Blogging

I read over on Business Blog Consulting about new pinging service FeedShot. Actually, FeedShot not only pings but registers your feed with blog engines as well. This answers my question about whether I need to register blogs with each service separately if I’m going to ping them anyway.
Looks like I’ll continue to use Robin Good’s RSSTop55 list as I register with individual services and directories.

Tony Williams, Washington, D.C.’s Mayor has been blogging for a month now.

Posting comments include negative, positive and off-topic feedback. Kudos to the Mayor, or his staff, for leaving some of these comments in place– including the one below… The volume of comments has dropped off dramatically AS the number of posts followed suit.

September 01, 2005 Stand Up and Do What?

Posted by the Mayor:
On August 18th, I graciously received a check from Kaiser Permanente to allow us to extend the use of pools to promote health in the city. District of Columbia: Mayor’s Office: Mayor’s Blog.

Posted by constituent:
Posted by willy_question at 3:47:40 PM on September 02, 2005 Mr. Mayor, I’m still surprised that you’re not blogging about your thoughts on the recent hurricane and its victims – many which resemble a majority of Washington DC’s poorest residents. Surely you must have some thoughts on this tradegy that cross your mind as you’re writing your blog each day since the disaster. Also, is there something the US Council of Mayors can do to have each of its member cities volunteer to house some of the refugees? There are 1,183 member cities, and if each city took in 50 victims, this would be over 59,000 folks that coould be housed. Seems like a no-brainer. C’mon Mr. Mayor, is there something DC can do to help? Thank you for your consideration. Posted by haroldkerr at 8:26:12 AM on September 02, 2005

The good news for politicians is that Internet discussions offer an unfiltered dialog with constituents. The bad news for politicians is that Internet discussions offer an unfiltered dialog with constituents.

Kidding aside, the following comment seems to sum up the difference between blogs and everything else:

um, is there an rss feed around here anywhere? I don’t see it and bloglines isn’t discovering it.
BTW- great blog — it’s great to see your personality and not just more press release talk.

TechCrunch has an interesting list  of Top Ten Things Your Company Can Do To Get Blogged. The #1  way to  get blogged?  Build a kick ass company, of course.  Looks like alot of other people like TechCrunch too. (heard about it on  Business Blog Consulting).

The rest of the list:

Approach Bloggers Directly.
Be Persistent. We are all busy.
Start a Blog.
Be humble.
Be confident.
Be descriptive.
Tell a Story.
Don’t hide information.
Don’t be a Jerk.