Biggest Heap of Content Sources for Bloggers
There are two aspects of finding content for your blog.
- First, it is to find the inspiration that generates original content on your blog. This can come from a variety of sources. Basically, it can be a news story, fellow blogger’s post, an interesting web page you stumbled across, something a friend said, or anything that interests you enough to research and write about it.
- The second aspect is to find links. A lot of bloggers seem to specialize in finding interesting content and providing a link and maybe a few words to recommend to their readers that they check out the original content on someone else’s blog or site. While this isn’t so much about finding original content for your blog, it is about finding information and resources that is helpful to your readers.
There is simple classification of different types of resources for finding content for your blog:
- Top News Stories
- Industry News and Resources
- Tagging and Social Bookmarking
- Most Popular/Highest Traffic
- Top Search Results
- Research: Reading What Other People Wrote
- Facts, Figures and Statistics
- Search Engines, Search Blogs, and Search Resources
- Tracking Stories
- Internet Traffic, Web Trends, and Page Rank
Top News Stories
CNN - Most Popular Stories
Research Buzz - Kebberfegg
Topix News Headlines
Online Newspapers
180n (Top Sited News Stories)
Crayon - Most Popular News Sites
People’s Daily from China - Most Popular News Stories
New York Times - Most Emailed Stories
New York Times - World News
Meta Eureka - Top News Stories
Yahoo Top News Stories - Most Viewed
News is Free - Most Popular News Stories
1st Headlines - Top Breaking Headline News
Yahoo News - Full Coverage and Topical Roundup of World News Stories
Google Alerts
Google News
Today’s Front Pages from the Newseum
Newslink - Major Metro US Newspapers
News Link
Headline Spot - News Wires
Reuters Free Top News Stories
Rapid Tree - List of Worldwide Media Resources like Newspapers, Magazines, TV, and More
Meta Grid - Access and Search 8000 Newspapers and Magazines Online
News Directory
Online Newspapers
I Want Media - Links and Media Resources
News Place - News Resources
Ananova - Breaking News Portal
World News
News in Essence - Aggregator
I Have News Aggregator Top Stories
Wall Street Executive Library News Resources
News Trawler
WorldPress.org - Worldwide News
Lexis Nexis - Free News Headlines
News Ahead - News Forecast
Slate
News Wise - News Tracker and Search Engine Service
CNN Email News Alerts
Yahoo Email News Alerts
E-News Wire
Infomaniac - News Research Behind the Stories
Industry News and Resources
New Scientist (dinosaurs, evolution, being human, endangered species, technology, health and more)
BlogPulse
Blodex - Top Blogged Stories
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Magazines and Information Resources on Health, Science, and Medicine
Geography Network of Canada (maps, geography, and data)
Silicon.com - Most Popular White Papers from Silicon Valley
Above Top Secret - Top Conspiracy Theory News
Business Week - Technology Research Library Top 50 Resources
Business Week - Blogspotting
Netcraft - Web Server Survey
Webmaster World
Wired - Blogs
ZDNet Blogs on Technology
Inbox Robot - Most Popular Newsletters
Inbox Robot - Hot Newsletter Topics
All Bookstores - Most Popular Books
Spacetoday.org - Research Resources for Journalists
Writer Magazine
About.com’s Urban Legends Blog
Hill News - News About the US Congress
Business Wire
ZDNet - Technology News
The New England Journal of Medicine
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus - Medical News and Information
The Educator’s Reference Desk
Jane’s News On Defence, Airport, Transportation, Security And Risk Developments
Landings.com - Aviation History, Accident, and Archives
Newsforge - News about Linux and Open Source
Internet News
Editor and Publisher News Headlines
Bloomberg Financial News
OneWorld.net - Human Rights News
Book Wire - Book Publishing News
Idea List - News from the International Non-Profit World
