Image by Tom Raftery via Flickr
I make it a rule to 'Follow' blogs which can assist me to learn more. There are a number of them which I have written about, linked to in posts, and refer to in general. Blogger Buzz is one of them. Today, my Google Reader popped-up and told me Rick Klau had published a post on a new Blog Improvement, called Zemanta. As a plug-in for either mainly Firefox (or Internet Explorer, although it may not go too well with IE as it is for Browsers with Extension Infrastructure, I believe), this gives options I think are well overdue.
Linking, photos, related information - all at the touch of the keypad. Seems good, looks great, and it's FREE. I'm trying it out. I'll write it up when I can. So far, so good!
p.s. (I decided not to use it on my sites. I do not have a degree in Law - required to understand all their mumbo-jumbo pre-download agreement.) I must admit though, the possibilities of good in-links was attractive. No, I'm OK as I am, thanks.
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4 COMMENTS:
Looking forward to your review. Here's my short take on Zemanta: http://freakthenet.com/?p=25
I'm of the same opinion, Josh, though I probably arrived at it via a different road (bottle? haha)
I see the intent behind Zemanta, but haven't fully explored its usefulness to me. I like to source my own images etc. Still, interesting.
I have only just discovered it. I think it's brilliant. You can add your own photos if theya re in flickr and they relate to the topic. I don't use the links withing posts a lot, although it is so easy to get the URL that way. But forget the wikipedia definitions. Makes a rather nasty little icon next to the link.
PS I just used your link here to add to my related links. Your MS Paint tute is so much better than mine.
Thanks, Jenny.
I think Zemanta has some good points, like a wide range of images, though I still prefer to source my own photos from my d:Drive storage.
I'll have to find time to get 'into' it more, and learn it.
Yes, MS Paint has lotsa features which I use every day - I also use Irfanview regularly, too.
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