Blog Rush
22 Sep 07 Filed in:Blogging
In the world of blogging, there is always the next big networking idea to stir it all up. First MyBlogLog, then BlogCatalog, Wavumi, and now, Blogrush. Never slow to jump on bandwagons, I am there, bottom right sidebar, with my cut-off Blog Rush widget. I will just lean back now and wait to become famous!
I jest, of course, because networking success and fame take time to generate - unless you decide to kidnap the opposition and / or steal back your own material.
We all know that things come in 4's! Sure enough, BlogRush is blogger networking paradigm number 4, a variation on a glorified RSS feed. When I see that Blog rush displays relevant "conversations" in the form of fresh and relevant blog posts, I am thinking, "Thank you. Perfect." Instead of smiley, creative, bizarre avatarial faces in a widget like MyBlogLog, you see titles to blog posts that are related to your own blog genre. Now that makes sense.
100% of visitors get a few random but relevant posts handed to them on a plate. Oi loike that idea and the other MBL clones are in trouble.
I am adding Blog rush to the side bar mix, adding their widget to my right side bar. I am cool with that extra code because it is a widget that adds content of interest to readers with or without a blog.
Admittedly Blog Rush will not appear too high up the sidebar, because I don't want to drive visitors way from The Pisstakers immediately. But, hey, if you scroll down my home page, pick a few posts here and there, and then zoom off to a post or three on another blog via Blog Rush, I can live with that.
It isn't all rosy. What I can't abide right now with Blog Rush is the lack of adjustments to the widget size. I am sure this will be addressed because the big competitiors,. MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog and Wavumi, already let you twist and manipulate your widgets to your heart's content, so Blog Rush will have to keep up. Otherwise, despite lack of hard evidence of where it is going, Blog Rush seems the best idea to hit the blog network scene in a while.
Roll on. And sign up to Blog Rush... apparently if you sign up via me, I get something out of it. I am not quite sure what, where, when or how I benefit, but I just thought I should disclose the upside of joining a Pisstakers band wagon! What do you think?
I jest, of course, because networking success and fame take time to generate - unless you decide to kidnap the opposition and / or steal back your own material.
Blogrush
We all know that things come in 4's! Sure enough, BlogRush is blogger networking paradigm number 4, a variation on a glorified RSS feed. When I see that Blog rush displays relevant "conversations" in the form of fresh and relevant blog posts, I am thinking, "Thank you. Perfect." Instead of smiley, creative, bizarre avatarial faces in a widget like MyBlogLog, you see titles to blog posts that are related to your own blog genre. Now that makes sense.
100% of visitors get a few random but relevant posts handed to them on a plate. Oi loike that idea and the other MBL clones are in trouble.
Rush to Blog rush
I am adding Blog rush to the side bar mix, adding their widget to my right side bar. I am cool with that extra code because it is a widget that adds content of interest to readers with or without a blog.
Admittedly Blog Rush will not appear too high up the sidebar, because I don't want to drive visitors way from The Pisstakers immediately. But, hey, if you scroll down my home page, pick a few posts here and there, and then zoom off to a post or three on another blog via Blog Rush, I can live with that.
It isn't all rosy. What I can't abide right now with Blog Rush is the lack of adjustments to the widget size. I am sure this will be addressed because the big competitiors,. MyBlogLog, BlogCatalog and Wavumi, already let you twist and manipulate your widgets to your heart's content, so Blog Rush will have to keep up. Otherwise, despite lack of hard evidence of where it is going, Blog Rush seems the best idea to hit the blog network scene in a while.
Sign up
Roll on. And sign up to Blog Rush... apparently if you sign up via me, I get something out of it. I am not quite sure what, where, when or how I benefit, but I just thought I should disclose the upside of joining a Pisstakers band wagon! What do you think?
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