It took a while but this blog has finally broke into the Technorati Top 50. Currently, I’m ranked number 50 with an authority of 5,332. However, Technorati still refuses to put me in their official Top 100 blog list.
Apparently, I’m not the only top 100 blog not included in the official list. For example, Performancing.com, which is ranked number 15 is no where to be seen on the official list as well. I’m sure there are bunch of others top 100 blogs missing. As I’ve stated in a previous post, Technorati plays favorites with the Top 100 and hand selects the blogs to be included. Just because you have enough authority to break the top 100 doesn’t mean they’ll add you to their list.
What is even more funny is you don’t really need to be a top 100 blog to make the Top 100 list. CrunchGear is currently at number 100 on the list but if you check their Technorati profile, you’ll see they have a rank of 120. As a matter of fact, the last four blogs in the official Top 100 list are not top 100 blogs. Go figure.
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Congrats John. Keep going – try for #1!
Greetings! Anyways john I think I know why Technorati don’t rank you in the top 100.
It’s your Link Bait. They(also google)doesn’t seems to be liking people who outsmart them. But who cares about Googel Or Technorati, right?
I really don’t care about them What value most is our Loyal reader base.We should treat them well.
Thats why I’m risking my Site’s “ranks” and giving away 100 text links to my loyal readers all they had to do is asking! I link them. Love your readers Not Google. ANd get used to scroogle before Google Srew you!
Wow great job! Keep up the good works. You are an inspiration to us all.
wow, praise indeed!
hmm. Yeah I guess they don’t like your link bait, however Blogging the Movie is looking for Top Bloggers and we don’t care if you’re not on the official list.
well said, jc doesn’t need either technorati or google
Why not create your own official list. Maybe top 100 evil blogs?
Who would like you manipulating there results? your a monster sometimes.
The point of these search engines such as google and Technorati is to produce good results. when people start screwing around with there system they will envitably pump out miss placed results.
I’m not saying stop, they have to get smarter just as we do at cracking there system but it makes sense having a black list.
Good Job JC!
everyone is banning johnchow.com
everyone hates john chow
Not his loyal readers!
I would black list him if I has a search engine. him and 1000s of others that try to manipulate my results.
Even still I am going to try as hard as I can to get to the first page of Google using white hat SEO.
Oh, not everyone…just a couple small-time names like GOOGLE and TECHNORATI.
In John’s case, it doesn’t matter really. I mean, even if it did, it doesn’t take away the fact that he has steady readership, probably even growing, and tons of revenue to boot.
John’s more than fine without their help.
Let me tell you he’s gonna have to dig DEEP in that bag of evil to dethrone Engadget!! But records were made to be broken, and John has the tenacity to do it. Have to stay tuned to this developing story.
Congrats on hitting the top 50!
Top 50 ain’t too shabby at all. Congrats, John!
your gripes with technorati sound like my gripes with alexa . . . all garbage rankings, but we still have to use them! . . .
btw . . . you don’t want a crack at the iphone? . . . you’ve been a pretty lucky man these past few months . . . why not try it out again?
It would be nice if Technorati pinged in a timely manner. I have a slight delay of 30 or so minutes. I see other folks that don’t get pinged for days and weeks after they have published a post. That’t got to suck.
30 minutes is nothing. I get mine in about 15-20 minutes.
Sometimes I am surprised how your rating can drop when the number of blog reactions has actually gone up, and you posted recently. Weird.
you would love JC to throw a shot out wouldn’t you? that would send so many potential readers to your site to do the iPhone giveaway. but hey people should it is free.
i don’t think “love” is the right word . . . . “appreciation” would more in line
I’m with you in your hatred for Alexa! It’s such crap and yet people still use it all the time for setting prices for links and whatnot. Grrrr.
Whats the alternative?
Trusting the website owner to publish his stats that have not been fuddled with?
Techno who?
technorati
It helps when you add a link for them to follow
http://technorati.com/
I think BD PC was just joshing, video1.
I wish they wouldn’t be so biased with stuff like this.
If they honestly think that some sites are better to fit in the Top 100 because they feel they’re more suitable, instead of just looking at the numbers like authority or links from other blogs, why wouldn’t they do it?
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Well that’s what they are doing, which is what John is complaining about
Probably they think that if bloggers can somehow manipulate things, then so can they.
Who knows what type of metrics they are using. It’s probably some sort of automated process.
It makes a lot of sense,
When a user manipulates the search results to appear higher on the results page there page might not be applicable to the search. ei not a targeted results.
i’m surprised that more sites don’t have black lists just like google and technorati
Congrats, any tips for getting higher in technorati?
by getting users to add you their favorite blogs?
That probably doesn’t hurt. Getting people to link to you most likely helps as well.
I’m sure a lot of people have put John’s blog on their favorites, but that didn’t seem to put him on the top 100 blogs.
It will increase your chances with top favorites though, I agree.
The best way is to write good content. its always been the best way.
Make your self a resource in your own field.
I can understand why this annoys you, but it also makes sense. I’m guessing Performancing is held out because many of their links come from WP Themes. The same for your Make Money Online Reviews. If the Top 100 could be entered just by making some good WordPress themes or staging a great linkbait exchange then it really wouldn’t be very legitimate.
