It’s Not Your Blog, It’s Technorati

Filed Under Business Life, Successful Blog, Technorati | 110 Comments

Has Been for a Few Days

At this moment, the message is

Cannot Find Server

Guess our friends, Janice Myint, David Sifry, and their team are very busy.

No judgment just information.

On the other hand, on Thursdays, the Internet always seems to go haywire. Have you noticed that?

UPDATE: IT’S PARTWAY BACK, BUT THE LINK MARKERS AREN’T WORKING AND THE LINK COUNTS AREN’T RIGHT YET.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Feeling a Customer’s First Response

Filed Under Branding, Customer Think, Marketing, Successful Blog | 7 Comments

An Opportunity

Customer Think Logo

A customer’s first response runs deep and lasts long. One way I keep myself close to customers is to monitor my first response to new information whenever I can — you know, that initial response that occurs without thinking. I’ve made habit of looking for such responses as I move through my life.

Information has no positive or negative value until I respond to it.

This morning I encountered information that you might use in the same way. Ready? Read more

Exploring for Ideas at Technorati

Filed Under Content, Outside the Box, Successful Blog, Tools, Writing | 18 Comments

Going Exploring

Finding Ideas Outside of the Box logo 2

I can’t help it. David Sifry hooked me. He did it when he let them name that feature at Technorati Explore. Had he only said, “Okay call it Browse.” Browsing is a nice thing. I’ve even been known to do it. I’ve browsed through books and browsed while waiting. Yes, I know how to Browse.

My life would be so much easier, if only David Sifry had chosen Browse instead of choosing Explore.

But no. My friend, Dave probably was a kid a bit like me. He probably knows the exact appeal of exploring. Maybe he even remembers hearing someone saying, “Where you going?” and answering back “We’re going exploring. Wanna come along?”

Slam dunk marketing that name. Explore. Even better, it lives up to its promise. Read more

Blogosphere Is Now 35.3 Million

Filed Under Business Life, Marketing, Successful Blog, Technorati, Trends | 13 Comments

State of the Blogosphere April 2006

David Sifry posted State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 1: On Blogosphere Growth at the Technorati Weblog today. It’s only been 3 months since David’s last report, and the blogosphere hasn’t shown any signs of slowing–in fact, it continues to double every six months. New weblogs are created at the rate of one per second. That’s one now, and now, and now, and now. AND I TYPE REALLY FAST.

A new word gets coined in this report, I’ll let Mr. Sifry do it himself. Of those that derive from spam, I think this might be my favorite.

April 2006 Technorati New Blogs Per Day Chart

There has been an increase in the overall noise level in the blogosphere during 2006, but aside from a few notable spam storms (”sporms”? Just how far can you take this naming system?) noted in red in the chart above, the high level of interesting, original content being created greatly outweighs the fake or duplicate content listed on splogs.

The Facts:

  • Technorati now tracks over 35.3 Million blogs
  • The blogosphere is doubling in size every 6 months
  • It is now over 60 times bigger than it was 3 years ago
  • On average, a new weblog is created every second of every day
  • 19.4 million bloggers (55%) are still posting 3 months after their blogs are created
  • Technorati tracks about 1.2 Million new blog posts each day, about 50,000 per hour

David Sifry does a remarkable job of providing useful information to bloggers. I use this data regularly to help friends, family, and business clients to understand what blogs are and what impact blogs are having on the Internet and the world we live in.

Who needs this information to understand what you do? How might you package these facts to promote your business? . . . to help your clients promote theirs?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Why Is Marianne Richmond Smiling?

Filed Under Community, SOB Business, Successful Blog, Tech/Stats | 7 Comments

Marianne Richmond Resonance Partnership

Janice Myint and her team at Technorati have put out a fire–Again!

I’ll let Marianne tell you the story. Technorati’s Janice Myint Scores Again!

Thanks to Janice and her team at Technorati Customer Service!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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