Keep your readers up to date with the NewsFeed Widget!
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Hey guys, I wanted to introduce you to the newest widget in the BlogCatalog family, the Newsfeed widget. Basically, it’s tied into the information you have shared with the blogcatalog community to share with the readers of your blog. Now, your fans get a chance to see your favorite websites, stumbles, twitters, and blogcatalog activities!
Available in a variety of colors, the widget is a fun and dynamic addition to any blog because while you are being active online the widget is constantly changing for your readers giving them the opportunity to catch your latest suggestions and updates. It also gives users the opportunity to add your feed to their RSS reader so they can follow your favorite stories and videos at their convenience.
This is a great way to promote your posts and your friends posts, so take some time and check out the NewsFeed widget here: http://www.blogcatalog.com/account.widget.php?type=feed
Also, we have finally updated the profile page with their own personal activity feeds. Now you can check out your favorite members feeds from their profile, if you like what you see you can add them as a friend to place them in your dashboards newsfeed.
The Dashboard’s news feed gives a chance for you and your friends stories going viral. As soon as BlogCatalog sees that you have a new post, we put it in your followers feeds so they can check it out right away. Also, if they digg or stumble the post then THEIR friends can see your posts, and if those friends digg or stumble the post then THEIR friends will see it… and so on… and so on… So not only is it a great way to get the latest news, blog posts, and entertainment but it gives you a chance to promote your favorite webpages to the people following you and vice versa!
Oh and for those of you looking for the ever so popular Neighborhood posts you can now find them in the right hand column below the Favorite Discussions, or even better, for a larger view you can see them in your dashboard here: http://www.blogcatalog.com/dashboard/neighborhoods/
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THis news feed widget is fun for a reader who follows what activity the blogsite owner is doing. Especially if the blog of that owner is really popular. However it might sneak beyond privacy limits.
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I should try this one to be place onto my blog
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This is really a good way to gain exposure.
Does this work with wordpress.com?
Thanks dr. rob for asking just what I wanted to know. Fancy meeting you here! Also, what’s social search all about? Man there’s a lot to keep track of.
Hi,
The Post was really good and also the new widget. Keep up the hard work.
Regards,
No privacy in this life!
Do I really have to let my fellow readers know everything i do?
that privacy issue is something to closely think of.but atleast folks can get to know what kind of person you are online
YA a its a privacy problem.so think not so usefull
What’s in it for a common reader/viewer of my blog? I don’t think they care that much to know what I am “doing” as long as I give them something good to read.
I would like the widget to work the other way round. I want a notification of new posts on my blog to appear on the widgets of my friends on their blogs. Then it will serve a much better purpose of spreading news of my blog to the rest of the community. Just my penny’s thoughts.
This great idea, i will put into my joomla tutorial blog site.
thanks for this tool.
I argree with Stryger…I think it would serve a better purpose if it appeared on other people’s blogs…
thanks for sharing…
oh this is great I’m going to use it now
Great idea and will be using this to connect with my friends and family.
Good thinking Stryger
Do they need to know if i am taking a piss?….yikes!
I would like to have my blog linked to “NewsFeed Widget”.
I too heard about blogcatalog widget. Today only I got time and mood to read the full story. Still I didn’t get all information digested. But I’ve added the widget to my blog. Let us see. The truth about the trick is just in doing it.
Those widgets are COOOOOOL!
coooooollll……..
baguuuss……
great idea! :<) I will be checking this out for sure ..
Wow, great widget. Gonna place one on my site.:-)
I have to give it a try
Hi 5 folks - looks to me like a must have tool this blogcatalog widget has to be one of the most important parts of anyones blog if you want to be a big part of social networking as this is the name of the only game in town…
Wilson Cowden