Have you ever tried to search for bloggers from your own school? I’ve tried it using Google, Facebook profiles, Facebook groups and Technorati. But the results were limited in each case. Most bloggers don’t even mention what schools they go to, so search engines don’t pick up on keywords. Meanwhile, blogger groups on Facebook are pretty pointless. Joining these groups and having them show up on your profile is essentially the same thing as slapping on an egotistic bumper sticker.
Dan at Rochester Institute of Technology has come up with a solution to organize a network of college blogs. It’s called The College Blog Network. You register your blog under your school’s name, then you can browse and keep up with blogs in your own college network. My blog is the first entry at Penn State University.
Meanwhile, the TCBN BlogWire aggregates all the RSS feeds for the registered blogs on the network. This feature will be really useful once more blogs join and Dan implements filters and a Digg-style voting system.
If you are a college student and you keep a blog, I suggest that you join The College Blog Network now. This site will drive high quality traffic to your blog and you’ll be able to find other hidden gems at your own school.
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Hi Daehee!
Thanks for the mention! And wouldn’t ya know it I came on this post through BlogWire! We are certainly doing our best to bring sanity to the college “blogosphere”- we agree all those other blog indexes are overwhelming!
We invite all college people to join TCBN, you don’t need a blog to have an opinion! Rate and track your favorite bloggers, even if you don’t have a blog yourself.
I have to thank Daehee for the continued help and technical critique, you are a source of both inspiration and support.
Thanks
Dan (TCBN’er)
Thanks for the info. Just submitted my school
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