ReferenceShelf - Docuticker - News from Librarians
Electronic Frontier Foundation - Freedom of Speech Resource Center
Internet News Bureau - Most Recent Stories
Research Buzz - Search Engine News and More
Biz Journals - Business News
The Smoking Gun
WebReference
Tag and Social Bookmarking Services
Technorati
IceRocket
Daypop
BlogPulse
Blodex - Top Blogged Stories
Blogsearch.com
Blogs of the Day
180n (Top Sited News Stories)
Gada - Graphic Meta Search Engine
Furl.net - Latest Headline Entries
CodeCubed - Tree Map (based on Del.icio.us)
Newzingo - Google Tag Map
Flickr
BlinkList
Connotea - Scientific Tags
De.lirio.us (Del.icio.us clone)
Digg
Furl
Blogmarks
KB Cafe Tag Search
Shadows - Social Bookmarking Service
Bloghop
Simpy
Oishii - Most Popular Bookmarks
Citeulike - Free Citation Service
Common Times - Reader Controlled News
Wists - Social Shopping
Spurl
Scuttle
LookMarks
Frassle
GiveALink - Donate Bookmarks
Netvous
Memeorandum
Ask Jeeves (now uses tags)
LinkFilter
Hyperlinkomatic
FeedMarker
BackFlip
Yummy.printfu - PDF Social Bookmarking
Diigo
Quimble - Poll on Favorite Social Bookmarking Manager
StumbleUpon
Filangy
Riffs - Social Recommender
RawSugar
Linkagogo
Gibeo.net
Linkroll
OpenBM - (Open Bookmarks)
SearchFox
Bloogz
Findory
Wink
Blog Top Sites
Indiza - Europe and International Social Bookmarking
Most Popular/High Traffic
Alexa - Top 500 websites
Alexa - Top 500 global websites
Technorati - Most Popular Posts and Tags
Fark
BlogPulse
Hot Links
Truth Laid Bear’s website ecosystem
Technorati Top 100
Feedster Top 500
Memeorandum
Furl.net - Most Popular
Chuquet - Most Linked To Posts
Blo.gs - Most Watched Blogs
Bloogz - Most Popular Blogs
National Geographic - 15 Most Popular Stories
WayPath Most Popular Blogs, Topics, and Search
Topix News Headlines
Variety - Most Popular Entertainment Stories
Most Popular Sites
Village Voice - Most Popular Stories
Yahoo - Most Emailed Photos and Slideshows
CNN - Most Popular Stories
Flickr - Most Popular Photo Tags
Bloogz Most Popular Blog Ranking
Most Popular Historical Biographies
Bloglines - Top Links
Technorati - Most Popular Blogs
Bloglines - Top Blogs
Yahoo News - Most Popular Stories
Salon Radio Community Server - Statistics by Page Read Rankings
Topten.org - Most Popular Top Ten Nuggets
Blog Rankings - Most Popular Blogs
Right Wing News - The Most Popular Political Blogs On The Net
What is Making Blog News - Top 10 Posts List
Top Ten Sources - Popular Posts
Amazon Bestsellers
USA Today - Hot Sites and Hot Shows
Info Please - Top Tens List
Blog Top Sites
DayPop - Top 40 Stories
Blogmarks - Most Popular Posts
FeedMeLinks
Jots
LiveMarks
Most Popular Del.icious Posts of All Time
EarthCam Announces 25 Most Interesting Webcams
Tail Rank - Popular Blog Posts and Comments
Top Search Results
Webcrawler Search Spy - Live Viewing of Search Keywords (Adult and Filtered Views)
MetaSpy - Live Viewing of Search Keywords (Adult and Filtered Views)
LiveMarks - Live Del.icio.us Feed
Digg Spy - Live View of Diggs
LiveMarks - Top Ranking from Del.icio.us
Kanoodle Search Spy - Live Search Preview
Meta Eureka - Voyeur (Manual Refresh)
Joe Ant - Top Search Keywords Live
AOL Hot Searches
Dogpile - Search Spy Live Search Preview (Adult and Filtered Views)
Search Words
Search Hippo
Search King - Top 25 Search Words
Eurekster - Advertising and Keyword Search
Fravia - Web Searchlore (Keyword and Search Tips, Techniques, and Methods
Analogx - Top Search Keywords
MSN Insider - Top Searches
DWoz - Top Keywords and Search Phrases
Yahoo Buzz - Top Searches
Google Zeitgeist Global - Top Search Results Globally
Google Zeitgeist - Top Search Results
Google News Top Searches for 2005
Lycos Top Searches for 2005
Yahoo Top Searches for 2005
Search.com Top Searches for 2005
Ask (aka Ask Jeeves) Top Searches for 2005
AOL Top Searches for 2005
Dogpile.com (via Infospace - metasearch engine searches Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, and others for 2005
A9’s Top Search Words with 9 Letters for 2005
Search Engine Watch - Google and Yahoo Make Dogpile’s Top Searches Of 2005 List
