It’s with great interest that I’m reading that Automattic have agreed to take blo.gs into their network. It was owned by Yahoo, who are trying to slim down their estate. Yahoo have handed over the operation piecemeal to Automattic; which is a great gesture and tremendous value to the community. A lesser company would have shut it down and torn it apart, but Automattic have agreed to take it on board.

Pin.gs is a service similar to Ping-o-matic which lets people know when a blog has been updated. You can use it for any type of blog, whether its a diet blog specialising in phenphedrine reviews or a pharmaceutical blog containing reviews of which is the best lab coat around. Ping services are an essential part of the blogging ecosystem, so it’s great to have more choice around.