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Close But No Cigar: Measuring Blog Popularity Is Not As Easy as I Hoped (Getting Noticed Part 4)

Published in February 6th, 2008
Posted by Matt in Howto, Review, Web
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In part 4 of the “Getting Noticed” series we’ll revisit how social feedback and popularity is measured, after discovering available services aren’t reliable.

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Promoting Your Blog Using Active Social Bookmarking (Getting Noticed Part 3)

Published in January 30th, 2008
Posted by Matt in Howto, Web
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In part 3 of the “Getting Noticed” series we’ll explore why active social bookmarking is beneficial and how to pragmatically submit your posts to multiple sites.

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Determining and Tracking Your Blog’s Popularity (Getting Noticed Part 2)

Published in January 23rd, 2008
Posted by Matt in Howto, Web
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In part 2 of the “Getting Noticed” series we’ll determine the current popularity of this blog, and how to measure changes in its ranking over time.

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Can I Get My Blog Noticed Without Digg’s Help?

Published in January 8th, 2008
Posted by Matt in Howto, Web
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Digg and social websites are often seen as the silver bullet to rocket your blog to fame and glory. This describes an experiment to test that theory.

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