Japan Serious Blog of the Year - runners up
Whilst I get in contact with the winners of each group, I’ll do mini-reviews of all the blogs that didn’t quite make it.
Trans-Pacific Radio: In second place was the only PodCast I listen to, TPR. They cover Japanese politics in their core show, but also foray into business issues in BizCast Japan. I’m glad, I suppose, that they didn’t win as I’m such a big fan it would have seemed like a fix. Despite the Debito-supplied Duran Duran I listen to every show and you should too.
Japan Probe: One of the top entertainment blogs on Japan, but one that also tries to educate. James has a great eye for a story and has amassed a good selection of contributors to the blog without losing focus. There’s so much good material that this is another must read site.
JapanNewbie.com: This is a new-to-me blog, but the latest post today on Donald L Philippi was most interesting, and there’s a lot of other good content to be found. I’ve added this one to my reading list.
Daily J: This blog is centred around Japan blogger interviews, and is trying to foster, no, make that build a Japanese blogger community, something I feel should exist, and I hope that this Japan Blog of the Year vote has somehow helped towards that goal. Oh yes, and about the Japan Blog Matsuri - I have an alternative yet cunning plan, and I’ll have to talk to you soon regarding one or the other matsuris!
On a side note, one thing I noticed about all four blogs is that their RSS feeds are well-hidden! Japan Newbie’s was the only one appearing above the fold (ie, appearing on the page without scrolling) although it does look a little lonely sitting all alone there; on the other hand Daily J does have a newsletter within easy reach.
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Tori said,
December 31, 2007 @ 12:25
5th place! woo-hoo!
I am definitely looking forward to whatever you have planned for the next J-blog matsuri. Let me know what I can do to help out with it.
I think that this J-blog of the year contest has been an excellent means of bringing Japan bloggers together to look at each others blogs and hopefully feel a greater sense of community. For me personally, I have found a few blogs that I did not know much about and that is always a fun discovery!
Cheers
Daily J » Topic » What Japan Thinks reviews DailyJ - and - yes to the next JapanBlogMatsuri said,
December 31, 2007 @ 12:29
[…] YN over at WhatJapanThinks has been reviewing the runners up for the Japan Blog of the Year Award, and DailyJ is “grateful bewildered” to have a place on that list. His review of DailyJ […]
Daily J » Topic » Helping Japan Bloggers - Feedburner Video (and thank you Nick and KenYN) said,
February 4, 2008 @ 11:48
[…] KenYN suggested making the DailyJ RSS feed more prominent and Nick from Longcountdown.com gave this suggestion in a comment: For feeds, I’d recommend using Feedburner. With Feedburner (owned by Google) you can access statistics about your rss subscribers such as how many there are and how have they subscribed. Also, if you move blog, you can still use the same feed. Oh, and when you change to Feedburner, you can point all your existing subscribers to the new feed! There are also some little icons they give you to put on your site to show off your reader count and encourage more people to sign up. Oh, … they also offer “subscribe by email” which is awesome! Finally, I think it’s a great idea helping out fellow Japan bloggers. Keep it up! […]