Technically Speaking

Technorati, changed up the way it ranks blogs this weekend. My only question is when did you receive any certification from any accredited institution of statistical data tracking? The point of that question is to get you all to realize that none of these places are accredited in any way, shape or form.

Allen is even further mystified this morning after his great explanation article done yesterday. He is so mystified he says WTF as Technorati thinks they can even change that meaning. Allen used the term in the normal meaning of WTF vs the “new and cool” term that they thought they could make everyone use.

The only reason Technorati, Alexa, and about handful of sites have any pull on ranking, advertising, etc… is because they were there first. Other then that, all the data that you see can be challenged by another site, that well, thinks they have the “real data” on your site.

Technically Speaking, until there is a site with true accredited power, this ranking, linking, traffic stats, are all just a guessing game. I can prove it with my own site as I track my statistics using like a few different “authoritative” sites.

The funny thing, none of my statistics are matching. They are within a few hundred or thousand hits of each other, but none are dead on matches. Until there is a site that has the accreditation and endorsement of top businesses, the statistics game is only good to just look over. Great thing to post on your site for bragging rights and to attract more paid advertisements.

Great for all that, but it’s just like getting one of those no exam life insurance medical exams by an insurance agent. When was that insurance agent medically certified? Last time I checked life insurance and the medical field are two different ball games all together.

Dig below the surface of any statistical analysis, and you will find too many discrepancies to be taken seriously. Numbers need to match up everywhere in order for a statistic to be fact. There so far are no real facts, only such fodder as Technorati changing up the way it ranks sites. That is the only news here.

Don’t get me wrong, if you have the right spin doctor, you can sell anything online. Technorati decided to play the game differently this weekend. To that I say, “Lie to yourself, Lie to your mother, but don’t lie to Rex Dixon.”