I have done it! I am ranked number 1 on Technorati! Yes, it took a while, but John Chow dot Com has finally hit the number 1 spot. It’s too bad Technorati still refuses to put me in their official Top 100 list.
Reality Check Time
OK, I’m not really ranked one 1 on Technorati (I’m really ranked 47). However, it appears Technorait has a glitch in their ranking system and every blog in their system has a number 1 ranking. Now would be a good time to take a screen shot to show all your readers you’re amazing number one ranking! 
*Update – Looks like Technorati fixed the glitch. I am back at number 47. Hope you all got your screen shots.
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Great, seems many things are doing good for you. even noticed that johncow is directed to your site.
any way have a good day and best wishes.
haha thats sweet my blog is ranked # 1 to
dont forget to take a screenshot, hopefully for technorati it will never happen again
will go and check it out now
Congrats!
Hey John tag you’re it. A freind tag me to reveal 8 random facts and I am passing the challenge onto you.
http://www.debohobo.com/2007/08/04/i-love-me-some-m
I to caught a similar sight and captured a screen shot.{will upload to my blog}
Infact the blog reactions page says that my blog doesn’t have any blog reaction still is ranked #1 lol
j00 r liarz! I r teh real #1!
I’m happier that I noticed and posted about it before you John.
Check it at http://www.simsnotes.com/2007/08/dealing-with-writers-block-right-way-i.html
Congratulations to everyone
Simon
And now I’m back to 75,000
It was fun while it lasted
Simon
lawl 75k.
im 3679720.
3679720 > 75k
I winz!
I am ranked #1 as well just like you mentioned
Yay. For once in my life I feel like someone. My blog is visited by no-one anyway
Your blog supposed to be the number one…gud luck…
Well I certainly wasnt surprised when I read the title, more surprised that I found out he was joking
I just snagged my Technorati screen shot. Just for posterity and all that.
Hope it will help
I wouldn’t be surprised if your blog DID become number one John, shoot for the stars!
linkbait, and its gonna work
Congratulations! Everyone should be No. 1 at least once.
I always wondered how long it would take for me to get that spot!
haha Josh, just keep up the hard work on the blog and you never know, it might stay like that
Shame Technorati.
I agree, they dont really seem solid these days
Why is johncow.com redirecting to you now?
Were you the one that sent Cow the cease and desist letter, what’s going on here?
See his other post: Miscellaneous Ramblings: Weekend Edition for the explanation to this.
Gotcha, thanks.
That still doesn’t answer why johncow.com is now redirecting here.
Great! but too bad Technorati doesn’t put you in Top 100 list.
Woo Hoo, I’m #1!
Congratulations John, well done.
I am now ranked no1 on Technorati also and it only took me 2 months
Well im pretty happy at doing it in 4 days, was hoping to be a bit quicker though
Dang you, John Chow!
I thought I was the first to think of this. Took my screenshot, then I started browsing blogs and came to yours…
Good eye, I definitely took a screen of that.
I saw this an hour or so ago, and I got my screen shot. Engadget must not be happy!
Well I doubt it will last for long so good to take advantage while it lasts
No longer john. Now my blog ranks no 1 in Technorati!
Hmmm It seems like everyone is number one.. That’s not good, since there is no competition.
Maybe Technorati has decided to help build up everyone’s self-esteem by making everyone number 1! No more hurt feelings from those of us previously ranked at numbers comparable to the U.S. national debt. Of course, no more motivation to do better, since we’re all equals now, right?
Thanks for the heads up John! I got my screenshot!
I totally believed you were #1! I was thinking… “How much does technorati suck to leave the #1 blog out of it’s official rankings??” hahaha . either way.. I’m sure you’ll make #1 soon enough!
i missed it, i would have love to get a screen shot of my blog like that
You still have a chance. Mine is still showing as number 1, so I’m sure it’s probably still doing the same for everyone else (unless a miracle occurred and I really am #1).
