Comments on: The Winner Takes It All…

By: Hal

Hal — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:37:26 +0000

To say I am honoured would be the most pathetic understatement I have uttered yet! I AM SERIOUSLY JUMPING UP AN DOWN FOR JOY. THANK YOU FOR THE MENTION!!!

And I agree with a lot of what you said. It’s just cool that you said it, instead of us whine about it, u know?

By: laylatoot

laylatoot — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:05:04 +0000

Qwaider – I am very disappointed to hear this. From what I gathered, the blogging community has been very close, particularly in Jordan.

Alternatively, it would be interesting if the blogging community could be observed on a regional level, with perhaps an annual ceremony to honour bloggers around the Middle East region.

It could be in a similar vein to the BOBs (as Hani kindly drew my attention to – thanks!), but more microcosmic.

Kinzi – That is so true! Perhaps Hani is correct in noting that it is a sign of our times when countries are replaced by gossip and arts’n'crafts categories. It is their loss

By: kinziblogs

kinziblogs — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:13:00 +0000

Wow, Layla, ‘profound experience”? I am honored!

(you must not have seen those posts about dogs and necklaces)

I must say I love your vocabulary, and share your disappointment at lumping the Middle East in with Africa. If there is a region in need of understanding, it is this one. Now if Israeli bloggers complained about being lumped, you know something would happen .

I dare say this region is a more important category than “Arts and Crafts”.

By: Hani Obaid

Hani Obaid — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:17:40 +0000

I noticed they also took away (best Irish or British blog), and replaced it with (best gossip blog). It says something about where they are going.

Although I’m not sure about the categories, Ahmad Humeid (360 east) always writes about another international blogging award (the Bobs). He’s also a member of the jury.

I must also thank you for updating my vocabulary. Where else will I see words like multitudinous or ire

By: Qwaider قويدر

Qwaider قويدر — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:23:17 +0000

The middle eastern blogs have a specific trend that I have been noticing for years now
The problem with many is that they seek to succeed at the expense of others. This mediocrity is what is causing all of us to suffer.
No one has the ability to proper any good blog up the ranks. And although MANY are even better than the chart topping international blogs. Our internal bickering and childishness causes everyone to lose.
This is specifically evident in the case of a good rising blog. Instead of support, you find people actually pushing it back and instead of unity we find more and more bloglets incapable of sustaining a good amount of “traffic” to get anywhere!

Any website, (weblogs included) is in a continues “popularity” contest. Many people don’t think so, but that is a fact. We all need to integrate and rise up to accomplish something.

Sadly… it will take more than wishful thinking to get it done. It will require the business owners of grand networks like Maktoob and Jeeran to hevily invest outside their arena while still focusing on their own core value. They are way up there with foot traffic but is there anything worthy? Can you even find anything you’re looking for!? Sadly, no!

Another sad fact is that things are really not changing! We’re not progressing, we’re not maturing, we’re not evolving, History repeats itself. The virtual world of the blogosphere is becoming more like our position in the real world. Going absolutely no where…

By: Moey

Moey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:46:05 +0000

Thanking for mentioning my blog, I’m honored.