We have added the Blorge network to our watchlist. From their About page:

BLORGE is a highly integrated network of news sites covering technology, Vista, Macintosh, gaming, photography, and much more. It was founded in October 2006 by journalist, writer and publisher John Pospisil.

Blorge consists of seven blogs. The network was launched in November 2006 and is owned and operated by Cogent Insights Pty Ltd, which is based in Sydney, Australia.

Visit the Blorge network here.

Technorati has just launched Technorati Media, a blog advertising network.

According to TechCrunch, Technorati is for now “only working with larger blogs, although it will be open to all comers in 2-3 months.”

The new blog advertising network extends Technorati’s reach and value by “matching bloggers and social media creators with marketers who want to join the conversation,” as stated on the network’s home page.

We have added the Money Life Network to our watchlist. From their press release:

The Money Life Network of blogs is a group of personal finance bloggers who have banded together to bring you great content designed to help you improve your finances and increase your quality of life. We have common goals, but we come from diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives. In addition our blogs tend to focus on different aspects of financial life which we think will keep things interesting.

• Bible Money Matters – Finances transformed by faith.


• Free From Broke – Exploring ways to keep us Free From Broke.


• Milk Your Money – Got Money? Milk the most from it…


• My Investing Blog – A blog about money: Getting it, keeping it, and growing it.


• Prime Time Money – Learn to Save Money, Get Out of Debt, and Live a Frugal Life.

Visit the Money Life Network here.

The Blog Herald’s Andy Merrett reports:

The BBC has launched its blog network, effectively centralizing and promoting its fifty-or-so home-grown blogs.

The BBC embraced blogging, at least in its simplest form, several years ago but seems keen to push them into the limelight. A number of the BBC’s journalists, DJs, presenters, and other staff maintain blogs, usually to support live events and programmes.

Internet giant America Online has spun off a new sub-network brand, AOL Tech, that includes existing blogs such as the Engadget sites, Switched, and TUAW. Quoting the TechCrunch report:

Unike AOL Games, AOL Entertainment and other sub brands, AOL Tech is being branded without “AOL.” A new link on the AOL home page links to Switched, which will now syndicate in content from the other blogs in the network.

We have added the Asia Blogging Network to our watchlist. From the network’s About page:

AsiaBlogging is a global new media network featuring more than 70 blogs (in the first phase) on a wide ranging of topics from movie and music to technology, sport and lifestyle. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, AsiaBlogging invites bloggers, especially Asian bloggers to contribute their passionate postings.

The College Blog Network’s Dan Wasyluk has sent us word that TCBN has officially opened. You can read their official announcement here.

Congratulations to TCBN!

The College Blog Network is gearing up for the launch of their actual blog listing on Friday, January 18, 2008. From their recent email:

We currently have 11 registered schools with more being added daily. The actual blog listings have some unique features- like keeping track of favorites, our unique “bump/dump” system of rating blogs, post comments about the blog as a whole, and of course the ability to connect with blogs from colleges and universities around the U.S.

We have added to our list Manolo the Shoeblogger’s network of fashion and lifestyle blogs. From Manolo (no, not Blahnik!):

Currently the blogs number eight:

Manolo’s Shoe Blog
Manolo for the Men
Manolo for the Brides
Manolo for the Big Girl
Manolo’s Basement of the Bargains
Teeny Manolo
Manolo’s Food Blog
Ayyyy!

In the coming week, the Manolo will launch number nine, Manolo for the Home.

And, even better, early in the new year the Manolo will introduce two new Spanish blogs,  Manolo Moda and Manolo Novias.

These will be the first in what the Manolo hopes will become the successful network of Spanish-language fashion and lifestyle blogs.

We have added the newly unveiled Green Options network to our list. Green Options is billed as the “first green blog network”, and that it “has something for every reader”.

The network’s press release:

Berkeley, CA (December 7, 2007) – Green lifestyle company Green Options is now Green Options Media, and has repositioned its popular portal GreenOptions.com as the gateway to the first ever green blog network. Also anchored by activist portal Planetsave.com, the network will rapidly expand to a wide range of topics and voices, each focused on empowering consumers to make more sustainable choices.

“At GreenOptions.com we felt that our writers were so great, they shouldn’t have to share a soapbox,” says Jeff McIntire-Strasburg, GO Media’s Senior Editor. “We’ve created Green Options Media to give them a more flexible platform – a network of blogs covering the green issues that matter most.”

Green Options Media’s blog network will appeal to a wide cross-section of readers, featuring content ranging from environmental politics to guidance in adopting a more sustainable diet. Visitors to Green Options Media can:

• Follow GO Media writers as they dig deeper into important topics, from energy policy to responsible, green parenting
• Blog about their green passions (or struggles) with their free GO Journal at GreenOptions.com
• Get free personal webmail and daily green and oddball news at PlanetSave.com

“The GreenOptions.com team is very excited to launch the Green Options Media network,” says David Anderson, GO Media’s founder and Publisher. “We look forward to providing engaging content to everyone, from those just tapping into the green movement, to those already deeply involved in it.”

The company plans to build out its network of blogs through 2008, by spinning off original GO writers, and recruiting new writers, both externally and through user contributions at the new GreenOptions.com.