30. GigaOM
GigaOM is one of several blog sites operated by GigaOmniMedia, which provides technology news, analysis, and opinions on various topics ranging from broadband and online games to Web 2.0. GigaOM consists of a group of experienced journalists not afraid to voice their opinion on any topic, with the founder and star writer being Om Malik, who used to report about telecom and broadband for Business 2.0 magazine. Since the staff is made up of subject-matter experts, the blog posts are enhanced with "here's why you should care" authority and tied to important market trends.

GigaOM really encompasses what a news-oriented blog should be like. It's well-built visually and easy to navigate. At the same time, it contains lots of additional content like GigaOM TV, photos, and links to other resources. Interestingly enough, GigaOM even has a job board that provides info on job opportunities for hi-tech professionals through a separate section called GigaOM Jobs.

31. The Inquirer
If you like your tech news with a healthy dose of British snarkiness, The Inquirer is the place for you. Besides breaking some news that stateside reporters just don't get, The Inquirer filters everything through a peculiarly U.K. sensibility, equal parts Monty Python and David Frost. Typical recent headline: "Intel tracked me when I went to the loo." The Big I also has a fondness for oddball news stories " "Boggers form corporate bog council," whatever that means. Like three British pub meals a day, a steady diet of The Inquirer, gets old quickly, but for a couple of hits a week it's a must-read.

32. The OpenNet Initiative
If you're interested in the extent to which a particular country restricts or censors Internet usage, then visit this Web site operated by the OpenNet Initiative. The site contains an interactive world map that users can click to see how country's rate in four different areas of Web censorship -- political, social, security and access to Internet tools. The map shows that online political censorship in China is "pervasive" -- no surprise there -- but it also indicates that censorship of social content related to gambling, sexuality, illegal drugs and alcohol in the U.S. is "substantial" when compared to parts of Europe.

In addition to the map, the site contains original research and regularly tracks news about online censorship from around the world. The OpenNet Initiative is a joint project backed by the University of Toronto, Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford.

33. TechTalk on WRLR 98.3 FM
A weekly radio program (also available on the web) hosted by Michael Kastler and Dave Saganaki, both of whom take a slightly brainier approach to the usual tech-talk-radio format. I learned about the entirely-too-useful (34.) Crossloop courtesy of TechTalk, which all by itself would qualify them for some kind of kudos. That said, other guests and topics profiled recently include details on OpenDNS services, Craig Newmark of Craigslist.com -- but there's also plenty of coverage of fairly conventional topics like Microsoft, video gaming and the creators of services such as Skype and ClearPlay.

35. Tivoblog.com
Addicted to TV time shifting via your Tivo? Then check out this blog for all the unofficial news about the digital video recorder that's both a noun and -- thanks to its popularity -- a verb.

Some of the latest headlines on this frequently updated site include news that Tivo has appointed "Holiday Guru Guides" to shepherd viewers through the best seasonal classics. Another pleads, "Help! My Wife Is Addicted To Music Choice On Tivo Videos."

Tivoblog.com is operated by an individual named Alex Raiano, who says he started the blog "because I wanted a place to write about my obsession with Tivo." In addition to Raiano's frequent musings about all things Tivo, the site features an e-commerce section where shoppers can buy Tivo-related accessories, and a download area from which Tivo software can be retrieved.

36. WikiNews
Since news submissions come from regular people, facts here are best double-checked, but the site does have systems and safeguards in place, including editors, to help with accuracy. It includes a hotline where people witnessing news events without computer access can call in news. The main page is chock full of stories, broken down by subject. For those who like a more old-fashioned look, the site offers a link to a "print" version of the day's news, which comes in PDF format. An interesting site to watch and given Wikipedia's history of attracting geeks, it's likely to be strong in tech coverage.