Best Up And Coming Blog (Authority between 51 and 100)

3 Nov 2008

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Posted by Kevin Aylward on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 1:41 PM

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I nominate The Colossus of Rhodey.

URL: http://colossus.mu.nu

Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheColossusOfRhodey

Hube | November 3, 2008 9:12 AM | Vote up Score: 1

By the way, I attempted to sign in via TypeKey, but I got a message stating that this site hasn't yet been configured for using it.

FYI.

Hube | November 3, 2008 9:13 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I second the nomination for The Colossus of Rhodey.

URL: http://colossus.mu.nu

Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheColossusOfRhodey

Peevish McSnark | November 3, 2008 7:49 PM | Vote up Score: 1

i would like to nominate Singapore's Only Male Bitch for this category.


http://fauzirassull.blogspot.com

Fauzi Rassull: Singapore's Only Male Bitch

Agnes | November 4, 2008 7:24 AM | Vote up Score: 2

I nominate:

If Mom Says OK

http://ifmomsaysok.wordpress.com

Tara R. | November 4, 2008 4:48 PM | Vote up Score: 27

I would like to second the The Colossus of Rhodey nomination!

Brian M | November 4, 2008 6:08 PM | Vote up Score: 0

One of the best MSM watch sites:

McClatchy Watch
http://www.cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/feed/atom

773H HO | November 5, 2008 5:14 PM | Vote up Score: 1

One of the best MSM watch sites:

McClatchy Watch
http://www.cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/feed/atom

773H HO | November 5, 2008 5:15 PM | Vote up Score: 1

It's stylish. It's urbane. It's religious. It's sexual. It's gay. It's obsessed with language. It's witty. It's:

Farmboyz/Perge Modo

http://farmboyz.blogspot.com

Rien Acacher | November 6, 2008 6:47 PM | Vote up Score: 10

I read this blog so I don;t have to read The Bee
McClatchy Watch
http://www.cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/feed/atom

lisan | November 6, 2008 9:42 PM | Vote up Score: 0

For reporting on the reporters:
McClatchy Watch
http://www.cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/feed/atom

John | November 6, 2008 10:43 PM | Vote up Score: 1

I nominate Leaning Straight Up

Http://leaningstraighup.com

http://leaningstraightup.com/rss

Max | November 7, 2008 12:49 AM | Vote up Score: 1

I nominate Leaning Straight Up
(repairing typo)
Http://leaningstraightup.com

http://leaningstraightup.com/rss

Max | November 7, 2008 12:49 AM | Vote up Score: 0

It's About The Money, Stupid (a baseball/sports blog)
http://itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com

Jason @ IIATMS | November 7, 2008 10:42 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I am endorsing

Farmboyz/Perge Modo

http://farmboyz.blogspot.com

(and not just because my husband writes it and is typing this for me.)

C | November 7, 2008 2:38 PM | Vote up Score: 3

http://memphiskat-tinkerbell.blogspot.com/
Tinkerbell's Momma Kat

A blog dedicated to put a happy smile on your face - happy ending animal rescue stores, family (double-trouble twins included), and charming pets as well.

Kathleen Stephenson | November 7, 2008 2:39 PM | Vote up Score: 6

Baby boomer writing about stuff of interest to other boomers, or those that know one.

Suitably old but mysteriously advanced.

http://goinglikesixty.com

Author Profile Page goinglikesixty | November 7, 2008 4:50 PM | Vote up Score: 1

Baby boomer writing about stuff of interest to other boomers, or those that know one.

Suitably old but mysteriously advanced.

http://goinglikesixty.com

Author Profile Page goinglikesixty | November 7, 2008 4:50 PM | Vote up Score: 0

The Digital Cuttlefish at www.digitalcuttlefish.blogspot.com - poetry about the modern world, including science, skepticism, politics, atheism and just plain common sense:

Digital Cuttlefish

Digital Cuttlefish RSS

Podblack - Kylie Sturgess | November 7, 2008 11:42 PM | Vote up Score: 0

I second the nomination for Tinkerbell's Momma Kat.

http://memphiskat-tinkerbell.blogspot.com/

Debra | November 8, 2008 7:49 AM | Vote up Score: 0

Blogging4jobs

www.bloggingforjobs.blogspot.com

Jessica | November 8, 2008 9:01 AM | Vote up Score: 0

WittySparks

Ignite Your Thoughts!

http://www.wittysparks.com/

Sravan | November 8, 2008 11:42 AM | Vote up Score: 1

I nominate NoFactZone.net, which is a Stephen Colbert-centric news blog and fan site.

http://www.nofactzone.net'
http://feeds.feedburner.com/NoFactZone

DB Ferguson | November 9, 2008 3:40 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I nominate Peter Black's Freedom to Differ:

http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/FreedomToDiffer

Dave | November 10, 2008 5:23 AM | Vote up Score: 1

ExecutedToday.com

Blogs the anniversary of a historical execution (or occasionally, a literary one ...) once a day, every day, 54 weeks and counting. Authority in the 80's.

