Blog Resources

Z List: Purpose: blogging resources, discovering blogs of interest to you. I hope you enjoy the list! Browse through and visit!

Blog Name
Author
Location
Category
10 Word Description

Calico Monkey
Animation
Focuses on the ToonBoom software to create animation.

Women, Art, Life: Weaving It All Together
Tammy Vitale
Maryland, USA
Art
Art-focused, including thoughts on the art that Tammy produces.

Woolgathering
Elizabeth Perry
Art
Looking, thinking, drawing, being

World Blog Collection
ugyen
Blog aggregator
Blog listings categorized by type; goal to add 1000 links in ’07.

Blogging Secret
Louiss Lim
Malaysia
Blogging
Part personal but mostly blogging related site.

Blogging to Fame
Divya Uttam
India
Blogging
All aspects of online business from SEO to usability and blogging.

Blog-Op
Chris Lodge
Blogging
How to improve your blogging by Chris and others.

Daily Blog Tips
Daniel
Blogging
Tips to improve your blogging from tools to design.

Mike's Money Making Mission
Mike
Blogging
Making money using free blogs.

One Reader at a Time
Bob Glaza
Blogging
One blogger’s experiment in building and engaging with online communities.

Ruminate this site
The Ruminator
Maine, USA
Blogging
Reviews blogs and sites so that we don’t have to.

SMogger Social Media Blog
Linda Bustos
Vancouver, Canada
Blogging
The ethical use of social media for bloggers and other web users.

SuccessCREEations
Chris Cree
Georgia, USA
Blogging
Blog Consultant bringing the twin passions of business and blogging together.

Successful Blog
Liz Strauss
Blogging
The legendary Liz Strauss, blogger extraordinaire and creator of the SOB award.

Troy Worman's Blog
Troy Worman
Jacksonville, USA
Blogging
Focus on writing, ideas and connections

Copywriter's Crucible
Matt Ambrose
UK
Blogging, Copywriting
The importance of copy in corporate blogging

Copywriting Tuneups
Eric Rosen
Blogging, Copywriting
How to measure reading effectiveness and why it is important in the blogosphere

Dipping into the Blogpond
Meg
Sydney, Australia
Blogging, Tech
Blogging about starting an Internet company in the Sutherland Shire.

BrandSizzle
Anne Simons
Branding
Broad and deep insight into the branding process.

Own Your Brand!
Mike Wagner
Iowa, USA
Branding
Blog to help businesses re-imagine their brands.

The Emerging Brand
Anna Farmery
UK
Branding
Corporate branding blog focused on leadership.

The Engaging Brand
Anna Farmery
UK
Branding
Using technology and marketing knowledge to improve business communications.

What is Brand?
Japan
Branding
Japanese readers/speakers? Anyone?

Presentation Zen
Garr Reynolds
Japan
Business
(Site in English) Tips for great presentations, marketing, and business communications.

Bob Sutton
Bob Sutton
California, USA
Business
Discussions of “jerks” in business.

Perspective
Niti Bhan
Asia
Business
Health, wealth and the freedom to choose. Archived blog. New one is jugaad (http://www.nitibhan.com/jugaad).

Ramblings from a Glass Half Full
Terry Starbucker
Connecticut, USA
Business
Views on business life.

Simplicity Mary’s Blog
Mary Schmidt
New Mexico, USA
Business
Business development, marketing troubleshooting

Funny Business
Scrambled Toast
Business commentary
Wide ranging discussion on business with a funny and pictorial approach.

Creative Think
Roger von Oech
California, USA
Business, Creativity
Fun Ideas to stimulate your creativity.

The Copywriting Maven
Roberta Rosenberg
Washington DC, USA
Copywriting
Marketing and SEO copywriting tips.

Brain Based Biz
Robyn McMaster
Creativity
Tips for stirring creativity in business.

Experienceology
Stephanie Weaver
California, USA
Customer Experience
How to create great customer experiences on the web and in the “real” world.

QAQNA
Tom Vander Well
Iowa, USA
Customer service
Business blog on call centers, quality assessment, and customer service.

Shut Up and Drink the Kool-Aid!
Tim Jackson
Cycling, Blogging
The irrepressible Tim MasiGuy Jackson and Co’s slant on bicycle marketing.

MineThatData
Kevin Hillstrom
Database Marketing
Tips for database marketing from the viewpoint of a DM wiz.

