The Blog Herald announces judges for Christmas Blogging Awards

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(Free-Press-Release.com) December 17, 2004 -- The Blog Herald, the webs leading source of blogging news for bloggers, today announced the panel of judges for the 2004 Blog Herald Christmas Blogging Awards (http://www.blogherald.com/category/christmas-blogging-awards/)

With millions of Bloggers on the web posting about any number of things, the awards where first launched in 2003 to encourage bloggers to embrace the spirit of Christmas in the blogosphere.

Joining the Blog Herald�s editor, Western Australian Duncan Riley, are Trudy W. Schuett from Yuma AZ, a prolific writer of blogs and author of The Desert Light Journal (http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/index.cfm) and John Mudd of Largo, FL, well respected on the internet as the �Blogging Realtor� and author of the Inside Real Estate Journal (http://insiderealestatejournal.blogspot.com)

�In this fast paced world it is easy to forgot the Spirit of Christmas, and its importance as a time to celebrate, spend time with family and remember the important things in life� said Duncan Riley.

�This award plays its part in reminding bloggers that Christmas is not a foreign concept to the Blogosphere but can be embraced by all�.

John Mudd expressed pleasure at taking part

�The last thing I judged was a Miss Hawaiian Tropic prelimnary bikini contest, and while I would never complain about being surrounded by beautiful women, I expect judging the Blog Herald's Christmas Blogging awards to be much more enthralling�

Riley also announced a small increase in the prize money with all categories now receiving a minimum of $10 for the winning entry.

�We may not have the richest of prizes nor the flashest of sites, but we do have the wonder of the Spirit of Christmas on our side� Riley said.

About the Blog Herald: The Blog Herald is the webs leading source of blogging news about blogging for bloggers. Started in 2003, the blog consistently rates in the top 300 blogs at daypop.com and maintains a loyal audience of industry players and aspiring and existing bloggers.