The Map Room

Nominations for the 2006 Bloggies — the sixth annual weblog awards — are now open, and close on the 10th. Since I have neither shame nor subtlely, may I do what every other attention-whoring blogger does at this time of year humbly suggest that The Map Room might be an interesting candidate for the best topical weblog category. For your consideration and all that.

On a somewhat less self-serving note, given the growth in map and geospatial blogging this year, I think it’d be really neat if we could get a mapping blog — any mapping blog — on the ballot in at least one category. The Google, geospatial and ESRI/GIS blogs would not be out of place in the tech category, and there are plenty of blogs that would qualify for the new weblog category. (And we shouldn’t forget the podcast category, either!)

What do you think? Can we get a map blog on the ballot? (My guess is, the more nominations, the more likely the blog will make the list sent to the panels.) We’ve got until next Tuesday.

See previous (unsuccessful) entry: 2005 Bloggies.