Comments on: Should you nuke your blogs like Steve Rubel did?

By: Tamal Anwar

Tamal Anwar — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:07:01 +0000

This is stupid I say, throwing all your hard work, SEO and link juice all at once.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:11:35 +0000

Seems knee-jerk to me as well.. “Google is paying more attention to social signals for search” – This is true, however, do we know if the Google algorithm definitely gives more weight to Tumblr? WordPress and other all have social sharing built in that allows for frictionless spreading of content… (and of course, they are very SEO friendly…)

By: SpragueD

SpragueD — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:24:44 +0000

I think it says more about the persistent value of the musings of a flack than anything else. He’s practically telling his audience that the goal is simply gaming the system in any way you need to in order to rank highly in (current) Google results — content is merely the means to that end.

By: Alan Weinkrantz

Alan Weinkrantz — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:04:36 +0000

I use Posterous. I could use WordPress. I could use Tumblr. I could….etc. I still think if you write great content, tell good stories, and help people, you’ll be found. And your content will be shared.

By: John Coonen

John Coonen — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:05:25 +0000

Sounds like Rubel believes he discovered a route to gain an edge to be more relevant for him and perhaps for his customer base, and he committed to it. Good for him.

By: Brett Glass

Brett Glass — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:58:10 +0000

What is sad is that this person made all of his choices based on the behavior of one company and its search engine: Google. It’s horrendous that any one entity in the Internet space could have that much influence. (Of course, GigaOm also receives the majority of its revenue from Google, which may be why it published the article above. By touting Google’s dominant status, it sucks up to its advertiser.)

By: varun

varun — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:33:36 +0000

I suppose if he felt he could delete his blog with no consequences, then there was nothing of value there to begin with.

Makes sense. Nothing of value was lost.

By: Brian S Hall

Brian S Hall — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:24:04 +0000

This is the saddest thing I’ve read all day.

By: patricia

patricia — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:20:56 +0000

yeah, this move was why I removed Rubel from my bookmarks.

By: Larry Cornett

Larry Cornett — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:04:18 +0000

I’m a big fan of Tumblr and it has certainly lowered the barrier to entry for casual blogging and social engagement. I’ve always been a WordPress user and have recommended the platform for many others as a great way to create a blog or even a small business site. But, after experimenting with a new WordPress site vs. Tumblr, I have to admit that Rubel has a point. Gaining subscribers and the resulting social engagement was much, much faster on the Tumblr site. So, quite useful as an extension of your brand and web presence.