tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post5166161881335667016..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: Updating Blogrolling.com and Weblogs.comBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-90132891301337841142005-07-27T16:37:32.000-04:002005-07-27T16:37:32.000-04:00Glad you found them to be of use.Glad you found them to be of use.basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-68491563939896717182005-07-27T15:25:03.000-04:002005-07-27T15:25:03.000-04:00Thanks for the Ping tutorial. I implemented your ...Thanks for the Ping tutorial. I implemented your suggestions. They are working great!<br><br>JBJB Smithhttp://www.whisprwave.com/maritime-port-security-blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-76091863679803159792005-07-15T08:15:30.000-04:002005-07-15T08:15:30.000-04:00The Pinging and the Ringing of the Blogs Blogs Blo...<strong>The Pinging and the Ringing of the Blogs Blogs Blogs</strong><br><br>(apologies to EA Poe) basil has a bunch of great stuff about helping increase your blog traffic by making sure you show up as updated on the many blog listing services out there. He even made some custom bookmarks to...The Art of the Bloghttp://www.theartoftheblog.com/blog/archives/2005/07/the_pinging_and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-69399633324018491152005-07-14T13:09:26.000-04:002005-07-14T13:09:26.000-04:00phin:Thanks! That clarifies.phin:<br>Thanks! That clarifies.basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-34151923003736293552005-07-14T10:35:43.000-04:002005-07-14T10:35:43.000-04:00Hans Mast:Is it publicly available? Something you&...Hans Mast:<br>Is it publicly available? Something you'd be willing to share with the rest of the class?basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-64132084357351081702005-07-14T08:31:06.000-04:002005-07-14T08:31:06.000-04:00Yeah, Ping-o-Matic doesn't work for Blogrollin...Yeah, Ping-o-Matic doesn't work for Blogrolling right. I use Ping-o-Matic and then use a bookmark for Blogrolling.<br><br>This has inspired me to write a Ping-o-Matic clone that works... It isn't that difficult..Hans Masthttp://hansmast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-49367210945361439582005-07-14T07:49:14.000-04:002005-07-14T07:49:14.000-04:00Feisty:Yes, PingMyBlog seems to work. If only I di...Feisty:<br>Yes, PingMyBlog seems to work. If only I didn't have to fill out a form.<br><br>oregano:<br>Thanks for the tip for MovableType. Can you confirm that it updates Blogrolling properly?<br><br>William Teach:<br>I found the same thing. That's why I created the Blogrolling.com bookmark.<br><br>Shamalama:<br>Thanks.<br><br>Oh, I tried creating a PingMyBlog bookmark, but the form doesn't like the data in URL variables. PHP (which it uses) normally doesn't care, but you can make it care. It appears to me that they made it care. So my bookmark doesn't work dor them. If it could work that way, that would be the best solution.basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-72777361352487924402005-07-14T07:35:49.000-04:002005-07-14T07:35:49.000-04:00Thanks for the information and the research. I to...Thanks for the information and the research. I too had noticed how poorly updates were being listed, and had actualyl turned off the Blogroll update thingie. If everyone would do the ping bookmarks once a day then we'd all have great information about updates.Shamalamahttp://commonfolkcommonsense.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-1452112903587368642005-07-14T06:34:02.000-04:002005-07-14T06:34:02.000-04:00Pinging 101A great tech post on how to "Ping&...<strong>Pinging 101</strong><br><br>A great tech post on how to "Ping" from Basil. Very helpful.<br><br>Read it HERELIFE-of-RUBINhttp://life-of-rubin.blogspot.com/2005/07/pinging-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-70087617323722827052005-07-14T06:29:00.000-04:002005-07-14T06:29:00.000-04:00I, for one, am getting entirely sick of manually p...I, for one, am getting entirely sick of manually pinging blogrolling. I have checked, and the info makes it to weblogs, but doesn't make it to blogrolling. Of course, it is a free service, so.....William Teachhttp://www.thepiratescove.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-60785495506223433402005-07-14T06:20:39.000-04:002005-07-14T06:20:39.000-04:00Increased VisabilityIf you're trying to figure...<strong>Increased Visability</strong><br><br>If you're trying to figure out why some people's blog rolls show New, *** or something else letting people know that a site has been updated wonder no more. The Recently Updated feature in blogrolling's preferences page allows you toThe Alliancehttp://gevkaffeegal.typepad.com/the_alliance/2005/07/increased_visab.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-44461204369806525282005-07-14T06:16:08.000-04:002005-07-14T06:16:08.000-04:00MovableType is configurable to ping any service. I...MovableType is configurable to ping any service. I am using 3.16, so I do not know about other versions. Go to Configuration : Preferences. Find "Notify the following sites when I update my blog:" and paste the URL into the "Others" box. You will need to rebuild afterwards.oreganohttp://www.cafeoregano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-32511816596515590372005-07-14T05:05:25.000-04:002005-07-14T05:05:25.000-04:00Dude, Pingmyblog! Just tried that...took like 20 ...Dude, Pingmyblog! Just tried that...took like 20 seconds and POOF! All done. If only my clients could be like Pingmyblog.Feistyhttp://feistywhore.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-39350767570608355202005-07-14T03:48:39.000-04:002005-07-14T03:48:39.000-04:00Jo:You're right. A better system is needed. Bu...Jo:<br>You're right. A better system is needed. But I'm not smart enough to invent it.basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-84367221496898070392005-07-14T03:15:25.000-04:002005-07-14T03:15:25.000-04:00I use pingomatic.com myself. But we shouldn't...I use pingomatic.com myself. But we shouldn't have to. Maybe someone needs to come up with a better system. But then again, I have to manually trackback so why should I expect anything to work right?Johttp://joscafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-43050966797023989402005-07-14T02:54:45.000-04:002005-07-14T02:54:45.000-04:00I use www.pingmyblog.comit works like a champI use www.pingmyblog.com<br><br>it works like a champMustang 23http://assumecommand.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-19089991325072000502005-07-14T02:32:09.000-04:002005-07-14T02:32:09.000-04:00Gennie:A friend tried Ping-O-Matic, but found it d...Gennie:<br>A friend tried Ping-O-Matic, but found it didn't update Blogrolling.com for him when he tried it.<br><br>Whether there is a flaw in Ping-O-Matic, or if Blogrolling.com was down at the time, I can't say.<br><br>I tried it today, and it indicated that it worked. So, it looks like I need to update my post.basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-77927706040566293152005-07-14T02:23:29.000-04:002005-07-14T02:23:29.000-04:00Frank L.:Thanks!Frank L.:<br>Thanks!basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-23047705249871099492005-07-13T21:37:48.000-04:002005-07-13T21:37:48.000-04:00I also recommend Ping-O-Matic. You can ping all of...I also recommend Ping-O-Matic. You can ping all of the blog services at once. It's handy when Blogrolling is down or if you can't ping from your blog.Genniehttp://www.dizzy-girl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-31326427585116250432005-07-13T20:50:09.000-04:002005-07-13T20:50:09.000-04:00Hey, that's pretty slick! Thanks for the usefu...Hey, that's pretty slick! Thanks for the useful info!Frank L.http://www.manicviking.comnoreply@blogger.com