What Are Your Must-Read Blogs?

Mike Vardy 10th June Communication 14 Comments


    Most of our information these days seems to come directly from the web.  There are “traditional” news sites such as The Guardian and CNN as well as print media that have integrated (or even fully migrated) their print edition with their online presence such as the New York Times or Wired Magazine.

    And then there’s blogs.

    Blogs can really narrow down things for readers.  They can focus on one specific topic (or one specific mission) and have large readership on a daily basis because of it.  Niche blogs are popping up all over the web, and there seems to be no sign of this stopping anytime soon.  Bloggers are now being touted as journalists as well – something that would have been unheard of perhaps even as recently as a year ago.

    Which blogs are on your “must-read” list? What’s on your RSS reader? Do you read a variety of blogs or do you focus on one or two areas of interest?  Let us know in the comments.


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    Discussion

    1. Marc on the 10th June
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      I use NetNewsWire for Mac, iPhone and iPad to stay up-to-date with my favorite blogs. My interests vary widely so I try to limit myself to one or two sources per topic.

      My blog roll consists of:
      Various software company blogs for updates, etc.,
      Family and friends’ blogs,
      Several productivity and minimalist blogs (i.e., Stepcase Lifehack, Zen Habits, mnmlist, Minimal Mac, Unclutterer, Work Awesome),
      ShawnBlanc.net,
      Daring Fireball,
      Infinite Loop.

      I usually go back and forth about having traditional news sites because they don’t offer full feeds, even though it would be more efficient to follow the day’s and week’s news.

      What are your thoughts?

    2. gillico on the 10th June
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      I try to keep up to date on a variety of different topics pertaining to tech and design and news… I follow the sites of design leaders like Khoi Vinh, Jason Santa Maria, Cameron Moll, Jason Kottke, UnderConsideration, David Airey, Design Observer, and Jonathan Snook, tech companies like Apple, Adobe, Facebook and Twitter, UX sites like this one, Solution Watch and UIE Brain Sparks, Web design blogs like 1st Webdesigner, Inkpill, SmashingMag, etc. as well as other sites of personal interest like local news and sports.

      RSS feeds are starting to become secondary to Twitter as my source of information, however… Twitter is such a quick and efficient way to say “Hey, lookit this cool link I found!”

      BTW, I can be found on Twitter @gillico.

    3. Greg on the 10th June
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      Humour and Tech are my main categories, the favourites from about 50 are:-

      mactalk.com.au – funny Mac related stuff
      macenstein.com – often funnier Mac related stuff
      abduzeedo.com – great design stuff
      dontshitme.com.au – serious but funny
      juliasegal.tumblr.com – usually funny pictures
      youcoont.wordpress.com – may offend some!

    4. Belinda @Copywrite Matters on the 10th June
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      I track a few blogs that are in my industry, particularly Seth Godin and Copyblogger; a few that help me keep on track with my work and life (like this one!); and some that make me laugh like SleepTalkin Man.

      I actively cull my subscriptions now and then forcing me to question what I am getting value from. If I am not reading it, then it’s just taking space up in my life (and hard disk).

      @copywritemattrs

    5. Dan on the 10th June
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      OK…here are about half of mine…the top half. Where do I find the time?

      For Tech:
      40Tech
      Digitized
      Lifehacker
      Mashable
      Andy Traub’s Blog
      Dahava

      For Marketing/SEO/Social Media:
      ViperChill
      Duct Tape (Small Business Marketing)
      Steinar Knutsen
      Six Pixels
      Outspoken Media
      Think Traffic
      Dishy Mix

      For Life/Work:
      WorkAwesome
      Escape From Cubicle Nation
      Frugal Dad
      Jonathan Fields
      Productive Flouishing
      Tim Ferris

      For Productivity/Simplicity:
      GetSimplifized!
      Zen Habits
      Unclutterer

      • Steinar Knutsen on the 14th June

        Dan – thanks for including my blog in your list. I appreciate it 🙂

      • Andy Traub on the 14th June

        Thanks a ton for the mention. I’m honored.

    6. Dan on the 10th June
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      Seth Godin
      The 99 Percent
      Dumb Little Man
      Stepcase Lifehack
      WorkAwesome
      Zen Habits
      Lifehacker
      The Official Google Blog
      Dezeen
      Design Milk
      Smashing Magazine
      FastCompany

    7. Nabeel | Create Your First Website on the 11th June
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      I agree. Blogs have grown phenomenally and their power have also increased.

      I focus on two type of blogs:

      I read CNET news and engadget for tech news.

      Besides that, a whole range of internet marketing and work online related blogs (including workawesome):

      freelancerswitch
      workawesome
      problogger
      blogussion
      johnchow
      smartpassiveincome
      menwithpens
      copyblogger
      viperchill
      technshare
      youngprepro
      and the list goes on……

      -Nabeel

    8. IT Niche on the 11th June
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      Thanks for sharing very useful information. This is very helpful for me.

    9. Emile on the 11th June
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      Very helpful Indeed.

    10. Nathan Nash on the 11th June
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      I have a pretty minimal reading list

      psdtuts
      nettuts
      Engadget – Tech
      Kotaku – Videogames
      Mashable – Social Media News
      Huffington Post – World News
      Hacker News – Programming/Web Development/Startup News

    11. David Airey on the 14th June
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      Thanks for following my blog, gillico.

      At the top of my list are Creative Review, Identity Forum, and Brand New (and approximately 80 more RSS subscriptions.

    12. mrjuls on the 16th June
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      My favorites blogs and websites:

      Techno:
      ReadWriteWeb
      TechCrunch

      News:
      GOOD
      Digg

      Self development and life hack:
      Mark and Angel Hack life
      Dumb Little Man
      Lifehacker
      Instructables
      Ultimate Money Blog

      Funny stuff:
      The High Definite

      Design:
      D-Lists, Web Designer Wall, collectivesunited.com, tripwire magazine, creativeoverflow, design reviver, Line25, Web Design Ledger, Tutorial9, knowtebook

      Productivity, Work:
      Zen Habits
      Tim Berry’s Blog
      FreelanceSwitch
      WorkAwesome

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