Technorati Authority

Got from technorati.com

Q: What is Authority?

1.

A:

On Fri. May 4th, we updated Technorati.com to include the Technorati Authority for blogs listed on the Blog page and in search results. This update changed the earlier references of "N blogs link here" and "X links from Y blogs" with the single Technorati Authority number. On the blog page, we also show the Technorati Rank.

Technorati Authority is the number of blogs linking to a website in the last six months. The higher the number, the more Technorati Authority the blog has.

It is important to note that we measure the number of blogs, rather than the number of links. So, if a blog links to your blog many times, it still only count as +1 toward your authority. Of course, new links mean the +1 will last another 180 days.

Technorati Rank is calculated based on how far you are from the top. The blog with the hightest Technorati Authority is the #1 ranked blog. The smaller your Technorati Rank, the closer you are to the top.

Since at the lower end of the scale many blogs will have the same Technorati Authority, they will share the same Technorati Rank.

The Technorati Top 100 shows the most popular 100 blogs based on Technorati Authority. The #1 ranked blog is the blog with the most other distinct blogs linking to it in the last 6 months. If your blog's rank is, say 305,316, this indicates that there are 305,315 blog ranks separating your blog from the #1 position.

The best way to increase your Technorati Authority is to write things that are interesting to other bloggers so they'll link to you. Linking to source material when you blog is also a great way to engage in conversation and help others find what you find interesting.

Finally, if you want to let your readers see your Technorati Authority on your blog, install the Technorati Authority widget. It's a little bit down the page so scroll down to find out how to get it.

List of social networking websites

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This is a list of notable social networking websites.

Name
Description/Focus
User count
Registration


43 Things
Tagging
&&&&&&&&01007433.&&&&001,007,433^[1]
Open


Advogato
Free Software and Open Source developers
&&&&&&&&&&011000.&&&&0011,000^[2]
Open


Amina - Chechen Republic Online
Chechens
&&&&&&&&&&&03500.&&&&003,500+^[3]
Open


aSmallWorld
European jet set and social elite
&&&&&&&&&0150000.&&&&00150,000^[4]
Invite-only


BlackPlanet.com
African-Americans
&&&&&&&016000000.&&&&0016,000,000^[5]
Open


Bebo
Schools and colleges
&&&&&&&034000000.&&&&0034,000,000^[6]
Open


Blue Dot
Link sharing
&&&&&&&&&&080000.&&&&0080,000^[7]
Open


Broadcaster.com
Video sharing and webcam chat
&&&&&&&026000000.&&&&0026,000,000^[8]
Open


Bolt
General (music and video)
&&&&&&&&04000000.&&&&004,000,000^[9]
Open


CarDomain
Car enthusiasts
&&&&&&&&01600000.&&&&001,600,000^[10]
Open


Care2
Green living and activism
&&&&&&&&07151375.&&&&007,151,375^[11]
Open


Classmates.com
School, college, work and the military
&&&&&&&040000000.&&&&0040,000,000^[12]
Open


Consumating
"Consumeetings"
&&&&&&&&&&021000.&&&&0021,000^[13]
Open


Couchsurfing
"Couchsurfing"
&&&&&&&&&0192000.&&&&00192,000^[14]
Open


Cyworld
Young South Koreans
&&&&&&&015000000.&&&&0015,000,000^[15]
Open


Dandelife
Collective narratives or "shared biographies"
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


DeadJournal
"Dark" blogs, based on LiveJournal
&&&&&&&&&0490310.&&&&00490,310^[16]
By invite or payment (OpenID)


Dodgeball.com
Mobile location-based service, owned by Google
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[17]
Open


DontStayIn
Clubbing (primarily UK)
&&&&&&&&&0235000.&&&&00235,000+^[18]
Open


Doostang
Careers
&&&&&&&&&&053000.&&&&0053,000^[19]
Invite-only


Ecademy
Business
&&&&&&&&&0100000.&&&&00100,000^[20]
Open


eSPIN
Teen Dating
&&&&&&&&03800000.&&&&003,800,000^[21]
Open


Facebook
College/High School students and General
&&&&&&&023000000.&&&&0023,000,000^[22]
Open


Faceparty
British teens and 20-somethings
&&&&&&&&05900000.&&&&005,900,000^[23]
Open to people 16 and older.


Flirtomatic
Flirting/Dating
&&&&&&&&&0265000.&&&&00265,000^[24]
Open to people 18 and older.


Flickr
Photo sharing
&&&&&&&&04000000.&&&&004,000,000^[25]
Open (Yahoo! login)


Fotki
Photo sharing
&&&&&&&&01000000.&&&&001,000,000^[26]
Open


Friends Reunited
School, college, work, sport and streets
&&&&&&&012000000.&&&&0012,000,000^[27]
Open


Friendster
General
&&&&&&&029100000.&&&&0029,100,000^[28]
Open


Frühstückstreff
General
&&&&&&&&&&011600.&&&&0011,600^[29]
Open


FUPEI
General (Photo, Video, Music, Games, Event, and Chat Room), membership mostly from Indonesia
&&&&&&&&&&053000.&&&&0053,000^[30]
Open


Gaia Online
Anime and Games
&&&&&&&&07000000.&&&&007,000,000^[31]
Open


Geni.com
Families, genealogy
&&&&&&&&&0100000.&&&&00100,000^[32]
Open


GoPets
Virtual pets
&&&&&&&&&0400000.&&&&00400,000^[33]
Open


Graduates.com
School, college, and work
&&&&&&&&&0650000.&&&&00650,000^[34]
Open


Grono.net
Poland
&&&&&&&&01000000.&&&&001,000,000^[35]
Invite-only


Hi5
General
&&&&&&&050000000.&&&&0050,000,000^[36]
Open


Hyves
General Dutch social networking website.
&&&&&&&&03266581.&&&&003,266,581^[37]
Open


imeem
Instant messaging
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[38]
Open


