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Kyle Lacy, were chatting recently about our favorite blogs. Ok, so we were texting, but that is almost the same thing, isn’t it? Anyway, he suggested we each create a list of our top 50 blogs.

At first I was a bit intimidated – 50 blogs did I really read that many? But I figured what they heck it would be fun to see how many I came up with.

Then, when Kyle sent me this cool graphic, I discovered I don’t follow instructions well. You see – Kyle is writing about his top 50 here in Indy, and I just picked my top 50. While many are local, I also follow some really cool folks around the world.

I have tried to group them in some semblance of an order – with a a brief description. Color coding – Red indicates an Indy Blog.

If you are not familiar with some of these, check them out! And add your favorites!

1. Kyle Lacy’s Thoughts on Social Media – Social Media, Marketing, & occasional Social Commentary
2. Chris Brogan – Social Media, Social Media, Social Media
3. Chris Baggott’s Guide to Blogging – Social Media, Company Blog
4. Media Sauce Blog – Social Media, Marketing – Company Blog
5. Collin Clark - Indy Awesome Blog – Social Media, Web Design – New on the blog scene, but interesting
6. Noah Coffey - Social Media, Marketing
7. Chris Garret – the Business of Blogging and New Media – Social Media
8. TwitTip - Social Media as the Name Implies, Specifically Twitter
9. ProBlogger - Social Media
   
10. Micheal Fruchter – My Thoughts on Social Media – Social Media, Marketing
11. Tim O’Reily Radar - Technology, Social Media,
12. Groundswell - Social Media
13. Jason Baer Where Social Media and Email Collide – Social Media, Marketing
14. Seth Godin – Social Commentary, Social Media, Marketing
15. Jim Brown Monopolized Chaos – Social Commentary, Politics, Social Media
16. Deep Ripples - SEO Blog -SEO, Social Media, Marketing
    
17. SEO Boy – Hannipin Marketing - SEO, Social Media, Marketing
18. Gravy Masters - SEO, Social Media
    
19. Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba – Church of the Customer, Social Commentary, Marketing
20. BNPostive’s Blog – Social Commentary with a decidedly Indy Perspective
21. Jared Young – The Original Quill – Marketing for Small Biz Owners
22. Chad Meyers – Three Hats Marketing – Marketing and Branding
23. Duct Tape Marketing -Marketing, Social Media – Sometimes a bit commercial, but good content mostly
    
24. Amber Naslund – The Brand Box – Marketing, Branding and Social Media
25. Marketing Profs – My Daily Fix – Marketing
26. Jim Connolly’s Marketing Blog – Marketing & Networking – Practical Tips
27. Jim Cota - Marketing, Life as a Dad, ( I also like Jim’s columns in the IBJ)
28. Jason Falls – Social Media Explorer – PR, Social Media and Marketing
29. The Buzz Bin – PR, Marketing, Social Media
30. Mark Story – The Intersection of Online and Offline – PR in the Digital Age
31. Kevin Eikenberry – Leadership
32. Louis Gray - Technology ( Particularly New Web Aps) and the implications on Social Media
33. Doug Karr – Marketing Technology Blog – Technology, Marketing – My Go-To resource for Wordpress
34. Michael Wolf – Greywolf SEO Blog - Technology and SEO
35. BlueLock – Technology, Cloud Computing
36. Rich Miller Data Center Knowledge – Technology – Nice balance between tech news & opinion
37. Nicholas Carr – Rough Type – Technology, Cloud Computing
38. Techy Pundit - Technology, Business and Cloud Computing
39. Robert Scoble – Scobleizer - Technology, Social Media
40. Patric Welch What’s Noo? – Technology with a sense of humor
41. Erik Deckers – The Laughing Stalk – Humor and Social Commentary
    
42. Capitol Watch Blog – Politics – This is my favorite for local and national politics because the authors represent such opposing political views. My favorite Jenn ( very liberal left wing democrat) and her worthy opponent, Abdul, (very conservative, right wing republican) present the inside scoop with insight, humor, and a even a bit of sarcasm
43. The Huffington Post - Politics from a Very Liberal Perspective
44. Indy-Biz – Indy Focused – News about the Indianapolis Small Business Community
45. I Choose Indy - Indy Focused content provided by community at large – best of Indy
    
46. Guy Kawasaki – How to Change the World – Smart Stuff – Entrepreneurship, Technology, Social Media
47. Harvard Management Update - Smart Stuff on Business, Politics, Economics, etc
48. TED – Ideas Worth Spreading - Smart Stuff – Technology, Education, Design, Science, Creativity, etc
49. John Byrn – Editor BusienssWeek.com What’s Your Story – Smart Stuff, Business, Technology, Politics
50. Mooshinindy - Photography

And a few extra’s these are friends who are using blogs in an interesting way to promote their business. Way to go!

1. Hartman Inventory – Company Blog, Inventory Service
2. Barb Jones – Biz Customs – Business Etiquette
   
3. Safari Solutions – Company Blog, HR Tips
   

And if I have missed your favorite – Add it here, then bookmark this page, and come back from time to time to see what others have to say. Haven’t had enough? I found this: 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter. I have not had a chance to check out the whole list, but thought I would put the link here so I can find it from time to time.