Woo Hoo – I’m Number 1, I’m Number 1 . . .
If you have used Technorati, you have noticed that there is periodically a glitch on how your authority and rank are displayed.
The current glitch works in my favor. With an Authority of 117, I am assigned a Rank of 1 which puts me in the top 100. I know my blog is gaining in popularity, but it isn’t quite that popular.
I do not expect to see a Rank of 1 again, but I would like to see myself in the top 10,000, I believe you need an authority of above 600 to achieve that rank. I was going to verify the authority I needed for the top 10,000, but then I noticed a site that had an Authority of 6 that was also assigned a Rank of 1.
Enjoy your time of being number 1 and take a screen shot, I am not sure how long this glitch will last.
Thomas - Technical Blogger 
August 4, 2007 at 10:24 am
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August 4, 2007 at 10:57 am
Thanks for including me. My brief moment in the spotlight. I love it. 🙂 I’m positive you’ll make the top 10,000 without doing all the extras to get there. You’re authority is 117 already!
August 4, 2007 at 12:10 pm
You mean I isn’t top 100??????
Well this is exactly what Skitch is for! Off to do my screenshot,, thanks for the update!
August 4, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Opal – Thanks. It is kind of cool that most of us are Number 1 for the day.
Meeyauw – The screen shot I took, Number 1 in the top 100, is totally untouched by any Photoshop tools, which is one of the reason I had to write this up.
August 4, 2007 at 2:56 pm
meeyauw, I cannot wait to see what you do in skitch!
Thomas, You should check it out it some wild & wacky
thingamabob application It gives you the maximum opportunity to pimp your #1 rank! Sadly I haven’t had a chance to play with it yet but I will!
I had no clue what skitch was until Meeyauw did a post featuring this cool online tool last week. She’s another cool blogger and an excellent photographer.
August 4, 2007 at 4:10 pm
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August 4, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Opal – I am unfamiliar with Skitch, I will have to take a look at it. I noted that meeyauw had mentioned it, but I am unfamiliar with the program. Thanks for the heads up you two, I will be taking a look.
Meeyauw – I have actually had trouble accessing your site off and on today, is it having problems? I went to find out more about skitch.
August 7, 2007 at 7:46 pm
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