All About Blogging

Finding Top Blogs On Any Topic

When it comes to finding the top blogs on the internet, the key thing is to know what topic you're looking for. There are web services that make listings for you, and some do create just a general list of the most popular blogs regardless of theme, but if you're looking for blogs describing the best jobs, or something to do with sports, news or entertainment gossip, it will be easier if you know your subject in advance.

Technorati is one of the sites that keep track of blogs, and it makes a list of what it considers the 100 top blogs that people visit. You can sort the list by the number of fans the blog has, or by authority. The former criterion is self-explanatory, but by "authority," the site means the number of other sites that link back to that particular blog. If the Huffington Post blog is at the top of the authority list, that means more people in the blog-o-sphere currently link to it than to blogs farther down. More people consider it an authority in some way.

Technorati ranks blogs on its Top 100 list irrespective of topic, but also creates lists under individual topics. Wikio does things in a similar way. On its "Top Blogs – Politics" list, you might find the Huffington Post again at the top. Following blogs would each display a pointing arrow indicating whether they are trending upward or downward on the list. This might indicate which blogs have better covering of the top stories of the day. The Daily Reviewer site also lists blogs by categories, but it allows you to subdivide those into more specific topics.

You might try search engines for more specific subjects like recipes or personal finances, although finding a reliable list might be less easy. If you're directed to a site that hasn't been updated since 2007, it won't do much good. However, such sites as MyBlogLog or BlogCatalog list member blogs according to interests, and if you read some of those, you'll find recommendations for others. So you can compile your own personal list of top blogs on your favorite topics, or rely on larger sites like Technorati or Wikio for a broader range. Either way, you'll have plenty of up-to-date reading on virtually any topic you want.

Related Topics About Top Blogs

Blogging
For every great blog on the internet there are hundreds of others that are nothing more than garbage. Who cares if your dish disposal stopped working or your child has trouble with potty training? The key to successful blogging is writing about things people are genuinely interested in. And if you own a business then a blog can be a great way to get the information out to thousands of people.

Blogging Phenomenon
Blogging as a phenomenon grew from the connectivity of the internet, and with internet access almost as common in homes and businesses as the phone, people are finding that it is a very useful tool. In fact, the internet is having the same type of impact on people's lives as the introduction of the telephone once did, broadening connections around the globe, allowing them to keep in touch, do business, and store data. And creating a blog sets up one of the most useful of the new internet tools.

A Business
Blogs are the elder sibling in the social networking world, and are still better at providing information and feedback in a more permanent form. Once blogging software made it possible for a business and its customers to interact in this way, the lines of communication opened widely. The company can provide up-to-date information about products and services, and customers can respond, thus both sides of the relationship benefit.