Because today, we’re going to use the weekly blogosphere trends from Regator to talk about the importance of storytelling in blogging. Blogosphere Trends + Storytelling. This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts) – Darren. went tandem skydiving for my birthday in June. As the small plane packed with adrenaline junkies climbed, my blood pressure did the same. The air felt thin in my lungs. The fields below grew smaller and smaller, turning into a patchwork quilt of greens and yellows. Oh no. Oh no!” MORE >>

Blogosphere Trends + Using Infographics. Information graphics, or infographics as they are more often called, are a great way to convey complex information clearly and concisely. Infographics can be anything from annotated maps, timelines, flowcharts, graphs, Venn diagrams, size comparisons, charts, or data presented with snazzy typography to a gorgeous amalgamation of several of these techniques. They add visual interest to your blog and are passed around more often than ordinary images or text. Here are a few: Visual.ly It’s straightforward and yields professional looking results. MORE >>

Social Media Social Media PR blog reach blogger outreach bloggers Blogging blogosphere Influencer online mention PR publicity social media pr strategy word-of-mouthTweet Bloggers are one of the key influencers in the online sphere. Working with social media PR a lot of good publicity can be gained from getting the right mention of a large blog. Just like journalists in traditional media, bloggers in social media should not be taken lightly and an appropriate plan must be made if you as a brand wish  to include blogger outreach to your social media efforts. We would love to know :). MORE >>

Taking this theme a little further, I decided to branch out into the blogosphere, but using the number seven this time around was a tad too limiting. Granted, these are typically publications that have a staff of writers at their disposal, but they are like the newspapers of the blogosphere and readers have come to expect frequent updates. There are so many blogs out there that regurgitate news, causing clutter in the blogosphere. There are at least ten characteristics off the top of my head that make blogs and bloggers successful. Want to build your blog and following? MORE >>

I was asked to prepare a presentation, Lessons From The Blogosphere, for the Charlotte Chapter of IABC. handled the external side of blogging, while Catherine Canniff from Bank of America talked about internal blogging. had five lessons that I discussed, so I thought I’d do a five-part series to outline those lessons. Here are the Five Lessons: Blogs Are Here To Stay. Strategy First. Content Is King. Stay Focused. Blogging Is Worthwhile. Stay tuned for the first lesson. bookmark to: Tags: Blogs Content Marketing MORE >>