IMVU
3D chat software
&&&&&&&&01000000.&&&&001,000,000^[39]
Open


IRC-Galleria
Finland
&&&&&&&&&0400000.&&&&00400,000^[40]
Open


iWiW
Hungary
&&&&&&&&01500000.&&&&001,500,000^[41]
Invite only


Joga Bonito
Football (soccer)
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Last.fm
Music
&&&&&&&015000000.&&&&0015,000,000^[42]
Open


LinkedIn
Business
&&&&&&&011000000.&&&&0011,000,000^[43]
Open


LiveJournal
Blogging
&&&&&&&012900000.&&&&0012,900,000^[44]
Open (OpenID)


LunarStorm
Sweden
&&&&&&&&01200000.&&&&001,200,000^[45]
Open


MEETin
General
&&&&&&&&&&072000.&&&&0072,000^[46]
Open


Meetup.com
General
&&&&&&&&02000000.&&&&002,000,000^[47]
Open


MiGente.com
Latinos
&&&&&&&&03600000.&&&&003,600,000^[48]
Open


Mixi
Japan
&&&&&&&&08000000.&&&&008,000,000^[49]
Invite-only


MOG
Music
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Multiply
"Real world" relationships
&&&&&&&&04000000.&&&&004,000,000^[50]
Open


My Opera Community
General (blogs, photo albums, forums, groups, etc.)
&&&&&&&&&0834753.&&&&00834,753^[51]
Open


MySpace
General
&&&&&&0182000000.&&&&00182,000,000^[52]
Open


myYearbook
General
&&&&&&&&&0950000.&&&&00950,000^[53]
Open


Netlog
European young adults (14-24). Formerly known as Facebox.
&&&&&&&018000000.&&&&0018,000,000^[54]
Open


Nexopia
Canada
&&&&&&&&01019372.&&&&001,019,372^[55]
Open


orkut
Owned by Google
&&&&&&&046423762.&&&&0046,423,762^[56]
Open (Google login)


Passado
General
&&&&&&&&04700000.&&&&004,700,000^[57]
Open


Piczo
Teenagers, Canadians, photo sharing
&&&&&&&010000000.&&&&0010,000,000^[58]
Open


Playahead
Swedish teenagers
&&&&&&&&&0530000.&&&&00530,000^[59]
Open


ProfileHeaven
British teens
&&&&&&&&&0100000.&&&&00100,000^[60]
Open


RateItAll
Consumer ratings + social networking
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[61]
Open


Reunion.com
Locating friends and family, keeping in touch
&&&&&&&028000000.&&&&0028,000,000^[62]
Open


Ryze
Business
&&&&&&&&&0250000.&&&&00250,000^[63]
Open


Shelfari
Online community for book lovers
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Sconex
American high schools
&&&&&&&&&0500000.&&&&00500,000^[64]
Open


Sportsvite
Recreational Sports
&&&&&&&&&&018000.&&&&0018,000^[65]
Open


Studivz
University students, mostly in the German-speaking countries
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Stumbleupon
Websurfing
&&&&&&&&01200000.&&&&001,200,000^[66]
Open


TagWorld
General (tagging)
&&&&&&&&01850692.&&&&001,850,692^[67]
Open


TakingITGlobal
Social action
&&&&&&&&&0145000.&&&&00145,000^[68]
Open


The Doll Palace
Cartoon dolls and dress up games
&&&&&&&&02500000.&&&&002,500,000^[69]
Open


The Student Center
Teens and colleges
&&&&&&&&&0800000.&&&&00800,000^[70]
Open


The Zooplex
General
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Threadless
Custom T-shirts
&&&&&&&&&0364474.&&&&00364,474
Open


Travellerspoint
Travel
&&&&&&&&&&090000.&&&&0090,000^[71]
Open


Tribe.net
General
&&&&&&&&&0602876.&&&&00602,876 ^[72]
Open


Twitter
Update friends with your status through SMS, IM, web interfaces
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[73]
Open


Vampire Freaks
Gothic industrial culture
&&&&&&&&01020500.&&&&001,020,500^[74]
Open


Vox
Blogging
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


WAYN
Travel & Lifestyle
&&&&&&&&08000000.&&&&008,000,000^[75]
Open to people 18 and older


WebBiographies
Genealogy & Biography
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[76]
Open


Windows Live Spaces
Blogging (formerly MSN Spaces)
&&&&&&0120000000.&&&&00120,000,000^[77]
Open (Windows Live ID)


Xanga
Blogs and "metro" areas
&&&&&&&040000000.&&&&0040,000,000^[78]
Open


XING
Business
&&&&&&&&02000000.&&&&002,000,000^[79]
Open


Xuqa
Colleges
&&&&&&&&01000000.&&&&001,000,000^[80]
Open


Yahoo! 360°
Linked to Yahoo! IDs
&&&&&&&&04700000.&&&&004,700,000^[81]
Open to people 18 and older

(Yahoo! login)


Yelp
United States adults
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown
Open


Zaadz
Social consciousness
&&&&&&&&&&050178.&&&&0050,178^[82]
Open


Zooomr
Universal Photo Sharing
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&-1.1000000Unknown^[83]
Open (OpenID)

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