I’ve been looking at the same A-list blogs for the past year or so and it can get boring at times. Time to add fresh blogs to my daily reading list. They don’t have to be SEM-related (God knows I’ve got too many SEO gurus on Bloglines already). I’m looking for general marketing and tech related blogs. Got any recommendations?

I’m also interested in expanding my daily Philippine blog reading list. I don’t bloghop a lot so I don’t get to discover those diamonds, and I’m too tired to wade through the hundreds of TV and celebrity-related splogs on PinoyBlog and PinoyBlogoshere, so if you can recommend a nice, honest blog that you have on your feed list, please leave the URL via comments below. Hell I’ll even read a pink blog if you think it’s worth reading :)

Easy SEO reads for today, October 16, 2006:

• Shiva Shivakumar, Google’s Engineering Director gives an AdSense/AdWords talk at the University of Washington (MP3 and video available) - via Greg Linden.
• SEO Scoop picks up Breaking SEO Myths Part One: The SEO Expert, a loaded commentary on the SEO industry in general. Rand responds and gives the I’ll-rank-for-your-name penalty to the author of the article - via BruceClay.com
• Putting a spin on it: Sandbox (negative) and TrustBox (positive) as in “The sandbox isn’t something you are trying to get out of, it’s the trustbox that you are trying to figure a way into.” - via Wolf-Howl.com.

Three Filipino sites to help shake the negative energy off our souls.

1. Manila You’re Not That Ugly - Johanna Pilar combines themes that I hold dear, e.g. travel, personal reflections and national pride in one insightful package.
2. Writing on Air - I’ve been a silent reader of Jim Paredes’s blog these past few days. His “I Will Return to Fight Another Day” post is something I can relate to on a very personal level.
3. Walk This Way - Carlos Celdran’s Manila urban guide/blog is both refreshing and insightful. I would sign up for one of his walking tours of Manila if only I wasn’t so lazy.

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In this issue of Three Links, the spotlight is on Nick, Mic and Buwayahman.
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In this issue of Three Links, we’re featuring three brutally frank sites that push linkbaiting to a whole new level:

• Confessions ni Ella - diary of a self-confessed special service masseuse.
• Justice for Francis Xavier Manzano - a running commentary on the alleged Ortigas rubout by friends of one of the victims.
• The ID Configuration - just plain hilarious!

Three excellent pieces on the Google culture by Ben Elgin of BusinessWeek.com.
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