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Blogger To Add Star Rating System To BlogSpot?

May 8, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

It looks as Blog*spot users will soon be able to insert a ratings system in their Blogger blogs which will allow readers to rate an individual post from one star to five.
Unfortunately it seems as if they launched the feature prematurely, and the Google team has currently disabled the feature–at least for now.
(Blogger Status) Some […]

Google Reader Launches With Notes (FriendFeed Killer Anyone?)

May 5, 2008 | Filed Under General, Google, News, Technology | 4 Comments

It looks as if Google Reader users will have another reason to use the feed reader over its rivals.
Google Reader has launched a feature that allows users to not only share their favorite items with friends, but also attach a mini note to the item as well.
(Google Reader Blog) If you are like me, you […]

Future Posting Now Live On Google’s Blogger

May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Software, General, Google | Leave a Comment

Google has given the green light for future posting (or scheduled posting) to go live across blog*spot blogs on Blogger.com.

Google Assimilation Complete: FeedBurner Accounts To Merge With Google Accounts

April 29, 2008 | Filed Under General | 3 Comments

Often seen as the chief feed service online, FeedBurner has apparently finished moving all of their data upon Google’s servers.
So what does that mean for bloggers? It means that your “handy dandy” FeedBurner account will now be able to meld with the “Google collective.”

Are Video Comments The Wave Of The Future?

April 23, 2008 | Filed Under Comments, General, News, Opinion, Technology | 2 Comments

Michael Arrington, owner of TechCrunch has recently allowed readers to post video comments upon all of the blogs apart of the “TechCrunch empire.”
The feature is powered by Seesmic, a service that Michael has invested in previously.
While video comments will probably help enhance the discussion (as you will have the opportunity to see just how ugly […]

Twitter Spam (Can You Handle It?)

April 16, 2008 | Filed Under Spam, Twitter | Leave a Comment

Twitter, a service created by Evan Williams (who founded Blogger.com and Odeo.com, both sold to Google and Sonic Mountain, respectively) has helped hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of users find out the “latest happenings” via micro updates that the service has become famous for.
While Twitter is a useful tool to help one get out […]

Will The Blogosphere Suffer From A Microsoft-Yahoo Merger?

April 10, 2008 | Filed Under General, Google, Microsoft, Opinion | 3 Comments

Never since the days of the net bubble has the web held its collective breath (or prepared the popcorn) regarding the Microsoft-Yahoo drama.
The affair has become so large (or bad, depending on your point of view) that non-geeks are even starting to talk about it (at least around this author anyways). But while some argue […]

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End of Minnebar coverage for 2008
May 10, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

That marks the end of the Minnebar coveage for 2008 - I’m off to the Metrodome to watch my beloved Boston Red Sox beat up on the Minnesota Twins.
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3 Reasons to Use Disqus
May 10, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

The Disqus blog commenting service is catching on - with many popular blogs such as Scripting News signing on to use the service.
VC Fred Wilson talks about three reasons to use Disqus in a recent post:
2a) Email Replies - Disqus emails every comment to the blogger. If the blogger wants to reply to the comment, […]

If You Were in Charge of the Social Networking Industry…
May 10, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | Leave a Comment

If you were in charge of the social networking industry, what social product or service would you offer?
WordPress has always been defined as “social” when it comes to creating an online presence and community, after all, a blog is all about community building, which differentiated it from a static HTML site.
I see many of […]

Statbot takes a look at the all time TechMeme Leaderboard
May 10, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

Statbot has taken a look at the all-time leaderboard for TechMeme.
Of course, no one should be surprised to find that TechCrunch is at the top of the list…. interesting data, however, nonetheless…
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Google Closes Hello (What’s That Anyway?)
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 2 Comments

I’m reading that Google is closing Hello, which apparently was (and is, as I’m writing this), a photo sharing service that came with Picasa. I guess they feel it doesn’t fill a purpose anymore.
This from Hello.com:
We originally embarked on a mission to make photo sharing easier and more fun with Hello. We plan to keep […]

Colleen Coplick Talks PR over at BloggerTalks
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

I recently interviewed Colleen Coplick about taking over Buzz Networker, and there I said that an interview with her focusing on PR was due on BloggerTalks. Well, it is up now, and Colleen shares her views on paid reviews, PR agencies sending out samples, getting famous in the social sphere, how to write a great […]

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