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The whole Technorati favoritee experiment has actually split into two: One which was the massive reciprocal favoriting over at my post and the other was a link train (started by Gary Lee) which included both favoriting and links.
Things were complicated when most participants on my post started interlinking to other blogs, exactly the same way I did it on my blog... in some way everyone got some link love.
On the other hand, a large amount of the link train participants (100 perhaps?) didn't link back to Dosh Dosh so that the list you've put up doesn't include them as well.
Automation saves time but I don't like it because it seems so detached from interaction. The other bloggers could just import the OPML and likewise be done with it. They don't even need to visit the blogs they favorite (let alone link to it), which is wierd to me.
I prefer if they actually visit or take a look at the blog, which might encourage them to subscribe or become regular readers. Some of the bloggers who visited my blog for the exchange have linked to my other articles just because they were prominently featured in the sidebar. I'm also sure the jump in RSS subscribers isn't a coincidence as well.
I actually think most of the participants on my list are enjoying themselves tremendously.. it's probably the first time on their blogs that they are getting an influx of daily visitors while that one particular exchange post is chalking up large amounts of comments. It's all very exciting for them.. according to the enthusiastic emails I've been getting from so many.
Don't get me wrong. OPML is all nice and such but its kinda cold at the same time, IMO. -)
It is a little colder, but then I am also aware of how little long term effect some of these things have other than for the host blog.
I avoid memes unless I can add some kind of message to it.
The hidden benefit is a lot of bloggers will suddenly discover there is a file format such as OPML that they can import and export into cool things like Megite, or as I mentioned above Blogrovr, or into feed readers.
Or export from their feed readers and import it elsewhere.
What I might do is grab Garry's and add it to the OPML as well.
The whole Technorati favoritee experiment has actually split into two: One which was the massive reciprocal favoriting over at my post and the other was a link train (started by Gary Lee) which included both favoriting and links.
Things were complicated when most participants on my post started interlinking to other blogs, exactly the same way I did it on my blog... in some way everyone got some link love.
On the other hand, a large amount of the link train participants (100 perhaps?) didn't link back to Dosh Dosh so that the list you've put up doesn't include them as well.
Automation saves time but I don't like it because it seems so detached from interaction. The other bloggers could just import the OPML and likewise be done with it. They don't even need to visit the blogs they favorite (let alone link to it), which is wierd to me.
I prefer if they actually visit or take a look at the blog, which might encourage them to subscribe or become regular readers. Some of the bloggers who visited my blog for the exchange have linked to my other articles just because they were prominently featured in the sidebar. I'm also sure the jump in RSS subscribers isn't a coincidence as well.
I actually think most of the participants on my list are enjoying themselves tremendously.. it's probably the first time on their blogs that they are getting an influx of daily visitors while that one particular exchange post is chalking up large amounts of comments. It's all very exciting for them.. according to the enthusiastic emails I've been getting from so many.
Don't get me wrong. OPML is all nice and such but its kinda cold at the same time, IMO. -)
It is a little colder, but then I am also aware of how little long term effect some of these things have other than for the host blog.
I avoid memes unless I can add some kind of message to it.
The hidden benefit is a lot of bloggers will suddenly discover there is a file format such as OPML that they can import and export into cool things like Megite, or as I mentioned above Blogrovr, or into feed readers.
Or export from their feed readers and import it elsewhere.
What I might do is grab Garry's and add it to the OPML as well.
There are people who run blogs for a year with 20 subscribers.
What they need to find are other bloggers who are discussing things similar to what they are, and to find was to subscribe to each others content.
You might think this method is cold, but I have experienced the benefit of having 270+ favorites for me to see what a few different bloggers are talking about, rather than just what a listers are talking about.
Meme trackers can be made among the newer blogs. One or 2 links might make a top story for an hour.
This is creating ways that people will actually come back, even though they didn't subscribe on the first visit.
This is a way to generate repeat visits from those that don't subscribe on the first visit.
I still do however think that actual visitor traffic and interaction is most important, even though the ultimate goal (at least for me) was to break in and measure the traffic benefits of the Top 100.
The reason why I didn't put convenient 'Fave this blog' buttons next to each blog link in my post was because I wanted each person to head over and interact with the other blogger. Perhaps appreciate the site design, check out the monetization tactics, do some SEO digging, look at the sidebars, read some other posts etc. The more convenient the process, the less actual interaction is involved. It'll merely become a technical game if you just need one or two clicks to favorite 500 bloggers.
I guess the next step is to encourage all the bloggers to display the Favorites widget which shares posts from their favorites on their blog. I've been doing that since I started the experiment and honestly, it's received a lot of click throughs from me, especially if the headlines were interesting.
