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This is a list of notable blogs. A blog (contraction of weblog) is a web site with frequent, periodic posts creating an ongoing narrative. They are maintained by both groups and individuals, the latter being the most common. Blogs can focus on a wide variety of topics, ranging from the political to personal experiences. Specific blogs include:
| Blog | Language | Subject | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Quarks Daily | English | Online news aggregator | S. Abbas Raza [1] |
| AirlineReporter.com | English | Airline industry news | David Parker Brown |
| 1000 Awesome Things | English | Miscellaneous topics | Neil Pasricha |
| The 9 on Yahoo! | English | Video blog on web videos | Multi-author |
| The Art Life | English | Blog about the art scene in Sydney, Australia | Multi-author |
| Athletics Nation | English | Sports blog focusing on the Oakland Athletics baseball team | Tyler Bleszinski |
| Audimated | English | Music related blog focused on news, resources, and information for independent artists. | Lucas Sommer |
| Bad Astronomy | English | Blog on astronomy and science education | Phil Plait |
| Balkinization | English | Blog focusing on US civil liberties issues | Jack Balkin |
| Belle de Jour | English | Insight into the life of a London call-girl | Brooke Magnanti |
| Bestiario del balón | Spanish | Colombian football blog | Multi-author |
| Blog del Narco | Spanish | Mexican Drug War | Anonymous |
| Blogcritics | English | Multiple sections, mostly involving entertainment and science | Multi-author |
| Bloggingheads.tv | English | Video blog on politics, philosophy, and science | Multi-author |
| The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks | English | Blog about the misuse of English quotation marks | Bethany Keeley |
| The Blonde Salad | English | Fashion | Chiara Ferragni |
| Boing Boing | English | Politics, science fiction, and general interest | Multi-author |
| Borderland Beat | English | Mexican Drug War | Multi-author |
| Brain Blogger | English | Multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives | Multi-author |
| The Brussels Journal | English, Dutch | Conservative blog on Belgian politics | Paul Beliën |
| Cake Wrecks | English | Photoblog featuring images of cakes that are humorous or strange in appearance | Jen Yates |
| CampusJ | English | Jewish college news | Multi-author |
| Chinadialogue | Chinese, English | Blog on the environment, both globally and in China | Multi-author |
| Climate Audit | English | Using statistical methods to analyze historical reconstructions of past climates | Stephen McIntyre |
| The Comics Curmudgeon | English | Critical analysis of newspaper comics | Josh Fruhlinger |
| ConservativeHome | English | Conservatism from a UK perspective | Tim Montgomerie |
| Consumerist | English | Blog on consumerism | Multi-author |
| Contempo Magazine | English | Blog on Hispanic conservatism | Tony Magana |
| Core77 | English | Blog dedicated to the practice and produce of the field of industrial design New York City | Stuart Constantine and Eric Ludlum |
| Cosmic Variance | English | Science blog on physics and astrophysics | Multi-author |
| Couric & Co. | English | Official blog of the CBS Evening News | The CBS Evening News staff |
| Crash Test Kitchen | English | Cooking and food video blog | Waz and Lenny (screen names) |
| Crooked Timber | English | Various intellectual topics, such as: Left-of-center politics, economics, sociology, and modern literature | Multi-author |
| Crooks and Liars | English | Liberal video blog | Multi-author |
| Cute Overload | English | Photos and videos of “cute” animals | Multi-author |
| The Daily Howler | English | Center-left political blog | Bob Somerby |
| Daring Fireball | English | Macintosh and technology blog | John Gruber |
| Deadspin | English | Sports blog | Multi-author |
| Diabetes Mine | English | Blog relating to diabetes | Amy Tenderich |
| Dlisted | English | Celebrity gossip | Michael K. |
| Down By The Hipster | English | Blog on the New York City nightlife | Multi-author |
| DrugWarRant | English | Blog used to advocate the termination of the War on Drugs in the United States | Peter Guither |
| Durma Melhor | Portuguese | Blog on various issues related to sleep | Marcos Miguel |
| EastSouthWestNorth | English | China focused blog out of Hong Kong | Roland Soong |
| Engadget | English, Chinese (simplified Han), Chinese (traditional Han), Japanese, Spanish, Polish, Korean, German | Technology blog | Multi-author |
