Jakob Nielsen's weblog usability could be handy for many bloggers. I especially liked pt.10 where he points out the importance of being in charge of your micro-publishing. I disagreed with the fiction of 'biographies' & photos on blogs.

Philipp Lenssen shares his approaches to archive blogposts in a sustainable way. Even if you don't have the long-term in mind, it's a good read for blogging stategies.

A good remix video is on ifilms: 'George Bush don't like Black People'. Check it out!
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Buttons by George Taylor McKnight is a searchable directory of blog buttons. Check out these blog icons: memes/collectives, news, political stuff, feeds, location or navigation. Steal some buttons for your blog now!

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres, or RSF) serve the public interest by ensuring the right for everyone to be informed. They have now produced a handbook to help bloggers with tips and technical advice on anonymous blogging that is also avoiding censorship. The general advice on blogging reaches from set up to search-engines , ethics and journalistic principles. Many experienced bloggers give their personal accounts as cyber dissidents.You can download (PDF) the handbook or browse sections here. The guide will also be available in pulp form.

Disenchanted with searchengines? Try Memeorandum, the all in one place to track technical and political issues. You can follow the linked threads/conversations in the blogosphere about a given topic. The intent is to 'tap the signal' of credible news 'rapidly' and 'relate the form of conversations unfolding in real time'.

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