I might name my first born Zemanta. Here’s why:

Every blogger likes to think she’s got something to say that a reader will find interesting and relevant.

Maybe he’ll comment on it, email it to a friend or twitter about it. Maybe others will follow suit. It’s the whole point, really. Nearly all of us are striving for relevance on the web. Same goes for life, actually, but that’s a for another blog post.

It’s this relevance realm is where Zemanta really shines. Zemanta is a free FireFox browser extension that sets up shop right in your blog editor thing. As you type your blog post, Zemanta pulls related links, photos and other web content that match up with your draft. It does all the research for you – making your posts well-rounded and saving you time.

See! That FireFox link came from Zemanta, I didn’t have to go to the site and pull the link. Same goes for that stock image of the Zemanta logo up there. And the Zemanta link in the first graph.

Don’t worry – you don’t have to use any of Zemanta’s findings if you don’t want to. It’s all just there for the taking if you need it. It event pulls in suggested tags for you.

But here is the best part: if you are using Zemanta it adds your content to the list of on-topic articles it offers up to other Zemanta users; see below.

I’m thrilled because I’m starting to see visitor traffic coming here to FlackRabbit from blogs that are linking to my content because Zemanta is telling them I’m relevant to what they’re saying. It’s like magic!

Do you Zemanta your blog posts? If not, I’d highly recommend you give this tremendously user-friendly blogging tool a try.

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So me and the hubbster are going to Bar Camp Nashville tomorrow. I’m looking forward to attending WordPress 101, PR 2.0, New Media for Change and, of course, Make Google Your Bitch.

Bar Camp is free. There will be a plethora of Nashville Geeks, beer and Apple products. I’m excited to meet in person folks that I’ve only Twittered with up until now. This is also why I’m excited about our trip to Austin’s South by Southwest Interactive in March.

Are you attending Bar Camp? If you need more info, here’s the boilerplate:

BarCamp Nashville is an open-source gathering of technology enthusiasts who come together for one weekend to share what they know and learn what they don???t. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

Still getting the hang of WordPress. The basics seem so much more intuitive, yet I’m frustrated by my lack of technical savvy when it comes to the inner workings.

(sigh)

I’m sure it’s all just a matter of getting used to it.  So, I’m still in learning mode. But if you are just DYING to see some flack-tastic blog posts you can find pictures of the day here and HerNashville ChicGeek posts here.