Google Fun and Happy Blog Day 2007

Posted by Mihaela Lica as News

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I’d like to mention here some of my favorite blogs, for you to celebrate today. I think this is a meme of a kind. Lillie made her choice of Magic Fives and she’s done me the honor of including eWritings. For me it is hard to choose a favorite out of the many I read (not so often lately, I give, but August ends today and I hope September will bring more time for the things that really matter).

My first choice is called Upper Fort Stewart and it is a blog about books. It is one of my favorite reads, although I rarely take the time to comment. But you know me: I only comment when I have something to say. Anyway, this blog has got it all: design, structure, good content and a great fellow blogger to add at your list of friends. Bookmark this blog. It’s really worth your time!

As no one really said I am not allowed to mention blogs in other languages, I’d like to recommend for my Italian readers the WebFruits Blog. This is a great resource for web designers and the host Sonia is a very talented designer too. I see she’s changed the design of the blog: great work!

Another wonderful place to be, and this is not the first time I recommend this blog, is Beaman’s World. There are many reasons for you to go there, but my personal reason has a lot to do with poetry and… Germany.

A blog I simply love is called Micro Persuasion. Clean layout, clear writing, a great resource for professionals and novices, this blog is authored by Steve Rubel. Yes, you’ve probably heard his name. He is a guru of a kind, but he excels at… modesty.

Last, but not least, I give you a link to an article on blog usability. No, it is not a blog, but it is a resource, one of the best of its kind if not the best. Jakob Nielsen, the author of this remarkable web page, is one of the most committed minds of the Web: he introduced the very concept of web accessibility, wrote books on this theme and he is still actively involved in making the web a valuable resource for all.

I cannot go today without announcing the Google and The Eiffel Tower entry at The Dog Yard and without embedding this cool YouTube video here: it’s a parody on how people will use Google search in the year 2020.

8 Responses

ilker -=- The Thinking Blog

August 31st, 2007 at 10:02 pm
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Happy Blog Day to you too!!!

Haha- first! =)
James

August 31st, 2007 at 10:16 pm
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The person in the video spells and types as bad as me.
I hope by 2020 I don’t need to type.
webfruits

September 1st, 2007 at 5:03 am
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Thanks a lot Mihaela
Laura

September 2nd, 2007 at 2:53 pm
4

Thanks for the list, I’m off to check out some of your links…
Beaman

September 3rd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
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Thank you for the kind mention.
Alina Popescu

September 3rd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
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Belated Happy BlogDay, Mig I’ve missed this year’s BlogDay, unfortunately, but I will write a post of recommendations later in the week anyway. I will also check your list, as I am used to great suggestions from you
Mihaela Lica

September 3rd, 2007 at 1:29 pm
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@ Ilker: yeap, you were first here. But I was the first on your blog. I think we should make a competition. LOL.

@James: Nope: the person in the video doesn’t really spell. I cannot call spelling those words… But I really hope that 2020 will not make Google the search giant that has so much control over my card to charge it every time I use the service…

@ Sonia: welcome. I hope Maria comes here soon to click on that link and “discover” you.

@ Laura: Thank you for the comment on Google and The Eiffel Tower, Laura.

@ Beaman: Kind mention? Next time I will be harsh. Just kidding. You have in me a restless admirer.

@ Alina: no worries Alina. If you want you can make a “Happy Blog Day” out of every day!
Ian Stewart

September 10th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
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Thanks for the kind words, Mig. I’m a big fan of Jakob Neilsen, by the way. While I don’t always do everything he recommends at least I know when I break the rules I know what I’m giving up and the true cost of what I’m gaining. That’s a valuable resource.