April 16, 2008...4:24 pm
Why don’t you Zemanta?
Image by Tom Raftery via Flickr
If you have been paying attention to my recent blog entries, you would have noticed that they looked a tad more colorful than normal. I have started including a picture with nearly every post and appropriate links have been scattered throughout my writing.
If you are curious about why or how I’m doing all this, it’s all quite simple. I have employed a simple, yet very effective tool known as Zemanta. Zemanta is a pretty smart application in that it “reads” what you are writing-and periodically makes suggestions for direct links, pictures, and related articles that you may choose to include in your blog to add a bit more depth.
Zemanta works with the three major blog providers (Blogger, Typepad, and WordPress) as of now and only works with Firefox (but then again, who doesn’t use Firefox?). It is a very simple application to download and set up and once running, it is even simpler to use.
If you are interested in adding a little something extra to your blog, I recommend giving Zemanta a shot. It’s free to use, easy to operate, and a real time saver for those who like using links often.
5 Comments
April 16, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I noticed you have been using links and pictures a lot more now. It looks good! :o)
April 16, 2008 at 10:22 pm
very interesting….and attractive addition…..I will have to check this out…thanks for the tip…
April 17, 2008 at 6:27 am
Gosh, what a clever little application - thanks for the tip.
Puss
April 17, 2008 at 6:44 am
Thanks for giving Zemanta a spin. Also note that for some links you can also select from different sources. Either linking to Wikipedia or to Amazon, IMDB or a homepage.
If you have any questions or idea, drop by our forum getsatisfaction.com/zemanta or just mail me - jure@zemanta.com
Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta
April 21, 2008 at 6:43 am
i noticed! and it looks really great too
i don’t use firefox tho… guess i’ll have to keep searching for those links manually 
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