Design Sojourn
DT
Sydney and Singapore
Design
How to do good design and create clever products.

aialone
JT (Jon) Winebrenner
Canada
Design, tech
Design, innovation, as well as Jon’s cartoons!

Frozen Puck
Brock Skywalker
Canada
Eclectic
Making cool stuff with expensive toys

Africa Unchained
Emeka Okafor
Economy
Discussing issues and solutions in Africa.

Energy Blog
Energy Industry
News, information and updates on the Energy generation industry.

Movie Marketing Madness
Chris
Entertainment, marketing
Marketing with a focus on Hollywood. No info on About page.

gDiapers
Jason
Oregon, USA
Environment
Corporate blog discussing environmental issues.

Time to Budget
Mona Weathers
Finance
How to gain financial freedom by controlling your finances.

Soloride
Paul Sanchez
California, USA
Fundraising
A project raising awareness and funds for children with dyslexia and learning differences

Girls Swimsuits
Pretty
Girls
The name says it all, new site, small archive.

Home Business Wiz
Barbra Sundquist
Canada
Home business
Collection of resources about home business.

Working at Home on the Internet
Joe Hauckes
Home business, Blogging
Home business entrepreneurs and making money from home

Kristie T
Kristie Tamsevicius
Home business, Online Money Making
Fun, mom-geared work-at-home tips and advice on making money on the net.

Asia Inspection Community
Industrial
Blog for Inspection Engineers based in Asia. Includes job board.

Employment Law Colorado
Peter Mullison
Colorado, USA
Law
Resource for employers and employees on Colorado employment law

Leading Questions
Ed Brenegar
USA
Leadership
Real life leadership, organisational tranformation and practical tips for leaders of all kinds.

Steve Olson
Steve Olson
Life
Chronicling one family’s quest for personal freedom.

Make It Great!
Phil Gerbyshack
Wisconsin, USA
Life coaching
How to take your life from good to great by focusing on relationships.

You Already Know This Stuff
Jodee Bock
Fargo, USA
Life Coaching
Reminding us all that what we need to know is already in our minds and hearts.

HolyMama!
USA
Lifestyle
Funny perspective on life from a stay at home Christian mom.

My Marrakesh
Maryam Montegue
Morocco
Lifestyle
Expatriate American with an eye for style, architecture and good living

Gangster Sonny
Mafia
Fascinated with all things mafia … from movies to weapons.

Talking Story
Rosa Say
Hawaii, USA
Management
Management and leadership, Hawaiian style.

AENDirect
Aen Tan
Singapore
Marketing
Freelance art director’s view on creativity and advertising

Being Peter Kim
Peter Kim
Massachusetts, USA
Marketing
Personal insights from the depths of Forrester (note: this is his personal, not Forrester, blog).

BizandBuzz
Gianandrea Facchini
Rome, Italy
Marketing
Brand building and marketing from an Italian perspective

bizsolutionsplus
Lewis Green
Connecticut, USA
Marketing
A passionate and respected author, marketer and activist.

Blog Till You Drop!
Laurence-Hélène
UK
Marketing
Marketing, advertising, branding, blogging

Branding & Marketing
Chris Brown
Ohio, USA
Marketing
Designed for business professionals with an interest in branding and marketing.

Business Garden
France
Marketing
French readers/speakers?

Buzz Canuck
Sean Moffitt
Toronto, Canada
Word of Mouth
Passionate exponent of word of mouth from Canada.

Buzzoodle
Ron McDaniel
Ohio, USA
Word of mouth, Marketing
Creating buzz with word of mouth marketing.

Christine Kane
Christine Kane
Marketing, Music
A recording artist, Christine harnesses the power of community to reach her audience.

CKs Blog
Christina Kerley
New York, USA
Marketing
Clever strategies, the new best practices, and the smart marketers behind them.

Conversation Agent
Valeria Maltoni
Pennsylvania, USA
Marketing
Connecting ideas and people—how talk can change our lives

converstations
Mike Sansone
Des Moines, USA
Marketing, blogging
Known as the blogging yoda (for insight not looks), Mike is a conversation generator.

CrapHammer
Sean Howard
Canada
Marketing
Marketing using new media.

Customers Rock!
Becky Carroll
California, USA
Marketing, Customer Experience
Marketing the customer experience; its importance for businesses.

Diva Marketing
Toby Bloomberg
Atlanta, USA
Marketing
The Diva herself, aligning technology, marketing and branding for businesses.

