In response to my previous post on blogs and pinging, here’s a definitive list of ping URIs I have kept in a textpad document over the past few months. Please let me know if you find duplicates, addresses that no longer work, or more that deserve to be on this list. Any new links will be added, with credit given to the person that submitted the URI. I’ll even throw in a link to your website or Twitter account, too!
Now… time for the list…
EDIT: The first list below are the services that DO work with WordPress right out of the box (or in this case, copy and paste)/ Enjoy!
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
After spending a few months doing some reading and searching, I’ve put together a comprehensive list of ping URIs for blogs, specifically WordPress. For those unaware, a ping in the blogosphere is an XML-RPC service that notifies services that a blog has been updated. Mind you, that spammers have already found ways to abuse the system by excessively pinging services to drive traffic to their sites, which may not actually contain updated content, but rather links to products or ads. Such activity is not condoned nor do search engines tolerate excessive spam pinging (your site could get banned from some search engines). On the other hand, effective and legitimate pinging does aid in search rankings and search engine optimization because if search engines are pinged when new content is made readily available, the faster search engines can crawl and index the fresh content.
For a few other articles on pinging and SEO, check out
For those that use WordPress like I do and worry that your site could yield a false positive for ping spam, there’s an awesome plugin out there called MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer which will limit excessive pinging that can occur when a blog post is updated or modified. The plugin only pings services when new content has been published. Users can also limit the minimum pinging duration for added security. The best part of the plugin is that it’s free, but you do have to provide your email address in order to download and use the plugin.
Infographics have really made quite the comeback recently, and those who do it right, reap the benefit of not only creating something visually appealing, but also informative and memorable. Below are 10 infographics I’ve found that demonstrate the power of social media not only in numbers, but with compelling visuals.
Twitter has become a marketing powerhouse for many avenues of business, commerce, and branding. Twitter has made it easier for people to become closer to brands they’re loyal to, celebrities, and has created a more interactive form of dialogue across the internet where content can easily be distributed. I’ve put together a collection of SlideShare presentations focused on Twitter. Topics range from Twitter, building a better brand, and etiquette.
Presentation by David Griner.
This presentation is a great start for the Twitter novice. The presentation includes a brief history of Twitter, online branding basics, how to find people on Twitter, simple etiquette, and terminology. One concept I slightly disagree with is how to select a handle/username. While many people attempting to build a brand keep their usernames professional, I rock the casual username goatboy91587. I do this because this is typically the username I choose for nearly every network I join, or website I subscribe to, which in turn is sort of a branding tactic in itself. The decision is yours. How do you want to be identified?
Presentation by Andy Beal.
A very basic presentation on Twitter fundamentals that is enriching for businesses and common users alike. This presentation is less formal than the first one, but the informality makes the content more presentable and easier to grasp.
Recently, I found this awesome video from the Lynda.com video podcast about marketing with Facebook and Twitter. Some of the topics include:
Personally, I believe that this video is a great follow up to the presentation I gave on Social Media, Social Networks, and online marketing a few months ago.