I'll mention the Tech faves widget when I make my post on the traffic results next week and I'm sure a lot of the participating bloggers will put it up, which will be all the better for everyone involved.
I mainly switched from widgets to showing RSS, and that is fairly easy to do with Wordpress and Blogger.
I tend to click through from Technorati itself, or from my RSS feed when I see something interesting.
One of the reasons people haven't been seeing much traffic from Technorati is because lots of the people use it to search and not to browse. That is guaranteed to change in the future.
I just imported Gary's OPML - I am not sure whether he was fully up to date, but that was 99 entries of which 25 were new.
One thing which often happens with viral marketing is that the people at the tail end don't see as much benefit as the early adopters, even with lots of twists added.
With the email marketing programs, the aim is to have as many people in the list to mail to, and only have to receive a few emails yourself, or none at all.
Honestly that suchs for the little guy.
There is no harm having a whole load of fresh content cycle through Technorati and people will still receive visits, especially if I can grab hold of Michael Chen over the weeken do also get a meme tracker going.
At times I have though of Techmeme as being Tech-me-me
As in the little guys are just meant to read it, because they won't get in without a struggle, even if they are talking about something related.
There are people who run blogs for a year with 20 subscribers.
What they need to find are other bloggers who are discussing things similar to what they are, and to find was to subscribe to each others content.
You might think this method is cold, but I have experienced the benefit of having 270+ favorites for me to see what a few different bloggers are talking about, rather than just what a listers are talking about.
Meme trackers can be made among the newer blogs. One or 2 links might make a top story for an hour.
This is creating ways that people will actually come back, even though they didn't subscribe on the first visit.
This is a way to generate repeat visits from those that don't subscribe on the first visit.
I still do however think that actual visitor traffic and interaction is most important, even though the ultimate goal (at least for me) was to break in and measure the traffic benefits of the Top 100.
The reason why I didn't put convenient 'Fave this blog' buttons next to each blog link in my post was because I wanted each person to head over and interact with the other blogger. Perhaps appreciate the site design, check out the monetization tactics, do some SEO digging, look at the sidebars, read some other posts etc. The more convenient the process, the less actual interaction is involved. It'll merely become a technical game if you just need one or two clicks to favorite 500 bloggers.
I guess the next step is to encourage all the bloggers to display the Favorites widget which shares posts from their favorites on their blog. I've been doing that since I started the experiment and honestly, it's received a lot of click throughs from me, especially if the headlines were interesting.
I'll mention the Tech faves widget when I make my post on the traffic results next week and I'm sure a lot of the participating bloggers will put it up, which will be all the better for everyone involved.
I mainly switched from widgets to showing RSS, and that is fairly easy to do with Wordpress and Blogger.
I tend to click through from Technorati itself, or from my RSS feed when I see something interesting.
One of the reasons people haven't been seeing much traffic from Technorati is because lots of the people use it to search and not to browse. That is guaranteed to change in the future.
I just imported Gary's OPML - I am not sure whether he was fully up to date, but that was 99 entries of which 25 were new.
One thing which often happens with viral marketing is that the people at the tail end don't see as much benefit as the early adopters, even with lots of twists added.
With the email marketing programs, the aim is to have as many people in the list to mail to, and only have to receive a few emails yourself, or none at all.
Honestly that suchs for the little guy.
There is no harm having a whole load of fresh content cycle through Technorati and people will still receive visits, especially if I can grab hold of Michael Chen over the weeken do also get a meme tracker going.
At times I have though of Techmeme as being Tech-me-me
As in the little guys are just meant to read it, because they won't get in without a struggle, even if they are talking about something related.
Because it is added as an RSS feed it shouldn't be pinging people, thus it is a related link to your content. That is a good thing.
All I did was pick up the links to DoshDosh on that post by RSS, which are being cached.
The list certainly isn't people who are guaranteed to be taking part, it is there for another purpose, because I noted a huge difference between Technorati and Google, and also another reader mentioned he wasn't being picked up by Google.
If someone did link through to DoshDosh, and isn't in the list, they need to check their ping, nothing more, nothing less.
Just look on this as one of those links you sometimes might get for an aggregator, but this one will at least have some value (though it is split up between quite a few links)
Because it is added as an RSS feed it shouldn't be pinging people, thus it is a related link to your content. That is a good thing.
All I did was pick up the links to DoshDosh on that post by RSS, which are being cached.
The list certainly isn't people who are guaranteed to be taking part, it is there for another purpose, because I noted a huge difference between Technorati and Google, and also another reader mentioned he wasn't being picked up by Google.