Have you ever wonder why every Top 100 blog is English only?
there used to be some chinese blogs, but they’re nowhere to be seen now
It makes sense to keep them English only though, as Technorati itself is in English and targeted towards English speakers. It wouldn’t make much sense for them to place blogs on the Top 100 that the mass majority of their users couldn’t read or understand.
Why would an English blog site show blogs in other languages, you would think that they would try and filter out other languages.
Such blatant favoritism shouldn’t be accepted so nonchalantly, then again, if it wasn’t paying off for them they wouldn’t be doing it…lovely wisdom from that Dr. Phil guy who thinks he’s so smart….
I still think it stinks…
:holds nose:
It’s a private tracker though. Technorati can do whatever they want with the lists. It’s not like we pay them for an unbiased representation of the actual Top 100.
Maybe John could bribe them?
Nah, too evil even for me.
anybody want an instant boost overnight in their technorati rankings send me an email. i’ll tell you how. it’s not free though.
So Evil…
BOOOO!! I’ll tell you for free cause I do it everyday. Go to my site and send me an e-mail. And I have proof of my increases!
I’m here to help you help yourself (borrowed from Jerry Maguire.)
Coolionjones, you’ve got mail
And yet you don’t include any contact information, I guess I could click on your user name but I don’t want to.
Congrats! *=)
I’m still working on cracking the 10k mark.
i need checked my technorank
Good! I crack technorati top 3,871,628 yesterday!
LOL!!! That qualifies you for a FREE minute of internet search time! What are ya gonna look for with that minute?
Darn it, you beat me by like 1!@#%
John get the free link from my site
Congrats John. Hope you succeed on your mission.
John, with your blackhat techniques, are you really surprised not to be in the top 100? Also, it’s their site, they’re allowed to do whatever they want.
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I think thats hilarious that they don’t even update that crap. That should be something I would assume they’d keep on top of since thats every persons wish.
I think that they do update the list automatically but include a black list of people that rised too fast or used unfair means to clime the list.
Congratulations John.
Sorry Technorati isn’t showing you any love.
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Keep plugging John … You’ll get to #1!
Darin
congratulations. i’m heppy for you.
my blog is in
Rank: 1,357,685
Authority: 4
ja, be carefull, i’m going for you!!!!
best regards
thetrasher
http://thetrasher.com.ar
Haha, that’s even better than one of the sites I have. I started it two years ago, never touched it since, and it’s Authority is 1
Congrats John. It makes no sense at all why they do that.
Technorati Top 50 that’s amazing.
Now you can raise your review prices!
John-
I can understand your frustration. Have you spoken to them directly? I don’t think anyone would deny your success, influence and subscription (loyal following) in the blogosphere. You deserve the appropriate ranking even if they disagree (or agree for that matter) with your business/blog. What policy do they disclose that details there ranking system policy. None that I saw. Besides being unfair to those they arbitrarily leave out, it is a disservice to the blogging community and public.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. How disappointing.
Now, if only I had that problem….
Best,
Howard
“Respect my [Technorati] authoritah.”
-Eric Cartman
haha I love South Park!
LOL, you win !
TOO funny!!! If Cartman was on Technorati though, he’d be in the black list, too.
Online or offline, it’s all about who you know or who you… well, never mind. Techno-rati doesn’t seem to care about my blog and Google refuses to bestow any PageRank on it either.
That’s ok, we all know who has the quality content, don’t we?
photomatt.net
rank: #1
authority: 4x that of engadgets
No where on the top 100 list
Congrats!
I hope to take that spot from you some day.
BeachBum Michael
Grats!
Congrats!
Congrats! Someday, I wish to achieve some of the successes that you have
I just broke 30k and it made my day…I’m such a dork…
Congrats John. But it looks like Technorati is not giving you any love.
Rank: 986,914
YES, I broke a million!!!
Rank: 986,914
YES, I broke a million!!!!
lol…
Congrats John.Keep it going on i will support your blog.
“in the last six months” (on the Top 100 page) might mean that you must have to have had been in the Top 100 for 6 months…
Congrats on such a massive accomplishment. A shame that technorati plays favourites because it’s the “authority” in the niche. Either way congrats on a milestone.
Maybe it takes time for the top to update ? If not, shame for them, it’s not fair.
I put the word “crack” in a search engine and came up with this article.
John Chow’s site is the “crack” of the ‘Net world! Keep up the good work! 
Get out, for real? LOL Way to go, John!!!
Congratulation JC.
I find a few days ago your blog and now i love your blog !
Congrats on reaching the top 50, John!
Steve
Congratulations.
So you’re on the way to the top ten now…
And funny, the top 100 list isn’t a real top hundred list…
Maybe some money changed hands there…
Technorati doesn’t displays those blogs in Top 100 those who are targeting the same keyword
For eg,
blogger-templates.blogspot.com has an authority of ~16,000 and then has a rank of 7 been displayed on its profile, but it has same keyword as link i.e, blogger templates, then Technorati will not keep them in top 100
In your case, the linkbait i s dominating and many are linking with “make money online” keyword s technorati didn’t put in Top 100 but that doesn’t mean you are banned
Hi John,
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Thanks, your cool!
Jes
Authority: 31
Rank: 203,430
And rising fast I be near you in a year max.
congrats!
Congrats
I will be top 60.000 by tomorrow
Looks like link exchanges have really paid off for you. Today the Technorati…tomorrow the world