The Top A List Bloggers Battle It Out

In an interesting twist, Jason Calacanis is taking on top Blog lists and putting his money where his mouth is.

There’s been a lot of back and forth about A-list bloggers, the Technorati 100, the value of lists, and how to “work the A-list.�?

Well, I’m sick of the Technorati 100. Now, it’s good to have a list (more on this later), but we need a better list that is more accurate and includes many more people, and both old-school and new-school bloggers.

… and I’m willing to pay for it—sort of.

What Mr. Calacanis is offering is based on a desire for a “feature rich, frequently-updated, and fair system”. He is offering $50,000 in advertising to the first person to come up with a better 100 list based on the feedback in his article. Or, if a programmer wants to build such a top notch list for Weblogs, he’ll pay $10,000 cash.

Here are some of the discussions he cites in his article that are worth reading about how this A List issue for bloggers is getting out of control.

• Blogebrity – Blogging About the Top Bloggers
• License to Roam: Listings and blogging
• “There is no A list. There is only your list.” “It’s not about lists. It’s about links.”
• Blogging Blogher – Play by the Rules or Change the Game
• Blog Herald – Blogging BlogHer
• Ensight – Unsubscribing from the A List
• Blog Herald – Exclusive Defining the A List at Bloggercon According to Halley Suitt “Elitist Bad Ass A List Bloggers Exclusive Event Revealed”
• Halleys Comment – Blogher List Discussion
• Buzz Machine – I’m on another A list so shoot me now
• Buzz Machine – What A List?
• Technorati’s Top 100 Most Popular Blogs

What do you think about these A Lists of the Top Bloggers? Do they mean much to you? And are they worth $50,000 to get these A Lists “right”?