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We have to admit we haven't given much thought to blogging community site MyBlogLog over the last year or so. The service launched as a way for bloggers to get in touch with one another and find new sites they might be interested in. But Technorati and Google Blog Search are both much more useful for finding blogs covering topics you care about.But that doesn't mean there's no value in MyBlogLog. The service offers a couple of web site tools including a free and subscription analytics package and a "recent visitors widget," that shows the profiles of other MyBlogLog members who have visited your page. And this week MyBlogLog rolled out an updated and much improved version of that widget.
Not only does the new widget have a slick Web 2.0 look and feel, but when you hover your mouse over the name or image of a recent visitor, you see link to their MyBlogLog profile and links to their web sites. This adds value for anyone who publishes the widget on their site, and also creates an incentive for bloggers and web publishers to sign up for a MyBlogLog account since there's a better chance that someone might see their profile on a random page and click through to their site.
To get the widget, just login to your MyBlogLog account and click the "Get Widgets" button to get the HTML embed code.
In related news, MyBlogLog recently released an API that lets third party developers create applications using MyBlogLog data. The coolest one we've seen so far is Kent Brewster's Blog Juice bookmarklet.
All you have to do is drag Brewster's bookmarklet to your browser toolbar. Then whenever you visit a page that's registered with MyBlogLog, you can click the bookmarklet to get detailed information on recent visitors. It's not as pretty as the official widget, but it provides far more information and works on sites that don't have the widget installed.
[via Somewhat Frank and ReadWriteWeb]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsRiaz KananiFeb 15th 2008 11:05AM
*sighs* I like the overlay, but the design just doesn't integrate as well as the old one - why can I not select a white background or even lose the border - even better let me choose my own preferred colour - rather than a preset :(
and seeing as I seem to be first here.. there is some definite iphone inspiration going on with that design
Chris LecknessFeb 15th 2008 11:46AM
Wow. That Chris L. guys is an ugly dude!
I use MyBlogLog because it's a good way for readers to feel more part of the community.
jim buchmanMar 7th 2008 4:34PM
How do I access/download your application updates?
Where is there a listing of ALL of your applications to review for possible downloading?
I like everything you guys do, so I may soon need a bigger harddrive. Please keep it up!