It seems like we were just kicking off Memorial Day weekend, and here we are at another Friday! It’s the last day of school in these parts, so let the fun begin!

Blogging Tips

How To Deal With Negative Blog Comments. Great tips from Social Media Today on how to deal with the inevitable. If you haven’t gotten a negative comment already, you will!

How To Format Blog Posts Effectively. Super piece from Problogger on how to maximize eyeballs on every piece you write.

Converting Visitors to Loyal Readers. Smart Bloggerz tells you how to keep people around once they decide to come by for a visit.

Social Media

Twitter Acquires Another Company. First TweetDeck, now AdGrock. Twitter’s on a shopping spree!

Facebook Stats You Need To Know. This is good data for anybody to have: business owner, blogger, casual user.

Twitter’s New Updates Including Photos. BlogHerald reports on all new stuff Twitter’s up to. Check it out.

It’s been a bit of quiet week in the mom blogging space – with Memorial Day weekend and the end of school back-to-back, it seems that brands are keeping it pretty low key right now. Enjoy your weekend!

Blogging Tips

A Resources Page For Your Blog. I found this piece from the Work at Home Wife to be a fascinating one because I’ve never considered doing this before. What do you think?

6 Steps to an Exceptional Blog Post. I like this from Daily Blog Tips – it’s about building a well-constructed blog post.

Curing Blogger’s Malaise. Yes! We’ve all been there. You’re in a bloggy rut. How do you snap out of it? This from Problogger tells you.

Social Media

Tumblr v. Posterous. Heard about Tumblr and Posterous? Maybe, but not sure what they are? This article breaks it down for you.

Facebook, Twitter and Online Tracking. Get a little heads up on how Facebook and Twitter track you.

Social Commerce. This short piece and infographic from Viral Blog highlights how powerful social commerce has become.

Mom Blogging News

E-books v. Printed Books. Wow. Read this information announced by Amazon this week. E-books are getting hotter than ever!

BlogHer Swanky Party Contest: BlogHer parties continue to try to outdo themselves

That’s it! Have a great Memorial Day weekend and stay safe!

Yay! It’s Friday again! After last weekend’s dizzying number of kid birthday parties, I’m ready to chillax a little…but first, the bloggy roundup!

Blogging Tips

What You Can Learn From The Blogger Outage. Blogworld lays it out for you. Even if you aren’t on Blogspot…there are words to the wise.

How Blogging Can Make You a Better Person. I love this – a focus on great reasons to blog.

Learning How To Market From Buddha. This article from Copyblogger sounds silly, but it’s actually quite interesting. And I just loved that they put Buddha and marketing together!

7 Ways Your Blog Can Impose On Your Visitors. Great read from Blogging Pro. Little things on your blog can make it hard for visitors to want to come back!

Social Media

Ways to Lose Fans on Facebook. Are you guilty of any of these? Fun and true article by SteitBlog.

Tweets Become Music. Really? From Bloggers Blog.

Find Your Old Facebook Status Updates. I’m not sure I want to do this. I went thru an “I’m Annoying on Facebook” phase. But if you want to see your old, old Facebook stuff…this is a handy tool!

Tips on Viral Marketing from Sh*t My Day Says. So true! This is social media at its most basic, but spot on!

Mom Blogging News

How To Ruin Your Chance of Landing A Blog Sponsor. Mom Blog Magazine tells us how brand relationships need time to develop.

Klout Perks. See those Klout Perks on Twitter? Get the skinny on ‘em from ShePosts.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Hello! Welcome to the blog roundup for the first week of May!

Blogging Tips

3 Common Copyright Mistakes. Blog Herald outlines the copyright issues you should be aware of as a blogger. Important info.

Content is Not King? A guest poster at ProBlogger tries to bust 2 common myths of blogging: one about traffic, and one about content.

Stuff that Makes Your Blog Look Bad. Copyblogger says there are a few things that can tarnish how people see your blog.

Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Product Reviews. A good rundown of things to keep in mind – I know many of you write reviews.

Social Media

Facebook Fan Page Best Practices. This is a great little tip sheet from Hub Pages about what to think about with your fan page.

Twitter Acquires Tweetdeck. Shout Me Loud shares the deets. Twitter, please don’t screw up Tweetdeck, okay? Thanks.

Mom Blogging News

Learning from Mommy Moguls. Blogging Pro asks whether all bloggers can learn from mommy bloggers, and why.

Parent Bloggers, Do You Need A Niche? BlogWorld raises the question of niches for parent bloggers.

BlogHer Studies Women In Social Media. This links to a series of several studies BlogHer did on women in social media. I didn’t even see these on BlogHer!

Have a great weekend, everybody! And come back tomorrow for our next Saturday Spotlight blogger!

