mashable

Mashable rocks for blogging resources. I’m not sure anyone does Web 2.0, social, or blogging resource lists better than Mashable. I just know I keep checking them out to see what they’ve discovered lately.

1. 9 Audio Ad Networks for Websites, Blogs, and Beyond: Audio is considered to be a great way to bring your readers’ attention to your ads. Each ad should have its own “grab factor” and this site will help you find sources to get great audio ads to your site.

2. 270+ Tools for Running a Business Online: With hundreds of new applications becoming available on what seems to be a daily basis, someone needs to sort through them and find the best ones. Check out this expansive list of great tools.

3. Six Ways to Create Online Social Databases: Looking for a database service that makes it easy to work with data? These tips can help you learn how to use online databases and make them work for you.

4. 8 Google Adsense Plugins for WordPress 2.5 and Above: It’s now well accepted that Google AdSense is one of the easiest ways to monetize your blog. Try adding it to your blog, though, that’s the challenge! Get these plugins to simplify things.

5. 10 Tools for Running Stats Tracking in WordPress: Bloggers keep looking for the best ways to insert tracking codes into their blogs. Try these tools if you’re looking for better ways to run Stats Tracking in WordPress.

6. 20+ Tools to Make Any Email Inbox More Social: The average person spends a ton of time in their inbox. Become an email pro by using these great tools to streamline things and make your life easier and less devoted to email.

7. 30+ Plugins to Make Your WordPress Blog More Social: WordPress blogs are more and more social. It’s so easy to bookmark your site to tons of services, keep track of comments, and check your activity from one place. This list can help you make your WordPress blog even more social and more successful.

8. Social Surfing: 15+ Tools to Turn Firefox 3 Into a Social Hub: Make your browser more compatible with the social Internet. Firefox is known to be the most customizable browser, but can be made even better with some extra tools. Check out this list and see for yourself.

9. Going Offline: 5 Books on Corporate Social Media: Looking for some light reading for your down time? Fill your time learning more about the blogosphere and start appreciating the value of social media even more.

10. 13 OpenSocial Video Tutorials and Educational Videos: OpenSocial is Google’s developer platform for social networking applications. Become more knowledgeable about this new app with these tutorials and educational videos.

11. 3 Ways to Make More Money Blogging: Everyone in the blogging world knows that bloggers are supported by ads. Wondering how you can make more money with your blog? Here are a couple of great secrets.

12. Social Media 101: How To Get Your Business Involved: While the concept of social media is not too complicated, actually using it in a functional and effective manner is a little more difficult. This list provides some ideas for integrating social media more effectively into traditional business practices.

13. How To Track 500 Business Blogs in 10 Minutes a Day: If there is any process that can be easily outsourced, then social media for your blog should be considered as one of those processes. But, if not done correctly, it can be the kiss of death, too. This list will help you maximize how many blogs you can pay attention to and use the least amount of time.

14. How To Easily and Inexpensively Create Eye Popping Video Ads: More than any other type of interactive marketing, online video advertising is growing. As such an effective type of advertising, bloggers are looking for the best and most inexpensive ways to get the job done. Check out these suggestions to help increase your sales and profits.

15. How to Develop a Social Media Plan For Your Business in 5 Steps: Getting involved in social media can turn into a huge venture for your business. Your best bet is to make a good plan and stick to it. This list will help outline the steps to kickstart your business’s social media plan and make it work.

16. 20+ Must-Have WordPress 2.5 Compatible Plugins: Even the newest applications, like WordPress 2.5 can become outdated quickly. These latest plugins are great for managing your blog, blocking spam, tracking stats, and promoting your content.

17. Monetizing WordPress: 11 Sources For Ad-Ready WordPress Themes: Whether you believe that ads are the best way to monetize your blog or not, you need to know how to do it right. These free themes from WordPress can help you make the most of any ads you place on your site.

18. 10 Unique Blogger Templates: Hosted blogging platforms are usually the best choice, but the template choices are not always that unique. These templates seem to be a bit different that the usual ones you will find and they may stand out a little more.

19. 7 Brand Name Social Networks: These well-known brands have tried to create great social networks. Some succeed, some do not. Check them out for yourself.

20. 15 Free Social Media White Papers and Ebooks: Despite the fact that you probably already know a lot about social media at this point, you should spend some time looking through these ebooks and white papers to get a different perspective.

21. 13 Tools for Tracking Discussions in the Blogosphere: You depend on your RSS reader to get you the latest information. But, can it help you discover new and exciting discussions on a topic or new and interesting sites? No. These tools can help you find the sources for the best discussions and help you track things that gain your attention.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and is not presented in any particular order. Any or all of these lists will be helpful for anyone interested in social marketing or bloggers looking for the latest edge. Get your own list started and add it to our ever-growing list of resources!

{ 7 comments }