Blogs, Authority, Measurement
Solis believes that blogs are losing their authority to the statusphere and need a new measurement; http://tr.im/hcxH
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Gerrit Eicker
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Gerrit Eicker 13:29 on 10. March 2009 Permalink |
TC: “However, a disruptive trend is already at play. While blogs are increasing in quantity, their authority–as currently measured by Technorati–is collectively losing influence. For instance, just last November, Technorati counted 32,493 links towards gadget blog Engadget’s ‘authority.’ Today, it counts half that amount (16,326). Even TechCrunch’s link authority as measured by Technorati is down by several thousand links, yet its relative position in the overall ranking (No. 3) hasn’t moved.”