Dmitry Linkov
Dmitry Linkov
Moscow, Russia
Marketing, Business
Everyday and business issues

Drew's Marketing Minute
Drew McLellan
USA
Marketing, Eclectic
Where strategy and passion collide

eSoup
Sharon Sarmiento
Alabama, USA
Marketing, Entrepreneurism
Productivity, marketing, web media, small biz development and other stuff entrepreneurs ought to know.

Flooring the Consumer
C. B. Whittemore
New Jersey, USA
Marketing, Customer Experience
Improving the consumer experience, particularly in flooring (carpeting)

Get Shouty!
Katie Chatfield
Sydney, Australia
Marketing, Planning
Digital strategy and thoughts on blogging.

Golden Practices
Michelle Golden
Marketing
Thoughts on marketing for professional services firms, including lawyers and CPAs.

Hee-Haw Marketing
Paul McEnany
Texas, USA
Marketing
There is no box. New media marketing strategy thrown together with a few cuss words and a dash of panache.

Hola! Oi! Hi!
Katia Adams
New York, USA
Marketing, Multicultural
Thoughts of a Brazilian newly arrived in the US with a marketer’s point of view.

Jeremy Latham’s Blog
Jeremy Latham
Vancouver, Canada
Marketing
A marketing-business oriented blog on website development.

John Wagner
John Wagner
Texas, USA
Marketing
News and views on marketing, advertising, media, PR and grass-roots communications

Kinetic Ideas
Wendy Maynard
Oregon, USA
Marketing
Marketing tips, ideas, strategies, and musings for small businesses.

Logic + Emotion
David Armano
Chicago, USA
Marketing
The intersection of marketing, brand engagement and experience design. How to turn your passive consumers into active brand participants.

Marketing Hipster
Cord Silverstein
Raleigh, USA
Marketing
Online oriented blog on marketing and web 2.0 tools.

Marketing Nirvana
Mario Sundar
USA
Marketing
How corporate marketers can leverage the web & social media for better results

Mindblob
Luc
Brussells, Belgium
Markeing
Using alien intelligence to follow the path of ideas as they come to life.

Multi-Cult Classics
HighJive
Marketing, Advertising
Musings on Multiculturalism in the Ad Industry and Beyond.

Nick Rice
Nick Rice
Kentucky, USA
Marketing, branding
Marketing strategy combined with creative thinking and design.

The Marketing Technology Blog
Douglas A. Karr
Indiana, USA
Marketing
A marketing and technology blog

OTOInsights
Jeremi Karnell
Marketing
Corporate blog focusing on using technology to create and sustain customer conversations.

Pardon My French
Eric Frenchman
New Jersey, USA
Marketing
Online strategy and marketing with great case studies of real projects.

Pow! Right Between The Eyes!
Andy Nulman
Marketing
The importance of surprise in business

Purple Wren
Sandy Renshaw
Iowa, USA
Marketing
Tools and techniques for communicating life through print and images.

Servant of Chaos
Gavin Heaton
Sydney, Australia
Marketing
Gavin’s rant on the world of branding and storytelling.

Shotgun Marketing Blog
Chris Houchens
Kentucky, USA
Marketing
Musings on marketing and related ideas.

Small Business Blogging
Andy Wibbels
Chicago, USA
Marketing, Tech
Using web media to market your business

Tell Ten Friends
Jordan Behan
Canada
Marketing
Marketing using new media to make connections.

The Branding Blog
Martin Jelsema
Marketing
Branding principals, opinions and prejudices he's developed

The Experience Curve
Karl Long
California, USA
Marketing, Social Media
Social media and marketing from an experiential point of view.

The Instigator Blog
Ben Yoskovitz
Montreal, Canada
Marketing
Entrepreneurial focus on marketing, ideas and building your business

The Marketing Minute
Drew McLellan
Iowa, USA
Marketing
Expert insight into marketing and branding. And Drew loves Disneyland.

The Viral Garden
Mack Collier
Alabama, USA
Marketing
Mr Community leads the way in using technology to create conversation.

Two Hat Marketing
Steve Miller
Washington, USA
Marketing
Views on targeted marketing.

Unconventional Thinking
Chris Kieff
New York, USA
Marketing
The art and science of growing businesses

Viaspire
A biz blog—Viaspire
Marketing
Marketing and Communications consulting firm blog

Popcorn n Roses
TC Kirkham and Kim Brown
Massachusetts, USA
Movies
Movie industry blog with reviews and musings.

