Comments on: Blogs versus Forums http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/ Blog marketing is becoming commonplace as companies start to use the Internet for publicity. Get the best SEO blog marketing training in Singapore, learn to use blogs to get in touch with customers, make money blogging, and be a Blogopreneur! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:30:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-3018 Kian Ann Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:02:59 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-3018 Hey Sandip! Thanks for sharing! I checked out Zimoz and I think it is a brilliant idea! Its bringing user generated content to a next level! However, what I feel too is that it kinda breaks the flow of the text - in a sense, I wouldn't know what to read first ;) Hey Sandip!

Thanks for sharing! I checked out Zimoz and I think it is a brilliant idea! Its bringing user generated content to a next level! However, what I feel too is that it kinda breaks the flow of the text - in a sense, I wouldn’t know what to read first ;)

]]> By: Sandip http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-2994 Sandip Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:20:40 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-2994 What if you get both Forum and BLOG in single product. Check out zimoz.com . Only catch here is people blog on postcards .And reader can extend the blog. see example http://www.zimoz.com/zimo/user/Geeklover/1169455702317.postcard What if you get both Forum and BLOG in single product. Check out zimoz.com . Only catch here is people blog on postcards .And reader can extend the blog.

see example

http://www.zimoz.com/zimo/user/Geeklover/1169455702317.postcard

]]> By: Weekly Brief http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1917 Weekly Brief Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:37:44 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1917 [...] Building an online community is a must for many businesses. Forums and Blogs are there to choose from. But which one will be bearable and effective? Blogopreneur talks about Blogs versus Forums which can help you to get the right decision. [...] [...] Building an online community is a must for many businesses. Forums and Blogs are there to choose from. But which one will be bearable and effective? Blogopreneur talks about Blogs versus Forums which can help you to get the right decision. [...]

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1617 Kian Ann Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:31:55 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1617 Thanks ky! :) Thanks ky! :)

]]> By: ky http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1616 ky Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:11:52 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1616 Yup, ping just tell the service "I might have new content, you should come and fetch it" and it's up the service's schedule when to fetch it. Normally the service does NOT a ping that's too frequent, which is keepin it too busy :) Yup, ping just tell the service “I might have new content, you should come and fetch it” and it’s up the service’s schedule when to fetch it. Normally the service does NOT a ping that’s too frequent, which is keepin it too busy :)

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1615 Kian Ann Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:34:48 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1615 So the ping just notifies the services - and the crawlers will come in their own time to get updated content?, or do you actually post the whole updated contents over in the ping? I was reading about WordPress updates services a while ago, and all the XMLRPC format and stuff. Hahaha.. but I didn't go deeper. :) So the ping just notifies the services - and the crawlers will come in their own time to get updated content?, or do you actually post the whole updated contents over in the ping?

I was reading about WordPress updates services a while ago, and all the XMLRPC format and stuff. Hahaha.. but I didn’t go deeper. :)

]]> By: ky http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1614 ky Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:26:08 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1614 Ping in simple word, by technical means, is only a way to notify (or to push :)) the RSS crawlers (Technorati, Google Blog search, IceRocket's crawlers etc) to crawl/drag your newly updated content, which is embedded in your blog/website's RSS feed Ping in simple word, by technical means, is only a way to notify (or to push :)) the RSS crawlers (Technorati, Google Blog search, IceRocket’s crawlers etc) to crawl/drag your newly updated content, which is embedded in your blog/website’s RSS feed

]]> By: ky http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1613 ky Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:21:52 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1613 Some of the apps are having options for auto-ping... The ping could be for batch mayb end of the day or few times a day. Wordpress also got an option for auto-ping once you make a new post. You just need to add in the ping urls... RSS besides its main purpose for subscription, its xml structure is which is good for blog search engine/crawler to index. Well, you want your buzz to spread, appear in search engines, therefore u ping ....... Some of the apps are having options for auto-ping… The ping could be for batch mayb end of the day or few times a day. Wordpress also got an option for auto-ping once you make a new post. You just need to add in the ping urls… RSS besides its main purpose for subscription, its xml structure is which is good for blog search engine/crawler to index. Well, you want your buzz to spread, appear in search engines, therefore u ping …….

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1608 Kian Ann Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:45:47 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1608 Wow... So I guess pingomatic is really doing its job! Its not so much about the feeds, but more that the update services are really "spreading the word to each other". But then again, it might not be too appropriate to use pinging services in forums, since the updates are so frequent and there are so many threads to update - you might end up spamming the ping server! Wow… So I guess pingomatic is really doing its job! Its not so much about the feeds, but more that the update services are really “spreading the word to each other”.

But then again, it might not be too appropriate to use pinging services in forums, since the updates are so frequent and there are so many threads to update - you might end up spamming the ping server!

]]> By: ky http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1607 ky Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:05:27 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/12/27/blogs-versus-forums/#comment-1607 The secret works on the RSS feed :) , any content that is embedded into RSS feed will appear faster on web/blog search engines, if you ping the RSS crawlers. One of my projects b4 on developing a Job Portal, I added RSS feed for each job post by employers and even in categorized channels. A Job Portal, which was only in it testing/experimental phase and hosted on a sub-domain, managed to attract dozens of jobseekers to register online within 1-2 weeks. We did NOT even advertise or email out, as it was on the testing phase. How did it happen? It was all because of the RSS feed and we did try pinging using pingometric and pingoat of the job post feeds! Look at Alibaba.com , they even embed thier sales/trade leads in RSS feed, you can reach them at any blog search engines if thier feeds ping to the crawler The secret works on the RSS feed :) , any content that is embedded into RSS feed will appear faster on web/blog search engines, if you ping the RSS crawlers. One of my projects b4 on developing a Job Portal, I added RSS feed for each job post by employers and even in categorized channels. A Job Portal, which was only in it testing/experimental phase and hosted on a sub-domain, managed to attract dozens of jobseekers to register online within 1-2 weeks. We did NOT even advertise or email out, as it was on the testing phase. How did it happen? It was all because of the RSS feed and we did try pinging using pingometric and pingoat of the job post feeds! Look at Alibaba.com , they even embed thier sales/trade leads in RSS feed, you can reach them at any blog search engines if thier feeds ping to the crawler

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