At this moment, the message is
Cannot Find Server
Guess our friends, Janice Myint, David Sifry, and their team are very busy.
No judgment just information.
On the other hand, on Thursdays, the Internet always seems to go haywire. Have you noticed that?
UPDATE: IT’S PARTWAY BACK, BUT THE LINK MARKERS AREN’T WORKING AND THE LINK COUNTS AREN’T RIGHT YET.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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I can’t help it. David Sifry hooked me. He did it when he let them name that feature at Technorati Explore. Had he only said, “Okay call it Browse.” Browsing is a nice thing. I’ve even been known to do it. I’ve browsed through books and browsed while waiting. Yes, I know how to Browse.
My life would be so much easier, if only David Sifry had chosen Browse instead of choosing Explore.
But no. My friend, Dave probably was a kid a bit like me. He probably knows the exact appeal of exploring. Maybe he even remembers hearing someone saying, “Where you going?” and answering back “We’re going exploring. Wanna come along?”
Slam dunk marketing that name. Explore. Even better, it lives up to its promise. [Read more…]
David Sifry posted State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 1: On Blogosphere Growth at the Technorati Weblog today. It’s only been 3 months since David’s last report, and the blogosphere hasn’t shown any signs of slowing–in fact, it continues to double every six months. New weblogs are created at the rate of one per second. That’s one now, and now, and now, and now. AND I TYPE REALLY FAST.
A new word gets coined in this report, I’ll let Mr. Sifry do it himself. Of those that derive from spam, I think this might be my favorite.
There has been an increase in the overall noise level in the blogosphere during 2006, but aside from a few notable spam storms (“sporms”? Just how far can you take this naming system?) noted in red in the chart above, the high level of interesting, original content being created greatly outweighs the fake or duplicate content listed on splogs.
The Facts:
David Sifry does a remarkable job of providing useful information to bloggers. I use this data regularly to help friends, family, and business clients to understand what blogs are and what impact blogs are having on the Internet and the world we live in.
Who needs this information to understand what you do? How might you package these facts to promote your business? . . . to help your clients promote theirs?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Explore the Magic Middle with Authority
King Mike Sigers had lost 13 of his Knights of the Blog. They were being held in the dungeons of the kingdom of Technorati. (add melodramatic music here) Chained to the wall, they were allowed no visitors. No messages were getting out. None were getting in. It was cold, damp, dark and forgotten . . .
In fact that was the problem. When warrior King Mike spoke to the elegant King David, offering a ransom to retrieve his noble Knights of the Blog, King David promised to look into it. But unbeknownst (add other old words here to beef up the drama) to King Mike the castle was so large that no one could find where the dungeon was in which the guards had stashed 13 Knights of the Blog. No one knew where they were being held. The Knights, alas, were lost.
No matter what King Mike had tried, he received the same promise, yet no relief. He had appealed to King David for a reprieve. Yet his Knights of the Blog seemed destined to languish in the dungeons of Technorati for eternity or longer. (add awful music by Yanni to make it sound as if milleniums have gone by).
Enter the lovely engineer-princess, Janice, her light shines so brightly that everyone lays down their swords.
She asked, “What is the problem?” Then she took up her engineering degree and lit the hallways with her charm. Our lovely princess made short shrift of the task. She found those Knights of the Blog in no time and set them free. Meanwhile, King David seeing the problem, rolled up his royal sleeves, and started checking other dungeons for other missing Knights of the Blog and found some too.
King Mike was reunited with his Knights and sang the praises of the Beautiful Princess Engineer and Royal Head of the Team of Customer Service in the Kingdom of Technorati.
A fabulous ball was held, and everyone wanted to dance with Princess Janice. They realized now that she is even more valuable than at first she seemed to be.
Me? I took home my ailing Knight Blog, who’d lost 80 links in her chainmail from 7 months in the dungeon, and broke the sad news that she now would have to be a squire. We drank bad wine and retired.
