Using Technorati to Connect with Your Readers

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Second in the "What is Blogging?" series: this takes us into the world of Technorati, and the beginnings of the _connective_ writing world that blogging is.
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- 0:00
  Blogging _connects_ writers and readers. Technorati is the tool that makes this happen.
- 1:47
  Class Blog includes...
- 1:50
  ...links to 21st c. education blogs so students can see what's possible...
- 1:59
  ...links to individual student blogs (we use WordPress MU - multiple users)...
- 2:13
  Go to http://technorati.com and create an account.
- 2:35
  Atomic Learning is a great (paid subscription) library of tutorials for every software you can imagine, Mac and PC.
- 2:46
  Class blog also is portal to Moodle, Ning, wikis, our Diigo group, and other classroom tools we use.
- 3:37
  Technorati shows previews of all your blog posts, PLUS links to your blog from other bloggers...
- 3:44
  Technorati "authority" is based on the number of links to your blog from other individual blogs.
- 3:52
  Technorati "rank" compares the number of blogs linked to your blog against the total number of blogs registered (8 million on this day!).
- 4:56
  To create your blog's Technorati account, 1) copy the blog's address...
- 5:09
  ...2) click "edit" next to your username, then click "blogs."
- 5:20
  3) go through the four simple steps to "claim" your blog.
- 6:18
  Important: click "code" (or "html" on Blogger) before pasting the Technorati claim code in your post!
- 7:12
  Be sure to add a description and keywords ("tags") so others can find your blog in searches! That's how you connect with people!
- 8:11
  Be smart here - use two-word and one-word run together tags for different searchers to find you.
- 8:28
  Be sure to click "save blog info."
- 8:45
  Copy your blog's Technorati address.
- 9:03
  Paste your blog's Technorati page link into your blog's links bar.
- 9:55
  Now readers of your blog can click your Technorati link to see what others have written about your blog!
- 11:04
  You will come to know people this way too - and always be surprised by links to your blog.
- 11:15
  Clicking links to your blog on Technorati takes you to the blogger that read you...
- 11:37
  ...and the real networking and connectedness begins.
- 12:34
  Scandinavia??? Who knows where this will lead? Jan seems cool!
- 12:45
  This is a Blogger (Google) blog, much easier to embed Technorati widgets on than WordPress...
- 12:56
  Next tutorial: adding Sitemeter visitor tracker to your blog, and Clustrmaps widget...
- 14:22
  Stay tuned for "What is Blogging?" tutorial #3 :)
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- Ena (4 years ago)
  Hi Clay. Thanks for all the screencasts, they have been really useful. Two questions: now that Technorati no longer allows you to claim a blog, do you have any recommendations on who to use? And secondly, on kisblogs, is it possible to use javascript? When I try to add a Digg widget the java script just disappears when I try to save.
  
  Thanks a lot,
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