The Last Word on BlogRush
By
This will be my Final Post on BlogRush.
BlogRush announced the arrival of BlogRush Phase 2.
In an E-mail today, BlogRush said this:
The massive BlogRush “Phase 2″ is now active!
New Dashboard, new reports, new widget sizes, and a lot more!
Please start by watching this VIDEO that will explain how to use it all:
http://www.blogrush.com/vphase2
* It’s very important that you watch the video FIRST
or you will miss out on some of the new additions.
Personally, I have no problem with the widget they want me to use or the extra exposure that my blog gets due to my post exposures on others blogs (some do), however, I am very disappointed in the management of the BlogRush people.
My number one concern is the fact that they discriminately removed blogs from the service because they did not meet quality guidelines set by the management. Here is what they said in an earlier e-mail:
We’ve just completed a massive SWEEP of our entire network. We’ve
removed over *10,000* blogs (Yes, ten thousand) that did not meet our
new Quality Guidelines.
We have done a huge “quality control audit” of our network and have
reviewed all the blogs one-at-a-time. We will continue to review each
NEW blog that is ever submitted to our network.
I have looked at many of the blogs they cut from their service and frankly, I did not see any sites that I thought were not worthy of having the BlogRush widget on their page. As a matter of fact, I saw many blogs that were great, no advertisements and very professional in content. Here is just one example of a blog that was removed from BlogRush: SK Design A great looking site! Why cut SK?
I will keep the BlogRush widget for now, but I am still investigating the BlogRush system, management and their protocols.
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
5 Comments
October 31st, 2007 at 8:30 pm
BigDadGib - enjoyed your comments on my post. Reminded me of a payperpost I did a while back on Halloween Costumes.
Hillbilly Willy -Hillary on Halloween - Check it Out
Boo is Scary - But you are right - Hillary if very Frightening!
October 31st, 2007 at 10:27 pm
BigDadGib, I think that’s awful that BlogRush would just go in and delete a blog that doesn’t meet their quality standards. Am I reading that right? If I have their widget on my page they can delete my blogs if they don’t like them?
I hope you are having a great day!
November 1st, 2007 at 12:22 am
They didn’t delete the blogs. They just removed the widget from the blog and removed them from the blogrush system.
It’s like wearing a patch on your shirt that says “blogrush” and then one day, they come along and tear the patch off your shirt and say “Your shirt is not good enough to have this patch on it.”
Who made them the judge and jury for what is a good blog and what is not-so-good.
Thanks DK
BDG
November 1st, 2007 at 1:03 am
Farewell BlogRush
November 1st, 2007 at 8:15 pm
As someone who participates in “I Vote the Elephant,” you’ll be very interested in the campaign of William Trower Russell against John Murtha in PA’s 12th Congressional District. William is a retired Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army and a veteran of Desert Storm, the Balkans, and Iraqi Freedom. Please visit his site at: http://www.williamrussellforcongress.com and encourage his efforts.
It would help William’s campaign if you’d bring his effort to the attention of people on your blog and e-mail list. Please include his URL. Thanks for your assistance.
Steve Maloney
Ambridge, PA
P.S. I’ve written several recent columns about William’s race and how he intends to win it (http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com). This will be one of the most important races in the nation.