Feedster Top 500: This is all over the blogosphere but I cannot get to that page. Some people are complaining about the results while the Press Machine seems to be running its course. I am sure there are a lot of deserving blogs on that list but could someone please enlighten me as to who is on that list that writes about blogging?

Mod WP Into a Tag Based Blog App: Like most bloggers, I don’t get a ton of front-page traffic. My visitor logs show that most of my visitors come via google, and land on a specific page. Given the behavior of my user base, I got thinking about how WordPress is structured, and decided that the content I post on this blog isn’t optimized for my users. Interesting. Reminds me of Sam Ruby’s Blog.

31 Days to Building a Better Blog: Name of the link says it all. This is growing into an incredible set of links, pages, blogs, articles and talent. Every blogger that is remotely interested in blogging as an art/profession/talent/something they can improve, should look at that page from time to time.

Textpattern 4 Stable Released Lots of bugfixes from RC5 (which I have tested), increased speed and security and some CSS and some Textile improvements. Thanks MIchael via email.

Track visitors using Google Maps: Much like the flash variety which did not use Google Maps. The “free” version puts a donate link and ads on your site. Thanks Kevin via email.

Blog BootCamp Kicks Corp Butt: The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business recently ran a bootcamp for 33 MBAs where they did a a fun study: they tried to see if the bootcamp’s weblogs would outperform a small business’s Web site on major search engines. Suprise, suprise, the bloggers kicked behind. “The bootcamp results demonstrate that with moderate but systematic effort bloggers can achieve search visibility that outperforms established local players for relevant searches.” Not that I could ever aspire to go to Ross, but interesting nonetheless. I wonder what it takes to market yourself as a “real” PR blogger? Thanks Scoble.

WP Theme: I Need More Cowbell Blueish background design, narrow in design with a top menu.