If someone did link through to DoshDosh, and isn't in the list, they need to check their ping, nothing more, nothing less.
Just look on this as one of those links you sometimes might get for an aggregator, but this one will at least have some value (though it is split up between quite a few links)
I like the automation aspect but on the other hand if it had been available from day one, I'd not have had the chance to pick up quite a number of neat ideas from many of the participants. Or, at least, I'd have been much less likely to have done it.
Whilst the majority of participants seem to be from the techie cum get-rich-online communities, a number of us aren't and it's helped to produce a lot of cross-fertilisation of ideas that might never have happened.
Not only that, but I've even picked up a couple of honest to goodness relevant links!
It is hard to relate to your audience if you can't spend time reading their blogs, or what is relevant to them.
Most OPML files are are built from the top down, who the A -Listers are linking to and maybe a few blogs you stumble across of find on Digg, or from blogrolls.
I was pushing for a long time for MyBlogLog to provide an OPML file that I could export.
What I am now going to do is ask Megite to hook into my Technorati Favorites OPML
It is going to create a very interesting meme tracker
I like the automation aspect but on the other hand if it had been available from day one, I'd not have had the chance to pick up quite a number of neat ideas from many of the participants. Or, at least, I'd have been much less likely to have done it.
Whilst the majority of participants seem to be from the techie cum get-rich-online communities, a number of us aren't and it's helped to produce a lot of cross-fertilisation of ideas that might never have happened.
Not only that, but I've even picked up a couple of honest to goodness relevant links!
It is hard to relate to your audience if you can't spend time reading their blogs, or what is relevant to them.
Most OPML files are are built from the top down, who the A -Listers are linking to and maybe a few blogs you stumble across of find on Digg, or from blogrolls.
I was pushing for a long time for MyBlogLog to provide an OPML file that I could export.
What I am now going to do is ask Megite to hook into my Technorati Favorites OPML
It is going to create a very interesting meme tracker
http://homemom3.blogspot.com/2007/04/hop-aboard...
http://homemom3.blogspot.com/2007/04/hop-aboard...
I have also given link back to this post and hope that you will add my link in your post http://digitalmail.blogspot.com/2007/04/technor...
Thanks .
I have no idea why, but for some reason you blog is not listed in Google Blogsearch for that particular post which seems very strange.
Google do list some of your posts, but not all of them which seems very strange.
I have also given link back to this post and hope that you will add my link in your post http://digitalmail.blogspot.com/2007/04/technor...
Thanks .
I have no idea why, but for some reason you blog is not listed in Google Blogsearch for that particular post which seems very strange.
Google do list some of your posts, but not all of them which seems very strange.
If you felt like it, you could also import Robert Scoble's OPML as well, and have over 1000 people in your Technorati feed reader.
Everyone on the list could also add this OPML to the feedreader they don't use often, thus if you use GR, import to Bloglines, and if you use Blogline, import to GR.
But that would be too evil ;)
If you felt like it, you could also import Robert Scoble's OPML as well, and have over 1000 people in your Technorati feed reader.
Everyone on the list could also add this OPML to the feedreader they don't use often, thus if you use GR, import to Bloglines, and if you use Blogline, import to GR.
But that would be too evil ;)
Favorites has nothing to do with authority on Technorati, so it doesn't affect their search results.
Importing lots of favorites just improves the way you can use Technorati, and highlights the features.
As an example, I have been criticising Technorati a little about their search compared to Google, but Technorati search has some real selling points, such as searching within your favorites which is much better than using a Google Custom Search Engine.
I did a review of Lijit a while back, and they use Google CSE. Most of my content didn't show in results.
With Technorati search within favorites, you don't have the problems with whether content shows up.
Favorites has nothing to do with authority on Technorati, so it doesn't affect their search results.
Importing lots of favorites just improves the way you can use Technorati, and highlights the features.
As an example, I have been criticising Technorati a little about their search compared to Google, but Technorati search has some real selling points, such as searching within your favorites which is much better than using a Google Custom Search Engine.
I did a review of Lijit a while back, and they use Google CSE. Most of my content didn't show in results.
With Technorati search within favorites, you don't have the problems with whether content shows up.
Super cool job! That is totally awesome! I have added this page to my post in super huge fonts!
Great job! Nice to get a chance to finally come over here and drop you a comment.
Garry Conn
Super cool job! That is totally awesome! I have added this page to my post in super huge fonts!
Great job! Nice to get a chance to finally come over here and drop you a comment.
