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src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/dorion_carroll.jpg" alt="Dorion Carroll"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/about/staff.html?s=dorion_carroll" class="fn">Dorion Carroll</a></cite> on February 7, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/blogging" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Blogging">Blogging</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/02/473.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F02%2F473.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>Over the last six months we've been working on a rewrite of our blog crawling infrastructure from the ground up. Sometimes it seems like blogs are like fingerprints, no two are alike. With a new architectural approach, we've added a lot better coverage of many new blogging conventions, better visibility and tracking of what is happening in the internals of the crawler, and how to do a better job of recognizing all the great content bloggers are discussing and linking to.</p> <p>The time has come to retire the original Technorati crawler. Most blogs from the larger platforms have been using the new crawler for a few months and we're now ready to convert the rest of the blogs in our index.</p> <p>We've been moving large portions of blogs during the past two weeks and still have a lot to go. The large scale shift has put some strain on our crawl queues and data management systems during this wave of updates. The big push has resulted in slower times to index than usual. We're working hard to keep the new posts coming in and expect the majority of the backlog to be sorted out during this next week. We appreciate your patience. I think you'll like the results when everything is converted.</p> <p>Keep on blogging. The Crawler Development Team.</p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>We’re Launching Original Tag Articles and Blurbs on Technorati.com</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/richard_jalichandra.jpg" alt="Richard Jalichandra"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/about/staff.html?s=richard_jalichandra" class="fn">Richard Jalichandra</a></cite> on February 3, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: </span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/02/472.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F02%2F472.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>We’re very pleased to announce a great new service to allow bloggers and writers to express themselves to millions, gain exposure and promote their expertise – publishing original tag articles and blurbs on technorati.com. After a successful beta, bloggers and authors can now write original Wikipedia-style tag articles and reference blurbs and have them appear on Technorati.com tag pages. Tag pages compile content from the blogosphere (posts, photos, videos, blogs) around any tag. A tag article provides an overview of the tag, and the relevance of the tag topic to the blogosphere.</p> <p>For example:</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/tag/health">technorati.com/tag/health</a><br/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/tag/music">technorati.com/tag/music</a></p> <p>This is a unique opportunity for authors, brands, agencies, experts and content sites with some significant benefits. Your tag article will appear on Technorati.com with a writer credit. You will be seen as the definitive expert on a tag subject – by millions of readers. Your article can include links to useful references and sites, including your own, if relevant, as well as your own byline link. It’s also really easy to contribute: tag articles are only 2-3 paragraphs, between 100 and 200 words, and can live for years as evergreen content.</p> <p>You can also submit additional content and references to Technorati tag pages via Blurbs, which can be added directly on the page. Blurbs also link back to relevant sites or your Technorati profile where readers can see your blogs, other blurbs, watchlists and favorites. To start contributing blurbs, you do need to join Technorati, but you don’t need to be a blogger to join.</p> <p>To start contributing tag articles, sign up at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://blogcritics.org/become.php/">BlogCritics</a> (or sign up via the tag page itself). </p> <p>Once you’ve received your login, claim the tag for the article you wish to contribute. You can claim an existing tag or create a new one.</p> <p><object id="_ds_3983428" name="_ds_3983428" width="550" height="450" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826im_/http://viewer.docstoc.com/"> <param name="FlashVars" value="doc_id=3983428&mem_id=503929&doc_type=ppt&fullscreen=0&showrelated=0&showotherdocs=0&showstats=0 "/> <param name="movie" value="http://viewer.docstoc.com/"/> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/> </object> <br/> <font size="1"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3983428/tag article blog post images"> tag article blog post images</a> - Get more <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.docstoc.com/documents/business/"> Business Documents</a></font> <br/> <br/> When you’re ready to submit your article, here are a few more guidelines:<br/> <br/> Create an informative summary (what is it, what are bloggers saying about it?) – not a sales pitch. Links should lead to other content, not promotional or e-commerce destinations. Most importantly, articles need to be original content to keep the emphasis on fresh content and individual voices.</p> <p>Once you’re signed up to publish on www.technorati.com, you’re also able to publish articles on BlogCritics, our interactive community and a full service news and reviews source. Every week, thousands of writers deliver hundreds of stories: news, opinions, and reviews on music, books, film, TV, pop culture, products, technology, and politics</p> <p><br/> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Trust</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/jen_mclean.jpg" alt="Jen McLean"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">Jen McLean</a></cite> on February 3, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/blogosphere" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Blogosphere">Blogosphere</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/02/471.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F02%2F471.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <blockquote>"Companies should inform, with a real commitment to speed, the conversations among the new influencers — always under way on blogs, in discussion forums, and bulletin boards." <cite>2009 Edelman Trust Barometer</cite></blockquote> <p>Last week, Edelman released their annual <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.edelman.com/trust/2009/"> Trust Barometer</a>.