Comments on: Introducing BlogCast

By: Christian Busch

Christian Busch — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:47:50 +0000

Agree with the rest. Not that hot of an offering. Although it’s user-selected – who are the users??? Are they like me?
And you have to work on the explanation – i didn’t really get it until the fourth paragraph.

By: Ghetto Photo Girl

Ghetto Photo Girl — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:57:07 +0000

Like Nicolle, I don’t really care about unobtrusive advertising on blogs. I have the Google ad at the top of mine, but sometimes it’s completely random and has NO relation to the content. They just picked up on words found here and there…like my post about not wanting kids somehow led to an ad for Mommy & Me events–in Rhode Island. Which is 3000 miles away. Entertaining for my readers to make fun of, but counterproductive to the advertiser.

Like David, if I were to use it, I would definitely need it to be completely customizable to blend well with my templates and whatnot.

By: Monique

Monique — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:19:46 +0000

I have a “crafty” blog, which is business related, so I don’t think I’d use this. I’d like to have more control over what content appears. Now, make it so that *I* can enter a list of sites to cull from and you’d have something! Looks good, and I’m sure a lot of people will bite– it’s just not for me.

By: Karla

Karla — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:49:48 +0000

This idea in not my favorite. I like the idea of “instant” resources and information, but I really like to filter what is on my blog. It is meant to be an encouragement to moms and I wouldn’t want them to get slimed by some yucky internet gunk, or bummed out by meanies.

Thanks for asking for input. I love my word cloud, by the way, and have sent several folks your way.

By: david

david — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:26:54 +0000

Looks like an OK idea to me — but if you go forward with it, please be sure to make the feeds *completely* customizable, especially in terms of height and width.

By: o k

o k — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:11:41 +0000

I just barely understand what a blog is but this looks like a good tool even to me

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:47:37 +0000

My blog is small enough and I’m well read enough to include my own sites of interest. I cite a lot of articles in my posts. And I really, on a gut level, don’t like the idea of advertising on my blog. It makes me feel like I am promoting a machine that I have no personal control over.

If this were purely informational…kind of a technorati listing of who else has written on a topic I am interested in…and if I had the ability to pick and choose what was on my site…that would be a different story.

By: K. Morris

K. Morris — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:26:28 +0000

To be honest, I can’t quite tell what BlogCast is from the one page description of it. Maybe I’m just not tech saavy enough, but I can’t figure out what it is, enough to know if it’ll be something I want to use.

Hope this is a help to you guys.

By: Nicolle

Nicolle — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:26:05 +0000

Well I have no qualms with the ads. They never keep me from reading my favorite blogs, likewise they never ‘force’ me to click on an ad. I think if it really is contextual and is consistent then rock on. I like the tabs and broader range…

By: fortycalibernap

fortycalibernap — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:12:45 +0000

i’m completely aligned with the previous comments — i would definitely install on at least a trial basis if it weren’t for the adverts.

i like the general idea, but can’t live with the marketing side of it.