Comments on: The silent death of Technorati http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/ Website Design, Computer Repair, IT Consultation, Technology News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Malcolmhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Malcolm Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:52:06 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-495 The issue for many is that once the blog gets claimed they cannot get into the actual blog directory.My blog is film and celeb based and would feature on page 2 of the film category IF i could actually get into the directory, i have tried writing on their "Get Satisfaction" forum but i get NO satisfaction.I also note the number of blogs listed in the directory categories keeps going down as if people are being bumped from the actual directory.So the question is how do you actually get into the Blog directory, the advice i was given is that i would get in once my Tech Authority rose but i'm at 427 at the moment so i feel thats high enough. The issue for many is that once the blog gets claimed they cannot get into the actual blog directory.

My blog is film and celeb based and would feature on page 2 of the film category IF i could actually get into the directory, i have tried writing on their “Get Satisfaction” forum but i get NO satisfaction.

I also note the number of blogs listed in the directory categories keeps going down as if people are being bumped from the actual directory.

So the question is how do you actually get into the Blog directory, the advice i was given is that i would get in once my Tech Authority rose but i’m at 427 at the moment so i feel thats high enough.

]]> By: Pyrrhhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Pyrrh Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:20:40 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-492 Amazing. The company is doing better than ever? No wonder they don't care much about the people having problems with their blog claims working properly on their site. I guess their previous rankings as well as their glowing recommendations from outdated books and websites are keeping their income alive and well.So IS there a replacement Technorati yet? Amazing. The company is doing better than ever? No wonder they don’t care much about the people having problems with their blog claims working properly on their site. I guess their previous rankings as well as their glowing recommendations from outdated books and websites are keeping their income alive and well.

So IS there a replacement Technorati yet?

]]> By: maryleehttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-489 marylee Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:09:39 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-489 Jenblog claiming is not up and running. there are pages and pages of people in you "get satisfaction" area BEGGING for attention and help. Your service is terrible. Questions are unanswered and people are frustratedPerhaps, instead of commenting on other peoples blogs you should take a moment and help out the people on your own site.http://getsatisfaction.com/technorati/topics/_we_encountered_a_problem_reading_your_blog_error?utm_content=reply_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=reply_notification#reply_2231734sorry to sound so nasty but I have been jerked around by Technorati for 4 months now. Jen

blog claiming is not up and running. there are pages and pages of people in you “get satisfaction” area BEGGING for attention and help. Your service is terrible. Questions are unanswered and people are frustrated

Perhaps, instead of commenting on other peoples blogs you should take a moment and help out the people on your own site.

http://getsatisfaction.com/technorati/topics/_we_encountered_a_problem_reading_your_blog_error?utm_content=reply_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=reply_notification#reply_2231734

sorry to sound so nasty but I have been jerked around by Technorati for 4 months now.

]]> By: Joseph Condronhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Joseph Condron Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:07:12 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-441 Excellent post.It is hard to imagine how Technorati are still in the top 1,000 sites according to their Alexa ranking.Either Alexa is either wrong or a lot of people are coming back to Technorati in hope that it is still active. Excellent post.

It is hard to imagine how Technorati are still in the top 1,000 sites according to their Alexa ranking.

Either Alexa is either wrong or a lot of people are coming back to Technorati in hope that it is still active.

]]> By: Mike Daicoffhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Mike Daicoff Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:30:32 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-385 I promised an update... Today, my claim that was outstanding since November 24 was finally approved. Here's the message you can expect (upon successful validation)... Jan 18, 2010. Congratulations, you claim is now complete! Your site should appear in Technorati.com search results within 24 to 48 hours.I still believe Technorati has a significant issue to address both on the customer service side, and their processing capabilities. I'm unsure whether I will remain active in their community. I promised an update… Today, my claim that was outstanding since November 24 was finally approved.
Here’s the message you can expect (upon successful validation)…
Jan 18, 2010. Congratulations, you claim is now complete! Your site should appear in Technorati.com search results within 24 to 48 hours.

