First Look: Zemanta

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Zemanta Firefox plugin  Image by Tom Raftery via Flickr

Today I noticed an interesting new multi-browser plugin called Zemanta. Having both Firefox installed and a WordPress blog, I decided I would give it a spin and see what it could dig up for me with itself as the topic. So far, it found a nice screenshot and a few good related articles.

Plus, it scans the articles for words it can make link-able with anchor tags, which saves time.  And it suggests tags too. Ok, that’s pretty cool.

It looks promising.

For me personally though, I use Windows Live Writer almost exclusively when creating content for my blog. Zemanta works through the browser and only activates when it notices you are on a write post page for WordPress, Blogger, etc. So, I don’t know how much I will use it. We’ll see.

  • Jure Cuhalev
    Thanks for giving us a try. We hear the demands for Live Writer plugin, and we're working on that. For now I'd just recommend to post your posts as drafts and use us in edit mode in your interface then. It's not perfect but it's a temporal workaround.

    If you have any problems or ideas, we have forums at getsatisfaction.com/zemanta or just drop me a mail - jure@zemanta.com

    Jure Cuhalev, Zemanta
  • Hi Jure, thanks for noticing my blog! Good advice, I was just thinking my eventual work flow would end up being just as you described. And of course, I would be really interested to know if you come up with a WLW plugin, I'd be happy to beta-test it for you!

    I'll definitely keep your email and and getsatisfaction location bookmarked. Thanks again.
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