Did search engine results cut the traffic to personal blogs?

I have noticed a very unsettling statistic on my blog.
This prompted a fascinating question about AI, blogs' future, and maybe even the Internet.

Some research has confirmed my observation. There is widespread fear and doom across the blogosphere.

In this blog post, I discuss how changes in Google's search algorithms have decreased traffic to personal blogs by favoring direct answers instead of linking to external content. 

I explore the repercussions for small businesses and bloggers and speculate on possible strategies for adapting, such as creating more unique content and focusing on niche topics.

Per Uki's request, DALL·E 2024-04-21 07.51.44

A conceptual digital art piece depicting the abstract idea of artificial intelligence impacting personal blogs.

Who should I follow on Twitter?

It is tempting at first to follow anyone you come across, but that strategy can quickly backfire. I would recommend  following only people who are worth following, these don’t have to be people you know personally, but they should meet the following criteria:

✓ when looking back on their posts, make sure they are of quality and content you would like to read in the future

✓ they are respectable individuals, you don’t want to follow sleazy sales, haters, vulgar, or otherwise obnoxious people

✓ follow trend-setters in your area of interest, you want to be the first informed person who “finds” and re-tweet some groundbreaking news

✓ key people to whom our post may provide value

✓ if you are attending a conference follow all participants, you never know who you are going to meet, a week after the conference you can do some cleaning up

Future of microblogging? Corporate Twitter, geo-tagging?

In a move that appears to signal an attempt by Twitter to finally monetize its user base, the company will start selling corporate accounts to brands by the end 2009.

Though Twitter co-founder Biz Stone had hinted at such an initiative earlier this year, he fleshed out the concept this week at an industry event in London, where he said a pay-for package will offer verified streams and analytics.

read more...

http://www.marketingvox.com/twitters-commerical-accounts-signal-move-to-monetization-045560/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mv&utm_medium=textlink

Please give us your opinion in comments section..

Future of microblogging? Corporate Twitter, geo-tagging?

In a move that appears to signal an attempt by Twitter to finally monetize its user base, the company will start selling corporate accounts to brands by the end 2009.

Though Twitter co-founder Biz Stone had hinted at such an initiative earlier this year, he fleshed out the concept this week at an industry event in London, where he said a pay-for package will offer verified streams and analytics.

read more...

http://www.marketingvox.com/twitters-commerical-accounts-signal-move-to-monetization-045560/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mv&utm_medium=textlink

Please give us your opinion in comments section..

Twitter gets $100 million more in financing...

Twitter blog:

http://blog.twitter.com/2009/09/new-twitter-funding.html

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Twitter gets $100 million more in financing...

Twitter blog:

http://blog.twitter.com/2009/09/new-twitter-funding.html

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Twitter

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Currently used #hashtags for GWT

Currently used #hashtags for GWT

http://www.hashtags.org/search?q=GWT&page=1p

Twitter Search URLs

You can bookmark or create a link to any search on Twitter. Just do the search and copy the web address at the top of your Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox or whatever you are using.

Here are some examples of searches you can do and the link that Twitter uses:

Search for fireworks:
enter: fireworks
link: http://twitter.com/#search?q=fireworks

Search for tweets with "fireworks" and "Chicago"
enter: fireworks Chicago
link: http://twitter.com/#search?q=fireworks chicago

Search for tweets with the exact phrase "Chicago fireworks":
enter: "Chicago fireworks"
link http://twitter.com/#search?q="Chicago fireworks"

Search for tweets with the exact phrase "Chicago fireworks" and "3rd of July":
enter: "Chicago fireworks" "3rd of July"
link http://twitter.com/#search?q="Chicago fireworks" "3rd of July"

Twitter Search URLs

You can bookmark or create a link to any search on Twitter. Just do the search and copy the web address at the top of your Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox or whatever you are using.

Here are some examples of searches you can do and the link that Twitter uses:

Search for fireworks:
enter: fireworks
link: http://twitter.com/#search?q=fireworks

Search for tweets with "fireworks" and "Chicago"
enter: fireworks Chicago
link: http://twitter.com/#search?q=fireworks chicago

Search for tweets with the exact phrase "Chicago fireworks":
enter: "Chicago fireworks"
link http://twitter.com/#search?q="Chicago fireworks"

Search for tweets with the exact phrase "Chicago fireworks" and "3rd of July":
enter: "Chicago fireworks" "3rd of July"
link http://twitter.com/#search?q="Chicago fireworks" "3rd of July"

Adding Twitter feed widget to your Website

Would you want to have the Twitter feed on your Website, like the one in the right margin of this site?

