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How to monitor the blogosphere; An array of Web sites and software has arrived to help marketers...

By Gillin, Paul
Publication: B to B
Date: Monday, January 16 2006

Byline: PAUL GILLIN

With more than 20 million Weblogs already online and another 10,000 being launched each day, the challenge of keeping up with all the chatter is mind-boggling. But new tools are emerging almost daily that can help. Priced from free to six figures, they run the gamut from keyword searchers to sophisticated analytical engines. Here's a sampling, starting with the lowest-cost options.

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