Feedster Inc. (www.feedster.com), a search engine for online content and weblogs published using RSS, a newly popular XML standard, and the first company to utilize RSS and weblog content to enhance traditional news syndication and search, announced on August 30 that it will team up with WashingtonPost.com (http://WashingtonPost.com) to facilitate selection of nominees and encourage voting for The Best Blogs – Politics & Elections 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards (www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/marketing/blog).
Nominations for Best Blog 2004 will be accepted until midnight, September 3, 2004. Nominees will be posted on September 27 and voting will remain open until October 15. Categories include Best Rant, Democratic Party Coverage, Republican Party Coverage, Campaign Dirt, Most Original and Most Likely to Last beyond Election Day.
Scott Rafer, CEO of Feedster, applauded the efforts of WashingtonPost.com to recognize the value in that new medium of communication and said that he believes the readers will find great nominations for the best political and election blogs by searching on Feedster. Tim Ruder, vice president of marketing for WashingtonPost.com, said that The Best Blogs Awards give the readers a chance to voice their opinion, and that WashingtonPost.com chose Feedster because of its unique access to the blogger community.
