To me, a candidate who has a tech-oriented blog (and has maintained it for some time) gets a big bonus. One who has a GOOD tech-oriented blog is a whole other s

To me, a candidate who has a tech-oriented blog (and has maintained it for some time) gets a big bonus. One who has a GOOD tech-oriented blog is a whole other story -- that puts you in the category of people who can skip the normal evaluation process. But GOOD blogs are rare enough that I've never seen this come up. Even poor blogs are a very good sign.