What is technoranki?
Technoranki is a blog ranking service. We make a range of measurements for all the blogs in our database (which currently holds over 5000 blogs), calculate a score for each one, and then order and rank them. Our ranking results are available to third-parties via an API for use in other web sites (like blog directories, for example).
Technoranki is unlike any other 'top blogs' or 'blog charts' system. Current blog ranking systems all have failings; we hope to work out a way to rank blogs fairly and accurately.
Beta: This service is experimental and still in development. There is still a bit to do behind the scenes, and then we can start work on this public-facing side of the service. It is not yet possible to sign up yourself, but third parties can add blogs via our API. Contact Mark for more details.
The latest technoranki news can be found in the technoranki blog.
Why technoranki?
Some people have asked why we've called this project technoranki. This is a fair question! The short answer is that all the domains we could think of that relate to blogs, rankings or charts have been snapped up. Most people have heard of the blog tracking service Technorati, so we thought it would be amusing to have a little play on words with that name, hence technoranki.
If you can think of an alternative name, or have a domain you don't mind us using, please feel free to get in touch :)
Can I join technoranki?
At the moment there is no public membership to technoranki. Weblogs are currently being added to our database by third-parties via our web services API. This API also allows third-parties access to our results, so if you run a blog directory or similar service and would like to get involved, please contact us.
Public membership will be available soon, but please bear with us while we get the system up and running smoothly.
As a member you will be able to add your blogs, find out your rank and position, and benefit from a few other member features. Watch this space!
How does it work?
That's a trade secret I'm afraid. We need to keep it that way to prevent people cheating the system. However I can tell you that two of the factors that go into your score (and final result) are your traffic levels and your technorati score.
Other questions?
Please contact Mark