Blog Topic Research Resources
When gathering resources for a new blog topic, not only the research methods are very important, but also the locations. Some online resources offer more in-depth and trust-worthy information than others, or simply more information.
Where should one start when researching topics? What are the best research resources? Some would say encyclopedias, others would say specialized informational websites. I’d say both.
This is one post you’d like to bookmark for further use, as the list of categories, resources and links will grow each day, and THIS post will get updated each time.
If you’d like to suggest an entry, feel free to contact me.
Please note that the following list is based on my preferences.
Important: Content theft is not research! Respect the authors of these resources and do not copy their work.
List of covered categories of resources
- Astronomy & Space
- Automotive Industry
- Biology
- Career & Jobs
- Computers & Gadgets
- Encyclopedias
- History
Astronomy & Space Research Resources
- NASA
www.nasa.gov - Google Space
Includes Google Sky, Google Moon & Google Mars
www.google.com/space - Hubble Site
hubblesite.org - Space.com
www.spacecom/ - Space on About.com
space.about.com - Discovery Space on The Discovery Channel
dsc.discovery.com/space/ - Absolute Astronomy
www.absoluteastronomy.com - Encyclopedia Astronautica
www.astronautix.com - Space Today
www.spacetoday.org
Automotive Industry Research Resources
- Car and Driver
www.caranddriver.com - Motor Trend
www.motortrend.com - AutoBlog.com
www.autoblog.com - Bikez.com
www.bikez.com - Motorcycle.com
www.motorcycle.com
Biology Research Resources
- Biology Online
www.biology-online.org - Biology Browser
www.biologybrowser.org - Discover Life
www.discoverlife.org - Biology on About.com
biology.about.com
Career & Jobs Research Resources
- WetFeet.com
www.wetfeet.com - Salary.com
www.salary.com - Vault.com
www.vault.com - Sparkplugging
www.sparkplugging.com - Simply Hired blog
blog.simplyhired.com - FreelanceSwitch
freelanceswitch.com - Freelance Folder
www.freelancefolder.com - Careers on The Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com
Computers & Gadgets Research Resources
- Tom’s Hardware
www.tomshardware.com - Hardware Central
www.hardwarecentral.com - PC Magazine
www.pcmag.com - Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)
www.esrb.org - CNET Software Reviews
reviews.cnet.com/software - PC World
www.pcworld.com - Gizmodo
www.gizmodo.com - Engadget
www.engadget.com
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia
www.encyclopedia.com - Wikipedia
www.wikipedia.org - Britannica
www.britannica.com - MSN Encarta
encarta.msn.com - Symbols.com
www.symbols.com
History Research Resources
- The History Channel
www.history.com - World History Connected Journal
worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu - History of Nations
www.historyofnations.net - U.S. History Site
www.ushistorysite.com - History Orb
www.historyorb.com - The History Guide
www.historyguide.org
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Just wanted to pop in and the blog is looking tight. I just finished a post basically about writing and research or in my case a lack thereof;)
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Alex, this is a great initiative! This blog post can evolve into a pretty complex list of resources if you keep adding categories and sites to it. Hope you get plenty of interesting recommendations from this blog’s readers.
Instead of mentioning actual resources, I will share some ideas on how we find some (this works well for the software industry but not sure about others).
1. Try to find PlanetX where X is Semanticweb, Java or any topic of interest. For example – http://www.careerplanet.com/ . Planets tend to be aggregators of top blogs in a particular space.
2. Try to find Social Networks on Ning in a particular space. They tend to have lots of resource links along with discussions.
3. I came across a concept called PostRank. That may help locate the top blogs/feeds in a particular space.
4. Feeds from the top mags or sites in a space. They tend spend a lot of effort and do the Top 10, Top 20 resources from that space.
We need to constantly find the top feeds to aggregate for one of our products. We are trying to automate some of these steps.
I gather some lists at http://dorai.wordpress.com/153/
I don’t update it as much as I would like. The focus is more on lists of resources.
Hey Alex,
Keep up the great work as it will pay off in the short and long run. Thank you!
That’s a terric list that can be useful to so many in a variety of way. I do hope you update it periodically because I have every intention of using it. Thanks.
Great list, just give me a couple of new ideas on what to do next