Blog Catalog: Social Networking for blogs

I maintain several blogs because as a seller of blog services, I NEED to know which promotion tools work and which don’t.  As a result, I have three blogs listed with Blog Catalog.

Blog Catalog is a social networking tool for blog site owners.  By installing the widget in my blog’s sidebar navigation, I can see which Blog Catalog members have visited my site.  When I visit other blogs with the widget installed, it recognizes me.  After I’ve made a few visits to someone’s blog, I am automatically added as a “friend” with the Blog Catalog.

Using Blog Catalog, you’re able to send private messages to other members… sounds great, doesn’t it?  Well, like Myspace and Facebook before it…. this function has been hijacked by spammers.

I recently got a private message, which means Blog Catalog sends me an email telling me someone wants to communicate with me.  I log in and see in MY SHOUTBOX the following:

 Hey there Divva! I’m workin’ a research project and wanted to request a link to [link removed] on your blogroll. (if you haven’t added already)… Could ya help out a friend?

My good “friend”who needs help is someone that hasn’t even been to visit my blog.   Oh, he’s visited my profile page… just not any of my blogs.

I hope Blog Catalog isn’t going to go the way of other social networking sites and allow the spammers to ruin a good thing

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