LikeMindedBloggers.com: the best idea ever.
ok, so you notice that box to the right there with some links to other blogs in it? thats the product of likemindedbloggers.com. Its in beta right now (and until all the bugs are worked out)…bil is graciously beta testing it here for me.
i'm going to give you a quick explanation of it, if you want to know more, ask us and we'll tell you. basically, you add your blog to the LMB system along with your URL and a short description. the LMB (like minded bloggers) spider then checks out your site on a routine basis to see what you're writing about on your blog and populates the LMB object on your site (that little box to the right) with relevant links to other bloggers talking about similar things in their blogs…not necessarily like minded viewpoints, but like minded topics. its a great way to augment the info and opinion thats already on your blog.
while its in beta, it relies heavily on keywords that you enter when you add your blog - so like, bil's keywords right now are "rhode island", "news", and "politics" - so most (hopefully all) of the links to the right will pertain to one of those three categories. i seeded the database with several barebones entries, but the more that get added as people use it, the better (and more targeted) the links will get. oh - and it cycles new links every minute or so.
so thats it, its a work in progress, but it is working. let me know what you think. and i have a.d.d., hence my short attention span for ideas, but one of my ideas is going to be the right one, one of these days.
March 27th, 2005 at 12:56 am
i think it’s a cool idea. a little intrusive on the site layout, but still a cool idea.
You may have get rich quick schems, and spy planes and all that, but it’s almost always interesting to watch, even if your attention to it fades faster than my hairline…
March 27th, 2005 at 2:37 am
thanks, and its important to note (and i forgot to mention) that when you set up your link object, you can choose between several different layouts a la google adwords - so the links don’t have to be so intrusive. glad you like it though.
March 27th, 2005 at 7:08 pm
i might have liked this idea, if i weren’t biased against you because you still haven’t written me a “better email.” but otherwise, i think it’s interesting. however, with a broad keyword like “politics,” won’t there be a ridiculous amount of links?