Take a look at the following sources (Yes, if you read them you can count them as this weeks log!):

Information about design and getting your site recognized etc:

http://www.poorrichard.com/

http://www.poorrichard.com/website2/index.htm

http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/alertbox/990530.html

http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,179227,00.html

http://www.informationweek.com/773/web.htm

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/

 

 

Information about sources for lists, groups etc:

http://www.webliminal.com/search/index.html

http://www.liszt.com/

Research:

http://www.webliminal.com/search/index.html

Search engine listings: (spend some time looking at the different offerings)

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/index.html

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/rank.html

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/tips.html

http://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/meta.html

http://www.submit-it.com/subopt.htm

Other things to note:

http://webservercompare.internet.com/

http://home.cnet.com/webbuilding/0-3880.html

http://www.secretsites.com/home/set_core.html

Some names to look for:

http://www.NNgroup.com/worldtour/tutorials.html

http://www.fastcompany.com/online/28/one.html