It’s all Playboy’s fault.
If Playboy.com hadn’t made a list of the hottest bloggers (all female – it is Playboy) – blogger Jane Porricelli of MomGenerations.com never would have found her Mission. A believer in equal opportunity, she knew that in the interest of women and gay men promoting gender equality, she just had to recognize the men who heat up the web, too.
So she enlisted the help of her Twitter followers one night, blogged about her impromptu Hottest Male Blogger contest – and the response was major. The scent of fresh male blogger meat quickly made its way ’round the web and Jane was deluged with emails, tweets and press from Gawker and mediabistro.
The Hottest Male Blogger contest was the Cinderella Story of the web, bringing hot male bloggers into the spotlight. Mission accomplished.
But that’s not where our story ends. Oh no. Even before the announcement of the first-ever Hot Male Blogger Contest winner (Peter Shankman), there was unrest in the blogosphere.
People complained I’m the hottest blogger and I was totally overlooked! and No fair! I didn’t have a chance to vote for my favorite blogger! and See a sexy Russian girl get – (oh wait, that one went into spam) and Hey, where are the gay bloggers? Bloggers of color? At the same time, even more were crying, We want more! We want more! And just as Jane was shaking her fist at the gods, crying, “How? How do I give everyone what they want?” she was joined by Sarah Morgan, blogger, Twitterer, social media dilettante and Hot Blogger appreciator.
And when the two of them put their minds together, the Hot Blogger Calendar was born.
Jane and Sarah decided to create two calendars: Hot Male Bloggers and Hot Female Bloggers (again: gender equality). And here’s where you come in. Yes, you are a part of this story, too. It’s your chance – nay, your duty – to nominate the bloggers who will take part in our photo shoot and appear in the 2009 Hot Blogger Calendars. (And then you will buy these calendars come November, m’kay?)
You nominate your Hot Blogger, male or female. Nominations will be accepted for just one week, from August 18-25. You can vote for yourself (we won’t tell!) or for any other blogger who makes you muy caliente!
But you must spread the word, because obviously, the more people who vote for you your nominee, the better chance that you your nominee will be a finalist. Finalists will be announced August 25, and voting from August 25-September 1 will determine the Hot Bloggers who will grace your calendar pages throughout 2009.
Please be sure to enter your nomination into the nomination form, not in the comments. Thanks!
I nominate Problogger, Pete Cashmore of Mashable and Johnathan Fields.
Smart & handsome!
Most of the blogs I read don’t include photos of the authors. Guess I’ll have to do some image searches for my favorite bloggers.
Jill Notkin – The Daily Grind – http://www.workathomemom.typepad.com. I nominate Jill! Not only does she run her own business, she is a freelance writer, a blogger AND a mommy and she does it all with a (hot) smile.
It truly is an honor to be nominated! Makes this preggy Mama feel smokin’ today!
Steph
Pete Cashmore. Hands down – nobody else is a contestant.
Boy, have I got a nomination! Who could be hotter than a chilihead?
Who is hotter than my Hebrew Homeboy, my Marketing Menche from another Mother? It’s Jeremy (F—ing) Pepper!
@jspepper on Twitter and in our pictured hearts at http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/1556376091_c98369be24.jpg
I’m sure I’ll offer up a female or two, but that will get me in trouble if I can’t have 12 recommendations in no particular order
Cheers, I’ll order ten if this is for charity, Adam
Oh my gosh, Jane, you are genius!!!! This is so going to be a hit.
I have a few people in mind and will submit them now.
Love this idea… hotties who can write! Now, that is sexy… In regards to voting for the finalists… are numerous nominations the same as voting?
I totally nominate Sommer from Green and Clean Mom (http://greenandcleanmom.org.
She’s sexy, fun, and GREEN!!!
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