reprint - 3:02 pm on Apr 17, 2008 (gmt 0)

Social networking is all about connecting to people who have some sort of common interest or commonality.
Blogging is about putting your ideas and experiences out there for the world to see.
Connecting the two makes some sense. Assume your blogged ideas/experiences are related to the common interest of your social network then you have a ready audience to tap into that you may not have had previously. One blog update - many networks - more pairs of eyes - more discussion - more syndication - more more more. Search engine traffic? - who cares? :)

I can only manage one blog but i am constantly amazed at how my posts get regurgitated often verbatim across different blogging platforms and websites and occassionally social networking sites. If I can take control and blast my posts across multiple networks myself and tap into social networks then even better.

For my blog i gave up worrying about duplicate content a long time ago and it hasnt hurt a bit. My websites are another story.