Changes to Your Technorati Authority
here is the latest news from Technorati!
1) Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere Survey
2) Why Your Technorati Authority May Have Changed and What You Can Do About It
3) New! Become A Technorati Writer
4) Technorati Email Preferences
1) Technorati State of the Blogosphere Survey
Over the years, Technorati has been tracking the State of the Blogosphere. Our annual study investigates how blogging is growing and changing, as well as its impacts on current events and the bottom lines of businesses and bloggers. Please share your perspective byparticipating in our survey.
We think you’ll find the survey interesting. It should take just 15 minutes of your time, and of course your answers will be completely confidential. Please feel free to send this link to other bloggers you know. And be sure to check back on Technorati in October for a summary of the results.
2) Why Your Technorati Authority May Have Changed, and What You Can Do About It
Changes in Technorati Authority numbers – there are several reasons these numbers have decreased recently:
As our intent is to measure the influence and attention received on an ongoing basis, we stopped counting static blogroll links, and these links have now aged out of the authority calculations.
Due to the vast number of blogging platforms and custom installations out there (and some bloggers who felt we were using too much of their data), we now rely more heavily on RSS and Atom feeds than in the past. Bloggers can control how much of their content they wish to syndicate via feeds. Many blogs only provide partial feeds, we are not always able to get link data from them. Thus, links from these blogs may no longer contribute to your authority.
Finally, to make sure we always know about your updates, please make sure you are pinging us. You can ping us manually from our Ping Page, or learn about configuring your system to ping us automatically on our Help Page. Many blogging services and platforms have a preconfigured option for pinging Technorati and other services.
If you find links to your blog that don’t appear on Technorati, you may want to check that the other blog:
- is claimed on Technorati
- has a full-content feed
- is pinging us with updates.
3) Become a Technorati Writer
Technorati is entering into the next phase of our evolution: original content. Beginning in October, Technorati will feature original content on the site written by bloggers just like you! This is an amazing opportunity to give your writing vast exposure, become known as an expert in your field/s of interest, and to join a vibrant writer community.
Get in on the ground floor by signing up via the Technorati Contact Page. Select the "New: Technorati Writer Signup" option from the "Message Type" drop-down box. You will receive information and writing instructions as we get closer to launch date. We very much look forward to working with you!
4) Technorati Email Preferences
Options include receiving important Technorati administrative updates (changes to the site and services we provide to bloggers such as blog claiming or Technorati Authority); receiving info on writing opportunities including access to review products, freelance writing assignments, press junkets; receiving Blogcritics’ newsletter. We encourage you to opt-in for all three!
Please update your Technorati Email Preferences at this link now!