Comments on: 2,000 Bloggers Gaming Technorati? Waaaaah!

By: Culture Shiok!

Culture Shiok! — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:39:42 +0000

Thanks for your comments and dropping by!

By: Pinoy Blogosphere » Blog Archive » What I did to get a higher ranking at Technorati?

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:03:14 +0000

[...] blog is new, Jaypee made it! Yesterday, I learned about the Z-list (started by Mark Collier) from Douglas Karr. In an effort to bring more link-love to those blogs that we feel aren’t getting their [...]

By: Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:52:35 +0000

Absolutely, Elaine! I love the project. I also love Technorati and am just a little perturbed with the one reaction I’ve seen on the project.

Thanks for asking!
Doug

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:49:55 +0000

This was one of the best posts I’ve read about the 2000 Bloggers Project. Thank you.

We live on at http://www.2kbloggers.com by the way I removed the first 300 because they hadn’t asked to be part of it. You were in that group. Do you want back in?

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:32:30 +0000

Ha. Well said. The irony of it all. A shame.

By: Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:37:57 +0000

Thanks Dawud! I don’t necessarily disagree with the Technorati ranking mechanism… I just think that if bloggers decide to promote other bloggers… the ranking is actually working, not being ‘gamed’. It’s a great method for promoting blogs that otherwise are not being promoted.

Another attempt at ranking that’s pretty good is Todd And’s Power 150. Todd tries to weigh each of the ranking engines and score accordingly.

By: Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:34:19 +0000

That’s a really great point Douglas and I agree 100%. “The climb out of anonymity”… super line. A-list bloggers love to mention each other because they know it helps their rank and exposure, so how does ‘the little guy’ get up there? Memes and lists like this are the perfect tool to get exposure.

Thanks for commenting and stopping by!

By: engtech

engtech — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:06:47 +0000

My post on the subject: In Defense of 2000 bloggers

By: Douglas T

Douglas T — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:25:42 +0000

I disagree with the fact I’m not on the list of 2000. Sure, it would be an artificial inflation, but I’m OK with that. The effect would fade, and I’d be left with more readers than I started with. I’ve started blogs before, and I dislike the climb out of anonymity. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually left it, but I’ve done a lot of climbing.

By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:10:12 +0000

Hey Doug. I happen to agree with most of what you've said. If you read my post (which you've done), you'll see that I'm really questioning the whole Technorati ranking system itself. Not whether it's right or wrong. But what in the heck it means. And btw, I do agree highly with your last paragraph about who decides the importance of my blog. Readers baby, readers!