Garry Conn
I just imported your OPML file to my technorati. 526 new favortites, 39- non blogs, 46- were already in my favorites. I thought you may be interested. Fun stuff. Nice trick.
I just imported your OPML file to my technorati. 526 new favortites, 39- non blogs, 46- were already in my favorites. I thought you may be interested. Fun stuff. Nice trick.
If this scheme doesnt work I will remember your post.
Will report back
I for some reason have this post showing up in Technorati list of linkbacks and can't find where I am listed...
Strange!
Z
The difference is I only have 5 external links at any one time, so I don't lose a lot of Google juice.
I don't have a blogroll, but I do help my readers with Technorati, and I even show enough of the content that it acts as a teaser and I have seen people click out on them more than from widgets recently.
If this scheme doesnt work I will remember your post.
Will report back
I for some reason have this post showing up in Technorati list of linkbacks and can't find where I am listed...
Strange!
Z
The difference is I only have 5 external links at any one time, so I don't lose a lot of Google juice.
I don't have a blogroll, but I do help my readers with Technorati, and I even show enough of the content that it acts as a teaser and I have seen people click out on them more than from widgets recently.
It is a little bit complicated to understand, but can do almost anything... seriously I mean almost anything.
As and example if MyBlogLog hadn't switched to Yahoo servers when they did, I would have probably been able to use the same plugin to cache all my widgets and only call the host once every 30 minutes.
It can pull in PHP code, text files, html etc etc
It does have a few minor problems with long search strings, so you might have to put the long search URL into the configutation file, and just use a placeholder.
It is a little bit complicated to understand, but can do almost anything... seriously I mean almost anything.
As and example if MyBlogLog hadn't switched to Yahoo servers when they did, I would have probably been able to use the same plugin to cache all my widgets and only call the host once every 30 minutes.
It can pull in PHP code, text files, html etc etc
It does have a few minor problems with long search strings, so you might have to put the long search URL into the configutation file, and just use a placeholder.
The Technorati widget seems to be the most universal and user-friendly way for everyone to display posts from other blogs they favorited. You've mentioned RSS style displays for favorites.. did you write anything previously about it?
Maybe a short idiots guide on how to set it up for blogs on all platforms would be very useful. I could link to it next week and at least the various participants reading my blog could have the option of choosing between either the widget or a RSS style setup or whatever alternative options(besides the widget) you think will be good..
I did have a lot of favorites to start, I think 131, and had favorited 270+ sites
I am still trying to think of the best name for the Megite meme.
Fave_Train ?
Faves
Maybe
A_List_of_Faves
The Technorati widget seems to be the most universal and user-friendly way for everyone to display posts from other blogs they favorited. You've mentioned RSS style displays for favorites.. did you write anything previously about it?
Maybe a short idiots guide on how to set it up for blogs on all platforms would be very useful. I could link to it next week and at least the various participants reading my blog could have the option of choosing between either the widget or a RSS style setup or whatever alternative options(besides the widget) you think will be good..
I did have a lot of favorites to start, I think 131, and had favorited 270+ sites
I am still trying to think of the best name for the Megite meme.
Fave_Train ?
Faves
Maybe
A_List_of_Faves
I've been doing the same in del.icio.us, but using a 3rd party script to export them into OPML.
I'm going to be playing a lot with Technorati faves this weekend. ... I might be turning to the dark side on this one...
I've imported yours, Maki's, Scoble's and a couple of others to get some diversity in place.
I'm sitting here looking at 1,881 favorites in Technorati. :-O
In case anyones interested, the HTML file for the list of all favorites is almost 6MB. Once the page loads it seems to behave pretty well to manage tags, etc.
I've been doing the same in del.icio.us, but using a 3rd party script to export them into OPML.
I'm going to be playing a lot with Technorati faves this weekend. ... I might be turning to the dark side on this one...
I've imported yours, Maki's, Scoble's and a couple of others to get some diversity in place.
I'm sitting here looking at 1,881 favorites in Technorati. :-O
In case anyones interested, the HTML file for the list of all favorites is almost 6MB. Once the page loads it seems to behave pretty well to manage tags, etc.
I've imported Andy, Gary, Garry and some other participating members' OPML in order to make sure that I don't miss out anyone.. I haven't seen any great increases in my number of faves though... maybe in time to come.
I've imported Andy, Gary, Garry and some other participating members' OPML in order to make sure that I don't miss out anyone.. I haven't seen any great increases in my number of faves though... maybe in time to come.
Not only do I visit them, I also am doing from time to time the same trick with their OPML file as well ;) . Works like a charm.
Not only do I visit them, I also am doing from time to time the same trick with their OPML file as well ;) . Works like a charm.
