Now that I have been blogging a while I have gotten a number of questions about what blogs I read.  So, even thought it isn’t related to time and attendance, HR automation software, performance management or any of the other HR topics I frequently cover I thought I’d list my top five favorites for anyone else who was interested:

1.       TechCrunch:  to me TechCrunch is kind of the insider Technology blog.  It covers all that’s new on the Net.  TechCrunch is more about the business of the Net than just the gee whiz gadget stuff you might find elsewhere.

2.       Red Herring: This is probably the most serious blog I read.  While the others certainly have real content Red Herring is more like news that any other blog.  Red Herring is a technology magazine dedicated to emergent technologies.  They are serious journalists and making it into Red Herring is a little like being in Time or Newsweek.

3.       CNET: CNET has a bevy of blogs.  I like the Beyond Binary blog and the Crave blog.  If you can’t find a technology related blog to read here you have no technology soul.

4.       Digg: a great way to stay on what’s hot at the moment.  Dig is essentially news bits (and other bits, too) rated by readers.  Either Digg It or don’t.  Get enough Diggs and you wind up on the Digg front page.  You may see the Digg icon on blogs, videos, news stories and a myriad of other things as you surf.  I read the Technology section of Digg.  It’s great amalgam of some of the best technology content on the web.

5.      Technorati:  this site is a collection of what’s hot right now.  It’s a great way to get your techno-blog on in a one-stop-shop format

You may work in a specific industry vertical (like, say, HRIS), but keeping up on the latest in technology makes you that much better at what you do.  There is a lot of crossover in the tech world and knowing what’s hot in music technology, bio technology, or whatever may very well help you serve your clients better.