Comments on: Raise Your Hand If You Hate The Technorati Monster http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/ Sassy Texas Storyteller Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thorne http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5544 Thorne Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:00:28 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5544 Okay, I'm pretty lost here, and I do hate technorati because I can't really seem to figure it out. What you all have explained helps it make a little more sense. As near as I can figure, there are alot of folks who are unhappy with the link counts everywhere, who are doing this <a href="http://bucknakedpolitics.typepad.com/buck_naked_politics/2007/10/13-ways-to-brin.html" rel="nofollow">DoFollow</a> thing. (It's a link to links, because BNP has alot of great stuff there about linking and authority and stuff. As for Mr. Linky, there is an option that allows you to make your links permanent that will show up on technorati and google, etc., but I don't know if it's only for premium users or includes the option for free accounts. With a whopping authority of 41, I'm trying to figure it out! LOL Okay, I’m pretty lost here, and I do hate technorati because I can’t really seem to figure it out. What you all have explained helps it make a little more sense. As near as I can figure, there are alot of folks who are unhappy with the link counts everywhere, who are doing this DoFollow
thing. (It’s a link to links, because BNP has alot of great stuff there about linking and authority and stuff. As for Mr. Linky, there is an option that allows you to make your links permanent that will show up on technorati and google, etc., but I don’t know if it’s only for premium users or includes the option for free accounts. With a whopping authority of 41, I’m trying to figure it out! LOL

]]> By: Jeni Hill Ertmer http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5529 Jeni Hill Ertmer Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:08:30 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5529 I stopped by to thank you for visiting my place, started reading and landed down here on this piece of yours. I have technorati but I have no clue really what the heck it means! I don't recall now when I "claimed my blog" there -don't really care either, for that matter. It's just one more thing about blogging that makes me feel like the dog in the cartoon you described where all I see -or hear -is blah, blah, blah. Now, if these things were written in plain ENGLISH and not all the crappy computerese stuff that boggles my pea brain, it might be different then. I'm mainly just going along, adding blogs to my sidebar as I find more and more than interest me, that I enjoy reading. If it ups my ratings, or "Authority" so be it and if not, well I'm happy having the blog marked for me to visit and read and in my mind, that's the aspect that really counts. If you don't mind, I'll be adding your blog to my list in the very near future too cause I really enjoyed reading your stuff here! (Also hope I can learn more from reading your pieces too about blogging in general -not just with respect to the other junk.) I stopped by to thank you for visiting my place, started reading and landed down here on this piece of yours. I have technorati but I have no clue really what the heck it means! I don’t recall now when I “claimed my blog” there -don’t really care either, for that matter. It’s just one more thing about blogging that makes me feel like the dog in the cartoon you described where all I see -or hear -is blah, blah, blah. Now, if these things were written in plain ENGLISH and not all the crappy computerese stuff that boggles my pea brain, it might be different then.
I’m mainly just going along, adding blogs to my sidebar as I find more and more than interest me, that I enjoy reading. If it ups my ratings, or “Authority” so be it and if not, well I’m happy having the blog marked for me to visit and read and in my mind, that’s the aspect that really counts. If you don’t mind, I’ll be adding your blog to my list in the very near future too cause I really enjoyed reading your stuff here! (Also hope I can learn more from reading your pieces too about blogging in general -not just with respect to the other junk.)

]]> By: TeaMouse http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5518 TeaMouse Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:05:45 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5518 I'm a D-List blogger and according to them no one has linked to me in the last six months. I wrote a scathing post and I vented. I agree with most of the comments - what matters most is who's blogs we like and we don't like them because of their A, B, C etc. I read a blog for the content and I don't care if you are an A or even a lowly D, like me :P I’m a D-List blogger and according to them no one has linked to me in the last six months. I wrote a scathing post and I vented.

I agree with most of the comments – what matters most is who’s blogs we like and we don’t like them because of their A, B, C etc. I read a blog for the content and I don’t care if you are an A or even a lowly D, like me :P

]]> By: Velveteen Mind Megan http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5492 Velveteen Mind Megan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:37:18 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5492 I recently took over as editor of TopBlogMag and stumbled across your post while investigating TopBlogMag's technorati links. I hear you, I hate technorati. Out of curiosity (as I'm trying to make sense of all that I've inherited with the magazine), where did you expect a link to come from via the TopBlogMag blogroll? As I understood the original goal of that particular blogroll, it was to promote your blog on other writer's blog, as a means to find new readers, not necessarily new links. You should, however, receive a link from TopBlogMag each time you have a submission published. Has this not been the case? Now back to poking around your blog. Be sure to stop by <a href="http://topblogmag.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">TopBlogMag</a> and throw your two cents in regarding what direction you would like to see the magazine go now. From content to design, it's in your hands as a writer. <strong><em>Hi Megan, Congrats on you new position with TopBlog, and thanks for coming by to visit. I joined TopBlogMag to get the opportunity to write, but Heather probably had too much on her plate when I joined. I didn't ever get an "assignment" from her. The one time I got my act together and wrote on the theme, I linked to the mag, but didn't get linked. My point was really that the blogroll for TopBlogMag is on a blogrolling account, therefore Technorati doesn't see that link. While links weren't my purpose, they would have been nice! I'll do my best to stop by to visit before we head to the airplane to San Francisco.~skt</strong></em> I recently took over as editor of TopBlogMag and stumbled across your post while investigating TopBlogMag’s technorati links. I hear you, I hate technorati.

