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COOL BLOG: Blog Talk Radio

 

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Blog Talk Radio

Blog Talk Radio is a free internet radio network that allows users to create free live call-in talk shows with unlimited participants. Blog Talk Radio claims to be the worlds largest social radio network. Users can create their own internet radio show or listen to thousands of  other internet radio shows. They allow anyone, anywhere the ability to host a live, Internet Talk Radio show, simply by using a telephone and a computer. Their technology andintegration with leading social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Ning, empowers citizen broadcasters to create and share their original content, voices and opinions in a public worldwide forum. As the largest and fastest-growing social radio network on the Internet they are finding their niche with tens of thousands of hosts and millions of listeners tuning in. businesses also utilize the platform as a tool to extend their brands.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com

Tumblr: A Strong Blogging Option

A viable alternative to WordPress and other powerful blogging tools, Tumblr is steadily gaining adherents and belivers due to Tumblr’s ease of use and theme power. Many experenced bloggers have recently taken to voicing preferences for Tumblr, while others in the know are still on the fence as WordPress 3.1 upgrades come to fruition brining significant changes and additions.

Technorati

I found it hard to nail down exactly what Technorati/Technonati is all about so I decided to present it to you in their own words. Use the links provided below to check them out for yourself. Its worth a visit!

Technorati was founded to help bloggers succeed by collecting, highlighting, and distributing the global online conversation. Founded as the first blog search engine, Technorati has expanded to a full service media company providing services to the blogs and social media sites and connecting them with advertisers who want to join the conversation, and whose online properties introduce blog content to millions of consumers.

The leading blog search engine and directory, Technorati.com indexes more than a million blogs. The site has become the definitive source for the top stories, opinions, photos and videos emerging across news, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, sports, politics and business. Technorati.com tracks not only the authority and influence of blogs, but also the most comprehensive and current index of who and what is most popular in the Blogosphere.

Technorati now publishes high quality, fully edited, original content daily on a wide range of topics, written by hundreds of member writers.

Technorati
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About Technorati Media

Technorati Media is an integrated online media company with an ad network, three owned web properties, and an ad technology platform. Launched in June 2008, Technorati Media’s ad network has quickly grown into the largest social media ad network (blogs, social networks and distributed content), boasting an audience of over 300 million unique visitors a month worldwide and 150 million people in the US. In July 2010, comScore ranked Technorati Media as the 4th largest social media property and the 3rd largest blog property. Technorati.com, the flagship site, is the world’s first and largest blog search engine and a robust community blogging platform. BlogCritics.org is a journalism 3.0 site with a community over 3,100 authors who have published over 100,000 articles using the site’s proprietary publishing platform. Twittorati.com shows what top bloggers are tweeting about, and how these trends compare to blogosphere trends.

http://technorati.com/

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Word Press: A Sure Winner!

After an extended period of evaluation and trying out an assortment of different CMS systems and solutions for blogging and content management I have managed to land soundly in the camp of Word Press for reasons I am only just now coming to really understand and really appreciate. The availability of high quality useful themes is one of the main factors that draws me to WordPress. Once using it, I am beginning to realize that the power of Word Press and many of the features and functions that are spot-on useful. Most probably evolved from continual growth and evolution of the platform. The strength and additional functionality and extensibility of themes adds to the overall power and importance of WordPress as a desirable development platform

PRO BLOGGER

While I have been building this site I have been doing research and study to better understand the essentials of blogging that empower those desiring to be in the know. There are many supposed authoritive sources and self-described experts sharing and selling their wisdom and experience. In the course of my learning journey I have come upon several selected resources that I consider very useful and informative. One of these site is PRO BLOGGER. The primary force behind Pro Blogger is a fellow named Darren Rowse. According to the site Darren is a full time Blogger making a living from  blogs like Digital Photography School and TwiTip – Twitter Tips. He says “Back in 2002 I stumbled upon an article about ‘Blogging. I didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed my life. Since then I’ve become a full time blogger and have blogged on over 20 blogs”.

Pro Blogger features:

Blogging resources; tips and hints; book Lists; Feeds; Job listings; Affiliate Info; case studies; news; interviews; revenue development strategies; and general information of interest to new and experienced bloggers. This is a good source of information on Search Engine Optimization, marketing strategies, blog design fundamentals, Creating Membership programs, Rules of Blogging, Blogging as a business, more.

http://www.problogger.net

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