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57% of women who read blogs say blogs influenced purchasing decisions

29% of women who read blogs have decided to make a purchase based on information they’ve read on a blog and 28% decided not to make a purchase based on what they read, according to a new study. The results speak to the growing influence of social media on consumers, say the authors of the “BlogHer/Compass Partners 2008 Social Media Study.”

Cision Makes Working With Mom Blogs Easier With List of Most Influential Blogs in the Category

CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cision (http://www.us.cision.com), the leading provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and analysis services, continued its expansion into new media, announcing it has compiled information on hundreds of "mom (or mommy) blogs" -- blogs written by moms for moms -- for its Cision media database. Blogs authored by mothers are one of the more influential social media communities, engaging with a market of more than 30 million women in North America between the ages of 18 and 42 who directly influence household spending estimated at more than $1 trillion a year.

DNCC Credentials Record Number of Blogs To Cover 2008 Democratic National Convention...

DNCC Credentials Record Number of Blogs To Cover 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver Bloggers to Receive Unprecedented Access, Connect Diverse Communities to Historic Event DENVER, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of its continuing commitment to engage a broad spectrum of audiences in new and creative ways, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that a record number of blogs have been credentialed as members of the media for the 2008 Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. These blogs will help ensure that communities across the country are connected to the Convention through the eyes and ears of a growing, diverse group of online voices. (Logo: here ) Organizers also announced that blogs credentialed by the DNCC will have access to a dedicated "Blogger Lounge" in

THE TOP 42 CONTENT MARKETING BLOGS: JUNTA42 IS BACK WITH THE BEST OF THE BLOGOSPHERE

New York, NY (May 6, 2008) -Content marketing experts know all about the importance of a good blog in spreading a message, building a brand and creating a loyal audience. But not all experts are created equal, and neither are their blogs. Custom content education and marketing matching site Junta42 today announced the release of the second Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs, selected from among the more than one hundred blogs that specialize in the field. Reviewed by Junta42's team of custom-content experts, the list includes some of the best-known marketing blogs, as well as lesser-known ones that are just beginning to stake their claim to marketing authority.

The top 25 emerging tech blogs you need to read

These are the blogs you won't see on the Techmeme Leaderboard, Technorati's Top 100 blogs, or the CruchBase BloggerBoard ... at least not yet. They include VCs, entrepreneurs, coders, experts, and observers, and they bring a delicious mix of insight, experience, and passion to their blogs. While they may not have the right amount of link love, they need to be on your radar screens.

McCain Asks Supporters To Campaign On Blogs

Vote McCain in 2000! writes "McCain is not the stranger to technology some think him to be. McCain is now asking supporters to stump for him on blogs. Republican Web 2.0 consultant David All was effluent with praise for this outreach, calling it 'smart' and 'unique.' McCain's blogger outreach section has a handy list of political blogs which might be interested in hearing about McCain, such as the DailyKos, Crooks and Liars, and Think Progress. You can even report your posts to the campaign and 'receive points for your success,' though the page doesn't say what exactly the points are good for." Slashdot is not on their suggested blogs list. Can't imagine why.

Computer Weekly's search for the 'Best Blogs in IT' gets exciting

In May we asked you to nominate your favourite blogs to help us identify the best "IT blogs in the UK". Thanks to those who shared with us their must-reads, by June we had about 300 nominations for blogs that IT professionals are reading.

Find and Convert Blog Ranked in Top 10 Content Marketing Blogs

Palm Harbor, FL (PRWEB) May 10, 2008 -- Junta42 has released the Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs. The Junta42 list is unusual in that only a small portion of the total ranking score is based on popularity and traffic. The newly released list offers updated rankings from those established in Junta42's inaugural Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs list, which premiered in January 2008. The complete Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs is available at http://www.junta42.com/top_42_content_marketing_blogs/.

Cision Makes Working With Mom Blogs Easier With List of Most Influential Blogs in the Category

Extensive research delivers list of blogs by moms; company urges PR pros to do their homework and use common sense when approaching bloggers CHICAGO, June 23

Corporate Blogs Fail to Engage Customers

By writing blogs as if they were press releases, corporate blogs, often written by executives, have failed to capture their intended audiences in any meaningful way, Forrester says.

