It's called the Global Voices Online, and it's a group blog that was initiated by a couple of research fellows at the Berkman Centre for Internet & Society, a think-tank at Harvard Law School. Countries or regions are represented by various bloggers, who provide a weekly summary of what people are talking about in their part of the world.

And guess who's been invited to represent the Israeli blogosphere?

I admit that I sweated a bit over my first post: What to write, what to write?; Should I keep it all jolly, or deal with the controversial issues as well? In the end, it took me three times as long as I thought it would, but I promised Haitham, the incredibly patient editor of the Middle East and North African section, that I'll pick up speed by next week.

Anyways, I'll be posting every Saturday. So to all you Israeli bloggers who might be feeling a trifle miffed at being left out of this week's roundup, there's always next week. (How's that for an incentive to write?)

While you're visiting the GVO site, try clicking randomly on some of the country names that appear in the green header at the top of the page. I promise, you'll learn something. This is an awesome source of information.