Comments on: Technorati lacks Authority http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: pinaldave http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-165043 pinaldave Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:20:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-165043 <p>Authority is just linking blog. I see no realistic important of it. Search Engine sends most traffic to websites and blogs. The site linking are sending very little traffic in most cases. Search Engine vs. linking Blog (Technorati Authority) - Search Engine wins. - My humble opinion.</p> <p>On lighter side answering Om's Question</p> <p>Om Mailk: What else you got Dave?</p> <p>Pinal Dave : My blog already has Authority in it - <a href="http://www.sqlauthority.com" rel="nofollow">SQLAuthority</a></p> Authority is just linking blog. I see no realistic important of it. Search Engine sends most traffic to websites and blogs. The site linking are sending very little traffic in most cases. Search Engine vs. linking Blog (Technorati Authority) - Search Engine wins. - My humble opinion.

On lighter side answering Om’s Question

Om Mailk: What else you got Dave?

Pinal Dave : My blog already has Authority in it - SQLAuthority

]]> By: » The New Blogger Disclaimer http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44814 » The New Blogger Disclaimer Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:26:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44814 <p>[...] [...]</p> [...] [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Pepper http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44813 Jeremy Pepper Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:11:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44813 <p>Why should I have to tag at all? Is that all I should be doing on my blog, or should I care more about content and actually saying something for the greater conversation?</p> <p>The "authority" button should be replaced with "popularity and linkers".</p> Why should I have to tag at all? Is that all I should be doing on my blog, or should I care more about content and actually saying something for the greater conversation?

The “authority” button should be replaced with “popularity and linkers”.

]]> By: RimPack Slime » Blog Archive » http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44812 RimPack Slime » Blog Archive » Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:53:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44812 <p>[...] Technorati lacks Authority (Om Malik) [...]</p> [...] Technorati lacks Authority (Om Malik) [...]

]]> By: Oyvind http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44811 Oyvind Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:47:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44811 <p>I agree with Chris. There should be a way that makes sites like Om Malik rate higher without having to tag every post with the general subject. Should for example Tuaw.com have to tag every post "mac" to rate high on Mac? Doesn't make sense. On the other hand, I don't have any other suggestions on how this should be done...</p> I agree with Chris. There should be a way that makes sites like Om Malik rate higher without having to tag every post with the general subject. Should for example Tuaw.com have to tag every post “mac” to rate high on Mac? Doesn’t make sense. On the other hand, I don’t have any other suggestions on how this should be done…

]]> By: Bob Aman http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44810 Bob Aman Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:50:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44810 <p>Seriously, it's still a keyword search. Unless Technorati starts doing some fancy contextual stuff, maybe like latent semantic analysis or some such thing, unless you specifically mention "technology" in your post, you're not going to rank highly. It's hardly any different than, say, Google and others in this regard. As others pointed out, you rank quite highly for "broadband" and other keywords you're more likely to have mentioned directly in a blog post.</p> Seriously, it’s still a keyword search. Unless Technorati starts doing some fancy contextual stuff, maybe like latent semantic analysis or some such thing, unless you specifically mention “technology” in your post, you’re not going to rank highly. It’s hardly any different than, say, Google and others in this regard. As others pointed out, you rank quite highly for “broadband” and other keywords you’re more likely to have mentioned directly in a blog post.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44809 Chris Heuer Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:34:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44809 <p>I agree - doesn't work and is an idea that is counter to the stated purpose. On to the next thing...</p> I agree - doesn’t work and is an idea that is counter to the stated purpose. On to the next thing…

]]> By: Vaibhav - iNods http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44808 Vaibhav - iNods Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:56:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44808 <p>Same results, Om. I am surprised with the results when none of the top listed links for several search terms were totally unknown. Not sure what algorithm is powering this features, but definitely needs more work :)</p> Same results, Om. I am surprised with the results when none of the top listed links for several search terms were totally unknown. Not sure what algorithm is powering this features, but definitely needs more work :)

]]> By: Michael Parekh http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44807 Michael Parekh Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:51:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44807 <p>The word "Skype" works as well, along with "Broadband" above in popping up those "Om" links.</p> The word “Skype” works as well, along with “Broadband” above in popping up those “Om” links.

]]> By: Michael Parekh http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44806 Michael Parekh Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:45:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44806 <p>Try the word "Broadband", Om... here's the link:</p> <p>http://www.technorati.com/search/broadband?authority=a7</p> Try the word “Broadband”, Om…
here’s the link:

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]]> By: Kevin Marks http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44805 Kevin Marks Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:44:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44805 <p>Om, that is a search of posts for the word 'technology' , which is not one that shows up in your posts often. Check your blog tags so you show up here:</p> <p>http://technorati.com/blogs/technology</p> <p>and here:</p> <p>http://technorati.com/explore/technology</p> <p>Or try a search for 'broadband' which is a word you do mention a lot:</p> <p>http://www.technorati.com/search/broadband</p> Om, that is a search of posts for the word ‘technology’ , which is not one that shows up in your posts often.
Check your blog tags so you show up here:

(link)

and here:

(link)

Or try a search for ‘broadband’ which is a word you do mention a lot:

(link)

]]> By: Earthling http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44804 Earthling Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:59:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44804 <p>If they had picked a less weighty word than "authority" for the feature they might have garnered a little more sympathy.</p> If they had picked a less weighty word than “authority” for the feature they might have garnered a little more sympathy.

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44803 Robert Scoble Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:35:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44803 <p>Yikes. That sucks. Sorry, I didn't have time to really test it out before writing about it.</p> Yikes. That sucks. Sorry, I didn’t have time to really test it out before writing about it.

]]> By: Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Tips for joining the A list http://gigaom.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44802 Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Tips for joining the A list Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:29:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/technorati-lacks-authority/#comment-44802 <p>[...] Another tip? Make friends with other bloggers. You know, if 15 z-listers link to you, are you a z-lister, or did you just move up to the m-list? Hint: it doesn’t take that many links to be seen as an “authority” on Technorati. Well, unless you’re Om Malik and then Technorati just thinks you don’t have any authority. Yikes. But, anyway, usually you will get noticed if a few blogs link to you and it’s not hard. Got a good post today? Why don’t you email a few people (one at a time, not in a group) and say “hey, I think you’d enjoy my post today on xxxxxx.” Don’t beg for a link, just show some passion about what you’ve written or posted. [...]</p> [...] Another tip? Make friends with other bloggers. You know, if 15 z-listers link to you, are you a z-lister, or did you just move up to the m-list? Hint: it doesn’t take that many links to be seen as an “authority” on Technorati. Well, unless you’re Om Malik and then Technorati just thinks you don’t have any authority. Yikes. But, anyway, usually you will get noticed if a few blogs link to you and it’s not hard. Got a good post today? Why don’t you email a few people (one at a time, not in a group) and say “hey, I think you’d enjoy my post today on xxxxxx.” Don’t beg for a link, just show some passion about what you’ve written or posted. [...]

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