I still believe Technorati has a significant issue to address both on the customer service side, and their processing capabilities. I’m unsure whether I will remain active in their community.

]]> By: typofihttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-384 typofi Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:24:50 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-384 Thanks for a good post. The power of Technorati on search engines is truly horrifying.What really interests me though, is that what's the next Technorati? What will be the new top blog site? Usually when the carcass smells this bad, the competitors advance in leaps. Thanks for a good post. The power of Technorati on search engines is truly horrifying.

What really interests me though, is that what’s the next Technorati? What will be the new top blog site? Usually when the carcass smells this bad, the competitors advance in leaps.

]]> By: MileHighFanhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-370 MileHighFan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:27:50 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-370 Jen McLean,I'm one of the many who for some unknown reason Technorati cannot seem to find the token. In my case it's now on not one but two posts. The frustration level with what should be a process that takes seconds is indeed high.Thanks for your input and perhaps insight. Jen McLean,

I’m one of the many who for some unknown reason Technorati cannot seem to find the token. In my case it’s now on not one but two posts. The frustration level with what should be a process that takes seconds is indeed high.

Thanks for your input and perhaps insight.

]]> By: Mike Daicoffhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Mike Daicoff Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:32:47 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-369 Technorati's service remains stagnant, and it appears the community is even more frustrated based on the assertion things were moving again. I've been waiting since November 24th (the date Technorati stated they were reviewing last Thursday).As promised, if anything changes, I'll keep you posted. Technorati’s service remains stagnant, and it appears the community is even more frustrated based on the assertion things were moving again. I’ve been waiting since November 24th (the date Technorati stated they were reviewing last Thursday).

As promised, if anything changes, I’ll keep you posted.

]]> By: Jen McLeanhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Jen McLean Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:32:21 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-350 As of yesterday, blog claiming is rebuilt and up and running. I know it's been more than frustrating for bloggers waiting to be crawled - we are working through the backlog of claims now and should be back to normal soon.In 2009, we rebuilt Technorati.com from the ground up, including search. Since blog claim was built on top of our search technology, the next step was to rebuild that as well. More details are here: http://blog.technorati.com/. We've just come through a major rebuilding phase, which we've talked about here: http://venturebeat.com/2009/10/02/big-changes-coming-at-technorati-the-ceos-perspective/ but as a company, last two quarters have been our best ever. Happy to have you visit anytime. As of yesterday, blog claiming is rebuilt and up and running. I know it’s been more than frustrating for bloggers waiting to be crawled – we are working through the backlog of claims now and should be back to normal soon.

In 2009, we rebuilt Technorati.com from the ground up, including search. Since blog claim was built on top of our search technology, the next step was to rebuild that as well. More details are here: http://blog.technorati.com/. We’ve just come through a major rebuilding phase, which we’ve talked about here: http://venturebeat.com/2009/10/02/big-changes-coming-at-technorati-the-ceos-perspective/ but as a company, last two quarters have been our best ever. Happy to have you visit anytime.

]]> By: Ron Ratliffhttp://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/technorati-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Ron Ratliff Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:26:22 +0000 http://www.bayareatechpros.com/2010/01/the-silent-death-of-technorati-the-cover-up-the-problem/#comment-345 Thank you for this post! As a newbie to this blogging thing I was beginning to think I was alone in "Technorati Purgatory"!It's a bit frustrating to keep hearing marketing/SEO "experts" touting Technorati as a "must have".Your research and graphs make this stand out head and shoulders above the rest!Ron Thank you for this post! As a newbie to this blogging thing I was beginning to think I was alone in “Technorati Purgatory”!

It’s a bit frustrating to keep hearing marketing/SEO “experts” touting Technorati as a “must have”.

Your research and graphs make this stand out head and shoulders above the rest!

Ron

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