What exactly is an autoblog?

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    What exactly is an autoblog and how do they work?
     
    JBMedia, Jul 22, 2009 IP
  2. DK42

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    Autoblogs are pretty much any blog that automatically updates itself, be that pulling in information from an RSS feed or from a back end database. Pulling RSS feeds is the easiest way. If you use Wordpress there are several plugins that will do it for you (you just put in the RSS address you want pulled) Wp-O-Matic is by the far the best one. Could have an autoblog set up in about half an hour.
     
    DK42, Jul 22, 2009 IP
  3. mdvasanth86

    mdvasanth86 Notable Member

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    auto blog = automatic blog.

    updating automatically.
     
    mdvasanth86, Jul 22, 2009 IP
  4. Houdy

    Houdy Peon

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    An autoblog is usually a spamblog stealing others content and not offering any real value to anyone except the person who set it up. Usually the only traffic they get is from pissed off bloggers who are seeing where the pingback comes from when their blog posts are stolen.
     
    Houdy, Jul 22, 2009 IP
  5. internetmarketingiq

    internetmarketingiq Well-Known Member

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    WP O Matic is not updated for WP 2.8.

    Automating parts of your sites makes sense... but you still need to edit the material.

    In context most "auto blogs" do nothing more than grab RSS feeds from other sites in the hopes of attracting search engine traffic so they can funnel to other sites or promote some kind of CPA/Affiliate Offer.

    For the most part... the average guy will never figure out how to profit form one. The few people that can profit from them are very clever in how they use them.
     
    internetmarketingiq, Jul 22, 2009 IP
  6. CraziestGadgets

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    they should rename them DeceptiBlogs.

    it's basically stealing content from other bloggers and claiming it as your own. but google is smarter than the autoblog, so they are a waste of time.
     
    CraziestGadgets, Jul 23, 2009 IP
  7. AeroGuy

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    Blogs that are Automated in Getting content mate...
    If you can invest some money then you can get money flowing in your pockets mate...
    Just have search in Google as
    Automated Blogger Poster - Update Blogger blog automatically
    Blogger Poster
    AutoBlogs etc., mate
    You fill find more interesting stuffs there...
     
    AeroGuy, Jul 24, 2009 IP
  8. JBMedia

    JBMedia Active Member

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    Thanks for all the information guys and gals. I'll be reading a little more into it, but I don't think I will be opening up one. Just was a thought.
    Thanks again :)
     
    JBMedia, Jul 24, 2009 IP
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    Ellen1 Well-Known Member

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    Is there such facility available in blogspot . if yes so please explain me..
     
    Ellen1, Jul 25, 2009 IP
  10. JBMedia

    JBMedia Active Member

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    I'd also like to know if there is an autoblog that you can use for Blogger/Blogspot. Does anyone know?
     
    JBMedia, Jul 26, 2009 IP
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    In some case it really offers real value to internet users :)

    You can use Blogspot's posting by email function.
     
    xphnlove2004, Jul 27, 2009 IP
  12. iamblogger

    iamblogger Greenhorn

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    yes. there is a technique to make autoblog for blogspot but not easy as using wordpress plugin.
     
    iamblogger, Jul 27, 2009 IP
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    I used autoblogging with WP-o-matic plugin for quite some time, until i got banned by google, dunno why. So, I would rather stick to the old fashion blogging.
     
    Designstrike, Jul 27, 2009 IP
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    I use autovideo plugins to make an autoblog.

    here are some of them :

    Julianne Hough | Miley Cyrus | Angelina Jolie | Ashley Tisdale | Britney Spears | Celebrity Car | Emma Watson | Celebrity Fashion | Celebrity Gadget | Celebrity Health | Hilary Duff | Celebrity Homes | Jessica Simpson | Megan Fox | Celebrity Movie | Paris Hilton | Rihanna | Cebrity Sport | Celebrity Travel | Vanessa Hudgens | Julianne Hough

    All of that blog will generate automatic content every day.
    Depends on what keywords/tags that we set on the plugins.
    Most of free autoblog plugins can do that now.
     
    onlinebisnes, Jul 27, 2009 IP
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    WTF does stealing my content and others have anything to do with adding real value?
     
    Houdy, Jul 27, 2009 IP
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    JBMedia Active Member

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    So from what I understand, you need to actually get the RSS Feeds from the blogs you would like to update on yours? Correct? So basically you can pick and choose which feeds to set up so you can cater to your blog the best possible way?

    Very interesting. And as said above, one person said he was using WP-O-Matic until he got banned from Adsense. Does google normally ban your adsense account if you place ads on an auto blog? I've read previously in a few places that it's not against their TOS, but possibly it is. Can anyone further explain on this matter?

    I appreciate all the input guys and gals :)
    Thank you
     
    JBMedia, Jul 27, 2009 IP
  17. Musicalove

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    Thanks for all.
     
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  18. MeanVale

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    How can i do this in my blogspot blogs?
     
    MeanVale, Jul 28, 2009 IP
  19. xphnlove2004

    xphnlove2004 Peon

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    I mean some site does not take your full content, just a title (that link to your article) and short description included Author's name. Then visitors have to read the full article on your site. Of course you can force them to stop "steal" your content if you want :)

    So what is the real value? I saw some websites that was collecting the news from many source on the internet. So that people can easily to approach these news instead of enter many sites one by one.
     
    xphnlove2004, Jul 28, 2009 IP
  20. sylv3rblade

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    Hence the term blogspam
     
    sylv3rblade, Jul 28, 2009 IP