1000 Awesome Things
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1000 Awesome Things is a regularly updated, Webby Award winning blog written by Neil Pasricha, that posts one awesome thing in life each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 with #1000 Broccoflower
and is counting down until it hits #1. The topics covered on the blog are varied, and range from #981, Wearing underwear just out of the dryer, to #858, The other side of the pillow, and #773 Watching your odometer click over a major milestone. An awesome thing is posted every weekday and thus #1 will be posted on April 20, 2012 The website has a live stats counter on it and has approximately 30 million hits.
popular pages are:
In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award http://www.vancouversun.com/news/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html and signed with Erin Malone from William Morris who also represents
blog-to-books Stuff White People Like
and Texts From Last Night
. It was published as a 400-page hardcover the United States and Canada in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of Penguin Publishing. The book became a bestseller in its first week. The author has announced it will be coming out in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, and Korea with dates TBD.
In Canada, The Book of Awesome was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.
The Book of Even More Awesome (2011)
The Book of Even More Awesome was released on April 28, 2011.
Broccoflower
Broccoflower refers to either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads. The edible portion is the immature flower head of the plant....
and is counting down until it hits #1. The topics covered on the blog are varied, and range from #981, Wearing underwear just out of the dryer, to #858, The other side of the pillow, and #773 Watching your odometer click over a major milestone. An awesome thing is posted every weekday and thus #1 will be posted on April 20, 2012 The website has a live stats counter on it and has approximately 30 million hits.
History
The author says that at the time of starting the site "if you flipped open the newspaper it was filled with the same stuff every day. The polar ice caps were melting, there were pirates storming the seas, the economy was on the verge of collapse, and there were wars going on all over the world." As a result, he created a website discussing "popping bubble wrap, or snow days, or the smell of a bakery."Popular posts
Based on the number of comments on the posts, the top five mostpopular pages are:
- Ordering off the menu at fast food restaurants
- Old, dangerous playground equipment
- Smiling and thinking of good friends who are gone
- Mastering the art of the all-you-can-eat buffet
- Old, classic board games
Books
The Book of Awesome (2010)In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award http://www.vancouversun.com/news/1000AwesomeThings+blogger+snags+Webby/1569785/story.html and signed with Erin Malone from William Morris who also represents
blog-to-books Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like is a blog that takes a satirical aim at the interests of North American "left-leaning, city-dwelling, white folk". The blog was created in January 2008 by a white Canadian, Christian Lander, a Los Angeles copywriter who grew up in Toronto and graduated from McGill...
and Texts From Last Night
Texts From Last Night
Texts From Last Night is a regularly updated blog that re-posts short text messages submitted by its users. The site tends to post texts that are shocking or scandalous....
. It was published as a 400-page hardcover the United States and Canada in April, 2010 from AEB/Putnam, a division of Penguin Publishing. The book became a bestseller in its first week. The author has announced it will be coming out in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, and Korea with dates TBD.
In Canada, The Book of Awesome was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.
The Book of Even More Awesome (2011)
The Book of Even More Awesome was released on April 28, 2011.
Media coverage
The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as BBC, CNN, The Guardian, Reader's Digest, Entertainment Weekly, Wired's GeekDad blog, The New Yorker, Slate,, TEDxToronto on YouTube,, and The Globe and Mail.Awards
- 2010 Webby AwardsWebby AwardsA Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
for Best Blog - People's Voice Award. - 2009 Webby AwardsWebby AwardsA Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
for Best Blog - Culture / Personal. - 2009 Webby AwardsWebby AwardsA Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
for Best Blog - People's Voice Award. - listed in PC MagazinePC MagazinePC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
's Top 50 Blogs of 2010. - listed in PC MagazinePC MagazinePC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
's Top 100 Websites of 2009. - listed in PC MagazinePC MagazinePC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
's Top 50 Blogs of 2009.