It’s that special time of year again – a time for the virtualization community to come together and vote for their favorite virtualization blogs. Yes – the Top vBlog Voting for 2015 is underway over at vSphere-land.com. As much as this is just simply a ranking of blogs I’m not going to lie – it feels great to be recognized for all the work that I put into this blog and I appreciate each and every vote and reader that I have here on mwpreston.net. This will be my forth year participating in the Top vBlog voting and honestly I’m so humbled by the way things have turned out. In 2012 I put myself out there in the contest and came in at #125, 2013 I moved up to a whopping #39, and last year, 2014 I landed in spot #20 (wow!) Thank you all for the support!
That’s one small step for man, one giant…I have a dream!
I know the sub title above doesn’t make much sense but wanted to somehow sneak a picture of Farley into this post, so there’s that! – Seriously though, if you are a reader of this blog, or any blog on the vLaunchpad for that matter be sure to get over to the survey and vote! Help pay respects and give recognition to the bloggers that spend countless hours trying to bring you relevant and useful information. Be sure to read this post by Eric Siebert outlining a few tips and things to keep in mind while voting. This isn’t a popularity contest – vote for the blogs you feel are the best – and if you aren’t sure, take a look back at some of the content they’ve produced over the past year. Eric has links and feeds to over 400 blogs (insane!) on the launchpad if you have a spare 3 or 4 days 🙂
Speaking of Eric
Don’t forget to give huge thanks and props out to Eric for the time that he spends putting this thing together. I can’t imagine the amount of work that goes into maintaining something like this. Honestly I don’t know how he keeps up with it all, the linking, etc. I have a hard enough time going back through my drafts and creating hyperlinks 🙂 So props to you Eric and Thank You! Also, reach out to the wonderful folks at Infinio and thank them for once again sponsoring the Top vBlog Voting! A lot of what goes on within the community wouldn’t be possible without sponsorships and help from all of the great vendors out there!
You have until March 16
That’s right, this whole thing wraps up on March 16 so make sure you get your choices in before then. You will find mwpreston dot net front and center on the top of your screen once you start the survey (just in case you are looking for it :)). Obviously I’d appreciate a vote but be true to yourself, if you don’t think I deserve it, skip me and move on to someone you think does 🙂
I tend to use the Top vBlog Voting as a time to reflect back on what I’ve accomplished over the last year and 2014 was a super one for me! I had the chance to attend a couple new conferences – VeeamON, and Virtualization Field Day 4 – all of which I tried my best to cover on this blog. I’ve also been doing a lot of writing for searchVMware.techtarget.com which has been a blast (if you are looking for a best news blog vote, check them out). No matter where I end up it’s simply an honor to be part of this community and to have made so many new friends from across the world! So here’s to an even better 2015
