February 1, 2008

Search 200 Dance Blogs and Additional Ways to Track the Dance Blogosphere

I'm finishing-up the creation and updating of tools for tracking and searching the growing number of dance blogs.

Here's an update:

- You can search 200+ dance blogs on the following page. I created this customized search engine with Google Co-op.

- I continue to add new dance blogs to comprehensive blogroll in right-hand column of Great Dance home page.

- I've updated the OPML file that includes the RSS feed information for all dance blogs I'm tracking. You can download this OPML file and then import it into your favorite feed reader software program. For example, if you use Google Reader, you can import this file directly into this application and immediately start following the latest posts from all dance blogs.

- Much thanks to those who have added their comments to my recent post "Open Thread: Write About Your Dance Blog." If you have a dance blog, I'd like to invite you to add your comment about the focus of your blog and what you believe to be the benefits of blogging.

- Blog feeds can be tracked and aggregated in many different ways. Here's a public page I created on Page Flakes that tracks Argentine Tango blogs. In addition, you'll see that I've added "Flakes" to monitor the latest "Argentine Tango" videos from popular video sites. A public home page would be an ideal way to display your own dance videos, pictures, favorite songs, upcoming performances and classes, and profiles from Facebook and Myspace - all in a centralized location.

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