There is a myriad of blog sites that cater to the hottest buzz in the cyber world- the social web. Here is our list of the top 10 social web blog sites.
1. 1000 Heads
This blog site focuses on marketing within the context of European setting though it also provides a clear perspective of marketing in general terms. Molly Flatt’s group provides an intelligent treatise of social web from the perspective of first hand experiences of a marketing company.
2. Apophenia
Danah Boyd consistently studies and researches about the human elements of social web. Of late, she has been focusing on young adults and teenagers. It is highly recommended that one reads her archives of interesting and useful articles.
3. Beth’s Blog
This blog site is not only for the big business and corporate geeks. Beth provides a collection of practical and useful information at how we can use them for non-profit undertakings.
4. Carnage4Life
This blog site provides a structured analysis of the developments and advancements in the Web by a professional Microsoft programmer. The more recent posts in these blog focus on the Google wave, RSS bandit ribbon and Twitter.
5. FactoryCity
Chris Messina has been very active in forging a more open and liberal approach to the social web. One can distinctively discover the engaging character of his blog. It serves as the window for the ideas, challenges and modern technologies that are associated with the web’s strong potential as a user-based application.
They are a large online network of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. They claim to have answered over 30,000 medical questions online, and offer a free service. They are all certified professionals hence you are assured of valid and competent answers. They are a good source for a quick query, but they are not a substitute for a face-to-face visit.
This website covers a wide range of subjects and all their experts are volunteers who have offered to help. They claim that they do not provide professional or medical advice, and that they only provide information for informational purposes.
elf-appointed experts at this site provide answers on varied subjects. The volunteers need to have answered at least 200 questions before they can termed as experts. The answers are given in a simple layman fashion and you can check up on the credibility of the expert by reading the feedback on them.
One of the best sites to visit when you need any information about any technological glitches. They are enthusiastic, very well informed and someone or the other will be able to –provide a solution for any problems that you may be facing. The discussions on their forums are very interesting since everyone there seems to be an expert!
Probably the world’s most popular answer site, it has an amazing number of people who ask the oddest of questions. There are many open questions which can be answered by anyone, and you have to select the best answer and thus give the “answerer” some points. Points and levels also help you determine who is a good person to rely upon, since someone with a lot of points has obviously given many satisfactory answers!!
She died a tragic death at a very young age in 1962 and left behind many forlorn fans Even 47 years later her grave is a much visited place and it is believed that her ex-husband Joe DiMaggio sent roses to this crypt thrice a week for the next twenty years. A much publicized auction was held for the space above her crypt and the bidding went up to $ 4.6 million.
The King of Rock was originally buried in a mausoleum at the Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis. However due to an attempt by vandals to steal his mortal remains, they moved his mortal remains to his home at Graceland. Over 600,000 people visit his grave every year as part of the tour of Graceland.
Buried with a bottle of jack Daniels and a pack of Camel cigarettes, his two faithful companions over the years, Frank Sinatra’s final resting place lies in Palm Spring, California. The lines carved over his gravestone are “The best is yet to come” – words from one of his memorable songs.
The Spencer family estate at Althorp has become the final resting place of the world’s most photographed woman. Situated at an island in the centre of a lake known as Round Oval, no one is allowed to get close to the grave. However twice a year in July and early September visitors are permitted to go up to the shrine near the island.
One of the world’s best known playwrights, Shakespeare paid for his and his family’s gravesite in Stratford-Upon-Avon with the princely sum of 440 pounds. His legacy of great literature has made this one of the world’s most visited grave sites.
One of the world’s most popular food blogs, this one is authored by Heidi Swanson, she “focuses mainly on natural whole foods and ingredients that are good for you and the planet”. The blog is very user friendly and her writing style is very casual and friendly. She has indexed her recipes ingredient wise and also category wise. The photographs are simple and so are the recipes. This blog is believed to one of the most popular food blogs all over the world.
Based in Paris, David Lebowitz has made a reputation for himself due to his insightful comments about restaurants and recipes and also his interview with other food industry celebrities. A cookbook author and a former pastry chef, he has over 25,000 visitors’ every day to his blog. Witty and droll, he gives an excellent guide on all the culinary stories and secrets about Paris.
