BlogFlux所提供的服务可以说都不是原创的，但是它简单的整合，却给不少Blogger带来了方便。



BlogFlux最早所提供的服务包括了Blog Directory、PageRank Checker和Button Maker。这三种服务在网上并不少见。但是既然BlogFlux的功能并不比别的网站差，对很多人来说，如果需要使用其中2项以上的功能，用BlogFlux总比使用多个网站的服务要省心一些。



之后，BlogFlux又陆续增加了Pinger、Subscription Service和最新的MapStats。虽然这些也不是BlogFlux的首创，但是服务的提供者却已经不是随处可见。而且BlogFlux还对Pinger和MapStats进行了改进，在功能上超越了原创者。BlogFlux的Pinger比Ping-o-Matic提供了更多可以Ping的网站；而MapStats则比gVisit能够显示更加全面的统计信息。BlogFlux还提供了控制面板来方便用户管理各项功能。



实现用户的单一需求，并继续做专、做深、做精依然是不变的成功法则。但是瞄准某个市场，汲取好的创意提供整合型的服务，也不失为一条好的出路。只要有明确的目标客户，作精和作全都可以为创业者带来喝彩和金钱。

Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog team



The Google mailbag is filled with stories like this one, demonstrating the reach of Google across countries and between people. Occasionally we'll feature such a story here. If you have a noteworthy tale about how you've used Google, write to testimonial@google.com.



Howard and Melissa of Boca Raton, Florida, were the happy new parents of twins, a boy and a girl named Andrew and Carly. Though they were preemies born in mid-July, both babies were safely home two weeks later. "Then suddenly," Howard wrote to us, "Andrew had to be admitted to the ER. We thought it was for something little - but the doctors discovered something major." The doctors observed that his hemoglobin levels had dropped substantially - from 14 to 7 - since he was born. (Carly was not tested.)



"Since hemoglobin is what takes oxygen to the brain," continues Howard, "the doctors wanted to do an emergency blood transfusion - and time was of the essence." But to the dismay of the parents, the doctors said the cord blood they had conscientiously saved would not help: They would need to use a stranger's blood, since there was no time to process theirs.



"We were shaken and quite upset," Howard recalls. "Armed with only a cell phone - and a very low battery - I was able to Google [hemoglobin "premature infant"] and found a medical journal article claiming that it's perfectly normal for preemies to have their hemoglobin levels drop to 7 between the first and third months of life, and apparently this is especially true with twins." He showed the mobile screen citing this fact to the neonatalogists, who went off to research the issue for a couple of hours. They returned, says, Howard, "and sheepishly admitted that our son was indeed fine - no treatment was necessary."



Howard concludes, "Google literally saved our newborn son from having to endure an extremely dangerous, and totally unnecessary, blood transfusion. Melissa and I really appreciated your help with this one." And as you see, Andrew and Carly are both in good form now:



























We can only add that we're thrilled to have played a role in the family's health and well-being.