Well, it’s fixed now, so you’re out of luck if you missed the second window. Unless something else goes wrong at Technorati…
Oops I missed the screenie too.
Bug is open again. Just took the screenshot. So hurry up.
Is it just me or is technorati not reporting links for blogs?
None showing in wordpress and none directly on the site…not even for this blog
That’s probably something to do with the same glitch that’s making everyone #1.
My Authority ranking actually increased during this time, so, even though it’s not showing links, Technorati must still be recording them.
At least I hope so! I mean, I hope I keep my higher authority when Technorati recovers.
John, I feel that you should rank #1 already…
Indeed, it is a ugly glitch. I rank #1 too
with my really really new blog, but it shows 0 reactions uh huh.
Congrats John!!! But I bet one day you will officially be number 1 with no glitch soon.
Also John do you know why your parody site John Cow dot Com redirects here? Where you the one behind it or a friend or something and was just an experiment?
I dunno what happened to technorati, but they made me laugh becoz of that huhu
I saved my screen shot just so I can say I ranked #1. I am sure they will catch it by tomorrow at the least.
wow, that’s some glitch
Well I can confirm the links are bad aswell
John, when were you in the UFC? And for how long?
I was never in the UFC. The part of the about me is a joke.
aww that sux but alright though…when are the car/food posts comming?
cool
I am happy for you xP
JOHN CHOW IS THE MAN.
WHO ARE THESE OTHER 46 BLOGGERS THAT THINK THEY’RE BETTER??
PS. I heard John Cow was # 45 on Technorati. Coincidence?
I wonder who else is not in Technorati’s Top 100 that should be? JC is ranked 47, but doesn’t appear there. Whoever is ranked 48 is also missing from the list. The blog at 49 is ranked 46 (there are three blogs tied at 16, which affects the numbering) and the blog at 50 is ranked 49. Curiouser and curiouser.
Dang! I must have caught it to late. I wasn’t number one when I checked. I was back up to 370,000 or something.
I’m number 1 as well!
Darn Technorati has been broken for years now – they just can’t seem to get the infrastructure in place to be anything other than a novelty.
Yup, I woke up this morning and I saw an email from a friend telling me that I’m number 1 in Technorati, I really thought it was Fouls Day, but I got up, opened my laptop, browse to Technorati, and here I was, #1. After 30 sec of thinking, I knew it wasn’t possible, I mean, in the end my site only gets about 5k hits a day so I can’t be that high. So yeah, it was nice to see a 1 in there rather than a 300,000 whatever number
Well done, I think you will be soon the real #1
you know what, this morning I checked my Technorati’s ranking and I was ranked #1 too. But now, Technorati has fixed it and my ranking dropped to the normal level.
btw, hope you’ll be put on top 100 list very soon!!!
With a quick photo edit we can all be #1 in the top 100 list, Alexa or whatever. If a person can’t verify the information themself, a screen shot isn’t worth anything.
BeachBum Michael
Congrats man, I’m still trying break the top 100000.
Congrats!
well done John.
I’m still in the top 5,000,000
I was going to say congrats on reaching number 1 until I began reading the second paragraph!
Steve
Have you ever asked for explanations about why you are not ranked on the top 100??
It seems that you posted this 1 hour after I blogged it on my blog. Any chance you saw it there first and didn’t credit me?
Congrats, even if you were only #1 because of the glitch…
I missed my number 1 moment. Gonna have to do it the hard way, or wait for the next glitch…
damn..i missed to be number 1
If someone deserves it, it’s you..
how long do you thinkl you will keep in the top 1?
best regards and congrats
thetrasher
http://thetrasher.com.ar
I love it when stuff like this happens. If nothing else it gives you a great screen shot to show your grandchildren someday!
Now your rank is 50 . big drop .
Missed my opportunity to grab a screenshot – bugger!
So why was this evil?