Comments on: Mindless, Time Wasting, Ego Chasing Vain Pursuit http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stephen Downes http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10458 Stephen Downes Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:41:48 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10458 <a href="http://www.bloginfluence.net/en/index.php?who1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.downes.ca&blogid=1482" rel="nofollow">My rating</a>: 303798.5 A bit understated because I could only include on e of my Bloglines feeds. :p My rating: 303798.5

A bit understated because I could only include on e of my Bloglines feeds. :p

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10382 D'Arcy Norman Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:59:07 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10382 It seems to vary rather wildly. I'm now at 53771, without any explanation for the 20000 increase. Bizarre... It seems to vary rather wildly. I’m now at 53771, without any explanation for the 20000 increase. Bizarre…

]]> By: Moving at the Speed of Creativity » Blog Archive » Following the conversations http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10331 Moving at the Speed of Creativity » Blog Archive » Following the conversations Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:22:32 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10331 [...] I learned this evening from Alan Levine’s “Mindless, Time Wasting, Ego Chasing Vain Pursuit” post about bloginfluence.net. Yes, using this tool is a bit like “Googling” your own name, but I also think in a more positive than vain sense this is a very powerful tool for following the connected conversations in the blogosphere. [...] [...] I learned this evening from Alan Levine’s “Mindless, Time Wasting, Ego Chasing Vain Pursuit” post about bloginfluence.net. Yes, using this tool is a bit like “Googling” your own name, but I also think in a more positive than vain sense this is a very powerful tool for following the connected conversations in the blogosphere. [...]

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10317 D'Arcy Norman Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:11:01 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10317 The only "documentation" I could see was a description of the algorithm they use. Looks like morer is gooder. But it's using an arbitrarily weighted formula, so is not really meaningful. They DO provide a link to Firefox + Google Toolbar, so I'm guessing it's at least partially a link referral adsense racket. The only “documentation” I could see was a description of the algorithm they use. Looks like morer is gooder. But it’s using an arbitrarily weighted formula, so is not really meaningful. They DO provide a link to Firefox + Google Toolbar, so I’m guessing it’s at least partially a link referral adsense racket.

]]> By: Scott Leslie http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10316 Scott Leslie Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:20:18 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10316 Is higher better or worse? I don't get this - and it wasn't obvious where on the site they explained it Is higher better or worse? I don’t get this - and it wasn’t obvious where on the site they explained it

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10315 D'Arcy Norman Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:05:46 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/09/28/mindless-time-wasting-ego-chasing-vain-pursuit/#comment-10315 I'd guess something's not quite right. It's claiming I'm a <a href="http://www.bloginfluence.net/en/index.php?who1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.darcynorman.net&blogid=1098704" rel="nofollow">35888</a>, and that's with Bloglines reporting an error. Still... great... yet another thing to obsessively track ;-) I’d guess something’s not quite right. It’s claiming I’m a 35888, and that’s with Bloglines reporting an error. Still… great… yet another thing to obsessively track ;-)

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