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If I could only read 10 blogs
I was going through Top 10 List withdrawal and so I thought of a little experiment. What if I could only subscribe to 10 blogs? Which ones would I choose? What are the 10 blogs I simply can't do without? I thought I'd post my list and then add it to the sidebar for everyone to enjoy.
And then a funny thing happened. I only came up with 8. Now, I read a lot of great blogs, but when forced to choose blogs than I check even if all I have is a web browser, blogs that I truly consider essential, I fell short.
So, that's where you can help. What blogs do you find it hard to go without? Which ones do you check even when you're on vacation? What's the best blog I'm not reading?
The Top 10 8 Blogs I Can't Do Without
All politics, all the time, by the editors of National Journal.
7. TechCrunch > Michael Arrington
Reviews of the latest Web 2.0 software, along with stories on the companies and people who make them.
6. Evotional > Mark Batterson
Washington D.C. pastor who is joyfully pushing the local church into blogs, theatres, podcasts, and coffee houses.
5. Creating Passionate Users > Kathy Sierra
What do people want and how do you give it to them?
I thank God for Amy everytime I read her blog. She writes about the things you think about while you're going to sleep and talk about over coffee on a Sunday morning.
3. Signal vs. Noise > 37signals
How to build software.
You might think it's about technology, but it's really a celebration of people who give everything they have to something they love.
1. Scripting News > Dave Winer
The first blog I ever read and six years later, it is still my favorite.
I have actually been reading several of these same blogs and have now added a few more from your list. Some addition feeds I read (not so much blogs) are:
- Tech News: http://slashdot.org
- World/US/Science News: http://newsvine.com (currently by invitation only)
- Tech/Science News: http://digg.com
Posted by: Jon Issler | January 31, 2006 at 01:12 PM
I don't think Signals Vs. Noise has been about building software for months.
Posted by: Joshua Blankenship | January 31, 2006 at 03:22 PM
Personally I would read mine, but if I wouldn't, I shouldn't be writing it. But three that you don't have are Jason Powell's Blog[http://jpowell.blogs.com/jason_powell_church_it/] (a lot of tech and IT stuff), Dave Ferguson's Blog[http://daveferguson.typepad.com] (new to the blogging world, but church innovator and all around good guy/writer), and Guy Kawasaki[http://blog.guykawasaki.com/] (a lot of good leadership stuff). There are also a couple that I subscribe to that I couldn't live without, but may not fit what you look for in a blog. Fusionlife[http://www.fusionlife.org], Casting My Net[http://castingmynet.blogspot.com], and Dilbert[http://www.dilbert.com].
Posted by: Chris Marsden | January 31, 2006 at 04:18 PM
That is a quandary.
Posted by: jill | February 03, 2006 at 08:42 PM
Jon - I've heard a lot of good things about Newsvine. I look forward to trying it.
Joshua - I disagree about Signal vs. Noise. They've been posting a lot of great stuff from the upcoming Getting Real book. I've found it enormously helpful. Of course, there are many, many posts on other topics as well.
Chris - I'm a fan of both Jason and Guy's blogs. Thanks for the rest, I'll check them out.
Posted by: Brian Bailey | February 03, 2006 at 09:24 PM
I'm a big fan of Dallasblog.com. I don't live in the city limits anymore, but I still enjoy the various commentaries and postings about Dallas and the Dallas area.
Posted by: Jonathan Blundell | February 07, 2006 at 11:26 AM