tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post352016768342217020..comments2023-11-03T06:04:08.211-07:00Comments on Second Effects: Who’s The Biggest?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-80966957111317485082009-04-04T07:35:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:35:00.000-07:00Your list is incomplete - I know that you stated t...Your list is incomplete - I know that you stated that it was... But knowing the list isn't accurate and the publishing it - well it seems as though you have other goals? I'm not sure why you would publish a list that has such old blogs and then not include some of the newer hotter blogs... Strange.Suztvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798432456565676719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-58644783492821704542009-03-24T01:47:00.000-07:002009-03-24T01:47:00.000-07:00here is the most famous french blogs:gromikehttp:/...here is the most famous french blogs:<BR/><BR/>gromike<BR/>http://gromike.wordpress.com/<BR/>ange<BR/>http://www.angezanetti.com/<BR/>mascottus<BR/>http://mascottus.free.fr/index.php<BR/>daneel<BR/>http://daneel-ariantho.blogspot.com/<BR/>Pocarles<BR/>http://www.pocarles.com/<BR/>wangxiang<BR/>http://wangxiang.wordpress.com/<BR/>gregleens<BR/>http://gregleens.wordpress.com/<BR/>bibliotheque française<BR/>http://sldirect.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-70335951240892196372009-03-23T20:52:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:52:00.000-07:00LOL! I suspect the majority of folks commenting ar...LOL! I suspect the majority of folks commenting are doing so precisely because they are NOT there. And much as we absentees pretend that we don't care, we do ;)<BR/><BR/>On the upside, I took to heart the suggestion to register with Technorati, so maybe better luck for me next year!<BR/><BR/>And yes, the words "closed" or "moribund" can be used to describe a fair number of the entries. Still, kudos for the brave attempt, Arminex!Siggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434573432377838931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-4870045752395780082009-03-23T10:35:00.000-07:002009-03-23T10:35:00.000-07:00Surprised my team blog, Phantom's Republic isn't o...Surprised my team blog, Phantom's Republic isn't on there. We ARE on technorati, and I do have it tagged with "Second Life." Our rank is in the 602,000nds, so we would have been around 160-something on your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-63179161909544156042009-03-18T14:43:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:43:00.000-07:00I'm 29? Wow. I'm...well, I'm shocked, to be hones...I'm 29? Wow. I'm...well, I'm shocked, to be honest. LOLAlicia Chenauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651084537326600196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-47489278068551890072009-03-15T20:09:00.000-07:002009-03-15T20:09:00.000-07:00@annotoole - sorry for neglecting you, but I've no...@annotoole - sorry for neglecting you, but I've now discovered large numbers of missing blogs by searching more sources. I'm working on a new list now that will include yours. Man, it's a lot of work, tho. <BR/><BR/>@Chestnut - That would be great, but I have no idea how that could be done. There is no way to classify blogs other than by reading them. And there are many, many hundreds of them. Worse, some will fit into multiple or no category. <BR/><BR/>@Brad/DoubleDown - You're right, ranking blogs is really a matter of opinion. Is it simply pageviews? Or is it # of unique visitors? Or links? Something else? Or all of the above? All of that information is not available either, so I simply gave up and had someone else (Technorati) do it for me.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-35335513528101219922009-03-15T17:34:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:34:00.000-07:00@ Peter, any Technorati user thats also a SL blo...@ Peter, any Technorati user thats also a SL blogger will always be higher in the Technorati rankings.<BR/><BR/>There is no real way to solidly rank the blogs unless you wanna go straight to the math of the page views and visitors counts for each one.<BR/><BR/>The Technorati method seems to be the best method for it organizing.<BR/>But for example, try rankings on digg or reedit, and the list will shift someAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826783551439281499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-74699144422665372112009-03-15T16:00:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for doing this. Its very interesting.I wou...Thanks for doing this. Its very interesting.<BR/><BR/>I would love to see the list parsed by category such as business blogs, fashion blogs, news blogs, commentary, personal experience blogs. How you would define the categories and put blogs in the right bucket I have no idea but it might give the rankings additional meaning.Chestnut Rauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414933407901259482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-5043276985506737702009-03-14T23:22:00.000-07:002009-03-14T23:22:00.000-07:00Awww mine isn't there. Oh well a lot of my traffic...Awww mine isn't there. Oh well a lot of my traffic seems to come from non Second Life related visitors. I always wonder what they must have thought when they arrive and decided to look around lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-89329869353871544302009-03-14T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:36:00.000-07:00Bad news: the Technorati API returns "1970-01-01 0...Bad news: the Technorati API returns "1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT" as the last update date for the few that I've sampled so far. I guess they don't really track that information. Also, there apparently is no Google API to reveal pagerank.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-28063858112026073012009-03-14T16:05:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:05:00.000-07:00Great suggestion Leo! I really like the idea of us...Great suggestion Leo! I really like the idea of using the last update date, although by going through some sites manually, there are a few that officially declare they are closing, and others that are still alive but just incredibly infrequent.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-77117382668755940392009-03-14T01:40:00.000-07:002009-03-14T01:40:00.000-07:00Just my thoughts on how to tweak your list, it may...Just my thoughts on how to tweak your list, it may require using a bit more than just technorati. Google Page Rank can also help determine some of this ranking if you want to use it or factor it into your decision. For instance, if a blog is ranked at 49 and another is ranked at 50, but the page rank for 50 is well higher than the one at 49, the influence of that blog should push it over 49. Also can't you use the "last updated" result from technorati to determine if a blog is still alive or not? So say if not posted in the past 30 days have your program automatically remove it from the list.