CellSpin Adds Palm OS to List of Supported Mobile Operating Systems

Blogging itself is not a very old and established trend, but it looks much more mature in comparison with mobile blogging (so called moblogging). Yes, mobile blogging is spreading around, getting attention of the software developers. Cellspin Soft, Inc. provides a free, one-click GUI-based mobile application for capturing images, audio, video and text, and publishing them to a user’s favorite community site. This could be a blogging, social networking, and photo sharing or auction service. Among the supported sites are MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, Live Journal, Live Spaces and eBay.

Until recently, the software was available for the following mobile operating systems: Symbian, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6.0, and Blackberry. As of yesterday, CellSpin added Palm OS to the list. Overall, the software is now available on more than 300 mobile phone models worldwide.

Bobby Gurvinder Singh, chief executive officer and co-founder of CellSpin, said "The affordable Palm Centro smartphone has become very popular, and now with CellSpin Palm OS application users can stay connected, blog and micro-blog on leading social networks with just one click. CellSpin is about combining Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 technologies and giving end-users a seamless and easy Internet 3.0 experience."

Company announced that more operating systems will be supported soon. I guess, its time to connect iPhone OS and Android…

Application is very user-friendly and limits the mobile phone operation need for this application by several clicks. Review the company video presentation at Demo 08 Conference in January 2008 (http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2008/124662.html)

CellSpin Presentation at Demo 2008

Additional Reading:

http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/23/cellspin-brings-mobile-blogging-to-palm-os-audio-video-pictures-and-text-posting-with-ease.html

http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/24/cellspin-adds-palm-its-mobile-blogging-platform

14 Ways to Promote your Blog Offline

Are you sure you are doing everything possible to promote your blog wherever you can? When I explored recent Darren Rowse offline blog promotion techniques, I realized that I do almost nothing for the offline promotion for my blog. I will list briefly the provided opportunities to let people know about your blog existence in the blogosphere:

1. Conferences and Conventions - if there is a conference that relates to the topic of your interests you can come, try to attend. Be proactive, make friends, and distribute promotional materials if available.

2. Business Cards - make the cards with interesting, attractive appearance and all contact information you want to share with potential readers.

3. Bookmarks - bookmarks use is similar to the business cards. The advantage of the bookmarks that they can be used for the practical bookmarking purposes as well, and are not easily lost.

4. Blogger Meetups - look for a local social network of bloggers in your area, and attend their events. With constant expansion of the virtual communication, face-to-face contacts between the blogging fans become even more valuable.

5. Stickers - make nice stickers as part of your blog promotion materials portfolio. Use them at all places where they can attract public attention (your office, car, bag, etc.) and distribute them between people, where they can substitute business cards.

6. Gifts - Everybody likes freebies. Prepare some inexpensive gifts with your logo, blog URL, and brief encouragement to visit you blog.

7. Media - If you have or can get contacts with any kind of public media, and you can get the journalists interesting in you and what you are doing - it is great! You can get a huge boost to your blog exposure.

8. Internet Cafes - Using Internet Café approaches can be different: make a deal with café owners on making your blog a starting page on their PCs, or place pack of your business cards near every computer, or distribute posted notes or pens (everybody needs them) with your printed data.

9. T-shirts - Wear T-shirts promoting your blog can largely reinforce your brand and credentials. Giving it away means spreading your advertising even more drastically.

10. Workshops and Teaching Opportunities - Attend and actively participate in any educational activities where you can spread a word about your wonderful blog.

11. Advertise - Online advertising is used by many established blogger. But why not going further, advertising your blog in the local newspapers, magazines, or newsletters.

12. Notice boards - Put you flyers or business cards in the permitted for advertising spots at public places.

13. Talk About It - If you conversation might be benefited from reference to your blog, do not hesitate and mention that, supporting your point of view or giving an interesting information on the topic of discussion.

14. Library - Visit local libraries, locate books on the topic of your interest, and place your business card inside. Let the interesting reader find it later.

Additional Reading:
http://www.scribefire.com/2008/05/27/offline-blog-promotion-techniques-part-1-of-3/

http://www.scribefire.com/2008/06/01/offline-blog-promotion-techniques-part-2-of-3/

http://www.scribefire.com/2008/06/10/offline-blog-promotion-techniques-part-2-of-3-2/

http://www.johnchow.com/offline-blog-promotion-ideas-its-all-about-branding/

Embed Documents in your Blog with DocsToc

An interesting announcement drew my attention today. File hosting service Docstoc (http://www.docstoc.com/) is released a nice alternative solution for sending large attachments to friends, family, and co-workers. A small application, called OneClick (http://www.docstoc.com/oneclick), installed on your computer enables a right-click contextual menu, allowing easily send a file located on your hard drive either publicly or securely to your online free storage. Once the file’s been transferred, you will get a link to the Docstoc-hosted document inserted into a new e-mail message that your recipient can open and read.

