Yesterday I wrote about David Sifry’s State of the Blogosphere–Part 2 Message. I ended that post with the question, What will you do? I wasn’t really talking to Niall Kennedy, but he did something anyway.
Technorati’s Still Broken, Niall Leaves, and
We Get Bells and Whistles
This via Duncan Riley at the Blog Herald: Niall Kennedy left his job at Technorati. Mr. Kennedy doesn’t discuss his reasons for departing. Click the logo to get to the Blog Herald Story. Then come back to find out what to do about it.
Duncan isn’t the only one concerned. Martin is wondering in the comments here why Technorati is introducing new features when their basic engine and tracking service is broken. So are lots of other people. I’m getting daily emails on the subject.
Use a Whistle–Give Janice Technorati AUTHORITY
The way I see it. Janice Myint needs more than Janice to fix what’s wrong at Technorati. It’s time to get throw some real support behind her. So why not use the whistle David Sifry just handed us–AUTHORITY.
Let’s give Janice Myint Authority, by getting everyone to LINK TO JANICE.
We’ll need to do this with some saavy. We don’t want Janice to end up in the Google sandbox. I propose we work together on the honor system. Are you with me?
For SEO reasons, we need a variety of link types and a variety of link names. Keep these guidelines in mind.
- Not everyone should use the exact title of her blog.
- Not everyone should blogroll her blog. Some should be links to individual posts.
- Some should be comment links.
- Not everyone should link today, tomorrow, or the next day.
Choose one of the options below to pick your link day.
- 1. Choose the last letter in your last name. Count its place in the alphabet. Count out that many days from today and link to Janice’s blog on that day.
- 2. When you get your next link to your own blog. Link to Janice’s blog.
- 3. If a friend or family member has a birthday, anniversary or other occasions between now and April 1st, link to Janice’s blog on that day.
- 4. When you get the third, or fourth, or fifth, “Sorry Technorati is . . .” message, link to Janice’s blog.
Janice’s URL is http://janicetechnorati.blogspot.com/
This will get real attention, if enough of us do it. We have the power to make a difference.
I’d trade the bells and whistles for a smooth-working engine that tracks my links accurately.
Wouldn’t you? Link to Janice.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Dear Niall Kennedy and David Sifry at Technorati
Janice Myint at Technorati Is in Customer Support
Explore the Magic Middle with Authority
Want Technorati Fixed? Link to Janice. Give Janice AUTHORITY.
We hear you. We’re working on parallel paths, expect to see continued fixes and better link tracking throughout this month and next, as well as further improvements to eliminate the “Sorry…” message. At the same time, we are putting together new features as well.
Thanks for your feedback.
Dave
Thank you, Thank you, David!
Not even a little bit angry.
I just want Janice to have all the support she can get.
I’m the nice one!
Hey Liz,
I must agree, something needs sorting with Technorati, I cannot comprehend the fact they having been so busy trying to add new features to the site before having a decent working base to begin with. At first launch of our network, Technorati seemed great, it immediately began to serve traffic to the site; though at the time I felt this had to be short lived as they were far to trusting of people not to abuse the system. I have spent the past 3 weeks attempting to contact someone about the issues with not a single response from anyone.
It wont be long before Technorati is dumped by most of the main guys in the business anyway and as such that when they do finally (if they ever do) fix it, no one will be interested.
Jaime Hall (BBM)
Jaime,
I really encourage you visit Janice’s blog. She’s straightened quite a few things in the little bit of time she’s had.
I sure understand your frustration though, I had five months of it with emails to Niall Kennedy and David Sifry before I wrote about it on Successful Blog two weeks ago.
Liz
I have read her site and unfortunatly my issues are with the ping system not working. The blogs have been claimed fine they just apparently havent been updated for weeks.
Im all in favour of giving janice authority but surely as an employee of the company within customer support shouldnt she already have a voice within the company? Every site owner i know would back her if they felt it would fix things.
Jaime
Jaime
Jaime,
I think the problem is sticky glue in the programming. It’s pervasive through the whole system and it’s what David Sifry is referring to above and what everyone is having trouble with. It’s also why I wrote this post.
I was hoping that folks would make the noise of linking to Janice to let Technorati know that they should be putting MORE RESOURCES–money, time, people–behind fixing this or all of the data in the world won’t matter, because eventually, when Blog Pulse and others get big enough, blogs will find a new home.
Liz
Great idea! I’ll totally go behind that. I send so many emails to the Technorati abyss it should be like my personal diary – I write it, nobody reads it.
Maybe if we show them we like Janice they’ll hire more like her. Like 10 or 12 more. Really really behind on those emails.
Hi Arieanna!
Welcome.
Janice has been out to Successful-Blog twice to tell us that she’s working on things. If we can get folks to pitch in a little link love, it can’t hurt. After all what does it cost us? Nothing.
Maybe if we show them we like Janice theyââ¬â¢ll hire more like her. Like 10 or 12 more. Really really behind on those emails.
That it exactly!
If you could get a group behind you that would sure help start things moving. 🙂
Liz
OK, next strategy… let’s all link to *me*, and I’ll personally travel to Technorati HQ and make a WHOLE lot of noise out front. Maybe even bring a monkey or two. 🙂
Hey Brian, That’t quite an idea!
Why don’t you get it started? I’ll be right behind you!
Liz
Hmmm.. does cross-post linking count? I’m already started if so…
Seriously, I appreciate you taking time to draw attention to this (thanks to Chartreuse for the heads up). With the whole technorati report, plus Scoble’s breeereport experiment, I’ve been thinking that there has to be away to mobilize the power that those in the “magic middle” (and beyond) have. WE collectively have more power than any other group in history. But we can’t find each other and we can’t effectively communicate.
A solution to that problem would be incredible. Any thoughts out there?
Well, Brian,
I’m doing what I can to make a noise. I think it would take only about ten good strong people to put their heads together to draft a positive solution. Something that takes the dynamic and puts back with us. I don’t know if it means talking to BlogPulse and Ice Rocket . . . Asking for a Board of Advisors . . . A consumer-based, customer review board ?
Liz.
Well link to me and I’ll link to you! Found your blog looking for a Technorati solution. But it’s still broken. Link to me and lets see if it bumps my link count or authority by 1. Thanks Janice! Marty
Martin,
I don’t believe your way is the answer. I’m sorry. 🙂