Jason | November 10, 2008 3:03 PM | Vote up Score: 1

D'oh. I fail on proper format; try this:

Executed Today
http://executedtoday.com/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/ExecutedToday

Jason | November 11, 2008 12:15 AM | Vote up Score: 0

Kiko's House
http://kikoshouse.blogspot.com
http://kikoshouse.blogspot.com/atom.xml

The Apostate
http://apostate.wordpress.com
http://apostate.wordpress.com/feed/

Rotus
http://rotus.wordpress.com
http://rotus.wordpress.com/feed/

We Move to Canada
http://wmtc.blogspot.com
http://wmtc.ca/atom.xml

Dinosaur Trader
http://dinosaurtrader.blogspot.com
http://dinosaurtrader.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Reno and Its Discontents
http://www.renodiscontent.com

World O Crap
http://world-o-crap.com/ blog
http://world-o-crap.com/blog/?feed=rss2

Jonestown
http://fairlane.wordpress.com/
http://fairlane.wordpress.com/feed/

The Aristocrats
http://ristocrats.blogspot.com

bastard logic
http://bastardlogic.wordpress.com
http://bastardlogic.wordpress.com/feed/

AmbivaBlog
http://ambivablog.typepad.com/ambivablog
http://feeds.feedburner.com/typepad/dQWA

appletree
http://www.appletreeblog.com
http://www.appletreeblog.com/?feed=rss2


Bark Bark Woof Woof
http://barkbarkwoofwoof.blogspot.com
http://barkbarkwoofwoof.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Foreign Policy Watch
http://fpwatch.blogspot.com
http://fpwatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

If I Ran the Zoo
http://tehipitetom.blogspot.com
http://tehipitetom.blogspot.com/atom.xml

MediaBloodhound
http://mediabloodhound.typepad.com
http://mediabloodhound.typepad.com/weblog/atom.xml

newcritics
http://www.newcritics.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/newcritics/MLJR

PSoTD
http://www.psotd.com
http://www.psotd.com/content_rss.xml

Roger Ailes
http://rogerailes.blogspot.com
http://www.rogerailes.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Simply Left Behind
http://simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com
http://simplyleftbehind.blogspot.com/atom.xml

William K. Wolfrum Chronicles
http://www.williamkwolfrum.com
http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/?feed=rss2

Author Profile Page jonswift.myopenid.com | November 11, 2008 1:12 PM | Vote up Score: 5

I nominate:
jobsanger
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/

Ted McLaughlin | November 11, 2008 2:32 PM | Vote up Score: 1

My Domestic Church

www.mydomesticchurch.com

http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/DQjE

justine | November 11, 2008 6:32 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Pigeons and Planes
www.pigeonsandplanes.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/PigeonsAndPlanes

Not even completely sure what "authority" is but I think it's how many times I'm linked on other peoples pages. Not sure but my blog is brand new but gaining popularity very quickly. This week my hits went from around 1000 a day to over 3,000 a day. Yesterday I got over 5,000. I think my site is growing so fast because I update it so often and I have good content. Check it out for new music ranging from indie rock to mainstream hip hop.

Pigeons and Planes | November 12, 2008 6:26 PM | Vote up Score: 1

Squob

http://squob.com/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/squob

Squob is the only RVing website with an eye for design. We cover the best new vehicles and the coolest classics.

Chris | November 12, 2008 11:35 PM | Vote up Score: 2

Up and Coming since 2002, with several thousand posts mostly about immigration:

http://24Ahead.com/

24AheadDotCom | November 13, 2008 4:04 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I would like to nominate the following:

Weapons of Mass Discussion
http://massdiscussion.blogspot.com
http://massdiscussion.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Gary Lewis | November 13, 2008 7:02 AM | Vote up Score: 3

++ Foreign Policy Watch
http://fpwatch.blogspot.com

RMDblog | November 13, 2008 11:44 AM | Vote up Score: 1

I'm going to nominate myself, dang it.

Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time

http://whoviating.blogspot.com
http://whoviating.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

LarryE | November 14, 2008 4:12 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I nominate:

http://co2sceptics.com/

Less than a year old and nearing first million of pages viewed

Stephen Wilde | November 14, 2008 2:43 PM | Vote up Score: 0

I would like to nominate daddyBstrong. I've checked other blogs, and, from the ones I've checked, I don't see any other that blends current events with history as I do, especially since I use music and literature (mainly poetry and quotes from fiction and non-fiction books) to enrich the posts.

Mac Walton | November 15, 2008 1:49 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Well, mine has been an "up and coming" blog for about three years now, but I guess that is life:

walls of the city
http://www.wallsofthecity.net/
http://www.wallsofthecity.net/rss.xml

Author Profile Page linoge.myopenid.com | November 15, 2008 3:32 PM | Vote up Score: 0

I nominate Staralicious for best up and coming blog.

Kerryn | November 16, 2008 8:30 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Blog that is paving the way for the Modern Muslim woman.

http://hijabtrendz.com

MS | November 17, 2008 2:10 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Yep, nominating myself!! Why the heck not?

Greta Perry | November 18, 2008 2:37 PM | Vote up Score: 0

I nominate Jimmie, I go to him everyday and he's GREAT!
The Sundries Shack
http://www.sundriesshack.com
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSundriesShack

jewells | November 19, 2008 7:31 PM | Vote up Score: 3

I'd like to nominate Jamelle. I'm normally not a fan of political blags, but I'm glad to make an exception for his:

The United States of Jamerica
http://usjamerica.wordpress.com/
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheUnitedStatesOfJamerica

Author Profile Page http://openid.aol.com/zifnabxar | November 19, 2008 9:39 PM | Vote up Score: 1

www.homedesignfind.com

Home Design Find | November 19, 2008 11:52 PM | Vote up Score: 0

As much as I'd love to nominate myself, I can't compete with OneMom:

URL: http://onemom.wordpress.com

Wickle |