69 Tech Blogs That Don’t Suck
I realize that alot of people don’t go out and find good blogs. I want to democratize the process. Here is a list of blogs that I read, and that I think are really awesome reads in general, no matter what you are interested. This post is what I achieved when I tried to get the most out of my blog reading. I hope it gives you a sense of a blog pulse. I am definitely feeling it. These are in no particular order, so don’t feel bad if your blog is a lower number.
1. Gizmodo
2. Nanocr.eu
3. Techcrunch
4. A VC
5. PMarca
6. Simpy Blog
7. Glenn Wolsey
8. Dan Blank
9. Doc Searls
10. Sci-Tech Today
11. Lifehacker
12. Newsome
13. Paul Stamatiou
14. ValleyWag
15. Kottke
16. Core77
17. Geek With Laptop
18. Ubuntu Blog
19. Juxtaviews
20. Joey Interactive
21. OkDork
22. Joel On Software
23. h0bbel
24. KiroBlog
25. Kuro5hin
26. I’m A Fish
27. Scott Jarkoff
28. Jeremy Zawodny
29. Shaun Inman
30. Chris Marshall
31. TUAW
33. Matt Brett
34. Adam Kalsey
35. Micro Persuasion
36. Technosailor
37. Scobleizer
38. Bink.nu
40. Coding Horror
41. Don Dodge
42. 25 Hours a Day
44. Daring Fireball
45. Smaran Dayal
46. Photo Matt
47. Dean J Robinson
48. Fake Steve Jobs
49. Skattertech
50. Brad Nelson
52. Dan Bricklin
53. Hong Kiat
54. Mezzoblue
55. Tech Dirt
56. DevHawk
57. Dosh Dosh
58. Down The Avenue
59. Longren
60. Dylan Greene
61. Joshua Jenkins
62. Ed Brill
63. Tech Puddle
64. the.next.net
65. Calacanis
66. GigaOM
67. InsideGoogle
68. Hack The Planet
69. Haacked
UPDATE: Followup: The 69 Rankings Part 1
UPDATE: Followup: The 69 Rankings Part 2
John
July 9th 2007 - 12:40am
Great list. I monitor many of these, and you’ve added a few I didn’t know of. Hope its not considered spam to recommend another but I’d suggest Metue (www.metue.com) be on the list. Or a future list. It’s not a widely known site. I found it a couple weeks ago but have been very impressed with its quality and perspective.
david lee
July 9th 2007 - 1:34am
This is a nice list, i have some of them on my rss reader. guess some more to add. Anyone visited http://www.irintech.com. check it out they are quite like digg and getting popular too.
Watch TV
July 9th 2007 - 3:03am
Great list, I can’t say I read even 10% of them.. I’ve been to some, some I haven’t heard of and others I check semi-weekly.
Allen Stern
July 9th 2007 - 4:01am
I would hope you don’t think mine sucks:
http://www.centernetworks.com
Looks like you basically pulled the good ones out of the Technorati 100?
Eric
July 9th 2007 - 4:37am
It makes me smile to see that endadget is not on the list. They are given WAY too much credit.
Brian
July 9th 2007 - 4:52am
Perhaps a few words on what each blog covers would be nice since I’m not familiar with all of them and I don’t necessarily have time to investigate each one.
meninweb
July 9th 2007 - 4:54am
This is cool
http://meninweb.blogspot.com/
sergiu
July 9th 2007 - 4:59am
what, no engadget?
Gopinath
July 9th 2007 - 5:09am
My blog will be listed one day in this list soon :)
Tech Thoughts
What?
July 9th 2007 - 5:10am
This is a terrible list… some of these blogs haven’t been updated in forever… for instance Tech Puddle hasn’t been updated in almost 2 YEARS.
espire
July 9th 2007 - 5:17am
I’m sorry, but you happened to forget Engadget! How could you possibly forget it? Even Bill Gates reads it!
And Joystiq may have a few crappy writers, but it’s generally a good blog. Guess it’s more for gaming, though.
Christian Mohn
July 9th 2007 - 5:20am
Thanks for the linkage, it’s appreciated!
matt
July 9th 2007 - 5:28am
Check Out GAZHOO.COM
Kermit Woodall
July 9th 2007 - 5:36am
Hey! http://www.GadgetNutz.com doesn’t suck either! We’re very proud of our record of non-suckiness!
arturo
July 9th 2007 - 5:44am
I would put TechEBlog.com on the list!!!
Thank you
July 9th 2007 - 5:46am
A real deep thank you for (rightly so) not including the awful engaydget blog - it goes against everything good in the world, I hate the commercialized link whoring place!
gizmodo FTW! i
Scott
July 9th 2007 - 5:50am
http://www.rev2.org
Satya Prakash Karan
July 9th 2007 - 5:58am
I could not understand why you posted image with blog name/link.
Is is all paid links?
http://only-your-views.blogspot.com
Satya Prakash Karan
July 9th 2007 - 5:59am
I could not understand why you posted image with blog name/link.
