Blogging Sueblimely

I am always really interested in reading of blogs that are running activities aimed at building blogging communities, giving new bloggers some exposure or generally helping out other bloggers. Here are a few that I have read about this week:

Snoskred is asking for guest posts from bloggers who want to Get out of their Niche and write posts on any topic they like. I sometimes think it would be good to write about matters other than blogging and wonder about starting a more personal sort of blog. Then I see sense, knowing that I am busy enough as it is. Opportunities like this are an excellent way of satisfying this need.

Lightening is asking if anyone would like to join her in posting ‘Smiley Saturday‘ posts. The only criteria is that you post about something that made you smile or might make your readers smile. I enjoyed reading this weeks entries. I would be inclined to join in but as I write about blogging I am not sure I would be able to come up with enough funny things to sustain a weekly post. I tried it once but my posts just petered out after a while.

Liz Strauss invites everyone to Tuesday Open Comment Night. You can find details of the most recent at The Mic is On: We’re Talking about December Travel. I had a look at the transcripts of some of the past comment nights and laughed so hard at this one  – Aliens leave behind the Link Leak Virus. I thought the comments were brilliant. I am not sure how I have not come across this before as I often visit Liz. I value her blogging values. She believes that the strength of the blogosphere comes from “relationships, interconnectedness, and community” and I thoroughly agree with that. Her SOB program is one of the ways she encourages this. This is an acroynm based on her blog name Successful and Outstanding Blogger. I could not do this with my own blog as it recently occurred to me that it forms the rather unfortunate acronym of BS. Some of you may think that apt

If anyone knows of other blogs who are running such community building activities, please let me know so that I can post about them here. I would like to make this a regular feature.