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Fred Clark recently mentioned the blogroll<\/a> as an antiquated\u00a0artifact from the past.<\/p>\n

I wonder whether he is right.<\/p>\n

But first, are you aware that this blog has a blogroll<\/a>? It is on a separate page, rather than in a sidebar. And while I\u2019ve continued to add to it, I rarely remove anything. And so I am not sure how many of the blogs on the list are still active.<\/p>\n

I also maintain a list of useful sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Are such things still useful to, whether to regular blog readers or to people making their first forays into the realm of online information? Please do let me know\u00a0what your own view on this topic is!<\/p>\n

And of course, if you see a blog or useful website that is missing from my list, or one on the list that shouldn\u2019t remain there or the address of which has changed, please let me know!<\/p>\n

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