BlogPulse

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BlogPulse was a search engine and analytic system for blogs. It used automated processes to monitor the daily activity on blogs and generate trend information. It was initially created by IntelliSeek, and was later acquired by the Nielsen Company, [1] and currently owned by NM Incite, a joint venture between Nielsen and McKinsey & Company. [2] As of January 2012, BlogPulse is no longer available. [3]

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Features

BlogPulse permitted searching of the past six months of blog posts. Beyond searching, it offered the following tools: [4]

Benefits

As a blog search engine, BlogPulse could be used to do a search of just blog posts. Bloggers could ensure their posts were being indexed and find out how they rank against other bloggers. Public relations or media relations practitioners could use BlogPulse to learn about the buzz around any brand or company they represent. It also served as a tool for researching what trends people were paying attention to. [5]

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References

  1. Price, Gary (17 January 2006). "Buzzmetrics and Intelliseek Join Forces and then Merge with Nielsen" . Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. Cohen, David. "Nielsen, McKinsey Target Social Media with NM Incite Joint Venture" . Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  3. "Farewell To BlogPulse | SmartData Collective". smartdatacollective.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22.
  4. Sherman, Chris (20 July 2005). "Deeper Insight into the Blogosphere" . Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  5. Ragas, Matt. "Review of BlogPulse". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.