Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All

Almost everyone out there says that successful bloggers are niche bloggers. For me though, I’ve always been a generalist. I’m the classic Master of None. But I know enough about so many things that I can usually have an intelligent conversation with anyone I meet.

I have other blogs out there for specific purposes, but this one is my personal, general blog. In two statistical categories, this is the one that is doing the best.

1. Technorati authority. Because I can write about almost anything, I can participate in a variety of blog carnivals. That gets me backlinks. Which gets me authority.
2. Google page rank. I think I’m at a PR of 2 now. For probably the same reason.

I’m not really interested in doing anything differently here. These are just almost unintentional by-products of my general blog. But since I like stats and improvements, I’m going to keep trying to make the numbers grow.

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My Dad told me the other day that he checks out YouTube regularly.

My world froze before it tilted on its axis.

What?

It turns out that my dad uses YouTube to watch programs, especially news stories, from his homeland. It’s a way to stay connected. He even knows work arounds and alternative sites for when YouTube is blocked.

After my brain finally managed to process the thought successfully, I realized that I was just reminded of the fact that the internet is a tool. We tend to think of it as entertainment or as a way to prove how cool we are, but there is a functionality and a usefulness to its features.

YouTube is not just a place for awesome skateboarding dogs. It’s also a place for ideas, creativity, communication, and news. Thanks, dad, for reminding me of something I never should have forgotten.

But still, the Battle at Kruger remains my favorite.

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When I first started researching company blogging for a former employer, Technorati was mentioned in almost every reference article. Now, their service gives me error screens regularly. Another one of my blogs will not claim in their system, and their support system is a joke. The forum is filled with users having the same trouble as I am and my help ticket came back with a canned response that basically said my blog will not claim.

Yeah, I know that. What’s my recourse?

Of course we all know that their authority figures are murky and unreliable, but I like numbers and measurable improvements. I still want to play. They just don’t seem to want me.

Since Technorati is free, this may be a case of you get what you pay for. While I can sympathize with the hardships of organizing the blogging world, in this day and age, technology that doesn’t meet user expectations quickly fall by the wayside.

Should I still pursue this issue or is Technorati no longer relevant? Any suggestions and opinions would be greatly appreciated.

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