I’d never usually mention Computing archrival Computer Weekly in this blog, but there is something happening today that’s rather interesting.
This blog, yes this blog in Computing, is shortlisted for the best consultant or analyst blog at the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2009. The awards dinner is tonight so if you are going to be there then why not send a message to me on Twitter so we can say hello in person?
I don’t hold out much hope of actually winning an award. I never even knew I was on the shortlist until I went to vote for the awards myself and noticed my own name among the potential winners. That meant I didn’t have much time to formulate a "vote for me" campaign across all the internet sites I might have some influence on.
And in any case, it would be strange for archrivals to be giving each other awards. A bit like that Paul McCartney song "Pipes of Peace" where the German and English soldiers come out of the trenches to play a game of football on Christmas day during World War One.However, it’s an honour to be nominated and I hope it shows that there are a lot of people out there in the industry who appreciate that a personal view on what is happening in the sourcing market can be a really effective way of cutting through the news agenda.
Thanks for reading, and voting, and normal service will be resumed on the blog once I stop telling you about these awards!
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