I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you.
- Sue.
Sue Massey
· 1 year ago
I found your site on google blog search and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. Just added your RSS feed to my feed reader. Look forward to reading more from you.
- Sue.
Clement
· 1 year ago
Andy
You say....if I have a choice between MyBlogLog and Google Analytics for stats checking, I am more likely to have a glance in MyBlogLog than Google Analytics.
Can you give some reasons behind this?Or is it because Google penalized you in the October PageRank updates?
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
With MyBlogLog the stats are real time, and they are fairly good for seeing a quick overview of what is happening.
I look on Google Analytics as better for more in depth analysis when you are trying to spot overall trends, filter results on specific landing pages or keywords etc.
Mybloglog is also fairly easy to grab screenshots from to demonstrate something quickly.
Clement
· 1 year ago
Well explained.
Clement
· 1 year ago
Andy
You say....if I have a choice between MyBlogLog and Google Analytics for stats checking, I am more likely to have a glance in MyBlogLog than Google Analytics.
Can you give some reasons behind this?Or is it because Google penalized you in the October PageRank updates?
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
With MyBlogLog the stats are real time, and they are fairly good for seeing a quick overview of what is happening.
I look on Google Analytics as better for more in depth analysis when you are trying to spot overall trends, filter results on specific landing pages or keywords etc.
Mybloglog is also fairly easy to grab screenshots from to demonstrate something quickly.
Clement
· 1 year ago
Well explained.
Michael
· 1 year ago
I go with mybloglog over google anyday
kevin
· 1 year ago
testing the nesting out on this
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Kevin the nesting is from Brian's Threaded Comments Plugin, which is used by lots of blogs, though I modified it to split the trackbacks and comments.
Michael
· 1 year ago
I go with mybloglog over google anyday
kevin
· 1 year ago
testing the nesting out on this
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Kevin the nesting is from Brian's Threaded Comments Plugin, which is used by lots of blogs, though I modified it to split the trackbacks and comments.
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
This is the second time this week now that someone has taken a screenshot of my avatar or banner just when I happened to visit. Ahh if images were only links. :-D
One of the few things I don't like about BlogCatalog is the lack of a block feature to stop repeat spammers, or a means to hide avatars. There's been one or two avatars that have shown up in my widget that I probably wouldn't want my mother to see, and I have no means to block them like I can with MyBlogLog.
Other than that, this new SezWho based feature looks fascinating. It reminds me of Amazon's comment system, and it'll be interesting to see what kind of impact it will have on blog traffic.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
That is actually a live HTML based widget within the post - not a screenshot.
I am sure if we nudge the BC guts we can get some filtering on Avatars.
I actually have some bugs with the plugin on this site currently, but then I am using threaded comments which can cause lots of problems.
Currently if I switch on the rating display and avatar box, then the image doesn't display, and I have some sidebar problems.
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
That is actually a live HTML based widget within the post - not a screenshot.
Well don't I feel like an idiot. I need some coffee.
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
This is the second time this week now that someone has taken a screenshot of my avatar or banner just when I happened to visit. Ahh if images were only links. :-D
One of the few things I don't like about BlogCatalog is the lack of a block feature to stop repeat spammers, or a means to hide avatars. There's been one or two avatars that have shown up in my widget that I probably wouldn't want my mother to see, and I have no means to block them like I can with MyBlogLog.
Other than that, this new SezWho based feature looks fascinating. It reminds me of Amazon's comment system, and it'll be interesting to see what kind of impact it will have on blog traffic.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
That is actually a live HTML based widget within the post - not a screenshot.
I am sure if we nudge the BC guts we can get some filtering on Avatars.
I actually have some bugs with the plugin on this site currently, but then I am using threaded comments which can cause lots of problems.
Currently if I switch on the rating display and avatar box, then the image doesn't display, and I have some sidebar problems.
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
That is actually a live HTML based widget within the post - not a screenshot.
Well don't I feel like an idiot. I need some coffee.
Vlad
· 1 year ago
Andy, I am not sure if you are aware but it looks like that SezWho widget is not compatible with your "dofollow" plugin.
I have not been on MyBlogLog since they began to ask you to login with your Yahoo id. Was that an attempt to look like google?
This is off topic, but I am having an issue with the threaded comments plugin on a post with 160+ comments. Sometimes it take really long to load. Any tip?
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
I have been switching in and out various code snippets looking to solve the probelms. There are 3 pieeces of code to add to the comment form, and all 3 seem to have some overlap and maybe incompatible.
