Shanghai blogs: Check these 6 every day

From street graffiti and product packaging to "digital wanderings" and Taiwanese Post-it Note art, Adam J Schokora -- a Detroit native and media specialist who lives in Shanghai and looks a little bit like Howard Jones -- posts images of quirky urban scenes with a focus on technology, design and social media on his Shanghai blog.

ChinesePod.com host Jenny Zhu’s perceptive analysis of Chinese culture is augmented by full transcripts of her podcast interviews with Shanghai personalities. Every word in her Shanghai blog transmits her "passion to see and feel the society … and rich cultural codes concealed in it." The secret to her success: the starry-eyed Zhu is earnest, but never annoying.

This anonymously authored Shanghai blog gets behind the flash and flame in the city's best kitchens. Though irregularly updated, the mix of culinary critique, commentary and spicy observation usually makes the next dish worth the wait.

One of the better personal/professional crossover Shanghai blogs, Dutch entrepreneur Marc Van der Chijs, co-founder of Tudou.com and CEO of Spil Games Asia, includes current info on web developments and the local online industry.

Editor Elaine Chow and a small army of snarky contributors cover city news, music, events, restaurants and nightlife with needle-sharp wit. For essential info on everything from "slightly polluted" air to "charity drinking competitions", this is the sweet spot.

The staggering amount of detail screams O.C.D, but endless musings, hard facts and photos relating to Shanghai’s transport, construction and city development -- along with some basic social networking -- in the Shanghai blog provide an intricate, one-of-a-kind view of the city.