WHAT
THE BLOGOSPHERE WANTS MORE OF
Blog readers
want to
see
more:
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- original
research,
surveys etc.
- original,
well-crafted
fiction
- great
finds: resources,
blogs,
essays, artistic works
- news
not found anywhere
else
- category
killers:
aggregators that
capture the best
of
many blogs/feeds, so they need not be read individually
- clever,
concise
political opinion
(most readers
prefer these consistent with their own views)
- benchmarks,
quantitative analysis
- personal
stories,
experiences,
lessons learned
- first-hand
accounts
- live
reports from events
- insight:
leading-edge thinking
&
novel
perspectives
- short
educational pieces
- relevant
"aha" graphics
- great
photos
- useful
tools and
checklists
- précis,
summaries, reviews and
other
time-savers
- fun
stuff: quizzes,
self-evaluations,
other
interactive content
|
Blog writers
want to
see
more:
|
- constructive
criticism,
reaction,
feedback
- 'thank
you' comments,
and why readers liked their
post
- requests
for future
posts on specific
subjects
- foundation
articles:
posts that
writers can build on,
on their own blogs
- reading
lists/aggregations of
material on specific,
leading-edge subjects that writers can use as resource material
- wonderful
examples of
writing of a
particular genre,
that they can learn from
- comments
that engender
lively
discussion
- guidance on
how to write in
the
strange world of
weblogs
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MADE IN CANADA
trust your
instincts 
One
of the curious differences between Americans and Canadians is how they
sate their sweet tooth. Although the big manufacturers are the same in
both countries, their top products are quite different. In alphabetical
order, here are the top 10 lists:
