Technology Bloggers, what are they good for?
Dare Obasanjo asks “what are those A-list technology bloggers good for?”
He’s absolutely right! (I’ve been saying that a lot today — I’m in a very agreeable mood).
The thing is I’ve been keeping my own “A list.” I judge 772 feeds (which represents thousands of blogs since some of my feeds, like Microsoft’s feed, has more than 3,000 bloggers on one feed).
I judged 35,609 items in the past 30 days, according to Google Reader. Out of all those items I shared 1,094 items with you.
To get onto my feed reader you’ve gotta do something better than the average blog. You’ve gotta bring the best of tech through my feed reader. If you don’t I unsubscribe and I go somewhere else.
Out of all those feeds Google Reader keeps track of the top 35 feeds. This is the new A list and DARE IS ON IT.
See, he better watch attacking the A list tech bloggers because he now is one.
I think that’s called a “looping flame.” Where you intended damage to happen somewhere else but it came back to focus on you. Ouch. :-)
1. Mashable
2. Read/Write Web
3. TechCrunch
4. Media 2.0 Workgroup
5. digg
6. Sun bloggers
7. Gizmodo
8. ZDNet blogs
9. Planet Intertwingly (a bunch of bloggers show up here, including Dare).
10. All Facebook
11. MSDN Blogs
12. digg/Technology
13. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
14. RSS Feed for Lifehacker
15. GigaOM Network
16. VentureBeat
17. Chuqui 3.0
18. VentureBeat Wire
19. Y Combinator Startup News
20. Engadget
21. TechNet Blogs
22. Digital Backcountry - Ryan Stewart’s Flash Platform Blog
23. JD on EP
24. Google Operating System
25. A Welsh View
26. dzone.com: latest front page
27. All Things Digital
28. Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life
29. Valleywag
30. Googlified
31. Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader
32. rexblog: Rex Hammock’s Weblog
33. Metaversed - Business and Technology News from the Metaverse
34. Business 2.0 Beta Blogs
35. CrunchGear
Anyway, I threw an answer to Dare up on my Kyte.tv channel as well.
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July 30th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
A good list there. I’ve become a huge fan of Rex Hmmock lately.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
*Rex Hammock. Mea Culpa.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
“Out of all those feeds Google Reader keeps track of the top 35 feeds. This is the new A list and DARE IS ON IT. See, he better watch attacking the A list tech bloggers because he now is one.”
Huh? This is *your* new A-list.
I don’t believe there is such a thing as *the* A-list.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
And if there is a “the” A-list, I don’t think it’s composed solely of *your* reading preferences.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
hehe, Mashable is #1, eh?
July 30th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Now I know how to get my blog linked to Scoble - make a baseless complaint about him :)
I subscribe to almost all of those on your list Robert and I also read many “b” and “c” blogs because there is so much good content out there to be had. To say you are out of touch when you’re an “A Lister” is not correct. I can say that since I’m still a lowly “C” or whatever lister.
Brent
July 30th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Cool. I’m not on your A-list either!
Looking forward to the peace and quiet.
And now I can start whinging about A-listers!! :-)
July 30th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
So what can Download Squad be doing better so we’re hitting your radars more? While this may not be “the” A-list, I think it’s a good litmus test to say what is worth your time, and your time is quite valuable!
July 30th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Brent: that’s been true for a long time. You’re just figuring that out? :-)
Ben: yes, but mostly because Mashable puts a large quantity of new products up. Other people on the network are more authoritative. I’d rather read Mike Arrington, for instance, than most of the people on Mashable. That’s partly branding but it’s also partly just a reflection of standing in the community.
Dave Winer: hey, soon I won’t be on the A list either, so will soon join you!
July 30th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
sometimes I think you just blog-search for “Robert Scoble” and add them to your shared list. :-)
July 30th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
I just read your shared feed in my feeds that way I can get your A-list and my A-list and others’ A-lists…then it’s all good. :-)
July 30th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Can I get an honorable mention?
July 30th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
The answer to his question is quite simple. They see the trends before others could spot it. Twitter is a perfect example for this.
July 30th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
A-List? My intent is to be on the “Z-List”. :)
Rex
July 30th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
There is no such thing as a “A” list except for among the so-called elitists. I read some blogs on this “list”, but only if I find the daily entries intriguing. If not, I move on. Most of the blogs I read are somewhat obscure in terms of topics, so they will never make anyones’ list.
