My Top 50 Blogs
Kyle Lacy, were chatting recently about our favorite blogs. Ok, so we were texting, but that is almost the same thing, isn’t it? Anyway, he suggested we each create a list of our top 50 blogs.
At first I was a bit intimidated – 50 blogs did I really read that many? But I figured what they heck it would be fun to see how many I came up with.
Then, when Kyle sent me this cool graphic, I discovered I don’t follow instructions well. You see – Kyle is writing about his top 50 here in Indy, and I just picked my top 50. While many are local, I also follow some really cool folks around the world.
I have tried to group them in some semblance of an order – with a a brief description. Color coding – Red indicates an Indy Blog.
If you are not familiar with some of these, check them out! And add your favorites!
- Kyle Lacy’s Thoughts on Social Media – Social Media, Marketing, & occasional Social Commentary
- Chris Brogan – Social Media, Social Media, Social Media
- Chris Baggott’s Guide to Blogging – Social Media, Company Blog
- MediaSauce Blog – Social Media, Marketing – Company Blog
- Collin Clark - Indy Awesome Blog – Social Media, Web Design – New on the blog scene, but interesting
- Noah Coffey - Social Media, Marketing
- Chris Garret – the Business of Blogging and New Media – Social Media
- TwitTip - Social Media as the Name Implies, Specifically Twitter
- ProBlogger - Social Media
- Micheal Fruchter – My Thoughts on Social Media – Social Media, Marketing
- Tim O’Reily Radar - Technology, Social Media,
- Groundswell - Social Media
- Jason Baer Where Social Media and Email Collide – Social Media, Marketing
- Seth Godin – Social Commentary, Social Media, Marketing
- Jim Brown Monopolized Chaos – Social Commentary, Politics, Social Media
- Deep Ripples - SEO Blog -SEO, Social Media, Marketing
- SEO Boy – Hannipin Marketing - SEO, Social Media, Marketing
- Gravy Masters - SEO, Social Media
- Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba – Church of the Customer, Social Commentary, Marketing
- BNPostive’s Blog – Social Commentary with a decidedly Indy Perspective
- Jared Young – The Original Quill – Marketing for Small Biz Owners
- Chad Meyers – Three Hats Marketing – Marketing and Branding
- Duct Tape Marketing -Marketing, Social Media – Sometimes a bit commercial, but good content mostly
- Amber Naslund – The Brand Box – Marketing, Branding and Social Media
- Marketing Profs – My Daily Fix – Marketing
- Jim Connolly’s Marketing Blog – Marketing & Networking – Practical Tips
- Jim Cota - Marketing, Life as a Dad, ( I also like Jim’s columns in the IBJ)
- Jason Falls – Social Media Explorer – PR, Social Media and Marketing
- The Buzz Bin – PR, Marketing, Social Media
- Mark Story – The Intersection of Online and Offline – PR in the Digital Age
- Kevin Eikenberry – Leadership
- Louis Gray - Technology ( Particularly New Web Aps) and the implications on Social Media
- Doug Karr – Marketing Technology Blog – Technology, Marketing – My Go-To resource for WordPress
- Michael Wolf – Greywolf SEO Blog - Technology and SEO
- BlueLock – Technology, Cloud Computing
- Rich Miller Data Center Knowledge – Technology – Nice balance between tech news & opinion
- Nicholas Carr – Rough Type – Technology, Cloud Computing
- Techy Pundit - Technology, Business and Cloud Computing
- Robert Scoble – Scobleizer - Technology, Social Media
- Patric Welch What’s Noo? – Technology with a sense of humor
- Erik Deckers – The Laughing Stalk – Humor and Social Commentary
- Capitol Watch Blog – Politics – This is my favorite for local and national politics because the authors represent such opposing political views. My favorite Jenn ( very liberal left wing democrat) and her worthy opponent, Abdul, (very conservative, right wing republican) present the inside scoop with insight, humor, and a even a bit of sarcasm
- The Huffington Post - Politics from a Very Liberal Perspective
- Indy-Biz - Indy Focused – News about the Indianapolis Small Business Community
- I Choose Indy - Indy Focused content provided by community at large – best of Indy
- Guy Kawasaki – How to Change the World – Smart Stuff – Entrepreneurship, Technology, Social Media
- Harvard Management Update - Smart Stuff on Business, Politics, Economics, etc
- TED – Ideas Worth Spreading - Smart Stuff – Technology, Education, Design, Science, Creativity, etc
- John Byrne – Editor BusienssWeek.com What’s Your Story – Smart Stuff, Business, Technology, Politics
- Mooshinindy - Photography
And a few extra’s these are friends who are using blogs in an interesting way to promote their business. Way to go!
