New Widgetbox Blog Network Drives Traffic and Builds Exposure For Member Blogs LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Traffic: bloggers want it, Widgetbox
has it. The world's first and largest widget community announced today at the
BlogWorld Expo the launch of the Widgetbox Blog Network, a federation of
bloggers and online content publishers that fosters connections across the
Widgetbox network through 29 vertical channels. The new channels instantly
extend reach, drive traffic, increase brand awareness, and expose blogs to new
readers.
With more than 200,000 blogs, over 135,000 widgets, and 64 million unique
monthly viewers, the Widgetbox Blog Network reaches across the web and around
the globe. By establishing the Widgetbox Network Channels, Widgetbox has
grouped its network members into 29 vertical channels each united by a single
widget to facilitate connections and community within the Widgetbox Blog
Network and help its members drive more traffic to their sites.
"Today, the Widgetbox Network is comprised of millions of readers, and
hundreds of thousands of blogs and widgets," said Will Price, CEO of
Widgetbox. "We are excited to showcase the blogs that leverage our platform
via the Widgetbox Network Channels, and syndicate this content through one
powerful widget. Widgetbox Network Channels connect our bloggers by category
and highlight the best writers and posts in each channel, thereby creating
more value for their readers, advertisers, and the authors themselves."
Unlike other networks, the Widgetbox Blog Network uses widgets to connect
publishers, readers and content. Widgets are uniquely viral and the Widgetbox
Blog Network taps that viral power to drive unparalled traffic and exposure to
members and their content through cross-network exposure.
The Widgetbox Network Channels specifically use the Widgetbox Blog Network
widget, a dynamic, attention-grabbing widget that showcases content across the
channel and instantly connects individual blogs to a large community of
like-minded publishers and readers.
Widgetbox Network Channels leverage the simplicity and viral nature of
widgets and deliver that power to the network. Every member is featured in the
Widgetbox Blog Network widget, which appears on every site in the network. The
personalized widget features a leaderboard and channel hub, linking to member
sites. In addition, each member receives a badge for their blog, with their
own unique branding and channel rank, and membership in a web-wide federation
that celebrates the diversity of its membership.
"We are excited to partner with Widgetbox and power the Widgetbox Blog
Network's Sports Channel," said Pete Vlastelica, CEO of Yardbarker. "The
Yardbarker Network is comprised of nearly 600 sports blogs and we are able to
connect readers and topics through a dynamic widget. This is a powerful
opportunity to leverage widgets to showcase the most current and popular
articles across our network while driving traffic back to the publishers."
For more information about Widgetbox Blog Network, please visit
http://www.widgetbox.com/network.
About Widgetbox
With more than 132,000 widgets and 65 million unique monthly viewers on
over 1.27 million domains, Widgetbox is home to the world's largest widget
community. Since 2006, Widgetbox has pioneered the rise of widgets and
connects widget creators, consumers, and advertisers by providing choice to
those who want it and reach to those who need it. By leveraging its massive
widget exchange, and understanding the desire for users to have online
freedom, Widgetbox is accelerating the Internet revolution through unlimited
access to and easy use of web widgets. For more information, please visit
http://www.widgetbox.com.
Christina Williams
Page One PR
503.206.7775
christina@pageonepr.com
SOURCE Widgetbox
