Today is Blog Day 2008 where bloggers around the world share new and diverse blogs they read and like. That means you and I have access to a huge list of cool blogs to explore over the next few months. I can hardly wait.
Many of my favorite "humankind-like" blogs are posted in the sidebars. I'm thrilled to have an excuse to share some of my other favorites:
37 Days - A "must bookmark" for media about possibilities and for every other reason. I could go on about this one, but that would keep you from clicking here.
French Word A Day - an Arizona girl marries a Frenchman and blogs her days in the vineyard with two kids and a husband. Combining wry humor, heartwarming love of a family and nature, and beautiful photographs, this site never fails to touch and entertain me.
Smith Magazine - Because I love stories and their power to change and heal, I'm fascinated by the Smith Magazine projects in "a home for story-telling with a focus on personal narrative." Sometimes on good and bad days, it's fun for the wanna-be-writer in me to see if I can distill what's going on into 6 words. Take a look at some of these.
TED Blog - A daily serving from the feast that is TED, the Technology Entertainment and Design talks, that have gathered the greatest minds around the world since the 1980's. Inspiring, educational, informative, and world-changing. So many great things have come from TED, I invite you to discover your own delights.
Digi-Dave and Spot.Us - When I went to "journalism camp" this year to learn more about the media, I met a younger man who offered to show me how to get set up on twitter. Later, as I learned more about new media, new trends in journalism, and the possibilities for the future, I learned that the "young man" was actually a seasoned journalist (Wired magazine, Seed Magazine, and the NYT) and a trailblazer in journalism. Already "branded" and established at the junction of technology and journalism, Digi-Dave, as he is known in the world of social and on-line media, now has received a grant from the Knight foundation and lots of good press about his new project for funding relevant, local, quality journalism for the public by the public. I read Dave's blog (and his twitters) regularly and have hope for the future of media. If you're interested in the changing media and its influence on our lives, follow Dave.
I can't make a list of blogs without mentioning the very first blogger I ever "met", Ze Frank. I found his blog on the last day of the "Show" which is 365 days of video hilarity by one of the quirkiest and most creative minds you'll ever meet. Perusing his most recent posts I read about the week he took over two people's MySpace accounts (with their permission) and also got to see this great video (he's a magnet for this cool stuff) of stop-motion spaghetti. There are literally years of genius and kookiness to explore here. Enjoy.
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