What MyBlogLog is and why I like it
May 9, 2008 //
I wrote a post a few weeks ago, complaining about Yahoo!’s stupid integrated registration system. I was so pissed off with the login process I decided to can my use of MyBlogLog and Upcoming. Fortunately I’ve never had a problem with Flickr.
However, since removing the mugshots of my readers from my blogs, I’ve felt like something has been missing. So, I’ve managed to sort out my login details and Kamrul has reinstalled the MyBlogLog widget.
What is MyBlogLog?
MyBlogLog provides a widget that you can place on your blog. MyBlogLog users who then visit your blog are automatically added to the “community” of visitors and you will usually see an image and/or text with the visitor’s user name. Only the most recent visitors MyBlogLog members, will show within the MyBlogLog widget (found on the sidebar to the right).
If you have a MyBlogLog account and remain logged in, your face will automatically appear in the widget on every blog you visit (assuming they have the widget installed - TechCrunch also has one). I didn’t really care for it that much until I had it removed from my blogs. For some strange reason I missed seeing (some) of the faces of my community. I say ’some’ because only a small fraction of people have an account - not because I don’t want to see some people 
I’ve gone a step further than most blogs. MyBlogLog users who leave comments also get their mugshot displayed beside their comment. It would be fun to encourage more to join.
Andy Oakes says 
James Pearce says 
Joe Scanlon says 
As a reader, I love MyBlogLog. It’s neat to see who else is reading, and somewhat astonishing to me how often I know the people (in “real life”) whose photos appear on the widget. (For example, my friend Ian Kennedy - who is the product manager of MyBlogLog - appears in the upper right corner of the screen grab you’ve embedded in this post.) Sometimes I get a real surprise and spot someone on a blog that I’d never have imagined would be of interest to them. It’s those little insights into the different dimensions of people that really make widgets like this powerful.
The uses of MyBlogLog for marketers may be a ripe subject for the BIMA blog…
May 9th, 2008
@Jackie “(For example, my friend Ian Kennedy - who is the product manager of MyBlogLog - appears in the upper right corner of the screen grab you’ve embedded in this post.)”
That’s wild! You really don’t know who’s reading your blog most of the time.
I’ve been much more insightful than me. I simply published this post on the BIMA blog. Would you do me the honour in writing a guest post on the BIMA blog?
May 9th, 2008
Sure. As you don’t believe in unpaid work, I will send you details of my fee via email.
Kidding, mate - sure thing.
May 9th, 2008
Glad to have you back! Jackie, thanks for making the connection.
Incidentally, Jackie did a quick interview with me at the recent Web 2.0 Expo on how one might use MyBlogLog with a marketing campaign. [http://qik.com/video/64162]
May 9th, 2008
It’s good to be back Ian
What would you recommend bloggers do, to encourage more people to join MyBlogLog? It’s a shame you don’t get evangelists like with Wordpress, Qik and so on.
May 15th, 2008