- Hartman Inventory – Company Blog, Inventory Service
- Barb Jones – Biz Customs – Business Etiquette
- Safari Solutions – Company Blog, HR Tips
And if I have missed your favorite – Add it here, then bookmark this page, and come back from time to time to see what others have to say. Haven’t had enough? I found this: 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter. I have not had a chance to check out the whole list, but thought I would put the link here so I can find it from time to time.
Thanks for the shout for the MarketingProfs Daily Fix, Lorraine! We’re in great company – as some of my favorites are on this list.
I like the fact that you provided a good mix of topics and people. Small correction for BusinessWeek’s John Byrne (name). John has long been one of my favorite journalists because he is a very keen listener.
Valeria, thanks for the correction on John’s name. I really enjoy his comments on Twitter as well as the longer posts on his blog!
Lorraine,
I am FLATTERED that you have included me in your Top 50 list. Truly.
Thank you so much. I’ll try to keep living up to a high standard — and thank you again for reading!
Best,
Mark
Mark, with post titles like this: How to Sell Social Media to a Dumb-Ass Boss how could I leave you off the list?
http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/
Lorraine –
I’m thrilled to be on your list of 50 blogs. Very much appreciated. It’s a great list! Familiar with several of them, but many new to me. What a great resource. Great job, and thanks again.
JASON
Jason,
With great content like today’s Cars and Bribes http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-media-marketing/cars-bribes-customer-service/ I had to include you on the list. Glad you found a few new writers to add to your RSS feed. That was the point.
I would add, http://www.rotheblog.com/ to the list. I posted it on Kyle’s blog as well.
Lorraine,
I’m delighted to be part of this esteemed group! Not only are there lots of good friends, but lots of new ones for me to check out. Bookmarked!
Thanks,
Amber
Aw, shucks! Thanks for including me, Lorraine. By the way, while the frequency is about the same, I also blog about more business related/internet marketing topics at Rare Bird:
http://www.rarebirdinc.com/blog/
Thanks again for including me… I guess I need to go make my own list!
/Jim
Brandon, thanks for the addition.
Amber & Ann, Thanks for the comments. It has been a really cool day as a result of the posts.
Jim,
I will have to add the Rarebird.com/blog to my reader, too!
Your list looks pretty heady, which my blog is not. But it’s fun — and it made Kyle’s list — so I invite you to hop on over and check it out http://4thfrog.blogspot.com
Also, a new entry that might fit in better with your list is the new All Things Aging blog published by the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community at http://allthingsaging.blogspot.com
Amy,
Thanks for the post. One of the cool things about this project was getting a chance to find out about other cool blogs. Hadn’t seen yours before, but will definitely check back from time to time.
Hope you will to!
Thanks for considering me in the Top 50. I’m honored. Hopefully I can live up to my end of the bargain now!
Jared
The Original Quill
Thanks for the great items! I am from Indy and although I left after I graduated from IUB, I love that I have so many people from Twitter that are still there and are spreading Social Media! I do come back every now and then and of course, I love Social Media as I have my own firm and I live in NYC but great list!
Thanks for great items. This is really fun way to start things up.