Most of the rage right now is social networks, but most of them are banal and self-serving. I would get nothing from joining or using an existing network. They don’t serve anything up I’m interested in. If I want a job, I’ll ask someone at church or a friend. I prefer dealing with people in meatspace, not online. Most of the social networks offer no real technology. There is still IM, still email, still file sharing, still blogs. I’m looking for something different, something new. Everything is simply a rehash of everything else.
Laugh all you want, but I look to sci-fi for cool ideas. We could easily develop some of them given a little R&D and time.
July 30th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Valleywag????? Come on, I’ve seen more bad/negative press about valleywag then any blog or site ever.
July 30th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
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July 30th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
It seems your list proves Dare’s point.
July 30th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Your post seems to say that the best way onto the list is to go after the supposed A-list. Could be a good approach if all you are looking to do is be on the list for a short time.
I cannot see how any sort of blog flaiming would be the way to the A-list, besides, what if all of the A-listers start doing it? then there will be no room for anyone new
July 30th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Wow, I post and have a podcast on Metaversed.com, am I like A-list-by-proxy or A-list-by-proximity?
Hey, that was mean about the dude not having friends on Facebook, geez, it’s damn hard getting friends off that thing.
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July 30th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Love this list.
It brings to mind an old saying from staffers of the New York Daily News, “Love me, hate me. But always read me.”
July 30th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Dangit, looks like CenterNetworks missed the cut again…
http://www.centernetworks.com
July 30th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
What did Valleywag do to earn its way back into your good graces?
July 30th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Coming back from a great Blogher conference, I think I’m mostly bummed that there are no obvious women bloggers in that list (yes MSDN and TechNet blogs include women, but those are feeds of 100s of people). I’m a solid B or C lister as a blogger so I’m less worried about me personally than peeved about the universe at large- aren’t there any girl geeks making your list Robert? If not, we better get on the stick and make that blog happen.
Cheers,
Betsy
July 31st, 2007 at 8:55 am
Tech bloggers are first, but they won’t be largest in the end.
Perez Hilton dominates all of you, Deadspin has alwasys been bigger than techcrunch.
Mike Arrington wants to catch cnet, but icanhascheezburger is right on his tail :)
http://siteanalytics.compete.com/icanhascheezburger.com+perezhilton.com+techcrunch.com?metric=uv
Tech is but a tiny niche and the A list a tiny subset of that niche.
July 31st, 2007 at 9:33 am
@25 Isn’t quality of content more important than gender? I gotta believe that if there blogs writtrn by women on Scoble’s list it’s because the content doesn’t make the cut. I rather dpunt it has anything to do with gender discrimination. So I’d tell your fellow women bloggers to write more unique relevant content to what appeals to dweebs like scoble. (if that is their goal)
July 31st, 2007 at 9:35 am
I mean: “I rather doubt….”
July 31st, 2007 at 9:42 am
I lasted a whole 21 seconds into that video this time.
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July 31st, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Man, I was a little dissapointed to see that the comment I made on Dare’s blog saying that I think he missed the point being that most of the A-listers blog for the geeks as well as the average joe didn’t make it on to his site. Some of us don’t always have the time to check out all the new features and new websites, and you guys are usually the best place to go to find out.
July 31st, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Not sure if you realize that all three links in your post are the same: it is your GR shared items at http://www.google.com/reader/shared/14480565058256660224
Since I am just learning about Google Reader (and the blogger circuit, might I add), I was hoping to glean some useful info about it from your post: judging, sharing, etc. But I think I am missing the point you were trying to make, or rather, I get the point, but am unable to see the intented illustrations.
What is the “judging” you are talking about and what’s with the triplicate link?
July 31st, 2007 at 5:45 pm
The so-called “a-list” bloggers are nothing more than a self-appointed priesthood whose members gather together to hear their own sermons.
August 1st, 2007 at 2:00 am
Robert - do you publish all your feeds as OPML anywhere?
August 1st, 2007 at 2:28 am
I put mine up at http://share.opml.org/
August 1st, 2007 at 9:19 am
Interesting list, but nothing that is focused on enterprise software — although maybe you have no interest in this. I admit, “IT” when defined as “information toys” (i.e., the Web 2.0 world) is a lot more fun than “IT” when defined as “information technology.”
Try some of the Enterprise Irregulars, especially Deal Architect. You might learn about “real” software for a change.
August 1st, 2007 at 9:28 am
BTW, I noticed that Techmeme didn’t make your short list. Or, did you not include it because it’s not the originating source?
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