Influence
I’ve heard a lot of talk about ‘influence’ the last few years popping up with this whole blogging craze. You know, ‘word of mouth’ stuff, ‘cultural influence’, ‘consumer driven publicity’, all that. I’ve heard talk of movies being scared of what Twitter will do to their opening weeks if they have a few bad reviews floating around. I’ve heard of viral tactics of indie bands overshadowing popular mainstream artists. All that stuff. I’ve heard it and so have you.
So here’s what I’m wondering today. We all know about the Seth Godin’s and guys like that, but what I’m wondering what are top ten most influential bloggers you know of. And don’t give me a list of Huffington Posts or anything like that. I’m talking about real people, who actually sit in front of their computer and blog. And when they do, they influence people. I know Carlos will be on the list a hundred times so I’ll just mention him up front, but who else? Give me your top ten.
Ready? Go.
in no particular order
Scott McKnight, Ben Witherington, Zach Lind, Peter Rollins, Greg Boyd, Derek Leman, J.R. Woodward, Jason Coker, You, Shapevine Bloggers (Lance Ford, Alan Hirsch)
You and Jenny Simmons are really the only blogs I follow. The music minister at my church, Destry, would be one if he blogged more often.
I don’t think I even follow 10 blogs regularly :p But I have found a few gems so here are some of my faves…
Yours obviously :p
Jeremy Camp
Adie Camp
Pete Wilson
Tina Wilkins
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i’d add Pioneer Woman to the list. she’s a juggernaut!
10 is a lot….
You
Anne Jackson
Christine Caine
Now I have to go look on my blogroll for the rest…
In no particular order:
Carlos Whittaker
Shaun Groves
Michael Hyatt
Anne Jackson
Jon Acuff (Stuff Christians Like)
Angie Smith
Matthew Paul Turner
Pete Wilson
Kat Jacobs
MckMama (My Charming Kids)
Here are some of the ones I like in no particular order.
Brody Harper (duh!)
MaryBethChapman
ThisisKristin
Jenny Simmons
Shaun Groves
Brant Hansen when he used to blog
that’s all I’ve got for spiritual ones.
I read the blogs I like–i don’t care how much influence they have or don’t have. I’m not much of a “how much influence does this person have” or”how famous is this person” type. I just read what I like or what i think might be important to me, most of them–sorry everyone–probably don’t have much influence in the scheme of things. However they have the influence God asked them to and that is what matters most isn’t it.
I don’t have 10 either, but…
Angie Smith
Heather Whittaker
Shaun Groves
Kat Jacobs
Melody Milbrandt
and you.
Hmm, top 10… I can give you a few, maybe not 10, Well Carlos to start, Heather Whittaker, You, Anne Jackson, Daley Hake, Joshua Longbrake, Supersimbo, Scott Hodge… to name a few
I have been out of it awhile now and finally got to sit down tonight to catch up on my favs – the most “influential” to me blogs. How funny that I click on my Brody Harper Mozilla Bookmark and up pops this post. Love it!
The blogs I heart aren’t necessarily the biggest, brightest, or busiest. They are simply the ones I feel God hugs me with! I read others, of course, but these are my babies.
Avilafam (blogspot) – Travis and Jenn’s
brodyharper – your’s
heismydelight (wordpress) – Eirene’s
justmyopinion(wordpress) – Barb’s
redcedar(wordpress) – Annie’s
thisiskristin – Kristin’s
copingandpraying(blogspot) – Linda’s
In no particular order
Carlos Whittaker
Anne Jackson
Shaun Groves
you, man, you
Michael Hyatt
6 year med
Jon Acuff
Pete Wilson
I think we can tell that a lot of us run in the same blog circles.