Blogger Introduces "Show off your Followers"

[Thursday, August 28, 2008 | 0 comments ]

Would you like to know who enjoys reading your blog? Or stay updated with your favorite blogs right from your Blogger dashboard? You can do those things and more with Blogger's new Following feature.

The Following feature will be rolled out to all over the next few weeks, so if you don’t see it right away, don’t worry. It’s coming soon.
I think it would be a great feature knowing who is following your blog, and I m waiting for it's launch.It's currently in Experimental Stage so i can not give much info about it as i can not use it.

This is Something More Blogger Buzz Has To Say For It.

By following your blog, your readers tell you and the world that they’re a fan of what you post. Your Dashboard now shows you how many followers each of your blogs has. With a click on the Followers icon, you can browse your followers, see what blogs they write, and read the other blogs they’re following.

Now that you know who your Followers are, you can show them off by adding the Followers gadget to your blog’s sidebar. From the Page Elements” tab, click “Add a Gadget” and select “Followers” from the gadgets list.

The Followers gadget shows the profile pictures of your followers and gives your readers a “Follow This Blog” link to join up, too.

Your followers can stay updated with your blog with the Reading List that we’ve added to the Blogger Dashboard. The Blogs I’m Following tab automatically shows the latest posts from all the blogs you follow. You can follow any blog from your reading list, even blogs that haven’t added the Followers widget or aren’t hosted on Blogger. Just click the “Add” button and type in the blog’s URL.

If you’re a Google Reader user, you’ll now see a special folder in Reader

called “Blogs I’m Following,” full of the subscriptions for all of the blogs you follow. You can follow blogs you’ve subscribed to in Reader, too: From the Reading List on your Blogger Dashboard, click “Add,” then “Import from Google Reader.”

And.... there's more to come! We are also in the process of integrating with Google Friend Connect so you can give your readers more engaging social features. For more details about what we've launched, check out the help articles here:

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Updates and Bug Fixes for August 27th

1.As reported on Blogger Buster (and elsewhere), the 3rd party Add Widget API was broken. It has been fixed.

2.The new button style appears clickable in all browers.

3.The Blog List widget can show thumbnails specified in Media RSS feeds.

4.Atom feeds now include the blog’s description as the element.

So What do you think About this gr8 feature that will be coming soon>>??

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