From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1000 Awesome Things

Web blog

Field	Value
name	1000 Awesome Things
url
commercial	No
type	Blog (user-generated)
registration	No
language	English
author	Neil Pasricha
launch_date	June 20, 2008
current_status	Active

1000 Awesome Things is a blog written by Neil Pasricha, who posts one thing in life he considers awesome each weekday. The site was launched on June 20, 2008 and counted down until #1 was posted on April 19, 2012.

History

The author said 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." In later interviews, and through a series on his blog, Pasricha shared that his divorce and a friend's suicide prompted him to continue looking for positive things in life.

Books

The Book of Awesome cover. — ''The Book of Awesome'' cover.

In 2009, Neil Pasricha was approached by literary agents after winning the Webby Award and signed with Erin Malone from WME, who has also represented blog-to-books Stuff White People Like and Texts From Last Night. The Book of Awesome 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 and a New York Times bestseller. The book has been translated and is available in Dutch, Korean, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, and French.

In Canada, The Book of Awesome was recognized as a Heather's Pick. It has been a bestseller on The Globe and Mail bestseller list for over 130 weeks and was the #1 Globe and Mail non-fiction book of the year for 2010 and 2011 and the #3 non-fiction book for 2012. It has been a #1 bestseller in many international markets.

Pasricha has also contributed to The Book of (Even More) Awesome and The Book of (Holiday) Awesome, both published in 2011.

Movie

In a 2012 newspaper interview the author said The Book of Awesome has been optioned for a movie but did not discuss details.

Media coverage

The Book of Awesome and 1000 Awesome Things have been covered by magazines, newspapers, and broadcasters such as The Today Show, 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 Awards for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.
2009 Webby Awards for Best Blog - Culture / Personal.
2009 Webby Awards for Best Blog - People's Voice Award.
listed in PC Magazine's Top 50 Blogs of 2010.
listed in PC Magazine's Top 100 Websites of 2009.
listed in PC Magazine's Top 50 Blogs of 2009.

References

(11 October 2009). "Neil Pasricha: Creator of 1000 Awesome Things". Maximum Fun.
Volmers, Eric. (2019-11-29). "Neil Pasricha's new book shows how wrestling with failure can make you 'awesome'".
(2016-03-18). "Does author Neil Pasricha know the secret to happiness?". The Globe and Mail.
Harris, Misty. (2009-05-06). "1000AwesomeThings blogger snags Webby". Vancouver Sun.
Neyfakh, Leon. (2008-03-20). "'Stuff White People Like' Book Sold to Random House For At Least $350,000 (UPDATED) | The New York Observer". Observer.com.
Neyfakh, Leon. (2009-06-26). "Book Based on 'Texts From Last Night' Blog Sold to Gotham | The New York Observer". Observer.com.
Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". [[The New York Times]].
"Bestsellers List - the Globe and Mail".
(10 June 2009). "Book". 1000 Awesome Things.
(2012-12-21). "Where are they now? 1000 awesome things author Neil Pasricha talks about life after his popular blog | Toronto Star". Thestar.com.
(29 April 2011). "Pasricha: 'Awesome things make my life better' - today > books - booksmiscellaneous". TODAY.com.
"8 feel-good websites to brighten your day". CNN.
Johnny Dee. (7 November 2009). "This week's internet reviews | Technology". The Guardian.
"10 Wonders of the Everyday World | Funny Stuff | Reader's Digest".
Little, Brian. "A Tribute to Playground Equipment Past | GeekDad".
Foley, Deirdre. (19 March 2010). "The Gospel of Awesome. Excellent.".
Rubin, Gretchen. (2009-11-23). "A Little-Known Occupational Hazard Affecting Writers". Slate.com.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211123203/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKMkIXN1eg TEDxToronto - Neil Pasricha "The 3 A's of Awesome" - YouTube]
"2010 | The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive". Webbyawards.com.
"2009 | The Webby Awards Gallery + Archive". Webbyawards.com.
Griffith, Eric. (2010-11-11). "Our Favorite Blogs: 2010". PCMag.com.
Monson, Kyle. (2009-07-27). "Undiscovered: Fun - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 - The Top 100 Web Sites of 2009". PCMag.com.
Heater, Brian. (2009-11-23). "Our Favorite Blogs 2009". PCMag.com.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

gossip-blogs american-blogs internet-properties-established-in-2008

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1000 Awesome Things — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report