Blogged.com

Infobox Dotcom company
company_name = Blogged.com
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company_type = Private
foundation = 2008
founder =
location = Alhambra, Calfornia USA
key_people =
revenue = unknown
operating_income =
net_income =
owner =
num_employees = number unknown
company_slogan =
url = [http://www.blogged.com/ www.blogged.com]

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caption = Screenshot of Blogged.com home page
alexa =
website_type = Wiki Blog directory
language = multilingual
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registration = Optional
launch_date = launch date|2008|2|24
current_status = active

Blogged.com is a blog directory that attempts to combine social networking with people's interests in blogging. It employs a method of niche social networking whereby people can connect to each other by their interests rather than their social connections. It attempts to use a method of crowdsourcing to help evaluate the quality of various blogsFact|date=February 2008. Blogged symbolizes a trend of new sites that attempt to connect people with their interests rather than social connectionsFact|date=February 2008. This type of niche social networking has been employed successfully by sites such as Flixster, Yelp, Last.FM, and Stumbleupon. TechCrunch has recently compared Blogged.com to Yelp for blogs. [cite news
first = Erick
last = Schonfeld
title = Blogged Hopes to Become the Yelp of Blog Directories
url = http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/24/blogged-hopes-to-become-the-yelp-of-blog-directories/
publisher=Tech Crunch
date=2008-02-24 ]

Method

Blogged.com focuses on blog discovery and displays expert reviews and ratings on popular blogs thereby providing a basis from which to introduce new blogs to a potential reader. Traditional blog search sites such as Technorati and Google Blog Search offer users a method of searching through individual blog entries or postings, but not the blog website itself. Therefore, it is sometimes difficult to gauge the quality or importance of the search results since the credibility of the website which contains the blog entry may be in question. This method of propagating high-quality blogs via user feedback has been used by websites such as Digg. Digg allows users to vote on the importance of articles and causes those articles which are most popular to rise to the top. This method, commonly called crowdsourcing, is being used by Blogged to utilize user feedback to gauge the importance of various blogsFact|date=February 2008.

See also

* Facebook
* Yelp, Inc.
* Flixster
* Friendster
* Stumbleupon

Notes

References

* " [http://marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=825026&k=blogged.com Blogged.com Connects Bloggers With Readers; Increases Traffic and Promotes Quality Content Filtered by People] ," Marketwire, 2/25/2008.
* " [http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9877585-2.html Blogged.com launches blog directory, reviews] ," "CNET Blogs", 2/25/2008.
* " [http://mashable.com/2008/02/24/bloggedcom/ Blogged.com. More than Just Another Blog Search Tool] ," "Mashable", 2/25/2008.
* " [http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/25/bloggedcom-new-blog-directory-officially-launches/ Blogged.com new blog directory officially launches] ," Blogherald, 2/25/2008.
* " [http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/02/25/bloggedcom-public-beta-goes-live/ Blogged.com Public Beta Goes Live] ," BloggingTips, 2/25/2008.
* " [http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=77147 Blogged.com Ranks Blogs For Consumers, Could Help Bloggers Monetize] ," Online Media Daily, 2/25/2008

External links

* [http://www.blogged.com/ Blogged.com]