Posted by Marcos Almeida, Software Engineer“+1” is often used as a digital shorthand for “this is pretty cool.” It’s also a way for friends, contacts, and the rest of the world to find great things on Google search. Google launched the +1 bu…
Posted by Chang Kim, Product Manager2010 was a big year for Blogger. We cemented ourselves as one of the largest blogging platforms and the sixth largest website in the world, according to Alexa. Blogger users published more than half a billion blog …
Posted by the Blogger Team2010 has been an exciting year for all of us on the global Blogger team, and our platform is now more powerful, reliable, and active than ever before. As we close the books on another great year, we want to take a moment to lo…
This is a guest post by Eric Marcoullier, CEO of OneTrueFan. Though Blogger/Google does not have any affiliation with OneTrueFan, we’ve found OneTrueFan as an interesting way for our users to build community around their blog and get to know their au…
This is a guest post by John Caplan, founder and CEO of OpenSky. OpenSky allows bloggers, including all Blogger users, to discover unique products and sell those on their blogs. As we are interested in helping our users find various ways to monetize th…
Guest post by Rick Calvert, CEO of BlogWorld & New Media Expo When the Google Blogger team asked me to write a guest post for the Blogger Blog, I really didn’t know where to start. Today it occurred to me that the story of how I found Blogge…
Posted by Wongoo Lee, Software EngineerWe know that personalizing your blog is important. Although you can adjust templates, layouts, backgrounds and more with our Template Designer, you wanted more ways to make your blog completely unique. Now you can…
Posted by Seth Shamban, Blogger Consumer OperationsLast week we hosted Blogger’s 11th bday celebration, and a huge thanks goes out to everyone who helped us celebrate! Since we were only able to attend a few parties in person (which was awesome!), we…
Posted by Noah Fiedel and Wiktor Gworek, Software EngineersJust in time for our eleventh birthday, we are excited to introduce Stats for Blogger. First launched to Blogger in Draft back in July, Blogger Stats is a cool real-time stats service that’s fu…
Posted by Seth Shamban, Blogger Consumer OperationsIt’s only five days away, and we hope that you’re as excited as we are about the 200+ Meetups that are happening around the world. We’re looking forward to your meetups, and seeing your photos, v…
Posted by Saurav Shah and Junho Ryu, Software Engineers Commenting is one of the most integral parts of blogging: it’s what makes blogging a conversation, not a monologue. That’s why we are pleased to announce two cool new improvements to Blogger
Posted by Seth Shamban, Blogger Consumer OperationsLast year, Blogger turned ten. We were excited to present you with a (small-but-mighty) bounty of gifts, a token to commemorate all of your contributions over the years. Now we’re a year older (and w…
Guest post by Oliver Roup, VigLink CEOIf you spend as much time working on your blog as we do, you wonder if there’s a way to get paid. Many bloggers monetize by selling ads on their site but now there is a way to get paid for your actual content rathe…
Guest post by Boštjan ‘Bos’ Špetič, Zemanta CEOAbout a year ago this blog featured Zemanta, a tool that helps you get more out of blogging. Previously, Blogger users could install a Zemanta browser plugin to recommend content while you blog, enablin…
Posted by Courtney, AdSense North America teamAdSense is a great way to get paid for doing what you love to do: blogging! AdSense allows you to show targeted ads on your blog and earn revenue from your traffic. It also helps your visitors find things t…