#14 Week 6

Technorati-- Looked at this when I was working on my masters and thought it was so cool... Well haven't done anything with it. Though it is a good place to gather statistics about the web!

So today one of the first things I questioned on my search results was the "Authority" links... Here's what they say:

On Fri. May 4th, 2007 we updated Technorati.com to include the Technorati Authority for blogs listed on the Blog page and in search results. This update changed the earlier references of "N blogs link here" and "X links from Y blogs" with the single Technorati Authority number. On the blog page, we also show the Technorati Rank.

Technorati Authority is the number of blogs linking to a website in the last six months. The higher the number, the more Technorati Authority the blog has.

It is important to note that we measure the number of blogs, rather than the number of links. So, if a blog links to your blog many times, it still only count as +1 toward your authority. Of course, new links mean the +1 will last another 180 days.

Technorati Rank is calculated based on how far you are from the top. The blog with the hightest Technorati Authority is the #1 ranked blog. The smaller your Technorati Rank, the closer you are to the top.

Since at the lower end of the scale many blogs will have the same Technorati Authority, they will share the same Technorati Rank.

The Technorati Top 100 shows the most popular 100 blogs based on Technorati Authority. The #1 ranked blog is the blog with the most other distinct blogs linking to it in the last 6 months. If your blog's rank is, say 305,316, this indicates that there are 305,315 blog ranks separating your blog from the #1 position.

The best way to increase your Technorati Authority is to write things that are interesting to other bloggers so they'll link to you. Linking to source material when you blog is also a great way to engage in conversation and help others find what you find interesting.

I like the last paragraph... it is just all there is to it- be interesting!

Then I was messing around with the little heart that says favorites and ended up adding someone's blog to my favorites and now I don't see how to remove it. oh well... They did still have my account since 2006 so that is good. As for claiming my blog I'm not sure it's all that interesting. It is ok now that we have class, but will I keep it up? I suppose I could claim it just to say I have and it can sit at the bottom of the authority list without hurting anything.

A feature of the search results that I do like is that it also lists others who have linked or commented on that post.

In the end, I will remember more to use Technorati as a research source, especially when looking for current events. check out Barack Obama's speech from Berlin.
Now the world will now I linked to this video!