Is it all paid links?
http://only-your-views.blogspot.com
Satya Prakash Karan
July 9th 2007 - 6:03am
Ok I checked few. Good blogs.
Scott
July 9th 2007 - 6:17am
Another good one is
http://www.comnetslash.com
Although a new comer, this one seems to do well in covering alot of new tech news regarding everything techy related.
The ones are above are well established blogs that have been around for a while. CNS is one to note for the future.
bryan
July 9th 2007 - 6:20am
Thanks for the list, but I would have preferred if you gave some reasoning to it. I visit a handful of these sites religiously, but I have never heard of some of the others.
Maybe a little blurb about each of them and what they stand for - that could have saved me time from going through each and every one - but good list nonetheless!
Josh
July 9th 2007 - 6:21am
Uhhh Hello??? Ever hear of Engadget? The best tech blog on the Internet!?!?
Pietro Skiano
July 9th 2007 - 6:29am
One not so techy, but oh so funny is this california kid starting up a business with his good buddy, running rough shod over Berlin, their new stopming grounds. Not for the faint of heart.
http://www.jdubblog.com
Skinp
July 9th 2007 - 6:36am
WIll be buried if Engadget is not added to the lot!!!
AuroraAlpha
July 9th 2007 - 6:50am
This list isn’t very good, your missing the very best one of all:
engadget.com
lawton chiles
July 9th 2007 - 6:54am
This so so valuable. Thank you for taking the time to put it all together, take the screen shots, and do the hyper linking.
This will take me some time to go though…:)
Chris
July 9th 2007 - 6:59am
What about http://www.frostfirebuzz.com ?
Carl
July 9th 2007 - 7:23am
Hi,
Another site which is quickly gathering many readers, and which a lot of people haven’t really heard of yet, is Beskerming.com (link above), specifically, the commentary section. Okay, so I represent it, but we are getting strong interest building from within the tech media community (which is actually how most people have found the site). It might be worth a look.
Luis
July 9th 2007 - 7:29am
Damn, I wish I was on the list. Great list, btw.
Paul Turdrot
July 9th 2007 - 7:38am
I can’t believe you didn’t include Paul Thurrot’s Internet Nexus. Paul is an obvious genius and knows everything. His insight is amazing; in fact, he is almost as good as Rob Enderle!
handy_man
July 9th 2007 - 7:55am
Thanks dude, i’ve been reading some of those mentioned and im sure gonna take a look at all the rest.
Thunk Different
July 9th 2007 - 8:11am
Here are some more good ones.
thunkdiferent
webworkerdaily
gigom
Digital Punch TV
July 9th 2007 - 8:20am
If you’re looking for a great Tech vLog… check out Digital Punch Tv. A great mix if tech/web news and comedy.
WebGyver
July 9th 2007 - 8:21am
Awesome stuff! I knew some of those BLOGs before coming here, but I’m gonna be busy for a couple of days, checking out the others.
Thank you for providing this information. Extremely useful, educational and entertaining (at least for me). Isn’t it amazing how different people perceive the BLOGosphere, what’s important and all that, based on a number of intangible preferences?
Did you forget one? Personally, I think the WebGyver BLOG should be somewhere on this list, too, between number 1 and 69.
Thanks again!
Clint Ecker
July 9th 2007 - 8:31am
You don’t read Ars Technica? And you call yourself a geek?! :-D
Amr
July 9th 2007 - 8:40am
That is a very good list. I am already regularly reading many of these blogs, and this post showed me some other good ones that I haven’t seen before. Thanks
Ariejan
July 9th 2007 - 8:51am
Well, I’d like to think my own blog doesn’t suck. But since it not in this list…
Nicely put together. Maybe add RSS Feed links for everyone to enjoy?
Ariejan de Vroom
http://ariejan.net
Dan Blank
July 9th 2007 - 8:57am
Thanks for including me on the list! Have a great day.
regeya
July 9th 2007 - 9:41am
Kuro5hin, a tech site that doesn’t suck? C’MON! Kuro5hin has been tech-hostile for at least 5 years, and is a ghost of its former self. After the pax americana crapstorm, it just sort of dried up and turned into something that’s barely evolved beyond LOLCATS.
I won’t argue with any of the rest, though.
WS
July 9th 2007 - 9:51am
Nice collection of tech blogs - good one - thanks for the effort :)
tom
July 9th 2007 - 9:53am
dont forget about
http://www.inventgeek.com
rick
July 9th 2007 - 10:30am
Obviously this list is silly….no uncov or mashable or readwriteweb
Andre
July 9th 2007 - 10:32am
do we really need 69 tech blogs to read?
top ten list thx.
Dovergeek
July 9th 2007 - 11:32am
What! No Love for Ars Technica. WTF
noah kagan
July 9th 2007 - 11:41am
woot! This made my freaking day! Thanks for the mention, I will continue to live my motto of never sucking:)
Micahville
July 9th 2007 - 11:51am
New post coming out. It explains my reasoning by the 69.
Chris Furniss
July 9th 2007 - 12:11pm
*cough* http://weeklygeekshow.com *cough*
Jonah
July 9th 2007 - 2:15pm
Thank you for leaving Engadget off the list!