| EQ Music | English | Electronic pop music blog | Multi-author |
| Faces in Places | English | Photo blog of faces seen in everyday objects | Multi-author |
| /Film | English | Movie news and reviews | Peter Sciretta |
| Fluxblog | English | MP3 blog | Matthew Perpetua |
| Front Porch Republic | English | Localist blog | Multi-author |
| GamePolitics.com | English | Blog about the politics of computer and video games | Dennis McCauley |
| Gawker | English | Manhattan news and gossip | Multi-author |
| GeenStijl | Dutch | General commentary | Multi-author |
| Generación invisible | Spanish | Blog by professional journalists | Multi-author |
| Gigaom | English | Blog with opinions on startups, new technologies, broadband, and online games | Multi-author |
| Gizmodo | English, French, Dutch. Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese | Blog centred on Design, Technology and Consumer electronics | Multi-author |
| Go Fug Yourself | English | Comedy fashion blog | Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks |
| Gothamist | English | Local interest blog about New York, branch sites cover other cities | Multi-author |
| Groklaw | English | Blog covering legal news pertinent to a free and open-source software community | Multi-author |
| Grumpy Old Bookman | English | Litblog | Michael Allen |
| Gulfsails | English | Documented the effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans | Troy Gilbert |
| Hollaback! | English | Photoblog intended to raise awareness of street harassment | Multi-author |
| Hot Air | English | Center-right political and news blog | Multi-author |
| How the World Sees America | English | Blog showcasing views on the United States from around the world | Amar C. Bakshi |
| The Huffington Post | English | Liberal news blog | Multi-author |
| I Can Has Cheezburger? | English | Blog featuring lolcats and other animals created by the writers | Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami |
| IPKat | English | Blog dedicated to intellectual property law | Multi-author |
| Idolblog | English | Blog dedicated to the talent search show New Zealand Idol | Multi-author |
| The Incidental Economist | English | Blog focused on economics, health policy, law | Multi-author |
| India Uncut | English | blog regarding India | Amit Varma |
| Inhabitat | English | Blog on sustainable architecture | Multi-author |
| IvyGate | English | News and gossip from Ivy League schools | Multi-author |
| Joystiq | English | Video gaming blog | Multi-author |
| Jezebel | English | Women's interest blog | Multi-author |
| Jihad Watch | English | Blog on the ideas behind Islamic jihad | Multi-author |
| Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal | English | Military blog detailing a scout platoon leader's daily life on the Iraqi frontlines | LT G. (screen name) |
| Kissing Suzy Kolber | English | NFL humor blog | Multi-author |
| Kotaku | English | Video game blog | Multi-author |
| Language Log | English | Language blog | Mark Liberman |
| Law and the Multiverse | English | Law and comic books blog | James Daily and Ryan Davidson |
| Lifehacker | English | Blog covering life hacks | Multi-author |
| Little Green Footballs | English | Center-left political blog | Charles Foster Johnson |
| The Marmot's Hole | English | Blog focusing on Korean politics and society | Multi-author |
| Mashable | English, French | Social networking news based blog | Multi-author |
| Memepool | English | Link blog | Multi-author |
| MetaFilter | English | Link and general interest blog | Multi-author |
| Metro Jacksonville | English | Urban development news and discussion blog | Multi-author |
| Milblogging.com | English | Blog index to other military blogs | Multi-author |
| Mind Hacks | English | Psychology and neuroscience blog | Multi-author |
| Mini-Microsoft | English | Blog on Microsoft | Anonymous |
| Momversation | English | Home and family blog | Multi-author |
| Mr. Money Mustache | English | Personal Finance blog | Peter Adeney |
| The Monkey Cage | English | Political science research (2007–2022) | Multi-author |
| MSDN Blogs | English | Microsoft blog where employees blog to a public audience | Multi-author |
| Ms Sparky | English | News about defense contractors | Debbie Crawford |
| Music for Robots | English | MP3 Blog | Multi-author |
| MyDD | English | Progressive American politics blog | Multi-author |
| Node Magazine | English | Blog to annotate the novel Spook Country | Multi-author |
| The Oil Drum | English | Blog on energy issues | Multi-author |
| OpEdNews | English | Blog on U.S. and world political issues | Multi-author |
