Search engine ask.com and London freesheet Metro have launched the Best of Brit Blog Awards 2007 (the BOBBs) to find the best UK blogs and bloggers. There are eight categories: Fashion, Travel, Sport, Politics, Art & Entertainment, Technology, Youth (under 18s) and the Weird & Wonderful. Theres no business category, otherwise we would be imploring you to log on to the Awards website now and vote for Mobile Marketing Mag. You still can, of course, just put us down under Technology or Weird & Wonderful depending on your preference.
The BOBBs judging panel includes Creation Records Founder Alan McGee, fashion Journalist and Broadcaster Brenda Polan, England Cricketer Alastair Cook, Conservative MP Ed Vaizeye, Lonely Planet Author Tom Hall, Jason Bradbury Presenter of Fives Gadget Show, and Shaa Wasmund, Founder of mykindapplace and Bebo.
The judges will select the winner in each category, except for Weird & Wonderful, which will be decided by a public vote. The deadline for voting is 22 March. The winners will be announced on 20 April.
Ask.com and Metro have also teamed up with blogging company Six Apart to ensure that all keen bloggers inspired by the awards are given the chance to set up their own blog for free directly from Metro.co.uk.
2006 was a landmark year in the development of blogging in the UK says Ask.com General Manager for Europe Myles Runham. With so much interest in this area, we thought it was time that someone recognised the best British blogs.
A three part podcast on the World of blogging, featuring judges Alan McGee and Brenda Polan, is available to download from iTunes and BOBBs awards website from today. 
