Weblog Awards [Official Site]

12:00 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Ben Popken
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JMH at 12:13 PM on 01/31/08
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Perez Hilton? Really?

The Internet: Not just for smart people anymore.
HRHKingFriday at 12:19 PM on 01/31/08
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@JMH: You didn't get the memo, or notice things like Digg and 4Chan?
JMH at 12:22 PM on 01/31/08
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Nah, I've been making that observation for a while, Perez just happens to be the one in the image in this post.
no.no.notorious at 12:41 PM on 01/31/08
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if perez didn't look so silly, then he would never be "famous"
boandmichele at 12:48 PM on 01/31/08
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@HRHKingFriday: so...you are comparing perez hilton to 4chan...?
HRHKingFriday at 12:55 PM on 01/31/08
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@boandmichele: Have you ever seen the comments on perez hilton? Still, trash is trash.
Trai_Dep at 01:08 PM on 01/31/08
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Simply put: Perez. Must. Die.
That is all.
Trai_Dep at 01:09 PM on 01/31/08
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Oh. And (swoon): kitties!
pestie at 02:31 PM on 01/31/08
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I've never heard of half of these blogs.
descend at 03:07 PM on 01/31/08
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@JMH:

a. The internet was never for smart people.
b. I give them credit for just titling it "weblog of the year", rather than "best weblog".
yagisencho at 04:23 PM on 01/31/08
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I tried voting for those categories where I'd actually visited the websites, but the script requires a vote in EVERY category. Oddly enough, I just don't have enough exposure to needlepoint, gay lifestyle, or celebrity gossip to make choices in those categories. So I won't be submitting my vote after all.

Sorry guys - hope you win!
Ben Popken at 04:35 PM on 01/31/08
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@yagisencho: Eh? I'm pretty sure it only requires 3 categories. Make sure that you are doing the CAPTCHA at the bottom (and correctly, no spaces).
shanaynay at 05:56 PM on 01/31/08
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Sorry peeps, Dooce gets my vote.
Trai_Dep at 06:57 PM on 01/31/08
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Shanaynay, Yag -

You can vote for one of the other categories, y'know. It'd be nice to have representation on any of the categories. And, Yag, I skipped several cats since I honestly drew a blank (and the sites' banners lacked kittens, my back-up deciding factor). That works fine.

:)
riverstyxxx at 08:20 PM on 01/31/08
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All voted.
I noticed "I can haz cheeseburger" was up for a nomination. I was like wtf.
cryrevolution at 08:28 PM on 01/31/08
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@riverstyxxx: Hey I love that site! And based on the kind of traffic that site gets, I would imagine it would included. Lots of people love teh kittehs.
Consumerist Moderator... at 11:19 PM on 01/31/08
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Ben, can we have a full day of cat photos anyway, regardless of Bloggie outcome?
Trai_Dep at 02:48 PM on 02/01/08
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Or, in a "hurt me g-o-o-d" move, kitties if a win. Puppies if a loss. :)