Listed below are some sites related to blogging.  

Some of the sites will be very helpful in getting you started as a blogger or blog reader.  Other sites are included purely for fun.

Introduction and General Liability

Blogger.com: Offers a free, easy to use software that allows you to begin blogging in less than 5 minutes.

Moveabletype.org: an alternative to blogger.com

Typepad.com: another alternative to blogger.com

Technorati.com: a real-time search engine that tracks what is going on in the blogosphere, currently tracking 33.2 million sites and 2.2 billion links

Newsgator.com: is an RSS service which allows readers automatically get headlines from selected blogs

Bloglines: a free online service that allows Internet users to easily access and subscribe to RSS feeds and blogs.

Pinkisthenewblog: a blog devoted to celebrity news and frequented by UNC law students

Gawker.com: keeps tabs on celebrities and other newsmakers in NYC, including their current whereabouts

Fairvue.com/bloggies:  awards the best of the blogosphere, winners get a “bloggie”  

Wikipedia: An on-line encyclopedia's description of blogs.

Feedbomb: A History of Blogging

Bloggers As Journalists

Blogging, Journalism and Credibility: An article  discussing the ways in which bloggers are working to build up journalistic respect.

Cyberjournalist: The online news association

The Editor's Blog: Blog from the Raleigh News and Observer's editors

Emerging Alternatives: The Columbia Journalism Review's discussion and collection of blogs

Blogwise: A directory for blogs organized by topic and country. 

Blog Search Engine:  An alternative site to search blogs

Media Law: A blog devoted to freedom of the press

Lessig Blog:  Blog for one of the best-known intellectual property professors

Chris Lopez: Blog of the editor of a small newspaper that focuses on the day to day aspects of running a newspaper

Online Journalism Review:  Reader's blogs from the online journalism review

Deadspin - A popular blog that offers "sports news without access, favor, or discretion"

ACC Basketblog - A sport's blog devoted to ACC basketball

I, Reporter: A blog devoted to supporting local reporters who use Internet technology

CBS2: The Reporter's Blog: A California reporter's blog that focuses on local news

Common Cause: A blog devoted to "holding power accountable"

Corporations and Blogging

The Business of Blogging: An article on the rise of blogging by corporations

Harness the Marketing Power of Blogs: An article discussing the use of blogs for marketing

CorporateBlogging.info: A guide to using blogs in  business context

Employers Slow To Upload: An article discussing the gap between employees who are using blogs and employers who may not understand them

At-Work Bloggers Beware: An article discussing the difficulties of employee blogging

Free Expression Can be Costly When Bloggers Bad-Mouth Jobs: An article discussing bloggers who have been fired

Other Issues 

Iran Cracks Down on Bloggers: An article on blogging in Iran

Committee to Protect Bloggers: An international organization dedicated to protecting free expression for bloggers

Wangjianshuo's Blog: A Shanghi blogger's discussion of international blogging and China

Lawyers Leap Into "Blogosphere": An article discussing the use of blogs by lawyers

Law.com Blog: The main page for blogs from law.com

Lawyers as Pundits, By Way of the Web: An article discussing lawyers' use of blogs to discuss legal matters

Principal Curbs Kids' Internet Activity: An article discussing student blogging

EFF Student Bloggers FAQ: A legal overview of student's rights as bloggers

Student Press Law Center: An organization devoted to protecting the rights of student expression, including blogging

Whack Whack Back: An article from Singapore discussing a student who was caned for blogging

The National Constitution Center: An article discussing student blogging

Blogging Ban Promotes a Debate over Cyberspace: An article discussing one school's regulation of student blogging to protect against sexual predators

Free Speech, Students, And Blogging in Chicago: An article discussing student's who posted threats on their blog

SPLC's guide to Student Blogging: An overview for student's interested in blogging.

The First Amendment and the Media: An article on regulation of private, off-campus blogging

Pew Report on Blogging: A report on the use and regulation of blogging