One such idea is courtesy of blog idea machine Darren Rowse, of Living Room.
In a brilliant variation on the popular television series American Idol, Darren has created Blogger Idol
By providing a theme, and in this case it's The 80s, Darren lets bloggers of all types and descriptions enter posts on the topic. Political bloggers can discuss politics, music blogs will offer music entries, personal journals will provide entries on their lives in the 1980s.
The possiblilities are endless.
The project is not designed as a competition, but as a co-operative effort. All bloggers are able to enter. No one gets voted off the island.
I entered.
My Blogger Idol entry is from my comedy and humour blog Codswallop and Flapdoodle. I wrote a brief comedic adventure of the two friends, Mr. Codswallop and Mr. Flapdoodle being "lost in the 80s".
The concept of having many blogs enter posts, on a single topic, introduces other bloggers to some very good blogs. As a publicity tool for a blog, in order to gain a wider and more diversified reader base, it's great.
More innovative ideas for gaining much needed blog exposure, like Darren Rowse's Blogger Idol, will appear over time.
This one is a great start in that direction.
