BlogWatch: Top 5, Top 10 and Top 12 in Blogs

I’ve posted this “BlogWatch: Top 5, Top 10 and Top 12 in Blogs” to congratulate the lucky winner of Problogger’s Top 5 Contest, to congratulate Darren, his ProBlogger and Chitika for the success of the project and to share the interesting Top 10 and Top 12 blog posts I’ve stumbled upon.

The Lucky Winner of ProBlogger’s Top 5 Group Writing Project

Nancy R. Callahan is the lucky winner for her entry Baby names from Video Games. Among 893 Top 5 entries, she is the chosen one. Maybe she had read my entry “Top 5 Tips To Win Problogger’s Top 5 Group Writing Project Contest“. I’m just kidding!

Congratulations Nancy! But, where’s the party?

Read more at ProBlogger

Are You A Blog Addict?

SearchRank has listed the 10 signs thay you may be a blog addict. The signs are funny but true. Here are examples of the funny signs of being a blog addict:

1. You tell customers that you missed a project deadline because “some things” came up but in reality, you were blogging.
2. In order for your family to keep up with what’s going on in your life, they have to read your blog. Furthermore, if they want to communicate with you, they have to comment on your blog.
3. You can’t remember dates for your wedding anniversary, kids birthdays, etc., but you know what your Technorati rank is.

Read more at SearchRank

Top 10 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites

eBizMBA has posted a list of the top 10 largest social bookmarking sites in April 2007, ranked by a combination of Compete and Quantcast data. Digg.com has topped the list with a unique monthly visitors as high as 11.3 million. It is followed by Netscape, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, reddit, slashdot, BlinkList, FARK, Newsvine and furl.

To get a share the big chunks of web traffic, better to prioritize the above top 10 social bookmarking sites.

Read more at eBizMBA

12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know

Directory Aviva has highlighted the 12 of the most important US laws when it comes to blogging and provide some simple and straightforward tips for safely navigating them. Here are the issues discussed:

1. Whether to Disclose Paid Posts
2. Is Deep Linking Legal
3. The Legal Use of Images and Thumbnails
4. Laws that Protect You From Stolen Content
5. Domain Name Trademark Issues
6. Handling Private Data About Your Readers
7. Who Owns User-Developed Content and Can You Delete It
8. The Duty to Monitor Your Blog Comments, and Liability
9. Basic Tax Law Issues in Blogging
10. Limited Liability Laws and Incorporating
11. Spam Laws and Which Unsolicited Emails are Legal
12. Are Bloggers Protected from Journalism Shield Laws

Read more at Directory Aviva

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