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	<title>Technology and the Blogosphere</title>
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		<title>Entrecard - The Easy Way to Driving Traffic to Your Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered Entrecard from an article posted over at BloggingMix.com where Rocky pointed out that Advertisers Dislike Entrecard Traffic. According to his post, an advertiser who earlier approached him retracted from his offer after the advertiser found out that one of the major sources of traffic for Blogging Mix is Entrecard.

What is Entrecard?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I discovered Entrecard from an article posted over at BloggingMix.com where Rocky pointed out that <a href="http://www.bloggingmix.com/2008/02/15/entrecard-traffic-disliked-by-advertisers/">Advertisers Dislike Entrecard Traffic</a>. According to his post, an advertiser who earlier approached him retracted from his offer after the advertiser found out that one of the major sources of traffic for Blogging Mix is Entrecard.</p>
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<p><strong>What is Entrecard?</strong></p>
<p>Entrecard is a service that helps bloggers do a lot of things, which includes:</p>
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<li>Advertise on other blogs.</li>
<li>Increase their blog traffic from visits made by Entrecard users.</li>
<li>Advertise at Problogger, JohnChow and the other blogs where regular advertisement will normally cost a lot.</li>
<li>Networking with other bloggers.</li>
<li>Discover other blogs.</li>
<li>Shopping at the stores exclusively for Entrecard users.</li>
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<p><strong>How Does Entrecard Works?</strong></p>
<p>In order to enjoy the benefits that Entrecard offers, you need to become a member and place the Entrecard Widget. The Entrecard widget comes in three different sizes but the main feature, which is known as the Entrecard is 125X125. Here&#8217;s how the three widgets look like.</p>
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<p>Once you are a member, you will need to earn Entrecard Credits by dropping your Entrecard on other blogs with Entrecard widgets installed in them. Another way to earn Entrecard Credits is to accept advertisements from other Entrecard users. They usually EC credits pay to advertise on your blog. Also, there are lots of Entrecard contest held every week where they give away lots and lots of EC credits you can join.</p>
<p><strong>The BIG Problem</strong></p>
<p>There is NO DOUBT that Entrecard can bring traffic to your blog. Entrecard can help you improve your Alexa Traffic Rank and Entrecard allows you to discover other blogs and network with other bloggers. There&#8217;s only one big problem which kept other bloggers from using Entrecard. There have been a lot of disgruntled Entrecard users who permanently abandoned the service. JohnCow.com is one of them.</p>
<p>The BIG problem was that the traffic coming from Entrecard is poor in quality. Most Entrecard users just drop by other Entrecard users&#8217; to drop their card and earn a credit. They are not really there to read post or to network. This resulted in a high bounce rate for most blogs using Entrecard.</p>
<p>What do you think of Entrecard? Are you satisfied with the quality of traffic you generate from using the service? Do share you thoughts through the comment.</p>
<p>Thank you for your time. <img src='http://blog.mail.com/techcrunch:techie.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>Welcome to TECHCRUNCH : Technology and the Blogosphere!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mail.com/techcrunch:techie.com/2008/02/16/welcome-technology-blogosphere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I have decided to start my own blog and write about the things that I love, Technology and the Blogosphere.
Technology has been my interest even before I was introduced to the internet. I love things that are new, innovative and advance. I am amazed at how much technology has changed our lives and what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, I have decided to start my own blog and write about the things that I love, Technology and the Blogosphere.</p>
<p>Technology has been my interest even before I was introduced to the internet. I love things that are new, innovative and advance. I am amazed at how much technology has changed our lives and what are the possibilities that technology can do to revolutionize the way people live in the future.</p>
<p>I know that technology is an overcrowded topic being blogged about but I don&#8217;t feel discouraged. In fact, it inspires me to go with the flow and join the technology bloggers.</p>
<p>Just recently, I became addicted to the internet. I was attracted at how it creates a borderless world where people everywhere can interact. I also discovered a part of the internet known as the Blogosphere. Blogosphere is an even more interesting topic. Out of my interest, I became motivated to learn more about it until I finally decided to create this blog.</p>
<p>Through this blog, I will share the latest discoveries I found about technology. I also wish to use this blog to talk about the blogosphere. Occasionally, I will be making posts about blogging. These posts will be based on my personal experience as a blogger.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your time.  <img src='http://blog.mail.com/techcrunch:techie.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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