Comments on: We’ve Decided to Let Someone Else Talk About the A-List So We Don’t Have To http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html Bringing You Media News, Marketing Views, Celebrity Culture & Political Spin Since February 2005 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: steven edward streight http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-804 steven edward streight Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=659#comment-804 Is blogging a popularity contest?<br/><br/>From a user's perspective, there is no "A List" there is only a blogroll, feeds, bookmarked favorites.<br/><br/>Each person assembles her own micro-blogospheria that becomes "the blogosphere" for that person.<br/><br/>Under-achievers whine.<br/><br/>Hardcore Bloggers press on. Is blogging a popularity contest?

From a user’s perspective, there is no “A List” there is only a blogroll, feeds, bookmarked favorites.

Each person assembles her own micro-blogospheria that becomes “the blogosphere” for that person.

Under-achievers whine.

Hardcore Bloggers press on.

]]> By: Kami Huyse, APR http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-786 Kami Huyse, APR Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=659#comment-786 Well, I imagine I will also be looking at a GoDaddy traffic counter soon since I have my business URL hosted with them. I'll let you know how they compare with Analytics (which is very cool indeed). Well, I imagine I will also be looking at a GoDaddy traffic counter soon since I have my business URL hosted with them. I’ll let you know how they compare with Analytics (which is very cool indeed).

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-776 SB Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=659#comment-776 Not to further confuse things, Kami, but I track my traffic with two different tools: StatCounter and GoDaddy's TrafficFacts. And the GoDaddy numbers are always significantly higher than the StatCounter numbers. Not sure how the StatCounter numbers line up with SiteMeter, but the whole thing gives me a headache. Not to further confuse things, Kami, but I track my traffic with two different tools: StatCounter and GoDaddy’s TrafficFacts. And the GoDaddy numbers are always significantly higher than the StatCounter numbers. Not sure how the StatCounter numbers line up with SiteMeter, but the whole thing gives me a headache.

]]> By: Kami Huyse, APR http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-775 Kami Huyse, APR Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=659#comment-775 Scott; you are a stand-up guy and I appreciate your "honest moment," so I nominate you for your own contest, even though you won't win ;-)<br/><br/>As for links vs traffic, I have been thinking about this a lot lately. Linking is pretty much transparent, Technorati, PubSub and others track these for us and everyone can see what they are (though they are not completely accurate sometimes). <br/><br/>Besides Alexa, which is not complete since it relies on participation, you can't get a clear picture of traffic in a transparent way. <br/><br/>Most of us have programs that give us traffic stats (I am lucky to have Google Analytics, which is very comprehensive), but I can't look at your traffic and you can't look at mine transparently. I wonder why that is? Scott; you are a stand-up guy and I appreciate your “honest moment,” so I nominate you for your own contest, even though you won’t win ;-)

As for links vs traffic, I have been thinking about this a lot lately. Linking is pretty much transparent, Technorati, PubSub and others track these for us and everyone can see what they are (though they are not completely accurate sometimes).

Besides Alexa, which is not complete since it relies on participation, you can’t get a clear picture of traffic in a transparent way.

Most of us have programs that give us traffic stats (I am lucky to have Google Analytics, which is very comprehensive), but I can’t look at your traffic and you can’t look at mine transparently. I wonder why that is?

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/weve-decided-to-let-someone-else-talk-about-the-a-list-so-we-dont-have-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-773 SB Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:25:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=659#comment-773 Mack,<br/><br/>No question about it; inbound links are not a traffic measure, and as you and I have discussed, Alexa traffic rankings are also a poor gauge of traffic.<br/><br/>Interestingly, the researcher in the New York article stated that there was an 80 percent correlation between inbound links and traffic. Don't know where he pulled that figure from...but it's in New York magazine, so it must be true ;) Mack,

No question about it; inbound links are not a traffic measure, and as you and I have discussed, Alexa traffic rankings are also a poor gauge of traffic.

Interestingly, the researcher in the New York article stated that there was an 80 percent correlation between inbound links and traffic. Don’t know where he pulled that figure from…but it’s in New York magazine, so it must be true ;)

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