Blogs - Tamsin from the Telegraph would love to know your thoughts on them

Justabout This and this are good evangelical starting points. Follow their link sections and you'll get a fairly broad cross-section of theology views. You might like the try The Boar's Head Tavern blog for some interesting debates.

Trauma Queen (an ambulance tech's blog) is also absolutely excellent and really makes you appreciate the emergency services much much more.

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Top quality.

I don't read many blogs because the quality of the writing puts me off.

Secret Agent's blog (an anonymous Estate Agent) is ascerbic, sacastic, occasionally touching and well written.

It reminds me of James Heriot in a way; each post is self-contained as another wee story It's a contrast to bloggers who just let their brain dribble non-sequiters about their life into the keyboard.

cardy, i think if it is on a subject that's of interest, you make time. i don't watch much tv, i chose to catch up on other craft blogs in the evenings instead. it then inspires me to get on with my own design work and i can get a good 2-3 hour stint done in an evening, much more productive than if i went downstairs and watched telly, i'd fall asleep within about 20 mins

Where do people find the time (or the inclination sometimes) to read blogs, I bearly have the time to read a newspaper.

TBH - the ones I have read I have found dreadfully boring. I could have been looking in the wrong place but they don't seem to enhance my life in any way. I can't quite see the point of reading ' a day in the life of a complete stranger'. Maybe I've missed the point or not read the right blogs, but I just don't get it?

I read theology blogs and blogs that are by sci-fi fans. Because I'm just generally quite sad.

I can just about get my knickers on in the morning keep up with MN most days let alone entertain/create/absorb some eegits interesting person's shoite musings.

The only one I can be bothered to read is Wife in the North and that is because she is an ex-journo who writes pretty well

I use Feed demon to monitor about 50 blogs - most of them are related to online PR/social media and I do find it addictive. I've found out loads of really interesting stuff which is genuinely useful for work and I think the more you delve the more useful stuff (and rubbish) you find.

Bloody useless because nobody reads mine so i stopped writing it

only read secret blog of a tv controller because it's funny. don't bother with any others.

If you read blogs, Why do you read them?

Mainly read craft, illustration and design blogs (apartment therapy, design sponge). Read them for information, entertainment and inspiration. It opens up a world of people with similar interests, and it doesn't matter that they don't live anywhere near me.

Which type of blogs do you return to again and again, and why? Blogs where people write well and update regularly - mainly blogs that combine craft and children.

Is there anything that you find a real switch-off on a blog? Have never really come across a blog that I didn't like - usually find them from clicking on links on blogs and I suppose people don't link to blogs they don't like. As I generally read blogs about visual things, I like blogs with good photography.

What do you get out of writing a blog? Don't write a blog.

However, also agree that podcasting is where its really at now.

I read blogs if something catches my attention when I'm googling but fairly inconsistently - internet access at work is set up to block anything considered a forum or blog - at home I read mostly political activists' blogs because dp logs on to them and I read the bits I find of interest for whatever reason.

Interesting to see a mention of Eurocrime TotalChaos - I know the website owner through our shared interest in crime fiction. I don't know you online or offline, do I?

If someone is going through something then it's great to catch up on how they are etc., but other than that I have to say imo I think it's overindulging your self-centeredness.

Yes I read blogs. Many of them are far more entertaining and better written than a lot of the popular novels. I am fascinated by people so find the insights into other people's lives and work places interesting and amusing. There's a few lifestyle type ones which are aspirational and beautifully presented which allow me to vicariously feel creative. Some of them are just bring you up short with them strength and resolve displayed in truly grim situations. Mostly I like the well crafted, thought provoking yet entertaining ones.

I read a few, just for entertainment, but I can never remember which ones. I go through phases. I read cod's but but never click on the links (I'm too lazy).
I don't write one, I'm too boring, but I contribute to the Times online Big Brother blog in the summer (I have no shame).

My discontented little mummy blog entries are totally erratic and I keep feeling that I should just bin the thing as then I would have one less thing to stress about, tbh. Every now and then something happens that makes me laugh that I feel like documenting - but most of the time I'm up to my eyes with other stuff and the moment passes. I think my main motivation is one of envy - I am spurred to add something every time I read about someone getting a massive publishing deal because of theirs, but then I have to go and make the tea. It's a bit like Facebook - seemed a good idea at the time. I like Cod's blog though as it is daft. And my mate's one - she's in Singapore so it is a good way to keep up with what's happening in her world, plus she takes great pic's.

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