I'd like to respond to the criticisms of the B-to-Z list special feature. Note that at least one of the group blogs -- Venture Hacks -- does have female members listed on its "about" page, and three other blogs on the list have anonymous authors who may or may not be women. This did not impact their inclusion in the list. As Richi noted earlier, the driving criteria were quality and a lack of recognition, based on our collective experience reading and writing about blogs for years.

Moreover, there are two other bloggers who I would have loved to include on the list, both of whom happen to be female. They are Melissa Chang, author of 16th Letter, and Jessica Lipnack, author of Endless Knots. The reason they were not included: They have already been recognized by The Industry Standard. Both are contributors to TheStandard.com, and regularly add to our online discussions. You can see their most recent contributions on the profile pages for Melissa Chang and Jessica Lipnack.