Links, links, links

1. Another from AlertBox, this time tips on Blog Usability:

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.html

2. An article from the NY Times, 2002 "TECHNOLOGY; A Rift Among Bloggers" about the reaction of the "veteran" bloggers (Kottke et al) to the insurgence of "war bloggers". Kottke compares it to hating seeing your favourite band go overground (''It's like being the punk-rock fan who was into punk rock before everyone else") - a tone which certainly comes through in Blood's book (which I'm rereading - a posting on that to follow.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/10/technology/10BLOG.html?ex=1024286400&en=e399bdc149d15532&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND

3. An online article by psychologist John M. Grohol, entitled "Psychology of Blogs (Weblogs): Everything Old is New Again" - talks a little about the analogue, but not as useful as title suggests as he talks more about the similarities between blogs and online mailinglists than anything else. Also has links to other early articles about the psychology of blogging by the same author - not the most heavyweight of insights, useful though ...

http://psychcentral.com/blogs/blog_new.htm

4. An article by Travers, Uni. Washington, entitled "Blog Invasion! What Are They? Where Did They Come From?". A good source of references.

http://homepage.mac.com/dtraversscott/Academics/BlogHistory/index.html

5. Nielman Reports is a (student?) journal hosted at Harvard, looks like lots of articles about blogging as it relates to journalism:

http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports.aspx

6. Article from Wired announcing the demise of the blog in the face of Twitter, FB, etc. So soon?!

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_essay

7. Technorati's "State of the Blogosphere" 2008, figures and analysis:

http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/