Comments on: MyBlogLog Flaw http://andybeard.eu/242/mybloglog-flaw.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/242/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-8973 Andy Beard Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:01:57 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-8973 You are right Michael, it is possible to game the system and probably always will be. Unfortunately getting to the hot communities list doesn't mean anything if you don't get the subscribers to go with it. I have written quite a bit about MyBlogLog and the real benefits of using it legitimately. Eventually all those communities you join you will be able to do other things with much like a feed reader or maybe a memetracker. When those kinds of features get added, maybe by MBL directly or by a 3rd party using an API, then people are going to be selective about the communities they join, and also prune their lists. You are right Michael, it is possible to game the system and probably always will be.

Unfortunately getting to the hot communities list doesn’t mean anything if you don’t get the subscribers to go with it.

I have written quite a bit about MyBlogLog and the real benefits of using it legitimately. Eventually all those communities you join you will be able to do other things with much like a feed reader or maybe a memetracker.

When those kinds of features get added, maybe by MBL directly or by a 3rd party using an API, then people are going to be selective about the communities they join, and also prune their lists.

]]> By: Michael Goldberg http://andybeard.eu/242/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-8968 Michael Goldberg Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:24:35 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-8968 Hi, I have been playing with mybloglog and wanted to share something that you may find relevant. I am by no means spamming, so if you need to remove this comment thats cool. On my blog the 3rd article down basically tells you you can make it in the "hot communities" section with little effort. I ran some testing on it, but decided it was time to prove my efforts so I used my personal blog. Basically I made the "hot communities" section in less than 24 hours and it look like its going to keep growing. Hi, I have been playing with mybloglog and wanted to share something that you may find relevant. I am by no means spamming, so if you need to remove this comment thats cool. On my blog the 3rd article down basically tells you you can make it in the “hot communities” section with little effort. I ran some testing on it, but decided it was time to prove my efforts so I used my personal blog. Basically I made the “hot communities” section in less than 24 hours and it look like its going to keep growing.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/242/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-3009 Andy Beard Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:14:15 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-3009 If that is the case that is very professional. If you are going to experiment with "grey" stuff, it is good not to do it with your real money sites. If that is the case that is very professional. If you are going to experiment with “grey” stuff, it is good not to do it with your real money sites.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://andybeard.eu/242/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-3001 Andy Beal Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:35:57 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/mybloglog-flaw.html#comment-3001 I think Michael used a dummy account for his experiment, so his real profile won't show any increases. I believe he got a lot of new contacts and site traffic from the dummy profile. I think Michael used a dummy account for his experiment, so his real profile won’t show any increases. I believe he got a lot of new contacts and site traffic from the dummy profile.

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