Comments on: A Tool to Help Create a Community out of Your Blog http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Blogging as Community Building » Slant Truth http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-19225 Blogging as Community Building » Slant Truth Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:49:58 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-19225 [...] Sokari and White African are on to using MyBlogLog as a means to further create community amongst bloggers. I agree. The community building potential of the web, especially by radical/transformative/progressive/leftist bloggers is huge, something that we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of. We are large. We contain multitudes. Sokari is also right, I believe, in seeing these new Web 2.0 creations as a potential way to increase the profile and online presence of otherwise marginalized bloggers (y’know, like African Women bloggers). [...] [...] Sokari and White African are on to using MyBlogLog as a means to further create community amongst bloggers. I agree. The community building potential of the web, especially by radical/transformative/progressive/leftist bloggers is huge, something that we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of. We are large. We contain multitudes. Sokari is also right, I believe, in seeing these new Web 2.0 creations as a potential way to increase the profile and online presence of otherwise marginalized bloggers (y’know, like African Women bloggers). [...]

]]> By: Blogging Ideas at African Women http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17564 Blogging Ideas at African Women Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:17:59 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17564 [...] White African posted on “how to create a community out of your blog” using MyBlogLog yet another Web2 creation that no doubt will soon be bought by Yahoo or Google. The idea is that bloggers and readers create communities by allowing you to setup a profile, claim your blog, and put a widget on it. Nothin new there right? Correct, where they differ is that the widget is populated by profiles of other who have registered on MyBlogLog and have a profile. They can choose to join your “community”, or they will automatically join after 10 visits to your site. [...] [...] White African posted on “how to create a community out of your blog” using MyBlogLog yet another Web2 creation that no doubt will soon be bought by Yahoo or Google. The idea is that bloggers and readers create communities by allowing you to setup a profile, claim your blog, and put a widget on it. Nothin new there right? Correct, where they differ is that the widget is populated by profiles of other who have registered on MyBlogLog and have a profile. They can choose to join your “community”, or they will automatically join after 10 visits to your site. [...]

]]> By: qureyoon http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17503 qureyoon Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:00:39 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17503 hi Hash ^^ thanks for the mention, and about the widget, it's as eric say, you can customize the size, width, and even CSS just like you say ;) besides, it's alway nice to see the face of our readers, right ? ;) hi Hash ^^ thanks for the mention,

and about the widget, it’s as eric say, you can customize the size, width, and even CSS just like you say ;)

besides, it’s alway nice to see the face of our readers, right ? ;)

]]> By: HASH http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17428 HASH Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:12:49 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17428 Agreed Sokari. I can't say that I'm that smitten with their design - of the website or of the widget. You can get into the CSS and change the look of the widget, and they have an option of a smaller widget as well. The site is out of your control though. :) The community part of it is built around a particular blog. So, if you registered your blog, yours could be the blog that starts to create a community of bloggers. That's the main idea of it. It's a good idea, and you can see it working for particular bloggers - mainly tech ones at this point since they are the early adopters. Agreed Sokari. I can’t say that I’m that smitten with their design – of the website or of the widget. You can get into the CSS and change the look of the widget, and they have an option of a smaller widget as well. The site is out of your control though. :)

The community part of it is built around a particular blog. So, if you registered your blog, yours could be the blog that starts to create a community of bloggers. That’s the main idea of it. It’s a good idea, and you can see it working for particular bloggers – mainly tech ones at this point since they are the early adopters.

]]> By: Paul http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17422 Paul Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:30:26 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17422 Cool. I'll give ti a try. Cool. I’ll give ti a try.

]]> By: sokari http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17414 sokari Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:37:24 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17414 that widgit is way to huge and ugly to! I wouldnt want that on my side bar its too intrusive. they could have something small which you could then click on and open in new tab or whatever but as it is i like the idea of the community (love community) but that thing. By the way dont see any Africa related communities which is hardly surprising but would be nice to start one up if that is possible. cheers that widgit is way to huge and ugly to! I wouldnt want that on my side bar its too intrusive. they could have something small which you could then click on and open in new tab or whatever but as it is i like the idea of the community (love community) but that thing. By the way dont see any Africa related communities which is hardly surprising but would be nice to start one up if that is possible.
cheers

]]> By: Voodoo Ventures - Idea Fuel Blog » How to Add MySpace Mojo To Your Blog: MyBlogLog.com http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17091 Voodoo Ventures - Idea Fuel Blog » How to Add MySpace Mojo To Your Blog: MyBlogLog.com Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:49:08 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17091 [...] This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for the last few weeks, and I know I’m not the first to point out what a great community building plugin MyBlogLog can be for your blog. There were rumors of a sale a couple weeks ago, and I see more and more people taking notice of MyBlogLog and adding it to their sites. [...] [...] This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for the last few weeks, and I know I’m not the first to point out what a great community building plugin MyBlogLog can be for your blog. There were rumors of a sale a couple weeks ago, and I see more and more people taking notice of MyBlogLog and adding it to their sites. [...]

]]> By: Derek Anderson http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17012 Derek Anderson Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:13:41 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-17012 MyBlogLog also gives you the ability to remove your image from someone else's blog. I liked MyBlogLog so much that I spent the $25 and bought the upgrade. Not so much for the stats but for the "I want this to be profitable and stay around" factor. I also know about sidebars that grow to huge monsters. I've had to condense it more than once. Stay healthy and happy. Derek MyBlogLog also gives you the ability to remove your image from someone else’s blog.
I liked MyBlogLog so much that I spent the $25 and bought the upgrade. Not so much for the stats but for the “I want this to be profitable and stay around” factor.
I also know about sidebars that grow to huge monsters. I’ve had to condense it more than once.
Stay healthy and happy.
Derek

]]> By: Eric Marcoullier http://whiteafrican.com/2006/12/01/a-tool-to-help-create-a-community-out-of-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-16951 Eric Marcoullier Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:57:34 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=315#comment-16951 Heya! Thanks for the kind post about MyBlogLog. You are likely already aware, but you can shrink the size of the reader roll widget by using the half size photo option. We use it on the MyBlogLog blog (http://mybloglogb.typepad.com) and so does Brad Feld (http://www.feld.com). Heya! Thanks for the kind post about MyBlogLog. You are likely already aware, but you can shrink the size of the reader roll widget by using the half size photo option. We use it on the MyBlogLog blog (http://mybloglogb.typepad.com) and so does Brad Feld (http://www.feld.com).

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