Now looky there…we have a new logo for our Blogosphere Roundup! It’s purdy, isn’t it? I love it. Thank God for Shauna. She is amazingly talented!

Let’s get right to the news!

Blogging Tips

Trademark and Copyright Law. Blog Herald does a really good job of giving the basics of trademark and copyright law, and where they can intersect with blogging.

Why Your Blog Sucks. Preach it! That’s all I have to say. I love.this.post.

Putting WordPress Posts Into Your Linked In Profile. Cool tutorial from Shout Me Loud on how to get your blog posts to display on LinkedIn. A good idea!

How To Create Your Own QR Code. I’m trying out video tutorials on my personal blog to get them ready for primetime (primetime being here). Go check out my first one on how to make your own snazzy little QR code. You can be as cool as Target.

Social Media

Facebook Deals. Facebook quietly launched a pilot daily deals site (a la Groupon) this past week in about 5 markets. I live in one of the markets and haven’t seen the links for it yet, but it’s sure to create a stir in the daily deals space.

Facebook Send. Blog Herald was busy this week with Facebook. Another new feature that can change how online content is shared.

A Blog Without Facebook or Twitter. This is a really fun article from BlogWorld that forced me to think about ways I could promote my blog if there was no FB or Twitter. A fun exercise.

Mom Blogging News

Online Reading Habits. This isn’t “mom” blogging news, but it’s a good read, talking about how we read online is changing – away somewhat from RSS feeds and going more mobile, among other things. From The EduBlogger.

Geotagging. Learn a bit about geotagging and how it impacts you from Mom Blog Magazine.

Mabel’s Labels Running Non-Contest Contest. Want to to go to BlogHer this year? Consider entering this contest – no annoying voting.

That’s it for this week! Have a great weekend and stop back tomorrow, when we reveal our next Saturday Spotlight blogger.

Well, hello!

I had a great time at Mom 2.0 Summit last weekend but I’m still in the throes of playing catch-up. Never fear, though, I did manage to snag some of the best bloggy articles this week for you to have some light weekend reading!

Blogging Tips

When You Feel Like Quitting. We Blog Better has a great post about how to get through the times you feel like hanging this whole blog thing up and resuming normal life.

Live Blogging. Ever consider live blogging an event? This article from BlogWorld tells you why you should consider it. Fascinating. I had no idea.

Dos and Don’ts. I love this article from Technshare. It’s all so obvious, and yet it’s these things that we’re likely to lose sight of as we blog.

20 Mistakes. Great list of mistakes you might be making on your blog that are quick and easy to fix, too. By Jeff Bullas.

Social Media

One Tweet Can Make A Difference. This article at ProBlogger talks about how one well-times and well-constructed tweet made a huge difference in one day’s traffic.

Pay With A Tweet. Will Tweets become a form of currency? Apparently they can be. I’m not sure about this, but it’s an interesting concept.

New Instagram Filter. If you use Instagram for iPhone…they’ve launched a new filter with the most recent update!

Mom Blogging News

Top 10 Female Bloggers. I thought this post from Rojish.com was a good read. I’ve heard of most of these women, but not all.

Whrrl Bought By Groupon; Shut Down. What’s the next trick up Groupon’s sleeve with its acquisition of Whrrl? Should be interesting.

How Savvy Mom Bloggers Do It. The info in this article is better than you can get at a LOT of conferences. Super insightful from Mom Blog Magazine.

That’s it for this week! I’ll be back next week with another jam-packed issue!

Well, hello, everyone! As you read this, I’m in New Orleans for Mom 2.0 Summit…and hopefully staying out of trouble (me + Hurricane drinks = bad news). I pulled together some weekend reads for you before I left, though. Enjoy! And if you’re in NOLA for the conference…come find me!

Blogging Tips

How Bloggers Can Make $ Working With Brands. This guest post over at Problogger is an insider’s look at how what you do can make you more attractive to brands and why.

Dummies’ Guide to Google Analytics. Yeah! If you struggle with the basics of Google Analytics, you’ll love this from Technshare.

4 Great Search Engine Optimization Tactics. These are basic, straightforward tips from Famous Bloggers that will really help kick-start your SEO if you’re just diving into that whole game.

25 Reasons Your Blog Doesn’t Deserve To Exist. I don’t know why I have a penchant for negatively titled blog tip posts like this, but they’re usually pretty good. This one by Ev Bogue is true AND funny. Except for the suburban-with-two-kids part.

Social Media

Great Apps to Monitor Social Media. This piece from Appstorm mentioned several tools that were new-to-me. A worthwhile read if you’re wondering if your social media activities are having an impact. Some are focused more on businesses than bloggers, but still very informative.

