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Technorati hits the big 10 mill.

Another beta for Google: Google (GOOG) announced the formal launch Wednesday of AdSense for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. “The idea is simple: advertisers have their ads placed in the most appropriate feed articles; publishers are paid for their original content; readers see relevant advertising,” said Shuman Ghosemajumder, product manager. Google has also suggested some […]

Ross on Arianna Huffington’s blog: I find the Huffington Post fascinating. Can’t help myself. A plethora of celebrities in character. This isn’t a blog, it’s a bloid. A tabloid that tells all it wants to — a regrettable future of media full of fat heads. Bloid? How about just sh_tty? And get some comments.

(via Darren) J. S. Logan goes off on self-proclaimed blogging coaches in a salesletter disguised as a rant: Consultants are busy reworking themselves as blogging experts, offering a variety of ebooks, seminars, audio products, and for fee newsletters on how to blog the right way. Consulting and marketing firms have gone as far as offering […]

Usability stumbles on the first basic step: Currently, a number of barriers exist that prevent blind individuals from benefiting fully from a mainstream blogging experience. One of these barriers exists in a fundamental component of the process: the creation of one’s own user account.

Hearing the voice of a CEO or factory employee or sales director adds a human and informal touch to what’s often the formalness of organizational communication, which can be a powerful emotional influencer on internal and external audiences alike.

(from Blog Herald) BitPass Unplugged will allow podcasters to increase revenue with a-la-carte and subscription-driven premium podcasts. It also leverages the loyalty of a growing number of listeners who prefer to download music, audio blogs, radio shows and other content and have it transferred automatically to portable media devices for listening at the user’s convenience.

SearchViews posts on Big Blue’s blogging guidelines: IBM fully respects the legal rights of our employees in all countries in which we operate. In general, what you do on your own time is your affair. If your blog is self-hosted, use your best judgment and be sure to make it clear that the views and […]

Darren posed two provocative questions: What is right about blogging? What is wrong about blogging? Here’s a summary: What’s Right Facilitates conversation. Freedom of expression. Freedom from a web designer’s tyranny. Speed. Business card, networking tool, sales brouchure all in one. What’s Wrong Reliance on Google and other ad networks to make money. Text can […]

It had to happen. According to Dean: “One of the hottest trends in podcasting is ‘Godcasts.’ Many “pod preachers” of all faiths are converting their weekly sermons into Godcasts to more easily spread the word.” And Frank Barnako in his post Podcasters getting religion picks up on a survey, also by Lycos 50 apparently (but […]