Internet Duct Tape has a pretty cool blog tip on Creating a Blog Maintenance Start Page with Netvibes.
Using Netvibes you can watch comments, check your blog stats, watch email, twitter, social bookmarking plus much more. As I say – very cool.
My name is Darren Rowse and I’m a full time Blogger making a living from this new and dynamic medium from blogs like Digital Photography School and TwiTip - Twitter Tips.
Back in 2002 I stumbled upon an article about ‘Blogging’. I didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed my life. Since then I've become a full time blogger and have blogged on over 20 blogs and co-founded the b5media blog network.
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20 Responses to “Blog Maintenance Start Pages using Netvibes” - Add Yours
Nick
September 26th, 2007 9:13 am
Thanks for the resource Darren. Looks like it will make life a little easier and quicker for many of us.
Debo Hobo
September 26th, 2007 9:50 am
That’s neat and will prove to be very useful. It will go on my list of things to do first thing in the morning.
Rodney Olsen
September 26th, 2007 10:13 am
I’ve been using Netvibes as my homepage for many months. It’s fantastic to be able to see blog comments, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter and a range of other things to do with my blog and various other online stuff at a glance.
I’ve set up links directly to my blogging software, Technorati, my Bloglines feeds and a few other related pages.
I’ve also set up tabs with various news feeds so that I’ve constantly got a way of quickly sourcing information for blogging topics.
Martin Neumann
September 26th, 2007 10:32 am
As a heavy Netvibes user, this is awesome.
I’ve been tweaking on and off for months now how I interact with Netvibes and this is a very handy way to get some productivity back.
Fred | Newest on the Net
September 26th, 2007 10:34 am
Wow. What a great idea!! The article was amazingly detailed too.
Jonathan
September 26th, 2007 10:52 am
I was just complaining to the Mrs., How much time blogging can take. This helps me out tremendously. Thank you!
Starfeeder
September 26th, 2007 12:06 pm
Just signed up, its my new default page now
WarriorBlog
September 26th, 2007 12:07 pm
I checked their page and I gotta say that does look cool – will save some times.
Michael Martine
September 26th, 2007 12:09 pm
Yes, I wrote this NetVibes guide for bloggers a little while ago. You may find it useful alongside the Internet Duct Tape article.
One issue I have found with NetVibes is that it doesn’t like it when you are logged in to the same account from two different computers/connections at the same time.
thewild1
September 26th, 2007 12:55 pm
Nifty little too he found there
Vik Dulat - Making Money the Easy Way
September 26th, 2007 1:04 pm
Sweeet…keep the tips coming! I love it!
Shankar Ganesh
September 26th, 2007 1:22 pm
Netvibes is a great startpage, but as we add more stuff, it gets bulky and crashes my browser :-(
engtech @ IDT
September 26th, 2007 2:03 pm
There’s a couple of other ways to do this that might be less browser intensive, like with iGoogle and Page Flakes.
The key features to look for is the ability to subscribe to password protected private feeds without broadcasting your password (like stupid Bloglines does).
Have a feature to add any web page, or add bookmarks of your choosing is icing on the cake.
It’s funny how it takes about 15 minutes to set up, and you’ve saved that time within one day
Chris Jacobson
September 26th, 2007 2:48 pm
That’s cool. Thanks Darren!
Warren
September 26th, 2007 3:04 pm
Sounds like a great system. Also, I am loving the name Internet Duck Tape!
Blog Opinion
September 26th, 2007 4:45 pm
Thanks for sharing the tip. Well netvibes is really cool services. At one place you can access lots of your stuff. You can also use pageflakes
CatherineL
September 26th, 2007 5:41 pm
Thanks – that looks really impressive. Anything that saves time is definitely worthwhile.
Jason Tucker
September 27th, 2007 6:25 am
Wow, this looks pretty cool. I may have to start using Netvibes again. Thanks!
Brad V.
October 1st, 2007 1:53 pm
Wow! Netvibes is pretty impressive. I’m gonna have to check it out. As a long time iGoogle user, I feel bad switching platforms when it comes to keeping track of blogs, email, calendar, etc. But if Netvibes makes life even more easier, I’m definitely open to change!
Thanks!
syahid ali
October 11th, 2007 5:53 pm
using igoogle will solve some problems with heavy netvibes load. there are other alternatives too e.g YourMinis.
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