Out of curiosity (as I’m trying to make sense of all that I’ve inherited with the magazine), where did you expect a link to come from via the TopBlogMag blogroll? As I understood the original goal of that particular blogroll, it was to promote your blog on other writer’s blog, as a means to find new readers, not necessarily new links.

You should, however, receive a link from TopBlogMag each time you have a submission published. Has this not been the case?

Now back to poking around your blog. Be sure to stop by TopBlogMag and throw your two cents in regarding what direction you would like to see the magazine go now. From content to design, it’s in your hands as a writer.

Hi Megan,
Congrats on you new position with TopBlog, and thanks for coming by to visit. I joined TopBlogMag to get the opportunity to write, but Heather probably had too much on her plate when I joined. I didn’t ever get an “assignment” from her. The one time I got my act together and wrote on the theme, I linked to the mag, but didn’t get linked. My point was really that the blogroll for TopBlogMag is on a blogrolling account, therefore Technorati doesn’t see that link. While links weren’t my purpose, they would have been nice! I’ll do my best to stop by to visit before we head to the airplane to San Francisco.~skt

]]> By: Ingrid Moore http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5487 Ingrid Moore Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:44:54 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5487 Congrats...I think... :roll: I say give up on the technorati monster... But this is coming from a woman who has their "fav my blog" icon in her sidebar. *SIGH* <strong><em>I know, I know, Ingrid! We should ALL give up on the T monster, but I just can't help myself. :lol:~skt</strong></em> Congrats…I think… :roll: I say give up on the technorati monster… But this is coming from a woman who has their “fav my blog” icon in her sidebar. *SIGH*

I know, I know, Ingrid! We should ALL give up on the T monster, but I just can’t help myself. :lol: ~skt

]]> By: Misty Dawn http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5485 Misty Dawn Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:25:20 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5485 You have an award waiting for you over at my blog! <strong><em>You are a darlin' for giving it to me!~skt</strong></em> You have an award waiting for you over at my blog!

You are a darlin’ for giving it to me!~skt

]]> By: MotherPie http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 MotherPie Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:39:57 +0000 http://thiseclecticlife.com/2007/10/13/raise-your-hand-if-you-hate-the-technorati-monster/#comment-5481 As a media grad student I've studied some of these things. Some put cred in Truth Laid Bear and those rankings... Technorati's founder, David Sifry, stepped back and has named a new CEO so I think in some ways they are coasting as they look to monetize their site rather than serve their audience. The theory of the Long Tail basically means that very few will rank at the top and those that came first and got the edge can probably keep their rankings and those that come after have to work the niches. That said, the ability to make much is slim, money wise, if that is what many bloggers are looking for. Most women aren't, according to a study I did on female bloggers. Other motivations are at play. For some, though, being able to "measure success" seems to be very important. <strong><em>:lol: I come under the ones who want to measure success. I guess it's one of those things I was taught at an early age. I "think" I'm competing with myself, but there is probably some underlying "sibling rivalry." I think you are right that Technorati isn't much concerned about anything except money. I'm just trying to figure out what Leanne was telling me about in a previous comment regarding Google page rank. I know nothing about it :sad: Now, I have a new reason to sweat!~skt</strong></em> As a media grad student I’ve studied some of these things. Some put cred in Truth Laid Bear and those rankings… Technorati’s founder, David Sifry, stepped back and has named a new CEO so I think in some ways they are coasting as they look to monetize their site rather than serve their audience.

The theory of the Long Tail basically means that very few will rank at the top and those that came first and got the edge can probably keep their rankings and those that come after have to work the niches. That said, the ability to make much is slim, money wise, if that is what many bloggers are looking for. Most women aren’t, according to a study I did on female bloggers. Other motivations are at play.

For some, though, being able to “measure success” seems to be very important.

:lol: I come under the ones who want to measure success. I guess it’s one of those things I was taught at an early age. I “think” I’m competing with myself, but there is probably some underlying “sibling rivalry.” I think you are right that Technorati isn’t much concerned about anything except money. I’m just trying to figure out what Leanne was telling me about in a previous comment regarding Google page rank. I know nothing about it :sad: Now, I have a new reason to sweat!~skt

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