A Guide to my Daily Download of Digital Information
On a regular basis I am asked what online sources I use to gather news & information related to what I do. This is a loaded question considering my personal “blog roll” changes on an almost daily basis, in fact the only thing that does not change are the topics: Digital Marketing, SEO, Search, New Media, Rich Media, Tech, etc. Once I list out my favorite blogs and websites the next question usually revolves around how do I consume so much content. The answer is simple…it depends on the content, the topic, the website and my location. Some websites I visit everyday as part of a morning / train ride ritual, some I browse through on my RSS reader while at work, some I get via email and read on my Blackberry. Like I said, it all depends.
It is my goal to stay connected to what is happening throughout the digital world at all times and I believe I accomplish this very well by truly relying on the best sources for information. Below are the where, the how and the what when it comes to how I get my daily download of digital information (in no particular order):
John Battelle’s Searchblog (Website and email) - Search, New Media
ReelSEO (Website and email) - Video SEO, Video, Rich Media
Mashable (website and email) - Social Media, Social Networking, New Media
TechCrunch (website, email and RSS) - Digital, Technology, Web 2.0, New Media, etc.
GigaOM (email) - New Media, Technology, Digital
Silicon Alley Insider (website and RSS) - Technology, Digital
Sphinn (RSS) - SEO, Search
Bruceclay.com Blog (RSS) - SEO, Search, SEM
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog (RSS and website) - Search
Official Google Blog (RSS and website) - Search
Web Analytics Blog | Occam’s Razor (Website, RSS and email) - Web Analytics
Shoemoney (Website and email) - Digital, Affiliate, SEO
SEOmoz Blog (website and RSS) - SEO, Search
Yahoo! Search Blog (RSS and website) - Search
Matt Cutts (website and RSS) - Search, SEO
MediaBytes With Shelly Palmer (Website and email) - New Media, Digital, Technology
All Things Digital (Website) - Digital, New Media
Web Analytics Demystified (Website) - Web Analytics
CrunchGear (Website) - Technology, Gadgets
TechMeMe (Website and RSS) - Technology
NewTeeVee (Website) - New Media, Digital
Digital Media Wire (Website) - New Media, Digital, Technology
MediaPost’s Search Insider (Email) - Search
Online Media Daily (Email) - Digital Marketing
Wireless Factors (Email) - Wireless
Web2List (Email) - Web 2.0, New Media, Technology
On top of the websites I utilize for my digital information, I also subscribe to numerous daily email alerts…just in case I missed something. Email alerts are great for quickly scanning topics as well as doing your own personal brand reputation management. The following are the keywords I subscribe to through Google Alerts: Viacom, Digital Marketing, Rich Media, SEO, Online Marketing, mRSS, Video SEO, SEO, search engine optimization, Khawe, Kieran Hawe, Hawe, MTV Networks, Social Media, SMO, Social Networking, Affiliate Marketing, Digital Strategy, Flux, Webtribution, Twitter, Web 2.0.
There you have it, where I go and how I get the latest news and insights into what interests me online. Have a website or information source that rocks that I didnt list? Let me know.
BTW, this is meant as insight into my personal preferences and not a specific endorsement. But, hey if I read them they must be good.