With threaded or any comments, the biggest problem seems to be load from avatars.
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Andy,
Let me know if you need any help sorting through the issues...The blog seems to take forever to load the profile popup seems to work well but the images are having some issues...Let me know and I'll be happy to look at the issues and address those for you...
-Jitendra
Sebastian
· 1 year ago
Vlad, the rel-nofollow you see is added by SezWho's JS code. Check the source to see that search engine crawlers still get clean links.
Vlad
· 1 year ago
Andy, I am not sure if you are aware but it looks like that SezWho widget is not compatible with your "dofollow" plugin.
I have not been on MyBlogLog since they began to ask you to login with your Yahoo id. Was that an attempt to look like google?
This is off topic, but I am having an issue with the threaded comments plugin on a post with 160+ comments. Sometimes it take really long to load. Any tip?
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
I have been switching in and out various code snippets looking to solve the probelms. There are 3 pieeces of code to add to the comment form, and all 3 seem to have some overlap and maybe incompatible.
With threaded or any comments, the biggest problem seems to be load from avatars.
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Andy,
Let me know if you need any help sorting through the issues...The blog seems to take forever to load the profile popup seems to work well but the images are having some issues...Let me know and I'll be happy to look at the issues and address those for you...
-Jitendra
Sebastian
· 1 year ago
Vlad, the rel-nofollow you see is added by SezWho's JS code. Check the source to see that search engine crawlers still get clean links.
Drew Stauffer
· 1 year ago
It seems like having the SezWho one each comment gives more interaction to all the comments. Now I feel like I need to read all of them all before I comment.
On your last post I read I think I spent more time in the comments section than I did reading the post. :)
But a good way to keep users involved.
Drew Stauffer
· 1 year ago
It seems like having the SezWho one each comment gives more interaction to all the comments. Now I feel like I need to read all of them all before I comment.
On your last post I read I think I spent more time in the comments section than I did reading the post. :)
But a good way to keep users involved.
Mitch at Money News
· 1 year ago
This partership with SezWho is now also been announced on TechCrunch today now so the Alexa ranking for Blogcatalog should spike up even more for the next day or so.
Mitch at Money News
· 1 year ago
This partership with SezWho is now also been announced on TechCrunch today now so the Alexa ranking for Blogcatalog should spike up even more for the next day or so.
Mark
· 1 year ago
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Entrecard, which is now doing more pageviews that MyBlogLog AND BlogCatalog, and its less than three months old:
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Entrecard, which is now doing more pageviews that MyBlogLog AND BlogCatalog, and its less than three months old:
I've seen some small volume sites where I know the traffic stats, and have seen how far off Alexa can be. But, when the sites are biggers - Does that mean Alexa is multiplying the inaccuracies? or lessening them? Sometimes I wonder.
Inverlochy John
· 1 year ago
..if you believe the Alexa numbers..
I've seen some small volume sites where I know the traffic stats, and have seen how far off Alexa can be. But, when the sites are biggers - Does that mean Alexa is multiplying the inaccuracies? or lessening them? Sometimes I wonder.
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
Wow, this thing is scary in what it can potentially track. After registering, it picked up comments I made 6 months ago on ReadWriteWeb.
This seems to effectively "Slashdot" your comments system. The ratings seem a bit rudimentary right now, and I'm not sure how many people would be thrilled to have to fill in their email address yet again to a third party service just so they can rate someone.
It'd also be nice to have the option of keeping my current avatar plugin instead of now seeing two avatars (I use Gravatar, which ever since it's been snapped up by Automattic has been pretty reliable and fast).
Being able to customize the style would also be nice, but I'm actually quite amazed at how neat my comments still looked once I activated the plugin.
Weird thing though, some kind of loop is occuring here where the page keeps trying to load something, and when it does the comments form here freezes up. Could that be related to the SezWho plugin?
In any event it's a new toy to play around with. :-D
Lincoln
· 1 year ago
Wow, this thing is scary in what it can potentially track. After registering, it picked up comments I made 6 months ago on ReadWriteWeb.
This seems to effectively "Slashdot" your comments system. The ratings seem a bit rudimentary right now, and I'm not sure how many people would be thrilled to have to fill in their email address yet again to a third party service just so they can rate someone.
It'd also be nice to have the option of keeping my current avatar plugin instead of now seeing two avatars (I use Gravatar, which ever since it's been snapped up by Automattic has been pretty reliable and fast).
Being able to customize the style would also be nice, but I'm actually quite amazed at how neat my comments still looked once I activated the plugin.
