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… or so liberalcowboy http://www.b5media.com) is a hot commodity she singlehandely built a small sized blog network merged it with another small sized network to create one of the largest blog networks overnight. She seems to be making a positive name for herself by making some smart moves here at the end of the year. Look for her to be a mover and a shaker for a long time to come.
Looks like the merger helped me squeeze right in at #10. 
Actually, when someone shared this link to me a couple of days ago – congratulating me and all – I was half-amused and half-flattered. Yes, even though Joi Ito (who’s actually a man) made it to #8 – which made the whole list more of a joke – it was pretty interesting to see myself lined up with the likes of blogging celebrities.
I guess, I’m really more used to writing about bloggers rather than bloggers writing about me.
Yeah, scary… but cool.
Now, can anyone tell me… how do I get to use these blogging powers again? 
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Heather 11.14.05 at 4:50 pm
Hi Shai,
I think it’s just wonderful, joke or not. It’s all great attention pointing at you. I think you deserve it.
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Janette Toral 11.15.05 at 6:14 am
Hello Shai. Congratulations to you! You make us all proud!
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Lynda Keeler 11.16.05 at 6:36 am
Congrats. Here’s hoping that the list easily grows to 50 next year.
Your achievements with the About Weblogs network are impressive. I’ve been following your growth over the last year and it’s been very inspirational. I’m so glad that the conversations about blog networks will expand beyond Jason and Nick (no matter how amusing they are)
Best,
Lynda Keeler
Delight.com
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dexie 11.17.05 at 4:00 pm
congratulations
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Shai Coggins 11.18.05 at 3:49 pm
Heather, Janette, and Dexie: Thanks!
Lynda: Nice to ‘see’ you here. Thanks so much. I’ve visited your site/s and wow – I’m very impressed. I’m definitely putting Delight.com’s blogs on my watch list.
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