Comments on: Don’t Let Technorati Drop Your Blog

By: Launch Tree

Launch Tree — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:03:54 +0000

I’m not sure why someone wouldn’t want to upgrade anyway.

It’s always been a relatively painless experience for me, and is a lot better than hackers exploting code in your blog and breaking in.

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By: Niche Socializer

Niche Socializer — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:54:09 +0000

What about Blogger blogs?

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:12:17 +0000

This is great post. Thanks for sharing.

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:14:52 +0000

I am not looking forward to this one…too many things I’ve added in and formatting that can be lost when upgrading. Oh well…

By: Cactii

Cactii — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:54:41 +0000

Technorati should do this… It’s like survival of the fittest… evolution… If you can’t keep up you need to get out… Or get dropped.

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:55:02 +0000

@WebGeek – I don’t care for Technorati’s tactics either, and you make some good points.
Hiding WP version # is also an option.

@Matt Ellsworth – yes, worth checking out all your blogs to make sure they aren’t dropped.

@Pedro – agreed. People that are producing good content shouldn’t be punished.

@Simon Slade – you can always put in the automatic upgrade and it will take care of most things.

@Malte Landwehr – Technorati is just trying to prevent splogs. It’s a pretty strange way for them to do this, and yes, the blogger shouuld be more resposible. Thing is, many bloggers may not have the knowledge/expertise to prevent against attacks.

@Pete White – sure they do, for doing blog searches and many use Technorati authority as a key metric.

@Lee – as mentioned to Pete, people still find the Technorati 100, a function of Technorati authority, to be very relavent. Agreed that Google blog search is great though.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:00:12 +0000

Does anyone use Technorati anymore? Google Blog search is now the default on the WordPress dashboard. Besides that when was the last time you saw a referrer in your log files from Technorati? Lees last blog post..The Blogging Wall

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By: Pete White

Pete White — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:33:21 +0000

People still use technorati? Pete White's last blog post..Deciding on an ISP

By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:52:10 +0000

I don't think this is any of Technorati's business. I cannot see why they should make such a fuss about outdated blogs. To remember to upgrade one's blog is only the owners responsibility, not Technorati's. Malte Landwehr's last blog post..Die besten Feedicons und warum sie so wichtig sind

By: Simon Slade

Simon Slade — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:27:42 +0000

I hate having to upgrade WordPress constantly…!

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:24:05 +0000

Thanks for the warning!

Isn’t it unfortunate that it always seems to be the blog/site owner who gets canned, even when they’ve done nothing wrong.

At some point, we’re going to collectively have to figure out a better way to go on the offensive against spammers, and really make them pay for their malevolent deeds against society.

By: Matt Ellsworth

Matt Ellsworth — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:13:30 +0000

wow - thats good to know. i didn't actually see this email from technorati - but I'll certainly to make sure. i think most of my blogs were upgraded to wp 2.3.3 - but i will go check them all now. Matt Ellsworth's last blog post..Microsoft Updates Live Maps and Virtual Earth 3D

By: Brian Wallace

Brian Wallace — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:40:17 +0000

@Linda – this applies to the WordPress platform only.

@Bill Hartzer – agreed that Technorati needs to clean up its act. This is a bit more hardcore than I expected from them though.

By: WebGeek

WebGeek — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:41:25 +0000

I don't mean to come off as a troll here, but I have to say, this is bad advice. There are a lot of problems with WordPress 2.5 that need to be fixed. For example, it's broken many themes and plugins due to some standard WordPress hooks being broken. Keep in mind, upgrading before these issues are fixed could damage business websites that depend on WordPress if custom themes are broken etc. Also, it's not automatically more secure than previous versions, it's just that security bugs haven't been discovered yet. Forcing people to upgrade isn't the answer. You could always just change the version # from your theme and Technorati won't drop you. This should not be touted as the answer. WebGeek's last blog post..The SEO Industry Needs a New Term for Linkbait

By: Bill Hartzer

Bill Hartzer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:23:09 +0000

It's about time that Technorati "cleaned house" so to speak. I haven't been using it for my blog search as frequently because of all the junque that's in there. Bill Hartzer's last blog post..Advertisers Granted Exception to Google Adwords Display URL Policy

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By: Linda - Nickers and Ink

Linda - Nickers and Ink — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:20:43 +0000

Does this apply to BLOGGER blogs too? Linda - Nickers and Ink's last blog post..Fair Warning – A Poetic Tense on Style Sense

By: Wayne Smallman

Wayne Smallman — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:46:26 +0000

B. I'll look into it. See what the problem is... Wayne Smallman's last blog post..Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections [del.icio.us]