My BlogDay Picks

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BlogDay has finally arrived and here are my five recommendations:

1) Chris Brogan – I was introduced to Chris through Jeff Pulver and have been addicted to his blog ever since. Chris is a social media and networking expert. He works as community developer for Video on the Net and Network2. He is also co-founder of PodCamp, a free unconference that explores the benefits and uses of new media community tools. Chris writes amazing posts on how each of us can use social media tools to effectively market ourselves and create a community around our brand. Chris often writes on how we can improve our usage of networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to socially connect with others. A great blog for anyone who wants to learn how to do social networking right online and offline.

2) Roi Carthy – Roi and I met at Blogference and have become good friends. Roi is a product launch consultant for various startups. He also recently started covering the Israeli startup scene at TechCrunch. He writes about different emerging startups and likes to interview people in the company before writing his post. He covers various topics such as: Business models, product development, and marketing to the blogosphere. Highly recommended for anyone who’s interested in staying on top of what’s going on in the hi-tech industry and finding out more about the people behind the ideas.

3) Stii Pretorius - I met Stii through StumbleUpon and we have kept in touch ever since. Stii is a programmer who lives in South Africa. He writes a lot about programming (surprise surprise ), software, and online tools. Even though a lot of Stii’s posts are quite technical, he has a very personal and simple writing style which allures you to read further. Anyone who is mostly interested in the technical aspects of the Web 2.0 world should definitely check his blog out.

4) How could I leave out Kent Newsome? I met Kent when I initially started blogging. He was one of my biggest fans from day one and I will not forget that. Kent the founder and developer of ACCBoards.Com and a few other popular interactive web sites. I love Kent’s blog because Kent writes like no other. He has a very original and unique way of covering what’s going on in the Web 2.0 world and at the same time give you his own personal opinion about it. He doesn’t just tell you about the latest software or social network, but he has something to say about it. Something meaningful and different than any other blogger. His posts will leave you thinking for days. I cannot say enough about Kent’s blog. You should try it out for yourself.

5) And finally…Stowe Boyd – Stowe and I met through the blogosphere. I have been following his blog for a very long time and I believe we can all learn so much from this wise man. In June 2007 he was ranked #2 out of technology industry analysts by Technobabble. Stowe is a strategic consultant to big hi-tech companies as well as small startups. He writes mostly about social tools, and their impact on business, media, and society. Like me, he likes to discuss not only the online tools, but Web 2.0 culture as a whole and what its implications are on our society. His posts are always thought-provoking and often even philosophical and sarcastically humorous.  If you haven’t yet been on Stowe’s blog, do yourself a favor and start today.

So these are my five blog recommendations. I hope you enjoy them. In addition, I would love to hear back from you guys which are your favorite blogs and why.