Yahoo! Canada 2005 Year in Review Top Searches
London Free Press - Janet Jackson top pick for Google searches
The Manila Bulletin - Top IT Stories for 2005
BBC News - Google Taps Into Search Patterns
Search Engine Watch - 5th Annual Search Engine Awards (from earlier this year)
Year in Review: Year of Heroes and Weasels
CodeCubed - Tree Map (based on Del.icio.us)
Newzingo - Google News Tag Map
Research: Reading What Other People Wrote
Mag Portal for online magazines and research information
Comment Content - part of Creative Commons
LookSmart - Find Articles
Bloglines (Aggregator/Feeds)
FeedDemon (Aggregator/Feeds)
Feedreader (Aggregator/Feeds)
Findory (Aggregator/Feeds)
NetNewsWire (Aggregator/Feeds - MAC)
NewsGator (Aggregator/Feeds)
Radio UserLand (Aggregator/Feeds)
Crayon - Create Your Own Customizable Online Newspaper
PR Web (Press Releases)
US National Archives
About.com - About Everything
News Lab
US News Archives - Newspaper Archives
University of Toronto - Internet Resources and Metasites
Ask a Librarian
The Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
Librarian’s Internet Index
The Gateway to 21st Century Skills in Education (US Gov)
High Beam Library Research for News, Images, and Statistics
H2O Playlist - Intellectual Content and Reading Lists
Poynter Online - Journalist Links and Resources
CyberJournalist Super Search Tools
Power Reporting - Free Research Tools for Journalists
PR News Wire
News Trove - Search News by Viewpoint
Yahoo Directory of RSS Formats and Aggregators
Time Magazine Archives
Bloghop - Connects Readers with Blogs
Assignment Editor - Newsroom Home Page
E-How - How Things Work
How Stuff Works
Journalism Net - Massive Research Resources and Links
Internet Public Library
National Press Club - Library and Research Links and Resources
The Refdesk
Bartleby References and Quotes
Journalist Express - One Stop Links and Resources for Journalists
Monitor This - Create Custom RSS Search Feeds
Voice of the Shuttle
Search Engines, Search Blogs and Search Feeds
Google Blog Search
Yahoo News & Blog Search
Feedster (Feed Search)
Blogdigger {Feed Search)
Bloogz - Blog Search
Dogpile - Searches 5 Major Search Engines
Hot Sheet - List of Top News and Information Sites and Search Engine
Mamma - The Mother of All Search Engines
Metacrawler
Search Engine Colossus - International Directory Of Search Engines
Lycos
Journalism Net - Find People
Oxide - Jump Search Engine
I Want Media - Facts, Statistics, Links and Media Resources
Teoma Direct Hit Search
Vivismo Clusty - Cluster Search Engine
Rocket News - Feed Search Engine
Snap - Virtual News and Search Engine
News Wise - News Tracker and Search Engine Service
Bloogz
Blogwise - Top Blogs Search
Vivisimo - Clusty Blog Search
Blog Search Engine
Blogarama Blog Directory
A9 Search Engine and Maps
KartOO - Graphic Search Engine
Click City - City Guides
Killer Info Cluster Search Engine
Info Please
DMOZ - Open Directory Project
DMOZ - Open Directory Project - Weblogs Resources
DMOZ - Open Directory Project - Blog Search Engines
Blog Top Sites
Search Engine Base
Search Engine Showdown
Jux2 - Search Engine evaluates Page Ranks
Blogdigger Local - Find Local Bloggers
FeedMap - Blog Map
Tag Cloud - Heat Map of Feed Keywords Tool
BrowseDelicious - Visual Browsing
Blog Universe Directory
All Your Words - Word Association Search
Vox Delicii - Graphic Search Engine
My Web 2.0 Yahoo Search - Custom Search Page
Wists - Social Shopping
StumbleUpon
Filangy
WayPath Blog Search
Tracking Stories
PubSub
PR News Wire - Feed Categories
Steven Bell’s Keeping Up Website - Web Page Change Detection Services
Watch That Page
Library Journal - Do I Detect a Change
Infominder Website Tracking
Change Detection - Website Administrator Tool
Website Watcher
Change Detect
Check and Get
Right Web Monitor
Track Engine
Site Up
Chikaboo
New York Times - News Alerts by Category
TV Eyes for Consumers - Free Email Alerts on TV Stories
Net News Tracker - Tracks News Groups
Google Alerts
Google Groups - What Are They Saying?
