09.04.2003
New Webloggers, New Experiences
Posted by Mena Trott in Weblogs
While looking through our referrers, I found a great post about TypePad and community.
Carried Away writes about The "Recently Updated Weblogs" Effect:
"William, who publishes "the life - or NOT!", checked his referrers list and found a hit coming off of my site, and in turn checked out my site and then TrackBacked a post to me here. I know that's the whole point of the TrackBack feature, that readers are allowed more insight into a particular topic, but there is also an element of "connecting" going on. At least right now when blogging is still realtively new to a lot of us."
Placing the "Recently Updated List" on your own weblog is certainly a great way to help foster this community. While it may not be an option for those who like to selectively link to weblogs, it's a way to get discovered through reciprocal links. Of course, you have to be comfortable with the idea that you may end up having a link to a weblog that expresses an opinion that you may not agree with. It's this sort of gamble that is what makes weblogging appealing -- different opinions to read, consider and even sometimes ignore.
We'll be soon adding some new and very exciting community features to be found on the blogs.com domain. Look for these features in late September!
