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February 1, 2007

WTF? T-rati Monster Diggs Up a New Feature!!

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 9:43 am

I Know What You’re Thinking

Maybe you caught it. Last night at about 9:40pm CST — that’s Chicago time — if you went to visit Technorati, you would have seen a white screen with words that said something like this

Doh! The Technorati monster has escaped again! We’ve gone to find him. We’ll be back in no time. (I’m remembering as best as I can.)

Shortly thereafter, when service returned, a smiling Dave Sifry announced on his own blog and on the official Technorati WTF page a new Technorati feature by saying,

I hope you’ll come to love as much as I do. It’s called WTF (no, not that: It’s “Where’s the Fire.”)

Where’s the Fire?

WTF - Where's the Fire? at Technorati

Where’s the Fire is about what is HOT! in the blogosphere. Here’s when you write a WTF blurb.

Okay so, you can write about news and fast breaking information If you think folks are interested in that kind of stuff.

Here’s how you use the WTF blurbs.

You know the drill.

There’s a new toy in the Technorati neighborhood. The T-rati-Rex must have Dugg it up when he ran away last night.

No worries. Janice says her team is still our team — this new feature didn’t shake their system.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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15 Comments to “WTF? T-rati Monster Diggs Up a New Feature!!”

  1. February 1st, 2007 at 1:24 pm
    Chris Cree said

    Well that explains the “scheduled maintenance” that had their whole site down yesterday morning.

    I’m trying to figure out the value of this new feature. Write a blurb and then see who votes for it? I think I’m missing something here because it doesn’t seem that exciting to me.

    Although it was brilliant of them to use the WTF acronym. It meant something quite different back in my Navy days so I had to click the link when I saw it last night to see what it was about. Good marketing choice on their part to help get it noticed early on.

  2. February 1st, 2007 at 1:28 pm
    Lisa said

    Hey Liz, there’s a fire in writer blogtopia that would be great over at Technorati. Since I’m not quite up to speed with that, however, check out the post on my site–you’ve been tagged!!

    http://intrinsiclifedesign.squarespace.com/scaffolding/2007/2/1/the-first-plank-in-your-writing-plan-you.html

    Lisa

  3. February 1st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Chris!
    I think it’s supposed to work like Digg. If you get to popular you make to the front page.

    Let’s see, if I call Dave an SOB would he say WTF?

  4. February 1st, 2007 at 1:32 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Lisa!
    I’ve been what???? Uh-oh . . . I’m on my way. :)

  5. February 1st, 2007 at 1:35 pm
    Chris Cree said

    You do that, Liz and he just might! :lol:

  6. February 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Then I’d have to say he’s BAD. :)

  7. February 1st, 2007 at 6:24 pm
    Martin said

    Well Liz, now that Technorati have jumped onto the social networking wagon I think can safely say … Enough! I’m all social networking-tired and fatigued out.

  8. February 1st, 2007 at 6:26 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Martin,
    Did you read what I wrote last week in the Blog Herald? I still don’t know what I’m supposed to when I get to a social networking site Do you think that’s why I don’t have any friends? :)

  9. February 1st, 2007 at 6:34 pm
    Martin said

    Liz – I actually have read it and I have written about it in a post still in draft.

    Trust me: you DO have friends. They’re usually called “real” people who take friendships and relationships seriously – ie: quality over quantity anytime for me – thus probably why I don’t get any friends either- and guess what, that’s fine with moi.

  10. February 1st, 2007 at 6:35 pm
    ME Strauss said

    And here all of this time I worried you only loved me for my nachos and seeing whether you could get in the last comment. :)

  11. February 1st, 2007 at 6:42 pm
    Martin said

    Oh, sure you do a mean nacho and I’m constantly testing you whether you’ll ever NOT respond (let’s see…)

  12. February 1st, 2007 at 6:46 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Well, Martin, you and HART got me to not respond one night. Remember that? It was dare I think.

  13. February 1st, 2007 at 6:54 pm
    Martin said

    It was indeed a dare and I bet it nearly killed you not responding … I’d dare you again but am afraid of the trauma you might suffer … the nightmares … oh, the horror … so I’ll let you comment to your hearts content.
    ;-)

  14. February 1st, 2007 at 7:37 pm
    ME Strauss said

    What a kind man you are. , , , or is that you’re out of nachos? hmmmmm

    Here you go sir. :)

  15. February 3rd, 2007 at 9:16 am
    Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Change the World: That One Person Is Better said

    [...] Of course then, Lisa left a message that it was my turn. [...]

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