Tech journalist Dana Blankenhorn shares some of his likes & dislikes after touring a sample of corporate blogs.  For Dana, the best blogging emphasizes the day-to-day unpredictability involved in creative problem solving.  He likes it when bloggers let their hair down, when the writing feels human, real, revealing.  So do we.  So do our readers.  We know, because they, in turn, share of themselves in comments, emails, other blog posts.  Real communication catalyzes real connections.  Here are some of Dana’s other points:

Let’s start with what I like to see:

• Good thoughtful writing.
• Unpredictability.
• The feeling that there’s a person there.
• Availability of comments.
• An RSS feed that at least tells me what I need to know about an item before it’s truncated because they’re looking for ad revenue.
• Some reporting that involves more than a hotlink would be nice.