Pim quit her job in 2005 to start her blog and has become a celebrity in her own right. She writes about food, recipes and restaurants. Her chatty style and her ability to write authoritatively about all aspects of food have made her blog a very popular one. Somehow she makes cooking seem so simple and easy!
Molly Wizenberg’s blog has been described as the “ultimate food-lover’s blog.” Her recipes range from the elaborate to the simple and each one is accompanied by her chatty comments about them and also about anything else that she can think of.
An odd combination for a name of a blog – but this blog is also a showcase of the author’s passion for everything connected with food. As she says in her blog – ” The blog was created in September of 2003 as an outlet for someone who feared her friends might tire of hearing about what she cooked/ate/baked/bought, though they didn’t seem to have a problem with being fed dinner.” Once again there are recipes which make cooking look easy and simple, and encourage you to venture into the kitchen.
This site specialises in grocery coupons and is probably the oldest of all coupon sites. Here you can find coupons which are valid nationwide, so you do not need to type your pin code in order to find coupons which are valid in your area. Even though it focuses mainly on grocery items, you will be surprised at the savings which are on its anvil.
One of the most popular coupon sites, here you can find discount coupons from over 65,000 stores. They also show you various alternates for each item so that you have a choice and you are able to save the maximum amount of money.
With a name like this, you are enticed to search for the best bargains. Even though this is only tech focused, it can give you some amazing deals from computer and tech gadget manufacturers. Before you buy a new computer do check them out for any good deals which are being offered.
They call themselves the #1 website for printable grocery coupons. Their advantage lies in the fact that they provide you with local printable coupons, so that if you have missed out on them in your newspaper circulars, this is a good alternative source.
Stephanie Nelson runs this website as part of her campaign to stamp out hunger in the world. She has coupons in over 35 categories ranging from music to computers. She has built a very comprehensive site and hopes that by helping people save they will also donate to her ” Cut Out Hunger” initiative. Her efforts have been acknowledged on shows such as Oprah and CNN
Huffington Post was founded in 2005 and managed to gain instant acceptance among those who wanted to read well-written posts about political issues. Fondly referred to as HuffPo today, it is the most powerful of its kind, according to The Observer. The blog is peppered with thoughtful and contemplative commentary that is easy to read and follow.
Lifehacker features certain tips that readers can follow if they want to ‘get things done’. It is considered to be a survival guide for those who are trying to fight against the problems that the recent economic meltdown has dragged in. The blog also helps bloggers formulate a new and improved resume for the future and digital devices are given great coverage as well.
Metafilter or MeFi is a blog which is basically an encyclopedia of such information that is both useless and shockingly useful at the same time. The bloggers keep in touch through the blog and send tips and techniques back and forth as and when they please. Arguments and discussions crop up from time to time but it is all about having fun at the end of the day!
Andrew Sullivan founded this blog in the latter half of the year 2000. When the September 11 attacks broke out, The Daily Dish was widely read by internet users on a daily basis. He covers a variety of issues ranging from political and current events to homosexuality and the legalization of soft drugs.
Stephen Dubner wrote a book by the same name in 2005 and once the book became a part of the best-sellers list, he started this blog. He explains that everything and anything that we experience in daily life is related to economics and can be explained away with the help of specific economic theories.
Facebook is complete with fun applications which can be added to your Facebook profile. You can send gifts to your friends, play games with them, create virtual pets or virtual gardens. There are a whole range of options with which you can do various fun things. They are so big and hence have lots to offer.
The music feature of the site allows you to add music to your MySpace profile. MySpace Video is similar to YouTube. You can download other people’s videos or add your own videos. You can also modify your profile with HTML and CSS which you cannot do in Facebook.
Like MySpace, Hi5 also offers a lot of options. It has several videos you can add to your profile. You can show off your videos in your Hi5 profile. You can also share your music with others.
43 Things helps you get the things which you wish to done with some social help. You can for instance learn a new language, create a budget, lose weight etc with the help of this social networking site. By logging on to the site, you can get help from other people who are also trying to do the same things as you. You just have to sign up and join a group or create your own group.
The easy profile design is the best thing about Windows Live Spaces. You just have to drag and drop your Windows Live Spaces profile and create what you want. You can also individualize the profile by adding different layouts and themes. You can also add other features such as satellite images, weather, horoscope and others.