The only way I can think of is to get their Technorati username and plug it in.
For example, here's mine:
http://feeds.technorati.com/faves/kawaiikuma?fo...
Repace 'kawaiikuma' with the username of the person who favorited your blog and you're done!
Thanks. I think I may have not expressed my self clearly. The example you just gave me is the same what Andy posted here in this post and I have been using this OPML (which by the way had swollen my favorites to 1500 lol).
What I am trying to find out if I can import a file that has every you added my blog to their favorites. For example, as of now 95 members had added my blog to their favorites. I am interested in these 95. Does it make sense?
The only way I can think of is to get their Technorati username and plug it in.
For example, here's mine:
http://feeds.technorati.com/faves/kawaiikuma?fo...
Repace 'kawaiikuma' with the username of the person who favorited your blog and you're done!
Thanks. I think I may have not expressed my self clearly. The example you just gave me is the same what Andy posted here in this post and I have been using this OPML (which by the way had swollen my favorites to 1500 lol).
What I am trying to find out if I can import a file that has every you added my blog to their favorites. For example, as of now 95 members had added my blog to their favorites. I am interested in these 95. Does it make sense?
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://hackedga...
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://hackedga...
I've just added your blog to my faves (Dany00 User) hope you'll do the same.
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.actu...
See you
I've just added your blog to my faves (Dany00 User) hope you'll do the same.
http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://www.actu...
See you
It is a very good idée, quick, easy and efficient.
I like it ;)
It is a very good idée, quick, easy and efficient.
I like it ;)
Added the list and hope you can include me:
http://technorati.com/faves/5xmom
Thanks!
Added the list and hope you can include me:
http://technorati.com/faves/5xmom
Thanks!
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&a...
This is my link: http://kg-sy.blogspot.com/2007/04/link-me-link-...
http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&a...
This is my link: http://kg-sy.blogspot.com/2007/04/link-me-link-...
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Technorati Favorites
username - pasat
http://technorati.com/faves/pasat?sub=addfavbtn...
username - pasat
http://technorati.com/faves/pasat?sub=addfavbtn...
i have linked to you and favourited you by the way :-)
i have linked to you and favourited you by the way :-)
http://technorati.com/account/importfaves.html
http://technorati.com/account/importfaves.html
http://earn-money-on-the-web.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-advice-technorati-favorites-and.html
If you have a place in your post for a list of other Technorati exchanges feel free to include my link as well:) Thanks!
http://earn-money-on-the-web.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-advice-technorati-favorites-and.html
If you have a place in your post for a list of other Technorati exchanges feel free to include my link as well:) Thanks!
I've added you to my favs and on py post
Here's my fav link:
http://technorati.com/faves/tblogosphere
He's the related post
http://blogsetie.blogspot.com/2007/05/le-progra...
Thanks my friend!
Cheers
I've added you to my favs and on py post
Here's my fav link:
http://technorati.com/faves/tblogosphere
He's the related post
http://blogsetie.blogspot.com/2007/05/le-progra...
Thanks my friend!
Cheers
http://making-money-through-internet.blogspot.c.... Please feel free to add me to your list of Technorati Link Exchange participants.
http://making-money-through-internet.blogspot.c.... Please feel free to add me to your list of Technorati Link Exchange participants.
I've just added you to my Faves.
My Technorati username:
askripko
My blog:
http://iphone-forum.blogspot.com
Add to Technorati Favorites
Thanks...
I've just added you to my Faves.
My Technorati username:
askripko
My blog:
http://iphone-forum.blogspot.com
Add to Technorati Favorites
Thanks...
My favorite link is http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&a...
The website is located at http://www.voteboob.com/
Thanks!
- voteboob
My favorite link is http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&a...
The website is located at http://www.voteboob.com/
Thanks!
- voteboob
just faved you. not sure if you're still returning the favor, but my username is stevespeirs if you are.
also, funny thing happened when i imported the opml file. it said it was successful (imported 870 favorites i think), but now when i try to add someone new as a favorite it says i don't have any...strange.
anyway, thanks for the great tip!
--steve
just faved you. not sure if you're still returning the favor, but my username is stevespeirs if you are.
also, funny thing happened when i imported the opml file. it said it was successful (imported 870 favorites i think), but now when i try to add someone new as a favorite it says i don't have any...strange.
anyway, thanks for the great tip!
--steve
http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://techgad...
My blog name: Tech Gadget Blog
My Blog Url: http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com/
The best!
http://technorati.com/faves/?add=http://techgad...
My blog name: Tech Gadget Blog
My Blog Url: http://techgadgetblog.blogspot.com/
The best!