What it does

Just launched Zemanta claims they’re making blogging fun again. So just what do they have in mind? Basically, they take the effort out of blogging, by suggesting contextually relevant stuff—links, photos, and related content—which you can put in your blog making it even more interesting and traffic worthy. All you have to do is start writing and Zemanta will figure out your topic and pull in links which can then be edited. You’ll also get links to related stories and news items. Images are taken from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and others, while content is gathered from a mix of 300 blogs and media outlets. Currently Zemanta supports Wordpress, Blogger and Typepad. The download is available for free; it works with Firefox.

In their own words

“Have your browser understand what you are blogging about and suggest pictures, links, articles and tags to make your posts more vibrant. We are making blogging fun again.”

Why it might be a killer

Zemanta offers one handy service. Bloggers won’t have to troll the web to find relevant content and photos, thus saving them time while at the same instant, making their blog a lot more interesting and media rich. It looks promising.

Some questions

Will Zemanta expand to incorporate other blogging platforms? Will they offer a more diverse range of suggestions other than Wikipedia? How relevant are the suggestions? Will Zemanta support other browsers?

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