Bob Williams

Blog comments are the gold of digital content

Have you ever been so moved by the content of a blog post that you want to respond with your own thoughts about the subject? Blog authors notify us of new posts using media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+.  Each of those platforms has its own unique way to respond or converse with the author. So as readers, we have multiple choices if want to talk about what we’ve just read.

I usually respond within the site that I found the content or by adding information to another media site that has the audience that will find the information relevant.. It could be that I simply share the …Continue reading >>

Bob Williams

Using Facebook to comment on blogs

As I continue to publish more content on the Internet through my blog I have noticed a trend developing with responses and content creation. The majority of responses or comments that I receive regarding blog posts are through Facebook. I have linked my blog posts to an RSS feed, Plaxo Pulse, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a few other sites. So as I publish an entry, it is fanned out across these platforms. This allows me to distribute the content to a different group of people that I’m connected to through these various sites. Blogs are setup to allow comments and additional discussion below the original content. Popular blogs with thousands of …Continue reading >>