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Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:21:27 -0000

I actually need to do a followup on this post because MBL have fixed theirs.

Blogcatalog's version (I assume you are only looking at the mass broadcast) was in development well before MyBlogLog launched their mass broadcast.

Sometimes people do think in similar directions, but with different implementations.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:21:27 -0000

I actually need to do a followup on this post because MBL have fixed theirs.

Blogcatalog's version (I assume you are only looking at the mass broadcast) was in development well before MyBlogLog launched their mass broadcast.

Sometimes people do think in similar directions, but with different implementations.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Ian Kennedy — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:25:53 -0000

Hi Andy,

Just want to let you know that we added the ability to opt-out of Community Messaging email. For details on this check out the MyBlogLog blog:

http://mybloglogb.typepad.c...

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Ian Kennedy — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:25:53 -0000

Hi Andy,

Just want to let you know that we added the ability to opt-out of Community Messaging email. For details on this check out the MyBlogLog blog:

http://mybloglogb.typepad.c...

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Chris Brown — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:34:18 -0000

Andy:
Thanks for going into more depth about how to use MyBlogLog. This is helpful, because I was barely using it before for messages and certainly not for tags. Thanks for taking the time to explain.
Chris

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Chris Brown — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:34:18 -0000

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Sephyroth — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:55:38 -0000

For what it's worth, it's actually Italian; either way, it doesn't make much sense. (The translation to english is "View my profile at mybloglog.com")

I've seen it at other blogs as well...

Sephyroth
http://www.sephyroth.net

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Sephyroth — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:55:38 -0000

For what it's worth, it's actually Italian; either way, it doesn't make much sense. (The translation to english is "View my profile at mybloglog.com")

I've seen it at other blogs as well...

Sephyroth
http://www.sephyroth.net

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

kmb42vt — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:33:32 -0000

Hi Andy,

I do agree with you about the community messaging. I can see it's purpose if it was used for said purpose but people being people, it won't be long before it's massively abused. Too bad.

I did use it once myself just to thank the members of my community for joining and stopping by the blog which is the kind of thing that it is supposed to be used for of course. And that's the last time I'll ever use it until they offer up an option to opt out and if they were smart about it, add on the options of "reply", "report", "spam", "delete", to each received community messages as they already have on individual messages.

Of course, after I sent that "Thank you", someone dropped out of my community and then I read your post(good one by the way). Figures.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

kmb42vt — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:33:32 -0000

Hi Andy,

I do agree with you about the community messaging. I can see it's purpose if it was used for said purpose but people being people, it won't be long before it's massively abused. Too bad.

Of course, after I sent that "Thank you", someone dropped out of my community and then I read your post(good one by the way). Figures.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:30:03 -0000

As far as I am concerned it is breaking CAN-SPAM and whatever other international laws to use it but I am not a lawyer.
p.s. it is much easier to use trackback than running around commenting on blogs you have linked to.

I said my piece, though due to my relationship with Blogcatalog, I don't think it would be appropriate to go on a negative publicity campaign against a feature I expect to be dead and buried, or heavily modified in a couple of days.

I have left 5 or 6 communities so far, though it is most likely I will end up autojoined to them again.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:30:03 -0000

I have left 5 or 6 communities so far, though it is most likely I will end up autojoined to them again.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Snoskred — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:07:07 -0000

I have made a commitment not to spam people using this community messaging system. You can do the same, and also show the little badge on your site to let people know you wonâ€™t spam them. I linked to your article about it in my post, too.

Snoskred

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Snoskred — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:07:07 -0000

Snoskred

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Susan — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:27:58 -0000

Andy I agree with you about the mass mailing, that is something that the user should be able to turn off by default. Hopefully they will get it straightened out before too many people leave.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Susan — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:27:58 -0000

Andy I agree with you about the mass mailing, that is something that the user should be able to turn off by default. Hopefully they will get it straightened out before too many people leave.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

pf101 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:30:00 -0000

Oy. Thanks for writing about this. I hadn't heard anything about any of these changes and I agree, the mass e-mail thing is sucky. I'm right there with you that I'll leave any community that spams me. It'll be interesting to see how this all shakes out.

I'm looking forward to exploring more of your site - this is my first visit. It's been useful so far! Thanks!

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

pf101 — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:30:00 -0000

I'm looking forward to exploring more of your site - this is my first visit. It's been useful so far! Thanks!

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Utah SEO Specialist — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:32:05 -0000

The mass mailing thing is retro-internet. We've progressed beyond this and MBL is bringing it back. So weird.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Utah SEO Specialist — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:32:05 -0000

The mass mailing thing is retro-internet. We've progressed beyond this and MBL is bringing it back. So weird.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:48:51 -0000

Have you ever been to a political blog where they namby pamby about their point of view?

I blog about similar topics to many people, but generally I try to think about something enough to have a constructive opinion whether I am paid for it or not.

My readers still have to determine whether what I write is unbiased, but I help them in making that opinion with disclosure.

I know in this niche most of the popular blogs currently write articles without a strong opinion, for me the articles are "grey".

It is possible to cover all the angles, for and against, and give a final opinion, but many avoid doing so.

Lots of people also complain about the length of my articles, but that again means that I am targeting a totally different niche.

I write the type of content I would like to read, and the blogs I am most active on write a similar type of content.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:48:51 -0000

Have you ever been to a political blog where they namby pamby about their point of view?

I blog about similar topics to many people, but generally I try to think about something enough to have a constructive opinion whether I am paid for it or not.

My readers still have to determine whether what I write is unbiased, but I help them in making that opinion with disclosure.

I know in this niche most of the popular blogs currently write articles without a strong opinion, for me the articles are "grey".

It is possible to cover all the angles, for and against, and give a final opinion, but many avoid doing so.

Lots of people also complain about the length of my articles, but that again means that I am targeting a totally different niche.

I write the type of content I would like to read, and the blogs I am most active on write a similar type of content.

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Guest — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:29:26 -0000

Thanks for the response Andy. I wasn't even sure my comment went through since it went bonkos when it took me to the CAPTCHA page (some invalid argument errors) You might want to check that.

I appreciate your blog by the way. Lots of helpful advice about marketing, and you're not afraid to be blunt about it either. :)

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

Guest — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:29:26 -0000

Thanks for the response Andy. I wasn't even sure my comment went through since it went bonkos when it took me to the CAPTCHA page (some invalid argument errors) You might want to check that.

I appreciate your blog by the way. Lots of helpful advice about marketing, and you're not afraid to be blunt about it either. :)

Re: MyBlogLog New Features – The Abusive and the Incomplete

AndyBeard — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:15:36 -0000

It is a bug in the latest version, last time I looked, of the plugin I use, MyAvatars.

I could fix it, or maybe there is a fix, but I have been a little to busy to upgrade lots of things.

Some aspects of Blogcatalog are great - in some ways I am in split minds over the success of the forums because I would love people to be spending more time on each other's blogs, and I fear some people spend too much time on the discussion forum.

Forums are a great way of promoting your content, though if you have a blog about keeping goldfish, you might be better off promoting your blog on a forum about keeping goldfish.