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Google Rolls Out New Blogger “Followers” Widget; Doesn’t Eat its Own Dog Food

posted on September 11, 2008


My original angle for Google’s new "Follow This Blog" widget announcement was going to be how this might effect Yahoo’s MyBlogLog service. At first glance, it looked like it might be a real threat:

To further that goal, we’ve introduced a new feature that lets you easily follow your favorite blogs and tell the world that you’re a fan. To follow a blog with the Followers’ Gadget, simply click the “Follow This Blog” link. You can show your support for the blog by following it right from your Blogger Dashboard or in Google Reader.

But I ditched that, when I noticed that Google hadn’t added the widget to its own Official Google Blog!!!

Seriously guys? You roll out a new Blogger feature and then don’t even eat your own dog food? What’s up with that?


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  • http://freeipodsetc.co.uk iPod Fan

    haha! It must be a great widget then!

    John

  • http://www.sannayak.com San Nayak

    Someone somewhere said “follow my words, don’t follow my actions”. Appropriate here…

    San Nayak’s last blog post..BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Bartlett, Chicago, IL, 60103

  • http://webmasters-forum.org/ SEO forums

    Definitely it will be a gr8 widget…..

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  • http://www.gadgets4nowt.co.uk PS3

    @San, that was a parents’ classic – don’t do as I do, do as I say.

    It’s easy to find negatives if you look but in isolation, the widget is a nifty new idea.

  • http://www.jordankasteler.com/utah-seo-pro-blog/ Utah SEO Pro

    It probably bogs down their load time so they were wise not to.

    Utah SEO Pro’s last blog post..Building an SEO Friendly Site – SES San Jose 2008 Presentation

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