Current World news
News
“Breaking” news across a couple of categories. Small archive.

Choice at Your Fingertips
News, Blogging
News and tips for making money blogging. No archive.

Blogtrepreneur
Adnan
UK
Online Money Making
How to be an online entrepreneur and also build community!

Can I Make Big Money Online
George Brian Manty
Online Money Making
Tips for making money online including research, design and blogging.

Dosh Dosh
Maki
Online Money Making
Trying to source legitimate methods for making money online.

Internet Bazaar
Guhan Mathivanan
Online Making Money
Tips and ideas for making money online.

Kumiko's Cash Quest
Kumiko
Tokyo, Japan
Online Money Making
Trying to make money online and sharing the experience.

Million Dollar Experiment heads Down Under
Rob St George
New Zealand
Online Money Making
Can thinking positively make you a cool mill? Rob hopes so.

Quest to make money on the internet
UK
Online Money Making
Currently up to £128, this site makes money by letting out its posting space.

Above Popular
Mark
Personal
Motivated to make the world a better place.

Critical Fluff
Jayniek
Maryland, USA
Personal
Ranks various things in life with mulligans, crabapples, and pineapples.

Forged Euphoria
Personal
Some sponsored links.

OrbitNow!
Troy Worman
Florida, USA
Personal
Miscellaneous musings

The Sartorialist
Photography, fashion
Photos of fashion on the streets, geared to inspire designers.

Bullshitobserver
Todd Anthony
Politics
Politics and commentary.

New Millenium PR
Andrea Weckerle
PR
Bringing business, branding, marketing and PR together.

The New PR
Ryan Anderson
Ottawa, Canada
PR
Public relations in the online world.

Carpe Factum
Timothy Johnson
Project Management
Blog that focuses on the things you need to do to accomplish things. Especially big things.

Work, in Plain English
Penina S Finger
Project Management
A design and marketing focused blog on project management. Interesting mix!

turned out
David Turner
Illinois, USA
Religion
Minister blogging to connect everyone with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Evolution...not just a theory anymore
Greg Laden
Minnesota, USA
Science, Religion
Creation vs evolution, commentary and archaeology by an independent scholar.

SEO Blog
SEO
New site on SEO and use of blogs to improve rankings.

Flee the Cube
ICesar
California, USA
Small Business
Starting up a small business in web design.

Community Guy
Jake McKee
Dallas, USA
Social media
Online and offline community building tips and tricks.

A Free and Decent Blog Host
Unfathomed_Psyche
Tech
Technology news focusing on blogs and blog software

Billions With Zero Knowledge
Austin Hill
Canada
Tech, Business
Changing the world with little bits of knowledge

Connected Internet
Everton Blair
London, UK
Tech
All things to do with technology, mobile phones and gaming.

darrenbarefoot.com
Darren Barefoot
Canada
Tech, marketing
Tech news, writing and marketing

Deepak
Deepak
Tech
Focuses on the technology of the Internet and loves Google.

MapleLeaf 2.0
Mark Evans
Canada
Tech
Tech news stories relating to Canada

Scott Burkett's Pothole on the Infobahn
Scott Burkett
Georgia, USA
Tech
Musings on technology, IT management, and online community.

Small Surfaces
Gabriel White
Tech
Interaction design, user interface design, user experience, usability and social trends related to mobile devices.

TechBuzz
Thilak
Mangalore, India
Tech
Tech new and reviews written by 17 year old in India. Awesome.

Masey.com
Rob Masefield
Travel
Design and photography blog.

Through the Lenses
Jas
Vancouver, Canada
Travel, Photography
Travel/photography blog includes stunning shots and photography tips.

Travel And Vacation On Blog
Travel
Lightweight travel guide/destination information on selected cities. Needs more.

The Best Guides to eCommerce with Favor
Viral marketing
Viral marketing tools, memes and SEO tips.

Web Metrics Guru
Marshall Sponder
Web analytics
Web analytics, in particular for blogs

The Future of the Web
Jesse Skinner
Canada
Web Development
Use of new technologies for the web.

Social Media on the fly
Mark Krupinski
Florida, USA
Web media, blogging
Learning social media on the fly

http://asyuu.asablo.jp/blog/
Japan
Japanese readers/speakers? Anyone?