Comments on: Monitoring Blogs to Catch the Important Stories: Which 100 Blogs Would You Have to Watch? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:49:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tumalengamgog http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-455604 Tumalengamgog Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:40:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-455604 Hi everybody, Is everything fine? What's going on? ------------------ <a href="http://investment-research.investinggoals.com" rel="nofollow">investing</a> Hi everybody,
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]]> By: Idetrorce http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-346214 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:27:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-346214 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don't agree with you
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]]> By: brandon http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-283224 brandon Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:39:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-283224 how about picking up a newspaper and reading it with your eyeballs, people how about picking up a newspaper and reading it with your eyeballs, people

]]> By: Carl Huber http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282942 Carl Huber Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:53:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282942 I just realized that my webpage is the first result in google when you type in "the warehouse" - so I was pretty jazzed about that. As far as news blogs go I just skim Fark (which is far more informative than watching any news program). News stresses me out. I can't handle most of it. I just realized that my webpage is the first result in google when you type in "the warehouse" - so I was pretty jazzed about that. As far as news blogs go I just skim Fark (which is far more informative than watching any news program). News stresses me out. I can't handle most of it.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282590 Miss Cellania Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:35:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282590 I think they rely too much on algorythms and links in and out, and too little on actual content. If I were compiling such a list by my gut (and I monitor the internet for a living), I would divide the subjects more evenly. This has too much repetition in politics and not enough arts and literature, technology, education, religion, entertainment news, science, and international news. I would also select blogs with more content. For example, HuffPo and Daily Kos have tons of authors and content, those would cover left~wing politics by themselves. I'm sure you could find high~content blogs for right~wing politics and other subjects that would do the same. Science Blogs is good for that reason, but its not all~inclusive; there should be more science outlets. Another caveat: I'm not familiar with all of these. If they'd posted the name of the blogs instead of just the URL, I might find it easier to understand. I think they rely too much on algorythms and links in and out, and too little on actual content. If I were compiling such a list by my gut (and I monitor the internet for a living), I would divide the subjects more evenly. This has too much repetition in politics and not enough arts and literature, technology, education, religion, entertainment news, science, and international news. I would also select blogs with more content. For example, HuffPo and Daily Kos have tons of authors and content, those would cover left~wing politics by themselves. I'm sure you could find high~content blogs for right~wing politics and other subjects that would do the same. Science Blogs is good for that reason, but its not all~inclusive; there should be more science outlets.

Another caveat: I'm not familiar with all of these. If they'd posted the name of the blogs instead of just the URL, I might find it easier to understand.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282520 Alex Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:49:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282520 @ ted #2: You get grouchyoitis, a common disease amongst commenters on blogs. :) @ Binks #3: ouch, that sucks! I assume the domain registration expired and wasn't renewed in time ... I don't even know what remedy you can have b/c most registrars have a grace period where the original owner can re-register the domain name after its terms is up, but if you fail to do that, then it's fair game for anyone (including spammers) to register the name. @skh.pcola #4: the list is skewed toward blogs that have lots of links but little content otherwise. Like instapundit and now Don Surber's blog. @donna #5: "important" is my word, not theirs. The premise of their paper is that they did this analysis, which shows that if you read the blogs on their list (either top 21, top 100, or top 5000) then you're most likely to get exposed to more stories floating around on the blogosphere than if you were to only read Technorati's top 100 blogs. (see chart on their page which shows information captured vs. no of blogs read). They claimed to be able to vacuum up more than 60% of all stories floating on the web by reading just the 100 blogs they listed. In comparison, by reading the Technorati Top 100 (which is ranked by in-links), you only "get" about 45% of the stories on the blogosphere. @ ted #2: You get grouchyoitis, a common disease amongst commenters on blogs. :)

@ Binks #3: ouch, that sucks! I assume the domain registration expired and wasn't renewed in time ... I don't even know what remedy you can have b/c most registrars have a grace period where the original owner can re-register the domain name after its terms is up, but if you fail to do that, then it's fair game for anyone (including spammers) to register the name.

@skh.pcola #4: the list is skewed toward blogs that have lots of links but little content otherwise. Like instapundit and now Don Surber's blog.

@donna #5: "important" is my word, not theirs. The premise of their paper is that they did this analysis, which shows that if you read the blogs on their list (either top 21, top 100, or top 5000) then you're most likely to get exposed to more stories floating around on the blogosphere than if you were to only read Technorati's top 100 blogs. (see chart on their page which shows information captured vs. no of blogs read).

They claimed to be able to vacuum up more than 60% of all stories floating on the web by reading just the 100 blogs they listed. In comparison, by reading the Technorati Top 100 (which is ranked by in-links), you only "get" about 45% of the stories on the blogosphere.

]]> By: Adam Stanhope http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282478 Adam Stanhope Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:17:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282478 Don Surber was last seen excoriating that poor kid Graeme Frost for receiving health care subsidized by public funds. Oh yeah, we're winning in Iraq, too! Baghdad is safer than Paris! Don Surber was last seen excoriating that poor kid Graeme Frost for receiving health care subsidized by public funds.

Oh yeah, we're winning in Iraq, too! Baghdad is safer than Paris!

]]> By: donna http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282382 donna Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:44:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282382 Um, "important" to whom? I read different blogs on different days, depending on what's happening in the world. Some days economics is important, some days politics is, some days it's fun stuff like Neatorama, some days it's catching up with my blog friends. Important is a very loaded term. Um, "important" to whom?

I read different blogs on different days, depending on what's happening in the world. Some days economics is important, some days politics is, some days it's fun stuff like Neatorama, some days it's catching up with my blog friends.

Important is a very loaded term.

]]> By: skh.pcola http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282321 skh.pcola Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:47:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282321 Don Surber's blog is very good, but I quit visiting when he switched to using one or two sentences on the front page, with a "Click here to read more" button. That shit is highly annoying. But he gets linked to from lots of blogs that I do read every day. Don Surber's blog is very good, but I quit visiting when he switched to using one or two sentences on the front page, with a "Click here to read more" button. That shit is highly annoying. But he gets linked to from lots of blogs that I do read every day.

]]> By: Binks http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282256 Binks Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:56:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282256 Dear Natorama: "Anglican.tk? That’s just a spam blog, guys!" Actually, it's the former site of CaNN: Classical Anglican Net News-- a very popular Christian News & Commentary site. We've moved to: http://webelf.wordpress.com/ Some idiot then pirated the .tk url, which we've been trying to re-establish. Cheers, Binks CaNN/Anglican.tk/ Webelf Report Dear Natorama:

"Anglican.tk? That’s just a spam blog, guys!"

Actually, it's the former site of CaNN: Classical Anglican Net News-- a very popular Christian News & Commentary site. We've moved to:

http://webelf.wordpress.com/

Some idiot then pirated the .tk url, which we've been trying to re-establish.

Cheers,

Binks
CaNN/Anglican.tk/ Webelf Report

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-282011 ted Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:38:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-282011 So what disease do I get from reading Neatorama? So what disease do I get from reading Neatorama?

]]> By: Chad Cloman http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-281785 Chad Cloman Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:15:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/08/monitoring-blogs-to-catch-the-important-stories-which-100-blogs-would-you-have-to-watch/#comment-281785 In my opinion, any top 100 list that doesn't include slashdot is not valid. In my opinion, any top 100 list that doesn't include slashdot is not valid.

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