DISQUS

Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2007/04/30/technorati-favorites/

  • RBA · 2 years ago
    Well, I added it. Thing is, I don't use that feature at all. I agree, like you say, it's mainly another way to get people adding stickers - pardon me, widgets - to their blog that may drive traffic back to Technorati.

    In the end, the only rankings I follow are those where my face shows up in the top #10. Since the answer to that is ZERO, I'll probably create a rakning of people who meet these qualifications: born in Spain, living in California, married to an Austronesian, have two daughters, play guitar, run at least three different websites and drink a lot of coffe.

    Anyway, Mashable is #24 now. Let's see what this social experiment does to that number :-)
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    Thanks RBA - one more puppy is safe. ;)
  • RBA · 2 years ago
    Ok, now Mashable is #19. Not amazing but not bad ;-)
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    Heh. Climbed 5 places, I think.
  • Martin Reed · 2 years ago
    If people would spend more time on the content of their blogs as opposed to exchanging favorites I am convinced they would be more successful!
  • Kevin · 2 years ago
    Funny, I could swear I just heard Darren Rowse saying the same thing.

    It's true, of course, but I don't really see the harm in the favorite exchanges. If Technorati doesn't like it, they'll stop it with either words or code.
  • Yuri Lott (Brazil) · 2 years ago
    I totaly agree with you Mr. Reed.
  • Gary Reid · 2 years ago
    It's certainly a shift in gears to automate it. But the cheaters are at it every where, Digg, Stumble, link backs, Digital Point Forum is full of 'trades'.
  • Ali · 2 years ago
    Pete I'll add you if you add mine to your faves.

    That's it works isn't it.
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    Ali,

    Totally. Let's add a payment system and then we can be totally corrupt!
  • Ali · 2 years ago
    OK, I favorited you.
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    OK, I sent a check for $1000. ;)
  • Maki · 2 years ago
    Yay! I saved a puppy from dying.. :)

    Seriously, Mashable rocks..
  • Yuri Lott (Brazil) · 2 years ago
    It is a shame clamming for votes as a kind of cheating strategy to up-ranking in Technorati. This is a misbelieve campaign... Social network Ok, but I think we should stop distorting the search/ranking results everywere.
  • Dan and Jennifer · 2 years ago
    Ok Pete, we just saved yet another puppy at the very last minute! Wow, that was close.

    You know what to do now. :-)

    What's interesting is that we got into the Technorati Top 50 favorited last September or so and have been thankfully holding our ground. While it doesn't bring much traffic (a few hits a day maybe), it's definitely good street cred and a nice list to be in.

    Oh, and I'll second Maki's sentiment above.

    Have an awesome day!
    Dan
  • John Kenney · 2 years ago
    you were already favorited, but hopefully i'll still get credit and a puppy will be saved.

    you've got a great blog and deserve lots of favoriting - whatever the means.
  • Douglas Karr · 2 years ago
    People cheat all the time... but they are also caught all the time. In this case, 'cheating' can get a blog the exposure that it never had before. Is that a bad thing? I don't think so.

    If you 'cheat' and your blog sucks, it's not going to help you. If you 'cheat' and your blog is fantastic... it will expose it to more people, who will be happy they found it through your 'cheating' ways!

    Technorati shouldn't care. In the end, the good blogs will always rise to the top.
  • engtech · 2 years ago
    I'm glad someone else sees that the real culprit here is Technorati making a system that is so easy to game.