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

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 by Andy Beal

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

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

iPod Fan Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:27 am

haha! It must be a great widget then!

John
San Nayak Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 11:30 am

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

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SEO forums Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

Definitely it will be a gr8 widget…..

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PS3 Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 3:59 pm

@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.
Utah SEO Pro Says:

September 11th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

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

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