AP Gives Bloggers Opportunities for Great Links
Evidently, the AP feels that much of their information is being diluted as it is disseminated throughout the web, and the original content creators are not getting the credit that they deserve for their work. So, in an effort to solve this problem, they have struck deals with both Technorati and Topix.net that will influence more writers/bloggers to cite AP stories in their work.
By simply citing AP stories in your posts, Technorati will link to you and any other blogs which cite AP stories, and if you’re a blogger looking for some link love, this is a golden opportunity.
The AP hopes that this will allow them to tap into the growing blogosphere and drive more traffic to the websites of the newspapers who contributed the stories.
Check out Peter Svensson’s report for all the details.