<br/> No surprise — consumer trust in business and institutions is at an all time low.</p> <p>Trust in U.S. business — at 38% down from 58% last year — is the lowest in the Barometer’s 10-year history. 77% of consumers said they refused to buy products or services from a distrusted company. Mainstream media fared worse: only 36% trust TV news, and only 34% trust newspapers. Who DO we trust? Experts and peers.</p> <p>Where do you find experts and peers? The blogosphere. How to rebuild? The qualities companies need to embrace to succeed in 2009 are inherent to the blogosphere: transparency, word of mouth, and trust.</p> <p>Bloggers themselves (60%) place the most trust in what they’re hearing in the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/"> blogosphere</a>. 90% of them are writing about brands. Right now, bloggers (and their audiences) want straight talk and something to believe in, and they need to know you’re still in business. </p> <p>If this is the year of getting back to basics, here are the most basic things you can do:</p> <p>Listen: monitor what’s being said about your brand, your products, your competitors, and your blog posts.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search?advanced">Technorati advanced search</a> <br/> With advanced search you can track who is talking about you and your competitors in the same breath. You can see the blogosphere’s reaction to articles about you, or your blog posts. </p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/watchlist/"> Watchlists </a> let you track any subject. Simply give Technorati a few words or website URLs you're interested in, and we'll tell you whenever they're mentioned.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/faves/"> Favorites</a> let you track, organize and filter your favorite blogs.</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/tag/">Tag pages: </a><br/> You’ll find these when you click on a tag. Or, to automatically generate a tag page about anything, simply enter Technorati.com/tag/ and any topic you can think of. Once you’re there, you’ll see all of the content in the blogosphere around that tag: posts, videos, images and a chart of the tag’s popularity over time. You can even plot multiple tags against each other.</p> <p>Communicate: – one to one, one to many – but go where the conversations are. Blog, comment, comment back to the people who are commenting on you. Participate in the conversations that are already taking place in the blogosphere every day.</p> <p>Or just be present in environments of relevance and trust. Advertising in the blogosphere has come a long way and now offers everything from display and rich media to formats such as conversational media, designed specifically to harness the power of the blogosphere. <br/> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>We’ve Got Web 2.0 Passes to Give Away</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/jen_mclean.jpg" alt="Jen McLean"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">Jen McLean</a></cite> on January 26, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/events" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Events">Events</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/01/469.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F01%2F469.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>The theme of this year’s Web 2.0 Expo is The Power of Less.</p> <p>“2009 will be a tough year in many ways, but now more than ever, the core concepts of Web 2.0 provide an advantage. Lightweight tools, user interfaces, and development models will help streamline productivity and focus resources; new business models will emerge out of the environment of change. Transparency and openness will help avoid disasters and extend our influence, as we learn to trust users as co-developers. Marketers can’t afford to ignore the value of social media, communities, and a new set of analytics. On an individual, team, company, and global level, this is the year we will choose to work on what matters.”</p> <p>In the spirit of The Power of Less, we’ve got passes to give away:</p> <p>These are Conference Plus Workshops passes that get you into EVERYTHING.</p> <p>Enter to win by going to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://twitter.com/technorati/">Technorati's Twitter page</a> and posting to our @replies. </p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.web2expo.com/sf/">Web 2.0 Expo</a><br/> march 31-april 3<br/> San Francisco<br/> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Welcome To The Blogosphere, Mr. President</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/ian_kallen.jpg" alt="Ian Kallen"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/about/staff.html?s=ian_kallen" class="fn">Ian Kallen</a></cite> on January 21, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/technorati_news" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Technorati News">Technorati News</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/01/466.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F01%2F466.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>In his inaugural speech, President Obama called all Americans to action, to take responsibility for lifting the United States and the world from the stifling shadow of greed, conflict and darkness. This will doubtless be recounted as one of the most stirring inaugurations in history. As we have all witnessed, Barack Obama knows how to deliver an inspiring speech, he proved with the change.gov website (that now directs readers to the White House site) that he knows how to listen.</p> <p>One of the first things to notice about the new administration's promised transparency and accountability is the new <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/">White House Blog</a>. Being interested in those things, I noticed that the blog follows some unusual technical practices, ones that historically Technorati would not have been able to index accurately. However, change has not only come to Washington, change is afoot in the back-end systems at Technorati. As one steeped in the specifics of Technorati's crawler overhaul, I couldn't resist putting the pieces in place to enable crawling the White House Blog; with the new crawler we're rolling out, the customization needed was a piece of cake.</p> <p>Little more than half a day since its inception, the White House Blog is rising in authority very rapidly; its presently <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.whitehouse.gov/blog">ranked 6789</a> and continues its climb. Today was a great day for America, the world and the blogosphere. Technorati will be watching the new administration's social media initiatives and doing what we can to help connect you to them. In the meantime, watch for more developments at Technorati and let us know what you think. We're listening.