My SA Blogs project is going well

I started bookmarking all the South African blogs that I could find on del.icio.us with a view to creating a comprehensive directory of local blogs a week ago or so. The idea came from my perception that the local blogging scene is really small and underdeveloped. As I started adding blogs to the list, I quickly realised how big and varied the South African blogopshere really is. There is so much amazing content out there that I really feel privileged to be part of such a fantastic crowd of people. I have been using del.icio.us to compile this list of local blogs and so far I have added over 80 blogs using the tag "sablogs".

The sheer wealth of content out there is overwhelming. There is some truly excellent stuff on those blogs and clear evidence that the local blogosphere is anything but small and underdeveloped. If anything the local blogosphere is growing and is becoming richer as time goes on. Local initiatives like iBlog are really getting South Africans online and blogging and that just adds to the wealth of experiences and ideas already on the local Web.

I would like to issue a call to action to everyone who visits this blog. If you have a del.icio.us account then add South African blogs you come across to the list by using the tag "sablogs". If you don’t have a del.icio.us account, go ahead and create one. Del.icio.us is a fantastic social bookmarking tool and should be a part of every web user’s repertoire. If you would like to subscribe to a feed of new blogs being added then here it is.

Remember, local is lekker!

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14 responses to “My SA Blogs project is going well

  1. […] chilibean had started a project on del.iciou.us to tag every South African Blog he can find with sablogs. I started bookmarking all the South African blogs that I could find on del.icio.us with a view to creating a comprehensive directory of local blogs a week ago or so.  The idea came from my perception that the local blogging scene is really small and underdeveloped.  As I started adding blogs to the list, I quickly realised how big and varied the South African blogopshere really is. […]

  2. Uno de Waal avatar

    I had a little comment about this as well. Checkit
    Great minds think alike 🙂

  3. Uno de Waal avatar

    I had a little comment about this as well. Checkit
    Great minds think alike 🙂

  4. Uno de Waal avatar

    I had a little comment about this as well. Checkit
    Great minds think alike 🙂

  5. […] So I’m joining the tag game! Seems like great fun… […]

  6. […] I went to my first local blogger gathering yesterday at the Zoo Lake Bowling Club and what an experience that was!  The Blogger Meet was organised by the good folks at Ostendo and they even gave out caps to commemorate the event.  Mine is right here on my desk.  Basically a group of South African bloggers (many of whom I have only recently discovered) got together and chatted, drank and made merry.  It really struck me what an awesome group of people they are and how that really enhances the South African blogosphere.  Some of the blogs represented there included the following (I apologise in advance if I left anyone off the list – these are the people I remember and recognise): […]

  7. […] Following ready many posts on the subject and chatting with local tagging pioneers Chilibean and TheScott on Friday, I finally gave in and decided to give the del.icio.us tagging thing a go. […]

  8. […] Following ready many posts on the subject and chatting with local tagging pioneers Chilibean and TheScott on Friday, I finally gave in and decided to give the del.icio.us tagging thing a go. […]

  9. paul avatar

    Thanks Leighton!

  10. paul avatar

    Thanks Leighton!

  11. paul avatar

    Thanks Leighton!

  12. Marc avatar

    Hey Paul, I updated all my known sablogs yesterday on delicious. should add a few more to the list.

  13. Marc avatar

    Hey Paul, I updated all my known sablogs yesterday on delicious. should add a few more to the list.

  14. Marc avatar

    Hey Paul, I updated all my known sablogs yesterday on delicious. should add a few more to the list.

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