Grand Effect Grows, But Not Much Longer

May 8, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, Blog News | 3 Comments

Sarah Perez’ blog network, Grand Effect, have added three more blogs to the fray, and these might be the last ones since the goal isn’t to build a big network. It might not be the final addition to the network though, former Splashpress employee David Peralty hints that they’re saving a spot.
Anyway, the additions are:

Webby’s […]

9rules Round 6 Now Open

May 7, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, Blog News | 3 Comments

Haven’t submitted your site to 9rules Round 6 yet? It’s open for a few hours more, although I miss a ticker of some sort (add it ’til next round perhaps?). The announcement post is a long one, and the comments to it exactly what you’d expect, right?

Two New b5media Blogs Launched

May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks | Leave a Comment

Gayla McCord over at b5media announced that two new blogs have joined the blog network. One is her own MomGadget, and the other is Robust Cooking edited by Julie Fletcher. That would be b5 blogs #998765 and #998766, bringing their good to the lifestyles channel.
Congratulations to both of you!

New 9rules Launched

May 2, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, Blog News | 3 Comments

The new version of 9rules have launched, labeled Volume 3 edition 1 in the launch post by Paul Scrivens. As usual, Mike Rundle have done a nice job designing the site, clean and sober and all. He’s got a design thoughts post up as well, if you’re curious to the why’s and how’s.
Impressed? Then join, […]

Rachel Segal New b5media Marketing Manager

April 29, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, News | 2 Comments

Tris Hussey over at b5media lets us know that Rachel Segal is the new marketing manager at the blog network. Maybe you’ve heard of her, her blog Debanter is pretty good, and she’s on Twitter as well.
This from Tris’ welcoming post:
As a blogger and wine lover, Rachel is going to certainly bring fresh ideas and […]

Internet Studies publishes a case study on 9rules

April 22, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Design, Blog Networks, Features, News | Leave a Comment

Elle Meredith, who published a blog called Internet Studies, has published an academic case study on 9rules as a virtual community.
It’s an interesting and fascinating read if you’re interested in how large virtual communities are created, maintained, nurtured, and their evolution over time. Elle does a great job of telling most of the […]

LA Times interviews Ken Layne, the new owner of Wonkette

April 20, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, Bloggers, News | Leave a Comment

Wonkette was one of the blogs sold off by Nick Denton’s Gawker Media earlier this month. The new owner - Ken Layne, the managing editor of the site, and Henry Copeland, the owner of Blogads.
The LA Times published an interview with Ken Layne earlier this week.
Some highlights:
Web Scout: Why on earth do you think […]

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Do You Tag Yourself?
May 16, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | 2 Comments

Do you tag yourself? Honestly? No, this is not a game.
With everyone back on the tag versus categories versus tags bandwagon, have you checked to make sure you are tagging yourself?
Inside of Lorelle on WordPress is the tag attribute that turns “Lorelle on WordPress” into a tag.
<a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/" title="Lorelle on WordPress" rel="tag">Lorelle on WordPress</a>
When […]

A BIG Reason to Read a Pet’s Blog
May 16, 2008 | By Andrew G.R. | Leave a Comment

I’ve often taken a snarky approach when it comes to people who set up blogs for their pets. I barely want to read about humans’ mundane lives, let alone issues with litter and pooper scoopers. However, there might be a new reason to subscribe to Lucky, Fido or Buddy’s blog.
Animals’ ability to prognosticate […]

Yahoo Nabs Safari Plugin Inquisitor
May 16, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

Inquisitor is a cool plugin for Safari, and now Yahoo owns it. The developer, David Watanabe, won’t be joining Yahoo, but will continue the development.
I look forward to assisting Yahoo! in refining and extending the Inquisitor user experience beyond where it is today. I truly believe that Inquisitor and its users can only benefit, both […]

YouTube Gives You Insight
May 16, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

Now you can get some more statistics for your YouTube videos, with the recently launched Insight tool, available in your YouTube account (under Manage my Videos, which is probably temporary). The new stats feature is described like this by Tracy Chan, YouTube product manager:
For example, uploaders can see how often their videos are viewed in […]

Google the New Number 1 in the US
May 16, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

I thought they were already, but obviously not so. Google has been the leading search engine, but overall Yahoo is the most popular web site according to ComScore’s rankings. No more though, according to an AP report:
According to comScore, Google’s unique U.S. audience in April was 141.1 million, an 18 percent increase from the same […]

Blogging from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
May 16, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

Stephanie Stockman is a NASA contractor working at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which is cool by itself. What’s even cooler is that she’s blogging it, talking about rocketships in voice and text, as well as posting photos, something every space nerd should follow for sure. Her blog is Geosteph, which incidentally is her Twitter […]

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