Sounds interesting already? When I checked the related site, I found that it provides an interesting solution for the blog owners as well for sharing documents in several popular formats (.doc, .pdf, .xls, .ppt) with the blog readers. Embedding the document in the blog or Web Site is easy as ABC. The entire process consists from five steps:

1. Upload your document to Docstoc Web Site, or find a document already residing in your Docstoc account, or any other public accounts. You can even upload document anonymously, if you do not feel like register or login.
2. Get to the page where the document is uploaded.
3. Find the embed code on the right from the document display page and copy the code inside the box in full.
4. Change the embedded object settings if needed (for example, box display box dimensions).
5. Embed the code on your blog or Web Site.

Embed Documents in your Blog with DocsToc

Bringing more traffic to your blog - June 6, 2008 - 5th Ed.

Welcome to the Fifth, June 6, 2008 edition of "Bringing more traffic to your blog" Blog Carnival. Some statistics: Submitted Articles - 122. Published Articles - 48. I want to thank all the authors contributing to the issue. Some articles were excluded from the review, since their topic of discussion did not match the main target of the carnival. I am sorry, that not all submissions were accepted, as some of the excluded articles carried a significant value.

Jocelyn @ A Pondering Heart presents Why Are You So Popular? posted at A Pondering Heart.

Raivyn presents What Are You Offering to Your Subscribers? posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Woman Tribune presents ScratchBack: Because the PayPal Donation Button is Ugly posted at Woman Tribune.

Kurt Schmitt presents Article Marketing Success posted at Free Website Traffic Tips.

Giamatti presents Keep Creating fresh content posted at Backlink King.

BlogMeTheMoney presents Powering Up Your Blog With These 26 Power Lists/Rankings posted at Blog Me The Money.

Matthew Paulson presents 2 Tips for Free Website Marketing posted at American Entrepreneurship.

Craig Andrews presents Internet Business Techniques posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Marcus Hochstadt presents Why I Do Not Use FeedBurner posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, "It seems as if the majority of bloggers use FeedBurner to distribute and track the use of their RSS feeds. Marcus Hochstadt has his reasons for NOT using FeedBurner though."

Brian Terry presents How Inverse Paranoia Can Help You Build A Successful Website posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Raivyn presents 7 More Link Building Strategies posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Terry Dean presents Art of Persuasion posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

George Tzenos presents Spread Your Word The Viral Way And Boost Your Traffic posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

James DeLelys presents WORDSBlog » MONEY ONLINE posted at Author James DeLelys.

Raivyn presents How to Drive Traffic to Your Blog Through Word of Mouth Marketing posted at Idiot’s Guide to Blogging.

Ian Richardson presents EzyAs123 Article Directory Now Open posted at Make Everything EzyAs123, saying, "An Article on internet business"

George Tzenos presents Do You Generate Traffic from Social Bookmarking? posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

Shamelle presents 6 Things Simon Cowell (Of American Idol) Would Say About Your Blog! posted at Enhance Life.

Mert Erkal presents How I Quadrupled My Blog’s Traffic In 3 Months posted at www.searchforblogging.com.

Brian Terry presents Become A Genius Website Designer posted at Big Selling Website Design.

James Lee presents 9 Copywriting and Marketing “Aha’s”! posted at Online Business Freedom.

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: Using Long Tail Keywords to Help Create Blog Posts and Articles that Attract Search Engine Traffic posted at My Simple Trading System.

Amanda Moore presents 6 Things That Will Make Me Leave Your Blog posted at VagabondetteVA, saying, "If your blog isn’t reader friendly, they won’t stick around - and they won’t come back."

Steve Faber presents - Free Blog Traffic - How to Get More Traffic to Your Blog posted at Home Based Business Success.

Kathleen Gage presents Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions: Get the most out of your blogging efforts! FREE report tells you how posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "What used to be viewed by many as a passing fad has now become a necessary aspect of doing business on the Internet. Blogging has become a necessary aspect of any solid online marketing strategy. However, even though millions of people are blogging, the majority don’t know how to optimize their blogging efforts. Although some people view blogging as a novelty or a “someday I’ll get around to it” smart entrepreneurs understand they have to get into the game of blogging sooner than later. When done correctly, blogging can have an incredible impact on your market position."

