Porta's Eyes...The 2008 Weblog Awards Winners

Based on 933,022 votes cast in 48 categories over seven days of voting in early January 2009, here are the winners of The 2008 Weblog Awards:

General Categories
Best Blog	Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish
Best New Blog	~ synthesis ~
Best Individual Blogger	Driftglass
Best Humor Blog	The Comics Curmudgeon
Best Comic Strip	xkcd
Best Online Community	Strobist
Best Liberal Blog	Wonkette
Best Conservative Blog	small dead animals
Best Political Coverage	FiveThirtyEight

Topic Area Categories
Best Technology Blog	Ars Technica
Best Sports Blog	Kissing Suzy Kolber
Best Military Blog	Michael Yon
Best Law Blog	Volokh Conspiracy
Best Business Blog	Deep Capture
Best LGBT Blog	Towleroad
Best Parenting Blog	4tunate
Best Education Blog	Mike Falick's Blog
Best Science Blog	Watts Up with That
Best Medical/Health Issues Blog	Stirrup Queens
Best Religious Blog	What Does the Prayer Really Say?
Best Pet Blog	Cute Overload
Best Food Blog	Cake Wrecks

Arts & Letters Categories
Best Blog Design	Our World 2.0
Best Photo Blog	Strobist
Best Culture Blog	The Cool Hunter
Best Literature Blog	Neil Gaiman's Journal
Best Fashion Blog	Go Fug Yourself
Best Travel Blog	MyKugelhopf
Best Diarist	Raymi the Minx
Best Gossip Blog	Oh No They Didn't
Best Music Blog	Hidden Track
Best Podcast	EconTalk
Best Video Blog	Tinkernut.com

International Categories
Best Canadian Blog	Ezra Levant
Best UK Blog	Created in Birmingham
Best European Blog (Non UK)	The Reference Frame
Best Asian Blog	Ashin Mettacara
Best Middle East or Africa Blog	Michael J. Totten
Best Australia or New Zealand Blog	Tim Blair
Best Latino, Caribbean, or South American Blog	Dolar Paralelo

Technorati Authority Categories
Best Major Blog (Authority over 1001)	c jane enjoy it
Best Very Large Blog (Authority between 501 and 1000)	Jesus' General
Best Large Blog (Authority between 301 and 500)	JammieWearingFool
Best Midsize Blog (Authority between 201 and 300)	Israel Matzav
Best Small Blog (Authority between 101 and 200)	Rumproast
Best Up and Coming Blog (Authority between 51 and 100)	The Stupid Shall Be Punished
Best Hidden Gem (Authority between 0 and 50)	The Pajama Pundit

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