Comments on: The A-List is alive and kicking

By: billhartzer

billhartzer — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:07:02 +0000

I think Scoble is right–they’re off hanging out on social networks rather than hanging around the blogs. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Raj is right, it might be easier to get in the top 100 now.

By: Raj Dash

Raj Dash — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:15:02 +0000

With Technorati’s use of momentum metrics, it is now relatively easier to get into the Top 100. The active B-list can get into the A-list now, and are doing so.

Del.icio.us links are nice because they really are more like bookmarks. They have a longer term value. Digg’s are wham bam thank you ma’am – most of the time anyway. But i do occasionally get Digg visits from old articles.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:34:50 +0000

like digg, when an item hits the delicious popular page it can drive you plenty of traffic and knock-on links, not to mention new readers.

agreed with you on the need to understand how something works as I think most of us aren’t early adopters, we’re more liable to stick to what we know best.

Not always the best approach though.

By: Ryan Caldwell

Ryan Caldwell — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:50:46 +0000

this introduces a fundamental question that I’ve been struggling with for some time: how does a problogger choose which social nets to enter and become an active member of and how does one use a social net effectively. Even businesses have to address these questions. What’s worth your time and what’s not? What’s going to be a fad, and what’s going to be around 6 months from now?

For example, everyone tells me I really should become more active with in delicious. But I don’t know how to use it effectively for SEO and I’ve never seen strong results from my efforts. With all new technology, unless I clearly understand how I can benefit from using it, I’m not inclined to adopt it (some people are quite the opposite).