Sister Marlene would like that story. She’s an 80-something, brlliant woman who has the life experience and wisdom of at least six people. She’d like Janice who just did without asking for anything. The first time that I met Marlene she said
There is no act of kindness or mercy that does not benefit both parties.
I knew immediately that what she said was true. When I am unconditionally generous, I make myself a little better.
Stephen Covey explains what you need for Sister Marlene’s statement to be true
The third character trait essential to Win/Win is the Abundance Mentality, the paradigm that there is plenty out there for everybody. –Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Fireside Books)
Mike Sigers in his Simply Good post this morning brings that challenge to our front door.
Now, do me a favor and do a post, Trackback or whatever and let the world know that there is, in fact, an individual [Janice Myint] at Technorati who cares and who can get it done.
I awoke this morning wondering why we’re quick to criticize Technorati, yet we are slow to reward the one who works the hardest for us. It just doesn’t seem smart, right, or good business.
We complain about A Listers getting favor, having power. But we horde our power undercover. We don’t use power we have–the power to give links to each other. The more linked we are together, the more we show what we want and don’t want to happen in the blogosphere. The more we become one giant A Lister on our own.
Links don’t cost money. They don’t take things. I give away more than I get each week, and it doesn’t hurt me or my blog. Are we too short sighted to see how linking to another blog can promote our own blogs and give them value–especially if we link to someone who is dedicated to providing us with a tool that brings us readers?
I’m with Mike. If you have asked Janice to help you, or you plan on doing so, what’s wrong with giving her link love and letting her know you value what she does?
You can link to Janice at: http://janicetechnorati.blogspot.com or http://janicemyint.blogspot.com/2006/03/good-linky-linky.html
Remember there is no act of link love that doesn’t benefit both parties.
Or, for the cynics in the crowd, my mom would say
Reinforce behaviors that you value;
what will follow is human nature;
you will get more of the behavior that you reinforced.
Janice, the Beautiful Engineer Princess of the Kingdom of Technorati has proven beyond a doubt that she will do what she can to help us succeed. A link in her direction, just might get her more power to hire more like her . . . Then she can do more in the castle to get more Knights of the Blog freed from the dungeon and out working for us again–promoting our brands and our businesses.
It’s a happily ever after kind of ending that could be.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Put Your 2Cents Inââ¬âWhatââ¬â¢s Technorati Worthââ¬âWithout Janice?
In a most gracious manner, David Sifry came out to let me know that Janice Myint is well, and the problem was an email error. I never thought to try through another account. My error.
Thank you, Mr. Sifry. It says a lot about you and your brand that you took the time to offer your personal services and in such detail.
Thank you, also, for doing it with the class of a gentleman.
My sincere and large apology for a fearful response. I wouldn’t care, if I didn’t value your service so highly when it’s working.
I’m the nice one, but sometimes I worry too much.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Put Your 2Cents Inââ¬âWhatââ¬â¢s Technorati Worthââ¬âWithout Janice?
I wrote an email this morning to Janice. It was the first that I wrote in two weeks. My reason for writing was because I hadn’t heard from her. I didn’t want to bug her . . . I knew her load had to be enormous and I try really hard to be the nice one. So here’s what I wrote.
Janice,
I haven’t heard from you are you swamped under?
I hope you’re not sick or really under pressure.
Smiles,
Liz
A few seconds later, I received this response from my friend, MAILER-DAEMON.
—– Transcript of session follows —–
… while talking to technorati.com.s5a1.psmtp.com.:
>>> RCPT To:<jymyint@technorati.com>
<<< 550 <jymyint@technorati.com>: User unknown in local recipient table
550 <jymyint@technorati.com>… User unknown
I know we know what we’ve lost here. Do you think that they do? I think they need to. Mr. Sifry, “looking into it,” hasn’t been enough. Janice made things happen. Now what?
Customers decide what a company’s brand is and what it is worth. Heck, a business is not a business without customers. Would you take a moment to answer this question?
What’s Technorati’s brand value to you?
I think it’s time that we explain the situation in a calm, polite business-like fashion. Maybe then someone will hear what we’ve been saying.
After all, I am the nice one.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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