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, nice list and a pretty cool idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-78422130980664910932009-03-13T19:19:00.000-07:002009-03-13T19:19:00.000-07:00@def - not so! this is a way for ppl to discover b...@def - not so! this is a way for ppl to discover blogs they didn't know about that other ppl consider important.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I didn't rate them - Technorati did. I'm the messenger, don't shoot me!ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-11687956093535900432009-03-13T08:46:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:46:00.000-07:00no one cares cept other blogers and rating them i...no one cares cept other blogers and rating them is KINDA MEAN DEforest beckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-36101446497594342312009-03-13T00:05:00.000-07:002009-03-13T00:05:00.000-07:00Brad, you do not need to actively USE it to be inc...Brad, you do not need to actively USE it to be included. I se it for my RL blog, but never bothered to sign up for my SL blogs - still both were accessed within Technorati and even acquired some authority :-)<BR/><BR/>When you actively register/use Technorati, you have a bunch of features more. But this does not affect IF you are listed or not.Peter Stindberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187648076397777162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-91735581646625143732009-03-12T18:43:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:43:00.000-07:00http://gospeedracer.wordpress.comhttp://gospeedracer.wordpress.comGoSpeed Racerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938465485436920689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-14570931589368421902009-03-12T18:11:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:11:00.000-07:00awesome list, and thanks for pulling it together.O...awesome list, and thanks for pulling it together.<BR/><BR/>One problem arises though using technorati... I, as well as many bloggers, don't use it anymore... or never have.<BR/><BR/>I'm proud to be #107. Sounds about right.<BR/><BR/>And my personal favorites are:<BR/>New World Notes & Dusan Writer's Blog<BR/><BR/>Some good ones from the past were:<BR/>SLNN and Virtually BlindAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826783551439281499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-35073257861525458522009-03-12T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:00:00.000-07:00@botgirl, yes, I noticed the same effect. It turns...@botgirl, yes, I noticed the same effect. It turns out that the Technorati API returns a RANK value that is different than what is shown when you login. It seems to be consistent for all sites, so I believe it to be useful at least for ranking the blogs - in other words, it helps us determine the rank, and that's about all. <BR/><BR/>@everyone - yeah, there are more dead's to remove. I guess I'll start working on that...ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-33258497207543003872009-03-12T11:32:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:32:00.000-07:00Technorati shows botgirl.blogspot.com ranked 127,3...Technorati shows botgirl.blogspot.com ranked 127,343, not 237,372 (at least when I log in.)Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-54024109895483974332009-03-12T08:54:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:54:00.000-07:00So many of these I never heard of so it's been a g...So many of these I never heard of so it's been a great post to even get the word out about more blogs.<BR/><BR/>I agree with some of what's said here though, some of these blogs haven't been updated in months and I think are retired. Their ranking still holds so I'm not sure how you can take them off the list other than manually checking each one and having some system to weed out retired ones.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683140405177511244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-35061037243821541492009-03-12T08:38:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:38:00.000-07:00Since it still sort of shocks me that people read ...Since it still sort of shocks me that people read my blog, I am pretty tickled at my placing in the list. I'll cross my fingers that when you redo things I won't slip down and if I do, it won't be too badly. <BR/><BR/>I think you did a stand up job trying to deal with so many unknowns, Armi! You always impress the heck out of me.<BR/><BR/>Now, with so many SL blogs out there, you'd think we'd be having many more SL Blogger parties. I'll IM Zoe right away!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913918080960117471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-83261463990873529242009-03-12T07:27:00.000-07:002009-03-12T07:27:00.000-07:00Mine has mooved to its own domain 2weeks ago. Leav...Mine has mooved to its own domain 2weeks ago. Leave you the new link here:<BR/>http://www.warmwinternights.com<BR/><BR/>Thankx :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-13373222082747467792009-03-12T06:26:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:26:00.000-07:00I'm registered there now! I make #14 on your list,...I'm registered there now! I make #14 on your list, apparently! ;-)Pradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853901391600128385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-86912925317927262512009-03-12T06:25:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:25:00.000-07:00My blog is Fallobst (http://windfallobst.wordpress...My blog is Fallobst (http://windfallobst.wordpress.com/) I love statistics and lists (except The List), but would never even think about doing it due to the mountain of work it involves...so, good work and thanks for doing this for us!Tarissa Tripsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253699895020223939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-44126155510597823012009-03-12T06:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T06:13:00.000-07:00While the program seemed to work, the thing I was ...While the program seemed to work, the thing I was unsure of was the quality of the list of blogs. No one can know all of them, as we can only follow a few. I knocked out the ones I personally knew were dead, but I expected there were more and was not about to test 520+ blogs (and there were MANY you don't see that I already eliminated). <BR/><BR/>Tell you what - I will redo this in a week or two using a better list of blogs, and hopefully everyone can point out the dead blogs to me. Also, tell me the name of your blog and I'll try to include it next time around. <BR/><BR/>@Paisley - Technorati' ranking is based partially on links from other blogs, which likely still exist. That's why they still "rank", because those dead blogs still exist and can often be read, even today.<BR/><BR/>@Peter - I'll take a look at WoSL's list and perhaps merge it with mine.<BR/><BR/>@Gospeed, Tarissa (and anyone else) just drop the name of your blog in the comments and I'll add it to the ist.<BR/><BR/>@Prad - suggest you sign up for Technorati, it's very easy to go to their site and "claim" your blog. You also get some interesting stats that you can't easily get elsewhere.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.com