Patrick Schwerdtfeger presents Effective Blogging Process posted at Tactical Execution, saying, "Most people blog ineffectively. This post offers readers a process they can follow each time they write a new post for their blogs."

Terry Dean presents Quality Website Traffic posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Jonathan Deamer presents The 10 secrets of writing reviews that will keep readers coming back posted at Jonathan Deamer.

Riggie Freyer presents "Do Follow" Links with High Pagerank & KeywordLuv Plug-in Bloglist posted at Internet Business for Beginners Internet Home Based Business.

Jane25 presents The ABC of Making Money At Home for Beginners posted at Work At Home Mom Home Job Resource.

Craig Andrews presents Internet Business Blog - Craig S Andrews posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

BlogMeTheMoney presents 10 Blog Traffic Tips posted at Blog Me The Money.

BlogMeTheMoney presents Does Time Or Day Matter For Publishing Content? posted at Blog Me The Money, saying, "Publishing on certain times of the day or certain days of the week can prove to be "break or bust" on how much your article is seen by others."

Don Morrison presents For Income Success Develop A Prime Online e-Book Marketing Company Model posted at dondmorrison.com, saying, "Download 300+ free, new, & original eBooks at http://dondmorrison.com"

Kathleen Gage presents I know I need to blog, but where do I find the time and fresh ideas? posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "The more I delve into the Blogosphere, the more I realize how important blogging is to any solid Internet Marketing plan. Anyone who has been paying attention knows they need to get on the Blogosphere bandwagon sooner than later. I work with speakers, authors, coaches and consultants who are always on the lookout for effective ways to reach their market, gain visibility and establish credibility. One would be hard pressed to find something as easy and simple as blogging to achieve these outcomes. Blogging can be fun or it can be a tedious process. Most people start off with a bang and then the sparkle will quickly sizzle as they get caught up in other activities."

Technology Editor presents How to Send Emails that get Delivered and Read posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

George Tzenos presents Use Your Website Traffic Statistics To Improve Your Results posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog.

Kenton Newby presents First-Class Blogging: 12 Perfect Upgrades to Power Your Wordpress Site posted at KentonNewby.com.

Craig Andrews presents Article Writing Tips For Internet Business Traffic posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Social D presents Social Marketing Traffic Experiment Updated Results Video posted at Social Networking Bookmark Domination, saying, "Learn how to use social marketing to increase the traffic to your blog"

Margaret Mary presents Getting Listed in the Open Directory Project posted at The Earthly Paradise.

George Tzenos presents Review - Get Tons of Traffic with Google Ads Free.. is it a scam? posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog, saying, "I reveal the strategy for getting free PPC ads"

Jim Kaizen presents A Big List For Improving Article Marketing posted at The Kaizen Business.

Steve Oliphant presents Free Backlinks! Woo Hoo! posted at Steve Oliphant’s Musings.

Joseph presents self help personal development how to advice posted at Self Help and Personal Development.

Brian Terry presents The 3 Ages of Internet Marketing posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Cindy King presents Go Viral With Video Marketing - Special Sound And Motion Effects posted at Get International Clients.

Robert Phillips presents How to Create an Audio Product Practically for Free posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.

Fred Black presents Beyond SEO - The Tale of the Three Legged Dog posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of bringing more traffic to your blog using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Comments moderation with TypePad AntiSpam

Six Apart has launched a new free open source product into beta called TypePad AntiSpam. The basic spam filtering technology has been already used by the company since May 2007 as built-in feature of TypePad blogs. Now it is offered as a plug-in for other blogging platforms, such as Movable Type and WordPress, and any other platform which supports spam plugins.

TypePad AntiSpam beta is free for any type of use, personal and commercial, regardless of how large your site is and of how many comments you receive daily. In comparison, Akismet, the similar service for WordPress and other platforms, is free for personal use but starts at $5 a month for anyone making more than $500 a month off their blog.

The developed software adapts to the changing spam tactics. You can report any comment that is not welcome to your blog, and the TypePad AntiSpam engine learns from your spam definition, retaining quality comments and enhancing the automatic unwanted entries detection and filtering with every step.

Download the plug-in from the authors Web Site: http://antispam.typepad.com/info/get-started.html

Additional Reading:

http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2008/05/typepad-antispam-whats-good-fo.html

http://everything.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/a-better-way-to.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/29/AR2008052902175.html