Loading ...Sites like Facebook and Twitter may receive more attention in some circles, but blogs aren’t going anywhere. At BlogWorld, Blogger Product Manager Rick Klau talked to WebProNews about the state of Google’s blog publishing system, along with blogging in general and how newer communications options come into the equation.
One big thing worth noting is that Blogger recently celebrated its tenth birthday. A host of fresh features were introduced at that time to both expand how people regard the service and thank individuals for continuing to use it. And use it is precisely what they’re doing.
Klau stressed that, with regards to blogs and Blogger, we’re not talking about a static or declining environment. In fact, he stated that 290,000 words are written on Blogger per minute worldwide, which represents an increase of 10 percent versus six months ago.
Klau said that Twitter and blogs “each have their place,” too, as blogging and microblogging aren’t part of a zero-sum game. If conversations are fragmented, that’s fine. That can even be good. Twitter became the second-largest source of traffic (after Google) to Klau’s blog when he implemented software that tweeted about his latest posts. He recommended this sort of service.
Another good idea to explore is using the new “share to Twitter” feature on Blogger.
As for what, precisely, to do with a blog (if you’re new to them or just looking for some expert advice), Klau’s advice was solid: “focus on the content.” Also, don’t imitate what other people have done . . . instead find what you’re passionate about and stick with it.
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I understand that Twitter has its own following as does the blogger context,but a combination of both would truly make the micro-blogging connections even more effective for advertising,branding and just average networking. Ther is a status quo that enlists all the previous aspects of these two titans of the Internet perhaps a melding of the two will enable us to partake of both without the division that shows up ocassionally from competitors in the market-place!
Thanks for the Posting
Great post!
I have often wondered how much the page ranking icon in the toolbar really mattered.
Happy Birthday, btw!
James Mason
Thanks for the video.
I never thought of that before… tweating that a blog post was just put up.
Good idea. I am going to start doing that, right away.
Jim/blog
Thanks… really insightful video. I think personally that twitter and other such social networks have actually increased the profile of blogs since its so much easier to promote and give instant updates everytime an update is made. If anything, twitter and such like have breathed new life into blogging.
Joe
Great Idea!! I love the info i find on here !! thanks
Thanks for ideas like this.
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