They’re so in love with themselves it makes me sick.
Sly
July 9th 2007 - 2:33pm
Very nice list. Too bad mine isn’t in there :( . Well, it’s only been up on the internet for a couple of months, but make sure to check it out!
Online Tips, Tricks, and Tools
http://slyvisions.com
Michael
July 9th 2007 - 2:43pm
don’t forget the newest up and comer - Ask The Admin - These guys do a great job of answering people’s questions, and shedding light on some blurry topics of the day. you can check them out at http://www.asktheadmin.com
Jay
July 9th 2007 - 3:21pm
This blog just launched today it looks like and has already got some pretty cool techie stuff on there: http://www.slonkyblog.com
Jason
July 9th 2007 - 4:21pm
I’m sorry, but where is Jetpacked?!
AskTheAdmin
July 9th 2007 - 5:15pm
I would say boingboing.com is a good site as well not always tech related but an awesome site nonetheless.
Thanks for the great plug michael! We would love to have everyone take a look at http://www.AskTheAdmiN.com and comment away! Post some questions … Post some answers… Read some wacky stories…
_TheAdmiN_
dxblogger
July 9th 2007 - 6:08pm
great list..maybe my blog will be in the list soon..hehe
Larry D.
July 9th 2007 - 7:30pm
I like ministry of tech
Vlad Akilov
July 9th 2007 - 10:10pm
This list is total BullShit for 2 reasons 1- Engagdet is not on the list and 2 - TheBlogJoint.com is not on the list (my own blog) I figured if some crap like “Ed Brill” can be on the list why can’t I???
IdleBoy
July 10th 2007 - 3:34am
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Amir
July 10th 2007 - 4:25am
Please take a look at this ones:
Frantic Industries: franticindustries.com
Killer Startups: killerstartups.com
Feed My App: feedmyapp.com
Alt Search Engines: altsearchengines.com
Read/Write Web: readwriteweb.com
Ed Brill
July 10th 2007 - 9:30am
@Vlad, Gee, thanks!
@Micahville, thank you for the honor and the link.
Adam Kalsey
July 10th 2007 - 1:55pm
I’m honored to be included in the list. But perhaps you should have named it “68 tech blogs that don’t suck. And that Adam Kalsey guy.”
seeker
July 10th 2007 - 11:25pm
another shout out for ArsTechnica - i am so busy now, that’s the ONLY one I have time to scan
Lifehacker rules
Maybe jalopnik?
SingaporeWebDesign
July 10th 2007 - 11:31pm
what happened i can’t access the original page - says error
http://digg.com/tech_news/69_Tech_Blogs_That_Don_t_Suck
Haacked
July 11th 2007 - 12:02am
I am thoroughly honored to be #69. As Bill and Ted would say, 69!!!
Micahville
July 11th 2007 - 12:28am
@Haacked: Heh. I love that movie. I am honored that you replied. Check out my followup post. You are mentioned there too.
grace
July 11th 2007 - 2:54am
hey check out http://www.gazhoo.com
ikram_zidane
July 13th 2007 - 10:20am
though i would like my site to be listed here, sadly mine is not a tech blog..
Rahul
July 14th 2007 - 11:32am
Personally I am a avid reader of
http://www.quickonlinetips.com
http://www.dailyblogtips.com
kevin
July 14th 2007 - 1:18pm
@Micah - thanks for the juxtaviews credit. we have a lot more coming this fall. hopefully the new additions will take us into the top 10 ;)
now…any interviews you would like to see?
best wishes, kevin (juxtaviews founder)
John blaze
July 15th 2007 - 1:20pm
another vote for http://www.asktheadmin.com they rock!
truvahorse
July 17th 2007 - 1:22pm
Do you know Turkish?
http://www.dikkatitvar.com
Micahville
July 17th 2007 - 5:27pm
No. I don’t actually. Sorry.
resetblog
July 18th 2007 - 2:10pm
great list!!!! thanks!!!
Dave
July 18th 2007 - 10:14pm
This is a really good list, Thanks.
Chris
July 19th 2007 - 10:37pm
no ‘because you value your mind’?
Teh Theng Heng
July 25th 2007 - 8:03am
LiewCF.com should be in the list. ;(
ChicaGeek
August 7th 2007 - 1:54am
I miss geek girls blogs here! Shiny Shiny, Chip Chick, TechieDiva… and mine, of course :P
Seriously, when you make a list out of something it’s not easy to make everybody happy. The list will be finished for you, but there will always be people pointing out items you inexplicably left outside.
Nice work!
Cyril Roger
August 7th 2007 - 1:54am
Great list. I would also recommend our blog, insideTonic (http://www.insidetonic.com) , which focuses on software and technology news. Don’t hesitate to drop by and leave us a comment.
VinK
September 5th 2007 - 6:32am
This is a highly opinionated article.
My blog xhydra.com would definetly suck if you are not into microsoft technologies.Unless you are a microsoft fan my blog Rocks!