My blog reading habits have changed a bit lately, so I thought I’d give you a glimpse into the places that I’m spending a lot of my time:

On Topic - Social Media/Technology

Colin Walker - thoughtful observations and speculations about current events and possible directions for social media; a thinking person’s blog equal parts sociology and technology. Colin’s a great guy and a welcome commenter/guest here at Broadcasting Brain.

WinExtra - Steven Hodson “calls ‘em as he sees ‘em” and his “no BS” approach to modern technology is always insightful and refreshing, even if you disagree with him. Steven points out things that I should be checking out.

ReadWriteWeb - I don’t read Engadget, Gizmodo, Techcrunch, Techmeme, or Ars Technica regularly, although I’ll check the latter three out on occasion. RWW is the industry blog, along with a bit of Mashable, that I use to keep track of what’s going on in social media. They’ve got a great range of writers (I do have a slight bias towards Alex Iskold, but they’re all good). This is the blog where I’d absolutely love to guest post if I ever get the chance.

Alexander van Elsas - sometimes crazy-awesome thinking about technology today; always interesting. Alexander clearly pursues common themes throughout all of his writing and has certain biases (I don’t think you’ll hear the phrase “walled garden” more often on any other blog), but he’s a good thinker and discussion initiator.

How To Split An Atom - my friend Steve writes with passion and style about business and technology with a focus on the hip, interesting, and groundbreaking. He gets it and he’s a gentleman to boot.

Mathew Ingram/Work - Mathew’s own blog, not directly associated with the Toronto Globe and Mail, provides an interesting (and slightly opinionated) perspective on today’s Web technologies and related businesses. He’s got years of journalism experience from both business and technology and his opinion is worth reading.

Men With Pens - two crafty wordsmiths/creators always have a lot to share on the art and science of writing. They have one of the most amazing comments sections of any blog like I’ve ever read, where the comments take on a life of their own. I think of them as the Potters (Harry and James… get it?) or occasionally as John (James) and Paul (Harry)… do I have to explain the John and Paul reference?

Remarkablogger - Michael Martine is a rising force in the blogging world and he’s worked his butt off to get there. His “wolf pack” concept may be mutating in ways that he never expected, but nonetheless he gets it. If your business is thinking about blogging, you really need to check out his stuff.

Seth’s Blog (Seth Godin) - Seth Godin is another craftsman, mainly of ideas related to sales, marketing, customer service, innovation, and product design. He has a consistent, distinctive voice and presence and I think he has some of the best ideas in business today. Some people complain about the fact that you can’t leave comments on his blog. My response: try sending him a question by E-mail sometime. You might be surprised.

Louis Gray - I’ve recently become a fan of Louis’s work and I’m astounded by the sheer amount of research, documentation, analysis and commentary that he does. As good as his blog is, however, he’s best experienced through FriendFeed, where you can really get a handle on all of the work he does. In fact, guys like Louis Gray are the people for whom FriendFeed was designed and that the rest of us can emulate.

Problogger.net and Skelliewag.org - I lump these two blogs together because of Skellie’s association with Darren Rowse and because they cover some similar territory, but most of the good things that I’ve learned from blogging has come from studying their blogs. It’s great, great stuff, especially if you’re trying to figure out what blogging is all about. I think they’re great people, too.

Dosh Dosh - Maki is a blogging/social media juggernaut. Sometimes he sounds like a wise old man, other times he sounds like an enthusiastic school boy. Regardless, once he starts into a topic, he owns it. Period.

Social Media Explorer - maybe it makes a difference that I’ve met Jason in person but I still think he’s doing some great work in both promoting social media and trying to bring PR and communications firms into Web 2.0 and social media thinking.

Search Engine People - another personal contact here (I’ve met Jeff Quipp) but I think his team puts out some really high quality material covering a lot of angles in search marketing and social media. Jeff, Jennifer, Ruud, Tom and the whole team write great stuff.

Off Topic - entertainment value only

Rokk’s Comic Book Revolution - some of the best comic book reviews that I’ve ever read - amazing detail
and care.

The Legion Abstract - another fan site, devoted to one of my favorite comic book concepts: the Legion of Super-Heroes. Another remarkable work of love.

Entertainment Weekly - I read the reviews and analysis of both Lost and Battlestar Galactica and I’m looking forward to the same when Heroes returns to the airwaves in the fall.

I’ve probably forgotten or missed a lot of other great blogs… but these are the ones that I hit most consistently.

(Edit:  I can’t believe that I forgot Chris Brogan…)

How about you? What blogs do you read regularly?

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