Finding Blogs To Post Comments

I am currently trying to get more inbound links to my site by leaving comments on blogs. The site is a photography website and I was wondering if anybody knew a good way of finding photoblogs without having to trawl through google. I did try some free software at reallinkfinder but the blogs it brings up are either dead or irrelevant to my keywords.

MP3 Blogs Have Hipster Readers; Make For A Perfect Ad Network

Here’s a quick summary of Fortune’s look at the world of MP3 blogs: Sites like Peter Rojas’ RCRD LBL and TheFader.com attract hip readers that advertisers salivate over. But on their own, they’re too small to easily attract big advertisers. The familiar solution: an MP3 blog network. Music marketers Jon Cohen and Rob Stone of Cornerstone Promotions (which owns TheFader) have already sold Fortune 500 advertisers like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Toyota on the network, which claims 240,000 readers. That’s basically the news, and the rest reads kind of like an ad for Cohen and Stone to pitch advertisers on the notion that their network of MP3 blogs is a great place to reach the right audience.

Letter: Government blogs are a good first step

Regarding "Government enters the blogosphere": Great overview of what's happening with blogs and [the] federal government. You've touched on many pertinent aspects of using blogs. We had a panel on Web 2.0 at the recent FOSE conference but really did not have enough time, etc. to do more than touch on use of Web 2.0 applications. But I did post a PowerPoint on Slideshare.net. Just do a quick search on "FOSE" and the presentation should pop up. Web 2.0 applications present so many more possibilities than "just" blogging. But starting with blogging is a good first "toe in the water" to test what's possible.

SA's top blogs

Once the domain of teenagers and techies, blogs are now published by everyone from established media to CEOs. But which are South Africa's biggest and best blogs?

Employers should beware of blogs warn lawyers

With now around 30 million blogs existing on the World Wide Web, and recent research showing that the majority of bloggers are unaware of their legal position when posting online, employment lawyers at Glovers solicitors are warning both employees and employers to be aware of the problems that blogs may cause.

Google Guy Wants Blogs Included in Google News

Rj_8 Just to be clear: R.J. Pittman has nothing against blogs. In fact, he says he's been campaigning to "establish a place for blogs" in Google News.

Key Technology Launches New Blogs for Food Processors

Key Technology announces the launch of new industry-specific blogs to provide information and insight of interest to food processors and to encourage the expansion of visionary ideas through collaboration. The blogs will cover news, trends, commentary, first-hand experiences, and lessons learned, digging deep to focus on specific operations within food production processes.

Readers, lend me your blogs

Nobel Intent often finds itself positioned a bit awkwardly between blogs and more traditional sources of science news, but we definitely have an affinity for the blogs in a way that goes well beyond being on the Internet and providing a bit of interactivity. The affinity lies in the recognition that getting good science news to the public doesn't necessarily require a professional journalist—people involved in science can do the job quite well.

5 Best Practices to Profit from Blogs

RISMEDIA, June 10, 2008-(targetmarketingmag.com)-Blogs are picking up speed as a channel for winning better organic search results, converting more prospects and developing a more humanized, authentic brand. “Blogs are still not quite here yet in the majority of businesses, but the adoption is becoming quick because people are starting to finally recognize that this gives you a way to humanize your business … and get back to people-to-people interactions,� says Chris Baggott, CEO and co-founder of Compendium Software, a blog software provider based in Indianapolis.

Student and Teacher Blogs that Succeed

There is a new teacher or student blog created every 2.2 seconds. Okay so I just made that up, but the point is we are seeing blogs created at blistering pace with the hopes of connecting with the world and providing an authentic audience for writers. Sadly, many of these well-meaning blogs die a slow death after a smattering of posts. Well-intended teachers and students often lack perspectives need for success.

NAPL Launches Four New Blogs

NAPL, the not-for-profit management association for business excellence in the printing and graphic communications industry, has launched four new blogs on its Web site, www.napl.org. The blogs, which are written by several consultants and key staff, offer insights into industry trends and best practices.

NAPL Launches Four New Blogs

PARAMUS, N.J., – May 14, 2008 – NAPL, the not-for-profit management association for business excellence in the printing and graphic communications industry, has launched four new blogs on its Web site, www.napl.org. The blogs, which are written by several consultants and key staff, offer insights into industry trends and best practices.

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