Comments on: Sifry out, layoffs galore at Technorati http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:13:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Vancouver blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-308810 Vancouver blog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:44:40 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-308810 I am going with this"I really don’t understand how Google Blog’s search prioritisation rules actually work…the results seem fairly random at times." Great point I am going with this”I really don’t understand how Google Blog’s search prioritisation rules actually work…the results seem fairly random at times.” Great point

]]> By: SpragueD http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306596 SpragueD Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:39:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306596 Much ado about not much. Eight people laid off is hardly a catastrophe. I work in an ad agency that has seen over a hundred cut from a single office this summer. Perspective appreciated. Technorati never had a chance (said with 20/20 hindsight) because there was never that much that differentiated their relevance algorithm from Google's. Blogs, despite the peculiar moniker, are just dynamic sites that can be crawled by any robot and measured against linkbacks. Google wrote that book. The Web 2.0 deadpool swells... Much ado about not much.

Eight people laid off is hardly a catastrophe. I work in an ad agency that has seen over a hundred cut from a single office this summer. Perspective appreciated.

Technorati never had a chance (said with 20/20 hindsight) because there was never that much that differentiated their relevance algorithm from Google’s. Blogs, despite the peculiar moniker, are just dynamic sites that can be crawled by any robot and measured against linkbacks. Google wrote that book.

The Web 2.0 deadpool swells…

]]> By: alan p http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306387 alan p Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:37:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306387 I agree with Tish...heaven knows Technorati is not perfect, but it sees a lot more of our links than Google Blogs does. In addition, I really don't understand how Google Blog's search prioritisation rules actually work...the results seem fairly random at times. I agree with Tish…heaven knows Technorati is not perfect, but it sees a lot more of our links than Google Blogs does. In addition, I really don’t understand how Google Blog’s search prioritisation rules actually work…the results seem fairly random at times.

]]> By: Tish Grier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306358 Tish Grier Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:19:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306358 Google may, as you say, be eating Technorati's lunch, but Google absolutely stinks for finding out who's linking to your blog--that is, unless you're a high-ranked blog. Plus, Google put NOFOLLOW tags in the metadata of blogs that didn't convert their templates to the simple-stupid, non HTML templates in the Google/Blogger merger--thus making those of us who love tinkering with our HTML out of search for about 4-8 weeks.... Technorati may have its quirks, but Google is hardly the best for blog search. Their excessive automation and lousy customer service make them less than admirable Google may, as you say, be eating Technorati’s lunch, but Google absolutely stinks for finding out who’s linking to your blog–that is, unless you’re a high-ranked blog. Plus, Google put NOFOLLOW tags in the metadata of blogs that didn’t convert their templates to the simple-stupid, non HTML templates in the Google/Blogger merger–thus making those of us who love tinkering with our HTML out of search for about 4-8 weeks….

Technorati may have its quirks, but Google is hardly the best for blog search. Their excessive automation and lousy customer service make them less than admirable

]]> By: engtech @ IDT http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306186 engtech @ IDT Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:21:50 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/08/16/sifry-out-layoffs-galore-at-technorati/#comment-306186 I'm not that surprised about what's going on over there. Aside from the Google lunch eating, there's been technical issue after technical issue to the point where I've tried not to care about the service, whether I'm being indexed/ranked, etc... I found I was writing rants about the poor service all the time. One thing is certain though, the domain is worth a heck of lot of money. So many incoming links to it... I’m not that surprised about what’s going on over there. Aside from the Google lunch eating, there’s been technical issue after technical issue to the point where I’ve tried not to care about the service, whether I’m being indexed/ranked, etc… I found I was writing rants about the poor service all the time.

One thing is certain though, the domain is worth a heck of lot of money. So many incoming links to it…

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