blog rankings

As the blogosphere has blossomed over time, writers who have been happily writing on the Internet probably began to wonder at one point or another "How many people are reading my blog?" or "Where do I rank amongst my peers in popularity in the world of blogs?"

One of the first companies to take an algorithmic crack at ranking blogs available on the Internet was Technorati. Technorati offers an ever-updating list of the Top 100 Blogs ranked by what they call Authority, which is simply the amount of links a blog has to it from other blogs within the last six months. This ranking is generally seen as the most authoritative look at how blogs rank in the world today.

Other sites have also tried their hand at blog rankings, including entities such as Blog Rankings, Salon.com, and Technoranki.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “blog rankings”

• The top 50 light-heavyweights ever (revised list)

  
  The Boxing Blog - Times Online - WBLG — Authority: 419
  So, heres my final light-heavyweight list, taking into consideration some of your comments. I was pretty happy with the top of the list, but I felt nearer the bottom I perhaps got things a bit wrong. Again, its my list, so we dont have to agree. Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see where Manny Pacquiao will ...
  3 days ago

• November Halfdone NZ Blog Stats – now with sports!

  
  Something should go here, maybe later. — Authority: 479
  To be included, blogs must contain posts on topics of interest to the general public. For a more detailed criteria list, see July . HD Rank Tumeke Blog Alexa Alexa NZ Authority HD Score 1 #1 Kiwiblog 83882 179 621 2 2 #2 The Standard 2.02 186963 320 608 9 3 #8 No Minister ...
  4 days ago

• NZ blogs sitemeter ranking – November ‘09

  
  Open Parachute — Authority: 510
  So far I have found 126 NZ blogs with publicly accessible sitemeter stats. This is about 20% of the total on my database. The blogs are listed in the table below, together with daily visits and page view numbers averaged over the previous 7 days. The data was that given by by the NZ blog ranking tool on November ...
  2 weeks ago

• Who killed the Liberal OC Blog?

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 551
  The Liberal OC blog is on life support…What happened to the Liberal OC Blog?  They used to be an OK read, but after their founder, Mike Lawson, left they changed, and not for the better.  Current Lib OC editors Dan Chmielewski and Chris Leah Prevatt have completely wrecked their blog.But don’t take my word for ...
  2 weeks ago

• 11 Most Interesting Investing Blogs Reviewed

  
  Do It, Invest - investing blog, investment tools, financial analysis, portfolio management. The money road. — Authority: 119
  Why not a blogroll? Why didn’t we post a sidebar laterally on our investing blog, with all the investing links we considered interesting? Well, first of all because this would be definitely too long. We at doitinvest.com read lots of investing blogs. And we are very human after all - we have opinions on these, of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Novembers UK Top Blog Rankings

  
  Wikio Blog UK — Authority: 100
  Brew Dog Blog has seized the number one spot in Wine and Beer this month - an excellent opportunity to bring you their very first exclusive , which they duly did. In Technology ... The Guardian Technology blog retained Top Spot. Sneak peek veteran Neville Hobson brought you the ...
  4 weeks ago

• New Zealand Christian Blog Ranking Policy Change

  
  MandM — Authority: 496
  You may have noticed I have just now caught up all the blog ranking reports I was behind on due to end of year study focus (my final exam is now 6 days away). You may have also noticed we have included a new blog ranking policy in our eligibility criteria. From here on simply claiming to be Christian will not mean ...
  4 weeks ago

• Christian Blog Ranking Report for October 09 – HalfDone

  
  MandM — Authority: 496
  Here are the top 10 NZ Christian blogs based on HalfDone’s NZ blog stats for October ; these stats will make up part of the calculations for the MandM top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings for October 09: MandM 3 NZ Conservative 4 Say Hello to my Little Friend (Beretta) 8 Something Should Go Here, Maybe ...
  4 weeks ago

• Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs – September 09

  
  MandM — Authority: 496
  The Top 10 New Zealand Christian Blogs for September 09 are as follows: [1.] MandM 12 (3 – 21) [2.] NZ Conservative 16.5 (9 – 24 ) [3.] MacDoctor Moments 17 (16 – 18) [4.] Something Should Go Here, Maybe Later (HalfDone) 20.5 (13 – 28) [5.] Say Hello to my Little Friend (Beretta ...
  4 weeks ago

• Christian Blog Ranking Report for September 09 – Tumeke

  
  MandM — Authority: 496
  Here are the top 10 NZ Christian blogs based on Tumeke’s NZ blog stats for September ; these stats are used in the calculations for the MandM top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings for September 09: MandM 21 NZ Conservative 24 Say Hello to my Little Friend (Beretta Blog) 27 Something Should Go Here, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Maggies Notebook Technorati Top 100 Politics: Maggies Notebook Technorati Top 100 World Politics

  
  Maggie's Notebook — Authority: 616
  Many bloggers have watched Technorati undergo changes that left us wondering what the heck was going on. Recently, as Ive watched my ranking, it appeared that the site had their new algorithm worked out - whatever that means. Maggies Notebook Technorati Top 100 Politics Ranking and Authority  Last ...
  4 weeks ago

• Exchanged for the better

  
  SurfersBrowse LifetechLife... — Authority: 110
  What do you think? Is it a change for the better? I just had to opt for a blog template that would, at least, show my writing in full, sans - without - all the clutter on the sidebar that usually slowed down the loading of the blog.Do you like it? If I am going to lose pagerank for whatever reason, at least my readers ...
  4 weeks ago

• October Halfdone NZ Blog Stats

  
  Something should go here, maybe later. — Authority: 479
  To be included, blogs must contain posts on topics of interest to the general public. For a more detailed criteria list, see July . HD Rank Tumeke Blog Alexa Alexa NZ Authority HD Score 1 #1 Kiwiblog 83024 179 650 2 2 #2 The Standard 2.02 191970 521 575 17 3 #21 MandM ...
  4 weeks ago

• Top ten Merseyside boxers

  
  The Boxing Blog - Times Online - WBLG — Authority: 419
  Tony Quigley and Paul Smith square up at the Echo Arena in Liverpool tonight, with the British super-middleweight title on the line. But as important as the title, city pride is on the line. There are few areas with a much boxing heritage as Liverpool. People will still fondly recall great nights at the Liverpool ...
  5 weeks ago

• The top 50 light-heavyweights ever - No 1, Ezzard Charles

  
  The Boxing Blog - Times Online - WBLG — Authority: 419
    So it came down to a man who many boxing fans will only know as a heavyweight. It is very likely that, when I get round to my all-time heavyweight list, Ezzard Mack Charles, world heavyweight champion from 1949-1951, a man who beat Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott and came close to stopping Rocky Marciano, will ...
  5 weeks ago

• NZ blogs sitemeter ranking – October ‘09

  
  Open Parachute — Authority: 510
  Currently I have found 123 NZ blogs with publicly accessible sitemeter stats. This is about 20% of the total on my database. The blogs are listed in the table below, together with daily visits and page view numbers averaged over the previous 7 days. The data was that given by by the NZ blog ranking tool on October ...
  5 weeks ago

• Guest Post: The Rise and Fall of the New Zealand Christian Blogosphere

  
  MandM — Authority: 496
  ScrubOne has gone back through the  New Zealand blog rankings over the past year and documented the rise and fall of the Christan blogs to see if the launch of the MandM Top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings has had observable impact. (This guest post is part of open mic week(s) ) A lot of people have noticed that ...
  5 weeks ago

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