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Top 100 Blogs
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The Surf Report - vol. 94 www.askSam.com
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Welcome to the Surf Report. In this edition of the Surf Report...
- The Top 100 Blogs
- askSam Web Research Template - Perfect for Blogs
- SurfSaver and Blogs
- Free Product: BlogBridge
- eBook News - We want your eBooks ideas
- Training Dates
- Great products to enhance your productivity
Enjoy,
Wade Goodman
Product Manager - askSam
editor@askSam.com
Visit the Surf Report Searchable Archive at...
http://www.asksam.com/Software-Tips-Newsletter.asp
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1) Top 100 Blogs
Blogs are everywhere. According to an article in PCWORLD, "In
April the blog search engine Technorati reported that it was
tracking 70 million blogs, with 120,000 new ones arriving every
day.
I'm an avid Blog reader. There is great information to be found in
Blogs. But now that Blogs are easy to understand
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog) and simple to create (see:
http://www.blogger.com & others) it becomes increasingly difficult
to locate quality Blogs.
There are lots of Blog lists and Blog Search engines, like...
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch, http://blogs.clusty.com/
& http://technorati.com/ among others. But finding the Blogs you
want can still be a needle in the haystack process.
I ran across two great "Top 100" Blog collections that just might
help you find that Blog in the webstack you've been looking for.
These lists are hand picked and categorized with links to some of
the top information anywhere on the web.
- PCWorld Top 100 Blogs
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133119/article.html
- CNet News.com Top 100 Blogs List
http://news.com.com/2310-10784_3-0.html
Happy hunting.
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2) The askSam Web Research Template -- Perfect for Blogs
The askSam "WEB RESEARCH TEMPLATE" (included with askSam Standard
and Professional) is the perfect place to collect, track and
search research gathered from Blogs and other web sites.
To use this template simply...
1. Choose FILE -> NEW
2. Select the "WEB RESEARCH TEMPLATE" from the list
3. Click CREATE
4. Give the file a name and location
Once the database is created you can begin saving blog information
and other web articles by copy and paste or by right mouse
clicking on a web page and selecting "SAVE WEB PAGE TO ASKAM".
Don't forget about using the save selected web page text feature.
Just highlight a section of a web page to save, right mouse click,
choose "SAVE WEB PAGE TO ASKSAM" and askSam will save only the
selected section to the database.
Also, when using the Web Research Template with "Save Web Page to
askSam" askSam will automatically save page information like
title, URL, date, keywords and notes. Plus, use the CATEGORY field
to categorize your web pages for easy searching.
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3) Free Product: BlogBridge
For me I want to be able to easily locate and read my Blogs. If
you do not want to use a browser integrated reader or one that
works with your email client give BlogBridge a try. Simply install
the program and follow the steps to get started. If you've been
reading Blogs for years or just getting started this program is
just what you need.
BlogBridge is a Java based RSS reader that finds blog items based
on keywords and category topic. You can also subscribe to any RSS
feed by adding the URL to the list. The program is easy and
intuitive to setup and the interface is extremely readable. The
program also integrates with an optional online service that lets
you access your feeds from any browser over the Internet.
Clicking on a Blog item loads the full article in your browser in
the background for later reading. BlogBridge includes support for
almost all feed formats, syncing feeds between PCs, and good
searching.
See: http://www.blogbridge.com
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4) eBook news
We want to create an eBook for you. If you have a book or
collection of information that you think others would enjoy in a
searchable askSam eBook -- drop us a note. We'll try to include
your suggestions in future editions of the Surf Report.
Email your suggestions to:
editor@asksam.com
To see all of our free eBooks go to:
http://www.asksam.com/ebooks
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5) SurfSaver and Blogs
SurfSaver is the perfect browser add-on for collecting, organizing
and searching Blog information. Simply find a Blog article (or any
other web page or article), right mouse click on the page and
choose "SurfSaver Save". SurfSaver automatically stores important
information like title, URL and date and allows you to enter your
own keywords and notes. Web pages can be saved into folders and
are fully searchable -- even when you're off-line. Best of all
SurfSaver is only $29.95.
See: http://www.surfsaver.com
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6) askSam Upcoming Training Dates
Learn all about askSam 6. Wade Goodman, askSam Product Manager,
will hold two-day intensive training courses on
September 27-28
October 25-26
in our Perry, Florida office.
Reserve now, space is limited. Call 800-800-1997 or 850-584-6590
or go to:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf91/training.asp
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7) Download Trial Versions of:
askSam - Try askSam 6 - the newest version of the World's most
popular free form database.
SurfSaver - Save & search information you gather on the Web.
askSam Resume Tracking System (RTS)- organize resumes,
applications, job requisitions, & other HR & recruiting
information.
askSam Web Publisher - Call us at 850-584-6590 to set up an
on-line demo.
Plus: askSam Resume Tracking System, askSam Development Kit,
QSite, Free Viewer, Templates, eBooks, Databases and more at:
http://www.askSam.com/downloads.asp
This Month's Product Highlight...
System Cleaner - Give your system a Tune-Up. Quickly delete junk
files, broken links, registry problems and more.
http://www.asksam.com/systemcleaner.asp
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