| Overheard in New York | English | Humor blog of conversations heard in New York | Multi-author |
| Overheard in Pittsburgh | English | Humor blog of conversations heard in Pittsburgh | Chris Griswold |
| The Panda's Thumb | English | Blog on the creation-evolution controversy | Multi-author |
| Patentlyo | English | Patent law blog | Dennis Crouch |
| Patribotics | English | Political investigative journalism | Louise Mensch |
| Pharyngula | English | Science blog | PZ Myers |
| Politically Incorrect | German and English | Political blog | Multi-author |
| Popjustice | English | Music blog | Peter Robinson |
| PopSugar | English | Gossip and celebrity news blog | Multi-author |
| ProBlogger.com | English | Blog tips | Darren Rowse |
| Protein Wisdom | English | Conservative and Libertarian political blog | Jeff Goldstein |
| The Psycho Ex-Wife | English | Blog on divorce in the U.S. | Anthony Morelli and Misty Weaver-Ostinato |
| Rate Your Students | English | Parody blog on the behavior of college students | Multi-author |
| ReadWrite | English | Blog on web technology | Richard MacManus |
| RealClimate | English | Blog on climatology | Multi-author |
| Retecool | Dutch | Shocklog | Multi-author |
| Rocketboom | English | Video blog | Andrew Baron and Joanne Colan |
| Sarcastic Gamer | English | Blog parodying the video game industry | Multi-author |
| The Sartorialist | English | Fashion blog | Scott Schuman |
| The Scientific Activist | English | Blog on science, politics, and science policy | Nick Anthis |
| SCOTUSblog | English | Blog on the Supreme Court of the United States | Multi-author |
| Seeking Alpha | English | Provides free stock market advice through a blog format | Multi-author |
| Sense on Cents | English | Provides information on financial markets and the economy | Larry Doyle |
| the show with zefrank | English | Comedy and current events video blog | Ze Frank |
| Simply Recipes | English | Cooking recipes | Elise Bauer |
| Skatter Tech | English | Technology review blog | Multi-author |
| Slugger O'Toole | English | Irish news blog | Mick Fealty |
| Smashing Magazine | English | Blog on web design and web development | Multi-author |
| The Sneeze | English | General interest blog | Steve (screen name) |
| The Soxaholix | English | Comic-based blog for discussing the Boston Red Sox | Hart Brachen |
| Spillpikene.no | Norwegian | Feminist game blog | Multi-author |
| Squawk Box | English | Blog for the CNBC show Squawk Box | Multi-author |
| Stuff White People Like | English | Satirical blog about the interests of upper class white Americans | Christian Lander |
| Surviving Grady | English | Boston Red Sox blog | Red and Denton (screen names) |
| TV Newser | English | American television news ticker blog | Multi-author |
| TechCrunch | English, French, Japanese | Blog covering Web 2.0 products and companies | Multi-author |
| The Tehran Times | English | Blog related to Iranian street fashion | Araz Fazaeli |
| Terra Nova | English | Blog related to game studies and virtual worlds | Multi-author |
| TorrentFreak | English | BitTorrent news blog | Ernesto (screen name) |
| TPMCafe | English | Center-left political blog portal | Multi-author |
| TrueHoop | English | Blog on basketball, primarily the NBA | Henry Abbott |
| The Underwear Expert | English | Men's underwear blog | Michael Kleinmann |
| Valleywag | English | Gossip and news on Silicon Valley personalities | Multi-author |
| Velvet Underground | Hebrew | Israeli news blog | Dvorit Shargal |
| Vlogbrothers | English | Multi-topic video blog which generally focuses on science, literature, pop culture, nerd culture, etc. The Green Brothers created a popular online community known as Nerdfighteria (Members of which are called Nerdfighters). | Hank Green and John Green |
| The Volokh Conspiracy | English | Conservative political blog written mainly by law professors | Multi-author |
| Wait But Why | English | Multi-topic blog focuses on science, nerd culture, and politics. Tim did an interview with Elon Musk in 2015. | Tim Urban |
| Watts Up With That? | English | Blog on global warming caused by human activity | Anthony Watts |
| Worldchanging | English | Blog pertaining to sustainability and social innovation | Multi-author |
| Yummly | English | Blog on food, recipes, and technology | Multi-author |
| Zen Habits | English | Blog on productivity, Getting Things Done , simplifying, living frugal, happiness, and related topics. | Leo Babauta |
| Zooillogix | English | Blog on zoology | Andrew and Benny Bleiman |
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