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Blogs, splogs, vlogs, bloggers, blogrolls, blogosphere: It sounds like the vocabulary of alien creatures on a cartoon planet called Blogworld.

Blogworld, though, is real. It may be cartoonish at times, but it's definitely in orbit, floating around the center of the Internet universe.

A blog, short for weblog, is an online diary, or journal, or newsletter, or simply rambling writings. Blog authors post their comments and the general public is typically invited to read and respond.

Estimates suggest that there are 70 million blogs on the Internet with new blogs popping up every second - literally every second of every day.

How can so many people have so much to write? And what can they write that hasn't already been written? Perhaps the answer lies in the estimated 200 million blogs that have been abandoned on the Internet waste heap. When the only person reading your blog is your mother, you might as well throw in the blog towel.

Blogworld has not gone unnoticed by genealogists. Ranging from mega-blogs to obscure blogs, many genealogists double as blogalogists.

Not all genealogy blogs are created equal. Some focus on current events in the genealogy world, others focus on research tips and skill-building, while others don't fit into any category.

Here are some genealogy blogs on my favorites list.

Genealogy blog - Leland Meitzler handles most of the posts on this popular blog. This site is like a newsletter. You'll find lots of interesting happenings, announcements and commentaries about genealogical newsmaking tidbits.

Family History Circle - Juliana Smith runs this 24-7 site. You don't have to subscribe to Ancestry to access this blog. While many of the postings relate to using the databases on Ancestry, the blog has solid research tips and interesting genealogy news.

Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter has something for everyone. Dick often blogs about the technological side of genealogy. He also includes genealogical notes and news. You can subscribe to his newsletter for additional access.

Genealogy Roots Blog - Joe Beine offers excellent links and resources for finding your roots on the Internet. His timely posts keep you up to date on the ever-expanding genealogy world online.

Legacy News - This blog is sponsored by Millennia Corp. the producers of Legacy Family Tree, my favorite genealogy software. Some of the posts pertain to using their software and other products, but there are also plenty of posts about genealogy records and news.

You're bound to find that some of the same bits of news show up on all of the blogs. So watch several and then pick the ones that suit you the most.