web watch - blogs and news sources we like
there are 8 million blogs in the naked city
There are literally millions of blogs on the net, with a new one coming online every three seconds. There are now even dozens of blog indexes.
If blogs are new to you and you don't know where start, here are several dozen Last Link favourites to sample from. Included are news sources who post in a blog format.
If you have a favourite blog (even your own) and would like to see it here, contact us using the link at the bottom of the page.
what is a blog? | blogs we like | blog indexes | advertising | design | libraries and librarians | movies | science | technology and the web | thinking of blogging? | related pages
What Is A Blog?
Truthfully, they're just web sites that are updated daily, but here are the official definitions ...
- Weblog
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. - Blogs 101
From the New York Times, an introduction to blogs.
Blogs We Like
All-purpose and about all things random.
- Boing Boing - a directory of wonderful things.
- BuzzMachine - written by a former critic for TV Guide and People Magazine.
- Chicago Bloggers - the Windy City's weblog directory.
- The Dullest Blog In The World - the yawn of eternity -- updated every few months.
- Gothamist - insight into the New York State of mind.
- I Love Radio - resident CBC nerd Tod Maffin has closed his blog but the archives are still open.
- J-Walk Blog - stuff that may or may not interest you.
- Little Fluffy Industries - "Wasting your time ... and ours."
- Museum Of Hoaxes - promoting knowledge about the phenomenon of hoaxes.
- Neatorama - the neat side of the web.
- News From Me - Mark Evanier's blog about TV, movies, comics, politics and other forms of fantasy.
- NYC Bloggers - it's the town so nice we had to list them twice.
- Pod Bay Door - Randy Reichardt's random posts from the outskirts.
- W6 - an NPR mind in an MTV world.
- The World of Wonder's WOW Report - champions of the eccentric, the bizarre, the kooky, the outlandish, the subversive ...
- Defamer - gossip and snarkiness about media, showbiz, the west coast etc.
- Gawker - gossip and snarkiness about media, showbiz, New York City etc.
- Wonkette - gossip with its mind in the gutter.
- Jalopnik - loving cars of all kinds.
- Oddjack - a sneak peek at the future of gambling.
- Screenhead - if it moves and it's on a screen ...
Gawker Media - parental guidance advised!
Blog Indexes
Organising the emphemeral.
- Blogdex - the most contagious information spreading in the blog community.
- BlogFlux - blogs arranged by subject, language and country.
- BlogPulse - an automated trend discovery system for blogs.
- BlogsNow - a combination of Google News and Blogdex -- 10,000,000 blogs searched every 60 seconds.
- Blogs Canada - the Canadian blog directory.
- Findory Blogory - crawling through thousands of news and blogs articles so you don't have to.
- Google Blog Search - harnessing pigeon technology to peck through the blog fog.
- Kinja - blogs arranged by subject -- from Gawker.
- Technorati - bringing you what’s happening on the web right now -- check their Top 100 list.
- Truth Laid Bear - ranking blogs by traffic.
- Blogs Around The U.S.A.
- Blogs Around The World
- Fairvue Bloggies - since 2001, Nikolai Nolan has been handing out blog awards in thirty categories as voted on by you, the public.
Inactive But Worth A Look
Other
Advertising
Sites not found in stores.
- Ad Rag
- Ad Rants
- Adfreak
- Agenda Inc
- Adpulp
- Adverlab
- Brand Autopsy
- Poynter Online
- PR Bop
- Urban Intelligence
Design
... and designs for living.
- Apartment Therapy - changing the world, one apartment at a time.
- Cool Hunting - stuff from the intersection of design, culture and technology.
- Gear Live - devoted to the high tech lifestyle.
- Gizmodo - the gadgets weblog from Gawker.
- Sensory Impact Design Blog - the culture of objects (and objects of desire).
- Think Geek - stuff for smart masses.
Libraries and Librarians
Looks from behind the books.
Movies
- Movie Blogs - the Last Link list of movie news bloggers.
Science
- CBC Health & Science News
- CTV Sci-Tech News
- News @ Nature.com - the best in science journalism.
- New Scientist.com - the essential magazine for the 21st Century.
- Science Blog - the science behind the news.
Technology and the Web
- About.com's Web Search - Wendy Boswell is your guide (but you have to navigate around the ads yourself).
- Engadget - obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics.
- CBC Nerd - Tod Maffin's site at the Mothercorp.
- The Daily Sucker - daily servings of Mystery Meat Navigation, stupid Home Pages and other delightful web wackiness.
- Google Blog - Google's own insights.
- Google Labs - Google's technology playground.
- Google Blogoscoped - covering Google, the search engine world, online research, and other related (and unrelated) topics.
- Guardian Unlimited Onlineblog - the UK newspaper's world view.
- Lifehacker - recommending the downloads, web sites and shortcuts that actually save time - from Gawker.
- New York Times - Technology - free registration may be required.
- Pogue's Post - musings from NYT Tech writer David Pogue.
- Real Tech News - bridging the gap between amateur-run tech blogs and polished but often slow tech portals.
- Research Buzz - a collection of items on search engines, online databases and other information resources.
- Slashdot - news for nerds and stuff that matters.
- Wired - technology, culture, business and politics.
- Yahoo! Search blog - a look inside the world of search from the people of Yahoo!
Thinking of Blogging?
- Blog Software Comparison Chart
Answers "Which tool does what?" - Legal Guide for Bloggers
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation. - Gregor's Semi-Automatic LiveJournal Updater
Tired of creating new blog entries from scratch?
Related Pages
- ripped from the headlines
The Last Link Web Watch list of sites with news that nobody had to make up.