Over the last few months I watched as the Technorati rank of this weblog sank precipitously.
A long time ago, it was #1. Then it was in the top 10. Then, at the behest of Jason Calacanis, they changed they way they calculated rank, and it fell consistently to the bottom half of the top 100.
By the middle of March it had dropped below 350.
I told myself "No big deal, that's not why you write."
True.
But then why I am I enjoying the resurgence of this blog, when viewed through Technorati?
This morning, on the rise, it broke the 200 barrier, at 199. Who knows where it will stop!
Heh.
Okay, maybe I do care.
Just a little. ";->"
Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:00:38 PM
~About the Author~
Dave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
"RSS was born in 1997 out of the confluence of Dave Winer's 'Really Simple Syndication' technology, used to push out blog updates, and Netscape's 'Rich Site Summary', which allowed users to create custom Netscape home pages with regularly updated data flows." - Tim O'Reilly.
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