- So, what is Blogdigger Local?
Blogdigger Local is a powerful tool for finding blog and news content from the geographic location of your choice. Blogdigger Local uses geographic categorization technology to dynamically create pages of blog posts and news within a specific distance of any geographic location. You can view the results page on the Blogdigger Local site, or subscribe to an RSS or Atom feed of the latest posts in your news aggregator, so that you will automatically be updated of new posts from your area of interest.
- OK, how do I use it?
Blogdigger Local takes two parameters. The location field ("Where") is required. This should be a city/state (e.g. Baltimore, MD or New York NY) or US Zip Code (e.g. 10033). The optional search field ("What") allows you to filter your search by keyword. A Blogdigger Local search for What:"Red Sox" Where:Boston, MA would find all posts in and around Boston, MA that mention the phrase "red sox." A Local Search which does not specify a value for the What field will simply return all the posts in and around the specified location. For example, a Blogdigger Local for Where:21209 will return the most recent posts in and around Pikesville, MD.
- How come Blogdigger Local doesn't know about Anytown, USA?
The beta release of Blogdigger Local supports over 50,000 US cities and zip codes. If your city/state is not found, try your zip code. If you zip code is not found, please let us know. We will continue to expand our US city/state coverage over the course of the beta period.
- How do I find posts from outside the US?
The beta release of Blogdigger Local supports only US cities and zip codes. Over the course of the beta release, we will begin testing worldwide city/country combinations. If you absolutely, positively must see who's blogging in and around your location outside of the US, use the Blogdigger Local Advanced Search form and enter your latitude/longitude coordinates.
- I don't see my blog listed in the results for Anytown, USA. How do I get listed?
Blogdigger uses a number of methods to identify a site's location. The best way is to support the ICBM or geoPosition meta data specification which defines your site's latitude/longitude as an HTML metatag. More information can be found at GeoURL, and information on finding your latitude/longitude can be found here.
- I'd like to find out about advertising to users looking for content from Anytown, USA on Blogdigger Local. How do I sign up?
Email us at local@blogdigger.com.
