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Old Oct 14, 2016, 6:16 am
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"10 Best" Points & Miles Blogs Voting
USAToday's "10 Best" site currently has a "Best Miles and Points Blog" category up for vote, selecting from 18 nominees. As is the norm with these, they don't elaborate as to what criteria they used to create the nominee list. In any case, readers may cast votes for their favorites through 07 November.

http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/...d-points-blog/

Oh, and a "hat tip" to TBB for highlighting this!

http://travelbloggerbuzz.com/aa-awar...-bone-special/
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 8:21 am
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Originally Posted by 84fiero
USAToday's "10 Best" site currently has a "Best Miles and Points Blog" category up for vote, selecting from 18 nominees. As is the norm with these, they don't elaborate as to what criteria they used to create the nominee list. In any case, readers may cast votes for their favorites through 07 November.

http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/...d-points-blog/
ROFLMAO, Rene is on there but Seth is not!?!?!?

Also, isn't USAToday a Boarding Area partner?
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 8:29 am
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WOW, I've never heard of most of the nominees.

Note that you can vote daily through noon on November 7th.

So, if you care, vote early and often.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 8:34 am
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These types of rankings are great for generating lots of page views for the company hosting the contest. And that's about all.

I'm not surprised to not be included in the list of contenders. Were I asked I wouldn't participate in giving someone else free publicity for their site. I've refused many similar "offers" in the past.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 8:52 am
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Were I asked I wouldn't participate in giving someone else free publicity for their site. I've refused many similar "offers" in the past.
They didn't ask. Not even sure how I wound up on there.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 9:06 am
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So, if you care, vote early and often.
That's what I've been doing for the Presidential election
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 9:47 am
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They didn't ask. Not even sure how I wound up on there.
I guess I meant when I've been asked to promote the vote I've declined. They can list me for whatever they want. I'm not going to advertise for them.
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Old Oct 14, 2016, 10:14 am
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ROFLMAO, Rene is on there but Seth is not!?!?!?

Also, isn't USAToday a Boarding Area partner?
Plus they have MMS and TPG A few of them I've not read before or only vaguely recall hearing the name.

At least there are some good ones in there like FM, DD, M2M and a couple others.

Some of these online polls can be mildly entertaining especially if there are comments. Like Seth said, I guess they're mostly good for driving up clicks to the 10best.com website. Of course I'm not impressed with most awards schemes - Oscars, Emmys, Freddies, etc...none of this would ever influence my spending/listening/viewing habits.

I don't know if there's any business relationship between BA and USAToday. The only thing that USA Today's print paper is good for, is to wipe my shoes upon entering my hotel room.
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Originally Posted by kokonutz
René is on there?
Clearly USA Today gets: Quality, origniatly and outstanding blogging @:-) ^
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Originally Posted by Renes Points
Clearly USA Today gets: Quality, origniatly and outstanding blogging @:-) ^
With all that, who needs spell check?
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Originally Posted by work2fly
With all that, who needs spell check?
Everyone was thinking it, but you were the first to say it.

Quality indeed!
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Originally Posted by Renes Points
Clearly USA Today gets: Quality, origniatly and outstanding blogging @:-) ^
This comment is so perfect ... Hilarious on so many levels
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Originally Posted by Renes Points
Clearly USA Today gets: Quality, origniatly and outstanding blogging @:-) ^
that comment can only be matched by the kardashians. On every level.
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Originally Posted by work2fly
With all that, who needs spell check?
Originally Posted by kokonutz
Everyone was thinking it, but you were the first to say it.

Quality indeed!
Originally Posted by freeloader
This comment is so perfect ... Hilarious on so many levels
Originally Posted by Big_Foot
that comment can only be matched by the kardashians. On every level.
Thanks for loyally voting for me each day to win among this list of the TOP travel and points bloggers EVER!!

Even ending up in the TOP 10 will be amazing. ^
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Originally Posted by Renes Points
Thanks for loyally voting for me each day to win among this list of the TOP travel and points bloggers EVER!!

Even ending up in the TOP 10 will be amazing. ^
of course friend! origniatly like yours deserves to be rewarded!
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