Weird thing though, some kind of loop is occuring here where the page keeps trying to load something, and when it does the comments form here freezes up. Could that be related to the SezWho plugin?
In any event it's a new toy to play around with. :-D
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Lincoln, We are looking at addressing the issue of needing email for rating...We are going to provide different ways for people to identify themselves so that we can provide proper weight to their ratings...Keep the feedback coming.
-Jitendra
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Lincoln, We are looking at addressing the issue of needing email for rating...We are going to provide different ways for people to identify themselves so that we can provide proper weight to their ratings...Keep the feedback coming.
-Jitendra
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Testing spam karma filtering issue...I hope this is fixed now.
Jitenda
· 1 year ago
Testing spam karma filtering issue...I hope this is fixed now.
rhei, writer surefirewealth.co
· 1 year ago
Wow! I am surprised on how blogs became so important to people nowadays. I do like to comment on people’s blog and all but this article really surprised me. Anyway, I really do enjoy reading articles on blogs and it really helps me pass my time on lazy days. More power to all of you bloggers out there!
rhei, writer surefirewealth.co
· 1 year ago
Wow! I am surprised on how blogs became so important to people nowadays. I do like to comment on people’s blog and all but this article really surprised me. Anyway, I really do enjoy reading articles on blogs and it really helps me pass my time on lazy days. More power to all of you bloggers out there!
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
If Jeremy Gislason wants to comment on my blog in person he is more than welcome, but if he has hired you for link building for his blog, I look on it as breaking my comment policy.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
If Jeremy Gislason wants to comment on my blog in person he is more than welcome, but if he has hired you for link building for his blog, I look on it as breaking my comment policy.
Simonne
· 1 year ago
I had a hard time to remember where I've heard of this SezWho, and when I saw those little red squares at the commenters, I remembered that I've joined SezWho last year, only to completely forget about it afterwards.
Simonne
· 1 year ago
I had a hard time to remember where I've heard of this SezWho, and when I saw those little red squares at the commenters, I remembered that I've joined SezWho last year, only to completely forget about it afterwards.
PixelHead
· 1 year ago
I just got done posting about the Blogcatalog - SezWho deal on Pixelheadonline. I did not know you could choose to remain a dofollow blog while using the program. That pushes me a little closer to using it.
PixelHead
· 1 year ago
I just got done posting about the Blogcatalog - SezWho deal on Pixelheadonline. I did not know you could choose to remain a dofollow blog while using the program. That pushes me a little closer to using it.
Da Vinci
· 1 year ago
I'm a little late to the SezWho thing and also to the BlogCatalog thing, but I did appreciate your review and it was one of the reasons why I finally signed up to both of them. So Thanks : )
Actually it was your Alexa ranking comparison that intrigued me. The trends have flattened out since then and BlogCatalog doesn't seem to be booming as much, but it's still one of the best tools for new bloggers.
Da Vinci
· 1 year ago
I'm a little late to the SezWho thing and also to the BlogCatalog thing, but I did appreciate your review and it was one of the reasons why I finally signed up to both of them. So Thanks : )
Actually it was your Alexa ranking comparison that intrigued me. The trends have flattened out since then and BlogCatalog doesn't seem to be booming as much, but it's still one of the best tools for new bloggers.
All Comments
- Sue.
- Sue.
You say....if I have a choice between MyBlogLog and Google Analytics for stats checking, I am more likely to have a glance in MyBlogLog than Google Analytics.
Can you give some reasons behind this?Or is it because Google penalized you in the October PageRank updates?
I look on Google Analytics as better for more in depth analysis when you are trying to spot overall trends, filter results on specific landing pages or keywords etc.
Mybloglog is also fairly easy to grab screenshots from to demonstrate something quickly.
You say....if I have a choice between MyBlogLog and Google Analytics for stats checking, I am more likely to have a glance in MyBlogLog than Google Analytics.
Can you give some reasons behind this?Or is it because Google penalized you in the October PageRank updates?
I look on Google Analytics as better for more in depth analysis when you are trying to spot overall trends, filter results on specific landing pages or keywords etc.
Mybloglog is also fairly easy to grab screenshots from to demonstrate something quickly.
One of the few things I don't like about BlogCatalog is the lack of a block feature to stop repeat spammers, or a means to hide avatars. There's been one or two avatars that have shown up in my widget that I probably wouldn't want my mother to see, and I have no means to block them like I can with MyBlogLog.
Other than that, this new SezWho based feature looks fascinating. It reminds me of Amazon's comment system, and it'll be interesting to see what kind of impact it will have on blog traffic.