<br/> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Liveblog the Inauguration with BlogCritics</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/jen_mclean.jpg" alt="Jen McLean"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">Jen McLean</a></cite> on January 19, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/events" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Events">Events</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/01/465.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F01%2F465.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>Blogcritics Politics Editor <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://blogcritics.org/writer/dave_nalle/">Dave Nalle</a> will be leading a live blog and chat of this historic presidential inauguration, which will also include a live video feed of the event. The live video feed starts at 9am, the serious discussion starts around 11am EST, but feel free to stop in and discuss the parade in the morning. </p> <p>Participation is open to all comers. You can find it <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/01/19/173055.php/">here.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Technorati.com Network Test - January 16, 2009</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/david_white.jpg" alt="David White"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">David White</a></cite> on January 16, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/technorati_news" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Technorati News">Technorati News</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/01/464.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F01%2F464.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>Just a heads-up our Ops team will be running another network test today, <strong>January 16, at 3:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time (23:00 GMT)</strong>. There should not be any noticeable downtime to site users, however if there is it should last for a maximum of 10 minutes.</p> <p>You might have noticed some intermittent loading issues on Technorati.com over the last few days, which turned out to be caused by a network device. It has since been repaired and this test should help insure more reliability moving forward.</p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>If You're in Chicago, a Social Media Conference Well Worth Attending</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/jen_mclean.jpg" alt="Jen McLean"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">Jen McLean</a></cite> on January 14, 2009</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: </span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2009/01/463.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2009%2F01%2F463.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>We attended a recent BlogWell conference in October here in the Bay Area. Definitely a worthwhile (and inexpensive) event. One afternoon, 8 case studies, with a pure focus on how large, public corporations are tackling the social media space.</p> <p>This time around, Walmart, The Home Depot, Allstate, H&R; Block, Mayo Clinic, Sharpie, Procter and Gamble, and the U.S. Coast Guard are presenting case studies.</p> <p>Register using the code technoratirocks for 15% off the price of a conference pass. </p> <p>BlogWell: How Big Companies Use Social Media<br/> Chicago - January 22, 2009<br/> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://www.gaspedal.com/blogwell">www.gaspedal.com/blogwell</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Scheduled Maintenance, Monday, December 22, 2008</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/david_white.jpg" alt="David White"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">David White</a></cite> on December 22, 2008</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/technorati_news" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Technorati News">Technorati News</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2008/12/460.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2008%2F12%2F460.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>There will be a short outage on Monday, December 22 at 2:30 PM PST (22:30 GMT) as Technorati tests some network improvements. We anticipate this will be very brief, 10 minutes maximum, but it will require Technorati to be unavailable to the Internet for a few minutes. Thank you for your patience and for visiting Technorati.</p> </div> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry_info"> <div class="inner"> <h3>Some Upgrades to Technorati.com</h3> <img class="photo" src="/web/20090222165826im_/http://technorati.com/static/img/staff/david_white.jpg" alt="David White"/><h4 class="byline">Posted by <cite class="vcard"><a href="" class="fn">David White</a></cite> on December 4, 2008</h4> <p> <span class="tags">Category: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/technorati_news" rel="tag" title="Technorati Weblog posts about: Technorati News">Technorati News</a></span> <span class="permalink"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/weblog/2008/12/457.html">Permalink</a> · <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826js_/http://embed.technorati.com/linkcount" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Ftechnorati.com%2Fweblog%2F2008%2F12%2F457.html?sub=nscosmos" rel="linkcount">View blog reactions</a> </span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="entry_body"> <p>Today we’ve made some significant enhancements to Technorati.com: you’ll now notice search is front and center along with what we hope you’ll find to be an easier navigation. We’ve also streamlined our video pages, which highlight the popular videos that bloggers are writing about. But the most significant upgrades are to the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://technorati.com/tag">tag pages</a>. As the Blogosphere has grown, the use of tags have grown similarly across the Internet; it's unusual <i>not</i> to find tags associated with content on the Internet. Tags are what the writer is telling readers their articles are about. At Technorati, we see hundreds of thousands of tagged posts per day. </p> <p>As you’d expect, our new tag pages provide blog posts from across the Blogosphere (with some new tools to filter posts). In addition you'll find all kinds of other tagged content including blogs, videos and photos. The tag trend charts now allow comparison so you can compare any given tag to any other. Finally, we've created space for bloggers and blog readers to discuss how the tag influences the Blogosphere, and original articles detailing and defining the tags, authored by category experts from Technorati's sister site, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090222165826/http://blogcritics.org/">Blogcritics</a>. 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