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Copyfight blogged recently about the increasing use of a farily new term in the blogosphere, along with a news story illustrating (maybe?) just what 'blogswarming' is, why it's important, and how it's changing the weight and credence afforded blogs as news-source.

The post itself is an interesting read - discussing how one Kentucky Republican politician was trying to "block access to to a blog critical of the establishment."
But the truly great thing is (in a shining example of just why blogs are making their mark in both media and culture), a few bloggers weighing in on the topic in the 'comments' section of the post disagree about what the term means and hash it out....
Leaving the definition to evolve naturally, or until someone takes a step forward to point out that they were the first blogger to use the term, etc. etc. - as is the natural order of things in the blogosphere.

Check out "Is 'Blogswarming' a New Journalism?" over at Copyfight, and don't miss the comments.

And if you've an opinion on the meaning of the new term, or just who coined it first, let us know!

Then check out this blog post at Tobias Buckell.
A published writer who apparently finds so many blogging jobs in his email box he doesn't know what to do with them - Mr. Buckell kindly posts the information on his own site for other bloggers to benefit from.
Find two interesting paid blogging jobs listed here, another here, and yet one more here.

If you visit the site, be sure to check out the rest of this author-blog.

Well we're all about spreading the bloggerly love - which is why we were so happy to find that more than a few of our visitors saw fit to mention us in their own blogs!

A few of the recent mentions we'd just love to direct your attention to include: Web Directory News, Rough Guide to Blogging, and Bill Ives' blog Portals and KM.

Thanks guys, right back at ya!

It seems virtually everyone who authors a blog has their own ideas about the best ways to run it, make it better, drive traffic, etc.
Executives and business owners are no exception, as blogging has become a highly regarded tool-of-the-trade when it comes to marketing and maintaining existing client relationships with the company while creating new ones as well.

Here's a podcast with Michael Hyatt, President and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Mr. Hyatt "discusses the basics of blogging; provides the best way to read blogs; gives tips on how to write a blog and the best way to get started; and finally, gives insights on how to enourage blogging within a company to strengthen corporate culture and customer relations."

How on earth one person can manage to select only 300 of the thousands of 'Incredible Blogs on the Internet' is beyond us - but kudos to Ken Leebow of the Blog 'WOW - Wonders of the Web' for aiming to give it a shot, as he promises to do here, in a recent blog post.

As the aspiring author is also accepting email submissions, our wonder turns to amazement at the thought of all that blog surfing....

Of course, the vote is ultimately up to Mr. Leebow - which means that essentially anyone with access to the internet and an opinion could produce such a tome.
We are curious as to his criteria - are they the blogs he reads most often, those he relates to and likes the very, very best? Or will the list include those blogs most-read by the general public - leading us to ponder what are surely some fabulous yet unknown blogs.
Perhaps next we can expect to read a book describing 300 of the worst?

Can't wait to see the list!

The fabulous Seth Godin has left all of us bloggers an excellent post with 56 thoughts on 'How to get more traffic for your blog' revealing that blogging is not an exact science by any stretch of the imagination.
Just a few of his tips:
2. Be topical... write posts that need to be read right now.
5. Be timeless... write posts that will be readable in a year.
14. Be snarky. Write nearly libelous things about fellow bloggers, daring them to respond (with links back to you) on their blog.
30. Point to useful but little-known resources.
55. Don't be boring.

He alternately suggests including comments, and not including comments, warns against writing about one's children, and then suggests it - ultimately, we think, proving that a well-written, well-read blog doesn't necessarily follow a set of rules at all, but rather the feeling of the day, or the heart - whatever the case may be.

Check out Seth's entire post here.

Yet another fabulous toy to add to your blog, allowing you to communicate your mood to site visitors via a tiny emotional cartoon graphic - iMood.
Granted, this isn't something you'd want to add to your professional blog - but it's a sweet little accessory for those with a more casual blog, or for the younger generations.