I am sure if we nudge the BC guts we can get some filtering on Avatars.
I actually have some bugs with the plugin on this site currently, but then I am using threaded comments which can cause lots of problems.
Currently if I switch on the rating display and avatar box, then the image doesn't display, and I have some sidebar problems.
Well don't I feel like an idiot. I need some coffee.
One of the few things I don't like about BlogCatalog is the lack of a block feature to stop repeat spammers, or a means to hide avatars. There's been one or two avatars that have shown up in my widget that I probably wouldn't want my mother to see, and I have no means to block them like I can with MyBlogLog.
Other than that, this new SezWho based feature looks fascinating. It reminds me of Amazon's comment system, and it'll be interesting to see what kind of impact it will have on blog traffic.
I am sure if we nudge the BC guts we can get some filtering on Avatars.
I actually have some bugs with the plugin on this site currently, but then I am using threaded comments which can cause lots of problems.
Currently if I switch on the rating display and avatar box, then the image doesn't display, and I have some sidebar problems.
Well don't I feel like an idiot. I need some coffee.
I have not been on MyBlogLog since they began to ask you to login with your Yahoo id. Was that an attempt to look like google?
This is off topic, but I am having an issue with the threaded comments plugin on a post with 160+ comments. Sometimes it take really long to load. Any tip?
With threaded or any comments, the biggest problem seems to be load from avatars.
Let me know if you need any help sorting through the issues...The blog seems to take forever to load the profile popup seems to work well but the images are having some issues...Let me know and I'll be happy to look at the issues and address those for you...
-Jitendra
I have not been on MyBlogLog since they began to ask you to login with your Yahoo id. Was that an attempt to look like google?
This is off topic, but I am having an issue with the threaded comments plugin on a post with 160+ comments. Sometimes it take really long to load. Any tip?
With threaded or any comments, the biggest problem seems to be load from avatars.
Let me know if you need any help sorting through the issues...The blog seems to take forever to load the profile popup seems to work well but the images are having some issues...Let me know and I'll be happy to look at the issues and address those for you...
-Jitendra
On your last post I read I think I spent more time in the comments section than I did reading the post. :)
But a good way to keep users involved.
On your last post I read I think I spent more time in the comments section than I did reading the post. :)
But a good way to keep users involved.
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I've seen some small volume sites where I know the traffic stats, and have seen how far off Alexa can be. But, when the sites are biggers - Does that mean Alexa is multiplying the inaccuracies? or lessening them? Sometimes I wonder.
I've seen some small volume sites where I know the traffic stats, and have seen how far off Alexa can be. But, when the sites are biggers - Does that mean Alexa is multiplying the inaccuracies? or lessening them? Sometimes I wonder.
This seems to effectively "Slashdot" your comments system. The ratings seem a bit rudimentary right now, and I'm not sure how many people would be thrilled to have to fill in their email address yet again to a third party service just so they can rate someone.
It'd also be nice to have the option of keeping my current avatar plugin instead of now seeing two avatars (I use Gravatar, which ever since it's been snapped up by Automattic has been pretty reliable and fast).
Being able to customize the style would also be nice, but I'm actually quite amazed at how neat my comments still looked once I activated the plugin.
Weird thing though, some kind of loop is occuring here where the page keeps trying to load something, and when it does the comments form here freezes up. Could that be related to the SezWho plugin?
In any event it's a new toy to play around with. :-D
This seems to effectively "Slashdot" your comments system. The ratings seem a bit rudimentary right now, and I'm not sure how many people would be thrilled to have to fill in their email address yet again to a third party service just so they can rate someone.
It'd also be nice to have the option of keeping my current avatar plugin instead of now seeing two avatars (I use Gravatar, which ever since it's been snapped up by Automattic has been pretty reliable and fast).
Being able to customize the style would also be nice, but I'm actually quite amazed at how neat my comments still looked once I activated the plugin.
Weird thing though, some kind of loop is occuring here where the page keeps trying to load something, and when it does the comments form here freezes up. Could that be related to the SezWho plugin?
In any event it's a new toy to play around with. :-D
-Jitendra
-Jitendra
Actually it was your Alexa ranking comparison that intrigued me. The trends have flattened out since then and BlogCatalog doesn't seem to be booming as much, but it's still one of the best tools for new bloggers.
Actually it was your Alexa ranking comparison that intrigued me. The trends have flattened out since then and BlogCatalog doesn't seem to be booming as much, but it's still one of the best tools for new bloggers.