Paste the following code in your blog as HTML/JavaScript element. Replace 'chicago-gtug' with what your interests are.

<script language="javascript">

/* widget config */

var jtw_divname = 'jtw_widget1';

var jtw_search = 'chicago-gtug';

var jtw_width = '250px';

var jtw_height = '480px';

var jtw_scroll = 'yes';

var jtw_widget_background = '#FFFFFF';

var jtw_widget_border = '1px solid #DDDDDD';

var jtw_center_widget = 'yes'; /* tweet styling */

var jtw_tweet_textcolor = '';

var jtw_tweet_background = 'url(./img/greygrad.png) repeat-x #fff';

var jtw_tweet_newbackground = '#ffe';

var jtw_tweet_border = '1px solid #DDDDDD';

var jtw_tweet_margin = '3px';

var jtw_tweet_fontsize = '12px';

var jtw_hide_img = ''; /* search and display config */

var jtw_pre_html = '<center><b>Twitter: #Chicago-GTUG</b></center>';

var jtw_post_html = ''; var jtw_mid_html = '';

var jtw_num_tweets = '5'; var jtw_tweet_lang = 'en';

var jtw_widget_refresh_interval= 10;

</script>

<script src="http://tweetgrid.com/widget/widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Adding Twitter feed widget to your Website

Would you want to have the Twitter feed on your Website, like the one in the right margin of this site?

Paste the following code in your blog as HTML/JavaScript element. Replace 'chicago-gtug' with what your interests are.

<script language="javascript">

/* widget config */

var jtw_divname = 'jtw_widget1';

var jtw_search = 'chicago-gtug';

var jtw_width = '250px';

var jtw_height = '480px';

var jtw_scroll = 'yes';

var jtw_widget_background = '#FFFFFF';

var jtw_widget_border = '1px solid #DDDDDD';

var jtw_center_widget = 'yes'; /* tweet styling */

var jtw_tweet_textcolor = '';

var jtw_tweet_background = 'url(./img/greygrad.png) repeat-x #fff';

var jtw_tweet_newbackground = '#ffe';

var jtw_tweet_border = '1px solid #DDDDDD';

var jtw_tweet_margin = '3px';

var jtw_tweet_fontsize = '12px';

var jtw_hide_img = ''; /* search and display config */

var jtw_pre_html = '<center><b>Twitter: #Chicago-GTUG</b></center>';

var jtw_post_html = ''; var jtw_mid_html = '';

var jtw_num_tweets = '5'; var jtw_tweet_lang = 'en';

var jtw_widget_refresh_interval= 10;

</script>

<script src="http://tweetgrid.com/widget/widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

FriendFeed

FriendFeed.com allows you to aggregate all of your social networking life in one place and it works wonderfully...

- your facebook

- your Twitter

- you status updates from the Google Talk

- your blogs

- list goes into dozens

But what I absolutely LOVE about it, FriendFeed allows you to create IMAGINARY FRIENDS...

now I can follow blogs, tweets of people that would not be (or I would not like them to be) my friends on facebook, or Twitter.

Example: I am following a impersonation of the Steve Jobs and trust me, that guy is fun to read!

Firefox 3.5 is out, please post your comments about compatibility

Follow Firefox 3.5 on Twitter

- big speed improvements

- geolocation: "... at least puts me in the correct country!"

Download:

- English Mac version

Geolocation: the browser located me in Milwaukee, when catually I am in Kenosha (black arrow)

test: http://3liz.org/geolocation/

Time Magazine @Twitter

"... when the conference wrapped up there was a public record of hundreds of tweets documenting the conversation ..."

"... it gave the event an afterlife on the Web ..."

"... last week the anticommunist uprising in Moldova was organized on Twitter ..."

Time Magazine @Twitter

"... when the conference wrapped up there was a public record of hundreds of tweets documenting the conversation ..."

"... it gave the event an afterlife on the Web ..."

"... last week the anti-communist uprising in Moldova was organized on Twitter ..."

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Tweets about... just some ideas.

Mundelein on Twitter...

Chicago on Twitter ...

OurSportsCommunity.com on Twitter...

Love on Twitter...

GWT Safari 4 problem on Twitter