TalkDigger - Tracking Search Engines, Blogs, Tag Services and Social Bookmarking
Tail Rank - Popular Blog Posts and Comments on Posts
I-Tools Search
News Wise - News Tracker and Search Engine Service
TRAC.SYR.EDU - Transactional Record Access Clearing House - Tracking US Government News
Feedster Ego Builder Feed - Custom Feed Maker
Rocket News - Feed Search Engine and Custom Feed Maker
BBC News Feed Factory - Custom and Category Feeds
Associated Content - Custom Categorized Feeds
LifeHacker - Creating Custom Live Digg Feeds
Yahoo News Feeds and Custom Feeds
Netvibes - Custom News Page
Topix - Advanced Search Custom Feed (scan for feed on search results)
Inform - Custom News and Feeds
Facts and Statistics
US FedStats - Statistics from the US Government
US Freedom of Information Act
US Department of Labor - Labor Statistics
Population Reference Bureau
US National Center for Education Statistics
US Energy Information Administration
US Center for Disease Control - Data Warehouse for National Center for Health Statistics
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
FBI Crime Report Statistics
US Bureau of Justice Statistics Data for Analysis
Crime.org - Crime Links and Statistics
World Health Organization - WHO Statistical Information System
US National Institutes of Health
City-Data - US Cities Data and Statistics
Cornell Law - Legal Information Institute
Library of Congress - Thomas Search the Laws
Louisiana State University - Libraries Federal Agencies Directory
USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System
USDA State Facts
Find Law
US FedWorld
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education
US Department of Defense
National Conference of State Legislatures - State Legislatures Internet Links
Cornell - US Code
CIA World Factbook
Defense Statistics
Pentagon Facts & Figures
CIA World Fact Book
Securities and Exchange Commission - EDGAR - Research Companies
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
US National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB)
I Want Media - Facts, Statistics, Links and Media Resources
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
Jonathan Oatis - How to Get Public Records Online
WWW Virtual Library - International Affairs Resources
Nation Master - Compare Nations
Hyperstat Online Textbook - Statistics
Stats.org
Statistics.com
United Nations Statistics Division
US Government Documents - Statistics on the Web by University of Michigan
Acronym Finder
US Census Bureau
Info Please
US State Department
World Wide Web Virtual Library - Demography and Population Studies
Electronic Frontier Foundation - Freedom of Speech Resource Center
TRAC.SYR.EDU - Transactional Record Access Clearing House - Tracking US Government News
Google Scholar Search - Search for Scholarly Resources
United Nations Population Information Network
National Statistics for the UK
Statistical Resources on the Web Environment
Internet Traffic, Web Trends, and Page Rank
AWIS - Alexa Blog - Article on Watching Net Trends
BlogPulse
Alexa (top websites/trends)
Alexa - Top 500 websites
Alexa - Top 500 global websites
Blo.gs - Most Watched Blogs
TalkDigger - Who is Blogging About You?
DMOZ - Open Directory Project - Weblogs Resources
Jux2 - Search Engine evaluates Page Ranks
Clickz - Trends and Statistics
43 Things - Keeping Up With Current Web Trends
Internet Traffic Report
Cyber Geography Research - Mapping the Internet
GVU Research and Technology Reports
Internet Systems Consortium Internet Domain Survey
Search Engine Watch
Netcraft - Server and Web Status and News
Nielsen and Net Ratings - News Releases
The Counter - Statistics
Global Research - Global Internet Statistics
Internet Pulse
Zooknic Internet Intelligence and Geography Project
Search Engine Optimization - Bandwidth Reports
EMarketer - Online Business and Marketing
Web Hosting Info - Global Stats for Web Hosts
ComScore - Internet Statistics News
Internet World Stats
Research Buzz - Search Engine News and More
Cybergeography and Web Statistics
CAIDA, the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis
Webhosting.info - Hosting Statistics and Information
Browser News - Statistics
Browser News
Net Applications - Marketshare
International Telecommunications Union - Global Statistics
Complete Guide to Internet Statistics and Research
Internet Demographics Directory
Security Space Internet Research Studies
Sociosite - Internet Use(r)s Demographics
European Internet Statistics
CIO - Technology Articles, Forecasts, and News
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - A National Online
US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Forrester - Online Research, Surveys, and Polls
Pew Internet and American Life Project
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