Whether you blog about the Internet, the web, or blogging, you are still working within the Internet industry by being a blogger. No matter what your blog topic is, it helps to understand your Internet audience, where they are coming from, how they blog, and how they search. If you have advertising on your blog, then it is important to understand what is going on in the blog business in order to help you blog better and make more money. It also helps to keep an eye on the top web hosts and traffic in general so you know what is going on around you in the Internet world.
By watching which blogs or websites are top of the charts for traffic, you can pretty much guage which topics are popular with most Internet users. Here are some resources for lists of the most popular websites and blogs online, as well as tracking web trends and traffic.
- 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
So what are some news or resources you monitor frequently to find stories and content for your blog that I have missed? Wanna share?
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