What's Next For Blogs?
What's next for Blogs? Who knows for sure, but some people have ideas of what the blogosphere may look like in the next two years.
I am new to this, so be gentle. Some of these ideas have happened, some are coming, some are hypothetical, and others are an ongoing process.
2013-02-21 20:04:17
Buzzlogic and Technorati Launch Own Advertising Networks
There are more options than ever for monetizating your blog, and everyone with any sort of scale is trying to get a piece of the pie by launching their own advertising network. Buzzlogic and Technorati are now live and accepting new publishers. The basic premise is that they have a network that is large enough and has the critical mass necessary to serve advertisers, while having the data about users and blogs needed to target ads effectively.
2013-03-10 01:55:38
The Daily Mail Becomes World's Most Visited Newspaper Website
The Daily Mail’s website, the online alternative to the British newspaper that was first published in 1896, covers all things news, gossip and viral online. They produce the kind of content you won’t always like to admit you enjoy reading.
2013-04-27 23:28:19
Widgets Evolve Into Web Rings 2.0
Web rings are making a comeback in a big way in the form of widgets. Numerous widget providers are offering publishers ways to improve their page views – either by syndicating their content elsewhere or by doing a better job of driving intrasite traffic.
2013-05-02 23:28:19
Widgetbox Has New Network
Widgetbox has a new network that allows you to place your blog into an interest channel – such as technology – and then install a widget that links to content from other members of that channel.
2013-06-04 21:53:05
Lijit Increases Page Views
Lijit increases page views by adding social search to blogs.
2013-06-23 21:53:05
Outbrain Also Increases Page Views
Outbrain increases page views by identifying your blog's best content and providing widgets that link to it.
2013-07-04 09:23:48
Twitter Bootstrap Continues Success
Now websites of all shapes and sizes are using Twitter Bootstrap to create beautiful, responsive layouts and experiences. Twitter Bootstrap continues to spread and gain widespread useage among web creators of all types. Quite a few resources are springing up to support those creating with Twitter Bootstrap.
2013-08-21 23:28:19
Users Own The Comments, Not Bloggers
A half dozen companies provided a commenting system for bloggers to organize comments in a more meaningful way. The main premise behind these companies is that users should own their comments. They provide commenters with a login that can be used across all of the blogs that use their system, and then an account where they can go to manage and track all of these comments in a central location. This should improve engagement because users are more likely to comment when they can own it. These services have been gaining a lot of momentum over the years.
2013-09-23 01:55:38
Google Launches Changes
Google launched over 500 changes to their algorithm, so by some count they changed their algorithm almost every day, almost twice over.
2013-10-09 01:55:38
Mashable Named Most Influential Tech Blog
Mashable adapted their content to the social media space and started publishing more articles than ever before.
2013-11-20 22:43:24
Responsive Web Design Made Even Easier and Complex
Web sites are taking full advantage of responsive design. Several popular news media companies, including TIME and USA Today, are also taking advantage of the feature, which helps to neatly distribute content across a wide variety of devices, from desktop computer to smartphone and everything in between.
2013-12-04 22:43:24
Youtube Makes Changes
You now are able to identify objects (such as certain public figures) that people might frequently search for material on. Videos can now identify private citizens.
2014-01-06 09:23:48
Apple Unveils Retina Display
Apple coined the term "retina display" for the latest generation of displays that boast up to four times the pixel density of non-retina displays. For web developers, retina displays cause issues with some image-heavy websites, where some images can appear "grainy."
2014-02-21 16:07:54
Sprinklr Becomes Next Big Thing
Sprinklr highlights what is required to do social@scale.
2014-03-18 16:07:54
Quality Trumps Quantity
Google and other search engine companies are changing the way they rank content. They started looking at quality indicators such as post length and post frequency. Blogs must focus on quality above quantity. High-quality content is also more likely to be shared via social media or recommended via e-mail, so focusing on quality has several benefits.
2014-04-16 16:07:54
Airbnb Hits Its Stride
Airbnb offers Pinterest inspired platforms with compelling imagery that bypass traditional accommodation sites and also taps into the power of the social networks.
2014-04-24 08:39:44
Search Engine Optimization Guts Content
Low quality content written for SEOs is being pushed out the door.
2014-05-26 08:39:44
Mobile Blogging Continues to Skyrocket
Mobile accounts for 26% of global internet traffic. Twice the number a year ago.
2014-06-12 08:39:44
Apps Being Created For Blogs Has Never Been Higher
People spend more time on apps than they do browsing the web. Isn't it time to create an app for your blog?
2014-06-26 12:05:26
Journalism's Shift Into Blogging Continues
Nearly 75% of journalists now blog. With newspapers slowly diminishing, this change was necessary.
2014-08-09 13:51:00
Home Based Blogging Business On Rise
Many people have joined a home based business opportunity. They are marketed daily and are generating leads. This combines blogging, article marketing and video marketing for free home based business leads with paid advertising for quicker traffic to your offer.
2014-09-02 13:51:00
All Wordpress Themes Are Now Free
Wordpress.com is thriving with business, and now offer free themes across the board with a new membership.
2014-09-28 05:51:13
Axel Bruns Writes New Book
Bruns' new blogging textbook takes the blogosphere by storm, and introduces all sorts of knowledge and insight into the complex world of blogging.