Keys to a Great Facebook Wall Post. Wow. This from BlogWorld was seriously some of the most interesting Facebook data I’ve read. I’ve gotta change some things up on my personal blog!

How To Use Twitter Favorites. Brilliant, brilliant guest post from Problogger. Why didn’t I think that Twitter’s “favorites” feature could be used as a marketing tool for myself?

Blogging News

How Much Should You Share? We’ve talked about the issue of privacy and what and what not to share on your blog before. This article expands on that – from Daily Blog Tips.

BlogHer Adding Pathfinder Day. I wrote this for ShePosts this week. BlogHer’11 just got a{n} optional day longer! Check out what they’re offering to 200 attendees.

Removing Your Personal Data. Here’s a helpful guide on how to stop your personal info from being listed on people search sites.

Okay, people! I’m off. Happy reading and have a terrific weekend. Be sure to check back on Saturday when we spotlight our next blogger!

Blogging Tips

Reasons Why Your Blogging Resolutions Are Doomed. Uplifting title to an article, eh? This piece at ProBlogger talks about how your best laid plans can often go awry…and why.

Integrating Instagram into Your WordPress Blog. This article was a little over my head on the techie front, and I’m new to Instagram, but if you’re savvy, on WordPress and a fan of Instagram, this might be a good read on how to incorporate into your blog.

Why Mom Didn’t Make It…. I like this article at ProBlogger because it kind of highlights how important two-way interaction is in blogging – something I touched on in last week’s discussion about the Tango.

New Blogger Views. Did you see these new views for Blogger blogs? These are WAY cool. A different way of presenting your blog…what do you think? I found out about this at Blog is Blogging.

Social Media

Make Your Twitter Account More Secure. About.com gives a quick-and-dirty little tip on changing a setting in Twitter to make your account more secure.

Don’t Schedule Tweets, Buffer Them. Oh….for Twitter freaks only. I’m about to write a post on how to schedule Tweets. This may change everything, though. A new technology, covered by Famous Bloggers.

Making Your Blog More Mobile Friendly. Smart Bloggerz did a great piece on how to make sure your blog is more readable on mobile devies.

Mom Blogging News

Let‘s Talk Taxes. This is a great summary of other helpful articles on the tax repercussions of blogging at BlogWorld.

Mom Enters Shark Tank. Did you know that a mom blogger recently appeared on the TV show Shark Tank? Check out the deets here.

Nintendo Enthused! A bunch of bloggers got to go to Nintendo headquarters last weekend and check out all the cool stuff they’re doing. Here’s a writeup of what happened.

Hope you all have a lovely and relaxing weekend!

Has anyone punk’d you yet for April Fool’s Day? Well this roundup ain’t no joke. I’ve got some seriously good stuff for you.

Blogging Tips

SEO 101. This is an awesome introductory guide to the very beginner basics of SEO. I am a SEO novice so I found this really helpful!  From Live Your Love.

Do You Need A Niche? Famous Bloggers asks the question you probably ask yourself. I asked it of myself, and answered No on my personal blog this week.

Big Panda. Google’s updated search algorithm has impacts on article writers and bloggers. Read how from Famous Bloggers.

Choosing A Domain Name. Daily Blog Tips talks about why your domain choice shouldn’t be taken lightly.

Browser Addons for Bloggers. The Link Medic, as you know, is one of my favorite how-to sites for bloggers. This article is superb as it suggests little apps you can add to your browser to make your life easier.

Social Media

Facebook Questions. We started using Facebook Questions this week. Here’s how you can get started with it for your Facebook fan page or personal account, from Jaypee Online.

Measuring Your Social Media Influence. There’s been a lot of talk about PostRank lately. This from the Work At Home Wife fleshes it out for you.

7 Types of Content Social Media Loves. VERY informative post from Shout Me Loud on what type of posts seem to do well in social media.

5 Tips to Increase Traffic with Twitter. This piece from WebTrafficROI has some good suggestions.

Mom Blogging News

Bloglovin, Not Blogscrapin‘. I took a look over at ShePosts at a new type of feed reader that turns Google Reader’s features on its side (and is a lot easier on the eyes). And, contrary to what you might think when you first look at it, it’s not blogscraping.

Be Honest About Your Numbers. This is a piece on why you shouldn’t try to inflate your blog numbers from Mom Blog Magazine.

Lucky Magazine Seeks Fashion/Beauty Bloggers. Lucky Magazine is looking for fashion and beauty bloggers for a new ad and content network. Check out the deets at ShePosts!

I have soooo much more to share this week but there’s no room here. I’ll try to stream some more articles in on our B2B Facebook fan page this weekend…keep your eyes out for that AND our 1st featured blogger tomorrow!

Happy weekend, everyone.